Braking control system for a hybrid or electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11427201-B2
Application number	US-202017115885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2020
Priority date	Dec 9, 2020
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle includes active grill shutters and a controller. The active grill shutters are configured to open to increase a drag on the vehicle and to close to decrease the drag on the vehicle. The controller is programmed to, in response to regenerative braking via an electric machine and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in a closed position. The controller is further programmed to, in response to friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
active grill shutters configured to open to increase a drag on the vehicle and to close to decrease the drag on the vehicle; and
a controller programmed to, in response to regenerative braking via an electric machine and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in a closed position, and in response to friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in an open position.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to both regenerative braking and friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising an accelerator pedal, and wherein the electric machine is configured to propel the vehicle in response to depressing the accelerator pedal and to brake the vehicle via regenerative braking in response to releasing the accelerator pedal according to a one-pedal driving operation.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to releasing the accelerator, an increase in regenerative braking, and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the closed position.

5. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to releasing the accelerator, an increase in regenerative braking, and an increase in friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

6. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to releasing the accelerator, an increase in friction braking, and an absence of regenerative braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a brake pedal, and wherein the electric machine is configured to brake the vehicle via regenerative braking or friction brakes are configured to brake the vehicle in response to depressing the brake pedal.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in regenerative braking, and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the closed position.

9. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in regenerative braking, and an increase in friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

10. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in friction braking, and an absence of regenerative braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

11. A vehicle comprising:
an electric machine configured to brake the vehicle via regenerative braking;
friction brakes configured to brake the vehicle;
shutters configured to open to increase a drag on the vehicle and to close to decrease the drag on the vehicle; and
a controller programmed to,
close the shutters based on a utilization of regenerative braking and an absence of friction braking, and
open the shutters based on a utilization of friction braking.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, open the shutters based on a utilization of both regenerative and friction braking.

13. The vehicle of claim 11 further comprising an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal, wherein the electric machine is configured to propel the vehicle in response to depressing the accelerator pedal and to brake the vehicle via regenerative braking in response to releasing the accelerator pedal according to a one-pedal driving operation, and wherein the electric machine is configured to brake the vehicle via regenerative braking in response to depressing the brake pedal or the friction brakes are configured to brake the vehicle in response to depressing the brake pedal.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to releasing the accelerator, an increase in regenerative braking, and an absence of friction braking, close the shutters.

15. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to releasing the accelerator, an increase in regenerative braking, and an increase in friction braking, open the shutters.

16. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to releasing the accelerator, an increase in friction braking, and an absence of regenerative braking, open the shutters.

17. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in regenerative braking, and an absence of friction braking, close the shutters.

18. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in regenerative braking, and an increase in friction braking, open the shutters.

19. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in friction braking, and an absence of regenerative braking, open the shutters.

20. A vehicle comprising:
an accelerator pedal;
a brake pedal;
an electric machine configured to propel the vehicle in response to depressing the accelerator pedal and to brake the vehicle via regenerative braking in response to depressing the brake pedal or in response to releasing the accelerator pedal according to a one-pedal driving operation;
friction brakes configured to brake the vehicle in response to depressing the brake pedal or in response to releasing the accelerator pedal according to the one-pedal driving operation;
active grill shutters configured to direct air across a heat exchanger when in an open position, wherein the active grill shutters increase an aerodynamic drag on the vehicle when in the open position relative to a closed position of the active grill shutters; and
a controller programmed to,
in response to releasing the accelerator pedal, an increase in regenerative braking, and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the closed position,
in response to depressing the brake pedal, an increase in regenerative braking, and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the closed position,
in response to releasing the accelerator pedal and an increase in friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position, and
in response to depressing the brake pedal and an increase in friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Woodland Brandon Jay
• March Zachary
• Bolger Bryan Michael
• Gallo Joseph James

Classifications

• B60L7/24

  with additional mechanical or electromagnetic braking · CPC title

• B60L7/10

  Dynamic electric regenerative braking (B60L7/22 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16D61/00 Primary

  Brakes with means for making the energy absorbed available for use (F16D57/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60T13/586

  the retarders being of the electric type · CPC title

• B60T1/16 Primary

  by increasing air resistance, e.g. flaps · CPC title