SPRUNG MASS DAMPING CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE

• US 20110213527A1
• Filed: 10/06/2009
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Itabashi, Kaiji, Kinoshita, Gohki
• Granted Patent: US 9,067,601 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/37
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/11 Stepped gearings
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/184 with wheel brakes
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/16 Pitch
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/28 Wheel speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/12 Brake pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/105 Output torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/16 Pitch
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/025 related to comfort of drivers or passengers
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/20 Reducing vibrations in the driveline
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 11/105 characterised by the function converting demand to actuation, e.g. a map indicating relations between an accelerator pedal position and throttle valve opening or target engine torque
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/0404 Throttle position

Abstract

A sprung mass damping control system of a vehicle is provided. The sprung mass damping control system includes a sprung mass damping controller that sets a sprung mass damping control amount for damping sprung mass vibrations that occur in a vehicle body in response to an input from a road or a driver-requested torque, and a drive controller that controls an output of a vehicle drive unit so as to achieve the sprung mass damping control amount, thereby to execute sprung mass damping control. The drive controller is configured to permit or inhibit execution of the sprung mass damping control according to at least one of operating conditions of the vehicle, status conditions of the vehicle and driver'"'"'s requests.

Claims

1. A sprung mass damping control system of a vehicle, comprising:

a sprung mass damping controller that sets a sprung mass damping control amount for damping sprung mass vibrations that occur in a vehicle body in response to an input from a road or a driver-requested torque, and

a drive controller that controls an output of a vehicle drive unit so as to achieve the sprung mass damping control amount, thereby to execute sprung mass damping control,

wherein the drive controller is configured to permit or inhibit execution of the sprung mass damping control according to at least one of operating conditions of the vehicle, status conditions of the vehicle and driver'"'"'s requests.

2. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, wherein the operating conditions of the vehicle comprise a vehicle speed, a gear position of a transmission installed on the vehicle, an operating condition of a throttle valve, and rotating conditions of driving wheels.

3. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, wherein the status conditions of the vehicle comprise a temperature of a motor that drives a throttle valve of the vehicle, conditions of devices or components related to the sprung mass damping control, and a condition of an electronic control unit provided for implementing the sprung mass damping control.

4. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, wherein the driver'"'"'s requests comprise a condition of a brake pedal operated by the driver, and a driver'"'"'s request for execution of the sprung mass damping control.

5. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a sprung mass damping control starting pattern setting unit that sets a control pattern at the time of start of the spring mass damping control to one of a sprung mass damping control starting pattern for immediately achieving the sprung mass damping control amount, and a sprung mass damping control starting pattern for gradually approaching the sprung mass damping control amount, according to at least one of the operating conditions of the vehicle, status conditions of the vehicle and the driver'"'"'s requests, when execution of the sprung mass damping control is permitted while the sprung mass damping control is not executed, wherein

the drive controller is configured to control the output of the vehicle drive unit, based on a set result of the sprung mass damping control starting pattern setting unit.

6. The sprung mass damping control system according claim 1, further comprising:

a sprung mass damping control finishing pattern setting unit that sets a control pattern at the time of completion of the spring mass damping control to one of a sprung mass damping control finishing pattern for immediately finishing the sprung mass damping control, and a sprung mass damping control finishing pattern for gradually finishing the sprung mass damping control, according to at least one of the operating conditions of the vehicle, status conditions of the vehicle and the driver'"'"'s requests, when execution of the sprung mass damping control is inhibited while the sprung mass damping control is being executed, wherein

the drive controller is configured to control the output of the vehicle drive unit, based on a set result of the sprung mass damping control finishing pattern setting unit.

16. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, wherein the sprung mass damping controller inhibits execution of the sprung mass damping control when upper speed limiting control for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a set upper-limit speed is executed.

17. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 16, wherein the sprung mass damping controller inhibits execution of the sprung mass damping control when the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than a specified speed.

18. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, wherein the sprung mass damping controller is configured to reduce the sprung mass damping control amount when upper speed limiting control for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a set upper-limit speed is executed.

19. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 18, wherein the sprung mass damping controller reduces the sprung mass damping control amount as the vehicle speed increases, when the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the specified speed.

20. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 1, wherein the sprung mass vibrations include at least one of vibrations applied in a direction of bouncing of the vehicle and vibrations applied in a direction of pitching of the vehicle.

7. A sprung mass damping control system of a vehicle, comprising:

a sprung mass damping controller that sets a sprung mass damping control amount for damping sprung mass vibrations that occur in a vehicle body in response to an input from a road or a driver-requested torque, and a drive controller that controls an output of a vehicle drive unit so as to achieve the sprung mass damping control amount,

wherein the drive controller is configured to start or finish the sprung mass damping control according to at least one of operating conditions of the vehicle, status conditions of the vehicle and driver'"'"'s requests.

8. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 7, wherein the operating conditions of the vehicle comprise a vehicle speed, a gear position of a transmission installed on the vehicle, an operating condition of a throttle valve, and rotating conditions of driving wheels.

9. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 7, wherein the status conditions of the vehicle comprise a temperature of a motor that drives a throttle valve of the vehicle, conditions of devices or components related to the sprung mass damping control, and a condition of an electronic control unit provided for implementing the sprung mass damping control.

10. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 7, wherein the driver'"'"'s requests comprise a condition of a brake pedal operated by the driver, and a driver'"'"'s request for execution of the sprung mass damping control.

11. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 7, wherein the sprung mass damping controller inhibits execution of the sprung mass damping control when upper speed limiting control for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a set upper-limit speed is executed.

12. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 11, wherein the sprung mass damping controller inhibits execution of the sprung mass damping control when the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than a specified speed.

13. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 7, wherein the sprung mass damping controller is configured to reduce the sprung mass damping control amount when upper speed limiting control for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a set upper-limit speed is executed.

14. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 13, wherein the sprung mass damping controller reduces the sprung mass damping control amount as the vehicle speed increases, when the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the specified speed.

15. The sprung mass damping control system according to claim 7, wherein the sprung mass vibrations include at least one of vibrations applied in a direction of bouncing of the vehicle and vibrations applied in a direction of pitching of the vehicle.