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- Patent Title: Physical quantity estimating apparatus and tire state determining apparatus, and estimating method of same and determination method of same
- Patent Title (中): 物理量估计装置和轮胎状态判定装置及其估计方法及其判定方法
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Application No.: US10410166Application Date: 2003-04-10
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Publication No.: US06871530B2Publication Date: 2005-03-29
- Inventor: Masaru Sugai , Katsuhiro Asano , Takaji Umeno
- Applicant: Masaru Sugai , Katsuhiro Asano , Takaji Umeno
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-gun
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-gun
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2002-109818 20020411
- Main IPC: B60R16/02
- IPC: B60R16/02 ; B60C19/00 ; B60C23/06 ; G01M17/02

Abstract:
A physical quantity estimating apparatus and method that detects an acceleration and deceleration rate of a vehicle body and a rotational velocity of a wheel, estimates at least one of a tire radius of each wheel, a road surface μ gradient, and a spring constant of a combination spring which combines spring elements, with a distribution ratio of braking force and driving force to a front and rear wheel and a distribution ratio of a load on each wheel that is corrected according to the detected acceleration and deceleration rate, as known values, based on a wheel speed difference of any two wheels, during acceleration and deceleration of a vehicle, of an ideal vehicle model that takes into consideration a tire torsional spring element and a suspension longitudinal spring element and estimates a tire type based on the estimated road surface μ gradient and spring constant.
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