Hydraulic suspension control device

• US 5,029,892 A
• Filed: 04/02/1990
• Issued: 07/09/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Miwa, Katsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Rice, Kenneth R.
• Application Number:
  US07/502,987
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 280/707, 280/714, 280/689
• US Class Current: 280/5.51
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0162 mainly during a motion involving steering operation, e.g. cornering, overtaking B60G17/0164 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2202/15 Fluid spring
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/104 lateral or transversal with regard to vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/106 longitudinal with regard to vehicle, e.g. braking
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/204 Vehicle speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/252 vertical
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/257 transversal with regard to vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/41 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/5122 Fluid spring
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2500/30 Height or ground clearance
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/14 Differentiating means, i.e. differential control
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/012 Rolling condition

Abstract

A hydraulic suspension control device includes a real yaw-rate detector means for detecting angular velocity around a vertical axis of a vehicle body and a vehicle speed detector for detecting the vehicle speed and a wheel angular detector for detecting the front wheel angle and a target yaw-rate calculation for calculating the target yaw-rate using signal values from the vehicle speed detector and the wheel angle detector. The electric control device includes a driving circuit which is set to receive a signal of deviation between the real yaw-rate and the target yaw-rate and controls an actuator having a pressure valve and a hydraulic cylinder both of which are controlled by the electric control device so that an instability yawing in vehicle movement such as rear wheel side slips can be prevented during the vehicle turning movement.

Claims

1. A hydraulic suspension control device comprising:

a real yaw-rate detecting means for detecting an angular velocity with respect to a vertical axis of a vehicle body;

a vehicle speed detecting means for detecting vehicle speed;

a wheel angular detecting means for detecting front wheel angle;

a target yaw-rate calculating means for calculating a target yaw-rate by comparing signal values from said vehicle speed detecting means and said wheel angular detecting means;

control means for controlling a deviation between the real yaw-rate and the target yaw-rate so that the deviation between the real yaw-rate and the target yaw-rate is zero; and

an actuator including a pressure valve and a hydraulic cylinder which are controlled to adjust the suspension system in accordance with a signal from said control means.

2. A hydraulic suspension control device according to claim 1, herein said wheel angular detecting means for detecting change of the front wheel angle is responsive to steering wheel angle.

3. A hydraulic suspension control device according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes an adder which outputs a signal of deviation between a real vehicle height and a target vehicle height to a driving circuit.

4. A hydraulic suspension control device according to claim 3, wherein the target vehicle height value is determined in comparison with a target vehicle height map interrelating longitudinal acceleration and lateral acceleration of the vehicle.

5. A hydraulic suspension control device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator changes the vehicle height by supplying and discharging fluid pressure in the hydraulic cylinder via the pressure valve.

6. A hydraulic suspension system control device comprising:

a real yaw-rate detecting means for detecting an angular velocity with respect to a vertical axis of a vehicle body;

a vehicle speed detecting means for detecting vehicle speed;

a wheel angular detecting means for detecting front wheel angle;

a target yaw-rate calculating means for calculating a target yaw-rate by comparing signal values from said vehicle speed detecting means and said wheel angular detecting means;

an electric controller including four driving circuits each of which receives each signal of deviation between said real yaw-rate and said target yaw-rate and a comparator which outputs the same control value signal to each of said driving circuits based on each of said signals of deviation; and

an actuator including a pressure valve and a hydraulic cylinder which are controlled by said controller so as to adjust the suspension system.

7. A hydraulic suspension system control device comprising:

a real yaw-rate detecting means for detecting an angular velocity with respect to a vertical axis of a vehicle body;

a vehicle speed detecting means for detecting vehicle speed;

a wheel angular detecting means for detecting front wheel angle;

a target yaw-rate calculating means for calculating a target yaw-rate by comparing signal values from said vehicle speed detecting means and said wheel angular detecting means;

control means for controlling a deviation between the real yaw-rate and the target yaw-rate so that the deviation between the real yaw-rate and the target yaw-rate is substantially zero, said control means including four driving circuits each of which receives each signal of deviation between said real yaw-rate and said target yaw-rate and a comparator which outputs the same control value signal to each of said driving circuits based on each of said signals of deviation; and

an actuator including a pressure valve and a hydraulic cylinder which are controlled to adjust the suspension system in accordance with a signal from said control means.