METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT TORQUE OF A PROPULSION UNIT
First Claim
1. Method for controlling output torque (Teng) of a propulsion unit in a vehicle powertrain comprising driven wheels drivingly connected to said propulsion unit via a mechanical transmission with a drive shaft, characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:
- registering driver torque demand (Td) for vehicle propulsion;
registering propulsion unit rotational speed (ω
e);
controlling said output torque (Teng) of said propulsion unit to asymptotically follow said driver torque demand (Td) using a closed-loop linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) based controller (9) having said driver torque demand (Td) and said propulsion unit rotational speed (ω
e) as input data, in order to minimize driveline oscillations.
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Abstract
Method for controlling output torque (Teng) of a propulsion unit in a vehicle powertrain including driven wheels drivingly connected to the propulsion unit via a mechanical transmission with a drive shaft, wherein the method including the steps of registering driver torque demand (Td) for vehicle propulsion, registering propulsion unit rotational speed (ωe), and controlling the output torque (Teng) of the propulsion unit to asymptotically follow the driver torque demand (Td) using a closed-loop linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) based controller (9) having the driver torque demand (Td) and the propulsion unit rotational speed (ωe) as input data, in order to minimize driveline oscillations.
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17 Claims
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1. Method for controlling output torque (Teng) of a propulsion unit in a vehicle powertrain comprising driven wheels drivingly connected to said propulsion unit via a mechanical transmission with a drive shaft, characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:
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registering driver torque demand (Td) for vehicle propulsion; registering propulsion unit rotational speed (ω
e);controlling said output torque (Teng) of said propulsion unit to asymptotically follow said driver torque demand (Td) using a closed-loop linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) based controller (9) having said driver torque demand (Td) and said propulsion unit rotational speed (ω
e) as input data, in order to minimize driveline oscillations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Propulsion unit torque controller (9) for controlling output torque (Teng) of a propulsion unit in a vehicle powertrain comprising driven wheels drivingly connected to said propulsion unit via a mechanical transmission with a drive shaft, characterized in that said controller (9) is a closed-loop linear-quadratic regulator (LQR) based controller (9), and in that said controller (9) is arranged to control said output torque (Teng) of said propulsion unit by the following steps:
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registering driver torque demand (Td) for vehicle propulsion; registering propulsion unit rotational speed (ω
e);controlling said output torque (Teng) of said propulsion unit to asymptotically follow said driver torque demand (Td) having said driver torque demand (Td) and said propulsion unit rotational speed (ω
e) as input data, in order to minimize driveline oscillations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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