IP Library Granted Patent US 11,364,948
Granted Patent B2
US 11,364,948 · App. 16/484,226 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Electric power steering device

Inventors: Isao Kezobo (Tokyo, JP); Kenta Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Akira Furukawa (Tokyo, JP); Masaharu Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Akiyoshi Takashima (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Cornoration
B62D5/0463B62D5/0493B62D6/00
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Patent No.
US 11,364,948
App. No.
16/484,226
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an electric power steering device, including: a reverse steering detection unit configured to determine start of reverse steering when a magnitude of a rotational speed of a motor is equal to or smaller than a set speed, a rotational acceleration of the motor is in a direction of causing the rotational speed of the motor to become 0, and a magnitude of the rotational acceleration of the motor is equal to or larger than a set acceleration; and a current command control unit configured to output a current command for the motor based on the steering torque or the rotational speed of the motor, in which the current command control unit is configured to increase a transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit when the reverse steering detection unit determines start of the reverse steering.

Claims (42)

1. An electric power steering device, comprising:

a motor configured to output a torque based on a steering torque of a driver;

a motor rotational speed detection unit configured to detect a rotational speed of the motor;

an acceleration calculation unit configured to calculate a rotational acceleration of the motor based on the rotational speed of the motor;

a reverse steering detection unit configured to determine start of reverse steering when a magnitude of the rotational speed of the motor is equal to or smaller than a set speed, the rotational acceleration of the motor is in a direction of causing the rotational speed of the motor to become 0, and a magnitude of the rotational acceleration of the motor is equal to or larger than a set acceleration; and

a current command control unit configured to output a current command for the motor based on the steering torque or the rotational speed of the motor,

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase a transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit when the reverse steering detection unit determines start of the reverse steering.

2. The electric power steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the set speed is set to a value proportional to the rotational acceleration of the motor.

3. The electric power steering device according to claim 1 , wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase a transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit after the reverse steering detection unit determines start of the reverse steering until a set period in which torque variation at the time of the reverse steering occurs ends.

4. The electric power steering device according to claim 2 , wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase a transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit after the reverse steering detection unit determines start of the reverse steering until a set period in which torque variation at the time of the reverse steering occurs ends.

5. The electric power steering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a torque variation compensation unit configured to receive input of the steering torque or the rotational speed of the motor, and output a compensation current, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit through correction of the current command by the compensation current.

6. The electric power steering device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a torque variation compensation unit configured to receive input of the steering torque or the rotational speed of the motor, and output a compensation current, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit through correction of the current command by the compensation current.

7. The electric power steering device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a torque variation compensation unit configured to receive input of the steering torque or the rotational speed of the motor, and output a compensation current, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit through correction of the current command by the compensation current.

8. The electric power steering device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a torque variation compensation unit configured to receive input of the steering torque or the rotational speed of the motor, and output a compensation current, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit through correction of the current command by the compensation current.

9. The electric power steering device according to claim 5 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a band-pass filter or a high-pass filter configured to pass a frequency bandwidth of torque variation at the time of the reverse steering.

10. The electric power steering device according to claim 6 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a band-pass filter or a high-pass filter configured to pass a frequency bandwidth of torque variation at the time of the reverse steering.

11. The electric power steering device according to claim 7 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a band-pass filter or a high-pass filter configured to pass a frequency bandwidth of torque variation at the time of the reverse steering.

12. The electric power steering device according to claim 8 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a band-pass filter or a high-pass filter configured to pass a frequency bandwidth of torque variation at the time of the reverse steering.

13. The electric power steering device according to claim 5 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a disturbance observer configured to receive input of the current command or a current from the motor, and estimate a disturbance torque.

14. The electric power steering device according to claim 6 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a disturbance observer configured to receive input of the current command or a current from the motor, and estimate a disturbance torque.

15. The electric power steering device according to claim 7 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a disturbance observer configured to receive input of the current command or a current from the motor, and estimate a disturbance torque.

16. The electric power steering device according to claim 8 , wherein the torque variation compensation unit includes a disturbance observer configured to receive input of the current command or a current from the motor, and estimate a disturbance torque.

17. The electric power steering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a control gain capable of changing the transfer gain, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit by increasing the control gain.

18. The electric power steering device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a control gain capable of changing the transfer gain, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit by increasing the control gain.

19. The electric power steering device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a control gain capable of changing the transfer gain, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit by increasing the control gain.

20. The electric power steering device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the current command control unit includes a control gain capable of changing the transfer gain, and

wherein the current command control unit is configured to increase the transfer gain from input to output by the current command control unit by increasing the control gain.

Assignments (2)
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MOBILITY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068834/0585 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2019
From: KEZOBO, ISAO; TANAKA, KENTA; FURUKAWA, AKIRA; TANAKA, MASAHARU; TAKASHIMA, AKIYOSHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049991/0930 →
Continuity (1)
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