A device and a method for improving a turning motion of a vehicle may improve turning stability by cooperative control of an electric motor and the electronic controlled suspension (ECS) and improve behavior stability by optimizing a pitch/roll behavior by allowing realization of a target yaw moment required to improve turning characteristic of the vehicle to be reinforced by not only a yaw moment directly generated by a braking torque or a driving torque of the electric motor, but also a yaw moment indirectly generated by a load movement caused by controlling a damping force of the electronic controlled suspension (ECS).

Method and system that includes receiving data about (1) a driver's expected vehicle performance and (2) a difference between the driver's expected vehicle performance and an estimated actual vehicle performance, and based on the received data determining control signals for an electric drivetrain system to effect the driver's expected vehicle performance. A vehicle control system that incorporates one or machine learning functions to control a drivetrain that is decoupled from a driver.

An active roll control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a first actuator that is disposed adjacent to front wheels or rear wheels and is configured to adjust roll stiffness. A controller operates the first actuator in a reverse phase control manner in a roll angle increasing direction when a vehicle is in a low-friction turning driving state.

The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of achieving appropriate cornering during adaptive cruise control of a straddle-type vehicle.

In the controller and the control method according to the present invention, during the adaptive cruise control in which the straddle-type vehicle is made to travel according to a distance from the straddle-type vehicle to a preceding vehicle, motion of the straddle-type vehicle, and a driver's instruction, at least one of braking force distribution, which is distribution of braking forces generated on wheels of the straddle-type vehicle to the front and rear wheels, and drive power distribution, which is distribution of drive power transmitted to the wheels of the straddle-type vehicle to the front and rear wheels, is controlled on the basis of lateral acceleration of the straddle-type vehicle.

A ground plane detection system for a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle with enhanced maneuverability characteristics of a type including a frame structure, a pair of front road engaging wheels, a pair of rear road engaging wheels. The detection system includes, a body controller configured for determining a ground plane including receiving at least one of a GPS signal and an inertial navigation system signal. The body controller is further configured for providing a roll and a pitch signal with respect to the ground plane; and the body controller combining the signals with inputs from one or more sensors detecting displacement of the front and rear road engaging wheels. The body controller is also configured to determine a terrain plane reference to the ground plane, and providing control signals to cause the vehicle to undertake an earth level orientation mode or a terrain following orientation mode.

A vehicle control device includes an operation unit operated by a driver; and a controller that causes a vehicle to turn according to a movement of the operation unit and causes a height of the vehicle to be changed. The controller causes the height of the vehicle to be changed according to an upward or downward movement of the operation unit.

A method for monitoring vehicle inertia parameters in real-time includes receiving at least one lateral dynamic value. The method also includes calculating at least one vehicle inertia parameter value using the at least one lateral dynamic value. The method also include determining a difference between the calculated at least one vehicle inertia parameter value and a corresponding baseline vehicle inertia parameter value. The method also includes, based on a comparison between the difference between the calculated at least one vehicle inertia parameter value and the corresponding baseline vehicle inertia parameter value and a threshold, selectively controlling at least one vehicle operation based on the calculated at least one vehicle inertia parameter value.

The present disclosure relates to autonomous driving vehicles and methods for improving stability and occupant comfort of the same. The vehicle includes: a frame member; a cabin, movable with respect to and independent from the frame member; wheels; at least one suspension between the wheels and frame member; actuation device configured to control at least the orientation of the cabin with respect to the frame member; a perception module comprising perception sensors and algorithm configured to at least identify road boundaries and obstacles in the vicinity of the vehicle; and a planning module configured to plan the motions of the steering means using information from at least the perception module.

The present disclosure provides an emergency braking system, an emergency braking method and a semitrailer, capable of improving the braking effect of the vehicle, thereby achieving improved safety for the vehicle. The system includes: a sensor component configured to collect sensed information on an environment where a semitrailer is located; and a braking controller configured to determine whether there is a risk of collision for the semitrailer based on the sensed information, and if so, calculate a maximum adhesive force that can be provided by a road surface the semitrailer is currently on, determine a first braking pressure corresponding to each wheel based on the maximum adhesive force and axle load information, and transmit to a braking system a first braking instruction carrying the first braking pressure for each wheel.

An automatic tilting vehicle includes a pair of wheels that are non-steering driving wheels, a braking/driving device, a vehicle tilting device, and a control device, and the control unit calculates a target tilt angle of the vehicle for tilting the vehicle turning inward and controls the vehicle tilting device so that a tilt angle of the vehicle becomes the target tilt angle. The control unit calculates target braking/driving forces of the pair of wheels based on a braking/driving operation of a driver, corrects the target braking/driving forces so that a difference between vertical forces acting on the wheels caused by the braking/driving forces of the pair of wheels is reduced, and controls the braking/driving device such that braking/driving forces of the pair of wheels becomes the corrected target braking/driving forces.