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    • 1. 发明申请
    • SUSPENSION TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    • 悬挂测试装置和方法
    • WO1993017319A1
    • 1993-09-02
    • PCT/GB1993000352
    • 1993-02-19
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDHILL, Raymond, Leslie
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • G01M17/06
    • G01M17/04G01B5/255G01M17/06
    • The invention provides in one aspect a suspension testing apparatus which uses air bearings (96) which have a low coefficient of friction. The invention provides in a second aspect suspension testing apparatus which ensures accurate measurement of suspension characteristics since the apparatus applies forces directly below the centre of the vehicle wheel hub (12) (or forwardly or rearwardly therefrom at a distance equivalent to the pneumatic trail of the tyre in the wheel (12)) to ensure that the point of application of a force remains constant despite rotation of the support means (10) for the wheel (12) during deflection of the vehicle wheel (12). The invention in a third aspect provides new sensor means (22) for measuring the vehicle wheel deflection which uses a minimum number of transducers (162, 163, 164) to accurately monitor tyre and wheel deflection during use. The invention provides in a fourth aspect testing apparatus which uses mechanical actuators (15, 23) rather than hydraulic actuators to cause motion of the support means, which give an indication of the displacement of the support means. In a sixth aspect the invention provides a method of testing a vehicle suspension using the apparatus of the invention.
    • 本发明在一个方面提供一种使用具有低摩擦系数的空气轴承(96)的悬架测试装置。 本发明提供了一种第二方面的悬架测试装置,其确保对悬架特性的精确测量,因为该装置将力直接施加在车辆轮毂(12)的中心下方(或者向前或向后的距离相当于 轮胎(12)),以确保尽管在车轮(12)的偏转期间用于车轮(12)的支撑装置(10)的旋转,力的施加点保持恒定。 本发明在第三方面提供了用于测量车轮偏转的新的传感器装置(22),其使用最少数量的换能器(162,163,164)在使用期间精确地监测轮胎和车轮的偏转。 本发明在第四方面提供了使用机械致动器(15,23)而不是液压致动器来引起支撑装置的运动的测试装置,其给出了支撑装置的位移的指示。 在第六方面,本发明提供使用本发明的装置测试车辆悬架的方法。
    • 2. 发明申请
    • ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM
    • 自适应控制系统
    • WO1994009482A1
    • 1994-04-28
    • PCT/GB1993002171
    • 1993-10-21
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDSTOTHERS, Ian
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • G10K11/16
    • G10K11/178G10K2210/1082G10K2210/3011G10K2210/3018G10K2210/30232G10K2210/3025G10K2210/3045G10K2210/3217G10K2210/3229
    • An adaptive control system reducing undesired signals comprises a processor (36) which provides secondary signals for sources (37) for interference with the undesired signals. Sensors (42) measure the residual vibration which is indicative of the interference between the undesired and secondary signals. The processor (36) uses the residual signal to adjust the secondary signals to reduce the residual signals. Noise generation means (48) is provided to add a low level noise signal to the secondary signal and to provide a low level noise signal to the processor (36). The processor (36) is adapted to transform the low level noise signal and the residual signal from sensors (42) to provide the amplitude and phase of spectral components of the signals. The processor (36) modifies the secondary signals using these spectral components to obtain better reduction of the undesired signals.
    • 减少不需要的信号的自适应控制系统包括处理器(36),其为源(37)提供辅助信号以干扰不期望的信号。 传感器(42)测量表示不需要和次要信号之间的干扰的残余振动。 处理器(36)使用残留信号来调整辅助信号以减少残余信号。 提供噪声产生装置(48)以将低电平噪声信号加到辅助信号上,并向处理器(36)提供低电平噪声信号。 处理器(36)适于转换来自传感器(42)的低电平噪声信号和残余信号,以提供信号的频谱分量的幅度和相位。 处理器(36)使用这些频谱分量来修改辅助信号以获得更好地减少不需要的信号。
    • 3. 发明申请
    • A WHEELED VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM
    • 车轮转向系统
    • WO1994003354A1
    • 1994-02-17
    • PCT/GB1993001643
    • 1993-08-04
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDARLANDIS, Thierry, Hubert
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • B62D07/15
    • B62D7/159B62D6/00
    • The present invention relates to a steering system for the rear wheels (13, 14) of a vehicle comprising an actuator (18) for steering the rear wheels (13, 14), sensor means for measuring vehicular parameters (e.g. a vehicle speed sensor (20), an accelerometer (21) and a steer angle sensor (23)) and generating signals indicative thereof, and a control system for controlling the actuator (18) comprising a processor (17) which processes the signals generated by the sensor means (20, 21, 23) and controls the rear wheels (13, 14) accordingly. The control system of the invention has detection means to detect when the signals generated by the sensor means (20, 21, 23) indicate that the vehicle is sliding and override means which modifies the operation of the control system when sliding is detected.
