JP2005194934A - Automatic stop/start control device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic stop/start control device for performing a highly accurate automatic stop/start control of a vehicle, and reducing assembly man-hours in attaching an inclination detection means constituted of an acceleration sensor (G sensor) to the vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: In the automatic stop/start control device for a vehicle with an engine which can be stopped or started without operating an ignition key, the automatic stop/start control device has the inclination detection means detecting the inclination of the vehicle, and a correction means correcting a detection value of the inclination detection means based on a correction quantity calculated by using variation in at least a vehicle speed. It is determined whether or not the automatic stop/restart of the engine should be performed, based on the corrected detection value of the inclination detection means corrected by the correction means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle. In particular, an automatic stop / restart control of a vehicle with high accuracy can be performed, and an inclination detection means including an acceleration sensor (also referred to as a “G sensor”) is provided in the vehicle. The present invention relates to an automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle that contributes to a reduction in the number of assembling steps when attaching to a vehicle.

  Conventionally, for the purpose of improving fuel efficiency, vehicles equipped with an automatic stop / start control device that automatically stops or restarts an engine without operating an ignition key have been proposed.

  For example, a vehicle as described in Patent Document 3 to be described later, and a vehicle that determines engine stop based on a road surface inclination angle (see Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 4) are known.

JP 1994-276614 A JP 2001-369318 A JP 2002-369318 A Japanese Patent No. 3408974

  By the way, in the conventional automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle, the publications disclosed in each of the above-mentioned patent documents prohibit engine stop when the road surface inclination angle is ascending or descending. It is possible to prevent the vehicle from moving forward or backward when the engine is restarted.

  In particular, in a vehicle without an electric hydraulic pump, the hydraulic pressure of the automatic transmission cannot be ensured during automatic stop, and a time delay occurs until the hydraulic pressure is generated at the time of restart and the friction engagement elements in the automatic transmission are engaged. Therefore, the vehicle is remarkably retreated when the vehicle is going uphill, and it is effective to add the road surface inclination angle as a parameter to the method for determining the stop of the engine.

As for judging this road surface inclination angle,
(1) Inclination angle sensor (2) Acceleration sensor (also referred to as “G sensor”)
(3) Climbing judgment etc. can be mentioned, but when using sensors such as an inclination sensor and an acceleration sensor, the sensors are accurately attached to the horizontal position in order to accurately detect the road surface inclination angle. It is necessary and precise work is required.

  If the sensor mounting position is shifted in the downward gradient direction, the engine may stop at the upward gradient, which may cause the vehicle to move backward, and the sensor mounting position is in the upward gradient direction. If it is deviated, the engine automatic stop is prohibited even at the horizontal gradient position, and there is a disadvantage that fuel consumption deteriorates.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-described inconvenience, the present invention provides an automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle equipped with an engine capable of stopping or starting the engine without operating an ignition key. A degree of inclination detecting means for detecting, and a degree of inclination detecting means corrected by the correcting means, comprising a correcting means for correcting a detected value of the degree of inclination detecting means from a correction amount calculated using at least a change amount of the vehicle speed. On the basis of the detected value, it is determined whether to automatically stop or restart the engine.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in the automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle equipped with an engine capable of stopping or starting the engine without operating the ignition key, the inclination of the vehicle is detected. And a correction means for correcting the detection value of the inclination detection means from a correction amount calculated using at least the change amount of the vehicle speed, and the detection of the inclination detection means corrected by the correction means. When it is not possible to accurately attach to the horizontal position due to an assembly error when the inclination detecting means is attached to the vehicle by determining whether to automatically stop or restart the engine based on the value. However, since the value of the inclination detection means can be corrected by the correction means, the automatic stop / restart control of the vehicle with high accuracy can be performed. With facilities is possible, when mounting the inclination detecting means on the vehicle, there is no need to use a high special mounting method precision, can contribute to a reduction of assembly steps.

  By inventing as described above, the degree of inclination of the vehicle is detected by the degree of inclination detection means, and the detection value of the inclination degree detection means is corrected from the correction amount calculated using at least the amount of change in the vehicle speed by the correction means, Based on the detected value of the inclination detecting means corrected by the correcting means, it is determined whether to automatically stop or restart the engine.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 2 is an engine mounted on, for example, a hybrid vehicle (not shown).

