Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11028558-B2
Application number	US-201916627041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2019
Priority date	Feb 23, 2018
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A controller determines a compensation factor from an operating amount of an accelerator operating member and a hydraulic pressure of at least one of a first circuit and a second circuit. The controller determines a target vehicle speed from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member. The controller determines at least one of a target displacement of a travel pump and a target displacement of a travel motor from the target vehicle speed and the compensation factor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a hydrostatic transmission including
a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine, the travel pump including a first pump port and a second pump port,
a travel motor including a first motor port and a second motor port, and
a hydraulic circuit connecting the travel pump and the travel motor, the hydraulic circuit including
a first circuit connecting the first pump port and the first motor port, and
a second circuit connecting the second pump port and the second motor port;

a pressure sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a hydraulic pressure in at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit, the pressure sensor including
a first pressure sensor configured to output a signal indicative of the hydraulic pressure in the first circuit, and
a second pressure sensor configured to output a signal indicative of the hydraulic pressure in the second circuit;

an accelerator operating member;
an accelerator operating sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an operating amount of the accelerator operating member; and
a controller configured to receive signals from the pressure sensor and the accelerator operating sensor, the controller being configured to
determine a compensation factor from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member and the hydraulic pressures in at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit,
determine a target vehicle speed from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member,
determine at least one of a target displacement of the travel pump and a target displacement of the travel motor from the target vehicle speed and the compensation factor,
determine a target differential pressure between the first circuit and the second circuit from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member,
acquire an actual differential pressure between the first circuit and the second circuit from the signal from the first pressure sensor and the signal from the second pressure sensor, and
determine the compensation factor based on the target differential pressure and the actual differential pressure.

2. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine the compensation factor based on a ratio between the target differential pressure and the actual differential pressure.

3. A work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to
determine a target gear ratio of the hydrostatic transmission from the target differential pressure,
determine a corrected target gear ratio based on the target gear ratio and the compensation factor, and
determine at least one of the target displacement of the travel pump and the target displacement of the travel motor from the corrected target gear ratio.

4. The work vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine the corrected target gear ratio by dividing the target gear ratio by the compensation factor.

5. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to
determine a corrected target vehicle speed based on the target vehicle speed and the compensation factor, and

determine at least one of the target displacement of the travel pump and the target displacement of the travel motor from the corrected target vehicle speed.

6. The work vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine the corrected target vehicle speed by multiplying the target vehicle speed by the compensation factor.

7. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is further configured to
determine a target rotation speed of the engine from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member,
determine a corrected target rotation speed based on the target rotation speed of the engine and the compensation factor, and
determine at least one of the target displacement of the travel pump and the target displacement of the travel motor from the corrected target rotation speed.

8. The work vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine the corrected target rotation speed by dividing the target rotation speed of the engine by the compensation factor.

9. The work vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a work implement operating member; and
a work implement operating sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an operating amount of the work implement operating member,
the controller being further configured to
receive the signal from the work implement operating sensor,
determine a target input horsepower of the hydrostatic transmission from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member,
determine the target rotation speed of the engine from the target input horsepower and the operating amount of the work implement operating member,
determine a pump target differential pressure indicative of a target value of the differential pressure between the first circuit and the second circuit for the travel motor, from the target input horsepower and the target rotation speed of the engine,
determine a motor target differential pressure indicative of a target value of the differential pressure between the first circuit and the second circuit for the travel motor, from the target vehicle speed and the target output horsepower, and
determine a larger of the pump target differential pressure and the motor target differential pressure as the target differential pressure.

10. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a hydrostatic transmission including
a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine, the travel pump including a first pump port and a second pump port,
a travel motor including a first motor port and a second motor port, and
a hydraulic circuit connecting the travel pump and the travel motor, the hydraulic circuit including
a first circuit connecting the first pump port and the first motor port, and
a second circuit connecting the second pump port and the second motor port;

a pressure sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a hydraulic pressure in at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit;
an accelerator operating member;
an accelerator operating sensor configured to output a signal indicative of an operating amount of the accelerator operating member; and
a controller configured to receive signals from the pressure sensor and the accelerator operating sensor, the controller being configured to
determine a compensation factor from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member and the hydraulic pressures in at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit,
determine a target vehicle speed from the operating amount of the accelerator operating member,
determine at least one of a target displacement of the travel pump and a target displacement of the travel motor from the target vehicle speed and the compensation factor,
determine a primary target value of the displacement of the travel pump from the target vehicle speed, and
determine the target displacement of the travel pump based on the primary target value and the compensation factor.

11. The work vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein
the controller is further configured to determine the target displacement of the travel pump by multiplying the primary target value by the compensation factor.

12. A work vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a hydrostatic transmission including
a travel pump configured to be driven by the engine, the travel pump including a first pump port and

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oasa Takahisa

Classifications

• F16H55/18

  Special devices for taking up backlash {(for gears having orbital motion F16H1/2863)} · CPC title

• F16H61/431

  Pump capacity control by electro-hydraulic control means, e.g. using solenoid valves · CPC title

• E02F9/2253 Primary

  Controlling the travelling speed of vehicles, e.g. adjusting travelling speed according to implement loads, control of hydrostatic transmission · CPC title

• F16H61/47

  for achieving a target output speed · CPC title

• E02F9/2235

  including an electronic controller · CPC title