Motor vehicles – With means for detecting wheel slip during vehicle...
Patent
1989-10-02
1992-06-02
Hill, Mitchell J.
Motor vehicles
With means for detecting wheel slip during vehicle...
36442602, 36442603, B60K 2816
Patent
active
051179334
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a drive slippage control system for a four wheel drive vehicle, which system provides slippage values used for controlled braking of the wheels and/or controlling the drive torque. The slippage values are derived from the speed signals of the wheels and a reference value approximated to the vehicle speed derived from the wheel speed signals.
In case all-wheel driven vehicles start on low ground it is possible that all wheels are accelerated more rapidly as compared to the vehicle acceleration. For a high friction value, however, the wheel acceleration will conform with the vehicle acceleration. Based on this situation, it is difficult to form a reference value, which is required to determine the wheel slippage (drive slippage).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is hence an object of the invention to form the reference value when all four wheels are slipping.
This object is accomplished by calculating a maximum-possible vehicle acceleration which in turn limits the possible increase in the reference value. This maximum possible acceleration is determined from the vehicle torque, which may be calculated from the throttle position and the engine speed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The sole FIGURE is a block diagram of the regulating system.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
In a computing block 1 to which the throttle position D.sub.K is supplied by a sensor 2 and the engine speed n.sub.mot is supplied by a sensor 3, the instantaneous driving torque A is calculated based on the values supplied according to the relation data and the various engine types (Otto, Diesel, aspirated or charged engine). The driving torque can also be determined from a suitably stored engine data field. The vehicle has a transmission characterized by a transmission multiplication between the engine and wheels.
From an output of block 1 the value A as determined is, together with a reference value (as vehicle speed), supplied to a further computing block 4 which calculates the maximum-possible vehicle acceleration a.sub.Fmax from the instantaneous driving torque and the vehicle speed while allowing for instantaneous transmission multiplication, according to the relation: parameters (dynamic radius, air resistance coefficient, weight of vehicle, etc.) and the parameters of the drive line (transmission data, moments of inertia) and wherein .omega. is the wheel acceleration. The kinetic energy in the drive line and the dead times present are allowed for when determining a.sub.Fmax.
This acceleration value is supplied to a block 5 to which signals corresponding to the wheel speeds v.sub.ref are also supplied via terminals 5' and which forms, based on this data, the reference value approximated to the vehicle speed. This is indicated as v.sub.ref in the FIGURE. The maximum-possible instantaneous vehicle acceleration a.sub.Fmax is used to limit the increase of the vehicle speed; if the wheel speeds signal a stronger increase, the latter is not admitted; what is admitted is an increase along with the maximum-possible instantaneous vehicle acceleration. The reference value formed in block 5 is then supplied to a block 6 which generates control signals from the supplied wheel speeds v.sub.ref and the reference value so as to brake individual wheels and/or reduce the engine momentum (terminals 6'). As already mentioned the reference value, such as vehicle speed is, supplied to the block 4 via a line 7.
1. Drive slippage control system for a vehicle in which all four wheels are driven by an engine which has an engine speed and develops drive torque, said vehicle moving at a vehicle speed, said wheels rotating at respective wheel speeds, and said drive torque being represented by an instantaneous drive torque at every instant in time, said vehicle further comprising a throttle having a throttle position, said control system comprising instantaneous drive torque, said reference value being derived from the wheel speed signals and being limited by the maximum possible vehicle accele
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Meurer Martin
Sigl Alfred
Hill Mitchell J.
Robert & Bosch GmbH
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