IP Library Granted Patent US 12,686,281
Granted Patent B2
US 12,686,281 · App. 17/926,080 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Drive control device for electric vehicle

Inventors: Ryosuke Koga (Tokyo, JP); Akira Maruyama (Tokyo, JP); Tetsuya Furuichi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L7/26B60L15/2009B60L15/2036B60L50/16B60L2240/423
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Patent No.
US 12,686,281
App. No.
17/926,080
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a drive control device for an electric vehicle that includes brake devices ( 30 a to 30 d ) provided for each of left and right wheels of the vehicle, a front motor ( 4 ) and a rear motor ( 6 ) for driving and regeneratively braking the wheels of the vehicle, a vehicle motion control unit ( 37 ) for calculating a brake application demanded amount corresponding to a yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle based on the traveling state of the vehicle, a brake ECU ( 31 ) for controlling the brake devices ( 30 a to 30 d ) on the left and right sides independently of each other based on the brake application demanded amount to control the yaw moment of the vehicle, and a motor torque control unit ( 39 ) for controlling driving torques and regenerative braking torques of a front motor ( 4 ) and a rear motor ( 6 ), the motor torque control unit ( 39 ) executes correction for increasing the driving torque or reducing the regenerative braking torque according to the increase of the braking torques of the brake devices ( 30 a to 30 d ) based on the brake application demanded amount.

Claims (40)

1 . A drive control device for an electric vehicle, comprising:

braking devices that are provided for each of left and right wheels of the vehicle;

an electric motor for driving and regeneratively braking the wheels of the vehicle;

a vehicle motion control unit for calculating a yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle based on a traveling state of the vehicle;

a braking device control unit for controlling the braking devices on the left and right independently of each other based on the yaw moment application amount calculated by the vehicle motion control unit to control a yaw moment of the vehicle; and

a motor control unit for controlling a driving torque and a regenerative braking torque of the electric motor,

wherein the vehicle includes a front-wheel drive motor for driving both left and right front wheels and a rear-wheel drive motor for driving both left and right rear wheels as the electric motor,

wherein the braking device control unit executes, based on the traveling state of the vehicle, turn assist control for increasing a braking torque of the braking devices on a turn inner-wheel side during turning travel of the vehicle to promote turning of the vehicle or turn spin suppression control for increasing a braking torque of the braking devices on a turn outer-wheel side during turning travel of the vehicle to suppress turning of the vehicle, and

wherein according to an increase in the braking torque of the braking devices by the braking device control unit, the motor control unit increases a driving torque of the rear-wheel drive motor more than a driving torque of the front-wheel drive motor when the turn assist control is executed during acceleration travel, and increases the driving torque of the front-wheel drive motor more than the driving torque of the rear-wheel drive motor when the turn spin suppression control is executed during acceleration travel.

2 . A drive control device for an electric vehicle, comprising:

braking devices that are provided for each of left and right wheels of the vehicle;

an electric motor for driving and regeneratively braking the wheels of the vehicle;

a vehicle motion control unit for calculating a yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle based on a traveling state of the vehicle;

a braking device control unit for controlling the braking devices on the left and right independently of each other based on the yaw moment application amount calculated by the vehicle motion control unit to control a yaw moment of the vehicle; and

a motor control unit for controlling a driving torque and a regenerative braking torque of the electric motor,

wherein the vehicle includes a front-wheel drive motor for driving both left and right front wheels and a rear-wheel drive motor for driving both left and right rear wheels as the electric motor,

wherein the braking device control unit executes, based on the traveling state of the vehicle, turn assist control for increasing a braking torque of the braking devices on a turn inner-wheel side during turning travel of the vehicle to promote turning of the vehicle or turn spin suppression control for increasing a braking torque of the braking devices on a turn outer-wheel side during turning travel of the vehicle to suppress turning of the vehicle,

and wherein according to an increase in the braking torque of the braking device by the braking devices control unit, the motor control unit reduces a regenerative braking torque of the front-wheel drive motor more than a regenerative braking torque of the rear-wheel drive motor when the turn assist control is executed during deceleration travel, and reduces the regenerative braking torque of the rear-wheel drive motor more than the regenerative braking torque of the front-wheel drive motor when the turn spin suppression control is executed during deceleration travel.

