WO2004014674A1 - 車両用接地荷重制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle ground contact load control device used for a vehicle such as a four-wheel vehicle.
- each active cylinder provided for each wheel is individually controlled to change the ground load of each wheel. Therefore, when changing the grounding load of each wheel, not only may the posture of the vehicle body be changed, but also vertical vibration may occur. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to make the steering characteristic tend to be oversteer or understeer while suppressing a change in the attitude of the vehicle.
- front and rear and left and right load sharing means for respectively sharing the grounding load of the front, rear, left and right wheels, and the grounding load shared by each of the load sharing means can be changed by operation.
- Vehicle load detecting means vehicle state detecting means for detecting a vehicle state
- control means for controlling the operation of the load changing means in accordance with a detection signal from the vehicle state detecting means.
- each of the pair of diagonal rings and the other pair of diagonal rings are changed in opposite increasing and decreasing directions with respect to each other, and each diagonal is changed.
- the operation of the load changing means can be controlled by the control means in accordance with the vehicle state. For example, when turning, each of the grounding loads of one set of diagonal wheels is increased and changed, and It is possible to decrease and change each contact load of the pair of diagonal rings, and to change each contact load in each diagonal ring in the same increasing / decreasing direction. For example, when turning left, for example, by reducing both the ground contact loads of the right front wheel and the left rear wheel, and increasing both the ground loads of the left front wheel and the right rear wheel, the load movement is shifted to the Lya side. (Or in other words, to increase the rigidity distribution of the Larry roll), and to make the steering characteristic tend to be oversteer while suppressing the change in the attitude of the vehicle.
- the left front wheel and the right rear wheel By reducing both the grounding loads and increasing the grounding loads of the right front wheel and the left rear wheel together, the load transfer is borne by the front side (in other words, the front roll rigidity distribution is increased.
- the steering characteristics can be made to tend to understeer while suppressing changes in the body attitude.
- the front, rear, left and right load sharing means for respectively sharing the ground load of each of the front, rear, left and right wheels is provided for the front, rear, left, and right suspensions having ports mounted respectively corresponding to the front, rear, left, and right wheels.
- a load changing means that includes a hydraulic cylinder and is capable of changing a ground load shared by each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders by operation is operated by a differential pressure in response to the hydraulic pressure from each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders. It is also possible to have a hydraulic cylinder for use and an actuator for applying an operating force to the hydraulic cylinder for ground load control. In this case, by controlling the operation of the actuator according to the vehicle state by the control means, it is possible to accurately change the ground load of each wheel.
- a hydraulic circuit including the suspension hydraulic cylinders and the ground load control hydraulic cylinders includes a pitch control hydraulic cylinder that controls the pitching of the vehicle body, and a hydraulic pressure control mechanism that controls rolling of the vehicle body. It is also possible to provide a cylinder and a hydraulic cylinder for heap control for controlling the boning of the vehicle body. In this case, it is possible to control the ground load of each wheel and to control the behavior of the vehicle such as bouncing, pitching, and rolling. In addition, an accumulator and a damping valve can be provided corresponding to each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders. In this case, it is possible to control the ground load of each wheel and to add a function of absorbing vibration from the road surface with a simple configuration.
- damping means and elastic means between the ground load control hydraulic cylinder and the actuator.
- vibration input from the road surface is absorbed by the damping means and the elastic means to improve ride comfort. It is possible to do so.
- fixing means capable of disabling the operation of the ground load control hydraulic cylinder.
- the actuator fails, it is possible to disable the operation of the ground load control hydraulic cylinder by the fixing means, thereby preventing unexpected behavior.
- the required output of the actuator is reduced to reduce the physical size of the actuator and the size of the actuator. It is possible to reduce energy consumption.
- the vehicle state detecting means may include tire air pressure detecting means for detecting tire air pressures of front, rear, left and right wheels. In this case, it is possible to reduce the tire load by lowering the contact load on wheels with low tire pressure.
- control unit may include an operation amount determining unit that determines an operation amount of the load changing unit according to a detection signal from the vehicle state detecting unit.
- operation amount determining unit determines an operation amount of the load changing unit according to a detection signal from the vehicle state detecting unit.
- control means may include an operating speed determining means for determining an operating speed of the load changing means according to a detection signal from the vehicle state detecting means.
- an operating speed determining means for determining an operating speed of the load changing means according to a detection signal from the vehicle state detecting means.
- the operating speed determined by the operating speed determining means may be decreased in accordance with an increase in the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detecting means included in the vehicle state detecting means.
- the higher the speed the more slowly the contact load can be changed, and the disturbance in the behavior can be reduced.
- the vehicle state detecting means includes a gear ratio obtaining means for obtaining a gear ratio of a variable steering gear ratio mechanism (VGRS), and the gear ratio obtaining means obtains a gear ratio obtained by the gear ratio obtaining means.
- VGRS variable steering gear ratio mechanism
- the operating speed determined by the operating speed determining means is decreased in accordance with the increase.
- the VGRS gear ratio is small, the steering effect can be improved as an oversteer tendency, and when the VGRS gear ratio is large, the steering effect can be reduced as an understeer tendency, It is possible to further enhance the stability of the vehicle with VGRS.
- the control means may include a permission means for permitting operation control of the load changing means when the vehicle speed is higher than a predetermined vehicle speed.
- the operation control of the load changing means is permitted only when the vehicle speed is higher than a predetermined vehicle speed (for example, a vehicle speed at which the effect of changing the grounding load is effectively obtained at about 6 KmZh).
- a predetermined vehicle speed for example, a vehicle speed at which the effect of changing the grounding load is effectively obtained at about 6 KmZh.
- the load changing means does not operate, so that unnecessary operation can be eliminated and energy consumption can be suppressed, and the durability of the device can be improved.
- control means may include the actuator when traveling straight ahead. It is also possible to provide initialization means for initializing a sensor that detects the operating state of the data. In this case, it is possible to prevent the sensor for detecting the operating state of the actuator from being out of neutral.
- the front, rear, left, and right load sharing means for respectively sharing the ground load of the front, rear, left, and right wheels are mounted in correspondence with the front, rear, left, and right wheels, respectively, and have front, rear, left, and right having a single port.
- Load changing means that can change the ground load shared by each of these suspension hydraulic cylinders by operation.
- ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Receives hydraulic pressure from each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders attached to the left and right front wheels.
- One hydraulic cylinder for controlling the ground load which operates by the differential pressure
- the other hydraulic cylinder for controlling the ground load which receives the hydraulic pressure from the suspension hydraulic cylinders mounted corresponding to the left and right rear wheels and operates by the differential pressure
- the ratio of the axial force acting on each piston rod of these ground load control hydraulic cylinders to the fulcrum of the arm connected to these piston rods It is also possible to have an axial force ratio variable mechanism that can be changed by changing the position, and an actuator that can change the fulcrum position of the arm in accordance with a detection signal from the vehicle state detecting means. .
- a road surface / estimating means for estimating the friction coefficient of each road surface on which the left and right wheels are in contact with each other at the time of braking is provided, and the road surface obtained by these road surface
- a correction means for controlling the operation of the load changing means based on the coefficient of friction to increase the ground contact load of the high ⁇ roadside front wheel and the low roadside rear wheel and decrease the ground contact load of the low roadside front wheel and the high roadside rear wheel. It is.
