FRICTION FORCE COMPENSATION IN AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM
    1.
    发明申请
    FRICTION FORCE COMPENSATION IN AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    电动转向系统中的摩擦力补偿

    公开(公告)号:US20110224876A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-15

    申请号:US13044952

    申请日:2011-03-10

    IPC分类号: B62D6/00

    CPC分类号: B62D5/0463

    摘要: A method of operating an electric power steering system, wherein the steering system comprises a steering wheel coupled to a steering column, a pinion engaging a toothed rack to operate steerable wheels of a vehicle, at least one sensor for measuring a torque applied to the steering column or a force applied to the rack, and an servo motor supplying steering assist to support a steering effort of a driver, the torque sensor and the servo motor being connected to a control unit, the method comprising the following steps:a) continuously monitoring the rack load or the pinion torque using the signal from at least one sensor by direct measurement or estimation in a state observer,b) continuously monitoring the motor speed,c) when the motor speed is near zero or equal to zero: deriving the rack load change from the rack load or the pinion torque,d) calculate a reference motor movement which would be expected for the rack load change if no friction were present,e) if the motor movement is smaller than the reference motor movement, then request first additional steering assist torque, andf) proceed to step c).

    摘要翻译: 一种操作电动助力转向系统的方法,其中所述转向系统包括联接到转向柱的方向盘,与齿条啮合的小齿轮以操作车辆的可转向轮;至少一个传感器,用于测量施加到转向 列或力施加到机架;以及伺服电动机,其提供转向辅助以支持驾驶员的转向力,所述扭矩传感器和所述伺服电动机连接到控制单元,所述方法包括以下步骤:a)连续监视 使用来自至少一个传感器的信号的齿条负载或小齿轮转矩,在状态观察器中通过直接测量或估计,b)连续监测电动机速度,c)当电动机速度接近零或等于零时:导出机架 负载从机架负载或小齿轮转矩变化,d)计算参考电机运动,如果不存在摩擦,则可以预期机架负载变化,e)如果电动机运动 小于参考电机运动,然后请求第一附加转向辅助转矩,f)进行步骤c)。

    CONTROLLING METHOD FOR A STEERING SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    CONTROLLING METHOD FOR A STEERING SYSTEM 有权
    一种转向系统的控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110184608A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-28

    申请号:US13014979

    申请日:2011-01-27

    IPC分类号: B62D6/00

    摘要: The invention refers to a steering device and a method for controlling a steering device with steering power support means (7, 8, 9) for a motor vehicle with at least one steerable road wheel (4), the steering device comprising: a steering shaft (1) with a first end to adopt a steering wheel (2) and with a second end which is coupled to a pinion (6), wherein said pinion (6) is engaging in a rack (5), wherein said rack (5) is adjustable in its longitudinal direction to different positions, whereby said at least one road wheel (4) is turning, whereby in a middle position (R0) of said rack said road wheel (4) is turned as to steer the vehicle in a straight ahead direction; a control device (10) controlling said power support means (7, 8, 9), sensing means (11) detecting torque introduced in said steering shaft (4), sensing means detecting the speed (V) of the vehicle, means to determine said position (R) of the rack; and a device for determining the instantaneous rack load (FR) in its longitudinal direction, which is introduced by said steerable road wheel (4), the method comprising the following steps: the difference between said middle position (R0) and the instantaneous position (R) of the rack is determined; if the difference is lower than a threshold value (ε) and if the speed (V) of the vehicle is higher than a threshold value (Vmin), the instantaneous value of the rack load (FR) is stored into the control device (10, 16) as offset value.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于控制具有用于具有至少一个可转向轮轮(4)的机动车辆的转向动力支撑装置(7,8,9)的转向装置和方法,所述转向装置包括:转向轴 (1),其具有第一端以采用方向盘(2)并且具有联接到小齿轮(6)的第二端,其中所述小齿轮(6)接合在齿条(5)中,其中所述齿条(5) )可以在其纵向方向上调节到不同的位置,由此所述至少一个轮轮(4)转动,由此在所述齿条(4)的中间位置(R0)转动以便将车辆转向 向前方向 控制所述动力支撑装置(7,8,9)的控制装置(10),检测引入所述转向轴(4)中的扭矩的检测装置(11),检测车辆速度(V)的感测装置, 所述机架的位置(R); 以及用于确定由所述可转向轮(4)引入的其纵向方向上的瞬时齿条载荷(FR)的装置,所述方法包括以下步骤:所述中间位置(R0)和瞬时位置 确定机架的R) 如果差值低于阈值(&egr),并且如果车辆的速度(V)高于阈值(Vmin),则机架负载(FR)的瞬时值被存储到控制装置( 10,16)作为偏移值。

