US20030182037A1 - Automatic steering control system and method - Google Patents

Automatic steering control system and method Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20030182037A1
US20030182037A1 US10/388,735 US38873503A US2003182037A1 US 20030182037 A1 US20030182037 A1 US 20030182037A1 US 38873503 A US38873503 A US 38873503A US 2003182037 A1 US2003182037 A1 US 2003182037A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
turning rate
steering
vehicle
control system
moving distance
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US10/388,735
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Katsuhiko Iwazaki
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Toyota Motor Corp
Original Assignee
Toyota Motor Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Toyota Motor Corp filed Critical Toyota Motor Corp
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA reassignment TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: IWAZAKI, KATSUHIKO
Publication of US20030182037A1 publication Critical patent/US20030182037A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D1/00—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle
    • B62D1/24—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted
    • B62D1/28—Steering controls, i.e. means for initiating a change of direction of the vehicle not vehicle-mounted non-mechanical, e.g. following a line or other known markers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D6/00—Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits
    • B62D6/002—Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits computing target steering angles for front or rear wheels

Definitions

  • the invention relates to automatic steering control system and method incorporated in a parking assist system or the like.
  • an assist system which facilitates parking, such as tandem parking and parallel parking, of a vehicle by an automatic steering control system assisting a driver in moving the vehicle to a target parking position determined by the driver.
  • an assist system is disclosed in Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2001-138941.
  • This system performs a steering control based on a moving route stored in advance as the relationship of the steering angle of the steering wheel with respect to the moving distance (i.e., running distance) of the vehicle.
  • the system limits the vehicle speed such that the steering angular velocity is maintained within a predetermined range to prevent the vehicle from running at an excessive speed and thus reduce the possibility for the vehicle to deviate from the moving route.
  • the moving route For guiding the vehicle to the target position, it is necessary to move the vehicle to the target portion and make the deviation angle of the vehicle (an angle of the vehicle about its reference direction) equal to a target deviation angle. Since the deviation angle of the vehicle can be obtained from the relationship of change of the turning rate (an inverse of the turning radius) with respect to the moving distance of the vehicle, the moving route, to be stored as aforementioned, can be determined by setting the turning rate with respect to the moving distance of the vehicle.
  • the steering angle is changed at a constant steering angular velocity with respect to a certain vehicle speed.
  • a nonlinear relationship is normally established between the steering angle of the steering wheel and the turning rate as shown FIG. 1. Therefore, as shown FIG. 2, when the steering angle is changed at a constant steering angular velocity while the vehicle is moving at a constant vehicle speed (line A), the turning rate nonlinearly changes with respect to the moving distance as represented by the line B.
  • line A the steering angle is changed at a constant steering angular velocity while the vehicle is moving at a constant vehicle speed
  • the turning rate nonlinearly changes with respect to the moving distance as represented by the line B.
  • it is necessary to execute complicated numerical analysis in calculations between the deviation angle and the moving distance which may be time-consuming in some cases. For example, when the route is corrected during the automatic-steering control, the calculation for setting the route may not be able to catch up with the actual moving speed of the vehicle.
  • the above object may be achieved by linearizing the relationship between the steering angle and the turning rate shown in FIG. 1.
  • the required operation amount of the steering becomes larger than the value set in the automatic steering control system disclosed in Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2001-138941, which may cause an operator to have a feeling of unnaturalness.
  • the turning rate obtained when an absolute value of the turning rate is maximum is set equal to the value set in the automatic steering control system disclosed in the above publication, the change amount of the turning rate with respect to changes in the steering angle at or around the neutral steering position becomes large.
  • the operator may have a feeling of unnaturalness in operating the steering, and may have a difficulty in making minor course changes which are necessary, for example, for making a lane change on a high way. Consequently, the above-described arrangements are considered to be impracticable.
  • an automatic steering control system is arranged to control the steering angular velocity such that the turning rate linearly changes with respect to the moving distance when changing the turning rate.
