公开(公告)号：US09199640B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-01

申请号：US14193358

申请日：2014-02-28

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Keith Weston ,  James Gerard Cullen

IPC: B62D6/00 ,  B60T13/00 ,  B60W30/045 ,  B60W10/16 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W30/182

CPC classification number: B60W30/045 ,  B60K23/04 ,  B60W10/16 ,  B60W10/20 ,  B60W30/18145 ,  B60W30/18172 ,  B60W30/182

Abstract: A vehicle includes a control system for reducing oversteer by controlling an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD). The eLSD has one or more clutches configured to selectively distribute a controlled and varied amount of drive torque between a pair of wheels during a turn. At least one controller is programmed to operate the eLSD in (i) a tow-mode in response to the vehicle towing an object and (ii) a non-tow-mode in response to the vehicle not towing an object. When operated in the tow-mode, the eLSD is controlled by the controller to actively reduce a difference in speed between the wheels compared to when the eLSD is operating in the non-tow-mode or is not operated in the tow-mode.

Abstract translation: 车辆包括通过控制电子限滑差速器（eLSD）来减少过度转向的控制系统。 eLSD具有一个或多个离合器，其构造成在转弯期间在一对车轮之间选择性地分配受控且变化的驱动扭矩量。 至少一个控制器被编程为在（i）响应于车辆拖曳物体的拖曳模式和（ii）响应于车辆不拖曳物体的非拖曳模式来操作eLSD。 当在拖曳模式下操作时，eLSD由控制器控制，以主动减小车轮之间的速度差，与eLSD以非拖曳模式操作或不在拖曳模式下操作。

公开(公告)号：US09522582B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-20

申请号：US14274262

申请日：2014-05-09

Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： James Gerard Cullen ,  Ray Andrew Sackett ,  Keith Weston

IPC: G01G19/12 ,  B60G17/0195 ,  B60D1/24 ,  G01G23/18 ,  B60D1/30

CPC classification number: B60D1/24 ,  B60D1/247 ,  B60D1/30 ,  B60D1/62 ,  G01G19/12 ,  G01G23/18

Abstract: A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch that is used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle may include at least one sensor associated with a wheel of the motor vehicle. The system may further include at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor to estimate one or more corner weights of the motor vehicle based on the signals. The at least one controller may be configured to calculate a load restoration that is required at a front axle of the motor vehicle to achieve a recommended load restoration based on the one or more estimated corner weights.

Abstract translation: 用于将用于将拖车搭载到机动车辆的负载分配拖车牵引装置的前轴负载恢复装置的系统可以包括与机动车辆的车轮相关联的至少一个传感器。 系统还可以包括至少一个控制器，其被配置为从所述至少一个传感器接收信号，以基于所述信号来估计所述机动车辆的一个或多个角重。 所述至少一个控制器可以被配置为计算在所述机动车辆的前轴处所需的负载恢复，以基于所述一个或多个估计的角落权重实现推荐的负载恢复。