IP Library Granted Patent US 12,539,766
Granted Patent B2
US 12,539,766 · App. 18/213,334 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Control device for vehicle

Inventors: Haibo Liu (Kariya, JP); Keisuke Kawai (Kariya, JP); Akira Sakamoto (Kariya, JP); Tatsuya Takagi (Kariya, JP); Shigeru Kamio (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
B60L7/18B60L2240/423B60L2260/22
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Patent No.
US 12,539,766
App. No.
18/213,334
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device for a vehicle includes an operation controller that controls operations of a rotating electric machine mounted to the vehicle, a first torque detector that detects a traveling torque which is a braking/driving torque to be output from the rotating electric machine when the vehicle is traveling, a second torque detector that detects a standstill torque which is a braking/driving torque to be output from the rotating electric machine upon the vehicle coming to a stop, and a waveform setter that sets a stop waveform which is a waveform indicating a time variation in the braking/driving torque output from the rotating electric machine from the traveling torque to the standstill torque. The operation controller performs a stop process that is a process to bring the vehicle to a stop while changing the braking/driving torque output from the rotating electric machine in accordance with the stop waveform.

Claims (20)

1 . A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising:

an operation controller that controls operations of a rotating electric machine mounted to the vehicle;

a first torque detector that detects a traveling torque which is a braking/driving torque to be output from the rotating electric machine when the vehicle is traveling;

a second torque detector that detects a standstill torque which is a braking/driving torque to be output from the rotating electric machine upon the vehicle coming to a stop; and

a waveform setter that sets a stop waveform based on the traveling torque and the standstill torque, the stop waveform indicating a gradual variation over time of the braking/driving torque output from the rotating electric machine in changing from the traveling torque to the standstill torque, wherein

the operation controller is configured to perform a stop process that is a process to bring the vehicle to a stop while changing the braking/driving torque output from the rotating electric machine in accordance with the stop waveform.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the operation controller initiates the stop process at a predefined target timing such that a point in time when the braking/driving torque output from the rotating electric machine reaches the standstill torque and a point in time when the vehicle comes to a stop coincide with each other.

3 . The control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the predefined target timing is set as a timing at which a number of rotations per unit time of wheels of the vehicle decreases to a predefined target rotational speed.

4 . The control device according to claim 3 , wherein

the operation controller sets the target rotational speed based on a difference between the traveling torque and the standstill torque.

5 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the waveform setter sets the stop waveform as a waveform including a frequency component higher in frequency than a pitch resonance frequency of the vehicle.

6 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the waveform setter sets the stop waveform such that a slope of a time variation of the stop waveform immediately after the stop process is initiated is less than or equal to a predefined value.

7 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second torque detector detects the standstill torque as a torque required to keep the vehicle in a stationary state after completion of the stop process.

8 . The control device according to claim 7 , wherein

the second torque detector calculates the standstill torque based on a signal from an acceleration sensor installed in the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: LIU, HAIBO; KAWAI, KEISUKE; SAKAMOTO, AKIRA; TAKAGI, TATSUYA; KAMIO, SHIGERU
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064183/0126 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-213653 · Dec 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021044609 · Dec 6, 2021
Related Publication 20230331092A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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