CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE

• US 20100204862A1
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Uejima, Taiyo, Kanayama, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US12/679,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20100204862A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/02 comprising more than one electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/365 with the gears having orbital motion
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/547 the transmission being a stepped gearing
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/425 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/445 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/507 Operating parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/02 including control of driveline clutches
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/115 with planetary gears
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/15 Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0291 Clutch temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0676 Engine temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/087 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/20 Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/027 Clutch torque
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2037/0873 with switching, e.g. to change ranges
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/0437 by using electrical signals F16H61/0403 and F16H61/061 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 : Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility

Abstract

In a hybrid vehicle that speed-shifts the output of a motor/generator using an automatic transmission and transmits the speed-shifted output to a drive wheel, a magnet temperature of the motor/generator is estimated, and when the magnet temperature is higher than a reference temperature, an oil pressure command value for engaging or disengaging a brake of the automatic transmission is corrected in a decreasing direction, thereby preventing tie-up shock. When the magnet temperature is lower than the reference temperature, on the other hand, the oil pressure command value for engaging or disengaging the brake of the automatic transmission is corrected in an increasing direction, thereby avoiding racing in the motor/generator.

Claims

1. A control device for a vehicle, comprising:

an electric motor that outputs a driving force for travel;

a transmission that is provided on a power transmission path extending from the electric motor to a drive wheel and performs a shift operation by modifying an engagement state of a frictional engagement element;

a transmission control portion that controls the shift operation of the transmission;

a temperature recognizing portion that estimates or detects a temperature of the electric motor; and

a shift operation correcting portion that corrects a control amount of the shift operation performed in the transmission by the transmission control portion, on the basis of the temperature of the electric motor estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion.

2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the temperature recognizing portion estimates or detects a temperature of a magnet provided in the electric motor.

3. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the shift operation correcting portion corrects a torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element.

4. The control device according to claim 3, wherein the shift operation correcting portion corrects the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the torque capacity decreases as the temperature of the electric motor, estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion, increases above a predetermined reference temperature.

5. The control device according to claim 3, wherein the shift operating correcting portion corrects the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the torque capacity increases as the temperature of the electric motor, estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion, decreases below a predetermined reference temperature.

6. The control device according to claim 4, wherein the engagement state of the frictional engagement element is modified by a supply of oil pressure, and

the shift operation correcting portion reduces the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element by correcting an oil pressure value supplied to the frictional engagement element in a decreasing direction.

7. The control device according to claim 5, wherein the engagement state of the frictional engagement element is modified by a supply of oil pressure, and

the shift operation correcting portion increases the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element by correcting an oil pressure value supplied to the frictional engagement element in an increasing direction.

8. The control device according to claim 3, wherein the frictional engagement element is constituted by an electromagnetic clutch, and

the shift operation correcting portion corrects the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element by correcting a voltage value for activating the electromagnetic clutch.

9. The control device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a frictional contact surface temperature recognizing portion that estimates or detects a surface temperature of a frictional contact surface of the frictional engagement element; and

a shift operation additional correcting portion that corrects a command value of the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the command value increases as the surface temperature of the frictional contact surface, estimated or detected by the frictional contact surface temperature recognizing portion, increases above a predetermined reference temperature.

10. The control device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a frictional contact surface temperature recognizing portion that estimates or detects a surface temperature of a frictional contact surface of the frictional engagement element; and

a shift operation additional correcting portion that corrects a command value of the torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the command value decreases as the surface temperature of the frictional contact surface, estimated or detected by the frictional contact surface temperature recognizing portion, decreases below a predetermined reference temperature.

11. A control device for a vehicle, comprising:

a drive source that outputs a driving force for travel;

a transmission that is provided on a power transmission path extending from the drive source to a drive wheel and performs a shift operation by modifying an engagement state of a frictional engagement element;

a transmission control portion that controls the shift operation of the transmission;

a temperature recognizing portion that estimates or detects a temperature of the drive source; and

a shift operation correcting portion that corrects a control amount of the shift operation performed in the transmission by the transmission control portion, on the basis of the temperature of the drive source estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion.

12. The control device according to claim 11, wherein the drive source is an internal combustion engine, and

the temperature recognizing portion detects a cooling water temperature or a lubricating oil temperature of the internal combustion engine.

13. The control device according to claim 11, wherein the drive source is an internal combustion engine, and

the shift operation correcting portion corrects a torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the torque capacity decreases as the temperature of the internal combustion engine, estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion, decreases below a predetermined warm-up operation completion temperature.

14. The control device according to claim 11, wherein the drive source is an internal combustion engine, and

the shift operation correcting portion corrects a torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the torque capacity increases as the temperature of the internal combustion engine, estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion, increases above a predetermined warm-up operation completion temperature.

15. A control device for a vehicle, comprising:

an internal combustion engine that outputs a driving force for travel;

a transmission that is provided on a power transmission path extending from the internal combustion engine to a drive wheel and performs a shift operation by modifying an engagement state of a frictional engagement element;

a transmission control portion that controls the shift operation of the transmission;

a temperature recognizing portion that detects a temperature of intake air aspirated into the internal combustion engine; and

a shift operation correcting portion that corrects a control amount of the shift operation performed in the transmission by the transmission control portion, on the basis of the temperature of the intake air detected by the temperature recognizing portion.

16. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the shift operation correcting portion corrects a torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the torque capacity decreases as the temperature of the intake air detected by the temperature recognizing portion increases above a predetermined temperature.

17. The control device according to claim 15, wherein the shift operation correcting portion corrects a torque capacity of the frictional engagement element during modification of the engagement state of the frictional engagement element such that the torque capacity increases as the temperature of the intake air detected by the temperature recognizing portion decreases below a predetermined temperature.

18. A control device for a vehicle, comprising:

an electric motor that outputs a driving force for travel;

an electric motor control portion that drive-controls the electric motor by outputting a torque command value to the electric motor;

a temperature recognizing portion that estimates or detects a temperature of the electric motor; and

a torque command value correcting portion that corrects the torque command value output by the electric motor control portion, on the basis of the temperature of the electric motor estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion.

19. The control device according to claim 18, wherein the torque command value correcting portion corrects the torque command value such that the torque command value increases as the temperature of the electric motor estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion increases above a predetermined temperature.

20. The control device according to claim 19, wherein the torque command value correcting portion corrects the torque command value such that the torque command value decreases as the temperature of the electric motor estimated or detected by the temperature recognizing portion decreases below the predetermined temperature.