EP1343960A1

EP1343960A1 - Method and system for controlling and/or regulating the load of a vehicle

Info

Publication number: EP1343960A1
Application number: EP01989506A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Michael Schliep; Szabolcs TÖRGYEKES; Walter Zipp
Original assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
Current assignee: Mercedes Benz Group AG
Priority date: 2000-12-14
Filing date: 2001-11-23
Publication date: 2003-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 2021-11-23
Also published as: EP1343960B1; US20040073357A1; DE50103357D1; WO2002048529A1; JP2004515417A; US7047111B2; DE10062349A1; ES2223946T3

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and to a system for controlling and/or regulating the load of a vehicle. The aim of the invention is to reduce the noise emission caused by a vehicle. To this end, the inventive method for controlling and/or regulating the load (L) of a vehicle (F) is characterized by detecting the momentary load (L) of the vehicle (F) is detected by means of a sensor unit (6, 6A to 6C) by at least one parameter (B) of the vehicle (F). A control or regulating unit (2) controls and/or regulates the parameter (B) in accordance with the noise level (G(G), G(F), G(U)) resulting from the momentary load (L) of the vehicle (F).

Description

Method and arrangement for controlling and / or regulating a load of a vehicle

The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling and / or regulating a load of a vehicle, e.g. of a passenger or commercial vehicle.

Such methods and arrangements are generally known. For example, reference is made to DE 44 07 475 AI. Here, on the basis of a target value for the torque to be output by the drive unit, the fuel / air ratio is influenced in addition to the load. In particular, there is a fine, very precise adjustment of the engine torque, which improves driving comfort. In addition to such requirements that improve driving comfort or exhaust emissions, other factors such as safety, environmental protection and energy saving play an important role today. The protection of the population from noise pollution also pays off. As the volume of traffic increases and the density of settlements increases, the requirements regarding the reduction of harmful environmental impacts from traffic noise increase. In order to protect the population from traffic noise and to comply with immission limits in accordance with the Traffic Noise Protection Ordinance 16. BImSchV, public roads are usually placed around towns or cities, or corresponding speed limits are set on the roads or even driving bans are issued.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a method and an arrangement for controlling and / or regulating a load Specify vehicle in which the noise emission or noise emission caused by the vehicle is improved ".

The first-mentioned object is achieved according to the invention by a method for controlling and / or regulating a load of a vehicle acting as accelerating or decelerating torque, the instantaneous load on the vehicle being determined by means of at least one operating variable of the vehicle by means of a recording unit and the operating variable in using a control or regulating unit Is controlled and / or regulated as a function of a noise level resulting from the current load on the vehicle. Such consideration of operating and / or ambient noises of the moving vehicle, which are caused in particular by the load of the vehicle itself and its regulation, can significantly reduce the noise emissions and immissions caused by driving. In addition, the control / regulation of the load correlating to the noise level enables an increase in driving comfort. Furthermore, depending on the degree of noise reduction resulting from the method or the noise emission limitation, driving is also possible in streets, inner cities and areas that are closed for noise reasons.

The noise-related operating variable regulation and / or control, which reduces the load-related and vehicle-related noise emissions / immissions, is preferably adapted to the functions for setting the vehicle drive. It is important here that, based on the instantaneous load by means of the control or regulating unit (also called torque interface, hereinafter referred to as control unit), a target torque for controlling / regulating the vehicle as a function of the noise level and information about the dynamics with which these torque requests are set should be specified. It is completely irrelevant which subsystems (open-loop or closed-loop control systems, e.g. speed controllers) are involved in the torque interface and how these be coordinated with each other. The preferred use of noise-related characteristic curve fields for different control and / or control variables representing the operating variable, in which the requirements are specified with different dynamics and with different objectives, allows the different subsystems to be taken into account.

The invention is also based on the consideration that in order to comply with noise limit values, e.g. in residential areas or near hospitals, the vehicle should be limited in terms of noise emissions. The operating variable which is based on the noise level is expediently used as the operating variable to be controlled or regulated. As a result, in addition to the ambient noise, the operating noise of the vehicle caused by the currently output power is taken into account when controlling or regulating the power. The factors that are relevant for the noise development of the operating variable to be regulated or controlled are thus taken into account by this regulation and / or control and influenced accordingly. For example, the choice of the gear ratio of a switchable or continuously variable transmission is a noise-relevant factor.

