Method for providing stability control for a vehicle

• US 20080140264A1
• Filed: 12/08/2006
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BWI Company Limited SA (Shougang Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BWI Company Limited SA (Shougang Corporation)
• Inventors: Check, Michael J., O'Dea, Kevin A.
• Application Number:
  US11/636,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20080140264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/1755 Brake regulation specially adapted to control the stability of the vehicle, e.g. taking into account yaw rate or transverse acceleration in a curve road vehicle drive control systems for control of driving stability otherwise than by controlling a particular sub-unit B60W30/02

Abstract

A method provides stability control for a vehicle and includes: calculating a modified desired yaw rate for the vehicle using steer angle, steer angle rate, steer transition state, steer transition time, vehicle speed, lateral acceleration, and estimated surface friction; calculating a modified desired speed difference between the left and right wheels using the modified desired yaw rate, the steer angle rate, roll angle rate, the estimated surface friction, the vehicle speed, and sensed yaw rate; and applying the modified desired speed difference to the left and right wheels. Another method calculates an initial desired speed difference between the left and right wheels using the modified desired yaw rate, the estimated surface friction, the vehicle speed, and sensed yaw rate. Another method calculates a filtered initial desired yaw rate for the vehicle using steer angle, vehicle speed, and lateral acceleration.

Claims

1. A method for providing stability control for a vehicle having left and right wheels comprising:

a) calculating a modified desired yaw rate for the vehicle using steer angle, steer angle rate, steer transition state, steer transition time, vehicle speed, lateral acceleration, and estimated surface friction;

b) calculating a modified desired speed difference between the left and right wheels using the modified desired yaw rate, the steer angle rate, roll angle rate, the estimated surface friction, the vehicle speed, and sensed yaw rate; and

c) applying the modified desired speed difference to the left and right wheels.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step a) includes calculating an initial desired yaw rate using the steer angle, the lateral acceleration, and the vehicle speed.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein step a) includes limiting the initial desired yaw rate based at least on the steer rate.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein step a) includes calculating a tau damping value of a first order filter using the steer angle rate, the steer transition state, the steer transition time, the estimated surface friction, and the vehicle speed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein step a) includes calculating the modified desired yaw rate by filtering the limited initial desired yaw rate using a first order filter having the calculated tau damping valve.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein step b) includes calculating a yaw rate error equal to the modified desired yaw rate minus the sensed yaw rate and calculating an initial desired speed difference between the left and right wheels equal to the calculated yaw rate error times a function of the estimated surface friction and the vehicle speed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein step b) includes calculating the modified desired speed difference as equal to the initial desired speed difference plus a function of the roll angle rate and the vehicle speed plus a function of the steer angle rate and the vehicle speed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein step b) includes calculating a yaw rate error equal to the modified desired yaw rate minus the sensed yaw rate and calculating an initial desired speed difference between the left and right wheels equal to the calculated yaw rate error times a function of the estimated surface friction and the vehicle speed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein step b) includes calculating the modified desired speed difference as equal to the initial desired speed difference plus a function of the roll angle rate and the vehicle speed plus a function of the steer angle rate and the vehicle speed.

10. A method for providing stability control for a vehicle having left and right wheels comprising:

a) calculating a modified desired yaw rate for the vehicle using steer angle, steer angle rate, steer transition state, steer transition time, vehicle speed, lateral acceleration, and estimated surface friction;

b) calculating an initial desired speed difference between the left and right wheels using the modified desired yaw rate, the estimated surface friction, the vehicle speed, and sensed yaw rate; and

c) applying the initial desired speed difference to the left and right wheels.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein step a) includes calculating an initial desired yaw rate using the steer angle, the lateral acceleration, and the vehicle speed.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein step a) includes limiting the initial desired yaw rate based at least on the steer rate.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein step a) includes calculating a tau damping value of a first order filter using the steer angle rate, the steer transition state, the steer transition time, the estimated surface friction, and the vehicle speed.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein step a) includes calculating the modified desired yaw rate by filtering the limited initial desired yaw rate using a first order filter having the calculated tau damping valve.

15. A method for providing stability control for a vehicle having left and right wheels comprising:

a) calculating a filtered initial desired yaw rate for the vehicle using steer angle, vehicle speed, and lateral acceleration;

b) calculating a modified desired speed difference between the left and right wheels using the filtered initial desired yaw rate, the steer angle rate, roll angle rate, the estimated surface friction, the vehicle speed, and sensed yaw rate; and

c) applying the modified desired speed difference to the left and right wheels.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein step b) includes calculating a yaw rate error equal to the modified desired yaw rate minus the sensed yaw rate and calculating an initial desired speed difference between the left and right wheels equal to the calculated yaw rate error times a function of the estimated surface friction and the vehicle speed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein step b) includes calculating the modified desired speed difference as equal to the initial desired speed difference plus a function of the roll angle rate and the vehicle speed plus a function of the steer angle rate and the vehicle speed.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein step a) includes calculating an initial desired yaw rate using the steer angle, the lateral acceleration, and the vehicle speed.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein step a) includes filtering the initial desired yaw rate using a first order filter having a tau damping value based on vehicle speed.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein step a) includes filtering the initial desired yaw rate using a first order filter having a tau damping value based on vehicle speed.