US Patent Application 18313550. Method for Influencing a Stiffness Behavior of a Vehicle Assembly of a Vehicle simplified abstract
Method for Influencing a Stiffness Behavior of a Vehicle Assembly of a Vehicle
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Christian Riese of Stuttgart (DE)
Matthias Ehrmann of Neuhausen (DE)
Thomas Kurz of Roemerberg (DE)
Method for Influencing a Stiffness Behavior of a Vehicle Assembly of a Vehicle - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18313550 titled 'Method for Influencing a Stiffness Behavior of a Vehicle Assembly of a Vehicle
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a method for influencing the stiffness behavior of a vehicle assembly. - The method involves changing the wheel steering angle of at least one vehicle wheel using a wheel steering angle controller. - The stiffness of the vehicle assembly is reduced by configuring and/or adapting the chassis characteristic of the vehicle. - The wheel steering angle controller is actuated in different driving modes to selectively influence the stiffness behavior of the vehicle assembly. - The goal is to compensate for any change in stiffness caused by the configuration and/or adaptation of the chassis characteristic based on the driving situation.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for influencing a stiffness behavior of a vehicle assembly of a vehicle includes changing a wheel steering angle of at least one vehicle wheel of the vehicle using at least one wheel steering angle controller of a steering system of the vehicle, and reducing a stiffness of the vehicle assembly by configuring and/or adapting a chassis characteristic of the vehicle. The method further includes actuating the at least one wheel steering angle controller in at least one driving mode state to selectively influence the stiffness behavior of the vehicle assembly, such that a change in the stiffness of the vehicle assembly caused by the configuration and/or adaptation of the chassis characteristic is compensated as a function of a driving situation.
