JPH06207660A - Device for controlling vehicle drive power and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the timing for hydraulic pressure compensating control, etc., appropriate so as to alleviate shock upon speed change by delivering a control value during speed change to a drive shaft torque control means when an initiation of the speed change is recognized in view of a predetermined parameter such as an input torque or the like. CONSTITUTION:A torque computing part 131 computes an engine input torque Tt from an engine speed Ne and a turbine speed Nt from an engine speed sensor 73 and a turbine speed sensor 74. A speed change initiation recognizing part 134 recognizes a speed change in accordance with a rate of variation in the input torque Tt. A part 13 for estimating a speed change during speed change estimates a speed change ratio (gr) from a speed change initiation recognizing signal, and accordingly, an actual drive torque estimating part 139 estimates an actual drive torque from the estimated gear ratio. As a result, a line pressure calculating part 144 determines a line pressure with the use of a compensating value DELTAPL calculated by a line pressure compensating value calculating part 142 so as to control a control valve 52.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle control apparatus and method provided with an automatic transmission having a torque converter and a stepped automatic transmission, and more particularly to an automatic transmission having the automatic transmission. The present invention relates to a device that reduces shift shock during shifting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional control of this kind, for example,
As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-263248, a timer is provided to control the hydraulic pressure supplied to the shift clutch during shifting of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and a shift signal is transmitted from the start of transmission. There is a type in which the hydraulic pressure is corrected and controlled by assuming that the shift mechanism actually starts shifting after a predetermined time has elapsed.

In addition, in order to reduce the shift shock,
For example, as described in JP-A-63-254256, when the speed of the input shaft of the speed change mechanism reaches a predetermined speed, it is assumed that the speed change mechanism actually starts speed change. Output correction control, JP-A-64-45
As described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 44-44, there is a device for compensating and controlling the engine output by grasping the actual shift start time based on the ratio between the input shaft rotation speed and the output shaft rotation speed of the transmission mechanism, that is, the gear ratio. is there.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the one described in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 63-263248, when the engine speed, running load, etc. during shifting change, the time from the transmission of the shifting signal to the actual mechanical shift start time or the time during shifting changes. As a result, the hydraulic pressure correction control timing at the time of shifting shifts, and the shift shock cannot be sufficiently reduced. Further, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-4544, even if an attempt is made to recognize the start of gear shift based on the gear ratio of the gear shift mechanism, as shown in FIG. In the vicinity of the start timing t ₁ , the change in the gear ratio does not significantly appear, and the shift start is recognized very late (shift start recognition time A). further,
In the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-254256, the timing t _{1 at} which the speed change mechanism actually starts mechanical speed change.
In the vicinity, the change in the rotation speed of the input shaft of the speed change mechanism does not significantly appear, and the start of speed change is recognized very late.

That is, in the prior art, since it is not possible to accurately grasp the timing at which the speed change mechanism actually starts the speed change, the hydraulic control of the speed change mechanism or the engine output control cannot be performed at an appropriate timing. However, there is a problem that the shift shock cannot be reduced sufficiently.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to accurately grasp the actual shift start time of the transmission and to perform the hydraulic pressure correction control of the transmission or the engine output correction control at an appropriate timing to prevent a shift shock. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle driving force control apparatus and method that can reduce the number.

[0007]

A vehicle drive force control apparatus and method for achieving the above object comprises a shift signal output means for outputting a shift signal indicating a shift position of a stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and Input torque of the stepped automatic transmission, output torque of the stepped automatic transmission, rate of change of engine speed,
At least one of the rate of change in the rotational speed of the output shaft of the torque converter, the rate of change in the rotational speed of the output shaft of the stepped automatic transmission, the acceleration of the vehicle, and the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit is grasped. On the condition that the shift start recognition parameter grasping means and the shift signal output from the shift signal output means have changed, the presence of the change is recognized according to the change in the value grasped by the shift start recognition parameter grasping means. A shift start recognizing means for recognizing an actual mechanical shift start timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and a shift during shifting of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism such that the amount of change in drive shaft torque during the shift is small. And a shift operation amount calculating means for calculating a middle operation amount and outputting the shift operation amount to the drive shaft torque operating means from the recognized shift start timing. It is.

Here, as the drive shaft torque operating means,
Specifically, a line pressure control valve that controls the oil line pressure in a hydraulic circuit that operates the stepped automatic transmission, a throttle valve that adjusts the flow rate of air flowing into the engine,
There are a fuel injection valve that supplies fuel to the engine, an ignition device that ignites the engine at an appropriate time, and the like.

Further, the vehicle drive force control device is configured to grasp at least one of a rotation ratio of the torque converter, a rate of change of the rotation ratio, and a gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. According to the change in the value grasped by the recognizing parameter grasping means and the shift end recognizing parameter grasping means, a timing earlier than the actual mechanical gear shift end timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism is regarded as the gear shift end. It is preferable that a shift end recognizing unit for recognizing is provided.

[0010]

Since the input torque of the stepped automatic transmission is proportional to the square of the engine speed, it greatly changes at the start of the shift. Further, the acceleration of the vehicle is obtained by dividing the torque by the vehicle weight, the effective tire radius, etc., so that this also changes greatly at the start of gear shifting. Similarly, the output torque of the stepped automatic transmission, the rate of change of the engine speed, the rate of change of the rotational speed of the torque converter output shaft (the rotational speed of the turbine), and the rotational speed of the output shaft of the stepped variable transmission. The change rate of
It changes greatly when shifting. Therefore, if these parameters are measured, it is possible to accurately recognize the shift start time from the change. Also, since the line pressure of the hydraulic circuit that drives and controls the automatic transmission mechanism changes prior to the start of the shift of the automatic transmission mechanism, even if this line pressure is measured, it is necessary to grasp the recognition at the start of the shift without delay. You can

Therefore, in the present invention, the input torque and output torque of the stepped automatic transmission, the acceleration of the vehicle, the line pressure of the hydraulic circuit, and the like are measured or calculated, and the shift start timing is determined from these changes. It has recognized.

The operation amount calculating means during shifting is, for example, a throttle valve, a fuel injection valve, an igniter, a hydraulic solenoid of a hydraulic circuit, or the like, with respect to a means capable of changing the drive shaft torque. To calculate. This operation amount is obtained, for example, on the basis of the deviation between the target drive shaft torque and the actual drive shaft torque which are set so that there is no sudden torque change enough to be felt as a shift shock.
Then, the operation amount is output to the drive shaft torque operating means from the shift start timing when the operation amount is grasped.

Therefore, the correction control of the driving force torque can be executed at an accurate timing, and the shift shock can be reduced.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic structure around the engine and the automatic transmission.

The engine 10 is a four-cylinder engine in this embodiment. The engine 10 includes an ignition device 1
1 is provided. The ignition device 11 has four spark plugs 12 corresponding to the number of cylinders of the engine 10.
Intake pipe 1 for taking in air into the cylinder of the engine 10.
6, a throttle valve 17 for adjusting the flow rate of air passing therethrough, a fuel injection device 13 for injecting fuel, and an ISC (Idle Speed Control) valve 19 for controlling the flow rate of air supplied to the engine 10 at idling are provided. Has been. The throttle valve 17 is connected to the accelerator pedal 66 by a wire 67 so that the valve opening changes substantially linearly with respect to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 66. The accelerator pedal 66 is provided with an accelerator opening sensor 78 for measuring the opening. The fuel injection device 13 has four fuel injection valves 14 corresponding to the number of cylinders of the engine 10. A radiator (not shown) for cooling the engine 10 is provided with a water temperature sensor 71 that measures a cooling water temperature Tw in the radiator. Exhaust pipe 1 that guides exhaust gas from the engine 10 to the outside air
8 is a catalyst 65 and an air-fuel ratio sensor (or oxygen sensor) 7
Two are provided.

A flywheel 21 is attached to the crankshaft 15 of the engine 10. Flywheel 2
1, an engine speed sensor 73 for detecting the speed of the crankshaft 15, that is, the engine speed Ne is attached. The flywheel 21 and the pump 26 of the torque converter 25 are directly connected. The torque converter 25 includes a pump 26, a turbine 27 and a stator 28. The output shaft of the turbine 27, that is, the output shaft of the torque converter is directly connected to the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30. A turbine speed sensor 74 for measuring the turbine speed Nt is attached to the output shaft of the torque converter. The stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 includes a planetary gear mechanism 31, 35, a band brake 40, and clutches 41, 4.
It is composed of 2 etc. Planetary gear mechanism 31, 35
Have a plurality of gears corresponding to the number of gears, and the sun gears 32 and 36 are located at the center of the mechanism, and the planetary gears 33 and 3 that rotate around the sun gears 32 and 36, respectively.
7, and planetary gears 33, 37 with teeth formed on the inner peripheral side.
And internal gears 34 and 38 that mesh with each other. In FIG. 2, only two planetary gear mechanisms 31 and 35 are illustrated as being capable of supporting only the first speed and the second speed in order to simplify the drawing. The torque converter output shaft is directly connected to the sun gear 32 of the rear planetary gear mechanism 31. The planetary gear 33 of the rear planetary gear mechanism 31 is directly connected to the internal gear 38 and the propeller shaft 60 of the front planetary gear mechanism 35. As for the internal gear 34 of the rear planetary gear mechanism 31 and the planetary gear 37 of the front planetary gear mechanism 35, the forward one-way clutch 41 restricts the rotation of both gears 34, 37. The rotation of the planetary gear 37 of the front planetary gear mechanism 35 is restricted by the low one-way clutch 42. Front planetary gear mechanism 3
A band brake 40 is provided on the rotating shaft of the sun gear 36 of No. 5. By the operation of the band brake 40, the forward one-way clutch 41, and the low one-way clutch 42, the rotation of each gear is restricted, and the first speed,
Second speed and back are realized. Stepped automatic transmission 30
A vehicle speed sensor 75 for measuring the rotation speed No (proportional to the vehicle speed v) is attached to the output shaft of the vehicle, that is, the propeller shaft 60. The propeller shaft 60 is a differential 6
It is connected to the rear wheel 63 via the 1 and the rear wheel drive shaft 62. The stepped automatic transmission 30 includes a band brake 4
0, the forward one-way clutch 41, and the low one-way clutch 42 for operating the hydraulic control circuit 50.
Is provided, and by operating the hydraulic control circuit 50, shift control, lockup control, line pressure control, engine brake control, etc. can be executed. In addition to the hydraulic pump 51, the hydraulic control circuit 50 includes a line pressure control valve 5 for adjusting the pressure of the hydraulic line for the above control.
2, a lockup control valve 53 for executing lockup control, and a shift control valve 5 for switching operation of a plurality of hydraulic lines to cause the band brake 40 or the like to perform operation switching.
4, 55 are provided. Further, the hydraulic control circuit 50 is provided with a line pressure sensor 76 for measuring the line pressure and an oil temperature sensor 77 for measuring the temperature of the oil in the line. The automatic transmission 20 of this embodiment is configured to include the torque converter 25, the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 and the hydraulic control circuit 50 described above. The hydraulic control circuit 50 is controlled by the controller 100.
The controller 100 includes a water temperature sensor 71, an air-fuel ratio sensor 72, an engine speed sensor 73, a turbine speed sensor (torque converter output shaft speed sensor) 7
4, vehicle speed sensor (transmission transmission output shaft rotation sensor) 75, hydraulic pressure sensor 76, oil temperature sensor 77, accelerator opening sensor 78
From the cooling water temperature Tw, the air-fuel ratio A / F, the engine speed Ne, the turbine (torque converter output shaft) speed Nt, the transmission output shaft speed No (proportional to the vehicle speed v),
The hydraulic pressure Poil, the oil temperature Toil, and the accelerator opening α are input. The control unit 100 calculates the optimum shift position, line pressure and the like based on these signals, and outputs control signals to actuators such as the shift control valves 54 and 55 and the line pressure control valve 52.

In an engine provided with a device (for example, an electronic throttle valve 17a which is not mechanically linked to the accelerator pedal) capable of independently controlling the air amount with respect to the operation amount of the accelerator pedal 66. A throttle opening sensor 79 for measuring the opening of the electronic throttle valve 17a is provided, and the signal θ from the sensor 79 is also input to the controller 100. The controller 100 is also adapted to receive a signal from the mode change switch 69 for switching between the economy mode and the power mode. The mode changeover switch 69 is provided near the console panel so that the driver can operate it.

Here, the economy mode is a mode for shifting up while the vehicle speed is low, and the power mode is a mode for shifting up after the vehicle speed increases to some extent.