    • 本发明涉及一种用于车辆后轮(13,14)的转向系统,其包括用于转向后轮(13,14)的致动器(18),用于测量车辆参数的传感器装置(例如车速传感器 20),加速度计(21)和转向角传感器(23))并产生指示其的信号,以及用于控制致动器(18)的控制系统,包括处理器(17),处理器由传感器装置 20,21,23),并相应地控制后轮(13,14)。 本发明的控制系统具有检测装置,用于检测由传感器装置(20,21,23)产生的信号何时指示车辆滑动,以及在检测到滑动时修改控制系统的操作的超控装置。
    • 5. 发明申请
    • IMPROVEMENTS IN TRACKED VEHICLES
    • 追踪车辆的改进
    • WO1992017364A1
    • 1992-10-15
    • PCT/GB1992000567
    • 1992-03-27
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDBLISS, Jeremy, Henry, Arthur
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • B62D55/30
    • B62D55/305
    • The invention relates to a tracked vehicle having a plurality of wheels (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) and a track (10) extending around the wheels (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) wherein there is provided means for generating a signal indicative of the track force applied to at least one wheel. The track force on a wheel is the force applied to the wheel by the vehicle track (10) due to tensile forces in the track (10). The invention also provides means for determining the force applied on a wheel (A) resulting from the interaction of the wheel (A) with the ground over which the vehicle passes which comprises a first signal generating means (26) which generates a signal indicative of the force transmitted from the wheel (A) to the vehicle body, second signal generating means (29, 30, 37) which generates signals indicative of the track force applied to the wheel and processor means (30) for combining the signals generated by the first and second signal generating means to remove from the signals indicative of the force transmitted from the wheel to the vehicle body those signals attributable to the track force applied to the wheel.
    • 本发明涉及具有多个车轮(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)和围绕车轮(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)G延伸的履带(10) G),其中提供了用于产生指示施加到至少一个车轮的轨道力的信号的装置。 车轮上的履带力是由于轨道(10)中的拉力而由车辆轨道(10)施加到车轮的力。 本发明还提供了用于确定由车轮(A)与车辆通过的地面相互作用而产生的车轮(A)上施加的力的装置,该第一信号产生装置(26)产生指示 从车轮(A)传递到车身的力;第二信号发生装置(29,30,37),其产生指示施加到车轮的轨道力的信号;以及处理器装置(30),用于将由 第一和第二信号发生装置,用于从表示从车轮传递到车身的力的信号中去除归因于施加到车轮上的履带力的那些信号。
    • 6. 发明申请
    • AN ACTUATOR
    • 执行机构
    • WO1992007173A1
    • 1992-04-30
    • PCT/GB1991001803
    • 1991-10-16
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDBURKE, DavidMUDDELL, Giles
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • F01L09/02
    • F01L9/02F01L2009/028
    • The present invention relates to actuator (11) comprising a piston (16) with a cylinder (17). The piston (16) divides the cylinder (17) with at least two chambers. An orifice (53) is provided in an end surface of the cylinder (17). The said end surface and the nearest piston surface are shaped so that as the piston (16) approaches the said end surface the flow of fluid from between the said end surface and the said piston surface to the orifice is restricted. Preferably the end surface and the piston (16) define between them two subchambers (54, 57) and an interconnecting passage (58) for the last portion of motion of the piston (16) towards the end surface. The passage (58) decreases in size as the piston (16) approaches the end surface and increasingly restricts flow of fluid between the two subchambers (57, 54).
