IP Library Granted Patent US 7,182,712
Granted Patent B2
US 7,182,712 · App. 10/490,117 · Granted Feb 27, 2007

Method for regulating offset of current detection signal in driving power transmission controller

Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,182,712
App. No.
10/490,117
Granted
Feb 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An offset value setting processing, in which whether or not all wheel velocities of front wheels and rear wheels are 0 km/h is determined and whether or not a pressing amount of an accelerator pedal is 0% is determined. If it is determined that the vehicle velocity is 0 km/h and that the pressing amount of the accelerator pedal is 0%, a current detection signal voltage at that time is set to an offset voltage. Thus, the offset voltage value is reset and set again if such a condition is established. Consequently, the offset voltage value including the amount of an error due to a temperature drift is set up, thereby preventing drop in control accuracy due to that error.

Claims (10)

1. An offset adjusting method for a current detection signal in a drive power transmission control apparatus for controlling a transmission amount of drive power by a drive power transmission apparatus by controlling a current, comprising:

first determining whether or not all wheel velocities of vehicle wheels are 0 km/h;

second determining whether or not a pressing amount of an accelerator pedal is 0%; and

setting, if it is determined that all the wheel velocities are 0 km/h in the first determining and the pressing amount of the accelerator pedal is 0% in the second determining, a value of the current detection signal at that time to an offset value.

2. The offset adjusting method for a current detection signal in a drive power transmission control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the setting is carried out after a predetermined period passes since the value of the current detection signal is set to the offset value last.

3. An offset adjusting method for a current detection signal in a drive power transmission control apparatus for controlling a transmission amount of a drive power by a drive power transmission apparatus based on a current detection signal output from a circuit for detecting a current, comprising:

first determining whether or not all wheel velocities of vehicle wheels are 0 km/h;

second determining whether or not an opening degree of a suction throttle valve is substantially 0%; and

setting, if it is determined that all the wheel velocities are 0 km/h in the first determining and the opening degree of the suction throttle valve is substantially 0% in the second determining, a value of the current detection signal at that time to an offset value.

4. The offset adjusting method for a current detection signal in a drive power transmission control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the setting is carried out after a predetermined period passes since the value of the current detection signal is set to the offset value last.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Mar 21, 2007
From: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019060/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2005
From: IMAI, FUKAMI; WAKAO, HISAAKI
To: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 016308/0419 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-123950 · Apr 25, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050148429A1 · Jul 7, 2005