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Method for predicting a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-07-24
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Granted: 1991-11-12
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Expires: 2009-07-24
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a method for estimating the speed of a vehicle with antilock brake devices by obtaining a vehicle speed as a reference value for determining a slip ratio of a wheel based upon a wheel speed, an acceleration and a deceleration. At least the deceleration is based upon a differentiated value of a highest wheel speed from all wheels. In a vehicle in which the drive wheels are rigidly coupled, at least the deceleration is based upon a differentiated value of a highest value of the lowest wheel speed of the drive wheels and the wheel speeds of the driven wheels.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Yahagi
- 👤 Yoshihiro Iwagawa
- 👤 Yoichi Sugimoto
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Satoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-05 01:23
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/176; B60T8/1761; B60T8/17616; G; G01; G01P; G01P3/00; G01P3/42; G01P3/50; B60T2250/00; B60T2250/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device, said method comprising the steps of: detecting wheel speeds of wheels of the vehicle respectively; selecting a highest value of all detected wheel speeds and differentiating a selected highest value to obtain a differentiated value; and correcting any of the wheel speeds based on said differentiated value, at least when one of the wheels associated with said one wheel speed shows a large decelerating tendency, to obtain a vehicle speed which is used as a reference value for determining a slip ratio of said one wheel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device, said method comprising the steps of: detecting wheel speeds of wheels of the vehicle respectively; selecting a highest value of all detected wheel speeds and differentiating a selected highest value to obtain a differentiated value; and correcting any of the wheel speeds based on said differentiated value, at least when one of the wheels associated with said one wheel speed shows a large decelerating tendency, to obtain a vehicle speed which is used as a reference value for determining a slip ratio of said one wheel.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of estimating a speed of a vehicle, which is equipped with an antilock brake device, left and right drive wheels coupled substantially rigidly and left and right driven wheels, said method comprising the steps of: detecting wheel speeds of the drive and driven wheels, respectively; selecting a lowest value of the wheel speeds of the drive wheels, selecting a highest value of the selected lowest drive wheel speed and the wheel speeds of the driven wheels, and differentiating the selected highest value to obtain a differentiated value; and correcting any one of the wheel speeds based on said differentiated value, at least when one of the wheels associated with said one wheel speed shows a large decelerating tendency, to obtain a vehicle speed which is used as a reference value for determining a slip ratio of said one wheel.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of estimating a speed of a vehicle, which is equipped with an antilock brake device, left and right drive wheels coupled substantially rigidly and left and right driven wheels, said method comprising the steps of: detecting wheel speeds of the drive and driven wheels, respectively; selecting a lowest value of the wheel speeds of the drive wheels, selecting a highest value of the selected lowest drive wheel speed and the wheel speeds of the driven wheels, and differentiating the selected highest value to obtain a differentiated value; and correcting any one of the wheel speeds based on said differentiated value, at least when one of the wheels associated with said one wheel speed shows a large decelerating tendency, to obtain a vehicle speed which is used as a reference value for determining a slip ratio of said one wheel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
95 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle, which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 1, wherein the wheels include front wheels and rear wheels, and further comprising the step of subjecting the wheel speeds of the front wheels to a low selection, subjecting the wheel speeds of the rear wheels to a low selection, and correcting each of the selected lowest front wheel speed and rear wheel speed based on said differentiated value to provide said reference value for use in each of the front wheels and rear wheels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
A method of estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 2, and further comprising the steps of subjecting the wheel speeds of the drive wheels to a low selection, subjecting the wheel speeds of the driven wheels to a low selection, and correcting each of the selected lowest drive wheel speed and driven wheel speed based on said differentiated value to provide said reference value for use on each of the drive wheels and driven wheels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the steps of using a predetermined acceleration as the acceleration during accelerating, and using said differentiated value as the deceleration during decelerating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the steps of using a predetermined acceleration as the acceleration during accelerating, and using a first predetermined value as the deceleration when the differentiated value becomes equal to or less than the first predetermined value and using the differentiated value as the deceleration when the differentiated value exceeds the first predetermined value during decelerating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the steps of using a predetermined acceleration as the acceleration during accelerating, and using a second predetermined value as the deceleration when the differentiated value exceeds the second predetermined value, and using the differentiated value as the deceleration when the differentiated value is equal to or less than the second predetermined value during decelerating.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
101 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the steps of using a predetermined acceleration as the acceleration during accelerating, and using a value as the deceleration during decelerating, said value obtained by subtracting from the differentiated value a deceleration difference which is generated between wheels on an inner side and on an outer side due to a difference of speeds between the inner and outer wheels when the vehicle is shifted from traveling in a rectilinear direction to traveling in a turning direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 5, further comprising the step of setting the predetermined acceleration to a maximum acceleration of a four-wheel vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 6, further comprising the step of setting the first predetermined value to a maximum deceleration of the vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 7, further comprising the step of setting the second predetermined value to a minimum deceleration obtained on a slippery road surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of setting the deceleration difference in response to an index representing a traveling speed of the vehicle which determines a minimum turning radius of the vehicle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of setting the deceleration difference in response to an index representing a lateral acceleration and a traveling speed of the vehicle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of setting the deceleration difference in response to a steering angle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of setting the deceleration difference to be a difference of the decelerations between the inner and outer wheels during turning at a speed that the difference of the speeds between the inner and outer wheels becomes a maximum.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 6, further comprising the step of setting the predetermined acceleration to a maximum acceleration of a four-wheel vehicle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 7, further comprising the step of setting the predetermined acceleration to a maximum acceleration of a four-wheel vehicle.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 8, further comprising the step of setting the predetermined acceleration to a maximum acceleration of a four-wheel vehicle.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method for estimating a speed of a vehicle which is equipped with an antilock brake device according to claim 6, further comprising the steps of using a predetermined acceleration as the acceleration during accelerating, and using a second predetermined value as the deceleration when the differentiated value is equal to or less than the second predetermined value during decelerating.
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