  A motor generator (simply referred to as “motor”) 4 capable of driving or assisting the engine 2 is directly connected to an engine 2 mounted on a hybrid vehicle (not shown). An automatic transmission 8 having a lockup-equipped torque converter 6 having an up mechanism (not shown) is directly connected. This lockup mechanism has a slip region and a lockup region according to a lockup diagram composed of a vehicle speed and a throttle opening.

  At this time, the motor generator 4 has a motor function capable of driving the engine 2 and assisting the engine during traveling, and a power generation function.

  The automatic transmission 8 is a transmission that can be changed by hydraulic control.

  Further, a differential 10 is provided in the automatic transmission 8, and the differential 10 is provided in communication with the drive wheel 14 via the axle 12.

  A battery 18 is connected to the motor generator 4 via an inverter 16, and an injector 20 is provided in the engine 2.

  Further, the inverter 16 and the injector 20 are provided connected to the control means 22, and on the input side of the control means 22, a vehicle speed sensor 24 for detecting the vehicle speed, an engine rotation sensor 26 for detecting the engine speed, and the torque Turbine rotation sensor 28 that detects the rotational speed of a turbine (not shown) of converter 6, throttle sensor 30 that detects the throttle opening, brake switch 32 that detects the depression state of a brake pedal (not shown), and shift lever (not shown). ) And various switch groups such as a shift position switch 34 for detecting the shift position are connected and provided.

  The control means 22 is provided with an inclination detection means 36 for detecting the inclination of the vehicle on the input side, and the control means 22 uses the inclination degree from the correction amount calculated using at least the change amount of the vehicle speed. A correction means 38 for correcting the detection value of the detection means 36 is provided, and whether the engine 2 is automatically stopped or restarted based on the detection value of the inclination detection means 36 corrected by the correction means 38. It has a configuration for determining whether or not.

  More specifically, the inclination detecting means 36 is composed of an acceleration sensor (also referred to as “G sensor”).

  In other words, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the vehicle in which the inclination angle determination of the road surface is performed by the inclination detecting means 36 including an acceleration sensor, and the engine 2 is automatically stopped and restarted according to the inclination angle, the driving force of the vehicle The correction means 38 calculates the deviation using the predicted acceleration when traveling on the horizontal road calculated from the above and the actual acceleration calculated from the change amount of the vehicle.

  And according to this deviation, the detected value of the inclination detecting means 36 as the sensor output signal is corrected so as to eliminate the difference between the deviation and the output signal, and the engine 2 is automatically stopped or automatically restarted. The detection value of the inclination detecting means 36 corrected by the correcting means 38 is used for determining whether or not to implement.

  Whether or not the correction by the correcting means 38 is to be performed is determined based on at least the vehicle speed or the throttle opening.

  Further, the correction amount of the correction means 38 is stored in a backup area (not shown) of the control means 22 and the previous correction state is continued.

  The control flow of the control means 22 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the throttle opening from the throttle sensor 30, the vehicle speed from the vehicle speed sensor 24, the engine rotation speed from the engine rotation sensor 26 on the input side of the torque converter 6, and the depression state from the brake switch 32 The tilt angle horizontal predicted value calculation step A is performed according to the signal.

  After the tilt angle horizontal predicted value calculation step A, the calculated value from the tilt angle horizontal predicted value calculation step A and the detected value from the tilt degree detecting means 36 comprising an acceleration sensor (also referred to as “G sensor”). To perform the G sensor correction amount calculation step B.

  Then, the G sensor correction processing step C is performed based on the value after the G sensor correction amount calculating step B and the detected value from the inclination detecting means 36, and the G sensor horizontal correction value is calculated.

  Next, the operation will be described along the control flowchart of the automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle shown in FIG.

  When the control program of the vehicle automatic stop / start control device starts (102), signals from various sensor groups such as the engine rotation sensor 26 and various switch groups such as the brake switch 32 are taken in (104).

  Then, a deviation is calculated by the correction means 38 using the predicted acceleration when traveling on a horizontal road calculated from the driving force of the vehicle and the actual acceleration calculated from the amount of change of the vehicle, and the road is determined based on this deviation. Then, a tilt angle horizontal predicted value (also simply referred to as “horizontal predicted value” or “predicted value”) of the tilt degree detecting means 36 which is an acceleration sensor (also referred to as “G sensor”) is calculated (106).

