Vehicle stop control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694852-B2
Application number	US-201514875057-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2015
Priority date	Apr 5, 2013
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

The vehicle stop control device includes a normal-state turning control unit to output, to turning devices, a turning amount command value defined by a steering amount signal inputted from steering input device to input steering angles of wheels, and a stopped-state turning control unit to detect a vehicle speed based on a rotation angle signal outputted from a rotation angle sensor, and to, when the detected vehicle speed is less than or equal to a threshold and an accelerator input value is less than or equal to a threshold, perform hill hold of a vehicle capable of independently turning all wheels with the turning device 4 of one or more of the wheels turning the corresponding wheel toward a toe-in or toe-out side by an amount greater than the turning amount command value from the normal-state turning control unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle stop control device for a vehicle including four or more wheels and turning devices respectively provided in all of the wheels so as to allow independent turning of the wheels, the wheels including driven wheels being driven to travel by corresponding independent motors, the motors each having a rotation angle sensor to output a rotation angle signal, the vehicle stop control device comprising:
a normal-state turning control unit configured to output, to the turning devices, a turning amount command value defined by a steering amount signal inputted from a steering input device to input steering angles of the wheels; and
a stopped-state turning control unit configured to detect a vehicle speed based on the rotation angle signal outputted from the rotation angle sensor, and configured to, when the detected vehicle speed is less than or equal to a first speed threshold and an accelerator input value is less than or equal to an acceleration threshold, perform hill hold of the vehicle with the turning device of one or more of the wheels turning the corresponding wheel toward a toe-in or toe-out side by an amount greater than the turning amount command value from the normal-state turning control unit.

2. The vehicle stop control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steering input device is a joystick or a steering wheel.

3. The vehicle stop control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stopped-state turning control unit causes the turning devices to turn the corresponding wheel such that a toe-in angle or a toe-out angle of front wheels and a toe-in angle or a toe-out angle of rear wheels are different from each other.

4. The vehicle stop control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stopped-state turning control unit turns a right front one of the wheels toward the toe-in side when the vehicle travels in a forward right direction, and turns a left front one of the wheels toward the toe-in side when the vehicle travels in a forward left direction.

5. The vehicle stop control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the stopped-state turning control unit detects the vehicle speed based on the rotation angle signal outputted from the rotation angle sensor, and, when the vehicle speed has become greater than or equal to a second threshold after the detected vehicle speed is determined to be less than or equal to the first speed threshold and the accelerator input value is determined to be less than or equal to the acceleration threshold, performs hill hold of the vehicle with the turning device of one or more of the wheels turning the corresponding wheel toward the toe-in or toe-out side by the amount greater than the turning amount command value from the normal-state turning control unit.

6. The vehicle stop control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driven wheels are driven to travel by in-wheel motor drive devices including the motors.

Assignees

• Matsuoka Daisuke
• Ntn Toyo Bearing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsuoka Daisuke

Classifications

• F16D63/00

  Brakes not otherwise provided for; Brakes combining more than one of the types of groups F16D49/00 - F16D61/00 · CPC title

• B62D7/1509

  with different steering modes, e.g. crab-steering, or steering specially adapted for reversing of the vehicle · CPC title

• B60T1/12 Primary

  acting otherwise than by retarding wheels, e.g. jet action · CPC title

• B60T2201/06

  Hill holder; Start aid systems on inclined road · CPC title

• B62D17/00 Primary

  Means on vehicles for adjusting camber, castor, or toe-in · CPC title