  • the steering angular velocity is adjusted at the time of changing the turning rate such that the turning rate linearly changes with respect to the moving distance, it permits mutual conversions to be analytically performed between the deviation angle and its moving distance. This eliminates the necessity of executing complicated numerical analysis, thus simplifying the calculation processes. Furthermore, since analytical calculations are executed, accumulation of errors which may take place in numerical analysis is not caused, whereby the calculation speed can increase and further calculation accuracy can be achieved. Therefore, for example, the vehicle can be reliably moved along a set route and the steering can be effectively operated up to the maximum steering angle during the automatic steering control.
  • the relationship of the turning rate with respect to the moving distance may be linearized by changing the steering angular velocity in proportion to the vehicle speed and an inverse of a value obtained by normalizing the change amount of the turning rate with respect to the steering angle by a minimum value of the change amount of the turning rate.
  • FIG. 1 is a graph showing the relationship between the steering angle and the turning rate which is normally established in vehicles
  • FIG. 2 is a graph showing the relationship among the moving distance, the steering angle, and the turning rate, which is established in the automatic steering control system disclosed in Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2001-138941;
  • FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing the configuration of an automatic steering control system according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship among the moving distance, the steering angle, and the turning rate, which is established in the automatic steering control system according to the embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship among the moving distance, the steering angular velocity, and the steering angle, which is established in the automatic steering control system according to the embodiment of the invention when the vehicle runs at different speeds.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an automatic steering control system 10 according to one embodiment of the invention, which is used in a vehicle.
  • the automatic steering control system 10 includes an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 1 , a drive motor 4 , and a displacement sensor 5 .
  • the ECU 1 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input signal circuit, an output signal circuit, a power supply circuit, and so on, and is adapted to control the operation of the automatic steering control system 10 .
  • the drive motor 4 is disposed between a steering wheel 2 and a steering gear 3 and serves also as a power steering device.
  • the displacement sensor 5 is arranged to detect the displacement amount of the steering.
  • the ECU 1 receives signals output from the displacement sensor 5 and a vehicle speed sensor 6 and is adapted to control the driving of the drive motor 4 .
  • the steering wheel 2 can, in this embodiment, be regarded as “a vehicle wheel drive device” of the invention.
  • the change amount of the turning rate when the steering is turned by a certain steering angle ⁇ is m ( ⁇ ) times of Jmin.
  • the m ( ⁇ ) is changed according to the steering angle ⁇ .
  • m ( ⁇ ) will be referred to as “a gradient ratio.”
  • ⁇ is a constant. That is, the steering angular velocity ⁇ changes in proportion to the vehicle speed V and an inverse of the gradient ratio m ( ⁇ ). Assuming that the maximum vehicle speed which the automatic steering control system is able to catch up with is represented as “Vmax” and the maximum steering angular velocity ⁇ corresponding to the maximum vehicle speed Vmax is represented as “ ⁇ max”, a is preferably set to ⁇ max/Vmax when m ( ⁇ ) is 1.
  • the ECU 1 determines the operation amount of the steering wheel 2 , to be driven by the drive motor 4 , per unit time by executing the expression ( 8 ) using the displacement amount of the steering wheel 2 (which corresponds to the steering angle ⁇ ) detected by the displacement sensor 5 and the vehicle speed V indicated by the signal output from the vehicle sensor 6 .
  • the ECU 1 then controls the drive motor 4 in accordance with the determined operation amount of the steering wheel 2 .
  • the steering angle ⁇ represented by the line A′
  • its change amount with respect to the moving distance p reduces in proportion to an inverse of the gradient ratio m ( ⁇ ).
  • the turning rate y represented by the line B′, linearly changes with respect to the moving distance p.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph for comparing changes in the steering angular velocity ⁇ and the steering angle ⁇ with respect to the moving distance p when the vehicle moves at a constant vehicle speed Vo, a speed two times faster than Vo, and a speed three times faster than Vo.
  • the steering angular velocity ⁇ changes in proportion to the vehicle speed V.
  • the change amount of the steering angle per unit distance is always constant, rather than changing in accordance with the vehicle speed. Therefore, the steering angle, represented by the line C, changes in the same manner in any case. Accordingly, the turning rate can be linearized with respect to the moving distance p independent of the vehicle speed.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Steering Control In Accordance With Driving Conditions (AREA)
  • Control Of Driving Devices And Active Controlling Of Vehicle (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
US10/388,735 2002-03-22 2003-03-17 Automatic steering control system and method Abandoned US20030182037A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2002-080967 2002-03-22
JP2002080967A JP3714269B2 (ja) 2002-03-22 2002-03-22 自動操舵装置

