A method for the prevention of turnover of rear wheel steered vehicles
includes providing a vehicle with a plurality of sensors, and providing
slip angle restriction software adapted to receive as inputs the outputs
of the plurality of sensors. The software calculates an estimated
sideslip angle based on sensor outputs, calculates a slip angle on the
rear wheels based on the estimated sideslip angle, calculates a maximum
allowable slip angle, compares the slip angle and the maximum allowable
slip angle, and determines a steering angle correction value if the
actual slip angle is greater than the maximum allowable slip angle. Any
steering angle correction value calculated is applied to the rear wheels
of the vehicle.