    Control method for electric power steering
    3.
    发明授权
    Control method for electric power steering 有权
    电动助力转向控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US08630771B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-14

    申请号:US13499593

    申请日:2010-09-24

    IPC分类号: B62D5/04 B62D6/08

    CPC分类号: B62D5/0463 B62D5/0481

    摘要: The invention relates to a control method for a steering system with electric power assistance, comprising a steering wheel, an electric power assist motor, an electric control unit, which includes a memory for storing digital data, a motor driver unit which based on a target engine torque that is delivered to the motor driver unit, determines and sends out electrical signals for controlling the electric power assist motor, at least one sensor device for determining a control variable introduced into the steering wheel, for example a manual torque, wherein in the control unit with the help of the control variable a preset value is determined for a engine torque of the power assist motor, characterized in that in the memory an upper threshold value for the target engine torque is stored and for a case A, in which the preset value exceeds the upper threshold value, the control unit sends out the upper threshold value as the target engine torque to the motor driver unit and in a case B, in which the preset value does not exceed the upper threshold value, the control unit sends out the preset value as the target engine torque to the motor driver unit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种具有电力辅助的转向系统的控制方法,包括方向盘,电动辅助电动机,电气控制单元,其包括用于存储数字数据的存储器,基于目标的电动机驱动器单元 发送到电动机驱动单元的发动机扭矩确定并发出用于控制电动助力电动机的电信号,用于确定引入方向盘的控制变量的至少一个传感器装置,例如手动转矩,其中在 控制单元,借助于控制变量,为动力辅助马达的发动机扭矩确定预设值,其特征在于,在存储器中存储目标发动机扭矩的上限阈值,对于情况A,其中, 预设值超过上限阈值时,控制单元将作为目标发动机转矩的上阈值作为目标发动机转矩发送到电动机驱动单元,在情况B中,i n,预设值不超过上限阈值,控制单元将预设值作为目标发动机转矩发送到电动机驱动单元。

    CONTROL IN AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    CONTROL IN AN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM 有权
    电动转向系统中的控制

    公开(公告)号:US20130211676A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-15

    申请号:US13825658

    申请日:2011-07-21

    IPC分类号: B62D5/04

    CPC分类号: B62D5/0463 B62D15/025

    摘要: An electric power steering system may be controlled by superimposing a driver demand and a driver assistance device demand value to calculate a driver requested support value, in which a virtual driver support value may be calculated based on driver demand and a correction driver support value may be calculated based on a driver assistance device demand value, and the driver requested support value may be calculated as a combination of the virtual correction driver support value and the virtual driver support value.

    摘要翻译: 可以通过叠加驾驶员需求和驾驶员辅助装置需求值来控制电动助力转向系统,以计算驾驶员请求的支持值,其中可以基于驾驶员需求来计算虚拟驾驶员支持值,并且校正驾驶员支持值可以是 基于驾驶员辅助装置需求值计算出的驾驶员请求支援值可以作为虚拟校正驾驶员支援值与虚拟驾驶员支援值的组合来计算。

    Control Method for Electric Power Steering
    5.
    发明申请
    Control Method for Electric Power Steering 有权
    电动转向控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120191302A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-26

