IP Library Granted Patent US 8,340,876
Granted Patent B2
US 8,340,876 · App. 12/644,801 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Controller for automatic transmission

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,340,876
App. No.
12/644,801
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an automatic transmission controller, a gear shift control unit has a target rotational angle position calculator for calculating a target rotational angle position of a gear shift motor, an actual rotational angle position calculator for calculating the actual rotational angle position of the gear shift motor, and an F/B gain setting unit. When a gear shift instruction from a gear shift controller is a gear shift pattern for driving at least a select motor, the F/B gain is set to be larger that of the gear shift pattern in which the select motor is not driven, and also a motor driving mode and a motor braking mode are switched to each other in accordance with the difference between the target rotational angle position and the actual rotational angle position.

Claims (19)

1. A controller for an automatic transmission comprising:

a clutch mechanism interposed between an engine and a gear shift mechanism to transmit driving power from the engine to the gear shift mechanism;

a shift motor and a select motor for executing a gear shift operation of the gear shift mechanism;

a gear shift control unit for controlling the shift motor and the select motor; and

a transmission controller for instructing a gear shift pattern corresponding to a driving state to the gear shift control unit, characterized in that:

the gear shift control unit has a target rotational angle position calculator for calculating a target rotational angle position of the shift motor and the select motor, an actual rotational angle position calculator for calculating an actual rotational angle position of the shift motor and the select motor, and an F/B gain setting unit for setting an F/B gain in accordance with a gear shift pattern, and when a gear shift instruction from the gear shift control unit is a gear shift pattern for driving at least the select motor, the F/B gain is set to be larger than a gear shift pattern which does not drive the select motor, and also a motor driving mode and a motor braking mode are switched to each other in accordance with the difference between the target rotational angle position and the actual rotational angle position.

2. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where a gear shift pattern for driving the shift motor and the select motor is instructed, the F/B gain is set to a first F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the first F/B gain to drive the shift motor and the select motor is set when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is out of a predetermined area, and a motor braking mode for short-circuiting an armature winding of the motor to brake the shift motor and the select motor is set when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is within the predetermined area; and in a case where a gear shift pattern for driving only the shift motor is instructed, the F/B gain is set to a second F/B gain smaller than the first F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to the F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the second F/B gain to drive the shift motor is set.

3. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where a gear shift pattern for driving the shift motor and the select motor is instructed, with respect to the shift motor, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a first F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the first F/B gain to drive the shift motor when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is out of a predetermined area, and sets a motor braking mode for short-circuiting an armature winding of the motor to brake the shift motor when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is within the predetermined area, and with respect to the select motor, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a second F/B gain smaller than the first F/B gain, and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to the F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the second F/B gain to drive the select motor; and in a case where a gear shift instruction for driving only the shift motor is instructed, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a second F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to the F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the second F/B gain to drive the shift motor.

4. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where a gear shift pattern for driving the shift motor and the select motor is instructed, with respect to the select motor, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a first F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target mode rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the first F/B gain to drive the select motor when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is out of a predetermined area, and sets a motor braking mode for short-circuiting an armature winding of the motor to brake the select motor when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is within the predetermined area, and with respect to the shift motor, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a second F/B gain smaller than the first F/B gain and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the second F/B gain to drive the shift motor; and in a case where a gear shift pattern for driving only the shift motor is instructed, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a second F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the second F/B gain to drive the shift motor.

5. A controller for an automatic transmission comprising:

a clutch mechanism interposed between an engine and a gear shift mechanism to transmit driving power from the engine to the gear shift mechanism;

a shift motor and a select motor for executing a gear shift operation of the gear shift mechanism;

a gear shift control unit for controlling the shift motor and the select motor; and

a transmission controller for instructing a gear shift pattern corresponding to a driving state to the gear shift control unit, characterized in that:

the gear shift control unit has a target rotational angle position calculator for calculating a target rotational angle position of the shift motor and the select motor, an actual rotational angle position calculator for calculating an actual rotational angle position of the shift motor and the select motor, and an F/B gain setting unit for setting an F/B gain in accordance with a gear shift pattern, and wherein in a case where shift-down is instructed at a kick-down time, the gear shift control units sets the F/B gain to a first F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and sets a motor driving mode of subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the first F/B gain to drive the shift motor and the select motor when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is out of a predetermined area, sets a motor braking mode of short-circuiting an armature winding of the motor to brake the shift motor and the select motor when the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position is within the predetermined area; and in a case where a gear shift other than shift-down at the time of kick-down, the gear shift control unit sets the F/B gain to a second F/B gain by the F/B gain setting unit, and sets a motor driving mode for subjecting the output of the motor to F/B control in accordance with the difference between the target motor rotational angle position and the actual motor rotational angle position and the second F/B gain to drive the shift motor and the select motor is set.

6. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 2 , wherein the difference out of the predetermined area is an area which is smaller than a motor braking start difference α and larger than a motor braking end difference β, and the difference within the predetermined area is an area which is larger than the motor braking start difference α or smaller than the motor braking end difference β.

7. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 3 , wherein the difference out of the predetermined area is an area which is smaller than a motor braking start difference α and larger than a motor braking end difference β, and the difference within the predetermined area is an area which is larger than the motor braking start difference α or smaller than the motor braking end difference β.

8. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 4 , wherein the difference out of the predetermined area is an area which is smaller than a motor braking start difference α and larger than a motor braking end difference β, and the difference within the predetermined area is an area which is larger than the motor braking start difference α or smaller than the motor braking end difference β.

9. The controller for the automatic transmission according to claim 5 , wherein the difference out of the predetermined area is an area which is smaller than a motor braking start difference α and larger than a motor braking end difference β, and the difference within the predetermined area is an area which is larger than the motor braking start difference α or smaller than the motor braking end difference β.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2009
From: ISHIKAWA, OSAMU; OKABE, TAKERU
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023706/0079 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-066295 · Mar 18, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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