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US 7,138,772 · App. 11/237,669 · Granted Nov 21, 2006

Electrically movable vehicle and control program for driving electrically movable vehicle

Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,138,772
App. No.
11/237,669
Granted
Nov 21, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an electrically movable vehicle drivable by a simplified mode of control and a control program for driving the vehicle. A normalized value Y′ representing translation motion and a normalized value X′ representing turning motion are fed from a command value input unit 110 to a velocity command value calculating unit 120 . The calculating unit 120 determines a translation velocity command value V g — trg based on the normalized value Y′. The calculating unit 120 determines a turn angular velocity command value ω f — trg that will always satisfy Expression (2–4) for preventing the vehicle from falling down. The translation velocity command value V g — trg and the turn angular velocity command value ω f — trg determined by the unit 120 are fed to a control command value calculating unit 130 , which calculates control command values for left and right drive wheels. The control command values are fed to a motor control unit 140 to control motors Mr, Ml and control the drive wheels.

Claims (38)

1. An electrically movable vehicle comprising:

wheel drive means for driving left and right wheels of the vehicle independently of each other,

a command value input unit for obtaining a translation command value and a turning motion command value,

a velocity command value calculating unit for calculating a translation velocity command value and a turn angular velocity command value at the center of gravity of the vehicle, and

a control command value calculating unit for calculating control values for controlling the wheel drive means for the left and right wheels corresponding to the translation velocity command value and the turn angular velocity command value calculated by the velocity command value calculating unit,

wherein the velocity command value calculating unit determines the translation velocity command value from only the translation motion command value obtained by the input unit, and determines the turning motion velocity command value from both the turning motion command value obtained by the input unit and a detected translation velocity.

2. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein which is characterized in that the vehicle has a changeover unit,

the velocity command value calculating unit being operable in response to a signal from the changeover unit.

3. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle has a lag element for receiving as an input the command value output from the command value input unit and outputting a command value to the velocity command value calculating unit.

4. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

5. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the vehicle has a lag element for receiving as an input the command value output from the command value input unit and outputting a command value to the velocity command value calculating unit.

6. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

7. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

8. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

9. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

10. A control program for driving an electrically movable vehicle comprising:

a velocity command value calculating unit for calculating a translation velocity command value and a turn angular velocity command value at a center of gravity, and

a control command value calculating unit for calculating control values for controlling wheel drive means for driving left and right wheels of the vehicle independently of each other corresponding to the translation velocity command value and the turn angular velocity command value calculated by the velocity command value calculating unit, to drive the wheel drive means,

wherein the velocity command value calculating unit determines the translation velocity command value from only the translation motion command value obtained by the input unit, and determines the turning motion velocity command value from both the turning motion command value obtained by the input unit and a detected translation velocity.

11. An electrically movable vehicle comprising:

wheel drive means for driving left and right wheels of the vehicle independently of each other,

a command value input unit for obtaining a translation motion command value and a turning motion command value,

a velocity command value calculating unit for calculating a translation velocity command value and a turn angular velocity command value at the center of gravity of the vehicle, and

a control command value calculating unit for calculating control values and for controlling the wheel drive means for the left and right wheels corresponding to the translation velocity command value and the turn angular velocity command value calculated by the velocity command value calculating unit,

wherein the velocity command value calculating unit determines the turning velocity command value from only the turning motion command value obtained by the input unit, and determines the translation velocity command value from both the translation motion command value obtained by the input unit and from a detected turning motion velocity.

12. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 11 ,

wherein the vehicle has a changeover unit, the velocity command value calculating unit being operable in response to a signal from the changeover unit.

13. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicle has a lag element for receiving as an input the command value output from the command value input unit and outputting a command value to the velocity command value calculating unit.

14. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

15. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the vehicle has a lag element for receiving as an input the command value output from the command value input unit and outputting a command value to the velocity command value calculating unit.

16. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

17. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

18. The electrically movable vehicle according to claim 15 , the wheel drive means controls the rotation of the left and right wheels reversibly with command values which are different in polarity.

19. A control program for driving an electrically movable vehicle comprising:

a velocity command value calculating unit for calculating a translation velocity command value and a turn angular velocity command value at a center of gravity, and

a control command value calculating unit for calculating control values and for controlling wheel drive means for driving left and right wheels of the vehicle independently of each other corresponding to the translation velocity command value and the turn angular velocity command value calculated by the velocity command value calculating unit, to drive the wheel drive means,

wherein the velocity command value calculating unit determines the turning velocity command value from only a turning motion command value obtained by the input unit, and determines the translation velocity command value from both a translation command value obtained by the input unit and from a detected turning motion velocity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2005
From: NORO, TAKUYA; AKAGI, TAKAYOSHI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017054/0840 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-289252 · Sep 30, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060066268A1 · Mar 30, 2006