As shown in FIG. 1, the controller 100 stores a torque converter characteristic, and by using this, the input torque Tt (that is, the input torque Tt to the stepped speed change mechanism 30 from the engine speed Ne and the turbine speed Nt is used. Turbine torque), an input torque calculation unit 131, a shift signal output unit 132 that determines a shift point according to the vehicle speed v and the accelerator operation amount α, and outputs a shift signal, and an input torque calculation unit 13
The latch 133 for temporarily holding the input torque Tt obtained in step 1 according to the change in the shift signal, and the stepped state in accordance with the change in the latched input torque Tt and the next obtained input torque Tt By using a shift start recognition unit 134 that recognizes the actual shift start of the variable speed transmission mechanism 30 and a predetermined function gr = g (sol, θ), the gear ratio and the throttle opening θ indicated by the shift signal sol are used. And a rotation ratio calculation unit 136 that obtains a rotation ratio e of the torque converter 25 and a transmission gear ratio estimation unit 135 that estimates the gear ratio gr during gear shifting from
And the change rate de / d of the rotation ratio e of the torque converter 25
A rotation ratio change rate calculation unit 137 that calculates t, a shift end recognition unit 138 that recognizes from the change ratio de / dt of the rotation ratio that a time earlier than the actual end of the shift is the shift end, and a gear ratio during the shift The actual drive shaft torque estimation unit 139 that estimates the drive shaft torque (that is, the torque applied to the drive shaft 62) To during the shift from the gr, the gear ratio (that is, the final gear ratio) ge of the differential gear 61, and the input torque Tt during the shift. And a target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140 that obtains a target drive shaft torque Ttar during a shift using a function prepared in advance (shown in Equation 2 below), an estimated actual drive shaft torque To and a target drive shaft. Subtractor 141 for obtaining the deviation ΔT from the torque Ttar
, A line pressure correction amount calculation unit 142 that calculates a corrected line pressure ΔPL from the torque deviation ΔT, and a standard line pressure calculation unit 143 that calculates a normal line pressure PL from the input torque Tt.
And a line pressure calculation unit 144 that outputs the sum of the normal line pressure PL and the correction amount ΔPL to the solenoid of the line pressure control valve 52 as the line pressure PL.

The above-described configuration of the controller 100 is a functional configuration of the controller 100, that is, a software configuration, and in terms of hardware,
As shown in FIG. 3, it has a filter 101 and a waveform shaping circuit 102 to which signals from various sensors are input, a single-chip microcomputer 110, and a drive circuit 103 that outputs a drive control signal to an actuator such as various valves. Is configured. Microcomputer 110
Is a CPU 111 that executes various calculations, and a CPU 111
ROM that stores programs to be executed by
112 and a RAM 1 in which various data are temporarily stored
13, timer 114, SCI (Seirial Communicati
on Interface) circuit 115, I / O circuit 116, A
And a / D converter 117. That is, the various functions of the controller 100 are
Is achieved by executing a predetermined calculation with a program or data stored in the ROM 112 or the RAM 113.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 100a is a single chip microcomputer 1
It is not necessary for the number 10 to be one, and for example, a single chip microcomputer 110x for transmission control and a single chip microcomputer 110y for engine control may be provided. In this case, the filters 101x,
101y, waveform shaping circuits 102x and 102y, drive circuits 103x and 103y, etc. are preferably provided for the transmission control and the engine control, respectively. The transmission control microcomputer 110x and the engine control microcomputer 110y are connected to each other via the dual port RAM 104.

As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 100b may be composed of two units 120x and 120y which are completely independent for engine control and transmission control. In this case, each unit 120
x and 120y are hard filters 101x and 101y,
Waveform shaping circuits 102x, 102y, drive circuits 103x,
103y, single-chip microcomputer 110
x, 110y and communication circuits 105x, 105y.

In this embodiment, the shift signal output means is composed of the shift signal output section 132. Also,
The shift start recognition parameter grasping means includes an engine speed sensor 73, a turbine revolution speed sensor 74, and an input torque computing unit 131, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means includes an engine speed sensor 73 and a turbine. The rotation speed sensor 74, the rotation ratio calculation unit 136, and the rotation ratio change rate calculation unit 137 are included. Further, the shift start recognizing means is configured to include a shift start recognizing section 134 and an AND circuit for ANDing the output from the shift start recognizing section 134 and the shift signal from the shift signal output section 132. The end recognition means is a shift end recognition unit 138, and the output from the shift end recognition unit 138 and the shift signal output unit 1
An AND circuit for ANDing the shift signal from 32 is provided. Further, the operation amount calculating means during shifting is
Line pressure correction amount calculation unit 142 and standard line pressure calculation unit 143
And a line pressure calculation unit 144.

Next, the controller 100 of this embodiment.
The operation of will be described.

First, the recognition of the shift start will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, in process 30, the shift signal sol, engine speed Ne, torque converter output shaft (turbine).
The rotation speed Nt and the throttle opening θ are read. Process 3
At 1, the torque converter characteristic is used to determine the torque ratio λ and the capacity coefficient c with respect to the input / output shaft rotation ratio e (= Nt / Ne) of the torque converter 25. In process 32, the input torque (= torque converter output shaft torque = turbine torque) Tt of the stepped automatic transmission 30 is calculated using (Equation 1). The processing 31 and the processing 32 are executed by the input torque calculation unit 131.

Tt = λ · c · Ne ² (Equation 1) In process 33, it is determined whether or not FlgD before the shift up is started (when the state before the shift up is started, FlgD
= 1), and then in process 34, before the downshift start Fl
It is determined whether or not gC is 1 (FlgC = 1 in the state before the shift down is started). If neither is 1, process 3
Go to 5. In process 35, the current shift signal sol (n)
Is greater than the previous shift signal sol (n-1). If it is larger, it is determined that the shift is up and the process proceeds to step 36. In process 36, the current input torque Tt is stored as Tsh (executed by the latch 133). Then, in process 37, the latched input torque T
Based on the shift-up start level (Tsh + k ₁ ) obtained by adding a predetermined value k ₁ to sh, it is determined whether the newly calculated input torque Tt is larger or not.
Will judge. If it is larger, it is determined that the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 has actually started upshifting, and 1 is input to the upshift start flag FlgA in step 38. If the input torque Tt is not larger than the shift start level (Tsh + k ₁ ), the routine proceeds to step 39, where the shift-up start Fl
Enter 1 in gD. If sol (n) is less than or equal to sol (n-1) in process 35, the process proceeds to process 40, in which the current shift signal sol (n) is the previous shift signal sol (n-).
The shift start recognition unit 134 determines whether or not it is smaller than 1). If it is smaller, it is determined that the shift is down and the process proceeds to step 41. In process 41, the current input torque Tt is stored as Tsh (executed by the latch 133). Then, in process 42, it is determined whether or not it is greater than the downshift start level (Tsh + k ₂ ) obtained by adding a predetermined value k ₂ to the latched input torque Tsh. If it is larger, it is determined that the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 has actually started downshifting, and in process 43, 1 is input to the downshifting start flag FlgB. If the input torque Tt is not greater than the shift down start level (Tsh + k ₂ ), the routine proceeds to step 44, where 1 is input to FlgC before the shift down is started.

Next, in the flow chart shown in FIG. 7,
In the case of D (in step 38, the shift-up start flag FlgA
(After inputting 1 in) is before the shift up in process 45.
If FlgD is set to 0 and if E (after inputting 1 to the shift-down start flag FlgB in process 43), then FlgC before shift-down start is set to 0 in process 46. Then, the process 47
Then, the current shift signal sol (n) is input to sol (n-1) and the process returns.

Next, the control after recognizing the shift start will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step 50, the shift signal sol, the engine speed Ne, the torque converter output shaft (turbine) speed Nt, the input torque Tt, the input torque Tsh stored when the shift signal is output, the throttle opening θ, and the shift-up start. FlgA and shift down start FlgB are read.
Next, in process 51, the rotation ratio change rate calculation unit 137 obtains the differential value de / dt of the rotation ratio e (= Nt / Ne). Then, in process 52, whether or not the shift down start FlgB is 1
In process 53, it is determined whether or not the shift up start FlgA is 1. If none of the flags is 1, the shift has not actually started, so in step 54, the standard line pressure calculation unit 143 sets the line pressure PL of the hydraulic control circuit 50 to the predetermined function f (of the input torque Tt). Calculate with Tt).
Further, in process 55, the correction line pressure ΔPL is set to 0.
Then, in process 56, the line pressure calculation unit 144 causes PL = P.
L + ΔPL is calculated, and in step 57, the duty value of the line pressure is output to the solenoid of the line pressure control valve 52.

When the shift up start FlgA is 1 in the process 53, that is, when it is determined that the shift up is started, the process proceeds to a process 58. In process 58, in order to determine the end of the gear shift, the gear shift end recognition unit 138 determines whether the rate of change | de / dt | of the rotation ratio e is smaller than a constant k ₅ . If it is smaller, it is determined that the gear is still being shifted, the process proceeds to step 59, and the target drive shaft torque Ttar during the gear shift is calculated by the target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140 using (Equation 2).

Ttar = k ₃ · gr (sol) · ge · Tsh (Equation 2) where k _{3 is a} constant, gr (sol) is a function determined by the speed ratio given by the speed change signal sol, ge is a difference. Motive 6
The gear ratio is 1.

Then, in process 60, the standard line pressure calculation unit 143 calculates the line pressure PL by the function f (Tsh) of the input torque Tsh stored when the shift signal changes.
Next, in process 61, the speed change ratio estimating unit 135 obtains the speed change ratio gr during the speed change using the function gr = g (sol, θ) prepared in advance, and in the process 62, the following formula (3) is used. ,
The actual drive shaft torque estimation unit 139 estimates the actual drive shaft torque To during the shift.

To = k ₃ · gr · ge · Tt (Equation 3) Then, in process 63, the subtractor 141 causes the difference ΔT (= To−T) between the target drive shaft torque Ttar and the actual drive shaft torque To.
tar). Next, in process 64, the line pressure correction amount calculation unit 142 sets the corrected line pressure ΔPL to the function ΔPL of ΔT.
= H (ΔT), the process proceeds to step 56.

In process 52, downshift start FlgB is 1
In the case of, that is, when it is determined that the downshift is started, the process proceeds to the process 65. In process 65, in order to determine the end of the shift, the shift end recognizing unit 138 determines whether or not the rate of change | de / dt | of the rotation ratio e is smaller than a constant k ₄ . If it is smaller, it is determined that gear shifting is still in progress, and the process 5 described above
Proceed to 9.

On the other hand, if it is determined in the process 58 that the rotation ratio change rate | de / dt | is not smaller than the constant k ₅ , then in the process 65 the rotation ratio change rate | de / dt.
When it is determined that | is not smaller than the constant k ₄ , it is determined that the shift is completed in any case, the process proceeds to step 66, 0 is input to the shift up start FlgA and the shift down start FlgB, and the process proceeds to step 54. .

Next, the effect of this embodiment at the time of upshift will be described with reference to the time chart shown in FIG.

As described in the prior art, when it is attempted to recognize the start of the shift by the change of the gear ratio, the change of the gear ratio is small at the start of the gear change, and the time t ₁ at which the actual mechanical gear shift is started. The shift start (A) is recognized much later than that. Although not shown in the figure, even if an attempt is made to recognize a shift start due to a change in the number of rotations of the transmission input shaft, the shift start is recognized substantially later than the time t ₁ at which the actual shift is started. ..

By the way, since the input torque (that is, turbine torque) Tt is proportional to the engine speed Ne ² as shown in (Equation 1), the amount of change at the start of gear shift becomes large. For this reason, as in the present embodiment, by recognizing the mechanical shift start by the change of the input torque Tt (the shift start recognition time is t ₂ ), the shift start time can be recognized quickly and surely. it can.

Therefore, even when correcting the line pressure during the shift as in the present embodiment, it is possible to deal with it earlier and reduce the shift shock.

Specifically, the correction of the line pressure during the shift is performed so that the line pressure during the shift is reduced. Therefore, the input torque Tt is reduced, the change amount of the output torque To is reduced, and the shift shock is reduced. In this embodiment, since the line pressure is corrected so as to decrease, the slip amount in the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 increases, and the shift end recognition time t ₃ and the actual shift completion time. This means that t ₄ will be delayed than before.

Next, the effect of this embodiment at the time of downshifting will be described with reference to the time chart shown in FIG.

The downshift is executed when the accelerator 66 is depressed and the throttle opening θ rapidly increases. For this reason, as shown in the figure, the shift signal changes after a certain amount of time has elapsed since the throttle opening θ started to increase. The input torque Tt increases as the throttle opening θ increases, reaches a peak value in the vicinity of the actual shift start time t ₁ , and then decreases until the actual shift end time t ₄ . At the end of the actual shift t
After ₄ , the input torque Tt becomes large and becomes stable after overshoeing. The output torque To also changes similarly to the input torque Tt. However, due to the torque amplification effect of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30, the output torque To and the input torque Tt change significantly.

When the shift start time t ₂ is recognized according to the change of the input torque Tt as in this embodiment, unlike the shift up time, the shift start time is set earlier than the actual shift start time t _1. You will recognize. Thus, to recognize the real time earlier shift initiation than the shift start time t _1, since the increase in the output torque To becomes earlier than the actual shift start time t _1, to control the output torque To If that is the case. When the shift start time t ₂ is recognized, the line pressure correction is executed. This line pressure correction is performed so that the line pressure decreases. In the case of downshifting, when the line pressure decreases, the clutch engagement or disengagement operation of the step-variable transmission mechanism 30 is accelerated, so there is no line pressure correction at the actual shift start time t ₁ and the actual shift end time t _4. Case (in the figure,
It is shown by (t ₁ ) (t ₄ ). ), And the gear change period becomes shorter. Also, shift end time t _4, the drop in the output torque To at (t ₄₎ becomes relatively small, only some are but shift shock is reduced.

In the above embodiment, the speed change ratio gr during the speed change is obtained by substituting the speed change signal and the throttle opening θ into the function gr = g (sol, θ). As shown in FIG. In addition, at the same time that the shift start time t ₁ is recognized, it is approximated that the gear ratio level before the gear shift is changed to the gear ratio level after the gear shift just by abruptly rising with a straight line having a constant inclination or by stepwise rising. You may use the thing. Thus, even if the gear ratio gr during gear shifting is set, as shown in the figure, the output torque To estimated using this gear ratio gr is not much different from the actual output torque Treal, and there is no gear shift shock. It does not affect the controllability of. Further, since it is not necessary to obtain the gear ratio during the gear shift using the function gr = g (sol, θ), the load on the controller can be reduced.

