System and method for monitoring the handling of a vehicle

• US 20040030477A1
• Filed: 08/19/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Gerdes, Manfred
• Granted Patent: US 7,079,930 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/48
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0185 for failure detection
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0195 characterised by the regulation being combined with other vehicle control systems conjoint control of vehicle sub-units including control of suspension systems B60W10/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/042 Monitoring means
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/704 predicting unorthodox driving conditions for safe or optimal driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/802 Diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/85 System Prioritisation
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2230/02 Side slip angle, attitude angle, floating angle, drift angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2260/08 Coordination of integrated systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2260/09 Complex systems; Conjoint control of two or more vehicle active control systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/17551 determining control parameters related to vehicle stability used in the regulation, e.g. by calculations involving measured or detected parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0031 Mathematical model of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0045 using databus protocols
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0297 Control Giving priority to different actuators or systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/02 Control of vehicle driving stability
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/045 Monitoring control system parameters

Abstract

A system for monitoring the handling of a vehicle has a plurality of individual systems (12, 14, 16) for influencing the handling of the vehicle, a management device (10) being provided for managing the influence on the handling by the individual systems (12, 14, 16). A method for monitoring a handling of a vehicle is also described.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring the handling of a vehicle, comprising a plurality of individual systems (12, 14, 16) for influencing the handling of the vehicle,

wherein a management device (10) is provided for managing the influence on the handling by the individual systems (12, 14, 16).

2. The system as recited in claim 1,

wherein ESP (12), EAS (14), EAR (16), and/or ABC can be provided as individual systems.

3. The system as recited in claim 1 or 2,

wherein the management device (10) is implemented in a control unit which communicates with control units of the individual systems via an interface (18, 28, 30).

4. The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the management device (10) is implemented in a separate control unit.

5. The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the management device (10) is implemented in one or more control unit(s) of the individual systems.

6. The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein

setpoint values determined by the individual systems (12, 14, 16) and actual values are input into the management device (10);

the potential effects of the individual systems (12, 14, 16) are determined from the input values; and

the management device (10) can output values which influence the effects of individual systems (12, 14, 16).

7. The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the management device (10) can suppress interventions by individual systems (12, 14, 16).

8. A method for monitoring the handling of a vehicle, the handling of the vehicle being influenced by a plurality of individual systems (12, 14, 16),

wherein a management device (10) is provided for managing the influence on the handling by the individual systems (12, 14, 16).

9. The method as recited in claim 8,

wherein ESP (12), EAS (14), EAR (16), and/or ABC may be provided as individual systems.

10. The method as recited in claim 8 or 9,

wherein the management device (10) is implemented in a control unit which communicates with control units of the individual systems via an interface (18, 28, 30).

11. The method as recited in one of claims 8 through 10, wherein the management device (10) is implemented in a separate control unit.

12. The method as recited in one of claims 8 through 11, wherein the management device (10) is implemented in one or more control unit(s) of the individual systems.

13. The method as recited in one of claims 8 through 12, wherein

setpoint values determined by the individual systems (12, 14, 16) and actual values are input into the management device (10);

the potential effects of the individual systems (12, 14, 16) are determined from the input values; and

the management device (10) can output values which influence the effects of individual systems (12, 14, 16).

14. The method as recited in one of claims 8 through 13, wherein

the management device (10) can suppress interventions by individual systems (12, 14, 16).