JP2009294014A - Chassis dynamometer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely prevent an engine stall in tests including zero speed (in a stationary state) with an M/T vehicle or a two-wheel vehicle, as well as, engine stall at start. <P>SOLUTION: In addition to the processing (S5 to S12) of start and normal operation by the conventional auto-clutch function, an N (neutral) position reversing function (S13 to S24) is provided. This processing is performed in any of the cases, where as a condition for performing a start processing, a direction of a vehicle speed is an output of accelerating direction (accelerating determination), the direction of a vehicle speed is to reverse to an neutral position to be the predetermined vehicle speed or more, and the direction of a vehicle speed is to be the predetermined start vehicle speed or more. In addition, a condition for reversing from the normal operation to the neutral position is that a direction to select an N (neutral) position is output, or that the direction of a vehicle speed is an output of decelerating direction (decelerating determination), and the direction of a vehicle speed is to reverse to an neutral position to be the predetermined vehicle speed or less and to be a condition where a detection of throttle opening is zero% (fully closed). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chassis dynamometer that transmits power from a driving wheel of a test vehicle to a dynamometer and performs various tests such as fuel consumption and exhaust gas of the test vehicle, and in particular, an accelerator, a shift lever, an M / T vehicle or a motorcycle. The present invention relates to a chassis dynamometer that performs a running test while operating a clutch with a drive robot (automatic driving device).

  In an exhaust gas and fuel consumption measurement test by placing the driving wheel of an automobile on a chassis dynamometer roller, the accelerator pedal and brake pedal are depressed by an actuator of an automatic driving device (drive robot). A shift lever operation and a clutch on / off operation are performed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration diagram of a four-wheel chassis dynamometer. A drive wheel (in this case, a front wheel) 1A of a four-wheel test vehicle 1 is placed on a roller 2, and a dynamometer (not shown) having an induction machine configuration is axially coupled to the roller 2. The controller 4 controls the running resistance, and the controller 4 controls the dynamometer based on the output frequency and voltage control of the inverter 3 and the drive robot 5 that operates the accelerator, shift lever, and clutch of the test vehicle 1.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration diagram of a two-wheel chassis dynamometer. In this figure, the driving wheel 6A of the two-wheeled vehicle 6 is placed on the roller 2, and the two-wheeled drive robot 7 is provided with an operating mechanism for the throttle actuator, clutch actuator and shift actuator of the two-wheeled vehicle 6, and these are controlled by the controller 4. .

  When performing a vehicle running test in 10-15 mode or LA4 mode while automatically operating the accelerator, shift lever, and clutch of the vehicle using such a drive robot and performing an exhaust gas / fuel consumption measurement test, drive The robot is required to have control close to that of a human driving operation, but for some reason, the result may be different from that of human driving.

In Patent Document 1, as a drive robot that tries to obtain control close to a driving operation by a person, the actuator is controlled with a learning function that eliminates a deviation between a learning value (P) and a teacher value (P) from a computing unit. is doing.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-122217

  In patent document 1, it is going to obtain the control close | similar to the driving operation by a person in operation of the accelerator by the drive robot, a shift lever, and a clutch. However, the following problems remain when a vehicle with a manual transmission is tested according to a running pattern including zero speed.

(Problem 1)
In a test of an M / T vehicle or a two-wheeled vehicle, as a method for shifting the transmission, a direct shift method for directly selecting the shift position of the mission, or V for specifying the shift position of the mission indirectly by a shift map at the vehicle speed V There is a V-θ shift method in which the shift position of the mission is indirectly specified by a shift method, a shift map at the vehicle speed V and the throttle opening θ.

  The above-described V shift method or V-θ shift method enables shifting even when the transmission is in a shift position (in-gear state) other than the neutral (N) position. However, in the conventional test, since a shift position (in-gear state) other than the neutral position is selected even in a low-speed control state such as a state where the vehicle speed is stopped (vehicle speed 0 km / h), an engine stall (engine stop) occurs. An auto clutch function (forced clutch disengagement state) operates to prevent engine stalling.

  With this engine stall prevention measure, the endurance test in which the mode running operation pattern is repeatedly operated causes the auto clutch function to operate immediately before the engine stall. If the engine stall prevention speed is set too low, the engine stalls and continuous operation is not possible. There is.

  In addition, once the auto clutch function is activated, there is a case where continuous driving is not possible because it is not possible to proceed to the next starting process unless the vehicle speed command is once less than the starting vehicle speed setting. The starting process is to enter the mission shift position from N (neutral) to in-gear (shift position other than neutral).

