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Granted Patent B2
US 11,338,849 · App. 16/617,287 · Granted May 24, 2022

Method for analyzing and/or at least partially compensating steering wheel torsional vibrations

Inventors: Stefan Abele (Waldstetten, DE); Thomas Seibold (Aalen, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B62D6/06B62D15/029
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Patent No.
US 11,338,849
App. No.
16/617,287
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for analyzing and/or at least partially compensating steering wheel torsional vibrations, particularly during operation of a steering device in a vehicle, wherein at least one sensing signal is acquired and at least one interference characteristic variable which is correlated to the steering wheel torsional vibration is extracted from the sensing signal. It is proposed that during a monitoring time interval a change over time in the interference characteristic variable and a change over time in a wheel frequency which is correlated to a current wheel rotational speed characteristic variable is monitored and said changes are combined in order to analyze and/or to at least partially compensate steering wheel torsional vibrations to form a common evaluation dataset.

Claims (49)

1. A method for analyzing steering wheel torsional vibrations during operation of a steering device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

detecting at least one detection signal;

extracting, from the detection signal, at least one interference parameter correlated with the steering wheel torsional vibrations;

monitoring, during a monitoring time interval, a chronological change of the at least one interference parameter and a chronological change of a wheel frequency correlated with a present wheel speed parameter;

combining the chronological change of the at least one interference parameter and the chronological change of the wheel frequency to form a common evaluation data set;

ascertaining at least one state parameter of an activation unit configured to at least one of activate and deactivate a compensation of the steering wheel torsional vibrations based on operating parameters of the steering device; and

analyzing the steering wheel torsional vibrations based on the common evaluation set and the at least one state parameter of the activation unit.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

preparing a heat map using the common evaluation data set; and

analyzing the steering wheel torsional vibrations by evaluating the heat map.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

ascertaining at least one of a chronological rate of change of the at least one interference parameter and a chronological rate of change of the wheel frequency in the common evaluation data set; and

analyzing the steering wheel torsional vibrations based on the at least one of the chronological rate of change of the at least one interference parameter and the chronological rate of change of the wheel frequency.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

at least one of (i) reading out the common evaluation data set via a communication interface and (ii) wirelessly transmitting the common evaluation data set to an external analysis unit, at least for the analyzing the steering wheel torsional vibrations.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

generating at least one notification message in response to detecting, during an analysis of the common evaluation data set, that a behavior has deviated from a normal state.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

at least partially compensating for the steering wheel torsional vibrations by adapting a transfer function configured to generate a compensation signal at least using the common evaluation data set.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , the at least partially compensating for the steering wheel torsional vibrations further comprising:

adapting the transfer function using a learning algorithm that is provided based on the common evaluation data set and is configured to optimize the at least partial compensation of the steering wheel vibrations.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

ascertaining at least one further evaluation data set from a further vehicle; and

combining the at least one further evaluation data set with the common evaluation data set for the at least one of the analyzing and the at least partially compensating for the steering wheel torsional vibrations.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring time interval is at least two months in duration.

10. A steering device of a vehicle, the steering device comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect at least one detection signal; and

a processing unit for analyzing steering wheel torsional vibrations during operation of the steering device, the processing unit configured to:

extract, from the detection signal, at least one interference parameter correlated with the steering wheel torsional vibrations;

monitor, during a monitoring time interval, a chronological change of the at least one interference parameter and a chronological change of a wheel frequency correlated with a present wheel speed parameter;

combine the chronological change of the at least one interference parameter and the chronological change of the wheel frequency to form a common evaluation data set;

ascertain at least one state parameter of an activation unit configured to at least one of activate and deactivate a compensation of the steering wheel torsional vibrations based on operating parameters of the steering device; and

analyze the steering wheel torsional vibrations based on the common evaluation set and the at least one state parameter of the activation unit.

11. The steering device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:

the steering device is one of multiple steering devices in a system; and

respective evaluation data sets of each of the multiple steering devices are combined with one another for the at least one of the analyzing and the at least partially compensating for the steering wheel torsional vibrations.

12. The steering device of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

at least partially compensate for the steering wheel torsional vibrations by adapting a transfer function configured to generate a compensation signal at least using the common evaluation data set.

13. The steering device of claim 10 , wherein the monitoring time interval is at least two months in duration.

14. A control unit for at least partially compensating for steering wheel torsional vibrations during operation of a steering device in a vehicle, the control unit comprising:

a processing unit configured to:

detect at least one detection signal;

extract, from the detection signal, at least one interference parameter correlated with the steering wheel torsional vibrations;

monitor, during a monitoring time interval, a chronological change of the at least one interference parameter and a chronological change of a wheel frequency correlated with a present wheel speed parameter;

combine the chronological change of the at least one interference parameter and the chronological change of the wheel frequency to form a common evaluation data set; and

at least partially compensate for the steering wheel torsional vibrations by adapting a transfer function configured to generate a compensation signal at least using the common evaluation data set.

15. The control unit of claim 14 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

at least partially compensate for the steering wheel torsional vibrations by adapting a transfer function configured to generate a compensation signal at least using the common evaluation data set.

16. The control unit of claim 14 , wherein the monitoring time interval is at least two months in duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2019
From: ABELE, STEFAN; SEIBOLD, THOMAS
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 051127/0112 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 211 043.0 · Jun 29, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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