System and method of controlling shift

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9403525-B2
Application number	US-201414320954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	Jul 1, 2013
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A shift control system and method that determine whether an ABS is operating in a running vehicle to operate a transmission of the vehicle are provided. The system determines whether the vehicle can be shifted to a neutral stage (N) based on vehicle conditions. A shift control signal is then generated and transmitted to a transmission to execute a shift of the vehicle to the stage N.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system that controls a shift of 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 whether an anti-lock brake system (ABS) of the vehicle is operating;
determine whether shifting to a neutral stage (N) is possible based on information regarding vehicle conditions after operating a transmission in response to determining that the ABS of the vehicle is operating;
generate a shift control signal and transmit the shift control signal to the transmission in response to determining that the vehicle can be shifted to the stage N; and
operate the transmission after releasing an engine clutch without adjusting an engine output and a motor output, or
operate the transmission after adjusting the engine output and the motor output and releasing the engine clutch, or
operate the transmission after adjusting the engine output and the motor output without releasing the engine clutch.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to adjust the engine output and the motor output to be about zero, respectively.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to adjust the sum of the engine output and the motor output to be about zero.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the vehicle conditions includes information regarding a vehicle speed, a gear shift ratio, a fluid temperature, a motor torque, and an engine torque.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to determine whether the ABS is operating by sensing wheel speed of the vehicle.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes an electric brake system (EBS) and a hybrid control unit (HCU).

7. A method for a shift control system to control a shift of a vehicle, comprising:
determining, by a controller, whether an anti-lock brake system (ABS) is operating in a running vehicle;
operating, by the controller, a transmission of the vehicle when the ABS is operating;
determining, by the controller, whether the vehicle can be operated to a neutral stage (N) based on information regarding vehicle conditions, while operating the transmission of the vehicle; and
in response to determining that the vehicle can be operated to the stage N, generating, by the controller, a shift control signal and transmitting the signal to the transmission,
wherein when operating the transmission,
the transmission is operated after releasing an engine clutch without adjusting engine output and motor output, or
the transmission is operated after adjusting the engine output and the motor output and releasing the engine clutch.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the engine output and the motor output are respectively adjusted to be about zero.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein a sum of the engine output and the motor output is adjusted to be about zero.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the information regarding the vehicle conditions includes information regarding a vehicle speed, a gear shift ratio, a fluid temperature, a motor torque, and an engine torque.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the determination of whether the shift of the vehicle can be operated to the stage N includes:
determining, by the controller, whether the vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined vehicle speed;
determining, by the controller, whether the gear shift ratio is within a predetermined gear shift ratio;
determining, by the controller, whether the fluid temperature is within a predetermined fluid temperature range; and
determining, by the controller, whether the motor torque and the engine torque are less than predetermined values.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determination of whether the ABS of the vehicle is operating is performed by sensing wheel speed.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
program instructions that determine whether an anti-lock brake system (ABS) is operating in a running vehicle;
program instructions that operate a transmission of the vehicle when the ABS is operating;
program instructions that determine whether the vehicle can be operated to a neutral stage (N) based on information regarding vehicle conditions, while operating the transmission of the vehicle;
program instructions that generate a shift control signal and transmitting the signal to the transmission in response to determining that the vehicle can be operated to the stage N; and
program instructions that operate the transmission after releasing an engine clutch without adjusting engine output and motor output, or
program instructions that operate the transmission after adjusting the engine output and the motor output and releasing the engine clutch.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the engine output and the motor output are respectively adjusted to be about zero.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein a sum of the engine output and the motor output is adjusted to be about zero.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the information regarding the vehicle conditions includes information regarding a vehicle speed, a gear shift ratio, a fluid temperature, a motor torque, and an engine torque.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising:
program instructions that determine whether the vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined vehicle speed;
program instructions that determine whether the gear shift ratio is within a predetermined gear shift ratio;
program instructions that determine whether the fluid temperature is within a predetermined fluid temperature range; and
program instructions that determine whether the motor torque and the engine torque are less than predetermined values.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Oh Kyoung Cheol
• Lee Seung Han
• Cho Teh Hwan
• Kang Donghoon
• Huh Jee Wook

Classifications

• B60W2510/18

  Braking system · CPC title

• F16H2061/0481

  during range shift from drive (D) or reverse (R) to neutral (N) · CPC title

• Y10T477/26

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60W20/30

  Control strategies involving selection of transmission gear ratio {(control of change speed gearings, together with other vehicle sub-units B60W10/10; HEV transmission gearing B60K6/36; gearings and control thereof F16H)} · CPC title

• B60W10/11 Primary

  Stepped gearings · CPC title