Vehicle state value detecting device

• US 7,825,786 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Akimoto, Isao, Uchiyama, Shinichi, Yanagisawa, Junichiro, Kawamoto, Yoshimichi, Yamazaki, Norio, Takimoto, Shigenori, Nishioka, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg; George A
• Application Number:
  US11/590,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198149A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 340/438
• US Class Current: 340/441
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/015 the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements B60G17/002, B60G17/005 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/018 characterised by the use of a specific signal treatment or control method
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/102 vertical
• 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 2500/02 Supply or exhaust flow rates; Pump operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2500/30 Height or ground clearance
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/604 low pass
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2600/90 other signal treatment means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0056 Low-pass filters

Abstract

The vehicle state value detecting device includes a first low pass filter (32, 36) and a second low pass filter (33, 37) having a lower cutoff frequency than the first low pass filter. The device processes a detection signal of a sensor (10, 11) for a motion control of a vehicle such as a yaw rate sensor and a lateral G sensor by selectively using one of the two low pass filters. A signal selecting unit (35, 39) selects the output of the first low pass filter when the control process demands prompt detection of an abrupt changes in the behavior of the vehicle and the output of the second low pass filter when it is not the case and an enhanced stability of the control action has a priority.

Claims

1. A vehicle state value detecting device, comprising:

a state value detecting unit for detecting a state variable of a vehicle;

a first low pass filter that cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a first cutoff frequency;

a second low pass filter that is connected in parallel with the first lower pass filter and cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a second cutoff frequency lower than the first cutoff frequency;

a vehicle condition detecting unit for detecting a first condition and a second condition of the vehicle;

a signal selecting unit for selecting an output signal of the first low pass filter when the first condition is detected and an output signal of the second low pass filter when the second condition is detected; and

a noise determining unit that computes a difference between output signals of the first and second low pass filter, the signal selecting unit selecting the output of the second low pass filter when the difference changes signs by more than a prescribed number of times within a prescribed period.

2. The vehicle state value detecting device according to claim 1, wherein the signal selecting unit selects the output of the first low pass filter when the difference do not change signs by more than a prescribed number of times within a prescribed period.

3. A vehicle state value detecting device, comprising:

a state value detecting unit for detecting a state variable of a vehicle;

a first low pass filter that cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a first cutoff frequency;

a second low pass filter that is connected in parallel with the first lower pass filter and cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a second cutoff frequency lower than the first cutoff frequency;

a vehicle condition detecting unit for detecting a first condition and a second condition of the vehicle;

a signal selecting unit for selecting an output signal of the first low pass filter when the first condition is detected and an output signal of the second low pass filter when the second condition is detected; and

a steering speed detecting unit for detecting a steering speed, the signal selecting unit selecting the output of the first low pass filter when the detected steering speed is higher than a threshold value.

4. The vehicle state value detecting device according to claim 3, wherein the signal selecting unit selects the output of the second low pass filter when the detected steering speed is lower than the threshold value.

5. A vehicle state value detecting device, comprising:

a state value detecting unit for detecting a state variable of a vehicle;

a first low pass filter that cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a first cutoff frequency;

a second low pass filter that is connected in parallel with the first lower pass filter and cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a second cutoff frequency lower than the first cutoff frequency;

a vehicle condition detecting unit for detecting a first condition and a second condition of the vehicle;

a signal selecting unit for selecting an output signal of the first low pass filter when the first condition is detected and an output signal of the second low pass filter when the second condition is detected; and

a steering speed detecting unit for detecting a steering speed and a noise determining unit that computes a difference between output signals of the first and second low pass filter, the signal selecting unit selecting the output of the second low pass filter when the detected steering speed is lower than a threshold value or when the difference changes signs by more than a prescribed number of times within a prescribed period.

6. A vehicle state value detecting device, comprising:

a state value detecting unit for detecting a state variable of a vehicle;

a first low pass filter that cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a first cutoff frequency;

a second low pass filter that is connected in parallel with the first lower pass filter and cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a second cutoff frequency lower than the first cutoff frequency;

a vehicle condition detecting unit for detecting a first condition and a second condition of the vehicle;

a signal selecting unit for selecting an output signal of the first low pass filter when the first condition is detected and an output signal of the second low pass filter when the second condition is detected; and

a stroke sensor for detecting a stroke speed of a suspension system, the signal selecting unit selecting the output of the first low pass filter when the detected stroke speed is higher than a threshold value.

7. The vehicle state value detecting device according to claim 6, wherein the signal selecting unit selects the output of the second low pass filter when the detected stroke speed is lower than the threshold value.

8. A vehicle state value detecting device, comprising:

a state value detecting unit for detecting a state variable of a vehicle;

a first low pass filter that cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a first cutoff frequency;

a second low pass filter that is connected in parallel with the first lower pass filter and cuts off a high frequency component from an output signal of the state value detecting unit at a second cutoff frequency lower than the first cutoff frequency;

a vehicle condition detecting unit for detecting a first condition and a second condition of the vehicle;

a signal selecting unit for selecting an output signal of the first low pass filter when the first condition is detected and an output signal of the second low pass filter when the second condition is detected; and

a vertical G sensor for detecting a vertical acceleration of a vehicle body, the signal selecting unit selecting the output of the first low pass filter when the detected vertical acceleration is higher than a threshold value.

9. The vehicle state value detecting device according to claim 8, wherein the signal selecting unit selects the output of the second low pass filter when the detected vertical acceleration is lower than the threshold value.