Apparatus and method for fault tolerant trajectory generation a left-right independent active front steering vehicle

• US 9,387,882 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2015
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyungpook National University
• Original Assignee: Kyungpook National University
• Inventors: Lee, Hee Chang, Han, Dong Seog, Yang, In Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Tyler J
• Application Number:
  US14/708,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20150344070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 430 Days
• Field of Search: 701 41- 44, 701/400, 701411-414, 701/416, 701/417, 180/408, 180411-413
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/00 Steering not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/021 Determination of steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/029 Steering assistants using warnings or proposing actions to the driver without influencing the steering system

Abstract

The present description relates to an apparatus and method for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle that calculates a driving optimal route of a vehicle considering turning radius increase of a vehicle that is generated due to fault management because of a fault generated on any one of steering device between a left or right steering device of a vehicle and turning possible level of a surrounding road.

Claims

1. An apparatus for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle comprising:

a steering system fault management unit, when determined a steering unit of one side wheel has broken down, configured to control, using a computer processor, a steering angle of the other side wheel based on a steering angle information of the one side wheel;

a turning radius calculating unit configured to calculate a maximum turning radius value of the vehicle based on a steering angle information controlled by the steering system fault management unit;

a radius information acquiring unit configured to calculate a minimum turning radius value of each road by acquiring road information of a surrounding region and driving direction of the vehicle;

an optimal route calculation unit configured to determine a vehicle passable road by comparing the maximum turning radius value that is acquired from the turning radius calculating unit and the minimum turning radius value of each road that is acquired from the radius information acquiring unit, and calculates an optimal driving route of the vehicle by selecting a determined passable road; and

a display unit that displays the optimal driving route that is calculated from the optimal route calculating unit.

2. The apparatus for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle of claim 1, wherein the steering angle of the other wheel is controlled to satisfy an ackerman condition based on the steering angle of the one side wheel.

3. The apparatus for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle of claim 1, wherein the turning radius calculating unit further calculates a safety information of the vehicle according to each turning radius.

4. The apparatus for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle of claim 1, wherein the radius information acquiring unit includes at least one of GPS tracking method, cell tracking method, network tracking method, and MSP hybrid tracking method to determine a location of the vehicle.

5. The apparatus for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle of claim 1, wherein the radius information acquiring unit is configured to determine a location of the vehicle, and acquire information of surrounding geography and road from a selected at least one of navigation, road transportation information server, and stored map data according to the determined location, and calculates a turning radius of each roads.

6. A method for fault tolerant trajectory generation of a left-right independent active front steering vehicle comprising:

determining, using a computer processor, whether a steering angle value of both side wheels that is calculated from an inputted steering angle is identical with an actually steered steering angle of the both side wheels when the steering wheel angle is inputted through a steering wheel, and determines as a fault state if they are not identical;

when the fault state is determined, calculating a maximum turning radius value of the vehicle through controlling a steering angle of the other wheel to satisfy an ackerman condition according to a current steering angle information of the one side and through acquiring steering information of the both side wheels;

acquiring a minimum turning radius value to pass each road through determining location of the vehicle and acquiring information of a surrounding geography and the road based on the determined location and calculating a turning radius of each of the roads; and

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calculating an optimal driving route of the vehicle through determining a vehicle passable road by comparing a maximum rotating value of the vehicle and the minimum turning radius value to pass each road and selecting a determined passable road; and

displaying at a display unit the optimal driving route.