Appeal No. 96-4122
Application 08/077,419
signals represent movements of the vehicle relative to an
inertial reference system. Claim 1 is the sole method claim
and claim 11 is the sole apparatus claim. The applicants have
grouped claims 1 and 11 together for purposes of their
arguments in this appeal.
1. A method of controlling a chassis of a vehicle,
said vehicle including a chassis, a body, and a
plurality of wheels, said method comprising the
steps of:
sensing a plurality of first signals
representing movements of the vehicle relative to an
inertial reference system;
determining correction values for correcting
said first signals, said correction values being
dependent on a plurality of second signals which
represent one of relative movements between a said
body and a said plurality of wheels, longitudinal
movements of a said vehicle, and transverse
movements of a said vehicle;
providing corrected first signals dependent on
said correction values;
determining movements of the vehicle relative to
a road surface-fixed reference system dependent on
said corrected first signals; and
controlling the chassis dependent on said
determined movements.
11. A system for controlling a chassis of a
vehicle, said vehicle including a chassis, a body,
and a plurality of wheels, said system comprising:
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