IP Library Granted Patent US 11,318,804
Granted Patent B2
US 11,318,804 · App. 16/601,247 · Granted May 3, 2022

Vehicle state estimation device, control device, suspension control device, and suspension device

Inventors: Yuichiro Minakuchi (Tochigi, JP); Masaki Izawa (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
B60G17/0165G07C5/08B60G2400/0521B60G2400/0522B60G2400/206B60G2400/208B60G2400/821B60G2500/10B60G2500/11
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Patent No.
US 11,318,804
App. No.
16/601,247
Granted
May 3, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to suitably estimate a state of a vehicle. A vehicle state estimation section ( 1200 ) includes: a main computation section ( 1210 ) configured to carry out linear computation with respect to a state amount related to a state of a vehicle; and a tire model computation section ( 1240 ) configured to carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation carried out by the main computation section ( 1210 ).

Claims (68)

1. An in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device configured to estimate a state of a vehicle, the in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device comprising:

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

carry out computation with use of a vehicle model, calculate one or more output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle, wherein the state amount related to the state of the vehicle including a sprung speed of the vehicle, a sprung angular speed of the vehicle, and an unsprung speed of a wheel,

carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation, and

control a damping force of a suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

2. The in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the ECU is configured to carry out the nonlinear computation on a basis of a tire model.

3. The in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the ECU is configured to carry out, with reference to a result of the nonlinear computation carried out by the ECU, the linear computation with respect to the state amount related to the state of the vehicle.

4. The in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the ECU is configured to carry out, with reference to a result of the nonlinear computation, the linear computation with respect to the state amount related to the state of the vehicle.

5. An in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device configured to estimate a state of a vehicle, the in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device comprising:

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

carry out computation with use of a vehicle model,

calculate one or more output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle;

carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation, the plurality of input values including a road surface displacement and an operation input, the one or more output values including a sprung vertical speed, a roll rate, and a pitch rate, and

control a damping force of a suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

6. The in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the ECU is configured to carry out the nonlinear computation on the basis of a tire model.

7. The in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the ECU is configured to carry out, with reference to a result of the nonlinear computation carried out by the ECU, the linear computation with respect to the state amount related to the state of the vehicle.

8. The in-vehicle vehicle state estimation device as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the ECU is configured to carry out, with reference to a result of the nonlinear computation carried out by the ECU, the linear computation with respect to the state amount related to the state of the vehicle.

9. A control device, comprising:

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

estimate a state of a vehicle;

carry out computation related to a reference vehicle model;

carry out subtraction, from an estimation output that is an output value outputted from the ECU, of a reference output that is an output value outputted from the ECU;

carry out integration of a result of the subtraction;

carry out a first amplification of an estimation state amount that is a subject of computation;

carry out a second amplification of a result of the integration;

carry out a third amplification of a state amount that is a subject of the computation; and

carry out addition of a result of the first, second and third amplification

compute with use of a vehicle model, to calculate a plurality of output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle; and to carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation, the state amount related to the state of the vehicle including a sprung speed of the vehicle, a sprung angular speed of the vehicle, and an unsprung speed of a wheel; and

control a damping force of a suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

10. A control device, comprising:

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

estimate a state of a vehicle;

to carry out computation related to a reference vehicle model;

subtraction, from an estimation output that is an output value outputted from the ECU, of a reference output that is an output value outputted from the of the ECU;

carry out integration of a result of the subtraction;

carry out a first amplification of an estimation state amount that is a subject of computation carried out by the ECU;

carry out a second amplification of a result of the integration;

carry out a third amplification of a state amount that is a subject of the computation carried out by the ECU;

carry out addition of a result of the first, second and third amplification compute with use of a vehicle model, to calculate a plurality of output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle; and to carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation, the plurality of input values including a road surface displacement and an operation input, the plurality of output values including a sprung vertical speed, a roll rate, and a pitch rate; and

control a damping force of a suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

11. A suspension control device configured to control a damping force of a suspension, the suspension control device comprising:

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

estimate a state of a vehicle,

calculate a plurality of output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle;

carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation carried out by the ECU, the state amount related to the state of the vehicle including a sprung speed of the vehicle, a sprung angular speed of the vehicle, and an unsprung speed of a wheel; and

control the damping force of the suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

12. A suspension control device configured to control a damping force of a suspension, the suspension control device comprising:

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

estimate a state of a vehicle,

calculate a plurality of values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle;

carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation carried out by the ECU, the plurality of values including a road surface displacement and an operation input, the plurality of output values including a sprung vertical speed, a roll rate, and a pitch rate; and

control the damping force of the suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

13. A suspension device, comprising:

a suspension; and

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

estimate a state of a vehicle,

calculate a plurality of output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle, the state amount related to the state of the vehicle including a sprung speed of the vehicle, a sprung angular speed of the vehicle, and an unsprung speed of a wheel

carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation; and

control a damping force of the suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

14. A suspension device, comprising:

a suspension; and

an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:

estimate a state of a vehicle,

calculate a plurality of output values by carrying out, with reference to a plurality of input values, linear computation with respect to a state amount related to the state of the vehicle;

carry out nonlinear computation with direct or indirect reference to at least part of a result of the linear computation carried out by the ECU,

the plurality of input values including a road surface displacement and an operation input,

the plurality of output values including a sprung vertical speed, a roll rate, and a pitch rate; and

control a damping force of the suspension of the vehicle based on the linear and nonlinear computation.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: SHOWA CORPORATION
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 058990/0509 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2019
From: MINAKUCHI, YUICHIRO; IZAWA, MASAKI
To: SHOWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050734/0513 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-106898 · May 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017022732 · Jun 20, 2017
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