Method and apparatus for controlling differentially driven wheel-slip for an articulated machine
First Claim
1. An anti-spin apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle having a . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, front and rear wheeled sections hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about the . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, and at least one axle set with at least two driven wheels, comprising:
- braking means for controllably applying braking forces to each of said driven wheels;
means for producing a slip signal having a value responsive to the difference in rotational velocity between said wheels of said axle set;
means for producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of said vehicle;
control means for receiving said slip signal and said articulation signal and producing a braking control signal in response to the magnitudes of the slip and articulation signals; and
wherein said braking means receives said braking control signal and . .responsibly.!. .Iadd.responsively .Iaddend.applies said braking forces to the faster rotating wheel.
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Abstract
An anti-spin apparatus for a machine is disclosed. The machine is articulated and has at least one axle set with at least two driven wheels. The anti-spin apparatus includes braking mechanisms which controllably apply braking forces to each of the driven wheels. A controller produces a slip signal having a value responsive to the difference in rotational velocity between the wheels of the axle set. A transducer produces an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of the machine. Further, a microprocessor receives the slip signal and the articulation signal, and produces a braking control signal. One of the braking mechanisms receives the braking control signal and responsively applies the braking forces to the faster rotating wheel.
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26 Claims
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1. An anti-spin apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle having a . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, front and rear wheeled sections hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about the . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, and at least one axle set with at least two driven wheels, comprising:
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braking means for controllably applying braking forces to each of said driven wheels; means for producing a slip signal having a value responsive to the difference in rotational velocity between said wheels of said axle set; means for producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of said vehicle; control means for receiving said slip signal and said articulation signal and producing a braking control signal in response to the magnitudes of the slip and articulation signals; and wherein said braking means receives said braking control signal and . .responsibly.!. .Iadd.responsively .Iaddend.applies said braking forces to the faster rotating wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An anti-spin apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle having a . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, front and rear wheeled sections hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about the . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, and at least one axle set with at least two driven wheels, comprising:
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braking means for controllably applying braking forces to each of said driven wheels; means for producing a slip signal having a value responsive to the difference in rotational velocity between said wheels of said axle set; means for producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of said vehicle; control means for receiving said slip signal and said articulation signal, controllably modifying said slip signal in response to the value of said articulation signal, comparing said modified slip signal with a first predetermined reference value, and producing a braking control signal in response to said modified slip signal value exceeding said first predetermined reference value; and wherein said braking means receives said braking control signal and . .responsibly.!. .Iadd.responsively .Iaddend.applies said braking forces to the faster rotating wheel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controllably equalizing the torque delivered to an axle set of a vehicle, the vehicle having front and rear wheeled sections being hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about a . .horizontal.!. .Iadd.vertical .Iaddend.axis, the axle set having at least two driven wheels where each of the wheels have an associated braking mechanism, comprising the steps of:
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producing a slip signal having a value responsive to the difference in rotational velocity between said wheels of said axle set; producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of said vehicle; receiving said slip signal and said articulation signal and producing a braking control signal in response to the magnitudes of the slip and articulation signals; and receiving said braking control signal and . .responsibly.!. .Iadd.responsively .Iaddend.operating said braking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Iaddend..Iadd.30. An anti-spin apparatus, as set forth in claim 29, wherein one of the driven wheels is a faster rotating wheel and another one of the driven wheels is a slower rotating wheel and the control means produces an actual speed ratio signal having:
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a value representing the ratio of the faster rotating wheel to the slower rotating wheel; and a value representing the faster rotating wheel. .Iaddend..Iadd.31. An anti-spin apparatus, as set forth in claim 30, wherein the control means produces a desired speed ratio signal having a value representative of a desired ratio of the faster rotating wheel to the slower rotating wheel in response to the magnitude of the articulation angle signal, the desired ratio having a value representative of substantially no wheel slippage. .Iaddend..Iadd.32. An anti-spin apparatus, as set forth in claim 31, wherein the control means determines an error value representative of the difference between the values of actual and desired speed ratio signals. .Iaddend..Iadd.33. An anti-spin apparatus, as set forth in claim 32, wherein the control means compares the error value to a first predetermined reference value and produces the braking control signal in response to the error value being greater than the first predetermined reference value. .Iaddend..Iadd.34. An anti-spin apparatus, as set forth in claim 33, wherein the control means determines a desired amount of braking force to apply to the slipping wheel using Proportional+Integral+Derivative (PID) control, the braking control signal having a magnitude proportional to the desired amount of braking force.