- the ABS control where the left and right front wheels are controlled independently and the left and right rear wheels are controlled collectively, It is possible to shorten the braking distance by increasing the braking force on three wheels other than the ⁇ roadside front wheel.
- the vehicle state detecting means includes a vehicle speed detecting means for detecting a vehicle speed, a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle, and a yaw rate sensor for detecting a yaw rate.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a first embodiment of a vehicle suspension device including a vehicle ground load control device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the mechanical system configuration shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a main routine executed by the CPU of the electric control device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 200 of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 300 of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 400 of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 500 of FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a map showing the relationship between the slip ratio, the contact load, and the road surface ⁇ .
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 600 of FIG.
- Figure 10 is a map showing the relationship between vehicle speed, gear ratio, and roll stiffness distribution (front wheels).
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 700 of FIG.
- Fig. 12 is a map showing the relationship between the deviation of the rate and the roll stiffness distribution (front wheels).
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 800 of FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 900 of FIG.
- FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C are explanatory diagrams of the operation when the grounding load is controlled in the straight traveling state of the vehicle in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 16A, FIG. 16B, and FIG. 16C are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the first embodiment when the grounding load is controlled in a right turning state of the vehicle.
- FIG. 17A, FIG. 17B, and FIG. 17C are explanatory diagrams of the operation when the grounding load is controlled in the left turning state of the vehicle in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a second embodiment of a vehicle suspension device including a vehicle ground load control device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of the mechanical system configuration shown in FIG.
- FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a main routine executed by the CPU of the electric control device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 20 OA in FIG.
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 80OA in FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a subroutine executed in step 90 OA of FIG. 20.
- FIG. 24A, FIG. 24B, and FIG. 24C are explanatory diagrams of the operation when the grounding load is controlled in the left turning state of the vehicle in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a modified embodiment of the mechanical system configuration in the vehicle ground load control device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a first embodiment of a vehicle suspension device including a vehicle ground load control device according to the present invention.
- this suspension device as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. Is each hydraulic cylinder for suspension 1 1, 12, 13, 14 a pipe? 1, P2, P3, and P4 are respectively connected to a punching suppressor 20, a rolling suppressor 30, a pitching suppressor 40, and a grounding load changing device 50.
- Each suspension hydraulic cylinder 11, 12, 13, 14 is mounted to correspond to each of the front, rear, left and right wheels (see FL, FR, RL, RR in Fig. 14). It has 1a, 12a, 13a, and 14a, and is designed to share the ground load of the front, rear, left, and right wheels FL, FR, RL, and RR, respectively.
- each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13 and 14 is provided with a hydraulic sensor PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 for detecting its internal pressure.
- the hydraulic sensors PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 are electrically connected to the electronic control unit ECU.
- the bouncing suppressor 20 is a behavior suppressing unit that suppresses the operation of each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14 when bouncing, which is one of the behaviors of the vehicle body, is occurring.
- Control connected to ports 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a of hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, 14 via piping PI, P2, P3, P4, respectively Cylinders 21, 22, 23, 24 are provided, and each of the balancing control cylinders 21, 22, 23, 24 is provided with a piston 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a having substantially the same pressure receiving area. .
- the pistons 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a are integrated, and a hydraulic chamber 25 is provided at the back.
- the hydraulic chamber 25 serves as a spring element.
- a variable throttle 27 that functions as a damping element for damping the vibration of the spring element is interposed in the communication passage with the hydraulic chamber 26 a of the accumulator 26 (which can be implemented as a gas type or a spring type). ing.
- the rolling suppressor 30 is a movement suppressing means for suppressing the operation of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14 when rolling, which is one of the behaviors of the vehicle body, is occurring.
- Rolling control cylinders 31 connected to ports 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a of hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14 via pipes PI, P2, P3, and P4, respectively , 32, 33, and 34, and each of the rolling control cylinders 31, 32, 33, and 34 includes pistons 31a, 32a, 33a, and 34a having substantially the same pressure receiving area.
- the rolling control cylinders 31, 34 are connected to the hydraulic cylinders 11 and 14 for suspension which are located diagonally (front left and rear right), and their operations are in opposite phases (according to the increase / decrease in hydraulic pressure).
- the operation directions of the pistons 31a and 34a are opposite to each other) to form a left-right rolling control cylinder 3OA.
- the pistons 31a and 34a of the two rolling control cylinders 31 and 34 are shared by being shared.
- each of the rolling control cylinders 32, 33 is connected to two suspension hydraulic cylinders 12, 13, which are located diagonally (front right and rear left), and are connected so that their operations are in opposite phases.
- the left and right pair of rolling control cylinders 3 OB are configured.
- the pistons 32a, 33a of the two-sided one-ring control cylinders 32, 33 are integrated and shared.
- the left and right paired rolling control cylinders 3OA and 30B are in the same phase (for example, when the hydraulic pressures of the left suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 and 13 both increase, both pistons 3la, 34a and 32a, The pistons 3 la, 34 a and 32 a, 33 a are connected via a connecting rod 35.
- the connecting rod 35 extends out of the cylinder and has one end of a coil spring 36 functioning as a spring element at an extended end thereof, and a shock absorber functioning as a damping element for damping the vibration of the spring element. It is connected to one end of the bus The operation (axial movement) is suppressed by the ring 36 and the shock absorber 37.
- the other ends of the coil spring 36 and the shock absorber 37 are immovably fixed.
- the pitching suppressor 40 is a movement suppressing means for suppressing the operation of each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, 14 when pitching which is one of the behaviors of the vehicle body is occurring.
- Control cylinders 41 connected to ports 11a, 12a, 13a, and 14a of hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14 via pipes PI, P2, P3, and P4, respectively.
- , 42, 43, 44, and the respective pitching control cylinders 41, 42, 43, 44 are provided with pistons 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a having substantially the same pressure receiving area.
- the respective pitching control cylinders 41, 44 are connected to the two suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 14, which are located diagonally (front left and rear right), and are connected so that their operations are in opposite phases.
- the front and rear pair pitching control cylinder 4 OA is configured.
- the pistons 41a, 44a of the both pitching control cylinders 41, 44 are integrated and shared.
- the pitching control cylinders 42 and 43 are connected to the two suspension hydraulic cylinders 12 and 13 that are located diagonally (front right and rear left), and are connected so that their operations are in opposite phases. And constitutes the pitching control cylinder 40B.
- the pistons 42a and 43a of the pitching control cylinders 42 and 43 are integrated and shared.
- the front and rear pair pitching control cylinders 4 OA and 4 OB are in the front and rear in-phase (for example, when the hydraulic pressures of the front suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 and 12 both increase, both pistons 4 la, 44 a and 42 a, 43 a are both pushed to the right in the figure), and each piston 4 la, 44 a is connected to 42 a, 43 a via a connecting rod 45.
