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Granted Patent B2
US 8,386,140 · App. 13/350,151 · Granted Feb 26, 2013

Hybrid vehicle control device to control transmission torque input

Inventors: Kohei Tsuda (Nishio, JP); Yoichi Tajima (Anjo, JP); Yomei Hakumura (Toyokawa, JP); Hiroaki Kioka (Nisio, JP)
Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,386,140
App. No.
13/350,151
Granted
Feb 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device controls an input coupled to a drive force source including a rotary electric machine and an internal combustion engine, an output coupled to wheels, and a speed change mechanism that transfers rotation of the input to the output with a speed of the rotation changed in accordance with a speed ratio of a shift speed selected from a plurality of shift speeds. When switching between the shift speeds, a rotation-varying torque value is calculated, the rotary electric machine outputs torque based on the rotation-varying torque value, and when an absolute value of the torque that the rotary electric machine outputs will become more than a predetermined threshold, both the rotary electric machine and the internal combustion engine are caused to output torque corresponding to the rotation-varying torque value such that the output torque of the rotary electric machine becomes equal to or less than the predetermined threshold.

Claims (44)

1. A control device that controls a vehicle drive device comprising:

an input member drivably coupled to a drive force source including a rotary electric machine and an internal combustion engine,

an output member drivably coupled to wheels, and

a speed change mechanism that transfers rotation of the input member to the output member with a speed of the rotation changed in accordance with a speed ratio of a shift speed selected from a plurality of shift speeds that is established switchably, wherein

when switching between the shift speeds, a rotation-varying torque command value, which is a command value for torque that the drive force source is caused to output to vary the rotational speed of the input member, is calculated, the rotary electric machine is caused to output torque in accordance with the rotation-varying torque command value, and in the case where it is determined that an absolute value of the torque that the rotary electric machine is caused to output will become more than a predetermined threshold, both the rotary electric machine and the internal combustion engine are caused to output torque corresponding to the rotation-varying torque command value such that the output torque of the rotary electric machine becomes equal to or less than the predetermined threshold; wherein

at least a feedback command value that varies the rotation varying command value in a feedback manner such that the rotational speed of the input member follows target rotational speed variation is calculated at the rotation varying torque command value; and

the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine is calculated in priority to the feedback command value for the internal combustion engine.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein:

a feedforward command value that varies the rotation-varying torque command value in a feedforward manner and a feedback command value that varies the rotation-varying torque command value in a feedback manner such that the rotational speed of the input member follows target rotational speed variation is calculated as the rotation-varying torque command value;

when decreasing an absolute value of the rotation-varying torque command value, an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased in priority to an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine; and

the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine is calculated in priority to the feedback command value for the internal combustion engine after the absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine starts decreasing.

3. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine is calculated in priority to the feedback command value for the internal combustion engine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

4. The control device according to claim 3 , wherein

all the feedforward command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine and all the feedback command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

5. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein

all the feedforward command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine and all the feedback command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine is calculated in priority to the feedback command value for the internal combustion engine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

7. The control device according to claim 6 , wherein

all the feedforward command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine and all the feedback command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

8. The control device according to, claim 1 , wherein

all the feedforward command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine and all the feedback command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

9. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

in the case where it is determined that an absolute value of torque that the rotary electric machine is caused to output in accordance with the rotation-varying torque command value will become more than the predetermined threshold, the internal combustion engine is caused to output an amount of torque by which the predetermined threshold is exceeded.

10. A control device that controls a vehicle drive device comprising:

an input member drivably coupled to a drive force source including a rotary electric machine and an internal combustion engine,

an output member drivably coupled to wheels, and

a speed change mechanism that transfers rotation of the input member to the output member with a speed of the rotation changed in accordance with a speed ratio of a shift speed selected from a plurality of shift speeds that is established switchably, wherein

when switching between the shift speeds, a rotation-varying torque command value, which is a command value for torque that the drive force source is caused to output to vary the rotational speed of the input member, is calculated, the rotary electric machine is caused to output torque in accordance with the rotation-varying torque command value, and in the case where it is determined that an absolute value of the torque that the rotary electric machine is caused to output will become more than a predetermined threshold, both the electric machine and the internal combustion engine are caused to output torque corresponding to the rotation-varying torque command value such that the output torque of the rotary electric machine becomes equal to or less than the predetermined threshold; wherein:

a feedforward command value that varies the rotation-varying torque command value in a feedforward manner and a feedback command value that varies the rotation-varying torque command value in a feedback manner such that the rotational speed of the input member follows target rotational speed variation is calculated as the rotation-varying torque command value;

when decreasing an absolute value of the rotation-varying torque command value, an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased in priority to an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine; and

the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine is calculated in priority to the feedback command value for the internal combustion engine after the absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine starts decreasing.

11. The control device according to claim 10 , wherein

the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine is calculated in priority to the feedback command value for the internal combustion engine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

12. The control device according to claim 10 , wherein

all the feedforward command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine and all the feedback command value in the rotation-varying torque command value is calculated as the feedback command value for the rotary electric machine after an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is decreased to zero.

13. A control device that controls a vehicle drive device comprising:

an input member drivably coupled to a drive force source including a rotary electric machine and an internal combustion engine,

an output member drivably coupled to wheels, and

a speed change mechanism that transfers rotation of the input member to the output member with a speed of the rotation changed in accordance with a speed ratio of a shift speed selected from a plurality of shift speeds that is established switchably, wherein

when switching between the shift speeds, a rotation-varying torque command value, which is a command value for torque that the drive force source is caused to output to vary the rotational speed of the input member, is calculated, the rotary electric machine is caused to output torque in accordance with the rotation-varying torque command value, and in the case where it is determined that an absolute value of the torque that the rotary electric machine is caused to output will become more than a predetermined threshold, both the rotary electric machine and the internal combustion engine are caused to output torque corresponding to the rotation-varying torque command value such that the output torque of the rotary electric machine becomes equal to or less than the predetermined threshold; wherein

at least a feedforward command value that varies the rotation-varying torque command value in a feedforward manner is calculated as the rotation-varying torque command value; and

an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the rotary electric machine is increased, within a range in which the output torque of the rotary electric machine is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold, in priority to an absolute value of the feedforward command value for the internal combustion engine before an absolute value of the rotation-varying torque command value starts decreasing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2012
From: TSUDA, KOHEI; TAJIMA, YOICHI; HAKUMURA, YOMEI; KIOKA, HIROAKI
To: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-052012 · Mar 9, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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