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Granted Patent B2
US 11,279,401 · App. 16/808,820 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Vehicle control system

Inventor: Yoshio Kudo (Machida, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B62D6/008B62D5/006
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Patent No.
US 11,279,401
App. No.
16/808,820
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The steer-by-wire system includes a steering device, a reaction force device, and a controller. The steering device turns wheels of a vehicle. The reaction force device applies a steering reaction force to a steering wheel. The controller is configured to control the steering reaction force by drive control of the reaction force device in response to an operation of the steering wheel. The controller is further configured to: obtain a signal including a component due to a reaction force which acts on the wheels from a road surface; extract a signal being greater than or equal to a predetermined frequency from the signal including the component due to the reaction force; and calculate a control amount of the reaction force device based on the extracted signal equal to or greater than the predetermined frequency.

Claims (21)

1. A vehicle control system comprising a steer-by-wire system, wherein the steer-by-wire system comprising:

a steering device which is configured to turn wheels of a vehicle;

a reaction force device which is mechanically separated from the steering device and is configured to apply a steering reaction force to a steering wheel; and

a controller which is configured to control the steering reaction force by drive control of the reaction force device in response to an operation of the steering wheel;

wherein the controller is further configured to:

obtain a signal including a component due to a reaction force which acts on the wheels from a road surface;

extract a signal being greater than or equal to a predetermined frequency from the signal including the component due to the reaction force, the signal equal to or greater than the predetermined frequency includes a first signal which belongs to a first frequency band and a second signal which belongs to a second frequency band corresponding to a remaining frequency band rather than the first frequency band;

calculate a control amount of the reaction force device based on the extracted signal equal to or greater than the predetermined frequency; and

determine whether or not a predetermined condition is established, and when it is determined that the predetermined condition is established, weaken the first signal in the calculation processing of the control amount.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the predetermined condition is that the vehicle is in a braking state; and

the first frequency band is a frequency band of a low-frequency vibration which is generated during braking of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the predetermined condition is that the vehicle is traveling in a predetermined speed range; and

the first frequency band is a frequency band of a low-frequency vibration which is generated by flutter.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle is configured to run on a first or a second travel mode; and

the controller is further configured to calculate the control amount such that a vibration of the steering wheel is greater during a travel with the first travel mode than the travel with the second travel mode.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the signal equal to or greater than the predetermined frequency includes a signal

due to bumps and dips on roads.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT ASSIGNOR ASSIGNS 50 PERCENT TO ASSIGNEE. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 063213 FRAME: 0929. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Apr 25, 2023
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063439/0168 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR CORRECTED TO TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 062950 FRAME: 0012. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063213/0929 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2023
From: YAMAMURO, NAOKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; JTEKT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062950/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2020
From: KUDO, YOSHIO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 052055/0623 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-041790 · Mar 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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