System and method for controlling power trunk

• US 9,048,703 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mototech Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Mototech Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang Il, Jang, Se Young, An, Jae Hyoung
• Primary Examiner(s): Leykin, Rita
• Application Number:
  US13/730,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20130169197A1
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 318/3, 318/599, 318/610, 318/609, 327/335, 327/336, 327/1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/70 with automatic actuation
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/10 Electronic control
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/30 of motors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/36 Speed control, detection or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/548 Trunk lids
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 7/14 Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06

Abstract

Disclosed is a system for controlling a power trunk in a trunk-equipped vehicle, including: a motor configured to transfer power to the trunk to drive the trunk; a velocity sensing unit configured to sense a velocity of the motor; a control unit configured to compute a current trunk position and an operational velocity based on information on the velocity of the motor sensed by the velocity sensing unit and control the motor based on the computed position and the operational velocity, wherein a predetermined target velocity and the operational velocity are compared, and a difference between the target velocity and the operational velocity is compensated using a proportional integral derivative (PID) control scheme. It is possible to constantly control an open/close velocity of a power trunk regardless of a change of external environments when a power trunk is opened or closed in a vehicle having a power trunk system.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a power trunk in a trunk-equipped vehicle, the system comprising:

a motor configured to transfer power to the trunk and drive the trunk;

a velocity sensing unit configured to sense a velocity of the motor; and

a control unit configured to compute a current trunk position and an operational velocity based on information on the velocity of the motor sensed by the velocity sensing unit and control the motor based on the computed position and the computed operational velocity,

wherein a predetermined target velocity and the operational velocity are compared, and a difference between the target velocity and the operational velocity is compensated using a proportional integral derivative (PID) control scheme, and

wherein the control unit uses following equations in the PID control scheme;

MV_n=MV_n-1+Δ

MV_n, and

Δ

MV_n=Kp*(e_n−

e_n-1)+Ki*e_n+Kd*((e_n−

e_n-1)−

(e_n-1−

e_n-2)),

where MV_n denotes a current manipulated variable, MV_n-1 denotes a previous manipulated variable, Δ

MV_n denotes a derivative of the current manipulated variable, e_n denotes a current difference, e_n-1 denotes a previous difference, e_n-2 denotes a second previous difference, Kp denotes a proportional coefficient, Ki denotes a proportional integral coefficient, and Kd denotes a proportional differential coefficient.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the velocity sensing unit is a Hall sensor.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the motor such that a revolution per minute (RPM) of the motor measured using the Hall sensor and an RPM of the target velocity are compared, and a difference between the RPM of the motor and the RPM of the target velocity is compensated using the ND control scheme.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the motor such that a pulse width modulation (PWM) duty ratio is controlled based on the PID control scheme.

5. A method of controlling a power trunk in a power trunk system including a trunk, a motor configured to transfer power to the trunk to drive the trunk, a velocity sensing unit configured to sense a velocity of the motor, and a control unit configured to control opening/closing of the trunk, the method comprising:

obtaining a current position of the trunk and an operational velocity based on information of the velocity of the motor sensed by the velocity sensing unit;

comparing a predetermined target velocity and the operational velocity and compensating a difference between the predetermined target velocity and the operational velocity using a proportional integral derivative (PID) control scheme; and

controlling a velocity of the motor based on a result of the PID control/compensation,

wherein the control unit uses following equations in the PID control scheme;

MV_n=MV_n-1+Δ

MV_n, and

Δ

MV_n=Kp*(e_n−

e_n-1)+Ki*e_n+Kd*((e_n−

e_n-1)−

(e_n-1−

e_n-2)),

where MV_n denotes a current manipulated variable, MV_n-1 denotes a previous manipulated variable, Δ

MV_n denotes a derivative of the current manipulated variable, e_n denotes a current difference, e_n-1 denotes a previous difference, e_n-2 denotes a second previous difference, Kp denotes a proportional coefficient, Ki denotes a proportional integral coefficient, and Kd denotes as proportional differential coefficient.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the velocity sensing unit is a Hall sensor.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the control unit controls the motor such that a revolution per minute (RPM) of the motor measured using the Hall sensor and an RPM of the target velocity are compared, and a difference between the RPM of the motor and the RPM of the target velocity is compensated using the PID control scheme.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the control unit controls the motor such that a pulse width modulation (PWM) duty ratio is controlled based on the PID control scheme.