    申请号:US13499593

    申请日:2010-09-24

    IPC分类号: B62D6/08 B62D5/04

    CPC分类号: B62D5/0463 B62D5/0481

    摘要: The invention relates to a control method for a steering system with electric power assistance, comprising a steering wheel, an electric power assist motor, an electric control unit, which includes a memory for storing digital data, a motor driver unit which based on a target engine torque that is delivered to the motor driver unit, determines and sends out electrical signals for controlling the electric power assist motor, at least one sensor device for determining a control variable introduced into the steering wheel, for example a manual torque, wherein in the control unit with the help of the control variable a preset value is determined for a engine torque of the power assist motor, characterised in that in the memory an upper threshold value for the target engine torque is stored and for a case A, in which the preset value exceeds the upper threshold value, the control unit sends out the upper threshold value as the target engine torque to the motor driver unit and in a case B, in which the preset value does not exceed the upper threshold value, the control unit sends out the preset value as the target engine torque to the motor driver unit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种具有电力辅助的转向系统的控制方法,包括方向盘,电动辅助电动机,电气控制单元,其包括用于存储数字数据的存储器,基于目标的电动机驱动器单元 发送到电动机驱动单元的发动机扭矩确定并发出用于控制电动助力电动机的电信号,用于确定引入方向盘的控制变量的至少一个传感器装置,例如手动转矩,其中在 控制单元,借助于控制变量,为动力辅助马达的发动机扭矩确定预设值,其特征在于,在存储器中存储目标发动机扭矩的上限阈值,对于情况A,其中, 预设值超过上限阈值时,控制单元将作为目标发动机转矩的上阈值作为目标发动机转矩发送到电动机驱动单元,在情况B中,i n,预设值不超过上限阈值,控制单元将预设值作为目标发动机转矩发送到电动机驱动单元。

    SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    一种用于电力转向系统的安全装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120191301A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-26

    申请号:US13499540

    申请日:2010-09-14

    IPC分类号: B62D6/08

    CPC分类号: B62D5/0481 B62D5/0463

    摘要: The invention relates to a control method for a steering system having electric power assistance, comprising a control means, for example a steering wheel, which can be controlled by a driver, an electric power assist motor, an electric control unit, which contains a memory for storing digital data, a driver unit (motor controller), which determines electrical signals for controlling the power-assistance motor in accordance with a target engine torque that was transmitted to the driver unit and outputs said electrical signals to the power-assistance motor, at least one sensor device for determining a control variable, for example a manual torque, introduced into the control means, wherein a preset value for a engine torque of the power-assistance motor is determined in the control unit with the aid of the control variable, wherein in addition, an upper threshold value for the target engine torque is stored in a limiting element, and for a case A in which the preset value exceeds the upper threshold value, the limiting element outputs the upper threshold value as a target engine torque to the motor driver unit, and for a case B in which the preset value does not exceed the upper threshold value, the limiting element outputs the preset value as a target engine torque to the driver unit.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种具有电力辅助的转向系统的控制方法,该控制方法包括可由驾驶员控制的控制装置,例如方向盘,电动助力电动机,包含存储器的电气控制单元 用于存储数字数据的驱动器单元(电动机控制器),其根据发送到驱动器单元的目标发动机扭矩确定用于控制所述辅助电动机的电信号,并将所述电信号输出到所述电动辅助电动机, 用于确定引入到控制装置中的控制变量(例如手动转矩)的至少一个传感器装置,其中在控制单元中借助控制变量确定功率辅助电动机的发动机扭矩的预设值 其中,另外,目标发动机扭矩的上限阈值存储在限制元件中,对于其中预设值超过上限的情况A 每个阈值,限制元件将作为目标发动机扭矩的上阈值作为目标发动机转矩输出到电动机驱动器单元,对于预设值不超过上限阈值的情况B,限制元件将预设值作为 目标发动机扭矩到驱动单元。

    Control in an electric steering system
    9.
    发明授权
    Control in an electric steering system 有权
    电动转向系统的控制

    公开(公告)号:US09031747B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US13825658

    申请日:2011-07-21

    IPC分类号: B62D5/04 B62D15/02

    CPC分类号: B62D5/0463 B62D15/025

    摘要: An electric power steering system may be controlled by superimposing a driver demand and a driver assistance device demand value to calculate a driver requested support value, in which a virtual driver support value may be calculated based on driver demand and a correction driver support value may be calculated based on a driver assistance device demand value, and the driver requested support value may be calculated as a combination of the virtual correction driver support value and the virtual driver support value.

    摘要翻译: 可以通过叠加驾驶员需求和驾驶员辅助装置需求值来控制电动助力转向系统,以计算驾驶员请求的支持值,其中可以基于驾驶员需求来计算虚拟驾驶员支持值,并且校正驾驶员支持值可以是 基于驾驶员辅助装置需求值计算出的驾驶员请求支援值可以作为虚拟校正驾驶员支援值与虚拟驾驶员支援值的组合来计算。