Work vehicle control method, work vehicle control device, and work vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9702117-B2
Application number	US-201414389490-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

In controlling a work vehicle including a boom supported by a vehicle body and configured to turn, and a bucket supported by a side, away from the vehicle body, of the boom and configured to turn according to an operation of an actuator, an operation amount for raising the boom or a rising speed of the boom, and an operable amount that the actuator is able to operate before the bucket reaches the stopper based on the posture of the boom and the posture of the bucket, are obtained, and an operating speed of the actuator is limited according to the operable amount of the actuator before the bucket reaches the stopper, and based on the operation amount for raising the boom or the rising speed of the boom obtained, a limit amount of the operating speed of the actuator is changed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a work vehicle, the work vehicle including a boom supported by a vehicle body, and the boom being configured to turn; and a bucket supported by a side, away from the vehicle body, of the boom and the bucket being configured to turn according to an operation of an actuator, the method comprising the steps of:
obtaining an operation amount for at least one of raising the boom and a rising speed of the boom, and also obtaining an operable amount that the actuator is able to operate before the bucket reaches a stopper on a dump side, the operable amount being obtained based on a posture of the boom and a posture of the bucket; and
limiting an operating speed of the actuator by a limit rate amount determined as a function of the operable amount of the actuator before the bucket reaches the stopper, and based on the operation amount for at least one of raising the boom and the rising speed of the boom obtained, and changing the limit rate amount of the operating speed of the actuator wherein the larger the operation amount for raising the boom is or the higher the rising speed of the boom is, the larger a change in the limit rate amount becomes.

2. The work vehicle control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
before changing the limit rate amount of the operating speed of the actuator, obtaining the operable amount that the actuator is able to operate before the bucket reaches the stopper, based on the posture of the boom and the posture of the bucket at a point of time when an operation to cause the bucket to perform dumping is started with respect to an operation device for operating the bucket; and
when the obtained operable amount is less than a predetermined value, and the operation amount for raising the boom or the rising speed of the boom is zero, releasing a limit rate on a moving speed of the actuator.

3. A work vehicle control device for controlling a work vehicle, the work vehicle including a boom supported by a vehicle body and the boom being configured to turn; and a bucket supported by a side, away from the vehicle body, of the boom, and the bucket being configured to turn according to an operation of an actuator, the work vehicle control device comprising:
a processing unit receiving at least one of an operation amount for raising the boom and a rising speed of the boom, and the processing unit also receives an operable amount that the actuator is able to operate before the bucket reaches a stopper on a dump side, the operable amount being obtained based on a posture of the boom and a posture of the bucket, and
the processing unit providing an output to the actuator to limit an operating speed of the actuator as a function of a limit rate amount of the operating speed determined as a function of the operable amount, and the processing unit changes, based on the operation amount for at least one of raising the boom and the rising speed of the boom obtained, the limit rate amount of the operating speed of the actuator wherein the larger the operation amount for raising the boom is or the higher the rising speed of the boom is, the larger a change in the limit rate amount becomes.

4. The work vehicle control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the processing unit obtains the operable amount that the actuator is able to operate before the bucket reaches the stopper based on the posture of the boom and the posture of the bucket at a point of time when an operation to cause the bucket to perform dumping is started with respect to an operation device for operating the bucket, and
when the obtained operable amount is less than a predetermined value, and the operation amount for raising the boom or the rising speed of the boom is zero, the work vehicle control device releases a rate limit on a moving speed of the actuator.

5. A work vehicle comprising:
a boom supported by a vehicle body and configured to turn; a bucket supported by a side, away from the vehicle body, of the boom, and
configured to turn according to an operation of an actuator; and
a work vehicle control device, wherein
the work vehicle control device receives at least one of an operation amount for raising the boom and a rising speed of the boom, and also receives an operable amount that the actuator is able to operate before the bucket reaches a stopper on a dump side, the operable amount being obtained based on a posture of the boom and a posture of the bucket, and
the work vehicle control device limits an operating speed of the actuator as a function of a rate amount of the operating speed determined as a function of the operable amount, and the work vehicle control device changes, based on the operation amount for at least one of raising the boom and the rising speed of the boom obtained, the limit rate amount of the operating speed of the actuator, wherein the larger the operation amount for raising the boom is or the higher the rising speed of the boom is, the larger a change in the limit rate amount becomes.

Assignees

• Komatsu Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Imaizumi Masaaki
• Wada Minoru
• Saito Yoshiaki

Classifications

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