Dynamic compensation for clutch control during shift

• US 9,933,069 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2015
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Yanakiev, Diana, Pietron, Gregory Michael, Meyer, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, Jerrah
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALSOMIRI, MAJDI A
• Application Number:
  US14/689,165
• Publication Number:
  US 20150219212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,082 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/3024 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/30421 Torque of the output shaft
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/3166 Detection of an elapsed period of time
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/3168 Temperature detection of any component of the control system
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/525 Improve response of control system
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/7044 Output shaft torque
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/70605 Adaptive correction; Modifying control system parameters, e.g. gains, constants, look-up tables
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/7082 of the clutch
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 48/06 Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2061/062 for controlling filling of clutches or brake servos, e.g. fill time, fill level or pressure during filling
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/061 using electric control means

Abstract

When a transmission controller issues a control command, such as pressure to control clutch torque, the response may be delayed due to dynamic properties of the control system. These properties can be modeled using a dynamic response model. One potential model is a combination of a pure time delay and a first order distributed delay. Control methods may be improved in several ways by accounting for the dynamic response. First, the dynamic response model may be used to improve adaptation of a transfer function between the commanded control signal and the clutch torque. Second, the command may be adjusted based on the dynamic response model. Both the pure time delay and the time constant of the first order distributed delay may be functions of operating conditions such as temperature.

Claims

1. A transmission comprising:

a clutch; and

a controller programmed to;

command a pressure based on a target clutch torque and a static transfer function to control a torque capacity of the clutch;

estimate an actual current pressure based on a first order distributed delay and a record of commanded pressures;

estimate a torque transmitted by the clutch; and

adapt the static transfer function based on the estimated transmitted torque and the estimated actual current pressure.

2. The transmission of claim 1 wherein the first order distributed delay has a time constant which is a function of a measured temperature.

3. The transmission of claim 1 wherein the controller is programmed to calculate the commanded pressure by calculating a desired pressure based on the static transfer function and applying a lead-lag filter to a desired pressure profile.

4. The transmission of claim 1 wherein the controller is further programmed to forecast the target clutch torque to create a target clutch torque profile and wherein the commanded pressure is based on a future target clutch torque.

5. A transmission comprising:

a clutch; and

a controller programmed to

generate a target clutch torque profile,

calculate a desired control signal profile based on a static transfer function and the target clutch torque profile,

calculate a commanded control signal by applying a lead-lag filter to the desired control signal profile,

issue the commanded control signal to the clutch,

estimate a current control signal value based on a dynamic response model and the commanded control signal profile,

estimate a current actual clutch torque, and

adapt the static transfer function based on the estimated current actual clutch torque and the estimated current control signal value.

6. The transmission of claim 5 wherein the control signal is a pressure.

7. The transmission of claim 5 wherein the dynamic response model includes a pure time delay.

8. The transmission of claim 7 wherein the pure time delay is a function of a set of operating conditions.

9. The transmission of claim 8 wherein the set of operating conditions includes a temperature.

10. The transmission of claim 5 wherein the dynamic response model includes a first order distributed delay with a time constant.

11. The transmission of claim 10 wherein the time constant is a function of a set of operating conditions.

12. The transmission of claim 11 wherein the set of operating conditions includes a temperature.

13. The transmission of claim 5 wherein generating the target clutch torque includes forecasting the target clutch torque to create a target clutch torque profile and wherein the commanded control signal is based on a future target clutch torque.