- the connecting rod 45 extends out of the cylinder and has one end of a coil spring 46 functioning as a spring element at an extended end thereof, and a shock absorber functioning as a damping element for damping the vibration of the spring element. It is connected to one end of the bus absorber 47, and its operation (axial movement) is suppressed by the coil spring 46 and the shock absorber 47. It is like that. In this embodiment, the other ends of the coil spring 46 and the shock absorber 47 are fixed immovably.
- the grounding load changing device 50 changes the grounding load shared by the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14 under the control of the operation by the electric control unit ECU.
- Grounding load control cylinders 51, '52 which are connected to ports 1 1 &, 12 a, 13 a, 14 a of ports 1 1, 12, 13, 14 via piping PI, P 2, P 3, P 4 respectively
- Each of the ground load control cylinders 51, 52, 53, 54 has a piston 51a, 52a, 53a, 54a having a pressure receiving area substantially the same.
- Each of the ground load control cylinders 52 and 54 is connected to both suspension hydraulic cylinders 12 and 14 located on the right side (front right and rear right), and their operations are connected in opposite phases.
- the right ground contact load control cylinder 50 A is configured.
- the pistons 52a and 54a of the two grounding load control cylinders 52 and 54 are integrally used in common.
- each of the ground load control cylinders 51 and 53 is connected to both suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 and 13 located on the left side (front left and rear left), and their operations are connected in opposite phases. And constitutes the left-side ground contact load control cylinder 50B.
- the bistons 5la and 53a of both ground load control cylinders 51 and 53 are integrated and shared.
- the right ground contact load control cylinder 5 OA and the left ground contact load control cylinder 50 B are diagonally in-phase (for example, the hydraulic pressure of the suspension hydraulic cylinder 12 at the front right and the suspension hydraulic cylinder 13 at the rear left has increased.
- both pistons 51a, 53a and 52a, 54a are pushed together to the right in the figure
- each piston 51a, 53a and 52a, 54a is connected with a connecting rod. It is linked through 55.
- the connecting rod 55 extends out of the cylinder and has one end of a coil spring 56 functioning as a spring element at an extending end thereof, and a shock absorber functioning as a damping element for damping the vibration of the spring element. It is connected to one end of the bushover 57, and its operation (moving in the axial direction) is suppressed by the coil spring 56 and the shock absorber 57. It is also connected to the other end of the coil spring 56 and the shock absorber 57. The operation (axial movement) is suppressed by the actuator 58.
- the actuator 58 applies an operating force to each of the ground load control cylinders 51 to 54 through a coil spring 56 and a shock absorber 57, and the operation is controlled by a hydraulic control device 60. It has become.
- the actuator 58 includes a cylinder 58a whose supply and discharge of hydraulic oil is controlled by a hydraulic control device 60, a piston 58b reciprocally attached to the cylinder 58a, and a cylinder. It is constituted by a rod 58c that penetrates through 58a and moves integrally with the piston 58b and applies an operating force to the other end of the coil spring 56 and the shock absorber 57, and the piston 58 is inserted into the cylinder 58a. b forms a pair of oil chambers R1, R2.
- the cylinder 58a is provided with hydraulic pressure sensors PS5 and PS6 for detecting the pressures in the oil chambers Rl and R2.
- the hydraulic pressure sensors PS5 and PS6 are connected to the electric control unit ECU. It is electrically connected.
- the hydraulic control device 60 includes a forward / reverse rotatable pump 61 capable of supplying hydraulic oil to each of the oil chambers R 1 and R 2 of the actuator 58, a forward / reverse rotatable electric motor 62 for driving the pump 61, A 4-port 2-position switching valve 63 interposed between the oil chambers Rl, R2 and the pump 61 to communicate and shut off between the two, and a bypass passage connecting both ports of the pump 61 A two-port two-position on-off valve 64 is provided to open and close the bypass passage.
- the operation of the electric motor 62, the 4-port 2-position switching valve 63, the 2-port 2-position on-off valve 64, and the like is controlled by the electric control unit ECU via the drive circuit 70. Has become.
- the electric control unit ECU is electrically connected to each of the hydraulic sensors PS1 to PS6 and the drive circuit 70, and further includes a motor current sensor S1, a steering angle sensor S2, a vehicle speed sensor S3, and a tire pressure sensor S for each wheel. 4. It is electrically connected to each wheel brake oil pressure sensor S5, each wheel speed sensor S6, each rate sensor S7, lateral acceleration sensor S8, etc.
- the electric control unit ECU includes a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an interface, and the like. When the identification switch (not shown) is turned on, the electric control unit ECU is provided with a microcomputer.
- the CPU executes a control program corresponding to the flowcharts of FIGS. ms ec), and controls the operations of the electric motor 62, the 4-port 2-position switching valve 63, the 2-port 2-position on-off valve 64, and the like in the hydraulic control device 60.
- the electric control unit ECU outputs a VSC control signal during VSC control of a known VSC device (vehicle stability control device) that suppresses understeer and oversteer during turning of the vehicle. Further, the electric control unit ECU is configured to be able to control the operation of a known steering gear ratio variable mechanism (VGRS) that varies the steering gear ratio according to the vehicle speed.
- VGRS steering gear ratio variable mechanism
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU controls the hydraulic pressure based on the signals from the sensors.
- the operation of the electric motor 62 of the control device 60, the 4-port 2-position switching valve 63, and the 2-port 2-position on-off valve 64 is controlled to control the ground load of the front, rear, left, and right wheels FL, FR, RL, RR.
- the control of the grounding load is performed by the CPU of the electric control unit ECU repeatedly executing the main routine shown in FIG. 3 at a predetermined calculation cycle (for example, 8 ms ec).
- the CPU starts processing in step 101 of FIG. 3, executes control presence determination / initialization processing in step 200, executes tire pressure corresponding control processing in step 300, and executes VS C in step 400.
- Executes cooperative control processing executes step-brake braking control processing in step 500, performs vehicle speed response in step 600, performs VGRS coordination, executes control speed restriction processing, and executes step 700 control rate control processing.
- step 800 the actuator target differential pressure calculation process is executed, in step 900, the motor control process is executed, and in step 102, the process is terminated.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the control presence / absence determination / initialization processing in step 200 in FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 4 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 201, sets the flag F to “0” in step 202, and sets the electric resistance value R of the electric motor 62 in step 203. Measure and store. The electric resistance value R is measured from the detection signal of the motor current sensor S1 by applying a small current to the electric motor 62, and when the electric motor 62 is disconnected and cannot be energized, a value larger than the set value Ro is set. Become.
- step 204 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “Yes” in step 204, and in step 205, the 4-port 2-position switching valve. After outputting a closing signal for closing 63 to the driving circuit 70, the process returns to step 102 in FIG. Therefore, when the electric motor 62 is disconnected and the operation of the actuator 58 cannot be controlled by the hydraulic control device 60, the actuator 58 is hydraulically locked by the four-port two-position switching valve 63 to stop the operation. It is impossible.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines "No" in step 204, and detects the steering angle from the detection signal of the steering angle sensor S2 in step 206. And memorize. At this time, if the steering angle is larger than the threshold value 1 (for example, about 3 degrees), "Yes” is determined in step 207, and the vehicle speed is detected and stored in step 208 from the detection signal of the vehicle speed sensor S3. . At this time, if the vehicle speed is higher than the threshold value 2 (for example, about 6 km / h), "Yes J is determined in step 209, steps 210, 211, and 212 are executed, and then step 213 is executed. Returning to the main routine in Fig.
