Method for determining the shift sequence of a change of transmission ratio of a transmission device in a vehicle drive train

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9291261-B2
Application number	US-201214117740-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2012
Priority date	May 16, 2011
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

The shift sequence for a transmission ratio change of a vehicle drive train is determined depending on an operating state of the vehicle drive train existing upon the actual transmission ratio of the transmission device. The operating state is characterized by various operating state quantities of the vehicle drive train, which represent input quantities of a model representing the vehicle drive train. Output quantities of the model supply at least one target value that determines the shift sequence in terms of characterization and application as input quantities of an optimization routine, by which a minimization of the functional connection of at least one target value is carried out. The torque characteristics representing the shift sequence of devices of the vehicle drive train are determined depending on the minimum of the functional connection of at least one target value, taking into account the limits of the operating state quantities.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for determining a shift sequence for a transmission ratio change in a vehicle drive train from an actual transmission ratio to a target transmission ratio, wherein the vehicle drive train includes a transmission device, a drive unit connected to an input side of the transmission device and an output drive connected to an output side of the transmission device, wherein the transmission ratio change includes switching off at least one shifting element and switching on at least one different shifting element in the transmission device, and wherein during the transmission ratio change a torque leading into or introduced in the vehicle drive train is changed, the method comprising:
determining operating state quantities of the vehicle drive train at the actual transmission ratio, the operating state quantities corresponding to inputs for a computer-implemented model of the vehicle drive train;
inputting the operating state quantities into the computer-implemented model of the vehicle drive train;
with the computer-implemented model of the vehicle drive train, generating at least one output target value based upon the operating state quantities, the at least one output target value comprising both limits of the operating state quantities and a functional relationship between the operating state quantities;
inputting the at least one output target value into an optimization routine;
with the optimization routine, generating a shift sequence of the shifting elements based on a minimization of the functional relationship between the operating state quantities and also based on the limits of the operating state quantities, wherein the shift sequence provides torque characteristics for drive train components necessary for the transmission ratio change and generation of the torque leading into or introduced in the vehicle drive train for the transmission ratio change; and
implementing the shift sequence in the transmission device.

2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the at least one output target value is determined iteratively with the computer implemented model.

3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the optimization routine comprises a locally convergent optimization.

4. The method as in claim 3 , wherein the optimization routine comprises a derivative or linear locally convergent optimization.

5. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the shift sequence is divided into shift sequence stages, with each shift sequence stage including a transition stage wherein the shifting element to be switched off for the carrying out the transmission ratio change is transferred out of a closed operating state in a slip operation, and the shifting element to be switched on for the carrying out the transmission ratio change is transferred into a closed operating state in a slip operation, each shift sequence stage also including a gliding stage in which a differential rotational speed of the shifting element to be switched on is reduced.

6. The method as in claim 5 , wherein the shift sequence is determined in the optimization routine sequentially for each shift sequence stage.

7. The method as in claim 5 , wherein the shift sequence is determined in the optimization routine with simultaneous consideration of all shift sequence stages for the shift sequence.

8. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the operating state quantities comprise mass inertia of a vehicle structure constructed with the vehicle drive train, drive inertia, inertia of an intermediate shaft of the transmission device, transmission ratios of the transmission device, angular accelerations of shafts of the transmission device and torque in the vehicle drive train.

9. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the at least one output target value comprises multiple target values, each target value of the multiple target values comprising a functional relationship between the operating state parameters entered into the optimization routine in order to be minimized or maximized with the optimization routine, each target value of the multiple target values also comprising limits of the operating state quantities entered as inequalities in the optimization routine.

10. The method as in claim 9 , wherein the shift sequence is generated by optimization of the multiple target values with an adjustable compromise between the multiple target values.

11. The method as in claim 9 , wherein the shift sequence is determined as a function of loads on the shifting elements involved in the transmission ratio change.

12. The method as in claim 9 , wherein the shift sequence is determined as a function of a defined interval of shifting time in which the transmission ratio change is to be carried out.

13. The method as in claim 9 , wherein the shift sequence is determined as a function of a defined maximum change of torque on the vehicle drive unit for the transmission ratio change.

14. The method as in claim 9 , wherein the shift sequence is determined as a function of defined maximum torque values on the shifting elements involved in the transmission ratio change.

15. The method as in claim 9 , wherein the shift sequence is determined as a function of defined maximum rotation speeds or gradients of rotation speed characteristics of shafts in the transmission device.

Assignees

• Münch Eckehard
• Heitz Uwe
• Zanella Mauro
• Sieger Manfred
• Geis Jörg
• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Münch Eckehard
• Heitz Uwe
• Zanella Mauro
• Sieger Manfred
• Geis Jörg

Classifications

• F16H2061/0093

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• F16H61/68 Primary

  specially adapted for stepped gearings · CPC title

• F16H61/702

  using electric or electrohydraulic control means · CPC title

• F16H61/06 Primary

  by controlling rate of change of fluid pressure · CPC title

• F16H2061/161

  by checking feasibility of shifts, i.e. determine if requested shift can be successfully completed and post shift values are in an acceptable range · CPC title