A modification of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Some automatic transmissions have an economy mode in which the vehicle speed is shifted up while the vehicle speed is low, and a power mode in which the vehicle speed is increased up to a certain degree even if the throttle opening is the same. The present modification is directed to an automatic transmission having such an economy mode and a putter mode, and the process 5 in FIG. 8 showing the control operation flow of the first embodiment.
The processing contents of 0 are changed and the processing 59a is added, and the other processing is the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the same processing as the first embodiment will be omitted. First, in process 50a, the mode selection flag FlgM is read together with the shift signal, the engine speed, and the like. The driver selects the mode by operating the mode selector switch 69 (shown in FIG. 2). Further, the mode selection flag FlgM becomes FlgM = 1 if the driver specifies the power mode, and becomes FlgM = 0 if the driver specifies the economy mode. Then, process 5
1, ..., 65, 58 are performed, and if it is determined in Steps 65 and 58 that the gear change is in progress, the process 5
At 9a, it is determined whether the mode selection flag FlgM is 0 or 1. If 0, it is determined that the economy mode is set, and the line pressure correction control is executed as in the first embodiment (process 5).
, ..., Process 64, Process 56, Process 57), and if 1 is determined to be the power mode, the normal line pressure control is executed without executing the line pressure correction control (Process 54,
..., process 57).

As shown in FIG. 13, in the economy mode, gear shifting is performed at a lower engine speed than in the power mode, so that the slippage of the torque converter 25 becomes larger and the gear shift shock becomes larger than that in the power mode. Therefore, in this modified example, the line pressure correction control is performed during the shift in the economy mode.

In this modification, the line pressure correction control is executed only in the economy mode where the shift shock is large, but the line pressure correction control may be executed also in the power mode. Further, in the present modified example and the first embodiment, the line pressure ΔPL is obtained from the difference ΔT between the target drive shaft torque and the actual drive shaft torque, but the function f ₁ (θ, Ne, v) is used to It may be determined from the opening θ, the engine speed Ne, and the vehicle speed v.

Next, two modified examples of the shift end recognition of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

In the first embodiment, the rate of change of the rotation ratio e of the torque converter 25 | de / dt |
When the value becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value k ₄ , it is recognized that the gear shift is completed. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the completion of the gear shift can be recognized simply when the rotation ratio e becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value or from the gear ratio r of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30. it can.

Therefore, the controller shown in FIG. 14 simply recognizes the end of the shift when the rotation ratio e becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value. Since the controller 100c does not recognize the end of the shift from the change rate | de / dt | of the rotation ratio e of the torque converter 25, the rotation ratio change rate calculator 13 in the first embodiment.
I don't have 7. The rotation ratio calculation unit 136 uses the engine rotation speed Ne measured by the engine rotation speed sensor 73 and the turbine rotation speed N measured by the turbine rotation speed sensor 74.
The rotation ratio e (= Nt / Ne) is obtained from t, and this value e is directly output to the shift end recognition unit 138a. Shift end recognition portion 138a, when the value falls below the value k ₆ a predetermined, recognizes that the shift is complete which AN
Output to D circuit.

Further, the controller 10 shown in FIG.
0d is for recognizing the end of gear shift from the gear ratio r of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30. The gear ratio r (= No / Nt) of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 is calculated by the gear ratio calculation unit 145 as the turbine speed Nt, which is the number of revolutions of the input shaft of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30, and the stepped type. It is obtained from the number of revolutions No of the output shaft of the automatic transmission mechanism 30, and is output to the shift end recognition unit 138b. In the shift end recognition portion 138b, when it is slightly smaller value (upshifting) k ₇ more than the gear ratio after shifting the shift signal indicates, recognizes that the shift is complete which the AND circuit Output. Since a value slightly smaller than the gear ratio after the gear shift indicated by the gear shift signal is used as the threshold value for recognizing the end of gear shift, a threshold value is required for each gear ratio after the gear shift end. Further, in any of the modified examples, a shift-up value and a shift-down value are prepared as the threshold value.

Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 21.

In this embodiment, the line pressure correction control in the first embodiment is executed by another method. Regarding the recognition of the start and end of the shift, the estimation of the actual drive shaft torque, etc., the first embodiment is carried out. Similar to the example.

As shown in FIG. 16, the controller 100i of this embodiment has an input torque latch section 170 for temporarily holding the input torque Tt calculated by the input torque calculation section 131, and a latch section 170 for holding the input torque Tt. The input torque Tt is set as the line pressure setting torque Ts, and the reference line pressure setting unit 17 that determines the reference line pressure PLo using this Ts.
1 and a reference line pressure compensating unit 172 that changes the reference line pressure PLo between the holding time after shifting and the holding time after finishing shifting so as to change the line pressure between the shifting time and the holding time after finishing shifting.
And a compensation gain output unit 173 that outputs a gain k3 used to change the reference line pressure PLo in the reference line pressure compensation unit 172, and a shift signal change determination flag FlgE is 1
Learning reference torque latch portion 174 for holding the actual drive shaft torque To at the time when it becomes
gG (a flag for determining whether or not it is time to sample the actual drive shaft torque as learning torque, and at the time of sampling, FlgG = 1) holds the actual drive shaft torque To at the time when it becomes 1. Learning torque latch 1
75, the drive shaft torque (learning reference drive shaft torque) Tos held by the learning reference torque latch unit 174, and the drive shaft torque (learning drive shaft torque) Toe held by the learning torque latch unit 175. A deviation correction calculation unit 176 for learning correction that calculates the deviation ΔTse, and a line pressure deviation calculation unit 177 that calculates the line pressure deviation ΔPL for the deviation ΔTse.
And a function j (Ts) for each shift type for obtaining the reference line pressure PLo is stored, and the sequential function j (Ts) is corrected according to the line pressure deviation ΔPL obtained by the line pressure deviation calculation unit 177. And a function learning correction unit 178 for performing. The function learning correction unit 178 has a reference line pressure setting map. In this map, a reference line pressure function j (Ts) for each shift type is drawn with the horizontal axis as the line pressure setting torque Ts and the vertical axis as the reference line pressure.

Next, the line pressure correction control operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 17, first, the processing 160
Then, the input torque (turbine torque) Tt calculated by the input torque calculation unit 131 and the shift signal sol are read. In process 161, it is determined whether or not the shift signal change determination flag FlgE (when the shift signal changes, FlgE = 1) indicating whether the shift signal sol has changed. Flg
If E = 0, the process proceeds to step 162, where the current shift signal sol (n) is the previous shift signal sol (n-1).
And whether it is different from. Not different,
That is, when the gear is not changed, the routine proceeds to step 163, where the read input torque Tt is used as the line pressure setting torque T.
s and the shift signal change determination flag FlgE to 0
To Then, the process proceeds to step 164, and the current shift signal s
ol (n) as the previous shift signal sol (n-1),
Returned. When it is determined in the process 162 that the current shift signal sol (n) and the previous shift signal sol (n-1) are different, the process proceeds to process 165, and 1 is set to the shift signal change determination flag FlgE. Input and process 166
Proceed to. In process 166, the filtering process of the input torque Tt is executed. This filtering process is executed for a time, for example, about 200 msec, when the mechanical shift start does not actually start because the shift signal has changed. Next, in process 167, it is determined whether or not the shift start flag Flgs (Flgs = 1 when it is recognized that a mechanical shift has started). If the shift start flag Flgs is not 1, the process proceeds to step 168, the read input torque Tt is set as the line pressure setting torque Ts, and the process proceeds to step 164. Process 16
If it is determined in step 7 that the shift start flag Flgs is 1, the process proceeds to step 170. In process 170, the filtered input torque FTt is used as the line pressure setting torque Ts, and the process proceeds to process 171. In process 171, it is determined whether or not the shift end flag Flge (when recognizing that the mechanical shift is finished, Flge = 1) is 1. Flge =
0, that is, when it is not recognized that the mechanical shift has ended, the process proceeds to step 172, and the previous line pressure setting torque Ts is set to Ts again (previous Ts is held), and the process 1 is performed.
Proceed to 64. When it is recognized in step 171 that Flge = 1, that is, when the mechanical shift is completed, step 163 and step 164 are executed to return.

As shown in FIG. 18, when the line pressure control is actually executed, first, in step 173, the line pressure setting torque Ts and the shift signal which are set in the flow of FIG.
Read sol. The flow shown in the figure is a flow of the line pressure control operation from the shift start recognition time t ₂ to the shift end recognition time t ₃ and is executed by the reference line pressure setting unit 171. Next, in process 174, the shift signal sol is 1-
Whether or not the shift signal sol indicates 2-3 shifts is determined in processing 175.
It is determined whether it indicates a 4-speed shift. When the shift signal sol indicates 1-2 shift, No. of the plurality of line pressure setting functions j (Ts) prepared in advance. 2 is used, and the shift signal sol is 2-3
If it indicates a gear shift, No. No. 3 is used when the line pressure setting function of No. 3 is used and the shift signal sol indicates 3-4 shift. The line pressure setting function of No. 4 is used (processing 176, 177, 178). Then, in the processing 179, the processing 176, 17 is performed from the reference line pressure setting map stored in the function learning correction unit 178.
The line pressure setting function j (Ts) selected in No. 7, 178 is extracted, the line pressure setting torque Ts is substituted into this function, and the shift start recognition time t ₂ to the shift end recognition time t ₃ The line pressure PL is obtained, and in step 180, the line pressure PL is output to the solenoid of the line pressure control valve 52.

[0062] In the line pressure control, the line pressure command value PL, as shown in FIG. 19, the shift start recognition time t ₂
Until the shift end recognition time t ₃ from drops. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the amount of change in the output torque To during this period is small, and the shift shock is reduced. It should be noted that the figure shows the one at the time of shift up.

By the way, if the line pressure control is executed only from the speed start recognition time t ₂ to the shift end recognition time t ₃ as in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
After the time point t ₃ at which the shift end is recognized, the output torque To sharply decreases, and a shift shock occurs there. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, a predetermined time after the shift end recognition time t _3, by further lowering the line pressure to prevent sudden drop of the output torque To occurs after the shift end recognition time t _3, the speed change We are trying to reduce shocks. The line pressure compensator 172 determines the line pressure for a certain period of time from the time point t ₃ at which the shift end is recognized. That is, the line pressure compensator 172
It is the reference line pressure setting section 171 with the obtained reference line pressure PLo, During shifting (from fast start recognition time t ₂ to the shift end recognition time t _3), multiplied by 0.8 as a compensation gain k3 in a certain time from the shift end recognition time t ₃ is multiplied by 1 as a compensation gain k3, and the multiplied by the compensation gain k3 the reference line pressure PLo output to the solenoid of the line pressure control valve 52.

Further, in the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the drive shaft torque is controlled by using the estimated actual drive shaft torque To, that is, so-called feedback control is not performed, but is prepared in advance for each shift position. Since it is the feedforward control in which the drive shaft torque is controlled by using the function j (Ts) described above, it is difficult to cope with the machine difference of the transmission mechanism 30 and the torque converter 25 of each vehicle and the change over time. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the line pressure learning control during shifting is executed in order to cope with such machine differences and changes with time. Figure 2
0 is a flowchart of the line pressure learning control during shifting according to the present embodiment.

First, in process 181, the output torque (that is, actual drive shaft torque) To estimated by the actual drive shaft torque estimator 139, line pressure setting torque Ts in process 170 of FIG. 17, reference in process 180 of FIG. The line pressure PLo, the shift start flag Flgs, and the shift signal change determination flag FlgE (when the shift signal changes, FlgE = 1) are read. Next, in process 182, a flag FlgF that determines whether or not the shift signal change determination flag FlgE has become 1
It is determined whether is 1. If the flag FlgF is not 1, the process proceeds to step 183, and if the flag FlgF is 1, the process proceeds to step 187. In process 183, it is determined whether the shift signal change determination flag FlgE is 1 or not. If the flag FlgE is not 1, the process proceeds to step 184, and the shift signal change determination flag FlgE and the learning timing determination flag FlgG (a flag for determining whether or not it is time to sample the output torque for learning. = 1) is set to 0 and the process is returned. When it is determined in step 183 that the shift signal change determination flag FlgE is 1, the process proceeds to step 185, and the learning reference torque latch unit 174 estimates when the shift signal change determination flag FlgE is 1 The output torque To is latched as the learning reference output torque Tos. Next, in process 186, FlgF is set to 1, and the process proceeds to process 187. In process 187, it is determined whether or not the shift start flag Flgs is 1. If it is not 1, it is returned. If it is 1, the process proceeds to step 188, and it is determined whether or not the learning timing determination flag FlgG is 1. When it is 1, the process returns. When it is not 1, that is, when it is not time to sample the output torque for learning, the process proceeds to step 189. In process 189, the mechanical shift start recognition time t _2, to determine for example whether passed 100 ms. 100
When ms has elapsed, in processing 190, the learning torque latch unit 175 latches the estimated output torque To at this time as the learning torque Toe. Next, in process 191, the learning timing determination flag FlgG is set to 1, and the process proceeds to process 192. In the process 192, the learning correction line pressure deviation calculation unit 1
76 is the learning reference output torque To obtained in the process 185.
deviation Δ between s and the learning torque Toe obtained in processing 190
Calculate Tse. Here, the deviation ΔTse will be briefly described as to what kind of character it is. Since the learning reference output torque Tos is the output torque when the shift signal sol changes, as shown in FIG. 19, the torque phase (actual mechanical shift starts t ₁ after the shift signal changes). Output torque). Also,
The learning torque Toe is from the shift start recognition time t ₂ to 10
Since it is the output torque after 0 ms, the inertia phase (the period during which the inertial force acts on the drive shaft between the time when the mechanical gear shift actually starts t ₁ and the time when the gear shift actually ends t ₄ ) It is the output torque after the initial torque drop. That is, the learning reference output torque Tos and the learning torque Toe are output torques before and after the torque drop observed at the initial stage of the inertia phase, respectively. The deviation ΔTse between the output torque before and after the torque drop is basically preferably 0 from the viewpoint of shift shock.

