Method of attenuating longitudinal acceleration oscillations of a vehicle body
An oscillation control system of a vehicle includes a distribution control module configured to determine: a first front torque request for one or more front electric motors of the vehicle; and a first rear torque request for one or more rear electric motors of the vehicle; a first control module configured to: determine a second front torque request for the front electric motor(s) of the vehicle based on the first front torque request and a front wheel road profile; and control power flow to the front electric motor(s) based on the second front torque request; a second control module configured to: determine a second rear torque request for the rear electric motor(s) of the vehicle based on the first rear torque request and a rear wheel road profile; and control power flow to the rear electric motor(s) based on the second rear torque request.
1. An oscillation control system of a vehicle, comprising:
a distribution control module configured to determine:
a first front torque request for one or more front electric motors of the vehicle; and
a first rear torque request for one or more rear electric motors of the vehicle;
a first control module configured to:
determine a second front torque request for the one or more front electric motors of the vehicle based on the first front torque request and a front wheel road profile; and
control power flow to the one or more front electric motors based on the second front torque request;
a second control module configured to:
determine a second rear torque request for the one or more rear electric motors of the vehicle based on the first rear torque request and a rear wheel road profile; and
control power flow to the one or more rear electric motors based on the second rear torque request.
2. The oscillation control system of claim 1 wherein the first control module is configured to determine the second front torque request for the one or more front electric motors using model predictive control.
3. The oscillation control system of claim 1 wherein the first control module is configured to determine the second front torque request for the one or more front electric motors using non-linear model predictive control.
4. The oscillation control system of claim 1 wherein the second control module is configured to determine the second rear torque request for the one or more rear electric motors using model predictive control.
5. The oscillation control system of claim 1 wherein the second control module is configured to determine the second rear torque request for the one or more rear electric motors using non-linear model predictive control.
6. The oscillation control system of claim 1 wherein:
the first control module is configured to:
determine a front vertical force request for the one or more front suspension actuators of the vehicle based on the front wheel road profile; and
control one or more damping characteristics the one or more front suspension actuators based on the front vertical force request; and
the second control module is configured to:
determine a rear vertical force request for the one or more rear suspension actuators of the vehicle based on the rear wheel road profile; and
control one or more damping characteristics of the one or more rear suspension actuators based on the rear vertical force request.
7. The oscillation control system of claim 6 wherein the first control module is configured to determine the second front vertical force request for the one or more front suspension actuators using model predictive control.
8. The oscillation control system of claim 7 wherein the first control module is configured to determine the front vertical force request for the one or more front suspension actuators using non-linear model predictive control.
9. The oscillation control system of claim 7 wherein the second control module is configured to determine the rear vertical force request for the one or more rear suspension actuators using model predictive control.
10. The oscillation control system of claim 7 wherein the second control module is configured to determine the second rear vertical force request for the one or more rear suspension actuators using non-linear model predictive control.
11. An oscillation control method for a vehicle, comprising:
determining a first front torque request for one or more front electric motors of the vehicle;
determining a first rear torque request for one or more rear electric motors of the vehicle;
determining a second front torque request for the one or more front electric motors of the vehicle based on the first front torque request and a front wheel road profile;
controlling power flow to the one or more front electric motors based on the second front torque request;
determining a second rear torque request for the one or more rear electric motors of the vehicle based on the first rear torque request and a rear wheel road profile; and
controlling power flow to the one or more rear electric motors based on the second rear torque request.
12. The oscillation control method of claim 11 wherein determining the second front torque request includes determining the second front torque request for the one or more front electric motors using model predictive control.
13. The oscillation control method of claim 11 wherein determining the second front torque request includes determining the second front torque request for the one or more front electric motors using non-linear model predictive control.
14. The oscillation control method of claim 11 wherein the determining the second rear torque request includes determining the second rear torque request for the one or more rear electric motors using model predictive control.
15. The oscillation control method of claim 11 wherein determining the second rear torque request includes determining the second rear torque request for the one or more rear electric motors using non-linear model predictive control.
16. The oscillation control method of claim 11 further comprising:
determining a front vertical force request for the one or more front suspension actuators of the vehicle based on the front wheel road profile;
controlling one or more damping characteristics the one or more front suspension actuators based on the front vertical force request;
determining a rear vertical force request for the one or more rear suspension actuators of the vehicle based on the rear wheel road profile; and
controlling one or more damping characteristics of the one or more rear suspension actuators based on the rear vertical force request.
17. The oscillation control method of claim 16 wherein determining the second front vertical force request includes determining the second front vertical force request for the one or more front suspension actuators using model predictive control.
18. The oscillation control method of claim 17 wherein determining the front vertical force request includes determining the front vertical force request for the one or more front suspension actuators using non-linear model predictive control.
19. The oscillation control method of claim 17 wherein determining the rear vertical force request includes determining the rear vertical force request for the one or more rear suspension actuators using model predictive control.
20. The oscillation control method of claim 17 wherein determining the second rear vertical force request includes determining the second rear vertical force request for the one or more rear suspension actuators using non-linear model predictive control.