Method for controlling deceleration of environmentally friendly vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11352001-B2
Application number	US-201916366645-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2019
Priority date	Oct 26, 2018
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

A method for controlling deceleration of an environmentally friendly vehicle is provided. The method includes determining a target deceleration profile of the environmentally friendly vehicle based on deceleration event information in ahead of the vehicle and a current speed of the vehicle. A deceleration target speed profile of the vehicle is calculated based on the target deceleration profile. A driving motor of the vehicle is then operated based on the deceleration target speed profile to decelerate the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling deceleration of an environmentally friendly vehicle, comprising:
determining, by a controller, a target deceleration profile of the environmentally friendly vehicle based on deceleration event information ahead of the vehicle and a current speed of the vehicle;
calculating, by the controller, a deceleration target speed profile of the vehicle based on the target deceleration profile; and
operating, by the controller, a driving motor of the vehicle based on the deceleration target speed profile to decelerate the vehicle,
wherein a target deceleration of the target deceleration profile is greater than a predetermined target deceleration when the current speed of the vehicle is less than a predetermined speed, and
wherein the target deceleration of the target deceleration profile corresponds to speeds of a predetermined range including the current speed of the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the target deceleration profile of the environmentally friendly vehicle includes:
in response to detecting that a road on which the vehicle decelerates has a slope, determining, by the controller, the target deceleration profile using the slope of the road.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to receiving the deceleration event information including traffic light information and traffic situation information that are related to driving of the vehicle, determining, by the controller, whether the vehicle is predicted to be stopped due to a traffic light included in the traffic light information based on the traffic light information and the traffic situation information; and
advancing, by the controller, a deceleration target point of the vehicle to determine the target deceleration profile in response to determining that the vehicle will be stopped due to the traffic light.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
when the vehicle is predicted not to be stopped due to the traffic light, determining, by the controller, whether the vehicle is decelerated due to the signal of the traffic light based on the traffic light information and the traffic situation information; and
in response to determining that the vehicle is decelerated due to the traffic light, reducing, by the controller, a deceleration target speed of the deceleration target speed profile.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculating of the deceleration target speed profile of the vehicle includes:
calculating, by the controller, the deceleration target speed profile by integrating the target deceleration profile over deceleration travel time of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deceleration event information includes static traffic information and dynamic traffic information.

7. A system for controlling deceleration of an environmentally friendly vehicle, comprising:
a memory configured to store program instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to:
determine a target deceleration profile of the environmentally friendly vehicle based on deceleration event information ahead of the vehicle and a current speed of the vehicle;
calculate a deceleration target speed profile of the vehicle based on the target deceleration profile; and

operate a driving motor of the vehicle based on the deceleration target speed profile to decelerate the vehicle,
wherein a target deceleration of the target deceleration profile is greater than a predetermined target deceleration when the current speed of the vehicle is less than a predetermined speed, and
wherein the target deceleration of the target deceleration profile corresponds to speeds of a predetermined range including the current speed of the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the program instructions executed to determine the target deceleration profile of the environmentally friendly vehicle include:
in response to detecting that a road on which the vehicle decelerates has a slope, program instructions that determine the target deceleration profile using the slope of the road.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:
in response to receiving the deceleration event information including traffic light information and traffic situation information that are related to driving of the vehicle, determine whether the vehicle is predicted to be stopped due to a traffic light included in the traffic light information based on the traffic light information and the traffic situation information; and
advance a deceleration target point of the vehicle to determine the target deceleration profile in response to determining that the vehicle will be stopped due to the traffic light.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:
when the vehicle is predicted not to be stopped due to the traffic light, determine whether the vehicle is decelerated due to the signal of the traffic light based on the traffic light information and the traffic situation information; and
in response to determining that the vehicle is decelerated due to the traffic light, reduce a deceleration target speed of the deceleration target speed profile.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the program instructions for calculating the deceleration target speed profile of the vehicle when executed are further configured to:
calculate the deceleration target speed profile by integrating the target deceleration profile over deceleration travel time of the vehicle.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the deceleration event information includes static traffic information and dynamic traffic information.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Kim Do Hee
• Jo Kyu Hwan
• Sohn Dong Jin
• Hyun Jaekyu
• Huh Jee Wook

Classifications

• B60Y2200/92

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• B60W40/076

  Slope angle of the road · CPC title

• B60W40/04

  Traffic conditions · CPC title

• B60W2720/103

  Speed profile · CPC title

• B60W2555/60

  Traffic rules, e.g. speed limits or right of way · CPC title