(Problem 2)
In a test with an M / T vehicle or a two-wheeled vehicle, the vehicle is started by a clutch ASR (clutch vehicle speed) function as clutch operation control at the time of starting. In the mode driving pattern of each standard, the vehicle speed followability is improved by starting with the clutch ASR start function. At this time, the throttle opening operation by the drive robot causes the throttle operation to increase at a constant or constant inclination, so that the clutch operation (from the clutch disengaged state to the clutch connected state) occurs when the vehicle speed command inclination suddenly rises. ) Becomes faster, the engine stalls, and continuous operation may not be possible.

  The clutch ASR start function is to control the vehicle speed so that the clutch is engaged at the set vehicle speed.

  The object of the present invention is to provide an engine test for zero speed (stop state) in a chassis dynamometer that performs a running test by operating the accelerator, shift lever, and clutch of a M / T or two-wheeled vehicle with a drive robot. An object of the present invention is to provide a chassis dynamometer that can reliably prevent the engine stall at the start.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention adds an N (neutral) position return function to a transmission shift operation by a drive robot. Then, as an execution condition of the start processing in the M / T vehicle or the two-wheeled vehicle, the vehicle speed command is an acceleration command output (acceleration discrimination), the vehicle speed command is returned to the neutral position, and the vehicle speed command exceeds the set vehicle speed. It shall be in any case above the speed setting. Further, when an N (neutral) position selection command is issued as an execution condition for clutch disengagement and transmission neutral position return from normal operation, or the vehicle speed command is a deceleration command output (deceleration determination), and the vehicle speed It is assumed that the detection is equal to or less than the neutral position return set vehicle speed and the throttle opening detection is in a state of zero% (fully closed).

  As described above, the present invention is characterized by the following system.

(1) Power is transmitted from the driving wheel of the test vehicle, which is an M / T vehicle or a two-wheeled vehicle, to the dynamometer, and the controller controls the dynamometer speed control, torque control, running resistance control, and test vehicle according to the test pattern. In a chassis dynamometer that controls the drive robot that operates the accelerator, transmission shift lever, and clutch,
The controller is
There is a command to move the transmission to a position other than the neutral position when the clutch is disengaged, the vehicle speed command is output as an acceleration command (acceleration discrimination), the vehicle speed command is returned to the neutral position, and the vehicle speed command is a set vehicle speed or more. Means for executing a start-up process in any case above the speed setting;
When there is a command to set the transmission to the neutral position in the normal operation state, or the vehicle speed command is a deceleration command output (deceleration discrimination), and the vehicle speed detection is equal to or less than the neutral position return set vehicle speed, and the throttle Means for executing the disengagement of the clutch and the neutral position return of the transmission when the opening degree detection is in a state of zero% (fully closed);
It is provided with.

(2) The controller
In place of the starting process, clutch disengagement and transmission neutral position return means,
When a shift command other than the neutral position of the transmission is established and the vehicle speed command exceeds the start vehicle speed setting, the start process is executed, and after entering normal operation, the neutral position command is selected or engine speed is prevented from stalling It is characterized in that it is possible to switch to the automatic clutch means for forcibly disengaging the clutch when the rotational speed is less than the setting.

  (3) The start processing means performs a proportional integral calculation on the vehicle speed deviation between the vehicle speed command and the vehicle speed detection value, and adds or subtracts the calculation result to the throttle opening setting at the start, It has the means to perform.

  (4) In the vehicle speed control by the controller, when a test speed pattern such as a mode driving operation pattern is determined in advance, a vehicle speed that is a certain time ahead of the current vehicle speed is read and used as a vehicle speed command. Vehicle speed command generating means is provided.

  (5) The vehicle speed command generating means creates a driving target vehicle speed that is as long as possible within a range that does not foul from the preceding vehicle speed, and a smooth driving target vehicle speed using a moving average process that matches the phase with the target vehicle speed. Is a vehicle speed command.

  As described above, according to the present invention, by adding the N (neutral) position return function to the transmission shifting operation by the drive robot, the vehicle speed can be zero (stopped) without burdening the engine. Therefore, there is no engine stall, and continuous operation is possible in the durability test in which the mode travel operation pattern is repeatedly operated.

  Further, by providing “valid / invalid” selection of the N (neutral) position return function, compatibility with the conventional test method can be provided.

  In addition, when the vehicle starts, the output that controls the vehicle speed deviation is used as the opening command, so that the vehicle can be started smoothly without being stalled because it has an appropriate starting position. The follow-up performance can be improved.

(Embodiment 1)
In the four-wheel chassis dynamometer shown in FIG. 5, the test vehicle 1 is an M / T vehicle, and a drive robot 5 that can operate the accelerator, shift lever, and clutch is mounted. The controller 4 has a computer resource and a software configuration using the computer resource, and controls the output frequency and voltage of the inverter 3 and controls the accelerator opening through the drive robot 5, thereby adjusting the torque and the running according to the test conditions of the test vehicle 1. A running test with controlled resistance is performed. Furthermore, the controller 4 performs clutch control and shift lever control through the drive robot 5 during the running test.