3 . A drive control device for an electric vehicle, comprising:

braking devices that are provided for each of left and right wheels of the vehicle;

an electric motor for driving and regeneratively braking for either one of the front and rear the wheels of the vehicle;

a vehicle motion control unit for calculating a yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle based on a traveling state of the vehicle;

a braking device control unit for controlling the braking devices on the left and right independently of each other based on the yaw moment application amount calculated by the vehicle motion control unit to control a yaw moment of the vehicle; and

a motor control unit for controlling a driving torque and a regenerative braking torque of the electric motor,

wherein the motor control unit is capable of controlling driving torques of the left and right wheels independently of each other for the either one of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle,

wherein the vehicle motion control unit calculates, based on a traveling state of the vehicle, a yaw moment distribution amount for distributing the yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle into a first yaw moment application amount by the braking device and a second yaw moment application amount by the electric motor,

wherein the braking device control unit and the motor control unit control the braking device and the electric motor respectively based on the yaw moment distribution amount,

wherein the braking device control unit executes, based on the traveling state of the vehicle, turn assist control for increasing a braking torque of the braking device on a turn inner-wheel side of either the other of the front and rear wheels during turning travel of the vehicle to promote turning of the vehicle or turn spin suppression control for increasing a braking torque of the braking device on a turn outer-wheel side of the either the other of the front and rear wheels during turning travel of the vehicle to suppress turning of the vehicle,

wherein according to an increase in the braking torque of the braking device by the braking device control unit, the motor control unit increases a driving torque on a turn inner-wheel side of the either one of the front and rear wheels more than a driving torque on a turn outer-wheel side when the turn assist control is executed during acceleration travel, and increases the driving torque on the turn outer-wheel side of the either one of the front and rear wheels more than the driving torque on the turn inner-wheel side when the turn spin suppression control is executed during acceleration travel.

4 . A drive control device for an electric vehicle, comprising:

braking devices that are provided for each of left and right wheels of the vehicle;

an electric motor for driving and regeneratively braking for either one of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle;

a vehicle motion control unit for calculating a yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle based on a traveling state of the vehicle;

a braking device control unit for controlling the braking devices on the left and right independently of each other based on the yaw moment application amount calculated by the vehicle motion control unit to control a yaw moment of the vehicle; and

a motor control unit for controlling a driving torque and a regenerative braking torque of the electric motor,

wherein the motor control unit is capable of controlling driving torques of the left and right wheels independently of each other for the either one of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle,

wherein the vehicle motion control unit calculates, based on a traveling state of the vehicle, a yaw moment distribution amount for distributing the yaw moment application amount to be applied to the vehicle into a first yaw moment application amount by the braking device and a second yaw moment application amount by the electric motor,

wherein the braking device control unit and the motor control unit control the braking device and the electric motor respectively based on the yaw moment distribution amount,

wherein the braking device control unit executes, based on the traveling state of the vehicle, turn assist control for increasing a braking torque of the braking device on a turn inner-wheel side of either the other of the front and rear wheels during turning travel of the vehicle to promote turning of the vehicle or turn spin suppression control for increasing a braking torque of the braking device on a turn outer-wheel side of the either the other of the front and rear wheels during turning travel of the vehicle to suppress turning of the vehicle,

wherein according to an increase in the braking torque of the braking device by the braking device control unit, the motor control unit reduces a regenerative braking torque on a turn inner-wheel side of the either one of the front and rear wheels more than a regenerative braking torque on a turn outer-wheel side when the turn assist control is executed during deceleration travel, and reduces the regenerative braking torque on the turn outer-wheel side of the either one of the front and rear wheels more than the regenerative braking torque on the turn inner-wheel side when the turn spin suppression control is executed during deceleration travel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: KOGA, RYOSUKE; MARUYAMA, AKIRA; FURUICHI, TETSUYA
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-128753 · Jul 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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