Next, in process 193, the line pressure deviation computing unit 177 obtains the line pressure deviation ΔPL from the function f using the above deviation ΔTse and the line pressure setting torque Ts in the process 170 of FIG. 17 as parameters. It should be noted that various control variables are set so that the line pressure deviation ΔPL becomes 0 when the vehicle is shipped. Next, as shown in FIG. 21, a value obtained by adding the line pressure deviation ΔPL to the reference line pressure PLo obtained in the process 180 of FIG. 18 is plotted on the reference line pressure function map. In process 195, 1 is added to the number of plots n. In process 196, it is determined whether or not the number of plots n has reached a predetermined number a, and when it is determined that it has become a, the process proceeds to process 197, and when it is determined that it has not yet become a, the process returns. Process 197
Then, the number of plots is set to 0. Then, in process 198, the reference line pressure function j (Ts) is corrected based on the plurality of PLo plotted on the reference line pressure function map.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 21, the initially set reference line pressure function j (Ts) is, for example, j (Ts) = k ₄ ×
When a linear approximation of a plurality of plotted PLo at Ts results in PLo = k ₄ × Ts + ΔPL, this function is changed to a new reference line pressure function j (Ts) = k ₄ × Ts + ΔP.
Let L. However, since there are various tendencies such as changes with time, the new reference line pressure function j (Ts) is not always the one shown above, and j (Ts) = (k ₄ × ΔPL) × Ts, j (Ts) = ( k 4 × ΔPL) also considered to be a × Ts +? PL, or the like. Note that processing 194 to processing 1
98 is executed by the function learning correction unit 178. The above-described line pressure learning correction control during shifting may be always executed, but in the present embodiment, every fixed time elapses (for example, every six months).
Or every fixed distance (for example, every 5000 km)
I'm trying to run it.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the reference line pressure function j (Ts) is learned and corrected for a certain period or every certain traveling distance, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the shift shock due to a change over time.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The control controller 100e of the present embodiment uses the estimated drive shaft torque To and the target drive shaft torque Ttar during the shift to reduce the shift shock.
The engine torque Te at the time of gear shift is corrected in accordance with the deviation ΔT from the above, and the other grasping functions at the time of gear shift start and gear shift end are the same as those of the controller 100 of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the following,
The engine torque correction at the time of shifting will be mainly described, and the same functional parts (131, ..., 139, 141) as those of the control controller 100 of the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and will not be described repeatedly. Is omitted. Since the present embodiment controls the throttle opening in order to control the engine torque Te, it cannot be applied unless it has the electronic throttle valve 17a unlike the first embodiment. .

As shown in FIG. 22, the controller 100e of this embodiment uses the target drive shaft torque map prepared in advance to calculate the target drive shaft torque Ttar from the measured vehicle speed v and accelerator opening α. And a target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140a for obtaining the target drive shaft torque Tta
The engine torque deviation ΔTe ′ is calculated from the driving shaft torque deviation ΔT with respect to the estimated actual driving shaft torque To, and
An engine torque calculation unit 150 that obtains a target engine torque Te · tar corresponding to the target drive shaft torque Ttar.
And a corrected engine torque calculation unit 156 that obtains the sum of the engine torque deviation ΔTe ′ calculated by the engine torque calculation unit 150 and the target engine torque Te · tar, and a corrected engine torque calculation unit 156 using the engine output characteristic map. The throttle opening degree calculation unit 1 for obtaining the throttle opening degree θ so as to obtain the engine torque Te obtained in
57 and 57.

As shown in FIG. 23, the engine torque calculating section 150 includes a turbine torque calculating section 151 for converting the target drive shaft torque Ttar and the drive shaft torque deviation ΔT into the target turbine torque Tt · tar and the turbine torque deviation ΔTt, respectively. , The target turbine torque Tt · tar and the turbine torque deviation ΔTt are respectively the target pump torque Tp.
And a pump torque calculation unit 152 that converts the pump torque deviation ΔTp into a target torque Tp · tar and a pump torque deviation ΔTp, and an engine torque calculation unit 153 that converts the target pump torque Tp · tar and the pump torque deviation ΔTp into a target engine torque Te · tar and an engine torque deviation ΔTe, respectively. , PI of the engine torque deviation ΔTe obtained by the engine torque calculation unit 153
PID converted to D control engine torque deviation ΔTe ′
It has a control engine torque deviation calculation unit 154 and a gain calculation unit 155 that calculates a gain used when calculating the PID control engine torque deviation ΔTe ′.

Next, the controller 100 of this embodiment.
The operation of e will be described.

During normal operation other than gear shifting, first, the target drive shaft torque calculating section 140a refers to the target drive shaft torque map to determine the vehicle speed v and accelerator opening α measured by the sensors 75 and 78. A corresponding target drive shaft torque Ttar is obtained. This target drive shaft torque Ttar
Is output to the turbine torque calculation unit 151 of the engine torque calculation unit 150. Turbine torque calculation unit 151
Determines the target turbine torque Tt · tar by dividing the target drive shaft torque Ttar by the speed ratio indicated by the current speed change signal and the gear ratio ge of the differential 61. In the pump torque calculation unit 152, the torque ratio λ of the torque converter 25 is obtained using the torque converter characteristic prepared in advance, and the target turbine torque Tt · tar is calculated with this torque ratio λ.
The target pump torque Tp · tar is calculated by dividing. In the engine torque calculation unit 153, the target pump torque Tp
Inertial torque (Ie · dNe / dt) is added to tar to obtain the target engine torque Te · tar. The output shaft of the engine 10 and the pump 26 of the torque converter 25
Since it is directly connected to, the engine torque Te is basically
Is the same as the pump torque Tp, but for the sake of more accuracy, the inertial force generated with a change in the engine speed Ne is taken into consideration here. The target engine torque Te · tar is output to the corrected engine torque calculation unit 156. Here, during normal operation other than gear shifting, the engine torque deviation calculation unit 1 for PID control is used.
The engine torque deviation ΔTe ′ is not output from 54 to the corrected engine torque calculation unit 156. Therefore, in the corrected engine torque calculation unit 156, the target engine torque Te
・ The engine torque deviation ΔTe ′ is not added to tar,
The target engine torque Te · tar is directly output to the throttle opening calculation unit 157. In the throttle opening calculation unit 157, referring to the engine output characteristic map,
The throttle opening θ is obtained from the engine speed Ne measured by the engine speed sensor 73 and the engine torque Te, and this value is output to the actuator of the electronic throttle valve 17a. As described above, in the present embodiment, unlike the case where the throttle valve and the accelerator pedal are mechanically linked, the target drive shaft torque Ttar corresponding to the accelerator opening α and the vehicle speed v is always obtained. The opening of the throttle valve 17a is controlled.

Note that in FIG. 23, the input of the engine speed and the like to each functional block is omitted for the sake of clarity. The engine speed Ne and the turbine speed Nt are input to the calculation unit 152 in order to obtain the torque ratio λ. Further, the engine speed Ne from the engine speed sensor 73 is input to the engine torque calculator 153, the gain calculator 155, and the throttle opening calculator 157.

At the time of gear shifting, as in the first embodiment, the actual drive shaft torque from the gear shift start grasped by the gear shift start grasping section 131 to the gear shift end grasped by the gear shift end grasping section 138. To is the actual drive shaft torque estimation unit 139.
Estimated at. On the other hand, the target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140a obtains the target drive shaft torque Ttar as in the normal operation. This target drive shaft torque Ttar
The deviation ΔT from the estimated actual drive shaft torque To is calculated by the subtractor 141. The turbine torque calculation unit 151 of the engine torque calculation unit 150 indicates that the target drive shaft torque Tta
r and this drive shaft torque deviation ΔT are input. In the turbine torque calculation unit 151, as in the normal operation, the target turbine torque Tt ·
tar and the turbine torque deviation ΔTt with respect to the drive shaft torque deviation ΔT are obtained. Furthermore, in the pump torque calculation unit 152, as in the normal operation, the target pump torque Tp · ta with respect to the target turbine torque Tt · tar.
r and the pump torque deviation ΔTp with respect to the turbine torque deviation ΔTt are obtained, and the engine torque calculation unit 153 obtains the target engine torque Te · tar with respect to the target pump torque Tp · tar and the engine torque deviation ΔTe with respect to the pump torque deviation ΔTp. . PID
The control engine torque deviation calculation unit 154 calculates the engine torque deviation Δ calculated by the engine torque calculation unit 153.
Te is converted into PID control engine torque deviation ΔTe ′. The various gains used in this conversion are determined by the gain calculator 155 according to the engine speed Ne measured by the engine speed sensor 73. The target engine torque Te · tar calculated by the engine torque calculation unit 153 and the engine torque deviation ΔTe ′ calculated by the PID control engine torque deviation calculation unit are both input to the corrected engine torque calculation unit 156. The corrected engine torque calculation unit 156 calculates the sum Te of the target engine torque Te · tar and the engine torque deviation ΔTe ′.
(= Te · tar + ΔTe ′) is obtained, and this value Te
Is output to the throttle opening calculator 157. The throttle opening degree calculation unit 157 obtains the throttle opening degree θ corresponding to the engine torque Te output from the corrected engine torque calculation unit 156, as in the normal operation, and the throttle opening degree θ is the electronic throttle valve 17a. Output to the actuator.

Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described with reference to the shift-up time chart shown in FIG.

Also in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the shift start is recognized by the change of the input torque (turbine torque) (the recognition time at the start of the shift is t ₂ ).
It is possible to quickly and surely recognize when the shift is started.

In this embodiment, the shift start recognition time t
_{From 2} to the shift end recognition time t ₃ , the actual drive shaft torque (that is, the output torque) To becomes larger than the target drive shaft torque Ttar, so the throttle opening θ is reduced so that the deviation ΔT between them becomes smaller. The correction is made to be small. Therefore, the input torque does not increase, and as a result, the drive shaft torque during the shift does not increase, and shift shock can be reduced.

Generally, even if the engine torque is constant, if the gear ratio is increased when the gear ratio is increased, the drive shaft torque after the gear shift becomes smaller than that before the gear shift. This change in drive shaft torque appears as a shift shock. Therefore, it is preferable to reduce the difference between the drive shaft torque before the shift and the drive shaft torque after the shift as much as possible. By the way, in the case of the present embodiment, the target drive shaft torque Ttar is
Since it is determined according to the vehicle speed and the accelerator opening regardless of whether or not the gear is being changed, if the vehicle speed and the accelerator opening are constant, the same target drive torque as that before the gear change is set after the end of the gear change. Become. Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the shift is completed, the actual drive shaft torque To is the same as the target drive shaft torque Tt before the shift.
On the contrary, the throttle opening θ becomes large in order to prevent it from becoming lower than ar. As a result, even if the gear ratio is increased by upshifting, the engine torque is increased and the decrease in the drive shaft torque To is suppressed. Therefore, in this embodiment,
The shift shock can be reduced more effectively.
However, at the shift-up end recognition time point t ₃ , the actual drive shaft torque To is usually larger than the target drive shaft torque Ttar, and the throttle opening θ does not become larger from this time point. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, in advance of the fact that the actual drive shaft torque To becomes smaller than the target drive shaft torque Ttar after the actual shift is completed, the throttle opening θ is advanced from the shift up end recognition time point t _3. It is preferable to make it larger.

Further, in this embodiment, during the shift, the line pressure is not corrected and the throttle opening θ is reduced. Therefore, the line pressure does not decrease and the input torque decreases. The slip amount of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 is reduced, and the shift time can be shortened. In the figure, t ₁ indicates the time point when the gear shift is actually started, and t ₄ indicates the time point when the gear shift is actually completed.

By the way, in the present embodiment, the throttle opening control is executed in order to control the engine output, but the fuel injection amount may be controlled by a similar method. It is needless to say that the fuel injection amount correction control should be executed instead of the throttle opening correction control for the engine output control such as a diesel engine that controls the fuel injection amount.

Next, a modification of the third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In recent years, lean-burn engines have been developed to reduce fuel consumption. In a lean burn engine, other than the theoretical air-fuel ratio of 14.7, for example,
Combustion is performed at an air-fuel ratio of 18.0 or 24.0.
In this modification, the controller 100e of the third embodiment is adapted to such a lean burn engine.