    • 本发明涉及包括具有气缸(17)的活塞(16)的致动器(11)。 活塞(16)将气缸(17)与至少两个室分开。 在气缸(17)的端面设置孔(53)。 所述端表面和最近的活塞表面成形为使得当活塞(16)接近所述端面时,流体从所述端表面和所述活塞表面之间的流动流到孔口受到限制。 优选地,端表面和活塞(16)在它们之间限定两个子室(54,57)和用于活塞(16)朝向端表面的最后运动部分的互连通道(58)。 当活塞(16)接近端面时,通道(58)的尺寸减小,并且越来越多地限制两个子室(57,54)之间的流体流动。
    • 7. 发明申请
    • ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING REPETITIVE PHENOMENA
    • 自适应控制系统
    • WO1996010780A1
    • 1996-04-11
    • PCT/GB1995002242
    • 1995-09-20
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDSTOTHERS, Ian, MacGregor
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • G05B13/04
    • G10K11/178G05B5/01G05B19/02G10K2210/3012G10K2210/3032G10K2210/3042G10K2210/3218G10K2210/511
    • An adaptive control system is provided for controlling a plant subject to repetitive phenomena having at least one frequency component. The system comprises a complex reference generator for generating a complex reference signal having in-phase and quadrature components substantially at a frequency of one of the frequency components. A first heterodyning arrangement is provided to heterodyne the complex reference signal with the complex control coefficients to generate at least one control signal having an in-phase component for use in the control of the plant to generate at least one desired output signal. The frequency components in the output signal are correlated with the complex reference signal to generate complex update coefficients and a second heterodyning arrangement heterodynes the output signal with a signal derived from the complex reference signal to generate the complex update coefficients which comprise sum and difference components. An integrator integrates the complex update coefficients comprising the sum and difference components to generate the complex control coefficients.
    • 提供了一种自适应控制系统,用于控制具有至少一个频率分量的重复现象的植物。 该系统包括用于产生具有基本上以频率分量之一的频率的同相和正交分量的复参考信号的复参考发生器。 提供第一外差装置以使该复参考信号与复控制系数外差以产生具有同相分量的至少一个控制信号,以用于控制装置以产生至少一个期望的输出信号。 输出信号中的频率分量与复参考信号相关,以产生复数更新系数,并且使用从复参考信号导出的信号来区分输出信号的第二外差排列,以产生包括和和差分量的复数更新系数。 积分器集成了包括和和差分量的复数更新系数,以产生复数控制系数。
    • 8. 发明申请
    • TIME DOMAIN ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM
    • 时域自适应控制系统
    • WO1995026521A1
    • 1995-10-05
    • PCT/GB1995000666
    • 1995-03-24
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDSTOTHERS, IanELLIOTT, Stephen, John
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • G05B13/04
    • G10K11/178G10K2210/3018G10K2210/3035G10K2210/3053
    • An adaptive control system for controlling a plant (C) generates an input signal for control of the plant. An adaptive response filter (W) which has a plurality of time domain filter coefficients which are operative to filter the input signal to provide a control signal for the plant (C) so that the plant generates the required output signal. A model filter ( C ) which also has a plurality of time domain filter coefficients models the response of the plant and filters the output signal using the filter coefficients in relative time reverse order to provide at least one filtered output signal. A delay (Z) delays the input signal for a predetermined time period. The adaptive response filter receives the delayed input signal and collates this with a respective filtered output signal and adjusts its filter coefficients using the outcome of the collation to adjust the control signal for the plant such that the output signal of the plant converges towards a required level.
