Method for preventing burst of clutch for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10316905-B2
Application number	US-201715826014-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2017
Priority date	May 2, 2017
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a technique of suppressing the occurrence of an impact caused by clutch engagement by differently controlling a clutch depending on whether or not a brake is in operation. Disclosed is a method of controlling a clutch for a vehicle, which effectively reduces engagement impact that occurs when the clutch is engaged by performing control such that a rising slope of clutch torque up to a touch point is gentler when the brake is not in operation than when the brake is in operation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a clutch for a vehicle, the method comprising:
a standby control step in which a controller controls a clutch torque to instantaneously rise to a standby torque corresponding to a touch point-standby position prior to a clutch touch point when a gear lever is shifted from a neutral position to a driving position; and
a torque control step in which the controller, after the standby control step, controls the clutch torque to rise to follow a clutch target torque while passing through the clutch touch point, wherein a rising slope of the clutch torque varies depending on whether or not a brake is in operation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the torque control step comprises, when it is determined that the brake is not in operation, performing control such that the rising slope of the clutch torque up to the clutch touch point is gentler than when it is determined that the brake is in operation.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the torque control step comprises:
performing control such that the clutch torque rises at the same rising slope before and after passing through the touch point when it is determined that the brake is in operation; and
performing control such that the clutch torque rises at different rising slopes before and after passing through the touch point when it is determined that the brake is not in operation.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the torque control step comprises:
a brake determination step of determining whether or not the brake is in operation; and
a first torque control step of controlling the clutch torque to rise to follow the clutch target torque determined by brake operating pressure when it is determined that the brake is in operation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the torque control step comprises:
a brake determination step of determining whether or not the brake is in operation;
a 2-1st torque control step of determining a threshold torque passing through the touch point as a first clutch target torque and of controlling the clutch torque to rise to follow the first clutch target torque when it is determined that the brake is not in operation; and
a 2-2nd torque control step of determining a creep target torque as a second clutch target torque and of controlling the clutch torque to rise to follow the second clutch target torque after the 2-1st torque control step.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the rising slope of the clutch torque in the 2-1st torque control step is controlled to be gentler than the rising slope of the clutch torque in the 2-2nd torque control step.

7. A method for controlling a clutch for a vehicle, the method comprising:
a standby control step in which a controller controls a clutch torque to instantaneously rise to a standby torque corresponding to a touch point-standby position prior to a clutch touch point when a gear lever is shifted from a neutral position to a driving position;
a brake determination step in which the controller determines whether or not a brake is in operation; and
a first torque control step in which the controller controls the clutch torque to rise to follow a clutch target torque determined by brake operating pressure when it is determined that the brake is in operation.

8. A method for controlling a clutch for a vehicle, the method comprising:
a standby control step in which a controller controls a clutch torque to instantaneously rise to a standby torque corresponding to a touch point-standby position prior to a clutch touch point when a gear lever is shifted from a neutral position to a driving position;
a brake determination step in which the controller determines whether or not a brake is in operation;
a 2-1st torque control step of determining a threshold torque passing through the touch point as a first clutch target torque and of controlling the clutch torque to rise to follow the first clutch target torque when it is determined that the brake is not in operation; and
a 2-2nd torque control step of determining a creep target torque as a second clutch target torque and of controlling the clutch torque to rise to follow the second clutch target torque after the 2-1st torque control step.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Kia Motors Company

Inventors

• Kim Jin Sung
• Kang Dong Hyup

Classifications

• F16D2500/30806

  Engaged transmission ratio · CPC title

• F16D2500/31466

  Gear lever · CPC title

• F16D2500/3101

  Detection of a brake actuation by a sensor on the brake · CPC title

• F16D2500/70426

  Clutch slip · CPC title

• F16H61/04 Primary

  Smoothing ratio shift · CPC title