- step 207 when the steering angle is equal to or smaller than the threshold value 1 (substantially in a straight running state) at the time of execution of step 207, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes step 207. Is determined to be “No”, and after executing steps 214 and 215, the process returns to step 102 in FIG. 1 and the process is terminated at step 102. Further, if the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the threshold value 2 at the time of executing the above-described step 209 (the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the vehicle speed at which the effect of the change in the grounding load is effectively obtained), the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines in step 209 that After executing Steps 214 and 215, the process returns to Step 102 of FIG. 1 and ends the process once in Step 102.
- step 210 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU detects the detection signals of the hydraulic pressure sensors PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4 provided in each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13 and 14.
- step 211 the ground load value of each wheel is calculated from the hydraulic pressure of each suspension cylinder and stored
- step 212 the ground load value of each wheel is calculated in step 212.
- the ground contact load value of each wheel in 11 is calculated by integrating the hydraulic pressure of each suspension cylinder and the pressure receiving area of each suspension hydraulic cylinder 11, 12, 13, 14.
- the rear two-wheel contact load value in Step 212 is calculated by adding the right rear wheel contact load value and the left rear wheel contact load value.
- step 214 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU outputs an open signal for opening the 2-port 2-position on-off valve 64 to the drive circuit 70.
- the open signal is provided in the cylinder 58a of the actuator 58. Reset and initialize both oil pressure sensors PS5 and PS6. Therefore, at this time, the bypass passage connecting both ports of the pump 61 is opened, and the free operation of the piston 58 b and the rod 58 c in the actuator 58 is allowed. Therefore, at this time, by allowing the free operation of each of the ground load control cylinders 51 to 54, transmission of vibration input from the road surface can be cut off, and riding comfort can be improved.
- step 215 resets and initializes both oil pressure sensors PS5 and PS6, so that it is possible to prevent deviation of the neutrality of both oil pressure sensors PS5 and PS6.
- steps 208 and 209 when the effect due to the change in the grounding load cannot be obtained effectively, steps 300 to 900 in FIG. 3 are not executed.
- energy consumption can be suppressed by eliminating unnecessary operations, and the durability of the device can be improved. .
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the tire pressure control process in step 300 of FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 5 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 301, and detects and stores the tire pressure of each wheel from the detection signal of each wheel tire pressure sensor S4 in step 302. I do. At this time, if the tire pressure of each wheel is equal to or higher than the threshold value 3 (for example, a normal lower limit value of about 150 kPa), the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the steps 303, 304, 305, and 306 at each step. After judging “No” in each case, execute step 307 and return to the main routine of FIG.
- the threshold value 3 for example, a normal lower limit value of about 150 kPa
- step 306 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes steps 303, 304, 3 Each at 05 makes a "No" determination, it is determined that "Y es" in step 306, sets the target ground contact load value of the left rear wheel to zero at step 308, "1 flag F Te in step 309 Then, execute step 307 and return to the main routine in FIG.
- the CPUs of the electric control unit ECU perform steps 303 and 304 respectively. "No”, and in steps 305 and 310, respectively, "yes”, then execute step 307 and return to the main routine of FIG.
- step 305 “Yes” is determined.
- step 310 “No” is determined.
- step 311 the target contact load value of the left rear wheel is set to the rear two-wheel contact load value (in step 212 of FIG. 4). (Calculated contact load value) and set the flag F to “1” in step 312. Then, execute step 307 and return to the main routine in FIG.
- Step 303 determines whether the tire pressure of the right front wheel and the left rear wheel is equal to or greater than the threshold value 3 and the tire pressure of the left front wheel is less than the threshold value 3.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines in step 303 that " No)
- Step 304 determines "Yes”
- Step 313 determines "No”
- the target ground load value of the left rear wheel is After setting the load value and setting the flag F to "1" in step 312, execute step 307 and return to the main routine of FIG.
- step 307 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine in FIG.
- step 307 after determining “Yes” in steps 303 and 314, respectively.
- the ECU of the electronic control unit ECU proceeds to step 303. After determining “Ye s” in step 314, determining “NoJ” in step 314, and determining “Ye s” in step 315, executes step 307 and returns to the main routine of FIG.
- step 303 if the tire pressure of the right front wheel is less than the threshold value 3 and the tire pressures of the left front wheel and the right rear wheel are not less than the threshold value 3, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU proceeds to step 303 with “Yes , And at Steps 314 and 315, respectively, the determination is "No”.
- Step 316 the target ground contact load value of the left rear wheel is set to zero, and at Step 317 the flag F is set to "1". After that, step 307 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine in FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the VSC cooperative control processing in step 400 of FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 6 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 401, and detects and stores a VSC control signal (a signal output by the electric control unit ECU itself during VSC control) in step 402. . At this time, if VSC control is not being executed, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “No” in step 403, executes step 404, and returns to the main routine in FIG. Further, when the VSC control is executed, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “Yes” in step 403, and then determines in step 405 each wheel's brake signal from the detection signal of each wheel brake hydraulic pressure sensor S5. Each brake oil pressure is detected and stored.
- VSC control signal a signal output by the electric control unit ECU itself during VSC control
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “No” in each of steps 406 and 407, and then proceeds to step 406. Execute 404 and return to the main routine in FIG. At this time, if the brake hydraulic pressure of the right front wheel is equal to or less than the threshold value 4 and the brake hydraulic pressure of the left front wheel is greater than the threshold value 4, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “No” in step 406.
- step 407 "Yes" is determined, the target ground load value of the left rear wheel is set to zero in step 408, the flag F is set to "1" in step 409, and then step 404 is performed. Execute and return to the main routine in FIG. Also, at this time, the brake oil pressure of the right front wheel is larger than the threshold value 4, the brake oil pressure of the left rear wheel is larger than the threshold value 5 (for example, about 0.5 MPa), and the brake oil pressure of the right rear wheel is less than the threshold value 5.
- step 406 determines “Yes” in step 406
- step 410 determines “No” in step 411
- step 408 determines in step 408
- the target ground load value of the left rear wheel is set to zero
- the flag F is set to “1” in step 409
- step 404 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the steps 406, 411, 412. Step after each judgment is “Yes”
- step 410 the judgment was “No”, in step 412 the target rear contact load value of the left rear wheel was set to the above-mentioned rear two-wheel contact load value, and in step 413 the flag F was set to “1”. Thereafter, step 404 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the crossroad braking control process in step 500 of FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 7 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 501, and
- step 502 the brake oil pressure of each wheel is detected and stored from the detection signal of each wheel brake oil pressure sensor S5 (see FIG. 1). At this time, if all the brake oil pressures are zero, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “Yes” in step 503, executes step 504, and returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “No” in step 503, and then determines the slip ratio of each wheel (each wheel slip ratio) in step 505.
- the ground contact load value of each wheel is calculated and stored.
- the friction coefficient of each road surface where each wheel is in contact with the ground (each Road surface ⁇ ) Calculate and store.