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23. Iaddend..Iadd.35. A method for controllably equalizing the torque delivered to an axle set of a vehicle, the vehicle having front and rear wheeled sections being hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about a vertical axis, the axle set having at least two driven wheels where each of the wheels have an associated braking mechanism, comprising the steps of:
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producing a wheel speed signal having a value responsive to a rotational velocity of each wheel of said axle set; producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of said vehicle; receiving said wheel speed signals and said articulation signal and producing a braking control signal in response to the magnitudes of the wheel speed and articulation signals; and receiving said braking control signal and responsively operating said
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24. braking mechanism. .Iaddend..Iadd.36. A method, as set forth in claim 35, including the step of producing an actual speed ratio signal having:
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a value representing a ratio of the faster rotating wheel to the slower rotating wheel; and a value that represents the faster rotating wheel. .Iaddend..Iadd.37. A method, as set forth in claim 36, including the step of producing a desired speed ratio signal having a value representative of a desired ratio of the faster rotating wheel to the slower rotating wheel in response to the magnitude of the articulation angle signal, the desired ratio having a value representative of substantially no wheel slippage. .Iaddend..Iadd.38. A method, as set forth in claim 37, including the steps of subtracting the desired speed ratio signal from the actual speed ratio signal and responsively producing an error signal. .Iaddend..Iadd.39. A method, as set forth in claim 38, including the steps of comparing the error value to a first predetermined reference value and applying the braking force in response to the error value being greater than the first
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25. predetermined reference value. .Iaddend..Iadd.40. A method, as set forth in claim 39, wherein at least one of the driven wheels is a slipping wheel and including the steps of determining a desired amount of braking force to apply to the slipping wheel using Proportional+Integral+Derivative (PID) control in response to the error signal and producing the braking control signal with a magnitude proportional to the desired amount of braking force. .Iaddend..Iadd.41. An anti-spin apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle having a vertical axis, front and rear wheeled sections hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about the vertical axis, and at least one axle set with at least two driven wheels wherein at least one of the driven wheels is a slipping wheel, comprising:
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a brake associated with each driven wheel, each brake being capable of controllably applying braking forces to each of the driven wheels; a wheel speed transducer associated with each driven wheel, each wheel speed transducer providing a wheel speed signal having a value responsive to the rotational velocity of the respective wheel of the axle set; an angular position transducer associated with the articulation mechanism, the angular position transducer producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of the vehicle; a controller electrically connected to the wheel speed transducer and angular position transducer, the controller adapted to receive the wheel speed signals and the articulation signal and provide a braking control signal to the brake in response to the wheel speed and articulation signals; and wherein the brake receives the braking control signal and responsively
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26. applies said braking forces to the slipping wheel. .Iaddend..Iadd.42. An anti-spin apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle having vertical axis, front and rear wheeled sections hinged together by an articulation mechanism for relative movement about the vertical axis, and at least one axle set with at least two driven wheels, comprising:
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a brake associated with each driven wheel, each brake being capable of controllably applying braking forces to each of the driven wheels; a wheel speed transducer associated with each driven wheel, each wheel speed transducer providing a wheel speed signal having a value responsive to the rotational velocity of the respective wheel of the axle set; an angular position transducer associated with the articulation mechanism, the angular position transducer producing an articulation signal having a value responsive to the angle of articulation of the vehicle; a controller electrically connected to the wheel speed transducer and angular position transducer, the controller adapted to receive the wheel speed signals and the articulation signal, produce a slip signal in response to the values of the wheel speed and articulation signals, compare the slip signal with a first predetermined reference value, and produce a braking control signal in response to the slip signal value exceeding the first predetermined reference value; and wherein the brake receives the braking control signal and responsively applies the braking forces to the slipping wheel. .Iaddend.
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