Speed control device and program for speed control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9008935-B2
Application number	US-201313875206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2013
Priority date	May 1, 2012
Publication date	Apr 14, 2015
Grant date	Apr 14, 2015

Abstract

In the case where a first condition that a first future demand acceleration which is a demand acceleration when a predetermined first time has elapsed from the present time is lower than a value obtained by subtracting a first allowable value from the accelerator-fully-closed acceleration is satisfied, an accelerator feedback control is stopped while directing an accelerator toward a fully closed position and a brake feedback control is started at the same time to thereby improve followability of an actual vehicle speed to a demand vehicle speed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A speed control device comprising:
an actual vehicle speed acquisition part for acquiring an actual vehicle speed of a vehicle;
a demand vehicle speed acquisition part for acquiring a demand vehicle speed of the vehicle; and
a vehicle speed control part selectively performing any one of an accelerator feedback control controlling the actual vehicle speed by driving an accelerator in accordance with a deviation between the actual vehicle speed and the demand vehicle speed or a brake feedback control controlling the actual vehicle speed by driving a brake in accordance with the deviation in order that the actual vehicle speed is allowed to follow the demand vehicle speed, wherein
the speed control device further comprises:
an accelerator-fully-closed acceleration acquisition part for acquiring an accelerator-fully-closed acceleration which is acceleration of the vehicle in a state that the accelerator is fully closed; and
a demand acceleration acquisition part for acquiring a demand acceleration of the vehicle, whereby
in the case where a first condition that a first future demand acceleration which is a demand acceleration when a predetermined first time has elapsed from the present time is lower than a value obtained by subtracting a first allowable value from the accelerator-fully-closed acceleration is satisfied, the vehicle speed control part stops the accelerator feedback control, directs the accelerator toward a fully closed position and starts the brake feedback control.

2. The speed control device according to claim 1 , wherein
in the case where a second condition that the actual vehicle speed at the present time is higher than a value obtained by adding a predetermined second allowable value to the demand vehicle speed is satisfied in addition to the first condition, the vehicle speed control part stops the accelerator feedback control, directs the accelerator toward the fully closed position and starts the brake feedback control.

3. The speed control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle speed control part calculates a first expected actual vehicle speed which is an actual vehicle speed when a predetermined second time has elapsed while maintaining an actual acceleration at the present time, and in the meantime,
in the case where the first condition or a third condition that the first expected actual vehicle speed is higher than a value obtained by adding a predetermined third allowable value to a first future demand vehicle speed which is a demand vehicle speed at a time when a predetermined second time has elapsed from the present time is satisfied, the vehicle speed control part stops the accelerator feedback control, directs the accelerator toward the fully closed position and starts the brake feedback control.

4. The speed control device according to claim 3 , wherein in the case where a fourth condition that the actual vehicle speed at the present time is higher than a value obtained by adding a predetermined fourth allowable value to the demand vehicle speed is satisfied in addition to the third condition, the vehicle speed control part stops the accelerator feedback control, directs the accelerator toward the fully closed position and starts the brake feedback control.

5. A computer readable medium having non-transitory software instructions stored thereon, which upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to execute:
an actual vehicle speed acquisition part for acquiring an actual vehicle speed of a vehicle;
a demand vehicle speed acquisition part for acquiring a demand vehicle speed of the vehicle;
a vehicle speed control part selectively performing any one of an accelerator feedback control controlling the actual vehicle speed by driving an accelerator in accordance with a deviation between the actual vehicle speed and the demand vehicle speed or a brake feedback control controlling the actual vehicle speed by driving a brake in accordance with the deviation in order that the actual vehicle speed is allowed to follow the demand vehicle speed;
an accelerator-fully-closed acceleration acquisition part for acquiring an accelerator-fully-closed acceleration which is acceleration of the vehicle in a state that the accelerator is fully closed; and
a demand acceleration acquisition part for acquiring a demand acceleration of the vehicle, wherein
in the case where a first condition that a first future demand acceleration which is a demand acceleration when a predetermined first time has elapsed from the present time is lower than a value obtained by subtracting a first allowable value from the accelerator-fully-closed acceleration is satisfied, the software instructions are configured such that, the vehicle speed control part is rendered to perform functions of stopping the accelerator feedback control, directing the accelerator toward a fully closed position and starting the brake feedback control.

6. A speed control device comprising:
an actual vehicle speed acquisition part for acquiring an actual vehicle speed of a vehicle;
a demand vehicle speed acquisition part for acquiring a demand vehicle speed of the vehicle; and
a vehicle speed control part selectively performing any one of an accelerator feedback control controlling the actual vehicle speed by driving an accelerator in accordance with a deviation between the actual vehicle speed and the demand vehicle speed or a brake feedback control controlling the actual vehicle speed by driving a brake in accordance with the deviation in order that the actual vehicle speed is allowed to follow the demand vehicle speed, wherein
the speed control device further comprises:
an accelerator-fully-closed acceleration acquisition part for acquiring an accelerator-fully-closed acceleration which is acceleration of the vehicle in a state that the accelerator is fully closed; and
a demand acceleration acquisition part for acquiring a demand acceleration of the vehicle, whereby
in the case where a fifth condition that a second future demand acceleration which is a demand acceleration when a predetermined third time has elapsed from the present time is higher than a value obtained by adding a predetermined fifth allowable value to the accelerator-fully-closed acceleration is satisfied, the vehicle speed control part stops the brake feedback control, directs the brake toward an effective beginning position and starts the accelerator feedback control.

7. The speed control device according to claim 6 , wherein
in the case where a sixth condition that the actual vehicle speed at the present time is lower than a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined sixth allowable value from the demand vehicle speed is satisfied in addition to the fifth condition, the vehicle speed control part stops the brake feedback control, directs the brake toward the effective beginning position and starts the accelerator feedback control.

8. The speed control device according to claim 6 , wherein
the vehicle speed control part calculates a second expected actual vehicle speed which is an actual vehicle speed when a predetermined fourth time has elapsed while maintaining an actual acceleration at the present time,
in the meantime, in the case where the fifth condition or a seventh condition that the second expected actual vehicle speed is lower than a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined seventh allowable value from a second future demand vehicle speed which is a demand vehicle speed after a predetermined fourth time has elapsed from the present time is satisfied, the vehicle speed control part stops the brake feedback control, directs the brake toward the effective beginning position and starts the accelerator feedback control.

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Assignees

• Horiba Ltd

Inventors

• Konishi Takao

Classifications

• G06F17/00 Primary

  Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions (information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00) · CPC title

• B60W50/06

  Improving the dynamic response of the control system, e.g. improving the speed of regulation or avoiding hunting or overshoot · CPC title

• B60W2540/10

  Accelerator pedal position · CPC title

• B60W2540/12

  Brake pedal position · CPC title

• B60W10/184

  with wheel brakes · CPC title