Control device for vehicle and control method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11524670-B2
Application number	US-201816638922-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 6, 2018
Priority date	Aug 28, 2017
Publication date	Dec 13, 2022
Grant date	Dec 13, 2022

Abstract

The controller forms a control device for a vehicle with which torque generated in an engine and a motor generator is transmissible to a continuously variable transmission in accordance with a driving force request from a driver. The controller includes an engine controller forming a motor control unit adapted to control an output of the motor generator in accordance with the driving force request, and a transmission controller forming a transmission capacity control unit adapted to control a transmitted torque capacity of the continuously variable transmission, and, in a case where motor assistance is performed and when stability of the transmitted torque capacity of the continuously variable transmission is detected, performs the motor assistance.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a vehicle with which torque generated in an engine and a motor is transmissible to a power transmission portion in accordance with a driving force request from a driver, the control device comprising:
a controller including a motor controller configured to control an output of the motor in accordance with the driving force request, and a transmission capacity controller configured to control a transmission capacity of the power transmission portion on a basis of a target value, wherein
in a case of increasing the output of the motor on a basis of the driving force request, the controller is configured to increase the output of the motor when the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is settled within a predetermined value of the target value and stability of the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is detected, and
upon increasing the output of the motor, the controller:
is configured to increase the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion on a basis of a motor assistance request serving as a request to use an output of the engine and the output of the motor as driving force; and
is configured to decide start of an increase in the output of the motor on a basis of an elapsed time after the motor assistance request is generated and then increase the output of the motor when the stability of the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is detected.

2. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is variable by oil pressure,
the controller is configured to decide the start of the increase in the output of the motor in a case where the elapsed time exceeds a reference time, and
the reference time is set to be longer as a required oil amount regarding oil that generates the oil pressure is less ensured.

3. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to decide the start of the increase in the output of the motor in a case where the elapsed time exceeds a reference time, and
the reference time is set to be longer as differential rotation of a friction engaging element provided in a power transmission route connecting the engine and the motor and the power transmission portion is larger.

4. The control device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where a friction engaging element provided in a power transmission route connecting the engine and the motor and the power transmission portion is engaged, the controller is configured to decide the start of the increase in the output of the motor irrespective of the elapsed time.

5. A control method for a vehicle with which torque generated in an engine and a motor is transmissible to a power transmission portion in accordance with a driving force request from a driver, the control method comprising:
controlling an output of the motor in accordance with the driving force request; and
controlling a transmission capacity of the power transmission portion on a basis of a target value, wherein
in a case of increasing the output of the motor on a basis of the driving force request, the output of the motor is increased when the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is settled within a predetermined value of the target value and stability of the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is detected, and
upon the output of the motor being increased:
the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is increased on a basis of a motor assistance request serving as a request to use an output of the engine and the output of the motor as driving force; and
start of an increase in the output of the motor is decided on a basis of an elapsed time after the motor assistance request is generated and then the output of the motor is increased when the stability of the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is detected.

6. A control device for a vehicle with which torque generated in an engine and a motor is transmissible to a power transmission portion in accordance with a driving force request from a driver, the control device comprising:
control means including motor control means for controlling an output of the motor in accordance with the driving force request, and transmission capacity control means for controlling a transmission capacity of the power transmission portion on a basis of a target value, wherein
in a case of increasing the output of the motor on a basis of the driving force request, the control means increases the output of the motor when the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is settled within a predetermined value of the target value and stability of the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is detected, and
upon increasing the output of the motor, the control means:
increases the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion on a basis of a motor assistance request serving as a request to use an output of the engine and the output of the motor as driving force; and
decides start of an increase in the output of the motor on a basis of an elapsed time after the motor assistance request is generated and then increases the output of the motor when the stability of the transmission capacity of the power transmission portion is detected.

Assignees

• Jatco Ltd
• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Lee Jonghwan

Classifications

• B60K6/485

  Motor-assist type · CPC title

• B60W10/06 Primary

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W2710/081

  Speed · CPC title

• B60W2050/0042

  Transfer function lag; delays · CPC title

• B60K6/547

  the transmission being a stepped gearing · CPC title