- the slip ratio of each wheel described above is slipped from each wheel speed obtained from the detection signal of each wheel speed sensor S6 (see Fig. 1) and the vehicle speed obtained from the detection signal of the vehicle speed sensor S1 (see Fig. 1).
- Rate (vehicle speed / wheel speed) Calculated by the relational expression of Z vehicle speed.
- the above-mentioned brake force of each wheel is obtained from the brake oil pressure of each wheel obtained from the detection signal of each wheel brake oil pressure sensor S5 (see FIG. 1) and the specifications of the brake device mounted on each wheel (piston area, notch).
- De, effective braking radius, effective tire radius) from braking force brake hydraulic pressure x biston area x no.
- the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel is in contact with the ground (right front) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel is in contact with the ground left is a threshold value 6 (for example, 0.1) or less, and the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel is in contact with the ground ( ⁇ left front) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel is in contact with the ground is right below the threshold value of 6.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “No” in step 508, determines “no” in step 509, executes step 504, and executes the main routine of FIG.
- the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel is in contact with the ground (front right) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel is in contact with the front left is less than or equal to the threshold value 6, and the left front wheel
- the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface ( ⁇ front left) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel touches the ground ( ⁇ front right) is larger than the threshold value 6, and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel touches the ground ( ⁇ front left)
- the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel touches the ground (front right) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel touches the ground ( ⁇ left front) is 6 or less, and the left front wheel
- the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface ( ⁇ front left) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel touches the ground ( ⁇ right front) is larger than the threshold value 6, and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel touches the ground ( ⁇ left
- the ECU of the ECU CU will return “No” in step 508.
- step 509 Is determined in step 509 as “Y es”, in step 510 it is determined as ⁇ es j, and in step 513 the target ground load value of the left rear wheel is Set the ground load value to X right rear (right rear + ⁇ left rear), set flag F to “1” in step 5 1 2, execute step 5 04, and Return to step 3 main routine.
- step 5 14 it is determined as “Y es”, and in step 5 14 it is determined as “Y es”, and in step 5 13 the target contact load value for the left rear wheel is + ju left), set the flag F to “1” in step 5 12, execute step 504, and return to the main routine of FIG. 3.
- the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface where the right front wheel touches the ground ( ⁇ right front) and the friction coefficient of the road surface where the left front wheel touches the ground (left front) is larger than the threshold value 6, and the right front wheel touches the ground. If the difference between the friction coefficient of the road surface on the right (front right) and the friction coefficient of the road surface on which the right rear wheel is in contact with the right rear wheel is equal to or greater than the threshold value 7, the CPU of the electronic control unit ECU, at step 508, Y es ", and in step 5 14," No ", in step 5 15 the target ground contact load value for the left rear wheel is set to zero, and in step 5 12 the flag is set. After setting F to “1”, execute step 504 and return to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the vehicle speed response, the VGRS coordination, and the control speed limiting process in step 600 of FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. Execute Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 601, detects and stores the vehicle speed from the detection signal of the vehicle speed sensor S 3 (see FIG. 1) in step 602, and stores the vehicle speed in step 603.
- the VGRS gear ratio is obtained from the vehicle speed and stored, and in step 604, the target roll rigidity front wheel distribution value is determined and stored according to the above-described vehicle speed and VGRS gear ratio with reference to the map of FIG. .
- step 607 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the correction calculation of the target roll stiffness front wheel distribution value in step 606 described above is performed based on the target roll rigidity front wheel distribution value obtained in step 604 described above and the previous value obtained in the previous step 604.
- the target roll stiffness distribution value is added to 1Z2 (average value is calculated).
- the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the threshold value 9, and the current target roll rigidity front wheel distribution value obtained by performing the above-described step 604 is the previous target roll rigidity front wheel obtained by performing the previous step 604. If the value is equal to or greater than the distribution value, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “No” in step 605, executes “No” in step 608, executes step 607, and returns to the main routine of FIG. At this time, the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the threshold value 9, and the current target roll stiffness front wheel distribution value obtained by performing the above-described step 604 is the previous target roll stiffness obtained by performing the previous step 604.
- step 607 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the rate control process in step 700 of FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 11 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 701, detects and stores the vehicle speed from the detection signal of the vehicle speed sensor S 3 (see FIG. 1) in step 702, and stores the detected vehicle speed in step 703. From the detection signal of the steering angle sensor S2 (see Fig. 1). The steering angle is detected and stored, and the target rate is calculated in step 704. This target rate is calculated from the above-mentioned vehicle speed and steering angle by the relational expression of target rate Toni vehicle speed X steering angle X constant.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU detects the actual rate (actual rate) from the detection signal of the rate sensor S7 (see FIG. 1) in step 705 and stores the detected rate.
- the deviation of the target that is, the difference between the target rate and the actual rate is calculated and stored.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “Yes” in step 707 and proceeds to step 708 in FIG. After correcting the target roll stiffness front wheel distribution value in accordance with the deviation of the rate with reference to the map of FIG. 12, step 709 is executed, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes step 709 after determining “No” in step 707, and executes the main routine of FIG. Return.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the actuator target differential pressure calculation process in step 800 in FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 13 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 801, and determines in step 802 whether the flag F is “1”. At this time, if the flag F is “1”, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines “Yes” in step 802, executes steps 803, 804, and 805, and then executes step 806. Execute and return to the main routine in Figure 3.
- step 803 described above the CPU of the electric control unit ECU calculates the target contact load value of the left rear wheel obtained by executing the subroutine shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and the actual contact load of the left rear wheel at this time.
- Value actual ground contact calculated by integrating the pressure obtained from the detection signal of the hydraulic sensor PS 3 (see Fig. 1) provided on the suspension hydraulic cylinder 13 for the left rear wheel and the pressure receiving area of the suspension hydraulic cylinder 13). Calculate and store the deviation of the load value.
- step 804 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines the target actuator thrust (axial force applied to the rod 58c of the actuator 58) required to eliminate the deviation calculated in step 803. Goal fact In step 805, the target actuator pressure difference (differential pressure between the two oil chambers Rl and R2 in the actuator 58) is calculated from the target actuator thrust. Calculate and store.
- step 802 determines “No” at step 802, and after executing steps 807, 808, and 809, Steps 805 and 806 described above are executed, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG.
- step 807 described above the CPU of the electric control unit ECU detects and stores the actual lateral acceleration from the detection signal of the lateral acceleration sensor S8 (see FIG. 1).
- step 809 described above the CPU of the electric control unit ECU determines whether the target wheel rigidity front wheel distribution value obtained by executing the subroutine shown in FIG. 9 or FIG.
- the target actuator thrust is calculated as the target actuator thrust from the piston transfer pressure area of suspension and the piston receiving pressure area of the suspension cylinders 1 to 14 and the pressure receiving area of the piston 50a to 54a of the ground load change device 50.
- Front wheel distribution value X 2_l) X (Right and left load displacement) X (Piston area of ground load change device 50) ⁇ (Piston rod pressure receiving area of suspension hydraulic cylinder) Calculate and store.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes the motor control process in step 900 in FIG. 3, the subroutine shown in FIG. 14 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU starts processing in step 901, executes steps 902 to 906, executes step 907, and returns to the main routine in FIG.
