System and method for controlling coasting of hybrid vehicle equipped with automated manual transmission

• US 8,706,379 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2011
• Issued: 04/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Jang, Sang Pil
• Primary Examiner(s): Dager, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US13/323,282
• Publication Number:
  US 20130073168A1
• Time in Patent Office: 862 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 701/93
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 1/10 by utilising wheel movement for accumulating energy, e.g. driving air compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 13/588 both fluid and mechanical assistance or drive
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2260/04 Automatic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 2270/604 Merging friction therewith; Adjusting their repartition
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• 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 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/083 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18072 Coasting
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18127 Regenerative braking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/60 Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

A technique for controlling coasting of a hybrid vehicle equipped with an Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) is disclosed herein. First, the amount of regenerative braking is varied based on the degree of manipulation of an accelerator pedal within the predetermined control range of a total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal from when the accelerator pedal is not being manipulated. The amount of regenerative braking decreases as the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal increases. The control range is used to perform control in such a way as to vary the amount of regenerative braking according to the amount of manipulation of the accelerator pedal. Further, the control range is set to within a range of initial 5 to 20% of the total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal.

Claims

1. A method for controlling coasting of a hybrid vehicle equipped with an Automated Manual Transmission (AMT), comprising:

varying, by a controller, an amount of regenerative braking based on a degree of manipulation of an accelerator pedal within a predetermined control range of a total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal from when the accelerator pedal is not being manipulated; and

decreasing, by the controller, the amount of regenerative braking as the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal increases.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the control range, used to vary the amount of regenerative braking according to the amount of manipulation of the accelerator pedal, is set to within a range of initial 5 to 20% of the total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising:

when the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal falls within the control range, calculating a deceleration request conversion index, corresponding to a current amount of manipulation of the accelerator pedal based on a conversion map including the deceleration request conversion index of the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal, within the control range;

calculating a converted-deceleration request torque using a percentage by multiplying a deceleration request torque determined according to a vehicle speed by a relevant deceleration request conversion index; and

performing a regenerative braking function such that the converted deceleration request torque is satisfied.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3, wherein the conversion map, including the deceleration request conversion index of the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal, is configured to have a maximum value when the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal is 0, and configured to have a minimum value when the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal is a maximum value of the control range.

5. A method for controlling coasting of a hybrid vehicle equipped with AMT, comprising:

determining whether a degree of manipulation of an accelerator pedal falls within a predetermined control range when a vehicle speed is 0;

in response to determining that the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal falls within the control range, calculating a deceleration request conversion index corresponding to a current degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal based on a conversion map including a deceleration request conversion index of the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal within the control range;

calculating a converted-deceleration request torque using a percentage by multiplying a deceleration request torque determined according to a vehicle speed by the calculated deceleration request conversion index; and

performing regenerative braking based on the calculated converted deceleration request torque.

6. The method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the predetermined control range is set to within a range of initial 5 to 20% of a total degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal.

7. The method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the conversion map, including the deceleration request conversion index of the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal, is configured to have a maximum value when the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal is 0, and configured to have a minimum value when the degree of manipulation of the accelerator pedal is a maximum value of the control range.