RIDING-TYPE GROUND WORKING VEHICLE

• US 20110127093A1
• Filed: 11/29/2010
• Published: 06/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: HASHIMA, Hiroaki, KOGA, Kazunari
• Granted Patent: US 8,490,722 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/6.24
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/14 Yaw
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/28 Wheel speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/223 Ridable lawn mowers
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 11/003 Electric or electronic control systems
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 11/04 by means of separate power sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

A riding-type ground working vehicle includes left and right wheels, a command value calculating section, a yaw rate detecting section that detects a yaw rate of the vehicle, a target yaw rate calculating section, a correction coefficient acquiring section, and a control section. The left and right wheels are independently driven to travel by two respective traction motors. The command value calculating section calculates target rotational speed command values for the two traction motors based on an acceleration instruction and a turn instruction input by a driver. The target yaw rate calculating section calculates a target yaw rate based on the acceleration instruction and the turn instruction. The correction coefficient acquiring section acquires two correction coefficients respectively relating to the two traction motors based on a deviation between the target yaw rate and a yaw rate detection value. The control section corrects the two target rotational speed command values by the two correction coefficients, and controls drive of the two traction motors based on the corrected two target rotational speed command values.

Claims

1. A riding-type ground working vehicle comprising:

left and right wheels which are main drive wheels independently driven to travel by two respective traction motors,

steering control wheels provided separately in a longitudinal direction with respect to the left and right wheels, and

a working machine that is driven to perform ground work,

the riding-type ground working vehicle further comprising;

command value calculating section that calculates two target rotational speed command values of the two respective traction motors based on an acceleration instruction and a turn instruction input by a driver;

yaw rate detecting section that detects a yaw rate of the vehicle;

target yaw rate calculating section that calculates a target yaw rate based on the acceleration instruction and the turn instruction;

correction coefficient acquiring section that acquires two correction coefficients relating to the two respective traction motors based on a deviation between the target yaw rate and a yaw rate detection value; and

control section that corrects the two target rotational speed command values by the two correction coefficients, and controls driving of the two traction motors based on the two corrected target rotational speed command values.

2. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the two traction motors are electric motors,

the riding-type ground working vehicle further comprising two rotational speed detecting section that detect rotational speeds of the two traction motors,

wherein the control section calculates torque command values for the respective traction motors based on a deviation between the two target rotational speed command values after being corrected by the correction coefficients, and rotational speed detection values of the two motors, and controls the driving of the two traction motors by the respective torque command values.

3. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the two traction motors are hydraulic motors,

the riding-type ground working vehicle further comprising one or two actuators capable of discharging pressure oil respectively independently to the two traction motors from at least two discharge ports, and capable of changing discharge amounts of the pressure oil discharged from the two discharge ports;

and

two rotational speed detecting section that detect rotational speeds of the two traction motors,

wherein the control section controls the driving of the two traction motors by changing the discharge amounts of the actuator discharged from the two discharge ports based on a deviation between the two target rotational speed command values after being corrected by the correction coefficients, and rotational speed detection values of the two traction motors.

4. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 3, further comprising:

an actuator power source that drives the actuator,

wherein the one or two actuators are actuators that include two control shafts, and two control shaft motors that are operatively connected to the two control shafts and change rotation angles of the two control shafts, in which the rotational angles of the two control shafts are changed, and thereby, the discharge amounts of the pressure oil discharged from the two discharge ports corresponding to the two respective control shafts change, and

the control section calculates rotation angle command values for the two control shafts based on a deviation between the two target rotational speed command values after being corrected by the correction coefficients, and the rotational speed detection values of the two traction motors, controls the drive of the two control shaft motors by the respective rotation angle command values, and thereby, controls the drive of the two traction motors.

5. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the correction coefficient acquiring section includes

a calculation section that performs calculation including PI calculation based on a deviation between the target yaw rate and the yaw rate detection value, and

a main correction coefficient acquiring section that acquires two correction coefficients corresponding to the two target rotational speed command values from output of the calculation section, and

the main correction coefficient acquiring section sets one correction coefficient, of the two correction coefficients, at a fixed value, and decreases or increases the other correction coefficient when the output of the calculation section increases, and sets the other correction coefficient, of the two correction coefficients, at a fixed value, and decreases or increases the one correction coefficient when the output of the calculation section decreases.

6. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the correction coefficient acquiring section includes

a calculation section that performs calculation including PI calculation based on a deviation between the target yaw rate and the yaw rate detection value, and

a main correction coefficient acquiring section that acquires two correction coefficients corresponding to the two target rotational speed command values from output of the calculation section, and

the main correction coefficient acquiring section sets one correction coefficient, of the two correction coefficients, at a fixed value which is a positive value, and decreases the other correction coefficient when the output of the calculation section increases, and sets the other correction coefficient, of the two correction coefficients, at a fixed positive value, and decreases the one correction coefficient when the output of the calculation section decreases, and further, changes the correction coefficient corresponding to one traction motor to a negative value from the positive value so as to generate drive torque in a reverse direction with respect to normal rotation corresponding to a traveling direction in the one traction motor of the two traction motors when an absolute value of the output of the calculation section is a predetermined value or more.

7. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1, comprising:

a pedal that is an acceleration operator capable of receiving an acceleration instruction; and

a steering wheel that is a turn operator capable of receiving a turn instruction.

8. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1, comprising:

a two-lever-type operator capable of receiving the rotational speeds of the two traction motors corresponding to the left and right wheels as an acceleration instruction and a turn instruction,

wherein the two-lever-type operator is capable of receiving an acceleration instruction and a turn instruction in concert with each other.

9. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1,

wherein the steering control wheel is a caster wheel, or a mechanical steering type steering control wheel that is operatively connected to an operator, and can be steered by being linked to an operation of the operator.

10. The riding-type ground working vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fixed portion that rotatably supports a shaft portion provided at the operator capable of receiving a turn instruction, and is fixed to a vehicle body;

a swing arm that is fixed to the shaft portion and swings with rotation of the shaft portion;

a loose-fit arm that is loosely fitted on the shaft portion between the swing arm and the fixed portion;

a butting mechanism that is provided between the swing arm and the loose-fit arm, makes the swing arm butt against the loose-fit arm to swing the loose-fit arm in the same direction as the swing arm integrally with the swing arm only when a swing amount from a neutral position of the swing arm is a predetermined amount set in advance or more;

a first spring that is provided between the swing arm and the loose-fit arm, and gives to the swing arm an urging force, which becomes larger with an increase in the swing amount of the swing arm with respect to the loose-fit arm; and

a second spring that is provided between the loose-fit arm and the fixed portion, and gives to the loose-fit arm a second urging force, which becomes larger with an increase of a swing amount of the loose-fit arm with respect to the fixed portion.