Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device includes a variable-damping-force shock absorber, a front wheel speed sensor, a rear wheel speed estimation device, a damping force control amount calculation device configured to calculate a damping force control amount for the variable-damping-force shock absorber according to frequency scalar quantities, when the front wheel speed detected by the front wheel speed sensors and the size of an amplitude of a frequency of the rear wheel speed estimated by the rear wheel speed estimation device are frequency scalar quantities, and a damping force control device configured to control the damping force of the variable-damping-force shock absorber on the basis of the damping force control amount calculated by the damping force control amount calculation device, the rear wheel speed estimation device prohibiting the estimation of the real wheel speed when a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a high vehicle speed threshold value.
1. A vehicle control device comprising:
a variable-damping-force shock absorber configured to adjust damping force on front and rear wheels;
a front wheel speed sensor configured to detect front wheel speed, the front wheel speed sensor being configured to connect to a front wheel axle;
a rear wheel speed estimation device configured to delay the front wheel speed detected by the front wheel speed sensors to estimate rear wheel speed;
a damping force control amount calculation device configured to calculate a damping force control amount for the variable-damping-force shock absorber according to frequency scalar quantities, when the front wheel speed detected by the front wheel speed sensors and the size of an amplitude of a frequency of the rear wheel speed estimated by the rear wheel speed estimation device are frequency scalar quantities; and
a damping force control device configured to control the damping force of the variable-damping-force shock absorber on the basis of the damping force control amount calculated by the damping force control amount calculation device;
the rear wheel speed estimation device prohibiting the estimation of the real wheel speed when a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a high vehicle speed threshold value.
2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to calculate the damping force control amount for the variable-damping-force shock absorber according to a ratio of frequency scalar quantities in a first predetermined frequency band and frequency scalar quantities in a second frequency band.
3. The vehicle control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to calculate a damping force control amount for unsprung-mass vibration damping control on the basis of the amplitude of an unsprung resonance frequency.
4. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to calculate a damping force control amount for unsprung-mass vibration damping control on the basis of the amplitude of an unsprung resonance frequency.
5. The vehicle control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to generate an envelope amplitude for the frequency, and calculates the frequency scalar quantities on the basis of the envelope amplitude.
6. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to generate an envelope amplitude for the frequency, and calculate the frequency scalar quantities on the basis of the envelope amplitude.
7. The vehicle control device according to claim 6 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to generate an envelope amplitude for the frequency, and calculates the frequency scalar quantities on the basis of the envelope amplitude.
8. A vehicle control device comprising:
a variable-damping-force shock absorber configured to adjust damping force on front and rear wheels;
a front wheel speed sensor configured to detect front wheel speed, the front wheel speed sensor being configured to connect to a front wheel axle;
a rear wheel speed estimation device configured to delay the front wheel speed detected by the front wheel speed sensors to estimate rear wheel speed;
a damping force control amount calculation device configured to calculate a damping force control amount for the variable-damping-force shock absorber according to frequency scalar quantities, when the front wheel speed detected by the front wheel speed sensors and the size of an amplitude of a frequency of the rear wheel speed estimated by the rear wheel speed estimation device are frequency scalar quantities; and
a damping force control device configured to control the damping force of the variable-damping-force shock absorber on the basis of the damping force control amount calculated by the damping force control amount calculation device;
the rear wheel speed estimation device prohibiting the estimation of the real wheel speed when vehicle speed is less than a low vehicle speed threshold value.
9. The vehicle control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to calculate the damping force control amount for the variable-damping-force shock absorber according to a ratio of frequency scalar quantities in a first predetermined frequency band and frequency scalar quantities in a second frequency band.
10. The vehicle control device according to claim 9 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to calculate a damping force control amount for unsprung-mass vibration damping control on the basis of the amplitude of an unsprung resonance frequency.
11. The vehicle control device according to claim 9 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to generate an envelope amplitude for the frequency, and calculates the frequency scalar quantities on the basis of the envelope amplitude.
12. The vehicle control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to calculate a damping force control amount for unsprung-mass vibration damping control on the basis of the amplitude of an unsprung resonance frequency.
13. The vehicle control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the damping force control amount calculation device is configured to generate an envelope amplitude for the frequency, and calculates the frequency scalar quantities on the basis of the envelope amplitude.