The controller 100f of this modified example is
Instead of the throttle opening calculation unit 157 in the third embodiment, a throttle opening calculation unit 157a that obtains the throttle opening θ according to the engine speed Ne, the engine torque Te, and the air-fuel ratio A / F; It has an air-fuel ratio setting unit 158 that sets an air-fuel ratio A / F used when determining θ. Controller 100f of this modification
The other functional configurations are the same as those of the controller 100e of the third embodiment. Air-fuel ratio setting unit 15
8 is the air-fuel ratio A / F (14.7, 18) with the target engine torque Te · tar and the engine speed Ne as parameters.
or 24) which defines the air-fuel ratio. The air-fuel ratio setting unit 158 uses the air-fuel ratio map to obtain the target engine torque Te · t from the engine torque calculation unit 150.
The air-fuel ratio A / F corresponding to the engine speed Ne measured by ar and the engine speed sensor 73 is determined. The throttle opening degree calculation unit 157a includes an engine characteristic map that determines the throttle opening degree θ with the engine speed Ne, the engine torque Te, and the air-fuel ratio A / F as parameters. The throttle opening calculation unit 157a uses the engine characteristic map to calculate the engine speed Ne measured by the engine speed sensor 73 and the corrected engine torque calculation unit 1
The throttle opening θ is determined according to the engine torque Te obtained at 50 and the air-fuel ratio A / F determined at the air-fuel ratio setting unit 158, and this value is output to the actuator of the electronic throttle valve 17a.

As described above, if the map for determining the throttle opening θ using the air-fuel ratio A / F as one of the parameters is provided, the engine torque Te can be controlled even in the lean burn engine. It is possible to reduce shift shock.

Next, still another modification of the third embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In this modification, for a lean burn engine,
By changing the ignition timing of the spark plug, the engine torque Te is controlled to cope with a shift shock. The controller 100g of the present modification is configured so that the target engine torque T calculated by the engine torque calculation unit 150 is obtained.
Target engine torque determined by the ignition timing setting unit 159 that determines the ignition timing adv according to e · tar and the engine torque deviation ΔTe ′, and the engine speed Ne measured by the engine speed sensor 73 and the engine torque calculation unit 150. An air-fuel ratio setting unit 158 that determines the air-fuel ratio A / F according to Te · tar is provided. Air-fuel ratio setting unit 158
Has an air-fuel ratio map, like the previous modification,
Using this, the air-fuel ratio A / F according to the engine speed Ne measured by the engine speed sensor 73 and the target engine torque Te · tar obtained by the engine torque calculation unit 150 is determined. Further, the ignition timing setting unit 159
For each air-fuel ratio A / F (14.7, 18 or 24), engine torque deviation ΔTe ′, target engine torque Te · ta
It has an ignition timing map that defines the ignition timing adv using r and the engine speed Ne as parameters. The ignition timing setting unit 159 selects one of a plurality of ignition timing maps according to the air-fuel ratio A / F determined by the air-fuel ratio setting unit 158, and uses this map to select the engine speed sensor. The engine speed Ne measured at 73 and the target engine torque T obtained at the engine torque calculation unit 150
The ignition timing adv is determined according to e · tar and the engine torque deviation ΔTe ′. The signal indicating the ignition timing adv is output from the ignition timing setting unit 159 to the distributor 11b via the igniter 11a of the ignition device 11, and the ignition timing adv of the spark plug 12 is controlled.

Unlike the previous modification and the third embodiment, this modification controls the ignition timing of the spark plug 12, so that it does not need to include an electronic throttle valve. it can.

As shown in the above embodiments and modifications,
To reduce the shift shock, control of the drive shaft torque during shifting can be handled by changing the oil line pressure of the automatic transmission, the opening of the throttle valve, and the ignition timing of the spark plug. Needless to say, this can be dealt with by changing the fuel injection amount.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28. This embodiment relates to the grasp of the shift start, and the grasp of the shift end and the shift shock reducing operation correspond to any of the above-described embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 28, when a shift up signal is output, the actual drive shaft torque Treal is obtained.
When the mechanical gear shift start t ₁ starts, it suddenly drops, then increases, and stabilizes at the end of the mechanical gear shift end t ₄ . Therefore, the actual drive shaft torque Trea
If a sudden drop in l is detected, it is possible to detect the mechanical shift start relatively early (shift start recognition time t _{2 in} this embodiment). In this embodiment, a torque sensor is provided on the drive shaft 62 based on such detection, and the mechanical shift start is grasped according to the change in the torque value measured by the torque sensor.

FIG. 27 is a flow chart for grasping the shift start at the time of shifting up.

First, in step 70, the output torque To measured by the torque sensor, the shift signal sol and the throttle opening θ are read. Next, in process 71, a change rate ΔTo = dTo / dt of the output torque (driving shaft torque) To is calculated. In process 72, the inertia phase start flag Fl
It is determined whether gI (FlgI = 1 when it is determined that the inertia phase has started) is 1 or 0. Process 72
If FlgI = 0 in the determination of No. 1, the process proceeds to step 73, and in step 73, it is determined whether the current shift signal sol (n) is larger than the previous shift signal sol (n-1). This shift signal sol (n) is the previous shift signal sol (n
If it is not larger than -1), the gear shift is not executed, so the routine proceeds to step 74, where the current gear shift signal sol (n) is made the previous gear shift signal sol (n-1) and the current throttle opening θ ( n) is the previous throttle opening θ (n-
1). In process 73, the current shift signal sol (n)
Is determined to be larger than the previous shift signal sol (n-1), the process proceeds to step 75. In the process 75, whether the throttle opening θ (n) exceeds a value obtained by subtracting a specific constant k1 (which changes depending on which gear stage is shifted) from the previous throttle opening θ (n−1). Determine whether or not. The upshift is executed when the throttle opening suddenly increases to some extent. Therefore, process 75
Is performed in order to exclude the case where the output torque changes without simply executing the upshift by simply changing the throttle opening. If the throttle opening θ (n) this time is less than or equal to the value obtained by subtracting a specific constant k1 from the throttle opening θ (n−1) of the previous time, it is determined that the inertia phase at the time of shifting is not present. , And proceeds to the processing 74 described above. In addition, θ (n)>
If θ (n−1) −k ₁ , the process proceeds to step 76, and it is determined whether or not the output torque change rate ΔTo is smaller than a constant −k ₂ (which changes depending on which gear shift is performed). .
Here, if the change rate ΔTo of the output torque is equal to or more than the constant −k ₂ , it is determined that the inertia phase is not yet reached, and the process returns to step 75. If the change rate ΔTo of the output torque is smaller than the constant −k _{2, the} inertia phase starts. Then, the process proceeds to process 77. In process 77, the flag FlgI for determining the inertia phase start is set to 1, and then the process proceeds to process 74 and is returned. If FlgI = 1 in the process 72, in the process 78,
It is determined whether or not the change rate ΔTo of the output torque has become larger than zero. When the change rate ΔTo of the output torque becomes larger than 0, it is determined that the mechanical gear shift has started, and the process 7
In step 9, the shift start flag Flgst is set to 1, and in process 80, the inertia phase start determination flag FlgI is set to 0. If the change rate ΔTo of the output torque is 0 or less in the process 78, the process immediately proceeds to the process 74 and is returned.

In the present embodiment, when the inertia phase is entered and the change rate ΔTo of the output torque becomes larger than 0, that is, as shown in FIG. since grasp and t _2, faster than the conventional shift start recognition time a, it is possible to grasp the shift start.

In this embodiment, the drive shaft 62 is provided with a torque sensor to directly detect the drive shaft torque.
For example, a torque sensor may be provided on the propeller shaft 60, the torque of the propeller shaft 60 may be detected, and this torque may be multiplied by the gear ratio of the differential gear 61 to obtain the torque of the drive shaft 62. Further, unlike the first embodiment, without using the torque sensor, the input torque of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 is obtained from the engine speed and the turbine speed, while the speed ratio during speed change is estimated. The drive shaft torque may be obtained from the gear ratio and the input torque. However, in this case, the drive shaft torque is obtained from the estimated value of the input torque, the estimated value of the gear ratio during the shift, and the two estimated values, and it is difficult to accurately grasp the change in the drive shaft torque. Therefore, when grasping the shift start from the drive shaft torque, it is preferable to use the drive shaft torque measured by the torque sensor.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 and 30. Similar to the fourth embodiment, this embodiment is also an embodiment relating to recognition of mechanical shift start.

As shown in FIG. 30, when the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 actually starts a mechanical shift, the rate of change dNt / dt of the turbine speed Nt and the rate of change dNe / dt of the engine speed Ne are also changed. It changes rapidly. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the mechanical shift start is recognized from the rate of change dNt / dt of the turbine speed Nt.

FIG. 29 is a flow chart for recognizing shift start at the time of upshift.

First, in step 81, the turbine speed (that is, the torque converter output shaft speed) Nt and the shift signal s.
Read ol. Next, in process 82, the turbine speed Nt
Change rate ΔNt = dNt / dt is calculated. Then, in process 83, the inertia phase start flag FlgI is set to 1
It is judged whether it is 0 or not. If FlgI = 0, the routine proceeds to step 84, where it is determined whether the current shift signal sol (n) is larger than the previous shift signal sol (n-1). This shift signal sol (n) is the previous shift signal so
If it is less than l (n-1), the gear shift is not executed, so the routine proceeds to step 86, where the current gear shift signal sol (n) is returned as the previous gear shift signal sol (n-1). In process 84, if the current shift signal sol (n) is larger than the previous shift signal sol (n-1), it is determined that the shift is performed,
Go to processing 87. In process 87, the change rate ΔNt of the turbine speed is set to Tr. Next, the routine proceeds to step 88, where it is determined whether or not this ΔNt is smaller than the value obtained by subtracting a specific constant k ₃ (which changes depending on the rotation speed at the start of gear shift) from Tr (the rate of change ΔNt of the previous turbine rotation speed). To judge. If ΔNt of this time is smaller than the value obtained by subtracting the specific constant k ₃ from Tr, it is determined that the mechanical shift is started, the shift start flag Flgs is set to 1 in step 90, and the inertia phase is started in step 85. After setting the flag FlgI to 0, the process 8 is performed.
Execute 6 and end. If ΔNt at this time is not smaller than the value obtained by subtracting the specific constant k ₃ from Tr, the process 8 is performed.
The process proceeds to step 9 and sets FlgI to 1, executes process 86, and then returns.

As shown in FIG. 30, in this embodiment as well, the shift start can be recognized earlier than the conventional shift start recognition time A (shift start recognition time t _{2 in} this embodiment). As described above, the rate of change dN of the turbine speed Nt
In addition to t / dt, the rate of change of engine speed Ne dNe / d
t, or the rate of change dNo / dt of the drive shaft rotation speed No.
Even from the above, similarly to the present embodiment, the shift start can be recognized earlier than the conventional shift start recognition time A.

Next, a sixth embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 31 to 33. Also in this embodiment,
Similar to the fourth and fifth embodiments, the present invention relates to recognition of mechanical shift start.

FIG. 33 shows a waveform corresponding to the output torque at the time of shifting. a is an output waveform of the torque sensor, b is an output waveform of the acceleration sensor, and c is a differential waveform of the vehicle speed. The acceleration of the vehicle and the derivative of the vehicle speed are basically the same, and these are proportional to the drive shaft torque. Therefore, similarly to the fourth embodiment in which the mechanical shift start is recognized from the change in the drive shaft torque, the mechanical shift start can be recognized from the change in the acceleration of the vehicle or the derivative of the vehicle speed. It should be noted that, in the figure, the shift start is respectively dTo / dt <m ₁ , dG /
It can be detected by dt <m ₂ and d ² Vsp / dt ² <m ₃ .

Then, among these waveforms, the one in which the start of the shift is recognized by using the differentiation of the vehicle speed will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 31 and 32.

First, in step 120, the vehicle speed v and the shift signal so are
1, the target drive shaft torque Ttar, and the gear ratio r during shifting are read. Next, in processing 121 and 122, dvs
p / dt, d ² vsp / dt ² is calculated, and in processing 123, signal processing such as averaging of the calculated values is executed. Then, in process 124, it is determined whether or not FlgD before the shift start is 1, and when it is not 1, process 125 is performed, and when it is 1, process 12 is performed.
Proceed to 7. In process 125, the current shift signal sol
It is determined whether or not (n) is different from the previous shift signal sol (n-1), and if it is different, the process proceeds to step 126. If it is equal, it is determined that the shift has already been completed, and the process 137
Proceed to. In process 126, 1 is input to FlgD before shift start, and the process proceeds to process 127. In process 127, shift start Fl
It is determined whether or not gs is 1, and when it is not 1, the process proceeds to step 128, and when it is 1, it is determined that the gear change is in progress, and the process proceeds to step 130. If it is determined that the gear change is not in progress, the process proceeds to step 128, where it is determined whether the gear change is started based on whether the differential value d ² v / dt ^{2 of} the acceleration (the derivative of the vehicle speed) is smaller than the constant m ₃ .
If it is smaller, it is determined that the shift is started and the process proceeds to step 129. If it is not smaller, it is determined that the state is before the shift is started and the process proceeds to step 138. In process 129, 1 is input to the shift start Flgs, and the process proceeds to process 130. In the process 130, it is determined whether or not the gear shift is completed by the gear ratio r> i (sol) -x. If the gear shift is completed, the process proceeds to the process 137, and if the gear shift is not completed, the process proceeds to the process 131. It should be noted that in this process 130, the speed ratio r during the speed change is the speed ratio i indicated by the speed change signal.
Whether or not the gear shift ends is determined by whether or not the value obtained by subtracting the predetermined value x from (sol) is exceeded. In process 131, the actual drive shaft torque To is calculated as To = s · (d ² vsp / dt ² ) by using the acceleration value (d ² vsp / dt ² ) previously obtained.
Calculate with. Next, in process 132, it is determined whether or not the actual drive shaft torque To and the target drive shaft torque Ttar are equal. If they are the same, the process proceeds to process 138, and if they are different, the process proceeds to process 133. In process 133, the difference ΔT between the actual drive shaft torque To and Ttar is calculated, and in process 134, the difference ΔT is substituted into the function ΔPL = h (ΔT) prepared in advance to obtain the corrected line pressure ΔPL. And process 1
In step 35, PL = PL + ΔPL is calculated, and the line pressure du
The ty value is output to the solenoid of the line pressure control valve 52. Finally, in step 136, the previous shift signal sol (n-
Input the current shift signal sol (n) to 1) and return. Further, in processing 125, sol (n) ≠ sol (n−
In the case of 1), if r = i (sol) −x in the process 130 and the process proceeds to process 137, 0 is input to the before-shift start FlgD and the shift start Flgs. Then, the process proceeds to step 138, the line pressure PL is obtained by the function f (Tt) of Tt, the corrected line pressure ΔPL is set to 0 in step 139, and the process proceeds to step 135.