A rotational speed, a torque, a speed and / or an acceleration is advantageously used as the operating variable. The change in speed changes the torque curve with the aim that higher engine power is achieved at low speed, as a result of which the noise emission is kept particularly low. In other words, the vehicle generates less noise when the vehicle is at full load and at low engine speed. Alternatively or additionally, a gear ratio and / or a gear ratio are used as the operating variable in a continuously variable power transmission arrangement. The acceleration is advantageously monitored and used as the most important operating variable influencing the development of noise. The The quantity to be controlled / regulated, which is to carry out the desired acceleration of the vehicle, is the load of the engine currently called up. If the retrieval of the load carrying out the desired acceleration would result in a noise development which is above a certain limit value, the control unit reduces the load actually called up to such an extent that the limit value is not exceeded.

In a preferred embodiment, various characteristic curve fields are stored in order to determine the relevant target value of the operating variable, in which the dependence of the noise level on the instantaneous speed, speed, load and / or the selected gear is mapped. A desired acceleration can be achieved, for example, at low load and high speed in a low gear and thereby cause a different (higher or lower) noise level than another map point that performs the same acceleration with high load at lower speed in the higher gear. Using the characteristic curve fields, the target torque is determined, which is processed with other target torques, for example from the transmission control, from a vehicle dynamics control or other subsystems of the drive control (e.g. from a digital map).

The noise level is advantageously determined on the basis of the momentary load on the vehicle and / or on the basis of ambient noise. For this purpose, various measurement curves for the noise level depending on the vehicle type, age, motorization, speed, construction, acceleration for different road surfaces and / or tire parameters and / or meteorological events (e.g. wind, rain) are recorded and in the form of characteristic fields deposited on the basis of which the noise level representing the current load of the vehicle is then determined. Alternatively or additionally, ambient and / or operating noises are recorded by means of the recording unit, for example by means of a microphone, recorded and processed. As a result, the noise emission resulting from the interaction of tires and roadway or vehicle body and wind can be detected and can thus be taken into account in the noise-reducing control / regulation of the load. The recording unit can be designed as a stationary and / or mobile noise detection unit. In addition, by means of such stationary and / or mobile noise detection units, ambient noise that cannot be influenced can be taken into account in the control (for example, when it rains, the maximum value can be corrected upwards).

The noise level is expediently monitored for a limit value or for a guide value. For example, the maximum allowable noise level for different areas, such as Residential area, commercial area, different. Compliance with these specified limit values for the maximum permissible noise level is also taken into account in the control of the operating variable. The location-related limit values are e.g. stored in the form of a table in a database.

In order to enable location-related noise reduction of the moving vehicle, the operating variable is preferably controlled and / or regulated depending on the current position of the vehicle. Corresponding limit values for the noise level for different geographic coordinates are taken into account when controlling the operating variable. This enables, for example, an increased noise reduction in noise-critical zones compared to the usual noise reduction. For this purpose, the recording unit preferably comprises a location system and / or a geographic information system. Depending on the type and design of the recording unit, the location system and / or the geographic information system can be integrated or connected decentrally to the recording unit via an interface. 1 1 1 4J 1 1 1 1 d

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1 schematically shows an arrangement for controlling and / or regulating a load with a receiving unit and a control or regulating unit,

2 schematically shows a recording unit with a noise detection system,

3 schematically shows a vehicle with a receiving unit according to FIG. 1 and an information system, and

4 schematically shows the area of application of the arrangement according to FIG. 1.

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1 shows an arrangement 1 for controlling and / or regulating a load L of a vehicle. The arrangement 1 comprises a control or regulating unit 2 (hereinafter referred to as control unit) for controlling and / or regulating an operating variable B as a function of a noise level G (F) (= vehicle-related noise level) resulting from the current load L of the vehicle F. , The vehicle-related noise level G (F) results from vehicle-related sound sources 4A to 4Z, e.g. an engine 4A, an exhaust system 4B, a drive train 40 and tires 4D. Depending on the type and design, further vehicle-related sound sources 4Z can be taken into account, all of which contribute to vehicle-related noise radiation 4.

