Stop determination apparatus, inclination determination apparatus, and electric parking brake controller
First Claim
1. A vehicle stop determination apparatus for determining whether a vehicle is at a standstill, comprising:
- a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of the vehicle;
a G sensor for detecting a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle;
an inclination acceleration estimate section for calculating an estimated inclination acceleration resulting from an inclination of a road surface based on a vehicle speed reduction rate calculated from an output of the vehicle speed sensor and an output from the G sensor; and
a stop determination section which includes a first stop determination mode and a second stop determination mode and which selects either one of the first stop determination mode or the second stop determination mode based on the vehicle speed reduction rate calculated before the output of the vehicle speed sensor falls below a detection limit,wherein in the first stop determination mode, a stop of the vehicle is determined based on a change in the output of the G sensor when the output of the vehicle speed sensor is equal to or less than the detection limit, and in the second stop determination mode, the stop of the vehicle is determined based on a comparison between the output of the G sensor and the estimated inclination acceleration.
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Abstract
A vehicle stop determination apparatus includes a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of a vehicle, a G sensor for detecting a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle, an inclination acceleration estimate section for calculating an estimated inclination acceleration resulting from an inclination of a road surface based on a vehicle speed reduction rate calculated from an output of the vehicle speed sensor and an output from the G sensor, and a stop determination section which has a first stop determination mode and a second stop determination mode and which selects the first stop determination mode or the second stop determination mode based on the vehicle speed reduction rate provided before the output of the vehicle speed sensor becomes equal to or less than a detection limit. Also, the inclination is re-determined based on the output of the G sensor when the vehicle is stopped.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle stop determination apparatus for determining whether a vehicle is at a standstill, comprising:
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a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of the vehicle; a G sensor for detecting a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; an inclination acceleration estimate section for calculating an estimated inclination acceleration resulting from an inclination of a road surface based on a vehicle speed reduction rate calculated from an output of the vehicle speed sensor and an output from the G sensor; and a stop determination section which includes a first stop determination mode and a second stop determination mode and which selects either one of the first stop determination mode or the second stop determination mode based on the vehicle speed reduction rate calculated before the output of the vehicle speed sensor falls below a detection limit, wherein in the first stop determination mode, a stop of the vehicle is determined based on a change in the output of the G sensor when the output of the vehicle speed sensor is equal to or less than the detection limit, and in the second stop determination mode, the stop of the vehicle is determined based on a comparison between the output of the G sensor and the estimated inclination acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13)
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8. An inclination determination apparatus for determining an inclination of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped, the inclination determination apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of the vehicle; a G sensor for detecting a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; an inclination determination section for calculating an estimated inclination acceleration resulting from an inclination of a road surface based on a vehicle speed reduction rate calculated from an output of the vehicle speed sensor and an output from the G sensor; and a stop determination section for determining a stop of the vehicle based on the output of the vehicle speed sensor, wherein the inclination determination section determines the inclination to be a flat surface if the estimated inclination acceleration is below a predetermined criterion value, and re-determines the inclination based on the output of the G sensor when the stop determination section establishes a determination of a stop of the vehicle, and wherein the predetermined criterion value is changed according to the vehicle speed reduction rate. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An inclination determination apparatus for determining an inclination of a road surface on which a vehicle is stopped, the inclination determination apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of the vehicle; a G sensor for detecting a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; a first inclination determination section for calculating a first inclination of a road surface based on a vehicle speed reduction rate calculated from an output of the vehicle speed sensor and an output from the G sensor when the vehicle is in a running state; a stop determination section for determining a stop of the vehicle based on the output of the vehicle speed sensor; a second inclination determination section for calculating a second inclination of the road surface based on the G sensor when the stop determination section establishes a determination of the stop of the vehicle; and a vehicle control section for controlling an actuator of the vehicle when the stop determination section establishes the determination of the stop of the vehicle, wherein an electric parking brake control section controls the actuator based on the first inclination of the road until the second inclination determination section calculates the second inclination of the road.
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