METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE OF ENGINE

• US 20130151108A1
• Filed: 08/22/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Chae, Chang Kook, Lee, Heungseok, Oh, Sukil, Oh, Wan Soo, Kim, Jin Hyun
• Application Number:
  US13/591,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20130151108A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/99
• 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 2200/602 Pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2250/18 Control of the engine output torque
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2250/28 Control for reducing torsional vibrations, e.g. at acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/022 in relation with the clutch status
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1497 With detection of the mechanical response of the engine

Abstract

A method for controlling an engine torque, may include determining an engagement degree of a clutch in a transmission while a vehicle travels, determining whether a state of the vehicle corresponds to a resonance region where abnormal vibration may be generated by a rigidity change according to the engagement degree, determining whether torque in the vehicle corresponds to a resonance torque region where abnormal vibration may be generated by a rigidity change according to the engagement degree, checking a sub-harmonic value when the engagement degree may be a predetermined degree or more and the vehicle may be in the resonance region and the resonance torque region, and controlling the engine torque to avoid a rigidity change torque when the checked sub-harmonic value may be over a first predetermined value.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an engine torque, comprising:

determining an engagement degree of a clutch in a transmission while a vehicle travels;

determining whether a state of the vehicle corresponds to a resonance region where abnormal vibration is generated by a rigidity change according to the engagement degree;

determining whether torque in the vehicle corresponds to a resonance torque region where abnormal vibration is generated by a rigidity change according to the engagement degree;

checking a sub-harmonic value when the engagement degree is a predetermined degree or more and the vehicle is in the resonance region and the resonance torque region; and

controlling the engine torque to avoid a rigidity change torque when the checked sub-harmonic value is over a first predetermined value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

whether a signal of an accelerator position sensor of the vehicle exceeds a second predetermine value at the timing of controlling the engine torque is determined, and when the signal exceeds the second predetermined value, the rigidity change torque is avoided by controlling the engine torque up, and when the signal is the second predetermined value or less, the rigidity change torque is avoided by controlling the engine torque down.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the resonance region of the vehicle is set from a design value or an experiment value of a resonance region of a driving system including an engine of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the resonance region of the vehicle is a region of a rotation speed range of an engine which is determined in advance for each shift gear of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

The resonance torque region is a region within a predetermined range including torque corresponding to discontinuous point of a rigidity of a damper clutch.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the clutch is a damper clutch for an automatic transmission that has a double rigidity structure by being equipped with a double damper spring.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the clutch is a clutch for a manual transmission and has a double rigidity structure by being equipped with a dual flywheel.