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For manual control and / or regulation of the operating variable B and thus the load L, an input device 14 is also provided, by means of which, for example, the driver can switch off the noise-reducing load control in the event of a critical driving situation or switch to another operating mode. For example, the accelerator pedal serves as an input device 14, which switches over to the so-called kick-down mode when it is pressed quickly, which then leads to a switching of the noise-related load control / control into a load control / control mode optimized for maximum vehicle acceleration. Other input devices can e.g. manually operated buttons or a module with speech recognition.

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position P (F), are taken into account by the control unit 2 for load regulation and / or control.

The input or recording device 14 is also shown for the manual control of the load of the vehicle F by a user, in particular by the driver 40. The input device 14 is designed, for example, as an accelerator pedal. By giving the accelerator the driver 40, the request to call up a certain load L is given to the control unit 2. Depending on the manner of this process, a noise-reducing load L is set by means of the control unit 2 in such a way that the noise limit value Gmax or guide value or threshold value relevant in this situation is not exceeded. Depending on the type and design of the control unit 2, the operating variable B and, as a result, the load L are dependent on the instantaneous vehicle speed, the instantaneous vehicle acceleration, the instantaneous gear, the instantaneous engine speed, the instantaneous engine torque, and the determined vehicle-related noise level G (F ), the determined environmental noise level G (U), the current vehicle position P (F) and / or the desired load L of the driver 40. To determine the vehicle-related operating parameters B, e.g. the speed, the engine speed, are further recording units 6, not shown, e.g. a tachometer provided.

Three typical cases of load reduction can advantageously be distinguished:

1. The vehicle F first travels at a constant speed vi and thereby generates a noise level of Gi which is below the maximum permissible noise limit Gmax. The driver 40 would like to accelerate at full speed to a speed v ₂ (v ₂ > Vι) and would thus generate a noise level of Gι _{/ 2} which is above the noise limit value Gmax. The noise-limiting control or However, the control unit 2 selects a reduced load L _r ec which does not allow the noise limit value Gmax to be exceeded during the acceleration phase from vi to v ₂ .

2. The vehicle F first travels at a constant speed vi and thereby generates a noise level Gι which is below the maximum permissible noise limit value Gmax. The driver 40 would like to accelerate to a speed v ₂ with a desired load L _w . The resulting from the speed v ₂ Geräsuchpegel G ₂ would, however, the permissible noise limit Gmax exceed (G _2> Gmax). The noise-limiting control / regulation selects a reduced load L _red , which accelerates the vehicle F from v ₂ to v _max <v ₂ at a noise level Gι, ₂ <Gmax. At v _max , the vehicle F then generates the maximum permissible noise limit Gmax. The noise-limiting control / regulation of the load L _rer j runs from vi to v _max , taking increasing driving noise levels into account, which are the result of higher vehicle speeds.

3. The vehicle F first enters a residential area at a constant speed vi and a relevant noise level Gi. However, the current noise level Gi exceeds the permissible noise limit Gmax (Gi> Gmax) applicable for the residential area. The noise-limiting load control / regulation then goes into engine brake operating mode or applies the brakes until a speed v _max (v _max <i) reduced with respect to vi with the permissible noise limit Gmax (Gmax <G ₂ ) is reached.

Depending on the type and design of the vehicle F, the output unit 10 is designed to display the current regulating and / or control state of the control unit 2 in the form of a screen arranged in the cockpit. For example, the output unit 10 can be used to determine the current vehicle position P (F), the ambient / vehicle-related noise level G (U), G (F) and / or the operating variable B, in particular their target values. and / or actual value, and the current or desired load L can be represented.

In FIG. 4, two vehicles F are shown by way of example, each of which is equipped with the arrangement 1 and drive on a road 42. Along the road 42 to be driven there are different zones with different noise sensitivity, e.g. a residential area 44, a hospital 46, a park 48, an industrial area 50 (factory with night shift), a forest area 52 and a school 54. By means of the arrangement

1 (also referred to as a noise abatement limiter or noise emission limiter) is based on the respective control unit

