Vehicle braking controls and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11938842-B2
Application number	US-202217986172-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2022
Priority date	Sep 28, 2020
Publication date	Mar 26, 2024
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle includes a powertrain having an electric machine configured to power driven wheels, an accelerator pedal, and friction brakes. A vehicle controller is programmed to, with the vehicle being in a one-pedal driving mode: in response to a braking torque capacity of the powertrain exceeding a target braking torque that is based on a position of the accelerator pedal, command a torque, that is equal to the target braking torque, from the powertrain such that the vehicle is slowed using the powertrain without application of the friction brakes, and, in response to the braking torque capacity of the powertrain being less than the target braking torque, command torques from the powertrain and the friction brakes such that the target braking torque is satisfied and the vehicle is slowed using the powertrain and the friction brakes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
a controller programmed to, based on an accelerator pedal position,
command a first regenerative braking torque to an electric machine such that the vehicle is slowed without application of friction brakes, and
when availability of regenerative braking torque is reduced, command a second regenerative braking torque to the electric machine and a torque to the friction brakes such that the vehicle is slowed using both.

2. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the availability of the regenerative braking torque is based on a battery state of charge.

3. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the availability of the regenerative braking torque is based on a battery temperature.

4. The control system of claim 1 , wherein a magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a magnitude of the second regenerative braking torque commanded to the electric machine.

5. The control system of claim 1 , wherein a magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a magnitude of the second regenerative braking torque commanded to the electric machine such that the magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes increases as the magnitude of the second regenerative braking torque commanded to the electric machine decreases.

6. The control system of claim 1 , wherein a magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a difference between the first torque and the second regenerative braking torque.

7. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the torque to the friction brakes is based on a difference between a target braking torque and the second regenerative braking torque.

8. A vehicle comprising:
an electric machine configured to power driven wheels;
a traction battery electrically connected to the electric machine;
an accelerator pedal;
friction brakes; and
a controller programmed to command braking torques to the electric machine and the friction brakes, based on a position of the accelerator pedal, such that the vehicle is slowed using both the electric machine and the friction brakes when a state of charge of the traction battery indicates limited availability of regenerative braking.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller is further programmed to command braking torque to only the electric machine, based on the position of the accelerator pedal, such that the vehicle is slowed without engagement of the friction brakes when the state of charge of the traction battery indicates availability of regenerative braking.

10. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein an absolute value of a sum of the braking torques increase as the accelerator pedal is released and the absolute value of the sum of the braking torques decreases as the accelerator pedal is depressed.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the braking torque commanded to the electric machine is based on a temperature of the traction battery.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a magnitude of the braking torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a magnitude of the braking torque commanded to the electric machine.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a magnitude of the braking torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a magnitude of the braking torque commanded to the electric machine such that the magnitude of the braking torque commanded to the friction brakes increases as the magnitude of the braking torque commanded to the electric machine decreases.

14. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the braking torque to the friction brakes is based on a difference between a target braking torque and the braking torque commanded to the electric machine.

15. A vehicle comprising:
an electric machine operably coupled to driven wheels;
a traction battery electrically connected to the electric machine;
an accelerator pedal;
a brake pedal;
friction brakes; and
a controller programmed to, when (i) a state of charge of the traction battery exceeds a limit, (ii) the accelerator pedal is released, and (iii) the brake pedal is released, command torques to the electric machine and the friction brakes such that the vehicle is slowed using both the electric machine and the friction brakes.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further programmed to, when (i) the state of charge of the traction battery is less than the limit, (ii) the accelerator pedal is released, and (iii) the brake pedal is released, command torque to the electric machine such that the vehicle is slowed using only the electric machine without application of the friction brakes.

17. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein a magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a magnitude of the torque commanded to the electric machine.

18. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein a magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes is based on a magnitude of the torque commanded to the electric machine such that the magnitude of the torque commanded to the friction brakes increases as the magnitude of the torque commanded to the electric machine decreases.

19. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the torque to the friction brakes is based on a difference between a target braking torque and the torque commanded to the electric machine.

20. The vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the limit indicates that the traction battery is nearly fully charged.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Crombez Dale Scott
• Bolger Bryan Michael
• Mccollough Alexander
• Semenov Sergey Gennadievich
• Woodland Brandon Jay

Classifications

• B60L7/26 Primary

  Controlling the braking effect · CPC title

• B60T8/17

  Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking {(detecting or indicating faulty operation B60T8/885)} · CPC title

• B60T8/3215

  Systems characterised by having means acting on components of the drive line, e.g. retarder, clutch or differential gear (B60T8/322 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W10/08

  including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators · CPC title