Apparatus and method for electronic stability control of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9610933-B2
Application number	US-201514684239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2015
Priority date	Apr 11, 2014
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

A method for electronic stability control of a vehicle includes a compensated moment calculation operation of calculating a compensated moment according to an error between a desired turning speed calculated based on a steering angle and a vehicle speed of the vehicle and a turning speed of the vehicle; a compensated moment comparison operation of comparing the compensated moment calculated in the compensated moment calculation operation with a first reference value and a second reference value; steering rear wheels of the vehicle if it is determined that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the first reference value and smaller than the second reference value; and a simultaneously performing steering of rear wheels of the vehicle and braking of the vehicle if it is determined that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for electronic stability control of a vehicle, capable of controlling the vehicle by using a steering angle, a vehicle speed, and a turning speed, the method comprising:
a compensated moment calculation operation of calculating a compensated moment according to an error between a desired turning speed, which is calculated based on the steering angle and the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and the turning speed of the vehicle;
a compensated moment comparison operation of comparing the compensated moment calculated in the compensated moment calculation operation with a first reference value and a second reference value;
a primary vehicle control operation of steering rear wheels of the vehicle if it is determined as a result of the compensated moment comparison operation that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the first reference value and smaller than the second reference value; and
a secondary vehicle control operation of simultaneously performing steering of rear wheels of the vehicle and braking of the vehicle if it is determined as a result of the compensated moment comparison operation that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value,
wherein in the secondary vehicle control operation, the steering of the rear wheels of the vehicle is performed according to a difference between the second reference value and the first reference value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the primary vehicle control operation, the steering of the rear wheels of the vehicle is performed in proportion to a difference between the compensated moment and the first reference value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the secondary vehicle control step, the braking of the vehicle is performed in proportion to a difference between the compensated moment and the second reference value.

4. A method for electronic stability control of a vehicle, capable of controlling the vehicle by using a steering angle, a vehicle speed, and a turning speed, the method comprising:
a desired turning speed calculation operation of calculating a desired turning speed based on the steering angle and the vehicle speed;
a turning speed error calculation operation of calculating a turning speed error between the turning speed of the vehicle and the desired turning speed calculated in the desired turning speed calculation operation;
a compensated moment calculation operation of calculating a compensated moment according to the turning speed error calculated in the turning speed error calculation operation;
a compensation moment comparison operation of comparing the compensated moment calculated in the compensated moment calculation operation with a first reference value and a second reference value;
a primary compensated moment setting operation of setting a first compensated moment by using the compensated moment and the first reference value if it is determined as a result of the compensated moment comparison operation that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the first reference value and smaller than the second reference value;
a primary vehicle control operation of steering rear wheels of the vehicle according to the first compensated moment that is set according to the primary compensated moment setting operation;
a secondary compensated moment setting operation of setting a first compensated moment by using the first reference value and the second reference value and setting a second compensated moment by using the compensated moment and the second reference value if it is determined as a result of the compensated moment comparison operation that the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value; and
a secondary vehicle control operation of steering rear wheels of the vehicle according to the first compensated moment that is set in the secondary compensated moment setting operation, and braking the vehicle according to the second compensated moment,
wherein, in the secondary vehicle control operation, the rear wheels of the vehicle are steered according to the first compensated moment that is set according to a difference between the second reference value and the first reference value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein
in the primary compensated moment setting operation, the first compensated moment is set according to a difference between the compensated moment and the first reference value; and
in the primary vehicle control operation, the rear wheels of the vehicle are steered in proportion to the first compensated moment that is set according to the difference between the compensated moment and the first reference value.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein
in the secondary compensated moment setting operation, the first compensated moment is set according to the difference between the second reference value and the first reference value, and-the second compensated moment is set according to a difference between the compensated moment and the second reference value, and
in the secondary vehicle control operation, the vehicle is braked in proportion to the second compensated moment that is set according to the difference between the compensated moment and the second reference value.

7. An apparatus for electronic stability control of a vehicle, capable of controlling the vehicle by using a steering angle, a vehicle speed, a turning speed, and a lateral acceleration, the apparatus comprising:
a sensor unit configured to sense the steering angle, the vehicle speed, the turning speed, and the lateral acceleration of the vehicle; and
controller configured to control: steering of rear wheels of the vehicle; adjustment of a braking force of the vehicle; and adjustment a driving force of the vehicle, according to a result of the sensing of the sensor unit,
wherein the controller calculates a compensated moment according to an error between a desired turning speed calculated based on the steering angle and the vehicle speed and a turning speed of the vehicle; compares the compensated moment with a first reference value and a second reference value; and controls to steer rear wheels of the vehicle if the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the first reference value and smaller than the second reference value, and controls such that the steering of the rear wheels of the vehicle and the braking of the vehicle are simultaneously performed if the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value, and
wherein the controller, if the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value, controls the rear wheel steering according to a difference between the second reference value and the first reference value.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the controller, if the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the first reference value and smaller than the second reference value, controls the rear wheel steering in proportion to a difference between the compensated moment and the first reference value, and if the compensated moment is equal to or larger than the second reference value, controls the braking in proportion to a difference between the compensated moment and the second reference value.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Cho Young Joo

Classifications

• B60W2520/10

  Longitudinal speed · CPC title

• B60W10/20

  including control of steering systems · CPC title

• B60W2540/18

  Steering angle · CPC title

• B60W2520/125

  Lateral acceleration · CPC title

• B60W30/045

  Improving turning performance · CPC title