Vehicle, and method for steering control of same

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PATENT NO 9994249
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14030503

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Maneuverability and stability of a suspension unit for a vehicle are improved. A vehicle includes: a steer-by-wire system detecting a displacement of a steering wheel and displacing a steering rack steering steerable wheels on a basis of a detection result of the displacement and a suspension unit suspending the steerable wheels, the suspension unit including: wheel hub mechanisms, each wheel hub mechanism supporting a tire wheel on which a tire is attached, and a plurality of link members supporting the wheel hub mechanisms on the vehicle body; and a kingpin axis passing through an upper pivot point of the link members and lower pivot point of the link members being set to pass through a road surface contact area of the tire at a neutral position of the steering wheel.

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  • NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kageyama, Yusuke Isehara, JP 13 177
Mikuriya, Yutaka Atsugi, JP 13 111

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