RIGHT-LEFT DRIVING FORCE CONTROLLER

• US 20100029437A1
• Filed: 07/14/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Yamamura, Takuya, Sawase, Kaoru, Ushiroda, Yuichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,241,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 477/35
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/045 Improving turning performance

Abstract

A controller includes: a adjuster, configured to adjust distribution of driving force between right and left wheels; a limiter, configured to limit a difference between operations of the right and left wheels; a first calculator, configured to calculate a first control amount corresponding to the adjustor and including an amount related to direction of shift of driving force between the right and left wheels; a second calculator, configured to calculate a second control amount corresponding to the limiter; a third calculator, configured to calculate a third control amount including the second control amount and the amount; a fourth calculator, configured to calculate a fourth control amount that is a combination of the first and third control amounts; a selector, configured to select either the adjustor and the limiter; and a controller, configured to control the adjustor or the limiter in accordance with the fourth control amount.

Claims

1. A controller, configured to control right and left driving forces, the controller comprising:

a adjuster, configured to adjust distribution of driving force between right and left wheels of a vehicle;

a limiter, configured to limit a difference between operations of the right and left wheels by adjusting differential limit force to be exerted on the right and left wheels;

a first calculator, configured to calculate a first control amount corresponding to a control amount of the adjustor and including an amount related to direction of shift of driving force between the right and left wheels from a driving state of the vehicle;

a second calculator, configured to calculate a second control amount corresponding to a control amount of the limiter from the driving state of the vehicle;

a third calculator, configured to detect the direction of shift of driving force between the right and left wheels in a case that the limiter is performed, and configured to calculate a third control amount including the second control amount and the amount of the direction of shift of driving force;

a fourth calculator, configured to calculate a fourth control amount that is a combination of the first control amount and the third control amount;

a selector, configured to select either the adjustor and the limiter according to a predetermined condition; and

a controller, configured to control the adjustor or the limiter selected by the selector in accordance with the fourth control amount.

2. The controller according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detector, configured to detect a speed difference between the right wheel and the left wheel, wherein

in a case that a relationship between the direction of shift of driving force between the right and left wheels included in the combined control amount and the speed difference between the right and left wheels detected by the vehicle detection means is taken as the predetermined condition, the selection means selects the adjustment means when the direction of shift of driving force is directed to a wheel having higher speed of the right and left wheels and selects the limit means when the direction of shift of driving force is directed to a wheel having lower speed of the right and left wheels.