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20030182037A1 true US20030182037A1 (en) 2003-09-25

Family

ID=27785361

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US10/388,735 Abandoned US20030182037A1 (en) 2002-03-22 2003-03-17 Automatic steering control system and method
US10/393,271 Expired - Lifetime US6885926B2 (en) 2002-03-22 2003-03-21 Automatic steering control system and method

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US10/393,271 Expired - Lifetime US6885926B2 (en) 2002-03-22 2003-03-21 Automatic steering control system and method

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (2) US20030182037A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1346901B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3714269B2 (fr)
DE (1) DE60305089T2 (fr)

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104750063A (zh) * 2013-12-31 2015-07-01 洛克威尔自动控制技术股份有限公司 用于配置工业安全继电器的系统和工业安全系统配置方法
US9977407B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2018-05-22 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Safety relay configuration system for safety mat device using graphical interface
US10020151B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2018-07-10 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Safety relay configuration system with multiple test pulse schemes using graphical interface
US10152030B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2018-12-11 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Safety relay configuration system with safety monitoring and safety output function blocks

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102004054437B4 (de) * 2004-11-11 2012-01-26 Volkswagen Ag Verfahren zur automatischen Steuerung und/oder Regelung einer Bewegung eines Fahrzeugs während eines Einparkvorgangs
DE102005008468B4 (de) * 2005-02-24 2017-01-12 Robert Bosch Gmbh Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Einstellung eines Lenkwinkels eines Kraftfahrzeugs
DE102008002699A1 (de) * 2008-06-27 2009-12-31 Robert Bosch Gmbh Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Steuern einer automatischen Lenkung eines Fahrzeugs und Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Überprüfen einer Ausführbarkeit einer vorgegebenen Soll-Fahrtrichtungsgröße für ein Fahrzeug
FR2968627B1 (fr) * 2010-12-10 2014-01-10 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa Procede de controle mis en oeuvre par une fonction de regulation d'un systeme de direction
JP6222476B2 (ja) * 2014-12-03 2017-11-01 マツダ株式会社 車両の走行ライン生成装置
JP6222477B2 (ja) * 2014-12-03 2017-11-01 マツダ株式会社 車両の走行ライン生成装置
JP2016222180A (ja) * 2015-06-02 2016-12-28 富士重工業株式会社 車両操舵制御装置
JP6662316B2 (ja) * 2017-01-17 2020-03-11 トヨタ自動車株式会社 車両制御システム
CN108944912B (zh) * 2018-07-11 2020-05-19 北京汽车股份有限公司 车辆和车辆转向系统的转向作用力补偿方法、装置

