Title:
ATTITUDE CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020011543
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an attitude controller for a vehicle, capable of improving the comfort of an occupant.SOLUTION: An attitude controller for a vehicle 1 includes: a first plasma actuator 3 installed on the vehicle 1 and driven to adjust an air flow along the running vehicle; and a sensor detecting a vehicle state relating to an attitude and a running state of the vehicle 1. The attitude controller further includes a computer drivingly controlling the first plasma actuator 3 on the basis of the vehicle state detected by the sensor so that a force based on the air flow along the vehicle 1 has an effect in such a direction as to restrain an inclination of the vehicle 1 to a road surface at least while the vehicle 1 is running on a horizontal road surface. Therefore, at least when the vehicle 1 is running on a horizontal road surface, an occupant is restrained from feeling discomfort in ride quality by the inclination of the vehicle to the horizontal road surface because the force based on an air flow along he vehicle 1 has an effect in such a direction as to restrain an inclination of the vehicle 1 to a road surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Inventors:
TAKAHASHI KAZUHISA
Application Number:
JP2018133323A
Publication Date:
January 23, 2020
Filing Date:
July 13, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYODA GOSEI KK
International Classes:
B62D37/02; B62D35/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Makoto Onda
Hironobu Onda
Hironobu Onda