Vehicle regenerative braking control apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A regenerative braking control apparatus for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle; and
a control unit connected for signal communication to the regenerative braking unit, and configured to perform the following;
measuring a wheel speed deviation defined as a difference between a speed of a front wheel set of the vehicle and a speed of a rear wheel set of the vehicle; and
controlling the regenerative braking effort in accordance with the wheel speed deviation during cornering.
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Abstract
A regenerative braking control apparatus for a wheeled vehicle, includes: a regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle; and a control unit connected for signal communication to the regenerative braking unit, and configured to perform the following: measuring a wheel speed deviation defined as a difference between a speed of a front wheel set of the vehicle and a speed of a rear wheel set of the vehicle; and controlling the regenerative braking effort in accordance with the wheel speed deviation during cornering. The control unit is configured to control the regenerative braking effort to decrease with an increase in the wheel speed deviation during cornering braking, and configured to perform braking for the vehicle in accordance with an operation of slowdown request, prioritizing a regenerative braking effort for one of the front wheel set and the rear wheel set of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. A regenerative braking control apparatus for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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a regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle; and
a control unit connected for signal communication to the regenerative braking unit, and configured to perform the following;
measuring a wheel speed deviation defined as a difference between a speed of a front wheel set of the vehicle and a speed of a rear wheel set of the vehicle; and
controlling the regenerative braking effort in accordance with the wheel speed deviation during cornering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A braking control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
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a non-regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a non-regenerative braking effort for the vehicle;
a regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle; and
a control unit connected for signal communication to the non-regenerative braking unit and the regenerative braking unit, and configured to perform the following;
determining a desired regenerative braking effort in accordance with an operation of slowdown request;
determining an undesirability indicator indicative of a degree of undesirability of cornering behavior of the vehicle under influence of the regenerative braking effort;
controlling the regenerative braking effort in accordance with the desired regenerative braking effort and the undesirability indicator during cornering; and
controlling the non-regenerative braking effort in accordance with the desired regenerative braking effort and the controlled regenerative braking effort. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A regenerative braking control apparatus for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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regenerative braking means for producing a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle; and
control means for performing the following;
measuring a wheel speed deviation defined as a difference between a speed of a front wheel set of the vehicle and a speed of a rear wheel set of the vehicle; and
controlling the regenerative braking effort in accordance with the wheel speed deviation during cornering.
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17. A regenerative braking control method for a wheeled vehicle comprising a regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle, the regenerative braking control method comprising:
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measuring a wheel speed deviation defined as a difference between a speed of a front wheel set of the vehicle and a speed of a rear wheel set of the vehicle; and
controlling the regenerative braking effort in accordance with the wheel speed deviation during cornering.
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