System and method for torque based vehicle speed control
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1. A cruise control system for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
- a sensor for determining current vehicle speed;
at least one input device for indicating a desired vehicle speed; and
a controller in communication with the sensor and the input device, the controller determining a speed error based on the current vehicle speed and the desired vehicle speed, detecting a desired vehicle acceleration based on the speed error, determining an acceleration error based on the desired acceleration and current acceleration, determining wheel torque to be delivered to wheels of the vehicle based on one of the speed error and the acceleration error, and controlling torque generated by the engine to reduce one of the speed error and the acceleration error.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling vehicle speed include mutually exclusive closed loop controllers for vehicle speed and acceleration which control vehicle speed by requesting an appropriate wheel torque. The system and method compute, in real time, the wheel torque required to maintain steady vehicle speed or steady acceleration depending on the particular mode of operation. The active closed loop controller acts upon vehicle speed or acceleration errors to output a desired torque request.
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13 Claims
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1. A cruise control system for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
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a sensor for determining current vehicle speed; at least one input device for indicating a desired vehicle speed; and a controller in communication with the sensor and the input device, the controller determining a speed error based on the current vehicle speed and the desired vehicle speed, detecting a desired vehicle acceleration based on the speed error, determining an acceleration error based on the desired acceleration and current acceleration, determining wheel torque to be delivered to wheels of the vehicle based on one of the speed error and the acceleration error, and controlling torque generated by the engine to reduce one of the speed error and the acceleration error. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A cruise control system for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
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a sensor for determining current vehicle speed; at least one input device for indicating a desired vehicle speed; and a controller in communication with the sensor and the input device, the controller determining a speed error based on the current vehicle speed and the desired vehicle speed, detecting a desired vehicle acceleration based on the speed error, determining an acceleration error based on the desired acceleration and current acceleration, determining wheel torque to be delivered to wheels of the vehicle based on one of the speed error and the acceleration error, and controlling torque generated by the engine to reduce one of the speed error and the acceleration error, wherein the controller required torque to maintain the desired vehicle speed to anticipate receiving a cruise control engagement signal. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine to control speed of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining an actual vehicle speed, a desired vehicle speed, and a speed error based on a difference between the actual speed and the desired speed; determining vehicle acceleration, selecting one of a speed control mode and an acceleration control mode based on the speed error; and controlling the torque generated by the engine based on the selected control mode to reduce the speed error or an acceleration error, respectively, the acceleration error based on a difference between the vehicle acceleration and a desired acceleration, the desired acceleration determined based on magnitude of the speed error. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an internal combustion engine to control speed of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining an actual vehicle speed, a desired vehicle speed, and a speed error based on a difference between the actual speed and the desired speed; determining a desired wheel torque based on the speed error; calculating required wheel torque to maintain the actual vehicle speed while operating in a standby mode in anticipation of receiving a speed control engagement signal; and using the calculated wheel torque to control torque generated by the engine after receiving the speed control engagement signal.
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11. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computer to control an internal combustion engine to effect torque based speed control, the medium comprising:
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instructions for determining a desired vehicle speed, and a speed error based on a difference between an actual vehicle speed and the desired speed; instructions for determining a desired wheel torque based on the speed error; instructions for determining vehicle acceleration; instructions for selecting one of a speed control mode and an acceleration control mode based on the speed error; and instructions for controlling the torque generated by the engine based on the selected control mode to reduce the speed error or an acceleration error, respectively, the acceleration error based on a difference between the vehicle acceleration and a desired acceleration, the desired acceleration determined based on magnitude of the speed error. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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