Next, a seventh embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 34 and 35. In this example,
The shift start is recognized from the change in the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic control circuit 50 detected by the hydraulic sensor 76. In this embodiment, the hardware configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the software configuration is different. Therefore, the configuration in terms of software is the description of the operation based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 34 and 35.
We shall change to this explanation.

First, in process 90a, the oil pressure Poil and the oil temperature Toil of the oil pressure control circuit 50, the shift signal sol, the engine speed Ne, the torque converter output shaft speed (turbine speed) Nt, the throttle opening θ, and the target drive. The shaft torque Ttar is read. Next, in process 91, the input torque Tt of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 is calculated from the engine speed Ne and the torque converter characteristic, and the process proceeds to process 92. In process 92, it is determined whether or not FlgD before shifting is 1,
If it is 1, the process proceeds to processing 95. If it is not 1, the process proceeds to processing 93. In process 93, it is determined whether or not the current shift signal sol (n) is different from the previous shift signal sol (n-1). If different, the process proceeds to process 94. If they are the same, process 10 is performed.
Go to 8. In process 94, 1 is input to FlgD before the shift start. In process 95, the engine torque Te is set to the function f
Calculated with ₃ (θ, Ne). Since the characteristic of the torque converter 25 changes depending on the oil temperature Toil, it is necessary to consider the oil temperature Toil also when recognizing the shift start according to the value of the oil pressure Poil. Therefore, in process 96, the engine torque Te and the oil temperature Toil during shifting are substituted into the function f ₄ (Te, Toil) prepared in advance in order to determine the hydraulic pressure level Pk for determining the start of shifting. Then, the hydraulic pressure level Pk is calculated.

Next, in process 97, it is judged whether or not the shift start Flgs is 1, and if it is 1, the process proceeds to process 100. If it is not 1, the process proceeds to process 98. In process 98, it is determined whether or not the oil pressure Pk obtained in process 96 and the value Poil from the oil pressure sensor 76 match. If they match, it is determined that the shift is started, the process proceeds to step 99, and the shift start Flgs is set. Substitute 1 Next, in process 100, the differential value d (N
Calculate t / Ne) / dt. Then, in process 101,
It is determined whether d (Nt / Ne) / dt is smaller than a constant k ₆ , and if not smaller, it is determined that the shift is completed and the process 1 is performed.
If it is smaller, it is determined that shifting is in progress and processing 102
Proceed to. In step 102, the actual drive shaft torque To is calculated. Next, in process 103, it is determined whether or not the actual drive shaft torque To and the target drive shaft torque Ttar are equal, and if they are equal, the process proceeds to process 109, and if they are different, process 104.
Proceed to. In process 104, the actual drive shaft torques To and T
The difference ΔT of tar is calculated, and in step 105, the difference ΔT is substituted into the function h (ΔT) prepared in advance to obtain the corrected line pressure ΔPL. Then, in process 106, PL = PL
+ ΔPL is calculated, and the duty value of the line pressure is output to the solenoid of the line control valve 52. Finally, process 10
At 7, the current shift signal sol (n) is input to the previous shift signal sol (n-1), and the process returns. If sol (n) = sol (n−1) in process 93, P in process 98.
When k ≠ Poil, d (Nt / Ne) / in process 101
If dt = k ₆ , the process proceeds to step 108, and F before shifting is started
Input 0 to lgD and shift start Flgs. And
In step 109, the line pressure PL is set to the function f (T
In step 110, the correction line pressure ΔPL is set to 0, and the process proceeds to step 106.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the shift start time of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30 is recognized based on the change in the hydraulic pressure of the shift hydraulic pressure control circuit 50 which triggers the change in the gear ratio. It is possible to recognize the shift start time earlier than to recognize the mechanical shift start time based on the gear ratio.

Although the line pressure correction control is executed in the sixth and seventh embodiments, the throttle opening correction control is executed also in these embodiments as in the third embodiment. You may.

Next, an eighth embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 36 to 39.

This embodiment is a modification (FIG. 15) of the first embodiment in which the line pressure correction control is executed so as to execute the line pressure correction control and the throttle opening correction control when shifting and the throttle opening correction. Third embodiment for executing control (FIG. 22)
It is a combination of and. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, the controller 100h of the present embodiment has functions (131, ..., 135, 138b, 139, 1) related to the recognition of mechanical shift start and shift end, and line pressure correction control.
41, ... 144) are the same as those of the modification of the first embodiment (FIG. 15), and the functions (140b, 150, 156, 157) related to throttle opening correction control are the same as those of the second embodiment. It is basically the same as that of (FIG. 22). However, unlike the second embodiment, the target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140b uses the shift-up target drive shaft torque map for determining the target drive shaft torque other than during gear shift and during shift up, and during shift down. And a target drive shaft torque map for downshifting for determining the target drive shaft torque. The shift-up target drive shaft torque map is the same as that of the third embodiment and defines the target drive shaft torque Ttar according to the vehicle speed v and the accelerator opening α. On the other hand, the downshift target drive shaft torque map defines the target drive shaft torque Ttar according to the shift position indicated by the shift signal sol and the time from the shift start recognition time point t ₂ .

Further, the controller 100 of this embodiment.
The h has a shift position determination unit 160 that determines a shift position that provides the minimum fuel consumption in order to improve fuel consumption. As shown in FIG. 37, the gear shift position determination unit 160 uses the vehicle speed sensor 7
The number of revolutions No of the propeller shaft 60 measured in 5 is divided by the gear ratio r (n) at each gear shift position, and the turbine rotational speed Ntn for each gear shift position (n: 1, 2,
3) and 4), the target drive shaft torque Ttar is set to the gear ratio r (n) at each gear position and the gear ratio g of the differential 61.
Target turbine torque Ttn for each shift position divided by e
(In the case of a four-speed transmission, n: 1, 2, 3, 4), the turbine torque / rotational speed calculation unit 161 and the turbine speed Nt for each shift position based on the characteristics of the torque converter 25.
n and the target turbine torque Ttn for each shift position are converted into an engine speed Nen for each shift position and a target engine torque Ten for each shift position, respectively.
The rotation speed calculation unit 162 and the engine rotation speed N for each shift position
and a shift position setting unit 163 that determines the shift position with the minimum fuel consumption according to en and the target engine torque Ten for each shift position.

Next, the controller 100 of this embodiment.
The operation of h will be described.

First, the operation of determining the shift position with the minimum fuel consumption will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step 140, the accelerator opening α and the vehicle speed v are read. Next, in process 141, the target drive shaft torque corresponding to the read accelerator opening α and vehicle speed v is used by using the shift-up target drive shaft torque map for determining the target drive shaft torque other than gear shift and shift up. The torque Ttar is calculated. In process 142, the shift position determining unit 1
Turbine torque / rotational speed calculation unit 161 of 60 rotates the rotational speed N of propeller shaft 60 measured by vehicle speed sensor 75.
Dividing o by the gear ratio r (n) at each gear position, the turbine speed Ntn for each gear position (in the case of a four-speed transmission, n: 1,
2, 3, 4) and the target drive shaft torque Tta
The target turbine torque Tt for each shift position is obtained by dividing r by the gear ratio r (n) at each shift position and the gear ratio ge of the differential 61.
n (in the case of a 4-speed transmission, n: 1, 2, 3, 4) is calculated. In process 143, using the target turbine torque Ttn and the turbine speed Ntn obtained in process 142, the input capacity coefficient cn (= of the torque converter 25 for each shift position is set.
Ttn / Ntn ² ) is calculated. In process 144, the torque converter characteristics and the input capacity coefficient c obtained in process 143 are calculated.
The rotation ratio en of the torque converter 25 for each shift position is calculated from n. Further, the torque ratio λn of the torque converter 25 for each shift position is calculated based on the torque converter characteristic in step 145 and the rotation ratio en obtained in step 144. Next, in process 146, the rotation ratio e obtained in process 144 is calculated.
engine speed Nen (= Nt for each shift position)
n / en) is calculated, and the engine torque Ten (= T) for each shift is calculated using the torque ratio λn obtained in the process 145.
en / λn) is calculated. The above processing 143-146
Is executed by the engine torque / rotational speed calculation unit 162 of the shift position determination unit 160. In process 147, the shift position setting unit 163 plots a point determined by the engine torque Ten and the engine speed Nen for each shift position in the map of the fuel consumption amount Qf, and shift position of the point closest to the origin of the map. Is set as the shift position with the minimum fuel consumption, and this is output to the shift signal output unit 132. And
In process 148, the shift signal output unit 132 outputs the shift signal sol indicating the shift position set by the shift position setting unit 163. Next, in processing 149, this shift signal sol
It is determined whether or not (n) is different from the previous shift signal sol (n-1). If not, the process proceeds to step 151, and if not, the process proceeds to step 150, where the shift shock reduction control subroutine is executed. Then, the process 151 is performed. Finally, in process 151, the current shift signal sol
The process returns with (n) as the previous shift signal sol (n-1).

Next, the operation of shift shock reduction control will be described.

As described above with reference to FIG. 10, the shift down is performed by depressing the accelerator 66 and changing the throttle opening θ.
Is executed in the process of rapidly increasing. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 33, the shift signal changes after a certain amount of time has elapsed since the throttle opening θ started to increase. The input torque (turbine torque) Tt increases as the throttle opening θ increases, reaches a peak value in the vicinity of the actual shift start time t ₁ , and then decreases until the actual shift end time t _4. . At the end of the actual shift t
After ₄ , the input torque Tt becomes large and becomes stable after the overshoot. The output torque To also changes similarly to the input torque Tt. However, due to the torque amplification effect of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism 30, the output torque To becomes
The input torque Tt also changes drastically. Therefore, in the present embodiment, from the shift start recognition time t ₂ to the shift end recognition time t
_The line pressure correction control responds to the shift shock up to ₃ and the throttle opening correction control responds to the output torque overshoot that occurs after the shift end recognition time t ₃ .

At the time of shift-up, as in the first embodiment, the target drive shaft torque Ttar determined by the target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140b and the actual drive shaft torque estimation unit 139.
The line pressure correction amount ΔPL is obtained in accordance with the deviation ΔT from the actual drive shaft torque To estimated in step S1.
Line pressure correction control is executed according to L. However, at this time, unlike the first embodiment, the accelerator opening α and the vehicle speed v are calculated by using the upshift target drive shaft torque map.
The target drive shaft torque Ttar corresponding to is calculated, and this target drive shaft torque Ttar is used.

At the time of downshift, the target drive torque is determined by using the downshift target drive shaft torque map.
The target drive shaft torque calculation unit 140b determines whether to use the shift-up target drive shaft torque map or the shift-down target drive shaft torque map based on the shift signal sol input here. The downshift target drive shaft torque map has a target drive shaft torque curve corresponding to the time from the shift start recognition time point t _{2 for} each shift position indicated by the shift signal sol. From the shift start recognition time point t ₂ to the shift end recognition time point t ₃ , the target drive shaft torque Ttar determined by the shift-down target drive shaft torque map and the actual drive shaft torque estimation unit 13
The line pressure correction amount ΔPL is obtained according to the deviation ΔT from the actual drive shaft torque To estimated in step 9.
Line pressure correction control is executed according to L. In a certain period from the shift end recognition time point t ₃ , the target drive shaft torque Ttar determined by the shift-down target drive shaft torque map and the actual drive shaft torque estimation unit 139 are similarly set.
The engine torque calculation unit 150 obtains an engine torque correction amount ΔTe ′ in accordance with the deviation ΔT from the actual drive shaft torque To estimated in step S1, and according to the correction amount ΔTe ′,
Throttle opening correction control is executed. Thus, at the time of shift-down, also the shift end recognition time t ₃ thereafter by executing a throttle opening correction control, as shown in FIG. 39, to suppress the shift shock due to the overshoot of the drive shaft torque above You can

In this embodiment, only the line pressure correction control is executed from the shift start recognition time t ₂ to the shift end recognition time t _3, but the throttle opening correction control is also executed. You may do it. Further, the shift end recognition time t ₃ subsequent During downshifting, instead of the throttle opening correction control, in order to suppress the engine torque, may perform ignition timing correction control. In this way, when controlling the drive shaft torque in order to reduce the shift shock, for example, line pressure and ignition timing, line pressure and fuel injection amount, line The drive shaft torque may be controlled by combining the pressure, the ignition timing, and the throttle opening.

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EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Input torque, output torque, rate of change of engine speed, rate of change of output shaft speed of torque converter, rate of change of output speed of stepped automatic transmission mechanism of stepped automatic transmission. , Or the acceleration of the vehicle greatly changes when the stepped automatic transmission mechanism actually starts a mechanical shift, so that the start of the shift can be accurately recognized. Therefore, according to the present invention, which recognizes the start of the gear shift based on the input torque of the gear shift mechanism, the hydraulic pressure correction control or the engine output correction control at the time of gear shift of the gear shift mechanism can be performed at an appropriate timing, and a gear shift shock is sufficiently generated. It can be reduced.