  After the calculation process (106) of the inclination angle horizontal predicted value, the process proceeds to the determination (108) of whether or not the G sensor update condition of the inclination detection means 36 is satisfied, and the determination (108) is YES. The process proceeds to the determination (110) of whether or not the T1 time has elapsed after the G sensor update condition of the inclination detection means 36 is satisfied, and when the determination (108) is NO, the initial determination time T1 described later is set. The process proceeds to the conversion process (122).

  Note that the above-described determination (108) determines whether or not a correction condition is established based on the predicted inclination angle horizontal value of the inclination detection means 36, the throttle opening, the vehicle speed, and the like.

In the determination (110) of whether or not T1 time has elapsed after the G sensor update condition of the inclination degree detection means 36 described above is satisfied, if this determination (110) is YES, the inclination angle horizontal predicted value is taken in the G sensor. The value is exceeded, that is,
The process proceeds to a determination (112) as to whether or not the predicted inclination angle is greater than the G sensor incorporation value. If the determination (110) is NO, the process proceeds to the end of the control program (124) described later.

Also, whether the predicted tilt angle horizontal value exceeds the G sensor capture value, that is,
Inclined angle horizontal predicted value> G sensor incorporation value (also referred to as “G sensor value”)
In this determination (112), if this determination (112) is YES, the process proceeds to the first correction amount calculation process (114). If the determination (112) is NO, The process proceeds to the second correction amount calculation process (116).

In the first correction amount calculation process (114), the correction amount is calculated by the following equation: correction amount = previous correction amount + correction constant. At this time, the maximum value is calculated by subtracting the G sensor capture value from the tilt angle horizontal prediction value, that is, the maximum value = tilt angle horizontal prediction value−G sensor capture value, and the initial value of the correction amount is the correction amount. Initial value of 0 [V]
And

After the first correction amount calculation process (114) described above, the corrected G sensor value, which is the detected value of the inclination detecting unit 36 corrected by the correcting unit 38, is expressed by the following equation: G sensor value after correction = G before correction The processing shifts to processing (118) calculated by the sensor value + correction amount.

Further, in the second correction amount calculation process (116), the correction amount is calculated by the following equation: correction amount = previous correction amount + correction constant. At this time, the maximum value is calculated by subtracting the inclination angle horizontal prediction value from the G sensor incorporation value, that is, the maximum value = G sensor incorporation value−inclination angle horizontal prediction value, and the initial value of the correction amount is the correction amount. Initial value of 0 [V]
And

After the second correction amount calculation process (116) described above, the process proceeds to a process (120) in which the corrected G sensor value is calculated by the following expression: G sensor value after correction = G sensor value before correction−correction amount.

  After the processes (118) and (120) for calculating the corrected G sensor value, the process proceeds to the end (124) of the control program through the initialization process (122) of the determination time T1.

  Here, the time chart shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

  This time chart shows the case where the output of the inclination detecting means 36 is offset in the uphill direction from the actual inclination due to the mounting error of the inclination detecting means 36 composed of an acceleration sensor (also referred to as “G sensor”). The correction state is shown.

  Until time t1, the G sensor correction condition is not satisfied, and the engine output voltage V1 controls automatic engine stop and automatic restart.

  At this time, when the actual horizontal position voltage is V4 and the engine automatic stop determination sensor voltage threshold (threshold) value (also referred to as “engine automatic stop permission threshold”) is V3, the engine automatic stop is performed in this section. Can not do.

  When the G sensor correction condition is satisfied from the vehicle speed, throttle opening, vehicle acceleration, and predicted acceleration at time t1, G sensor correction is started.

  At this time, the difference between the G sensor output and the actual horizontal position is V1−V4, and V1−V4 is the maximum correction amount, and the correction amount is updated from 0 to V1−V4 with a correction coefficient every T1 period. To do.

  Further, when the G sensor correction condition is not satisfied due to the depression of the throttle at time t2, acceleration, or the like, the engine is automatically stopped and automatically at a value V3 obtained by subtracting the correction amount V1-V3 from the G sensor output voltage V1 to time t2. Control restart.

  Furthermore, when the G sensor correction condition is satisfied at time t3, G sensor correction is started again. At this time, the initial value of the correction amount is V1-V3, and the correction amount is updated with the correction coefficient from V1-V3 to V1-V4 every T1 period.

