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Granted Patent B2
US 12,515,736 · App. 18/699,221 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Method and device for determining a controller output variable of a controller for manual torque control of a steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle

Inventors: Stefan Gruener (Auenwald, DE); Yang Guo (Chemnitz, DE); Bartosz Kaepernick (Murrhardt, DE)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
B62D6/008
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Patent No.
US 12,515,736
App. No.
18/699,221
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is for determining a controller output variable of a control unit having a controller for a controlled system, more particularly for manual torque control of a steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle. The method includes adjusting a specified controller property of the controller using a specified adjustment portion, and continuously changing an influence of the specified adjustment portion on the controller property based on a parameter. The parameter is determined based on an operating situation of the controlled system, more particularly a steering and/or driving situation of the vehicle. The controller output variable is determined using the controller.

Claims (33)

1 . A method for determining a controller output variable of a control unit for a controlled system, the control unit having a controller and a specified adjustment portion, the method comprising:

generating, with the specified adjustment portion, an adjustment signal;

receiving, with the controller, a desired output variable and the adjustment signal from the specified adjustment portion, a specified controller property of the controller being adjusted based on the adjustment signal;

continuously changing an influence of the specified adjustment portion on the specified controller property by scaling the adjustment signal from the specified adjustment portion with a parameter;

determining the parameter based on an operating situation of the controlled system; and

determining the controller output variable using the controller.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the specified adjustment portion is determined based on an operational variable of the controller.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controller output variable is determined based on a transfer function of the control unit,

the transfer function is defined by a coprime factorization of the controlled system,

the specified adjustment portion is parameterized using a Youla parameterization, and

the Youla parameterization is scaled based on the parameter.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

modifying at least one transfer behavior of a control circuit comprising the control unit and the controlled system by the parameter,

wherein at least one other transfer behavior of the control circuit is not modified.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a gradient of the parameter is not limited.

6 . A device for determining a controller output variable of a control unit for a controlled system, the control unit having a controller and a specified adjustment portion, the device configured to:

generate, with the specified adjustment portion, an adjustment signal;

receive, with the controller, a desired output variable and the adjustment signal from the specified adjustment portion, a specified controller property of the controller being adjusted based on the adjustment signal;

continuously change an influence of the specified adjustment portion on the specified controller property by scaling the adjustment signal from the specified adjustment portion with a parameter;

determine the parameter based on an operating situation of the controlled system; and

determine the controller output variable using the controller.

7 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the device is configured to determine the specified adjustment portion based on an operational variable of the controller.

8 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein:

the device is configured to determine the controller output variable based on a transfer function of the control unit,

the transfer function is defined by a coprime factorization of the controlled system,

the specified adjustment portion is parameterized using a Youla parameterization, and

the device is configured to scale the Youla parameterization using the parameter.

9 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the device is configured to modify at least one transfer behavior of a control circuit comprising the control unit and the controlled system using the parameter, and not to modify at least one other transfer behavior of the control circuit.

10 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the device is configured such that a gradient of the parameter is not limited.

11 . A vehicle, comprising:

a device according to claim 6 .

12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the operating situation is a steering and/or driving situation of a vehicle including the controlled system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: GUO, YANG; GRUENER, STEFAN; KAEPERNICK, BARTOSZ
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 067842/0381 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 211 421.0 · Oct 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250236333A1 · Jul 24, 2025
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