Surface adaptation method and surface adaptation device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11485331-B2
Application number	US-201916600555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2019
Priority date	Oct 13, 2019
Publication date	Nov 1, 2022
Grant date	Nov 1, 2022

Abstract

A surface adaptation method suitable for a vehicle includes evaluating a plurality of longitudinal forces with respect to a plurality of sampling points, evaluating a plurality of wheel slips with respect to the plurality of sampling points, determining a maximum longitudinal force from the plurality of longitudinal forces, and determining a wheel slip threshold from the plurality of wheel slips. The wheel slip threshold corresponds to the maximum longitudinal force.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surface adaptation method, suitable for a vehicle, comprising:
evaluating a plurality of longitudinal forces with respect to a plurality of sampling points;
evaluating a plurality of wheel slips with respect to the plurality of sampling points, wherein each of the plurality of wheel slips is determined at least according to a wheel angular velocity at one of the plurality of sampling points, a plurality of angular velocity signals are averaged to calculate the wheel angular velocity at the sampling point, the plurality of angular velocity signals are successive and detected in a first time interval, each of the plurality of angular velocity signals is calculated by counting a number of turns in a second time interval, and a length of the first time interval is a multiple of a length of the second time interval;
determining a maximum longitudinal force from the plurality of longitudinal forces;
determining a wheel slip threshold from the plurality of wheel slips, wherein the wheel slip threshold corresponds to the maximum longitudinal force; and
optimizing a braking force for a specific surface, wherein the braking force is allowed to increase when a currently measured wheel slip is less than the wheel slip threshold, wherein the braking force is forbidden to increase when the currently measured wheel slip is greater than the wheel slip threshold.

2. The surface adaptation method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of wheel slips is determined according to an effective rotational radius, or a vehicle speed at a previous sampling point.

3. The surface adaptation method of claim 1 , wherein a vehicle speed at one of the plurality of sampling points is determined according to a previous vehicle speed at a previous sampling point, a vehicle acceleration at the sampling point, an angular velocity estimator gain, a vehicle speed estimator gain, the wheel angular velocity at the sampling point, or an effective rotational radius, wherein the vehicle speed estimator gain is associated with one of the plurality of wheel slips.

4. The surface adaptation method of claim 1 , wherein a vehicle speed at one of the plurality of sampling points is determined according to a previous vehicle speed at a previous sampling point, a vehicle acceleration at the sampling point, an angular velocity estimator gain of a first wheel, a vehicle speed estimator gain of the first wheel, a first wheel angular velocity of the first wheel at the sampling point, an effective rotational radius of the first wheel, an angular velocity estimator gain of a second wheel, a vehicle speed estimator gain of the second wheel, a second wheel angular velocity of the second wheel at the sampling point, or an effective rotational radius of the second wheel, wherein the angular velocity estimator gain of the first wheel or the angular velocity estimator gain of the second wheel is associated with one of the plurality of wheel slips.

5. The surface adaptation method of claim 1 , wherein an effective rotational radius is evaluated according to a Kalman filter.

6. The surface adaptation method of claim 1 , wherein an acceleration measurement bias is evaluated according to a Kalman filter.

7. The surface adaptation method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of longitudinal forces are evaluated according to a Kalman filter, wherein one of the plurality of longitudinal forces is associated with a brake secondary cylinder hydraulic pressure, a disk radius, a brake secondary cylinder piston area, or a piston disc friction coefficient.

8. A surface adaptation device, configured for a vehicle, comprising:
a storage device, for storing instructions of:
evaluating a plurality of longitudinal forces with respect to a plurality of sampling points;
evaluating a plurality of wheel slips with respect to the plurality of sampling points, wherein each of the plurality of wheel slips is determined at least according to a wheel angular velocity at one of the plurality of sampling points, a plurality of angular velocity signals are averaged to calculate the wheel angular velocity at the sampling point, the plurality of angular velocity signals are successive and detected in a first time interval, each of the plurality of angular velocity signals is calculated by counting a number of turns in a second time interval, and a length of the first time interval is a multiple of a length of the second time interval;
determining a maximum longitudinal force from the plurality of longitudinal forces;
determining a wheel slip threshold from the plurality of wheel slips, wherein the wheel slip threshold corresponds to the maximum longitudinal force; and
optimizing a braking force for a specific surface, wherein the braking force is allowed to increase when a currently measured wheel slip is less than the wheel slip threshold, wherein the braking force is forbidden to increase when the currently measured wheel slip is greater than the wheel slip threshold; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the storage device, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device.

9. The surface adaptation device of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of wheel slips is determined according to an effective rotational radius, or a vehicle speed at a previous sampling point.

10. The surface adaptation device of claim 8 , wherein a vehicle speed at one of the plurality of sampling points is determined according to a previous vehicle speed at a previous sampling point, a vehicle acceleration at the sampling point, an angular velocity estimator gain, a vehicle speed estimator gain, the wheel angular velocity at the sampling point, or an effective rotational radius, wherein the vehicle speed estimator gain is associated with one of the plurality of wheel slips.

11. The surface adaptation device of claim 8 , wherein a vehicle speed at one of the plurality of sampling points is determined according to a previous vehicle speed at a previous sampling point, a vehicle acceleration at the sampling point, an angular velocity estimator gain of a first wheel, a vehicle speed estimator gain of the first wheel, a first wheel angular velocity of the first wheel at the sampling point, an effective rotational radius of the first wheel, an angular velocity estimator gain of a second wheel, a vehicle speed estimator gain of the second wheel, a second wheel angular velocity of the second wheel at the sampling point, or an effective rotational radius of the second wheel, wherein the angular velocity estimator gain of the first wheel or the angular velocity estimator gain of the second wheel is associated with one of the plurality of wheel slips.

12. The surface adaptation device of claim 8 , wherein an effective rotational radius is evaluated according to a Kalman filter.

13. The surface adaptation device of claim 8 , wherein an acceleration measurement bias is evaluated according to a Kalman filter.

14. The surface adaptation device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of longitudinal forces are evaluated according to a Kalman filter, wherein one of the plurality of longitudinal forces is associated with a brake secondary cylinder hydraulic pressure, a disk radius, a brake secondary cylinder piston area, or a piston disc friction coefficient.

Assignees

• Nat Chung Shan Inst Science & Tech

Inventors

• Gan Ming-Kai
• Chen Bo-Chiuan
• Chien Shih-Che
• Hsiao Chien-Hao
• Hsiao Yu-Sung
• Chang Feng-Chia

Classifications

• B60T8/17551

  determining control parameters related to vehicle stability used in the regulation, e.g. by calculations involving measured or detected parameters · CPC title

• B60T8/58

  responsive to speed and another condition or to plural speed conditions · CPC title

• B60T2240/02

  Longitudinal grip · CPC title

• B60T8/86

  wherein the brakes are automatically applied in accordance with a speed condition and having means for overriding the automatic braking device when a skid condition occurs · CPC title

• B60T8/171 Primary

  Detecting parameters used in the regulation; Measuring values used in the regulation · CPC title