Further, since the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic circuit for driving and controlling the transmission mechanism changes faster than when the transmission mechanism actually starts the mechanical shift, even in the invention in which the hydraulic circuit hydraulic pressure recognizes the shift start. It is possible to perform the hydraulic pressure correction control, the engine output correction control, and the like during the shift timing at an appropriate timing without recognizing the start time very late, and it is possible to sufficiently reduce the shift shock.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a controller according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration around an engine and an automatic transmission according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a controller according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a controller of a modified example of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of a controller of another modification of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a shift start recognition procedure of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a shift start recognition procedure of the first embodiment according to the present invention (continuation of FIG. 6).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure during shifting according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a time chart when shifting up according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a time chart during downshift of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an estimated gear ratio during a gear shift of one embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a control procedure during a shift according to a modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a graph showing output torque and engine speed during a shift in economy mode and power mode.

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram of a control controller of a modified example (modified example regarding shift end recognition) of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram of a controller of another modified example (modified example regarding shift end recognition) of the first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram of a controller according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a control operation for line pressure control of the second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a line pressure control operation during shifting according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a time chart at the time of upshift of the second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a learning control operation of a line pressure setting function according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for explaining learning correction of the line pressure setting function of the second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram of a controller according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a functional block diagram of an engine torque calculation unit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a time chart at the time of shift-up according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram of essential parts of a controller of a modified example (corresponding to a lean burn engine) of the third embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a functional block diagram of a main part of a controller of another modified example (corresponding to a lean burn engine) of the third embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a flow chart showing a shift start recognition procedure of a fourth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a timing chart at the time of shift-up according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a flow chart showing a shift start recognition procedure of a fifth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a timing chart when shifting up according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a shift control operation of a sixth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a shift control operation of the sixth embodiment according to the present invention (continuation of FIG. 31).

FIG. 33 is a graph showing changes in acceleration and the like when shifting up.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a shift control operation of a seventh embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a shift control operation of a seventh embodiment according to the present invention (sequel to FIG. 34).

FIG. 36 is a functional block diagram of a controller according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 37 is a functional block diagram of a shift position determining unit according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 38 is a flow chart showing a shift position determination procedure for minimum fuel consumption according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 39 is a timing chart of the eighth embodiment according to the present invention at the time of downshifting.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Engine, 11 ... Ignition device, 11a ... Igniter, 11b ... Distributor, 12 ... Spark plug,
13 ... Fuel injection device, 14 ... Fuel injection valve, 15 ... Crank shaft, 16 ... Intake pipe, 17 ... Throttle valve, 17a
... electronic throttle valve, 18 ... exhaust pipe, 20 ... automatic transmission, 25 ... torque converter, 26 ... pump, 27
... Turbine, 30 ... Stepped automatic transmission mechanism, 50 ... Hydraulic control circuit, 51 ... Hydraulic pump, 52 ... Line pressure control valve, 53 ... Lockup control valve, 54, 55 ... Shift control valve, 60 ... Propeller shaft, 61 ... Differential gear,
62 ... Rear wheel drive shaft, 63 ... Rear wheel, 65 ... Catalyst, 66 ... Accelerator pedal, 69 ... Mode change switch, 71 ... Water temperature sensor, 72 ... Air-fuel ratio sensor, 73 ... Engine speed sensor, 74 ... Turbine speed Sensor, 75 ... Vehicle speed sensor, 76 ... Oil pressure sensor, 77 ... Oil temperature sensor, 78 ... Accelerator opening sensor, 79 ... Throttle opening sensor, 10
0, 100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100
e, 100f, 100g, 100h ... Control controller, 110, 110x, 110y ... Single chip microcomputer, 111 ... CPU, 112 ... ROM,
113 ... RAM, 114 ... Timer, 131 ... Input torque calculation unit, 132 ... Shift signal output unit, 134 ... Shift start recognition unit, 135 ... Shift ratio estimation unit during shifting, 136 ... Rotation ratio calculation unit, 137 ... Rotation ratio change Rate calculator, 138, 138
a, 138b ... Shift end recognition unit, 139 ... Actual drive shaft torque estimation unit, 140, 140a, 140b ... Target drive shaft torque calculation unit, 141 ... Subtractor, 142 ... Line pressure correction amount calculation unit, 143 ... Standard line pressure Calculator, 144 ... Line pressure calculator, 145 ... Gear ratio calculator, 150 ... Engine torque calculator, 156 ... Corrected engine torque calculator, 15
7, 157a ... Throttle opening calculation unit, 158 ... Air-fuel ratio setting unit, 159 ... Ignition timing setting unit, 160 ... Shift position determining unit, 171 ... Reference line pressure setting unit, 172 ... Line pressure compensating unit, 176 ... Time-dependent change Correction deviation calculator 177 ...
Line pressure deviation calculation unit, 178 ... Function learning correction unit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Shiraishi 2520 Takaba, Katsuta-shi, Ibaraki Prefectural Automotive Division, Hitachi, Ltd. (72) Naoyuki Ozaki 2520 Takaba, Katsuta-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Ltd. Factory Automotive Equipment Division

Claims (38)