  Furthermore, at time t4, the corrected G sensor value falls below the engine automatic stop determination sensor voltage threshold value V3, so that the engine can be automatically stopped thereafter.

  Since the correction amount becomes V1-V4 at time t5, the G sensor correction is completed, and the control is performed with the corrected G sensor value as V4.

  As a result, even when the inclination detection means 36 is not correctly attached to the horizontal position due to an assembly error when attached to the vehicle, the value of the inclination detection means 36 can be corrected by the correction means 38. Therefore, it is possible to perform the automatic stop / restart control of the vehicle with high accuracy, and when attaching the inclination detection means 36 to the vehicle, it is not necessary to use a highly accurate special attachment method, and the number of assembling steps is reduced. Can also contribute to the reduction.

  Further, in the vehicle in which the inclination angle determination of the road surface is performed by the inclination detecting means 36 comprising an acceleration sensor and the engine 2 is automatically stopped and restarted according to the inclination angle, the vehicle travels on a horizontal road calculated from the driving force of the vehicle. Since it is not necessary to provide a dedicated sensor to calculate the correction value by calculating the deviation by the correction means 38 using the predicted acceleration at the time and the actual acceleration calculated from the change amount of the vehicle, The system for performing the correction control of the inclination detecting means 36 does not become complicated, and it is easy to manufacture and is practically advantageous.

  Further, the correction by the correction means 38 is performed by determining whether or not the correction is to be performed based on at least the vehicle speed or the throttle opening, so that the correction value can be calculated. It is possible to keep the accuracy of later values high.

  Furthermore, since the motor generator 4 capable of driving or assisting the engine 2 is provided, automatic stop and start control can be performed even in a hybrid vehicle equipped with the engine 2 including such a motor generator 4. is there.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various application modifications are possible.

  For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, an acceleration sensor (also referred to as “G sensor”) is used as the inclination degree detecting means for calculating the inclination angle, but instead of the acceleration sensor, the inclination sensor is used. It is also possible to use.

  Further, as is apparent from FIG. 4, the embodiment of the present invention has a configuration in which control is performed to correct with a correction constant set in advance during G sensor correction. When the correction width is large, a special configuration in which an amount exceeding the correction constant is first skipped and normal G sensor correction is performed after the skip is possible.

  That is, when the correction width is large at the start of correction of the G sensor, it takes a long time until the G sensor correction is stopped. Therefore, in order to shorten the time during the G sensor correction, At the start of correction of the G sensor, first, a predetermined amount exceeding the correction constant is skipped.

  Then, skip control is performed at the start of G sensor correction, and normal G sensor correction is performed after the skip control, so that the time during G sensor correction can be shortened, and correction control can be performed quickly and quickly. This can contribute to improving fuel efficiency.

  The amount to be skipped can be a fixed value and can be a value that can be increased or decreased according to various signals, correction widths, and the like.

It is a flowchart for control of the automatic stop start control apparatus which shows the Example of this invention. 1 is a schematic system diagram of an automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle. It is a schematic block diagram explaining the flow of control of a control means. It is a time chart of an automatic stop start control device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Engine 4 Motor generator 6 Torque converter with lock-up 8 Automatic transmission 10 Differential machine 12 Axle 14 Drive wheel 16 Inverter 18 Battery 20 Injector 22 Control means 24 Vehicle speed sensor 26 Engine rotation sensor 28 Turbine rotation sensor 30 Throttle sensor 32 Brake switch 34 Shift position switch 36 Inclination degree detection means 38 Correction means

Claims (4)

  In an automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle equipped with an engine capable of stopping or starting the engine without operating an ignition key, the vehicle has an inclination detection means for detecting the inclination of the vehicle, and at least the amount of change in vehicle speed Correction means for correcting the detection value of the inclination detection means from the correction amount calculated using the above, and based on the detection value of the inclination detection means corrected by the correction means, the engine is automatically stopped, or An automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle characterized by determining whether or not to perform automatic restart.   The automatic correction start of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the correction means is calculated using a predicted acceleration calculated from a driving force of the vehicle and an actual acceleration calculated from a change amount of the vehicle speed. Control device.   2. The automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein whether or not to perform correction by the correction means is determined based on at least the vehicle speed or the throttle opening.   The automatic stop / start control device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a motor generator capable of driving or assisting the engine.

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