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Method of sensing excessive slip in a wheel slip control system
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Filing: 1991-10-03
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Granted: 1994-05-24
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Expires: 2011-10-03
Abstract
Abstract The onset of an excessive slip condition in a slip controller is determined so that it is adaptable to the actual drive torque conditions between the driven wheel and the road surface so as to achieve the desired acceleration or braking characteristics for all vehicle driving conditions including while the vehicle is traveling on a curved road surface. At low vehicle speeds, slip control is enabled when the value of a predetermined function of the difference in speeds of the driven and undriven wheels exceeds a threshold that is a function of the vehicle turn radius and at high vehicle speeds when the value of a predetermined function of a wheel slip ratio exceeds the threshold that is a function of the vehicle turn radius. The vehicle speed below which slip control is enabled based on a wheel speed function and above which traction control is enabled based on the wheel slip function increases with an increasing vehicle steering angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuen-Kwok Chin
- 👤 Youssef A. Ghoneim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-05 15:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K28/00; B60K28/10; B60K28/16; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/172; B60T8/175; B60T8/176; B60T8/1761; B60T8/17616; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/48; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/20; B60T2270/211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of controlling slip between a wheel of a vehicle and a road surface, the method comprising the steps of: sensing wheel speed; sensing vehicle speed; sensing vehicle turn radius; determining a wheel speed index value that is a predetermined function of the difference between the sensed wheel speed and the sensed vehicle speed; determining a wheel slip index value that is a predetermined function of the ratio of the sensed vehicle speed and the sensed wheel speed; determining a speed enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the sensed vehicle turn radius; determining a slip enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the sensed vehicle turn radius; and controlling wheel slip (A) when the sensed vehicle speed is less than a vehicle speed threshold and the wheel speed index value is greater than the speed enable threshold and (B) when the sensed vehicle speed is greater than the vehicle speed threshold and the wheel slip index is greater than the slip enable threshold.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of controlling slip between a wheel of a vehicle and a road surface, the method comprising the steps of: sensing wheel speed; sensing vehicle speed; sensing vehicle turn radius; determining a wheel speed index value that is a predetermined function of the difference between the sensed wheel speed and the sensed vehicle speed; determining a wheel slip index value that is a predetermined function of the ratio of the sensed vehicle speed and the sensed wheel speed; determining a speed enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the sensed vehicle turn radius; determining a slip enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the sensed vehicle turn radius; and controlling wheel slip (A) when the sensed vehicle speed is less than a vehicle speed threshold and the wheel speed index value is greater than the speed enable threshold and (B) when the sensed vehicle speed is greater than the vehicle speed threshold and the wheel slip index is greater than the slip enable threshold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle speed threshold is a predetermined function of the vehicle turn radius.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
218 words
A method of controlling slip between a wheel of a vehicle and a road surface, the method comprising the steps of: sensing wheel speed ω d ; sensing vehicle speed ω u ; sensing vehicle turn radius α; determining a wheel speed index value S.sub.ωdu in accord with the expression (C.sub.ωdu *ω du )+ω du , where C.sub.ωdu is a calibration constant, ω du is the difference between ω d and ω u , and ω du is the rate of change in ω du ; determining a wheel slip index value S.sub.λdu in accord with the expression (C.sub.λdu *λ du )+λ du , where C.sub.λdu is a calibration constant, λ du is equal to 1-(ω u /ω d ), and λ du is the rate of change in λ du ; determining a speed enable threshold that is a predetermined function of α; determining a slip enable threshold that is a predetermined function of α; determining a vehicle speed threshold that is a predetermined function of α; and controlling wheel slip (A) when the sensed vehicle speed is less than a vehicle speed threshold and S.sub.ωdu is greater than the speed enable threshold and (B) when the sensed vehicle speed is greater than the vehicle speed threshold and λ du is greater than the slip enable threshold.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
218 words
A method of controlling slip between a wheel of a vehicle and a road surface, the method comprising the steps of: sensing wheel speed ω d ; sensing vehicle speed ω u ; sensing vehicle turn radius α; determining a wheel speed index value S.sub.ωdu in accord with the expression (C.sub.ωdu *ω du )+ω du , where C.sub.ωdu is a calibration constant, ω du is the difference between ω d and ω u , and ω du is the rate of change in ω du ; determining a wheel slip index value S.sub.λdu in accord with the expression (C.sub.λdu *λ du )+λ du , where C.sub.λdu is a calibration constant, λ du is equal to 1-(ω u /ω d ), and λ du is the rate of change in λ du ; determining a speed enable threshold that is a predetermined function of α; determining a slip enable threshold that is a predetermined function of α; determining a vehicle speed threshold that is a predetermined function of α; and controlling wheel slip (A) when the sensed vehicle speed is less than a vehicle speed threshold and S.sub.ωdu is greater than the speed enable threshold and (B) when the sensed vehicle speed is greater than the vehicle speed threshold and λ du is greater than the slip enable threshold.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
240 words
A traction control method for a vehicle having left and right side driven wheels, left and right side undriven wheels, and an engine for applying driving torque to the left and right side driven wheels, the method comprising, for each right and left side of the vehicle, the steps of: determining the driven wheel speed ω u ; determining the undriven wheel speed ω d ; determining vehicle speed V; determining vehicle turn radius α; determining a difference speed ω du between the determined wheel speeds ω u and ω d ; determining a wheel speed index value S.sub.ωdu that is a predetermined function of the difference speed ω du ; determining a wheel slip index value S.sub.λdu that is a predetermined function of the ratio of the wheel speeds ω u and ω d ; determining a speed enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the determined vehicle turn radius α; determining a slip enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the determined vehicle turn radius α; and limiting the applied driving torque to the driven wheel to limit acceleration slip (A) when the determined vehicle speed V is less than a vehicle speed threshold and the wheel speed index value S.sub.ωdu is greater than the speed enable threshold and (B) when the sensed vehicle speed is greater than the vehicle speed threshold and the wheel slip index value S.sub.λd is greater than the slip enable threshold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
240 words
A traction control method for a vehicle having left and right side driven wheels, left and right side undriven wheels, and an engine for applying driving torque to the left and right side driven wheels, the method comprising, for each right and left side of the vehicle, the steps of: determining the driven wheel speed ω u ; determining the undriven wheel speed ω d ; determining vehicle speed V; determining vehicle turn radius α; determining a difference speed ω du between the determined wheel speeds ω u and ω d ; determining a wheel speed index value S.sub.ωdu that is a predetermined function of the difference speed ω du ; determining a wheel slip index value S.sub.λdu that is a predetermined function of the ratio of the wheel speeds ω u and ω d ; determining a speed enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the determined vehicle turn radius α; determining a slip enable threshold that is a predetermined function of the determined vehicle turn radius α; and limiting the applied driving torque to the driven wheel to limit acceleration slip (A) when the determined vehicle speed V is less than a vehicle speed threshold and the wheel speed index value S.sub.ωdu is greater than the speed enable threshold and (B) when the sensed vehicle speed is greater than the vehicle speed threshold and the wheel slip index value S.sub.λd is greater than the slip enable threshold.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the vehicle speed threshold is a predetermined function of the determined vehicle turn radius α.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the predetermined function of the difference speed is defined by the expression (C.sub.ωdu *ω du )+ω du , where C.sub.ωdu is a calibration constant and ω du is the rate of change in ω du , and the predetermined function of the ratio of the wheel speeds ω u and ω d is defined by the expression (C.sub.λdu *λ du )+λ du , where C.sub.λdu is a calibration constant, λ du is equal to 1-(ω u /ω d ), and λ du is the rate of change in λ du .
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