- step 902 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU detects the actual oil pressure of each of the oil chambers R 1 and R 2 in the actuator 58 from the detection signals of the oil pressure sensors PS 5 and PS 6 (see FIG. 1).
- step 903 a difference (actual differential pressure) between the actual oil pressures of the oil chambers Rl and R2 is calculated and stored.
- step 904 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU executes step 805 in FIG. The difference between the target differential pressure obtained in step 903 and the actual differential pressure obtained in step 903 is calculated and stored.
- step 905 the electric motor 62 is operated in accordance with the deviation between the target differential pressure and the actual differential pressure.
- step 906 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU outputs a drive signal using the motor current obtained in step 905 to the drive circuit 70 of the electric motor 62.
- the tire rear pressure RL is changed from a state in which the tire pressures of all the wheels are normal (threshold value of 3 or more).
- the steps 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 5, and the steps 802, 803, 309 in the subroutine of FIG. Steps 804 and 805 are executed, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14.
- the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG.
- FIGS. 15A and 15B the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 from the state of FIG. 15A toward the state of FIG. 15B. Then, the right and left front wheels can move the ground load from the right front wheel FR to the left front wheel FL, and the left and right rear wheels can move the ground load from the left rear wheel RL to the right rear wheel RR. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the ground contact load of the left rear wheel RL in which the tire air pressure is smaller than the threshold value 3 and reduce the damage of the tire mounted on the left rear wheel RL.
- the size of each ground contact load is indicated by the size of a circle according to each wheel FL, FR, RL, RR.
- the steps S302, S303, S314, S315, S316, S317 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. Steps 802, 803, 804, and 805 are executed, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14 to obtain the same operation as the above operation.
- steps 302, 303, 304, 305, 31 0, 31 1, 312 are executed in the subroutine of FIG.
- Steps 802, 803, 804, and 805 are executed in the subroutine. All the steps are executed in the subroutine in FIG. 14, and the electric motor 62 outputs the motor current (driving direction and Driven).
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 from the state of FIG. 15A toward the state of FIG. 15C.
- the left and right front wheels can move the ground load from the left front wheel FL to the right front wheel FR, and the left and right rear wheels can move the ground load from the right rear wheel RR to the left rear wheel RL. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the ground contact load of the right rear wheel RR in which the tire pressure becomes smaller than the threshold value 3 and reduce the damage of the tire mounted on the right rear wheel RR.
- Steps 802, 803, 804, and 805 are executed, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14. It is possible to obtain the same operation as the above operation. By lowering the contact load of the front wheel FL, it is possible to reduce the damage of the tires mounted on the left front wheel FL.
- the rear wheel skids during VSC control during a right turn and when the brake hydraulic pressure of the right front wheel FR is equal to or less than the threshold value 4, the braking of the left front wheel FL is performed.
- steps 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, and 409 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 6, and steps 802, 803, 804, and 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG.
- all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14, and the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG.
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is When pressed by the heater 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 16B, the ground load can be transferred to the left front wheel FL and the right rear wheel RR. Therefore, the braking force of the front left wheel FL is increased, and the amount of side slip of the rear wheel can be reduced.
- the magnitude of each ground contact load is indicated by a circle in accordance with each wheel FL, FR, RL, RR.
- step 402, 403, 405, 406, 410, 411, 408, and 409 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 6, and steps 802, 803, and 804 are performed in the subroutine of FIG. , 805 are executed, all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14, and the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG. .
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 17B, and the grounding load can be moved to the left front wheel FL and the right rear wheel RR. . Therefore, the roll stiffness distribution tends to be oversteer after the rear, and the amount of side slip of the front wheels can be reduced.
- the size of each ground contact load is indicated by the size of a circle according to each wheel 1 ⁇ , FR, RL, RR.
- Steps 402, 403, 405, 406, 410, 412, 413 are executed in the subroutine 6 and steps 802, 803, 804, 805 are executed in the subroutine in FIG. 13, and the subroutine in FIG. All the steps are executed, and the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 in FIG.
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 17C, and the grounding load can be transferred to the right front wheel FR and the left rear wheel RL. . Therefore, the braking force of the front right wheel FR increases. In addition, it is possible to reduce the amount of sideslip of the rear wheels.
- Steps 402, 403, 405, 406, 410, 413, 412, 413 are executed in the subroutine of step 6, and steps 802, 803, 804 are performed in the subroutine of FIG. , 805 is executed, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14.
- the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG. Driven.
- the connecting rod 55 of the ground contact load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 16C, and the ground load is transferred to the right front wheel FR and the left rear wheel RR. it can.
- the roll stiffness distribution tends to be oversteer after the rear, and the amount of front wheel sideslip can be reduced.
- the subroutine of FIG. 5 0 3, 5 0 5, 506, 50 7, 50 8, 5 09, 5 1 0, 5 1 1, 5 1 2 are executed, and the steps 802, 803, 8 04 , 805 are executed, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14.
- the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG. Driven.
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 from the state shown in FIG. 15A to the state shown in FIG. 15C, and is applied to the right front wheel FR and the left rear wheel RL.
- the ground load can be moved, and the ground load of the left front wheel FL can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the braking force of the left front wheel FL to avoid spin due to a momentary imbalance.
- steps 502, 503, 505, 506, 50 7, 508, 5 09, 5 10 0, 5 13 3, 5 1 2 are executed, and steps 802, 803, 804, 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. All steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14, and the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG. Therefore, at this time, the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 15B, and the grounding load can be transferred to the left front wheel FL and the right rear wheel RR. Therefore, the contact load of the right rear wheel RR can be increased. Therefore, the product of the road surface ⁇ and the ground contact load at the rear wheel can be equalized on the left and right, and the braking force at the rear wheel can be maximized.
- the steps 502, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508 in the subroutine of FIG. , 514, 513, 512 are executed, steps 802, 803, 804, 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 13, and all steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG.
- the motor is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905. Therefore, at this time, the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 15C, and the grounding load can be transferred to the right front wheel FR and the left rear wheel RL. As a result, the contact load of the left rear wheel RL can be increased. Therefore, the product of the road surface ⁇ and the ground contact load at the rear wheel can be equalized on the left and right, and the braking force at the rear wheel can be maximized.
- steps 502, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 514, 5 15 , 512 are executed, and steps 802, 803, 804, and 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 13, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG.
- the motor is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in.
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 15 ⁇ , and the grounding load can be moved to the left front wheel FL and the right rear wheel RR.
- the contact load of the right front wheel FR can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the braking force of the right front wheel FR and avoid spin due to the low moment imbalance.
- steps 602, 603, 604, 605, 606 are executed in the subroutine of FIG.
- the steps 802, 807, 808, 809, and 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 13 and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14, and the electric motor 62 is obtained in step 905 of FIG.
- the motor is driven by the applied motor current (driving direction and driving force).
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed toward the state shown in FIG. 16B by the actuator 58, and the left front wheel FL (turn outside front) and the right rear wheel RR (turn inside rear) are used.
- the wheel can move the ground load. Therefore, at this time, the roll stiffness distribution becomes lower than before and the vehicle tends to understeer, so that the stability of the vehicle can be improved. Also, at this time, it is possible to reduce the change in behavior by reducing the control speed by executing step 606.
