IP Library Granted Patent US 11,312,413
Granted Patent B2
US 11,312,413 · App. 16/489,524 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Operating method for a steer-by-wire steering system, control unit for a steer-by-wire steering system, steer-by-wire steering system, and transportation vehicle

Inventors: Timo Dobberphul (Braunschweig, DE); Christopher Kreis (Braunschweig, DE); Tobias Rüger (Braunschweig, DE)
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Patent No.
US 11,312,413
App. No.
16/489,524
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An operating method for a steer-by-wire steering system having a steering gear module, a steering wheel module, and a bus connecting the steering gear module and the steering wheel module, wherein an actual position in the steering gear module is sensed and a setpoint position in the steering wheel module is adjusted in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module by using an association specification. Also disclosed is a control unit for a steer-by-wire steering system, a steer-by-wire steering system, and a transportation vehicle having a steer-by-wire steering system.

Claims (21)

1. An operating method for a steer-by-wire steering system of a transportation vehicle having a steering gear module, a steering wheel module and a communication channel which connects the steering gear module and the steering wheel module, wherein the method comprises:

sensing an actual position in the steering gear module, and

adjusting a setpoint position in the steering wheel module in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module using an assignment rule, wherein the assignment rule is derived from at least one of a driver profile selection and a roadway state.

2. The operating method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the actual position in the steering gear module and/or a signal which is representative of the actual position in the steering gear module as a first control signal to the steering wheel module via a bus, for the positioning of the steering wheel module, for developing a haptic model and/or for actuating a drive provided in the steering wheel module.

3. The operating method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a steering torque and/or a steering force which act on the steering wheel of the steering wheel module in response to a deviation in position in the steering wheel module and/or in response to a measured value of a torque sensor.

4. The operating method of claim 3 , further comprising determining by the assignment rule, a second control signal for the steering gear module from the acquired steering torque and/or the acquired steering force; and

transmitting the second control signal to the steering gear module via a connecting bus, for the positioning thereof, for the actuation of a driver which is thereby provided in the steering gear module and/or in accordance with the acquired steering torque or in accordance with the acquired steering force.

5. The operating method of claim 4 , wherein the steering torque or the steering force is representative of manual torque of a driver or of manual force of a driver of the transportation vehicle, which is applied to a steering wheel of the steering wheel module by an operator during operation.

6. The operating method of claim 1 , wherein the assignment rule and/or an inverted assignment rule are representative of a controllable steering transmission ratio between the steering gear module and the steering wheel module.

7. A control unit for a steer-by-wire steering system, wherein the steer-by-wire steering system comprises a steering gear module, a steering wheel module and a communication channel which connects the steering gear module and the steering wheel module, and

wherein the control unit is configured to:

execute an operating method for the steer-by-wire steering system by sensing an actual position in the steering gear module, and adjusting a setpoint position in the steering wheel module in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module using an assignment rule, wherein the assignment rule is derived from at least one of a driver profile selection and a roadway state.

8. A steer-by-wire steering system comprising:

a steering gear module, the steering gear module configured with a variable gearset;

a steering wheel module;

a communication channel which connects the steering gear module and the steering wheel module and

a control unit for the steer-by-wire steering system, wherein the control unit executes an operating method for a steer-by-wire steering system that senses an actual position in the steering gear module, and adjusts a setpoint position in the steering wheel module in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module using an assignment rule, wherein the assignment rule is derived from at least one of a driver profile selection and a roadway state.

9. A transportation vehicle, comprising:

at least one steerable wheel for locomotion;

a steer-by-wire steering system for steering the at least one steerable wheel, the steer-by-wire steering system comprising a steering gear module, a steering wheel module and a communication channel which connects the steering gear module and the steering wheel module, the communication channel comprising a control unit and a connecting bus; and

wherein the control unit executes an operating method that includes sensing an actual position in the steering gear module, and adjusting a setpoint position in the steering wheel module in relation to the actual position in the steering gear module using an assignment rule, wherein the assignment rule is derived from at least one of a driver profile selection and a roadway state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2019
From: DOBBERPHUL, TIMO; KREIS, CHRISTOPHER; RÜGER, TOBIAS
To: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 203 456.4 · Mar 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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