Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10941855-B2
Application number	US-201816638905-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2018
Priority date	Aug 28, 2017
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A controller performs control in a vehicle having a planetary gear mechanism, a forward clutch, an engine rotation sensor. a PRI rotation sensor, and a rotation sensor. The controller determines a rotation direction of a primary pulley corresponding to a rotation direction of a carrier on the basis of a rotation speed corresponding to a rotation speed of a sun gear, a rotation speed corresponding to a rotation speed of the carrier C, and a rotation speed of a ring gear, respectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a vehicle, the control device being adapted to perform control in the vehicle having:
a planetary gear mechanism having a first rotating element to which motive power from a travel drive source is inputted, a second rotating element adapted to transmit the motive power to a drive wheel, and a third rotating element connected to a brake;
a clutch adapted to engage two rotating elements among the first rotating element, the second rotating element, and the third rotating element;
a first rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the first rotating element;
a second rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the second rotating element; and
a third rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the third rotating element,
the control device comprising:
a controller adapted to perform control of determining the rotation direction of the second rotating element on a basis of the rotation speed of the first rotating element, the rotation speed of the second rotating element, and the rotation speed of the third rotating element, respectively.

2. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller:
assumes the rotation direction of the second rotating element and then calculates an expected value of the rotation speed of the third rotating element on a basis of the rotation speed of the first rotating element and the rotation speed of the second rotating element; and
determines that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is the assumed rotation direction in a case where a deviation amount between a sensor value of the rotation speed of the third rotating element obtained on a basis of the third rotation sensor and the expected value is included within a predetermined range.

3. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
both in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is forward rotation and in a case of assuming that the rotation direction is reverse rotation, the controller determines that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is out of recognition in a case where the deviation amount is included within the predetermined range or in a case where the deviation amount is not included within the predetermined range.

4. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller finalizes determination that the second rotating element is rotated forward in a case where the deviation amount is included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is forward rotation, and in a case where the deviation amount is not included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is reverse rotation.

5. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller finalizes determination that the second rotating element is rotated reversely in a case where the deviation amount is not included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is forward rotation, and in a case where the deviation amount is included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is reverse rotation.

6. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller finalizes determination that the second rotating element is rotated forward in a case where the deviation amount is included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is forward rotation, and in a case where the deviation amount is not included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is reverse rotation.

7. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller finalizes determination that the second rotating element is rotated reversely in a case where the deviation amount is not included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is forward rotation, and in a case where the deviation amount is included within the predetermined range in a case of assuming that the rotation direction of the second rotating element is reverse rotation.

8. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle further includes a fluid transmission device provided on a power transmission route connecting the travel drive source and the first rotating element,
the first rotation sensor is a travel drive source rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the travel drive source instead of the rotation speed of the first rotating element, and
the controller computes the rotation speed of the first rotating element on a basis of the rotation speed of the travel drive source and a velocity ratio of the fluid transmission device.

9. A control method for a vehicle, the control method to be performed in the vehicle having:
a planetary gear mechanism having a first rotating element to which motive power from a travel drive source is inputted, a second rotating element adapted to transmit the motive power to a drive wheel, and a third rotating element connected to a brake;
a clutch adapted to engage two rotating elements among the first rotating element, the second rotating element, and the third rotating element;
a first rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the first rotating element;
a second rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the second rotating element; and
a third rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the third rotating element,
the control method comprising:
determining the rotation direction of the second rotating element on a basis of the rotation speed of the first rotating element, the rotation speed of the second rotating element, and the rotation speed of the third rotating element, respectively.

10. A control device for a vehicle, the control device being adapted to perform control in the vehicle having:
a planetary gear mechanism having a first rotating element to which motive power from a travel drive source is inputted, a second rotating element adapted to transmit the motive power to a drive wheel, and a third rotating element connected to a brake;
a clutch adapted to engage two rotating elements among the first rotating element, the second rotating element, and the third rotating element;
a first rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the first rotating element;
a second rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the second rotating element; and
a third rotation sensor adapted to detect rotation speed of the third rotating element,
the control device comprising:
control means for performing control of determining the rotation direction of the second rotating element on a basis of the rotation speed of the first rotating element, the rotation speed of the second rotating element, and the rotation speed of the third rotating element, respectively.

Assignees

• Jatco Ltd
• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Kitagawa Seiya

Classifications

• F16H59/46 Primary

  dependent on a comparison between speeds · CPC title

• G01P13/045

  with speed indication · CPC title

• F16H2312/09

  Switching between forward and reverse · CPC title

• G01P13/04

  Indicating positive or negative direction of a linear movement or clockwise or anti-clockwise direction of a rotational movement · CPC title

• F16H61/02

  characterised by the signals used · CPC title