- the connecting rod 55 of the ground contact load changing device 50 is pressed toward the state shown in FIG. 16C by the actuator 58, and the right front wheel FR (the turning inside front wheel) and the left rear wheel RL (the turning outside rear wheel RL). Wheel) can transfer the ground load. Therefore, at this time, the roll stiffness distribution is later and the vehicle tends to oversteer, so that the maneuverability can be improved. At this time, it is possible to reduce the change in behavior by reducing the control speed by executing step 606. If the VGRS gear ratio increases or the vehicle speed increases during a right turn at a vehicle speed of 9 or less, steps 602, 603, 604, 605, and 608 are performed in the subroutine of FIG.
- Steps 802, 807, 808, 809, and 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 13 and the subroutine of FIG. All the steps are executed, and the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 in FIG.
- the connecting rod 55 of the ground load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG. 16B, and the left front wheel FL (turning front front wheel) and the right rear wheel RR (The inner rear wheel) can transfer the ground contact load. Therefore, at this time, the roll stiffness distribution becomes lower than before, and the vehicle tends to understeer, so that the stability of the vehicle can be improved. At this time, since the step 606 is not executed, it is possible to increase the control speed and enhance the effect of the control.
- step 802 when the absolute value of the deviation between the target rate and the actual rate becomes larger than the threshold value 8 during a right turn, all the subroutines in FIG. Steps are executed, steps 802, 807, 808, 809, 805 are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 13, and all steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 14. Then, the electric motor 62 is driven by the motor current (driving direction and driving force) obtained in step 905 of FIG.
- the connection port 55 of the ground load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG.
- the ground load can be transferred to FL (turn outside front wheel) and right rear wheel RR (turn inside rear wheel). Therefore, at this time, the distribution of the rigidity of the front wheels is increased, and the vehicle tends to understeer, so that the actual rate can be made closer to the target rate.
- the connecting rod 55 of the grounding load changing device 50 is pressed by the actuator 58 toward the state shown in FIG.
- the ground load can be transferred to the front wheels) and the left rear wheel RL (outer rear wheel). Therefore, at this time, the distribution of the roll stiffness of the rear wheels increases and the vehicle tends to oversteer, so that the actual rate can be made closer to the target rate.
- the bouncing suppressor 20 is operated during bouncing of the vehicle body to control bouncing of the vehicle body.
- each suspension hydraulic cylinder 11, 1, 2, 1, 3, and 14 perform almost the same operation (compression operation), each port lla, 12 a, 13 a, and 14 a force, Approximately the same hydraulic pressure (high hydraulic pressure) is supplied to each of the control cylinders 21 to 24, 31 to 34, and 41 to 44 via l, P2, P3, and P4.
- the hydraulic pressure is balanced in the control cylinders 31, 34, 32, 33 and 41, 44, 42, 43 of the rolling suppressor 30 and the pitching suppressor 40, and the pistons 31a, 34a , 32a, 33a and 41a, 44a, 42a, 43a do not work.
- the pistons 21a, 22a, 23a, and 24a operate under the action of the accumulator 25 and the variable throttle 26, and the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13 , 14, that is, suppresses bouncing of the vehicle body and cushions impact from the road surface.
- the rolling suppressor 30 when rolling the vehicle body, the rolling suppressor 30 operates to control the rolling of the vehicle body.
- the right and left suspension hydraulic cylinders 12 and 14 perform substantially the same operation (compression operation) while the left and right suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 and 13 operate.
- the control cylinders 22, 24, 32 are connected via the pipes P2, P4 from the ports 12a, 14a of the right suspension hydraulic cylinders 12, 24, respectively.
- the hydraulic pressure is balanced by the control cylinders 21, 24, 22, 23 and 41, 44, 42, 43 of the bouncing suppressor 20 and the pitching suppressor 40, and the pistons 21a, 24a, 22 a, 23a and 41a, 44a, 42a, 43a do not work.
- the pistons 31a, 34a and 32a, 33a connected by the connection port 35 are coil springs.
- the pitching suppressor 40 is operated during the pitching of the vehicle body to control the pitching of the vehicle body.
- both front suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 and 12 perform substantially the same operation (compression operation)
- rear rear suspension hydraulic cylinders 13 and 14 perform substantially the same operation.
- the control cylinders 21, 22, 31, 32 through the pipings 1, P2 from the ports 113, 123 of the front suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 12 and Approximately the same hydraulic pressure (high hydraulic pressure) is supplied to 41 and 42, and the hydraulic cylinders 1 for both suspensions on the rear side via pipes P 3 and P 4 from each control cylinder 23, 24, 33, 34 and 43, 44. 3, 14 each port 1 3 a, 1
- the hydraulic pressure is balanced by the control cylinders 21, 24, 22, 23 and 31, 34, 32, 33 of the bouncing suppressor 20 and the rolling suppressor 30, and the pistons 21a, 24a, 22a, 23a and 31a, 34a, 32a, 33a do not work.
- the pistons 41a, 44a and 42a, 43a connected by the connection port 45 operate under the action of the coil spring 46 and the shock absorber 47, The operation of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13 and 14 is suppressed, that is, the pitching of the vehicle body is suppressed.
- the front right and rear left suspension hydraulic cylinders 12, 13 perform substantially the same operation (compression operation).
- the control cylinders 22, 23, 32 In order to perform substantially the same operation (extension operation), the control cylinders 22, 23, 32, from the ports 12a, 13a of both suspension hydraulic cylinders 12, 13 via pipes P2, P3, respectively.
- the hydraulic pressure is balanced in the control cylinders 31, 34, 32, 33 and 41, 44, 42, 43 of the rolling suppressor 30 and the pitching suppressor 40, and the respective pistons 31a, 34a, 32a, 33a and 41a, 44a, 42a, 43a do not work.
- the bouncing suppressor 20 hydraulic oil is supplied to each of the control cylinders 22 and 23, and hydraulic oil is discharged from each of the control cylinders 21 and 24, so that the pistons 21a, 24a and 22a, 23 Although a operates in the same direction, the bouncing suppressor 20 does not substantially function because the operation amounts are substantially equal (the operation of each suspension hydraulic cylinder 11, 1, 12, 13, and 14 is not suppressed) .
- each suspension hydraulic cylinder 11, 12, 13, 14 is variable with the accumulator 25 (spring element).
- the pitching suppressor 40 having the absorber 47 (damping element) is configured to suppress independently.
- the characteristics of each spring element and each damping element that specify the suppressing function of each suppressor 20, 30, and 40 are separately independent. It is possible to set.
- the single ports 11 a to l 4 a of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 to 14 mounted corresponding to the front, rear, left, and right wheels are connected by piping P
- a hydraulic circuit can be configured by connecting 1 to P4, and the hydraulic circuit can be configured simply and inexpensively.
- the behavior (bouncing) of the vehicle body in the heap direction can be effectively suppressed.
- the pair of diagonal hydraulic control cylinders 2 OA and 20 B are operated without operating the accumulator 25 provided in the bouncing suppressor 20. It can be operated freely in the same phase, and the reduction of the grounding load on each wheel can be suppressed, and the reduction of the driving force can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the posture of the vehicle body and ensure the driving force of each wheel without complicating the hydraulic circuit in the suspension device.
