System and method of controlling fail safe for hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9037366-B2
Application number	US-201314105760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2013
Priority date	Oct 8, 2013
Publication date	May 19, 2015
Grant date	May 19, 2015

Abstract

A system and method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining, by a controller, that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the clutch when the clutch is not opened and a target value of oil pressure for opening the clutch is maintained for a predetermined time period. In addition, whether a vehicle is stopped is confirmed in response to determining that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch. The controller is further configured to transmit a signal to shift to the vehicle to a neutral (N) stage to a transmission controller and shift to the vehicle to the N-stage in response to determining that the vehicle is stopped. Then, the engine is driven by the controller in response to determining that the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle, comprising:
determining, by a controller, that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in an engine clutch when the engine clutch is not opened and a target value of oil pressure for opening the engine clutch is maintained for a predetermined time period;
confirming, by the controller, whether the vehicle is stopped in response to determining that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch;
transmitting, by the controller, a signal to shift the vehicle to a neutral (N) stage to a transmission controller and shifting to the N-stage in response to determining that the vehicle is stopped; and
driving, by the controller, an engine when the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

2. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein whether remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch is determined when a hydraulic pressure of a sensor is maintained equal to or less than a predetermined value.

3. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the determination of remaining hydraulic pressure in the engine clutch is performed repeatedly in response to determining that the remaining hydraulic pressure does not exist in the engine clutch.

4. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
confirming, by the controller, whether the vehicle is in a coast down state in response to determining that the vehicle is being driven.

5. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 4 , wherein a hydraulic pressure of the engine clutch is increased at a maximum level to couple the engine clutch in response to confirming that the vehicle is in the coast down state, the engine is rotated to a substantially constant revolutions per minute (RPM) using a motor, and the engine is driven when the engine reaches a predetermined RPM.

6. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein shifting to the N-stage is repeatedly performed by retransmitting, by the controller, a signal for requesting the N-stage shifting to the transmission controller until the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

7. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein an under drive clutch is decoupled when the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

8. The method of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the engine clutch is operated, by the controller, to remain coupled after driving the engine.

9. A system of controlling a fail-safe for a vehicle, comprising:
a memory configured to store program instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to:
determine that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in an engine clutch when the engine clutch is not opened and a target value of oil pressure for opening the engine clutch is maintained for a predetermined time period;
confirm whether the vehicle is stopped in response to determining that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch;
transmit a signal to shift the vehicle to a neutral (N) stage to a transmission controller and shifting to the N-stage in response to determining that the vehicle is stopped; and
drive an engine when the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein whether remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch is determined when a hydraulic pressure of a sensor is maintained equal to or less than a predetermined value.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the determination of remaining hydraulic pressure in the engine clutch is performed repeatedly in response to determining that the remaining hydraulic pressure does not exist in the engine clutch.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:
confirm whether the vehicle is in a coast down state in response to determining that the vehicle is being driven.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein a hydraulic pressure of the engine clutch is increased at a maximum level to couple the engine clutch in response to confirming that the vehicle is in the coast down state, the engine is rotated to a substantially constant revolutions per minute (RPM) using a motor, and the engine is driven when the engine reaches a predetermined RPM.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein shifting to the N-stage is repeatedly performed by retransmitting a signal for requesting the N-stage shifting to the transmission controller until the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein an under drive clutch is decoupled when the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the engine clutch is operated to remain coupled after driving the engine.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller to control a fail-safe of a vehicle, the computer readable medium comprising:
program instructions that determine that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in an engine clutch when the engine clutch is not opened and a target value of oil pressure for opening the engine clutch is maintained for a predetermined time period;
program instructions that confirm whether the vehicle is stopped in response to determining that remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch;
program instructions that transmit a signal to shift the vehicle to a neutral (N) stage to a transmission controller and shifting to the N-stage in response to determining that the vehicle is stopped; and
program instructions that drive an engine when the vehicle is shifted to the N-stage.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein whether remaining hydraulic pressure exists in the engine clutch is determined when a hydraulic pressure of a sensor is maintained equal to or less than a predetermined value.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the determination of remaining hydraulic pressure in the engine clutch is performed repeatedly in response to determining that the remaining hydraulic pressure does not exist in the engine clutch.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising:
program instructions that confirm whether the vehicle is in a coast down state in response to determining that the vehicle is being driven.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moon Seong Wook
• Oh Jong Han
• Jeong Seok Min

Classifications

• F16D48/02 Primary

  Control by fluid pressure · CPC title

• B60W10/02 Primary

  including control of driveline clutches · CPC title

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W50/02 Primary

  Ensuring safety in case of control system failures, e.g. by diagnosing, circumventing or fixing failures · CPC title

• B60W50/029

  Adapting to failures or work around with other constraints, e.g. circumvention by avoiding use of failed parts · CPC title