System and method for controlling autonomous steering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10183697-B2
Application number	US-201615353528-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2016
Priority date	Nov 20, 2015
Publication date	Jan 22, 2019
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019

Abstract

The present embodiments relate to a system and a method for controlling autonomous steering according to a required torque from a driver assistance system, in which when outputting a driving current by the required torque, a compensation current is output by applying gains according to a car speed, steering angle, steering angle speed, and required torque to a variation in torque by the rotation of a steering wheel, thereby achieving autonomous steering with the smooth rotation of the steering wheel without intermittent interruptions even in high friction between the car and the road depending on road conditions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a driving current output unit configured to receive a required torque for autonomous steering and to output a driving current for generating a steering torque corresponding to the received required torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to output a compensation current proportional to a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to the steering torque, by applying a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque,
wherein the compensation current output unit outputs the compensation current by applying the first gain, which decreases with the car speed increasing, to the variation in torque.

2. The autonomous steering control system of claim 1 , wherein the compensation current output unit passes the variation in torque, to which at least one of the first gain according to the car speed and the second gain according to the steering angle is applied, through a low pass filter.

3. The autonomous steering control system of claim 1 , wherein the driving current output unit receives the required torque for the autonomous steering from a driver assistance system.

4. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a driving current output unit configured to receive a required torque for autonomous steering and to output a driving current for generating a steering torque corresponding to the received required torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to output a compensation current proportional to a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to the steering torque, by applying a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque,
wherein the compensation current output unit outputs the compensation current by applying the first gain, which has a fixed value at a car speed of a preset speed or lower and gradually decreases at a car speed higher than the preset speed, to the variation in torque.

5. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a driving current output unit configured to receive a required torque for autonomous steering and to output a driving current for generating a steering torque corresponding to the received required torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to output a compensation current proportional to a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to the steering torque, by applying a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque,
wherein the compensation current output unit outputs the compensation current by applying the second gain, which is determined to be 0 when the steering angle is out of a range determined by a driver assistance system outputting the required torque for the autonomous steering, to the variation in torque.

6. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a driving current output unit configured to receive a required torque for autonomous steering and to output a driving current for generating a steering torque corresponding to the received required torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to output a compensation current proportional to a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to the steering torque, by applying a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque,
wherein the compensation current output unit outputs the compensation current by applying the third gain, which gradually decreases when an absolute value of the steering angle speed is a preset angular speed or higher, to the variation in torque.

7. An autonomous steering control method comprising:
receiving a required torque for autonomous steering;
generating a steering torque according to the required torque; and
outputting a compensation current proportional to a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to the steering torque,
wherein the outputting of the compensation current outputs the compensation current by applying a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque, and
wherein the outputting of the compensation current outputs the compensation current by applying the first gain, which is inversely proportional to the car speed, to the variation in torque.

8. The autonomous steering control method of claim 7 , wherein the outputting of the compensation current comprises passing the variation in torque, to which at least one of the first gain according to the car speed and the second gain according to the steering angle is applied, through a low pass filter.

9. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a torque variation receiver configured to receive a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to a steering torque;
a low pass filter configured to pass the received variation in torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to generate and output a compensation current based on the variation in torque that is via the low pass filter,
wherein the compensation current output unit applies at least one gain of a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque and generates the compensation current based on the variation in torque to which the gain is applied, and
wherein the compensation current output unit applies at least one gain of the first gain, the second gain, and the third gain to the variation in torque that is via the low pass filter.

10. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a torque variation receiver configured to receive a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to a steering torque;
a low pass filter configured to pass the received variation in torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to generate and output a compensation current based on the variation in torque that is via the low pass filter,
wherein the compensation current output unit applies at least one gain of a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a third gain according to a steering angle speed to the variation in torque and generates the compensation current based on the variation in torque to which the gain is applied, and
wherein the compensation current output unit applies at least one gain of the first gain, the second gain, and the third gain to the variation in torque and passes the variation in torque, to which the gain is applied, through the low pass filter.

11. An autonomous steering control system comprising:
a torque variation receiver configured to receive a variation in torque by rotation of a steering wheel in steering according to a steering torque;
a low pass filter configured to pass the received variation in torque; and
a compensation current output unit configured to generate and output a compensation current based on the variation in torque that is via the low pass filter,
wherein the compensation current output unit applies at least one gain of a first gain according to a car speed, a second gain according to a steering angle, and a t

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Lee Sung Gun

Classifications

• B62D15/025 Primary

  Active steering aids, e.g. helping the driver by actively influencing the steering system after environment evaluation (B62D1/28 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D15/021

  Determination of steering angle · CPC title

• B62D5/046

  Controlling the motor · CPC title

• B60W2710/20

  Steering systems · CPC title

• B62D6/00 Primary

  Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits (means for initiating a change in direction B62D1/00; steering valves B62D5/06; combined with means for inclining the vehicle body or wheels on bends B62D9/00) · CPC title