[Claims] 1. A torque converter connected to an output shaft of an engine, a stepped automatic transmission mechanism connected to an output shaft of the torque converter, and a hydraulic circuit for operating the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. And a drive shaft torque operating means capable of changing the drive shaft torque of the drive shaft connected to the output shaft of the stepped speed change mechanism, while controlling the automatic transmission of the vehicle. In a vehicle driving force control device for outputting and controlling the drive shaft torque, a shift signal output means for outputting a shift signal indicating a shift position of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and an input of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. Torque, output torque of the stepped automatic transmission, change rate of engine speed of the output shaft of the engine, change rate of output speed of the torque converter of the output shaft of the torque converter, Output shaft rotational speed of the rate of change of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, the vehicle acceleration,
The shift start recognition parameter grasping means for grasping at least one value of the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit, and the shift change start provided that the shift signal output from the shift signal output means has changed. A shift start recognition means for recognizing an actual mechanical shift start timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism according to a change in the value grasped by the recognition parameter grasping means, and a torque of the drive shaft during a shift. A shift operation amount during the shift of the stepped automatic transmission is calculated so that the amount of change becomes small, and the shift operation amount is output to the drive shaft torque operating means from the recognized shift start timing. A driving force control device for a vehicle, comprising: a manipulated variable calculating means during a shift. 2. The shift start recognition parameter grasping means grasps the input torque, and the shift start recognition parameter grasping means includes an engine speed detecting means for detecting the engine speed, Torque converter output shaft rotation speed detecting means for detecting the output shaft rotation speed, the engine rotation speed detected by the engine rotation speed detecting means, and the torque converter detected by the torque converter output shaft rotation speed detecting means 2. An input torque calculation means for obtaining an input torque of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism by using an output shaft speed and a torque converter characteristic prepared in advance. Vehicle driving force control device. 3. The shift start recognition parameter grasping means grasps the output torque of the stepped transmission mechanism, and the shift start recognition parameter grasping means outputs the output of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. 2. The vehicle driving force control device according to claim 1, further comprising output torque detecting means for detecting torque. 4. A shift end recognition for grasping at least one of a rotation ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter, a rate of change of the rotation ratio, and a gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. According to the change in the value grasped by the parameter grasping means and the parameter grasping means for recognizing the shift end, a timing earlier than the actual mechanical gearshift end timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism is recognized as the shift end. A gear shift end recognizing means, wherein the gear shift operation amount calculating means outputs the gear shift operation amount to the drive shaft torque operating means from the gear shift start timing to at least the gear shift end timing. The driving force control device for a vehicle according to claim 1, 2, or 3. 5. The shift end recognition parameter grasping means grasps a rotation ratio of the torque converter, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means detects an engine speed. A torque converter output shaft rotation speed detecting means for detecting the torque converter output shaft rotation speed; and a rotation ratio calculation for obtaining the rotation ratio of the torque converter by dividing the torque converter output shaft rotation speed by the engine rotation speed. And means.
The vehicle driving force control device described. 6. The shift end recognition parameter grasping means grasps a rotation ratio change rate of the torque converter, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means detects an engine speed. Detection means, torque converter output shaft rotation speed detection means for detecting the torque converter output shaft rotation speed, rotation for obtaining the rotation ratio of the torque converter by dividing the torque converter output shaft rotation speed by the engine rotation speed 5. The vehicle driving force control device according to claim 4, further comprising: a ratio calculation means; and a rotation ratio change rate calculation means for calculating a change rate of the rotation ratio obtained by the rotation ratio calculation means. . 7. The shift end recognition parameter grasping means grasps a gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means determines the torque converter output shaft rotational speed. A torque converter output shaft rotation speed detecting means for detecting, a transmission mechanism output shaft rotation speed detecting means for detecting the rotation speed of the output shaft of the stepped automatic transmission, and a rotation of the output shaft of the stepped automatic transmission. 5. The vehicle drive force according to claim 4, further comprising: a gear ratio calculation unit that obtains a gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism by dividing the number by the rotational speed of the torque converter output shaft. Control device. 8. A target drive shaft torque setting means for setting a target drive shaft torque of the drive shaft according to the vehicle condition, and a drive shaft torque grasping device for grasping an actual drive shaft torque of the drive shaft, A drive shaft torque deviation calculation means for calculating a deviation between the target drive shaft torque and the actual drive shaft torque during a shift is provided, and the operation amount calculation means during shift is calculated by the drive shaft torque deviation calculation means. The operation amount during shifting is calculated according to the deviation.
The vehicle driving force control device according to 4, 5, 6 or 7. 9. An input torque grasping unit for grasping an input torque of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, wherein the operation amount calculating unit during shift operation is the operation amount during shift operation and the shift start operation during each shift operation. Function storage means for storing a plurality of manipulated variable setting functions indicating the relationship with the input torque at a time, and the shift signal indicates one of the plurality of manipulated variable setting functions stored in the manipulated variable function memory means. And a manipulated variable calculating means for calculating the manipulated variable during shifting by substituting the input torque at the shift start timing grasped by the input torque grasping means into a manipulated variable setting function for shifting. The vehicle driving force control device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7. 10. A drive shaft torque grasping means for grasping the drive shaft torque, the drive shaft torque when the shift signal changes or when a predetermined time has elapsed after the change, and a predetermined time from the shift start timing. It has a deviation calculation means for learning correction for obtaining a deviation from the drive shaft torque when it has elapsed, and a function learning correction means for correcting the manipulated variable setting function according to the deviation. Item 10. A vehicle driving force control device according to item 9. 11. The drive shaft torque operating means, line pressure control means for controlling the oil line pressure of the hydraulic circuit, a throttle valve for adjusting the flow rate of air flowing into the engine connected to the automatic transmission, 2. A fuel injection valve for supplying fuel to the engine, at least one of ignition means for igniting the engine at an appropriate time, or a combination of some of them.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 vehicle driving force control device. 12. The drive shaft torque operating means is a line pressure control means for controlling a line pressure of the hydraulic circuit, the operation amount during shifting is the line pressure, and the operation amount calculating means during shifting is At the time of shift-up, the line pressure value during the shift is output to the line pressure control means, and a line pressure value lower than the line pressure value during the shift is output for a predetermined time from the shift end recognition timing. The driving force control device for a vehicle according to claim 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, which outputs the output. 13. The drive shaft torque operating means is a throttle valve that adjusts the flow rate of air flowing into the engine, and the operation amount during shifting is the valve opening of the throttle valve. The calculating means outputs the valve opening value during the shift to the throttle valve during the shift down, and outputs the valve opening value for a predetermined period from the shift end timing to the throttle opening valve immediately before the shift end timing. The vehicle driving force control device according to claim 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, which outputs a small valve opening value. 14. A vehicle having a torque converter connected to an output shaft of an engine, a stepped automatic transmission mechanism connected to an output shaft of the torque converter, and a hydraulic circuit for operating the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. Of the drive shaft connected to the stepped automatic transmission mechanism by outputting a line pressure command value to a line pressure control means for controlling the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit while controlling the automatic transmission device of In a vehicular drive force control device for controlling the drive shaft torque, the shift signal output means for outputting a shift signal indicating a shift position of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and an engine speed for detecting an engine speed of the engine. Detection means, torque converter output shaft rotation speed detection means for detecting the torque converter output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter, and engine rotation speed detection means. The stepped automatic transmission mechanism using the engine speed, the torque converter output shaft speed detected by the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means, and the torque converter characteristic prepared in advance. The input torque calculating means for obtaining the input torque of the step changer, and the stepped formula in accordance with the change of the input torque obtained by the input torque calculating means on condition that the shift signal from the shift signal output means has changed. Shift start recognition means for recognizing the actual mechanical shift start timing of the automatic transmission mechanism, and shift end recognition for recognizing a timing earlier than the actual mechanical shift end timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism as the shift end Means and a standard for determining an oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit necessary for executing a gear shift according to the input torque at the time when the gear shift signal changes An in-pressure calculation unit, a target drive shaft torque setting means for setting at least a target drive shaft torque of the drive shaft during shifting according to the vehicle condition, and a drive shaft for grasping an actual drive shaft torque of the drive shaft Torque grasping means, drive shaft torque deviation calculating means for obtaining a deviation between the target drive shaft torque and the actual driving shaft torque during gear shifting, and according to the deviation obtained by the drive shaft torque deviation calculating means, A line pressure correction amount calculation means for obtaining a correction amount of the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit; and an oil line pressure obtained by the standard line pressure calculation portion and a correction amount obtained by the line pressure correction amount calculation means. From the start timing of the shift to the end timing of the shift,
A line pressure calculation unit is provided which outputs the added value as the line pressure command value to the line pressure control means so that the added value becomes the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit. Vehicle driving force control device. 15. The vehicle drive force according to claim 8, wherein the drive shaft torque grasping means includes drive shaft torque detecting means for detecting an actual value of the drive shaft torque. Control device. 16. The drive shaft torque grasping means, an engine speed detecting means for detecting the engine speed, a torque converter output shaft speed detecting means for detecting the torque converter output shaft speed, and the engine speed. By using the engine speed detected by the number detecting means, the torque converter output shaft speed detected by the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means, and the torque converter characteristic prepared in advance. An input torque calculating means for obtaining an input torque of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, a speed change gear ratio estimating means for estimating a speed change ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism during a shift, and the input torque calculating means The drive torque is estimated by multiplying the input torque by the speed change ratio during the speed change estimated by the speed change speed ratio estimating means. It vehicular driving force control apparatus according to claim 8 or 14, wherein having a shaft torque estimating means. 17. The shift ratio during shift is determined by the shift ratio estimating means during shift, assuming that the shift ratio before shift shifts to the shift ratio after shift rapidly and linearly with the lapse of time from the shift start timing. The vehicle drive force control device according to claim 16, wherein the ratio is estimated. 18. A shift position for obtaining the minimum fuel consumption among a plurality of shift positions with respect to the current vehicle speed of the vehicle and outputting this shift position to the shift signal output means. The determining means is provided, and the shift signal output means outputs a shift signal indicating the shift position obtained by the shift position determining means. , 8, 9, 1
0, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 vehicle driving force control device. 19. A shift mode designating means for designating one of the plurality of shift modes, the shift amount designating means having a plurality of shift modes each having a different shift execution timing for each mode. The calculating means calculates different operation amounts during the shift for each of the plurality of shift modes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and.
11. The vehicle driving force control device according to 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 or 18. 20. A torque converter connected to the output shaft of the engine, a stepped automatic transmission mechanism connected to the output shaft of the torque converter, and a hydraulic circuit for operating the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. And a drive shaft torque operating means capable of changing the drive shaft torque of the drive shaft connected to the output shaft of the stepped speed change mechanism, while controlling the automatic transmission of the vehicle. In the vehicle drive force control method for outputting and controlling the drive shaft torque, the shift signal output means outputs a shift signal indicating a shift position of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and the shift start recognition parameter grasping means is An input torque of the stepped automatic transmission, an output torque of the stepped automatic transmission, a change rate of an engine speed of an output shaft of the engine, a torque of an output shaft of the torque converter. Of at least one of the rate of change in the rotational speed of the output shaft of the converter, the rate of change in the rotational speed of the output shaft of the stepped automatic transmission, the acceleration of the vehicle, and the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit. The shift start recognizing means is responsive to the change in the value grasped by the shift start recognizing parameter grasping means on condition that the shift signal output from the shift signal outputting means has changed, and Recognizing the actual mechanical shift start timing of the automatic speed change mechanism, the shift amount operation amount calculating means shifts the shift of the stepped automatic speed change mechanism such that the change amount of the torque of the drive shaft during shift is small. A method for controlling a driving force for a vehicle, comprising: calculating an operation amount during shifting in the middle and outputting the operation amount during shifting from the recognized shift start timing to the drive shaft torque operating means. 21. The shift start recognition parameter grasping means grasps the input torque, and the shift start recognition parameter grasping means comprises an engine speed detecting means and a torque converter output shaft speed detecting means. And an input torque calculating means, the engine speed detecting means detects the engine speed, the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means detects the torque converter output shaft speed, The input torque calculating means includes the engine speed detected by the engine speed detecting means, the torque converter output shaft speed detected by the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means, and a torque converter characteristic prepared in advance. 21. The vehicle according to claim 20, wherein the input torque of the stepped automatic transmission is determined by using and. Vehicle driving force control method. 22. The shift start recognition parameter grasping means grasps an output torque of the stepped transmission mechanism, and the shift start recognition parameter grasping means has an output torque detecting means. 21. The vehicle driving force control method according to claim 20, wherein the output torque detecting means detects an output torque of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. 23. The parameter recognizing means for recognizing the end of shift is
At least one of the rotation ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft of the torque converter, the rate of change of the rotation ratio, and the gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism is grasped, and the shift end recognizing means is configured to detect the shift change. According to the change in the value grasped by the end recognition parameter grasping means, a timing earlier than the actual mechanical gearshift end timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism is recognized as the gearshift end, and the operation amount during gearshift calculation is calculated. 23. The vehicle drive according to claim 20, 21 or 22, wherein the means outputs the operation amount during the shift to the drive shaft torque operating means from the shift start timing to at least the shift end timing. Force control method. 24. The shift end recognition parameter grasping means grasps a rotation ratio of the torque converter, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means comprises an engine speed detecting means and a torque converter output shaft rotation. The engine speed detecting means detects the engine speed, and the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means detects the torque converter output shaft speed. 24. The vehicle drive force control method according to claim 23, wherein the rotation ratio calculation means obtains a rotation ratio of the torque converter by dividing the torque converter output shaft rotation speed by the engine rotation speed. . 25. The shift end recognition parameter grasping means grasps a rotation ratio change rate of the torque converter, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means comprises an engine speed detecting means and a torque converter output. It has a shaft rotation speed detection means, a rotation ratio calculation means, and a rotation ratio change rate calculation means, the engine rotation speed detection means detects the engine rotation speed, and the torque converter output shaft rotation speed detection means is Detecting the torque converter output shaft rotation speed, the rotation ratio calculating means divides the torque converter output shaft rotation speed by the engine rotation speed to obtain a rotation ratio of the torque converter, and the rotation ratio change rate. 24. The driving force control method for a vehicle according to claim 23, wherein the calculation means obtains a change rate of the rotation ratio obtained by the rotation ratio calculation means. . 26. The shift end recognition parameter grasping means grasps a gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and the shift end recognition parameter grasping means is a torque converter output shaft rotation speed detecting means. And a gear ratio calculation unit, the torque converter output shaft revolution speed detecting unit detects the torque converter output shaft revolution speed, and the transmission mechanism output shaft revolution speed. The detection means detects the rotation speed of the output shaft of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and the gear ratio calculation unit determines the rotation speed of the output shaft of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism by the torque converter output shaft rotation speed. 24. The vehicle drive force control method according to claim 23, wherein the gear ratio of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism is obtained by subtracting. 27. A target drive shaft torque setting means sets a target drive shaft torque of the drive shaft according to the vehicle condition, and a drive shaft torque grasping means grasps an actual drive shaft torque of the drive shaft. The drive shaft torque deviation calculation means obtains a deviation between the target drive shaft torque and the actual drive shaft torque during a gear shift, and the gear shift operation amount calculation means is obtained by the drive shaft torque deviation calculation means. 22. The operation amount during shifting is calculated according to the deviation.
22. The driving force control method for a vehicle according to 23, 24, 25 or 26. 28. The input torque grasping means grasps the input torque of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and the shift amount operation amount calculating means has a function storing means and an operation amount calculating means, The storage means stores a plurality of operation amount setting functions indicating a relationship between the shift operation amount during each shift and the input torque at the shift start timing, and the operation amount calculation means stores the operation amount. Of the plurality of manipulated variable setting functions stored in the function storage means, the input torque at the shift start timing grasped by the input torque grasping means is substituted into the manipulated variable set function relating to the shift indicated by the shift signal. 27. The vehicle driving force control method according to claim 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26, wherein the operation amount during the shift is obtained. 29. A drive shaft torque grasping means grasps the drive shaft torque, and a learning correction deviation computing means comprises the drive shaft torque when the shift signal changes or when a predetermined time has elapsed after the change. 29, and a deviation from the drive shaft torque when a predetermined time has elapsed from the shift start timing, and the function learning correction means corrects the operation amount setting function according to the deviation. The vehicle driving force control method described. 30. The drive shaft torque operating means is a line pressure control means for controlling an oil line pressure of the hydraulic circuit, a throttle valve for adjusting an inflow air flow rate to the engine connected to the automatic transmission, 21. A fuel injection valve for supplying fuel to the engine, at least one of ignition means for igniting the engine at an appropriate time, or a combination of some of them.
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9. The vehicle driving force control method according to item 9. 31. The drive shaft torque operating means is a line pressure control means for controlling a line pressure of the hydraulic circuit, the operation amount during shift is the line pressure, and the operation amount during shift calculating means is At the time of shift-up, the line pressure value during the shift is output to the line pressure control means, and a line pressure value lower than the line pressure value during the shift is output for a predetermined time from the shift end recognition timing. 30. The driving force control method for a vehicle according to claim 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or 29, characterized by outputting. 32. The drive shaft torque operating means is a throttle valve for adjusting the flow rate of air flowing into the engine, and the operation amount during shifting is a valve opening degree of the throttle valve. The calculating means outputs the valve opening value during the shift to the throttle valve during the shift down, and outputs the valve opening value for a predetermined period from the shift end timing to the throttle opening valve immediately before the shift end timing. 30. A small valve opening value is output, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or 29.
The vehicle driving force control method described. 33. A vehicle having a torque converter connected to an output shaft of an engine, a stepped automatic transmission mechanism connected to an output shaft of the torque converter, and a hydraulic circuit for operating the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. Of the drive shaft connected to the stepped automatic transmission mechanism by outputting a line pressure command value to a line pressure control means for controlling the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit while controlling the automatic transmission device of In the vehicle driving force control method for controlling the drive shaft torque, the shift signal output means outputs a shift signal indicating the shift position of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism, and the engine speed detecting means is the engine speed of the engine. The rotational speed is detected, the torque converter output shaft rotational speed detection means detects the torque converter output shaft rotational speed of the torque converter, and the input torque calculation means is the engine Using the engine rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection means, the torque converter output shaft rotation speed detected by the torque converter output shaft rotation speed detection means, and a torque converter characteristic prepared in advance, The input torque of the stepped automatic transmission is determined, and the shift start recognition means changes the input torque obtained by the input torque calculation means on condition that the shift signal from the shift signal output means has changed. Accordingly, the actual mechanical shift start timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism is recognized, and the shift end recognition means detects a timing earlier than the actual mechanical shift end timing of the stepped automatic transmission mechanism. Recognizing the end of the gear shift, the standard line pressure calculation unit determines whether the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic circuit necessary for executing the gear shift depends on the input torque at the time when the gear shift signal changes. It determined the line pressure, the target drive shaft torque setting means in response to the vehicle status,
At least a target drive shaft torque of the drive shaft during gear shifting is set, a drive shaft torque grasping unit grasps an actual drive shaft torque of the drive shaft, and a drive shaft torque deviation calculating unit sets the target drive shaft torque during gear shifting. The deviation between the shaft torque and the actual drive shaft torque is obtained, and the line pressure correction amount calculation means corrects the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit according to the deviation obtained by the drive shaft torque deviation calculation means. The line pressure calculation unit adds the oil line pressure calculated by the standard line pressure calculation unit and the correction amount calculated by the line pressure correction amount calculation means, and the line pressure calculation unit finishes the gear shift from the gear shift start timing. The vehicle is characterized in that the added value is output to the line pressure control means as the line pressure command value so that the oil line pressure in the hydraulic circuit becomes equal to the added value until the time. Driving force control method. 34. The drive shaft torque grasping means has a drive shaft torque detecting means, and the drive shaft torque detecting means detects an actual value of the drive shaft torque. 33. A vehicle driving force control method as described in 33. 35. The drive shaft torque grasping means includes an engine speed detecting means, a torque converter output shaft speed detecting means, an input torque calculating means, a speed change ratio estimating means, and a drive shaft torque estimating means. And the engine speed detecting means detects the engine speed, the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means detects the torque converter output shaft speed, the input torque computing means, Using the engine speed detected by the engine speed detecting means, the torque converter output shaft speed detected by the torque converter output shaft speed detecting means, and the torque converter characteristic prepared in advance, The input torque of the stepped automatic transmission is determined, and the speed change ratio estimating means estimates the speed change ratio of the stepped automatic transmission during speed change. The drive shaft torque estimating means multiplies the input torque obtained by the input torque calculating means by the speed change ratio during the speed change estimated by the speed change speed ratio estimating means,
The drive shaft torque is estimated.
The driving force control method for a vehicle as described in 7 or 33. 36. The shift ratio during shifting is determined by the shift ratio estimating means during shifting assuming that the shift ratio before shifting shifts to the shift ratio after shifting rapidly and linearly with the passage of time from the shift start timing. 36. The vehicle driving force control method according to claim 35, wherein the ratio is estimated. 37. The shift position determining means obtains a shift position with the smallest fuel consumption among a plurality of shift positions with respect to the current vehicle speed of the vehicle, and outputs the shift position with the shift signal. The shift signal output means outputs the shift signal indicating the shift position obtained by the shift position determining means.
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The vehicle driving force control method according to 4, 35 or 36. 38. The plurality of shift modes have different shift execution timings for each mode, and the shift mode designating means selects one of the plurality of shift modes.
25. One of the shift modes is designated, and the operation amount during shift calculating unit calculates the different operation amount during shift for each of the plurality of shift modes. , 25, 26,
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The vehicle driving force control method as described in 5, 36, or 37.