  These controls are the same in the case of a running test by the control of the dynamometer and the control of the drive robot 7 in the two-wheel chassis dynamometer shown in FIG.

  In the above system configuration, in this embodiment, the conventional automatic clutch function (forced clutch disengaged state) for preventing engine stall (engine stop) has an N return function for returning the shift in the M / T vehicle to N (neutral). In addition, the engine stall is surely prevented even in tests including zero speed (stopped state), and the engine stall is surely prevented.

  FIG. 1 is a processing flow of a controller for a continuous operation test including a start process. Hereinafter, it explains in detail according to a function.

(1-1) Test Pre-processing The controller 4 is set with a vehicle speed control pattern, a drive robot, a V-shift system, or a V-θ shift system according to the test contents (S1 to S3). Next, the test is switched between the test with the conventional auto clutch function (forced clutch disengaged state) for preventing the engine stall (engine stop) and the test with the N return function (S4).

(1-2) Auto clutch function With the auto clutch function (N return invalid), after the shift command (condition A) other than N (neutral) is established, the vehicle speed command becomes equal to or higher than the start vehicle speed setting (condition D). A start process is executed (S5 to S8).

  After entering the normal operation from this start processing, if the N (neutral) command is selected (condition E) or the engine speed falls below the engine stall prevention speed setting (condition I), the auto clutch function “force clutch disengagement” (Cut off state) "is executed (S9 to S12). At this time, since the shift position (in-gear state) other than neutral is normally selected, the auto clutch function operates.

  Therefore, in the auto clutch function, in the starting process after the auto clutch operation, the vehicle speed command is once less than the starting vehicle speed setting, and then the vehicle speed command becomes more than the starting vehicle speed setting (condition D). As described above, there are cases where continuous operation is not performed.

(1-3) N (Neutral) Position Return Function (1-3a) <Vehicle Start Conditions during V-Shift and V-θ Shift>
(Condition A): Command other than N (Neutral) (In-gear) ⇒ In this state, the clutch is disengaged (Condition B): The vehicle speed command is output as an acceleration command (acceleration discrimination)
(Condition C): The vehicle speed command is greater than or equal to the N-return set vehicle speed. (Condition D): The vehicle speed command is greater than or equal to the starting vehicle speed setting. After the above condition (A) is satisfied, the condition (B) When (D) is established, a start process is executed (S13 to S17).

(1-3b) <Shift N (neutral) return condition at the time of V shift and V-θ shift>
(Condition E): N (Neutral) command is selected (Condition F): Vehicle speed command is a deceleration command output (deceleration determination)
(Condition G): Vehicle speed detection is below N-return set vehicle speed (Condition H): Throttle opening detection is zero% (fully closed) The above condition (E) is satisfied in the normal operation state after start processing Or when all the conditions (F, G, H) are satisfied, the clutch is disengaged (disengaged), and a shift N (neutral) return is executed (S18 to S24).

  The condition (E) is for executing the N return processing when the condition (E) is established independently regardless of the condition (F, G, H).

(1-3c) <Starting condition after N-return during V-shift and V-θ shift>
Execute again from (1-3a) <Vehicle start conditions during V-shift and V-θ shift>.

  Therefore, by providing the N position return function, when the vehicle speed command is in a decelerating state, the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the N return set vehicle speed, and the throttle opening degree detection is in a zero% (fully closed) state, The mission shift position is returned to the N (neutral) position at the same time as “turning off”, and the load is disconnected from the engine of the test vehicle even when the vehicle speed becomes zero (stopped), and the engine load (torque load ) Can be prevented without giving.

  Accordingly, continuous operation is possible in the durability test in which the mode traveling operation pattern is repeatedly operated. Further, by providing selection of “valid / invalid” for the N (neutral) return function, compatibility with a test method using a conventional auto clutch function can be provided.

  As a vehicle speed control method by the controller 4, when a test vehicle speed pattern such as a mode driving operation pattern is determined in advance, a vehicle speed that is a predetermined time ahead of the current vehicle speed is read and used as a vehicle speed command. By so doing, it is possible to compensate for a decrease in vehicle speed tracking performance due to control response delay, mechanism backlash, and hysteresis (see, for example, JP-A-2005-297872).

  In addition, in the generation of speed commands based on this first vehicle speed, a smooth driving target using a moving average process that creates a driving target vehicle speed as long as possible within the range not fouled from the first vehicle speed and matches the phase with the target vehicle speed. The vehicle speed can be used as a vehicle speed command. In this case, acceleration determination (condition B) and deceleration determination (condition F) of the vehicle speed command are performed based on the preceding vehicle speed command. When there is no advance vehicle speed command, acceleration determination (condition B) and deceleration determination (condition F) are performed using a vehicle speed command that uses a moving average process that matches the phase with the target vehicle speed.

