IP Library Granted Patent US 7,668,636
Granted Patent B2
US 7,668,636 · App. 12/200,664 · Granted Feb 23, 2010

Control system of vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,668,636
App. No.
12/200,664
Granted
Feb 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brake-related ECU ( 46 ) terminates control on the basis of a control stop signal sent from a body-related ECU ( 40 ) connected with the brake-related ECU by a CAN 1 , an engine revolving speed supplied from an engine ECU ( 42 ) connected with the brake-related ECU by the CAN 1 , and wheel speeds detected by wheel speed sensors ( 20 L, 20 R, 22 L, 22 R) connected with the brake-related ECU by electric wiring ( 60 ).

Claims (22)

1. A control system of a vehicle, comprising:

a start-stop signal control section configured to transmit a control start signal when an ignition switch is put in “on” position and a control stop signal when the ignition switch is put in “off” position,

a moving-state detection section configured to detect a moving-state correlated value from which whether the vehicle is moving or at rest can be determined, and

a braking-force control section configured to control braking force exerted on the vehicle, connected with the start-stop signal control section by a first path and connected with the moving-state detection section by a second path provided separately from the first path, wherein

the braking-force control section starts said braking-force control on the control start condition that the braking-force control section receives a control start signal from the start-stop signal control section, and terminates said braking-force control on the control termination conditions that the braking-force control section receives a control stop signal from the start-stop signal control section and that the moving-state correlated value detected by the moving-state detection section indicates that the vehicle is at rest.

2. The control system of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the moving-state detection section is a wheel-speed detection section configured to detect wheel-speeds of wheels of the vehicle as the moving-state correlated value, and

the braking-force control section terminates control on the condition that the wheel-speeds detected are below a predetermined value, thus indicating that the vehicle is at rest.

3. The control system of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the braking-force control section performs at least one of anti-lock braking control for preventing the wheels of the vehicle from locking, while applying braking force, and longitudinal braking-force distribution control for distributing braking force between front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle, on the basis of the wheel-speeds detected by the wheel-speed detection section.

4. The control system of the vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second moving-state detection section configured to detect second moving-state correlated value from which whether the vehicle is moving or at rest can be determined, wherein

the braking-force control section is connected with the second moving-state detection section by the first path, and terminates control further on the condition that the second moving-state correlated value detected by the second moving-state detection section indicates that the vehicle is at rest, in addition to said termination conditions.

5. The control system of the vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein

the second moving-state detection section detects revolving speed of a drive source of the vehicle as the second moving-state correlated value, and whether the vehicle is moving or at rest is determined, depending on whether the revolving speed detected indicates that the drive source is operating or that the drive source is stopped.

6. The control system of the vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third moving-state detection section configured to detect a third moving-state correlated value from which whether the vehicle is moving or at rest can be determined, wherein

the braking-force control section is connected with the third moving-state detection section by a third path, and terminates control further on the condition that the third moving-state correlated value detected by the third moving-state detection section indicates that the vehicle is at rest, in addition to said termination conditions.

7. The control system of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the braking-force control section includes a voltage detection section configured to detect voltage supplied by a power source of the vehicle, and terminates control further on the condition that the voltage detected is below a predetermined voltage, thus indicating that the vehicle is at rest, in addition to said termination conditions.

8. The control system for the vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein

voltage below the predetermined voltage is voltage when the drive source of the vehicle is stopped.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 1, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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