Damping control device for hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10106166-B2
Application number	US-201515554766-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2015
Priority date	Mar 20, 2015
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

A damping control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided that make it possible to suppress behavior that differs from a request of a driver. The damping control device includes a controller that calculates an amount of change in a target driving torque, and calculates an amount of change in a target motor torque. The damping control device also includes a damping rate variation unit that sets the damping of a feed forward control unit to a first damping rate when the target driving torque change amount and the target motor torque change amount both are positive or negative, and to a second damping rate, which is smaller than the first damping rate, when the target driving torque change amount and the target motor torque change amount have opposite positivity or negativity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A damping control device for a hybrid vehicle having
a drive source including an engine and a motor;
a target driving torque calculation unit that calculates a target driving torque by the engine and the motor based on an accelerator position opening amount and a vehicle speed;
a motor torque calculation unit that calculates a target motor torque of the motor, that corrects the target motor torque and calculates a final target motor torque by a feed forward control that inputs the target motor torque of the motor obtained from the target driving torque, then attenuates and outputs the target motor torque, and a feedback control that inputs the motor rotational speed, and adds a torque for attenuating a vibration component caused by an actual disturbance to the output by the feed forward control,
the damping control device comprising:
a target driving torque change amount calculation unit that calculates a target driving torque change amount, which is a time-differential of a target driving torque;
a target motor torque change amount calculation unit that calculates a target motor torque change amount, which is a time-differential of a target motor torque; and
a damping rate variation unit that sets a damping rate by the feed forward control to a first damping rate when the target driving torque change amount and the target motor torque change amount both are positive or negative, and to a second damping rate, which is smaller than the first damping rate, when the target driving torque change amount and the target motor torque change amount have opposite positivity or negativity.

2. The damping control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a target driving torque determination unit that determines whether or not the target driving torque change amount is equal to, or greater than, a positive first driving torque change amount; and
a target motor torque determination unit that determines whether or not the target motor torque change amount is less than a negative second motor torque change amount, which is less than the positive first motor torque change amount;
when the target driving torque change amount is equal to, or greater than, the first driving torque change amount, and the target motor torque change amount is less than the second motor torque change amount, the damping rate variation unit being configured to set the damping rate to the second damping rate.

3. The damping control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a target driving torque determination unit that determines whether or not the target driving torque change amount is less than a negative second driving torque change amount, which is less than the positive first driving torque change amount; and
a target motor torque determination unit that determines whether or not the target motor torque change amount is equal to, or greater than, the positive first motor torque change amount;
when the target driving torque change amount is less than the second driving torque change amount, and the target motor torque change amount is equal to or greater than the first motor torque change amount, the damping rate variation unit being configured to set the damping rate to the second damping rate.

4. The damping control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a driving torque change amount stable range determination unit that determines whether or not the target driving torque change amount is within a driving torque change amount stable range, which is less than a positive first driving torque change amount, and equal to, or greater than, a negative second driving torque change amount; and
a motor torque change amount range determination unit that determines whether or not the target motor torque change amount is within a motor torque change amount stable range, which is less than a positive first motor torque change amount, and equal to, or greater than, a negative second motor torque change amount;
wherein
the damping rate variation unit being configured to set the damping rate to a third damping rate between the first damping rate and the second damping rate, when the target driving torque change amount is within a driving torque change amount stable range, and the target motor torque change amount is outside of the motor torque change amount stable range.

5. The damping control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a driving torque change amount stable range determination unit that determines whether or not the target driving torque change amount is within a driving torque change amount stable range, which is less than a positive first driving torque change amount, and equal to, or greater than, a negative second driving torque change amount; and
a motor torque change amount range determination unit that determines whether or not the target motor torque change amount is within a motor torque change amount stable range, which is less than a positive first motor torque change amount, and equal to, or greater than, a negative second motor torque change amount;
the damping rate variation unit being configured to set the damping rate to a third damping rate between the first damping rate and the second damping rate, when the target driving torque change amount is outside of the driving torque change amount stable range, and the target motor torque change amount is within the motor torque change amount stable range.

6. The damping control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cooperative regenerative braking unit that carries out cooperative regenerative braking, in which a braking force of the vehicle is distributed to a hydraulic braking force and a regenerative braking force,
the damping rate variation unit being configured to set the damping rate, in a case where the cooperative regenerative braking is being executed, larger compared to when the cooperative regenerative braking is not being executed.

7. The damping control device according to claim 1 , wherein
a gear backlash reduction control unit is provided, which suppresses vibration that occurs on a drive shaft from a drive source to wheels when the target driving torque fluctuates from positive to negative, or from negative to positive; and
the damping rate variation unit being configured to set the damping rate to a damping rate that is smaller than the first damping rate, during an operation of the gear backlash reduction control unit.

Assignees

• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Orita Shuichi

Classifications

• B60W10/184

  with wheel brakes · CPC title

• B60W2520/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title

• B60W2030/203

  related or induced by the clutch · CPC title

• B60W2710/18

  Braking system · CPC title

• B60W50/0098

  Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for · CPC title