  As shown in the vehicle speed command generation explanatory diagram in FIG. 2, this method uses a speed at point B, which is P seconds ahead from the current time A as a target speed, and is a driving target in the moving average process during that time. (Foul). In order to avoid this, the moving average process is performed with the speed at point C as the target speed.

(Embodiment 2)
The present embodiment proposes an accelerator opening control method at the time of starting by the controller 4.

  In the conventional start processing, the throttle opening command increases at a constant or constant inclination. On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in the accelerator opening start processing circuit in FIG. 3, proportional integral (PI) control is performed to reduce the vehicle speed deviation between the vehicle speed command Vset and the detected vehicle speed Vdet. An amplifier is provided, and the engine stall is prevented by adding or subtracting the calculation result OUT to the throttle opening setting at the time of starting to obtain a throttle opening command.

  The configuration of the PI control circuit for reducing the vehicle speed deviation is shown in FIG. In the figure, Kp of the proportional element AMP1 is a proportional gain for multiplying the vehicle speed deviation, Ti of the integral element AMP2 is a time constant for integration, the vehicle speed deviation is multiplied by the proportional gain Kp, and the output signal is converted to the time constant Ti. Is added, and a signal OUT obtained by adding both output signals is added to the starting opening degree setting.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the vehicle is controlled to start, an output that controls the vehicle speed deviation is used as an opening command, so that an appropriate starting opening can be obtained, and the engine starts smoothly without being stalled. This makes it possible to improve the tracking performance of the vehicle speed control.

  In addition, since the setting of the accelerator opening in this embodiment is calculated | required based on a vehicle speed instruction | command, followability can be improved by calculating | requiring an accelerator opening based on the advance vehicle speed similarly to Embodiment 1. FIG. it can.

The processing flow of the controller which shows embodiment of this invention. Generation explanatory drawing of a vehicle speed command. Start processing circuit for accelerator opening. The block diagram of PI control circuit. The block diagram of the chassis dynamometer for four wheels. The block diagram of the two-wheel chassis dynamometer.

Explanation of symbols

1 Test vehicle (4-wheel vehicle)
1A Drive wheel 2 Roller 3 Inverter 4 Controller 5 4 wheel drive robot 6 Test vehicle (2 wheel vehicle)
7 Two-wheel drive robot

Claims (5)

Power is transmitted to the dynamometer from the driving wheel of the test vehicle, which is an M / T vehicle or a two-wheeled vehicle, and the controller controls the speed of the dynamometer, torque control, running resistance control, and the accelerator and transmission of the test vehicle according to the test pattern. In the chassis dynamometer that controls the drive robot that operates the shift lever and clutch
The controller is
There is a command to move the transmission to a position other than the neutral position when the clutch is disengaged, the vehicle speed command is output as an acceleration command (acceleration discrimination), the vehicle speed command is returned to the neutral position, and the vehicle speed command is a set vehicle speed or more. Means for executing a start-up process in any case above the speed setting;
When there is a command to set the transmission to the neutral position in the normal operation state, or the vehicle speed command is a deceleration command output (deceleration discrimination), and the vehicle speed detection is below the neutral position return set vehicle speed, and the throttle Means for executing the disengagement of the clutch and the neutral position return of the transmission when the opening degree detection is in a state of zero% (fully closed);
A chassis dynamometer characterized by comprising: The controller is
In place of the starting process, clutch disengagement and transmission neutral position return means,
When a shift command other than the neutral position of the transmission is established and the vehicle speed command exceeds the start vehicle speed setting, the start process is executed, and after entering normal operation, the neutral position command is selected or engine speed is prevented from stalling 2. The chassis dynamometer according to claim 1, wherein the chassis dynamometer can be switched to an automatic clutch means for forcibly disengaging the clutch when the rotational speed becomes lower than the setting.   The start processing means is a means for proportionally integrating the vehicle speed deviation between the vehicle speed command and the detected vehicle speed value, and adding or subtracting the calculation result to the throttle opening setting at the start to obtain a throttle opening command. The chassis dynamometer according to claim 1, further comprising:   In the vehicle speed control by the controller, when a test speed pattern such as a mode driving operation pattern is determined in advance, a vehicle speed that is a predetermined time ahead of the current vehicle speed is read and used as a vehicle speed command. The chassis dynamometer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising command generation means.   The vehicle speed command generation means creates a driving target vehicle speed that is as long as possible within a range not fouled from the preceding vehicle speed, and uses a smooth driving target vehicle speed using a moving average process that matches the target vehicle speed to the vehicle speed. The chassis dynamometer according to claim 4, wherein the chassis dynamometer is a command.

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