Family Cites Families (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0224271A (ja) * 1988-07-13 1990-01-26 Nissan Motor Co Ltd 車両の操舵制御装置
JPH0833301B2 (ja) * 1990-04-12 1996-03-29 松下電器産業株式会社 地磁気センサの着磁補正法
US5388658A (en) * 1991-12-02 1995-02-14 Imra America, Inc. Integrated torque and steering control system
US5703775A (en) * 1993-09-16 1997-12-30 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Vehicle steering control system
US5854987A (en) * 1995-02-22 1998-12-29 Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Vehicle steering control system using navigation system
JP2888216B2 (ja) * 1996-12-06 1999-05-10 株式会社日立製作所 自動操舵システム
JP3104171B2 (ja) * 1996-12-17 2000-10-30 本田技研工業株式会社 車両の自動操舵装置
JP3311274B2 (ja) * 1997-08-29 2002-08-05 本田技研工業株式会社 車両の自動操舵装置
JP3468065B2 (ja) * 1997-11-14 2003-11-17 日産自動車株式会社 車両のヨーレート制御装置
JP4104252B2 (ja) * 1999-06-22 2008-06-18 本田技研工業株式会社 車両の自動操舵装置
JP2001082200A (ja) * 1999-09-13 2001-03-27 Toyota Motor Corp 車輌の挙動制御装置
JP4092054B2 (ja) 1999-11-16 2008-05-28 本田技研工業株式会社 車両の自動操舵装置
JP4419109B2 (ja) * 2000-03-09 2010-02-24 株式会社ジェイテクト 車両用操舵制御装置
JP3698613B2 (ja) * 2000-03-28 2005-09-21 光洋精工株式会社 電動パワーステアリング装置
JP3525872B2 (ja) * 2000-08-01 2004-05-10 トヨタ自動車株式会社 車輌用自動操舵装置
JP4161573B2 (ja) * 2001-06-29 2008-10-08 株式会社豊田自動織機 駐車支援装置
JP3660635B2 (ja) * 2002-03-05 2005-06-15 三菱電機株式会社 電動パワーステアリング制御装置

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104750063A (zh) * 2013-12-31 2015-07-01 洛克威尔自动控制技术股份有限公司 用于配置工业安全继电器的系统和工业安全系统配置方法
US9977407B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2018-05-22 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Safety relay configuration system for safety mat device using graphical interface
US10020151B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2018-07-10 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Safety relay configuration system with multiple test pulse schemes using graphical interface
US10152030B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2018-12-11 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Safety relay configuration system with safety monitoring and safety output function blocks

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1346901A2 (fr) 2003-09-24
EP1346901A3 (fr) 2004-04-21
JP3714269B2 (ja) 2005-11-09
DE60305089T2 (de) 2007-06-06
US20030182038A1 (en) 2003-09-25
EP1346901B1 (fr) 2006-05-10
DE60305089D1 (de) 2006-06-14
US6885926B2 (en) 2005-04-26
JP2003276628A (ja) 2003-10-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1491430B1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif d'aide à la conduite pour un véhicule
EP1491429B1 (fr) Appareil et procédé d'assistance à la conduite pour un véhicule
EP1491979B1 (fr) Système et procédé d'assistance à la conduite
EP1342642B1 (fr) Appareil de direction automatique pour véhicule et son procédé de contrôle
US6885926B2 (en) Automatic steering control system and method
US7233851B2 (en) Driving assist apparatus and method for vehicle
US20030220727A1 (en) Generating steering feel for steer-by-wire systems
EP2263928A1 (fr) Dispositif de direction électrique et procédé de contrôle de celui-ci
US6263270B1 (en) Vehicle steering control apparatus
US20010001842A1 (en) Reverse determination method of vehicle and vehicle control apparatus
US11312410B2 (en) Electric power steering apparatus
JP3896995B2 (ja) 車両用走行支援装置
US11654965B2 (en) Method and system for steering control during reverse vehicle operation for maneuvering of a trailer
JPH11245832A (ja) 車両の操舵制御装置
JP3255052B2 (ja) 車両の操舵制御装置
US20230023426A1 (en) Steering guide torque control device for vehicle
JP3896994B2 (ja) 車両用走行支援装置
JP2777281B2 (ja) 無人搬送車の旋回走行制御方法
CN114340977B (zh) 操舵控制装置及操舵控制方法
JPH10329738A (ja) 車両の操舵制御装置
EP4349690A1 (fr) Procédé de commande de direction et dispositif de commande de direction
WO2023171255A1 (fr) Dispositif de réglage de vitesse de lacet
JPH1159457A (ja) 車両用操舵装置
JP2003022132A (ja) 無人搬送車の走行制御方法
JPS63145508A (ja) 自動走行作業車の操向制御装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JAPAN

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:IWAZAKI, KATSUHIKO;REEL/FRAME:013886/0171

Effective date: 20030207

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: EXPRESSLY ABANDONED -- DURING EXAMINATION