    • 用于控制设备(C)的自适应控制系统产生用于控制设备的输入信号。 一种自适应响应滤波器(W),其具有多个时域滤波器系数,其可操作用于对输入信号进行滤波以提供用于该设备(C)的控制信号,使得该工厂生成所需的输出信号。 还具有多个时域滤波器系数的模型滤波器( C)模拟工厂的响应并使用相对时间相反顺序的滤波器系数对输出信号进行滤波以提供至少一个滤波输出 信号。 延迟(Z)将输入信号延迟预定时间段。 自适应响应滤波器接收延迟的输入信号并将其与相应的滤波输出信号进行比较,并使用对比结果调整其滤波器系数,以调整设备的控制信号,使得设备的输出信号收敛到所需电平 。
    • 9. 发明申请
    • A BICYCLE FRAME AND BICYCLE COMPONENTS
    • 一个自行车框架和自行车组件
    • WO1994026579A1
    • 1994-11-24
    • PCT/GB1994001038
    • 1994-05-16
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDHILL, Richard, DavidTHOMANN, Rudy
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • B62K03/02
    • B62K19/02B62J9/006B62K3/02B62K19/16
    • The present invention provides (with reference to figure 1A) a bicycle frame (10, 11, 12) formed as a monocoque and having a generally Z-shaped side elevation. The present invention also provides (with reference to figure 3) a front fork assembly for a bicycle comprising two stays (e.g. 50) having wheel mounting means (e.g. 56) for supporting a wheel between the members, the stays (e.g. 50) being joined at one end, the stays (e.g. 50) both being shaped as aerofoils in cross section each having a rounded leading edge and each having side surfaces which taper rearwardly from the leading edge to intersect to define a knife-edge-like rearward edge. The present invention further provides (with reference to figure 1A) a bicycle frame (10, 11, 12) having a plurality of stays (25, 26) for mounting a wheel to the remainder of the frame (10, 12) wherein the stays (25, 26) are in the form of cantilever arms extending away from the remainder of the frame (10, 11) and wherein the stays (25, 26) flex to allow motion of a wheel relative to the remainder of the frame (10, 12). The present invention additionally provides (with reference to figure 7) a bicycle seat (100, 101) which is adapted to incorporate a detachable container (101) for drinking fluid and the invention also provides a detachable container (101) having connecting means (103, 105) for connecting the container (101) to a bicycle seat (100) to form a rearward exterior of the bicycle seat (100), the container (101) being shaped to continue the contours of the seat (100).
    • 本发明提供(参照图1A)形成为单体型并具有大致Z形侧视图的自行车车架(10,11,12)。 本发明还提供(参考图3)用于自行车的前叉组件,其包括两个支架(例如50),其具有用于在构件之间支撑车轮的轮安装装置(例如56),所述撑杆(例如50)被连接 在一端,支柱(例如50)都被形成为横截面的翼状件,每个翼片具有圆形的前缘,并且每个具有从前缘向后倾斜的侧表面以相交以限定刀刃状的后边缘。 本发明进一步提供(参照图1A)具有多个支架(25,26)的自行车车架(10,11,12),用于将车轮安装到车架(10,12)的其余部分, (25,26)是悬臂的形式,其远离框架(10,11)的其余部分延伸,并且其中支柱(25,26)弯曲以允许车轮相对于框架的其余部分(10)运动 ,12)。 本发明另外提供(参照图7)自行车座(100,101),该自行车座适于结合用于饮用流体的可拆卸容器(101),本发明还提供一种具有连接装置(103)的可拆卸容器 ,105),用于将所述容器(101)连接到自行车座(100)以形成所述自行车座(100)的后部外部,所述容器(101)成形为继续所述座(100)的轮廓。
    • 10. 发明申请
    • ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM
    • 自适应控制系统
    • WO1994009481A1
    • 1994-04-28
    • PCT/GB1993002170
    • 1993-10-21
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITEDSTOTHERS, Ian
    • LOTUS CARS LIMITED
    • G10K11/16
    • G10K11/178G10K2210/3025G10K2210/3045G10K2210/3046G10K2210/3057G10K2210/503
    • An adaptive control system for reducing undesired signals comprises sensors (31) to provide signals indicative of the undesired signals, and a processor (36) which processes the first signal to provide a secondary signal for output to sources (37) to interfere with the undesired signals. Sensors (42) are provided to detect the residual signals which are indicative of the interference between the undesired and secondary signals. Within the processor the signals indicative of the undesired signals and the residual signals are transformed into the frequency domain and collated. The outcome of the collation is inverse transformed and the processor adjusts the secondary signal using this inverse transform to reduce the residual signal from the sensors (42).
    • 一种用于减少不想要的信号的自适应控制系统包括提供表示不需要的信号的信号的传感器(31)和处理器(36),其处理第一信号以提供辅助信号以输出到源(37)以干扰不期望的信号 信号。 提供传感器(42)以检测指示不期望信号和辅助信号之间的干扰的残余信号。 在处理器内,指示不需要的信号和残余信号的信号被变换到频域并整理。 对照的结果被逆变换,并且处理器使用该逆变换来调整辅助信号以减少来自传感器(42)的残留信号。