Method and apparatus for multivariate active driveline damping

• US 8,195,352 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2011
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Morris, Robert L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Algahaim, Helal A
• Application Number:
  US13/075,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20110178686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 701/22, 701/51, 477/15, 903/902, 903/904, 180 651- 656
• US Class Current: 701/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/02 comprising more than one electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/365 with the gears having orbital motion
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/11 Stepped gearings
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/15 Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/20 Control strategies involving selection of hybrid configuration, e.g. selection between series or parallel configuration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/20 Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/0666 Engine torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/083 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/1882 characterised by the working point of the engine, e.g. by using engine output chart
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/20 Reducing vibrations in the driveline
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2037/0866 Power split variators with distributing differentials, with the output of the CVT connected or connectable to the output shaft
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2037/102 the input or output shaft of the transmission is connected or connectable to two or more differentials
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2037/104 Power split variators with one end of the CVT connected or connectable to two or more differentials
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2037/106 with switching means to provide two variator modes or ranges
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/946 Characterized by control of driveline clutch

Abstract

A multivariate control method and system to control torque output from a powertrain system to a driveline is provided, to reduce driveline oscillations. The powertrain preferably comprises hybrid powertrain having a plurality of torque-generative devices connected to a transmission. Desired powertrain and driveline operating states are determined, as are a plurality of operating state errors. Each torque-generative device is controlled, based upon the operating state errors, and operating mode of the transmission. A damping torque command, additive to a commanded torque, is determined for one or more of the torque-generative devices based upon the determined transmission operating mode. Determined operating states include operator input, and powertrain/driveline including driveline torque; transmission input torque, rotational speed of the torque-generative devices; road load; and, accessory load.

Claims

1. A method for damping oscillations in a driveline coupled to a powertrain system comprising a plurality of individually-controllable torque generative devices mechanically coupled to a transmission, the transmission configured to operate in one of a plurality of fixed gear and continuously variable operating modes, wherein a control module performs the following steps comprising:

forming a first matrix comprising a plurality of reference operating states for the powertrain system for a selected one of the transmission operating modes;

forming a feedback matrix comprising a second matrix including a plurality of feedback operating states for the powertrain system multiplied by a gain factor matrix, wherein the gain factor matrix corresponds to the selected transmission operating mode;

determining state errors comprising comparing the first matrix and the feedback matrix; and

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individually controlling torque outputs from the torque generative devices in response to the operating state parameters contained in the first matrix, the feedback matrix and the selected transmission operating mode.

2. A powertrain system, comprising:

a plurality of torque-generative devices, each configured to generate torque deliverable to a transmission, said transmission configured to deliver motive torque to a driveline in a selected one of a plurality fixed ratio and mode operating modes; and

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a control system configured to control the integrated torque-generative devices and the transmission, said control system including a storage medium having a computer program encoded therein for effecting a multivariate control method to control motive torque output from the transmission to the driveline, the program comprising;

code for forming a first matrix comprising a plurality of reference operating states for the powertrain system for a selected one of the transmission operating modes;

code for forming a feedback matrix comprising a second matrix including a plurality of feedback operating states for the powertrain system multiplied by a gain factor matrix, wherein the gain factor matrix corresponds to the selected transmission operating mode;

code for determining operating state errors comprising comparing the first matrix and the feedback matrix; and

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code for individually controlling torque outputs from the torque generative devices in response to operating state parameters contained in the first matrix, the feedback matrix and the selected transmission operating mode.

3. The powertrain system of claim 2, wherein the torque-generative devices comprise an internal combustion engine and a pair of electrical motors.

4. The powertrain system of claim 2, wherein the transmission comprises to a two-mode, compound-split, electro-mechanical hybrid transmission.