IP Library Granted Patent US 11,634,036
Granted Patent B2
US 11,634,036 · App. 17/110,844 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Vehicle having motor and method of controlling the same to prevent collision thereof

Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Yeon Bok Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Sung Deok Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Tae Wook Park (Incheon, KR); Seong Wook Moon (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
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Patent No.
US 11,634,036
App. No.
17/110,844
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision thereof includes: determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in the situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path; and when it is determined that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, performing braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.

Claims (31)

1. A method of controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision thereof, the method comprising:

determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in a situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path; and

upon determining that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, performing braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of braking sections comprises:

a first section in which the regenerative braking is performed;

a second section in which both the regenerative braking and the hydraulic braking are performed; and

a third section in which the hydraulic braking is performed.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the performing braking control comprises, in the second section as time passes, increasing a first braking amount generated by the hydraulic braking and decreasing a second braking amount generated by the regenerative braking.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of braking sections is set by equally dividing a time period from a time at which the braking control is started to a time at which a last section, among the plurality of braking sections, is terminated.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the time at which the last section is terminated corresponds to a time at which a vehicle reaches the obstacle at the current vehicle speed.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated is performed to determine that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated when the accelerator pedal is operated beyond a threshold operation amount in a situation in which the electrified vehicle is ready for travel, in which a gear stage corresponds to a drive range or a reverse range, and in which a distance to the obstacle is less than a threshold distance.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the threshold distance is set based on acceleration calculated using the current vehicle speed and the threshold operation amount.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising releasing the braking control when a gear stage is shifted to a neutral range or a parking range, when a brake pedal is operated, or when a vehicle is stopped.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, when it is determined that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, setting an output torque of a driving source to 0.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable recoding medium containing a program configured to perform a method of controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision of the electrified vehicle, wherein the method comprises:

determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in a situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path, and

upon determining that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, performing braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.

11. A device for controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision thereof, the device comprising a controller configured to:

determine whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in a situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path, and

upon determining erroneous operation of the accelerator pedal, perform braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of braking sections comprises:

a first section in which the regenerative braking is performed;

a second section in which both the regenerative braking and the hydraulic braking are performed; and

a third section in which the hydraulic braking is performed.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein the controller, in the second section as time passes, increases a first braking amount generated by the hydraulic braking and decreases a second braking amount generated by the regenerative braking.

14. The device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of braking sections is set by equally dividing a time period from a time at which the braking control is started to a time at which a last section, among the plurality of braking sections, is terminated.

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein the time at which the last section is terminated corresponds to a time at which a vehicle reaches the obstacle at the current vehicle speed.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the determination unit determines that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated when the accelerator pedal is operated beyond a threshold operation amount in a situation in which the electrified vehicle is ready for travel, in which a gear stage corresponds to a drive range or a reverse range, and in which a distance to the obstacle is less than a threshold distance.

17. The device according to claim 16 , wherein the threshold distance is set based on acceleration calculated using the current vehicle speed and the threshold operation amount.

18. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the determination unit instructs the controller to release the braking control when a gear stage is shifted to a neutral range or a parking range, when a brake pedal is operated, or when a vehicle is stopped.

19. The device according to claim 11 , wherein, when it is determined that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, the controller sets an output torque of a driving source to 0.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: CHO, JIN KYEOM; KIM, YEON BOK; KIM, SUNG DEOK; PARK, TAE WOOK; MOON, SEONG WOOK
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054541/0620 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0066558 · Jun 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210370780A1 · Dec 2, 2021
Cited By (1)
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