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Vehicle handling control for wheel slip control systems
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Filing: 1992-11-02
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Granted: 1994-04-19
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Expires: 2012-11-02
Abstract
Abstract A wheel slip control system for the left and right wheels common to an axle of a vehicle establishes a desired turning radius by controlling the wheel slip limit so as to establish the outer to inner wheel speed ratio ω o /ω i to a desired value (R d +d)/(R d -d) where Rd is the desired turning radius and 2d is the distance between the wheels. The desired steering radius is based upon the operator steering input and a desired understeer value.
Inventors
- 👤 Youssef A. Ghoneim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:08
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/24; B60T8/246; B60L; B60L15/00; B60L15/20; B60L15/2036; B60T8/17; B60T8/172; B60T8/1755; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/42; B60T8/4208; B60T8/4266; B60T8/48; B60T8/4809; B60T8/4827; B60T8/489; B62; B62D; B62D11/00; B62D11/02; B62D11/06; B62D11/08; B60T2201/00; B60T2201/16; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/64; Y02T10/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
254 words
A wheel slip control system for controlling the slip of a left wheel and a right wheel of an axle of a vehicle having a steering wheel positionable by a vehicle operator, the system comprising: means for measuring a steering angle of the steering wheel and supplying a steering angle signal as an indication of the steering angle; means for measuring right and left wheel speeds and supplying wheel speed signals ω r and ω l as indications of said right and left wheel speeds, respectively; means for determining a desired turning radius R d in response to the steering angle signal; means for determining a desired ratio D of the left and right wheel speeds to establish the desired turning radius R d ; means for comparing the desired ratio of the left and right wheel speeds and an actual ratio of the left and right wheel speeds indicated by the wheel speed signals ω r and ω l ; and means for controlling wheel slip, the means for controlling wheel slip including: means for determining an open loop wheel slip limit value and means for limiting the wheel slip of the left and right wheels by (A) limiting the slip of one of the right and left wheels at the open loop wheel slip limit and (B) limiting the slip of the other one of the left and right wheels at a slip limit at which the actual ratio of the left and right wheel speeds is equal to the desired ratio.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
254 words
A wheel slip control system for controlling the slip of a left wheel and a right wheel of an axle of a vehicle having a steering wheel positionable by a vehicle operator, the system comprising: means for measuring a steering angle of the steering wheel and supplying a steering angle signal as an indication of the steering angle; means for measuring right and left wheel speeds and supplying wheel speed signals ω r and ω l as indications of said right and left wheel speeds, respectively; means for determining a desired turning radius R d in response to the steering angle signal; means for determining a desired ratio D of the left and right wheel speeds to establish the desired turning radius R d ; means for comparing the desired ratio of the left and right wheel speeds and an actual ratio of the left and right wheel speeds indicated by the wheel speed signals ω r and ω l ; and means for controlling wheel slip, the means for controlling wheel slip including: means for determining an open loop wheel slip limit value and means for limiting the wheel slip of the left and right wheels by (A) limiting the slip of one of the right and left wheels at the open loop wheel slip limit and (B) limiting the slip of the other one of the left and right wheels at a slip limit at which the actual ratio of the left and right wheel speeds is equal to the desired ratio.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
243 words
A wheel slip control system for controlling the slip of a left wheel and a right wheel of an axle of a vehicle having a steering wheel positionable by a vehicle operator, the system comprising: means for measuring a steering angle of the steering wheel and supplying a steering angle signal as an indication of the steering angle δ; means for measuring right and left wheel speeds and supplying wheel speed signals ω r and ω l as indications of said right and left wheel speeds, respectively; means for determining vehicle speed V; means for determining a desired turning radius R d as a predetermined function of the steering angle δ, the vehicle speed V and a desired understeer coefficient K ud ; means for determining a desired ratio D of the left and right wheel speeds to establish the desired turning radius R d ; means for comparing the desired ratio D and a ratio ω l /ω r ; and means for controlling wheel slip, the means for controlling wheel slip including means for limiting the wheel slip of the left and right wheels by (A) limiting the slip of one of the right and left wheels at an open loop wheel slip limit value λ* and (B) limiting the slip of the other one of the left and right wheels at a lower slip limit value at which the ratio ω l /ω r is equal to the ratio D.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
243 words
A wheel slip control system for controlling the slip of a left wheel and a right wheel of an axle of a vehicle having a steering wheel positionable by a vehicle operator, the system comprising: means for measuring a steering angle of the steering wheel and supplying a steering angle signal as an indication of the steering angle δ; means for measuring right and left wheel speeds and supplying wheel speed signals ω r and ω l as indications of said right and left wheel speeds, respectively; means for determining vehicle speed V; means for determining a desired turning radius R d as a predetermined function of the steering angle δ, the vehicle speed V and a desired understeer coefficient K ud ; means for determining a desired ratio D of the left and right wheel speeds to establish the desired turning radius R d ; means for comparing the desired ratio D and a ratio ω l /ω r ; and means for controlling wheel slip, the means for controlling wheel slip including means for limiting the wheel slip of the left and right wheels by (A) limiting the slip of one of the right and left wheels at an open loop wheel slip limit value λ* and (B) limiting the slip of the other one of the left and right wheels at a lower slip limit value at which the ratio ω l /ω r is equal to the ratio D.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 2 wherein the desired ratio D is equal to (R d +d)/(R d -d), where d is one half of the distance between the right and left wheels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
152 words
The system of claim 2 further including means for determining a vehicle turning condition, and wherein: the left and right wheels are driven by a vehicle engine for propelling the vehicle, the means for controlling wheel slip comprises a traction control means for limiting wheel slip during vehicle acceleration, when the determined vehicle turning condition is a left turn, the one of the right and left wheels limited at the open loop wheel slip limit value λ* is the right wheel and the one of the right and left wheels limited at the lower slip limit is the left wheel, and when the determined vehicle turning condition is a right turn, the one of the right and left wheels limited to the open loop wheel slip limit value λ* is the left wheel and the one of the right and left wheels limited at the lower slip limit is the right wheel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
156 words
The system of claim 2 further including: means for determining a vehicle turning condition and a respective operator actuated brake for each of the right and left wheels for braking the vehicle, and wherein: the means for controlling wheel slip comprises an anti-lock brake control means for limiting wheel slip during vehicle braking, when the determined vehicle turning condition is a left turn, the one of the right and left wheels limited at the open loop wheel slip limit value λ* is the left wheel and the one of the right and left wheels limited at the lower slip limit is the right wheel, and when the determined vehicle turning condition is a right turn, the one of the right and left wheels limited at the open loop wheel slip limit value λ* is the right wheel and the one of the right and left wheels limited at the lower slip limit is the left wheel.
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