Vehicle stopping assist and speed control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016264137-A1
Application number	US-201514644505-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 11, 2015
Priority date	Mar 11, 2015
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle, a vehicle speed control system, and a method of controlling vehicle speed are provided. The vehicle may include a powertrain and a controller. The controller may be programmed to reduce a powertrain output based on a braking comfort parameter such that a speed becomes less than a threshold speed associated with the parking maneuver prior to completion of the parking maneuver.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle comprising:
a powertrain; and a controller programmed to, while the vehicle is executing a parking maneuver and in response to a speed of the vehicle exceeding a threshold, reduce a powertrain output based on a braking comfort parameter such that the speed becomes less than the threshold prior to completion of the parking maneuver.

2 . The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the controller is further programmed to maintain the reduced powertrain output at least until the completion of the parking maneuver.

3 . The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a brake system, wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to (i) a signal indicative of a distance between the vehicle and an object and (ii) the speed exceeding another threshold dictated by the distance, operate the brake system based on the braking comfort parameter such that the speed becomes less than the another threshold.

4 . The vehicle of claim 3 wherein the braking comfort parameter is based on a powertrain gear position, a brake torque request, or a vehicle wheel direction.

5 . The vehicle of claim 3 wherein the controller is further programmed to, in response to a signal indicative of a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle in a path of the vehicle, operate the brake system such that the vehicle stops a predetermined distance from the obstacle.

6 . The vehicle of claim 5 wherein the braking comfort parameter is based on a maximum brake output torque, and a predetermined deceleration threshold associated with the distance between the vehicle and the object and the distance between the vehicle and the obstacle.

7 . The vehicle of claim 5 wherein the distance between the vehicle and the object is greater than the distance between the vehicle and the obstacle.

8 . A vehicle speed control system comprising:
a controller programmed to, in response to a distance between a vehicle and an object becoming less than a first threshold and a speed of the vehicle exceeding a target speed that is based on a pitch of the vehicle and the distance, reduce the speed to the target speed.

9 . The vehicle speed control system of claim 8 wherein reducing the speed includes reducing a powertrain output at least until the distance exceeds the first threshold.

10 . The vehicle speed control system of claim 9 wherein reducing the speed includes activating a braking system to apply a brake torque based on a predetermined deceleration while the distance is less than a second threshold.

11 . The vehicle speed control system of claim 9 wherein reducing the powertrain output includes reducing a powertrain output torque associated with a current accelerator pedal position.

12 . The vehicle speed control system of claim 10 wherein the second threshold is less than the first threshold.

13 . A method of controlling vehicle speed comprising:
in response to a distance between a vehicle and an object becoming less than a first threshold and a vehicle speed exceeding a first predetermined speed dictated by the first threshold, reducing a powertrain output according to a pitch of the vehicle to reduce the vehicle speed to the first predetermined speed.

14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the powertrain output is reduced at least until the distance becomes greater than the first threshold.

15 . The method of claim 13 further comprising in response to the distance becoming less than a second threshold and the vehicle speed exceeding a second predetermined speed dictated by the second threshold, operating a brake system to reduce the vehicle speed according to a predetermined deceleration.

16 . The method of claim 13 further comprising, in response to the vehicle speed exceeding a predetermined speed associated with a parking maneuver while the vehicle is executing the parking maneuver, reducing the powertrain output based on the vehicle speed and a predetermined deceleration threshold such that vehicle deceleration is less than the predetermined deceleration threshold.

17 . The method of claim 16 further comprising, in response to a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle proximate the vehicle becoming less than a third threshold while the vehicle is executing the parking maneuver, operating a brake system based on a braking comfort parameter to stop the vehicle a predetermined distance from the obstacle.

18 . The method of claim 17 wherein the braking comfort parameter is based on the vehicle speed and a vehicle wheel direction.

19 . The method of claim 16 wherein the powertrain output is reduced at least until a completion of the parking maneuver.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Lavoie Erick Michael

Classifications

• B62D1/00

  Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60W2554/00

  Input parameters relating to objects · CPC title

• B60W2552/15

  Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction · CPC title

• B60W2554/801

  Lateral distance · CPC title

• B60W2520/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title