2 of the vehicle F, a load L is set by means of noise-dependent control and / or regulation of the operating variable B, which limit value Gmax characterizing the respective area 44 to 54 for the total noise level G (G) = G (U, F) = G (U ) + G (F) does not exceed. The noise-dependent control and / or regulation of the operating variable B is carried out as a function of the area 44 to 54 to be traversed and / or as a function of the time. For example, in the vicinity of areas 44, 46 and 54 (residential area, hospital or school) on day T a higher limit value of Gmax = 65 dB (A) for the maximum permissible total noise level G (G) is generally to be observed than at night N with Gmax = 45 dB (A). In the vicinity of the areas 48, 50, the associated vehicle 2 is to be set with respect to the operating variable B and the load L by means of the control unit 2 such that the limit value Gmax of 70 dB (A) on day T and a limit value Gmax on night N of 65 dB (A) as the maximum permissible noise level is not exceeded. In contrast, the noise-related control / regulation of the load L can be switched off in the areas 52 or in the area 56 in the vicinity of a freeway, which are outside of noise-protected areas 44 to 50, 54, since in these areas 52, 56 there are no noise emission limit values on the part of the Federal Immission Control Act (TA Noise).

Claims

claims

1. A method for controlling and / or regulating a load (L) of a vehicle (F), the instantaneous load (L) of the vehicle (F) using at least one operating variable (B) of the vehicle using a recording unit (6, 6A to 60) Vehicle (F) determined and by means of a control or regulating unit (2) the operating variable (B) is controlled and / or regulated, characterized in that by means of the control or regulating unit (2) the operating variable (B) as a function of one of the current load (L) of the vehicle (F) resulting noise level (G (F)) is controlled and / or regulated.

2. The method according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the operating variable (B) is used as the operating variable (B) which is based on the noise level (G (F)).

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that a speed, a torque, a speed and / or an acceleration is used as the operating variable (B).

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the noise level (G (G), G (F), G (0)) based on the current load (L) of the vehicle (F) and / or based on ambient noise (8; is determined.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, so that the noise level (G (G), G (F), G (O)) is monitored to a limit value (Gmax).

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the operating variable (B) depending on the current position

(P (F)) of the vehicle (F) is controlled and / or regulated.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, that the operating variable (B) is controlled and / or regulated in a time-dependent manner.

8. Arrangement (1) for controlling and / or regulating a load (L) of a vehicle (F) with a receiving unit (6, 6A to 60) for determining the current load (L) of the vehicle (F) based on at least one operating variable ( B) the vehicle (F) and a control or regulating unit (2) for controlling and / or regulating the operating variable (B), characterized in that by means of the control or regulating unit (2) the operating variable (B) as a function of one the instantaneous load (L) of the vehicle (F) resulting noise level (G (F)) can be controlled and / or regulated.

9. Arrangement according to claim 8, so that the recording unit (6A, 6B) comprises a noise detection system (16, 16A, 16B) for determining the ambient noise (8) and / or vehicle-related noise.

10. The arrangement according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the receiving unit (6) for detecting a speed, one Acceleration, a drive speed and / or a drive torque is provided.

11. Arrangement according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that a recording unit (60) has a location system (32, 36, 38) for determining the current vehicle position (P (F)) and / or an information system (34, 12) for Determination of a resulting, u related noise level (G (U)) is provided.

12. Arrangement according to one of claims 8 to 11, that the control or regulating unit (2) has an input device (14) for manual control and / or regulation of the operating variable (B).

13. Arrangement according to one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that the control or regulating unit (2) in the control and / or regulation of the operating variable (B) via the recording unit (60) takes into account specifications from external systems, in particular a traffic control system ,

14. Arrangement according to claim 13, so that the specifications of external systems with regard to the control and / or regulation of the operating variable (B) by the control or regulating unit (2) can be overruled by the driver (40) and / or by a vehicle occupant.

15. Arrangement according to one of claims 8 to 14, so that an output unit (10) for outputting vehicle and / or environment-relevant data, in particular the current vehicle position (P (F)) and the operating variable B, is provided.

16. Arrangement according to one of claims 8 to 15, characterized in that the interventions of the control or regulating unit (2) in the vehicle system in the control and / or regulation of the operating variable (B) and vehicle-related operating variables (B) are stored for documentation in the data memory (12).

17. The arrangement as claimed in claim 16, so that statistics can be generated from the data (D) stored in the data memory (12).

18. Arrangement according to claim 16 or 17, so that recommendations for vehicle maintenance and repair can be derived from the data (D) stored in the data memory (12).

19. Arrangement according to one of claims 8 to 18, that the interventions of the control or regulating unit (2) in the vehicle system in the control and / or regulation of the operating variable (B) can be transmitted to an external system for monitoring.