- control hydraulic cylinders 2 1, 2 4 and 2 2 constituting each diagonal hydraulic control cylinder 20 A, 2 OB in the bouncing suppressor 20 are also provided.
- 23 pistons 21a, 24a and 22a, 23a are connected to each other, so that the diagonal hydraulic control cylinders 2OA, 20B can be made compact. .
- the connecting means 20C for connecting the diagonal hydraulic control cylinders 20A and 20B in the pumping suppressor 20 is connected to the accumulator 25.
- the hydraulic chamber 27 (or the accumulator 25) communicates with the accumulator 25 via the variable throttle 26 because it has a variable throttle 26 and has a liquid ring connection structure using hydraulic oil as a medium.
- the rolling suppressor 30 and the pitching suppressor 40 are provided in addition to the bouncing suppressor 20, the behavior of the vehicle body in the heap direction (pancing). ) Can be effectively suppressed, and the behavior of the vehicle body in the roll direction (rolling) and the movement in the pitch direction (pitching) can also be effectively suppressed.
- an actuator that can increase or decrease the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic chamber 25 in the bouncing suppressor 20 is provided, or the coil spring 36 in the rolling suppressor 30 is provided.
- an actuator that can increase or decrease the spring force see the phantom line in FIG. 2
- an actuator that can increase or decrease the spring force of the coil spring 46 in the pitching suppressor 40 see the phantom line in FIG. 2.
- the active position of the vehicle body can be controlled by It is possible.
- the vehicle ground load control device includes the ground load changing device 50 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the actuator 58 in the ground load changing device 50.
- the operation was implemented as a configuration including the hydraulic control device 60 that controls the operation under the control of the electric control unit ECU.
- the control unit receives hydraulic pressure from the left and right front wheel suspension hydraulic cylinders 11 and 12 and operates by differential pressure, while one ground load control hydraulic cylinder 81 and one left and right rear wheel suspension hydraulic cylinder
- the other hydraulic cylinders 82 for ground load control which operate by differential pressure in response to hydraulic pressure from 13 and 14, and act on the piston rods 81b and 82b of these hydraulic cylinders 81 and 82 for ground load control
- Axial force The axial force ratio variable mechanism 84, whose ratio can be changed by changing the fulcrum position of the arm 83 connected to the piston ports 81b, 82b, and the fulcrum position of the arm 83,
- the present invention can be implemented as a configuration including a grounding load changing device 80 including a factor 85 that can be changed under control.
- the grounding load control hydraulic cylinder 81 is divided into two oil chambers by a piston 8 1a that can slide in the axial direction, and each of these oil chambers is provided with a suspension hydraulic cylinder 1 1, 1. 2 are connected to ports 11a and 12a via pipes PI and P2, respectively.
- a piston rod 81b integral with the piston 81a extends out of the cylinder, and is slidably connected at one end of the arm 83 along one of the long holes 83a.
- the other hydraulic cylinder 82 for ground load control is divided into two oil chambers by an axially slidable biston 82a, and these oil chambers are connected to the ports of the hydraulic cylinders 13 and 14 for suspension. 13 &, 14a are connected via pipes P3, P4, respectively.
- the piston rod 82b integral with the piston 82a extends outside the cylinder, and has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the arm 83. The other end of the piston rod 82b is connected to the rod 86a of the lock cylinder 86.
- the axial force ratio variable mechanism 84 is a movable base 8 that can move in the longitudinal direction of the arm 83. 4a, a connecting shaft 84b attached to an intermediate portion of the moving table 84a, and a screw shaft 84c screwed and connected to a nut (not shown) provided on the connecting shaft 84b. .
- the moving table 84a is movably assembled to a guide hole 84d provided in the fixed portion, and is slidably connected along the other long hole 83b of the arm 83.
- the actuator 85 is an electric motor that changes the fulcrum position of the arm 83 by rotating and driving the screw shaft 84c of the axial force ratio variable mechanism 84 to move the movable base 84a along the guide hole 84d.
- the operation (rotation direction and number of rotations) is controlled by the electric control unit ECU 2 shown in FIG. 18, and the drive signal from the electric control unit ECU 2 is given through the drive circuit 71. And so on.
- the lock cylinder 86 restricts and permits the axial movement of the piston rod 82b.
- the oil chamber defined by the piston 86b communicates with the two-port two-position on-off valve 87 so as to be shut off. It has become.
- the two-port two-position on-off valve 87 is controlled to open and close by an electric control unit ECU 2 via a drive circuit 71. In the open state, the piston rod 82b is allowed to move in the axial direction. In the closed state, the axial movement of the piston rod 82b is restricted.
- the electric control unit ECU 2 is electrically connected to each of the hydraulic sensors PS 1 to PS 4 and the drive circuit 71, and has a motor current sensor S 1, a steering angle sensor S 2, a vehicle speed sensor S 3, and a wheel brake hydraulic sensor. S5, each wheel speed sensor S6, the rate sensor S7, the lateral acceleration sensor S8, etc. are electrically connected.
- the electric control unit ECU 2 includes a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an interface, and the like. When the identification switch (not shown) is turned on, the electric control unit ECU 2 is turned on. This CPU repeatedly executes a control program corresponding to the flowchart of FIG. 20 at a predetermined calculation cycle (for example, 8 msec) to control the operation of the actuator 85 and the 2-port 2-position on-off valve 87.
- a predetermined calculation cycle for example, 8 msec
- the electric control unit ECU 2 outputs a VSC control signal during VSC control of a known VSC device (vehicle stability control device) that suppresses understeer and oversteer during turning of the vehicle. . Also, this electricity
- the control device ECU 2 is configured to control the operation of a known steering gear ratio variable mechanism (VGRS) that varies the steering gear ratio according to the vehicle speed.
- VGRS steering gear ratio variable mechanism
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU 2 is controlled based on signals from the sensors.
- the operation of the actuator 85 is controlled to control the ground load of the front, rear, left and right wheels FL, FR, RL, RR.
- the control of the grounding load is performed by the CPU of the electric control unit ECU 2 repeatedly executing the main routine shown in FIG. 20 every predetermined calculation cycle (for example, 8 ms ec).
- the PU starts the process in step 101A of FIG. 20, executes the control presence determination / initialization process in step 20 OA, executes the VSC cooperative control process in step 40 OA, and executes step 60 OA.
- Performs VGRS coordination 'control speed limit processing' executes rate control processing in step 70 OA, executes target fulcrum position calculation processing in step 80 OA, and executes step 90 OA.
- the motor control process is executed, and the process is terminated at step 102A.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU 2 executes the control presence / absence judgment / initialization processing in step 20 OA in FIG. 20, the subroutine shown in FIG. 21 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU 2 starts the process in step 251, sets the flag F to “0” in step 252, and sets the electric power of the actuator 85 (electric motor) in step 253. Measure and store resistance R. The electric resistance value R is measured from the detection signal of the motor current sensor S1 by applying a small current to the actuator 85, and becomes larger than the set value Ro when the actuator 85 is disconnected and cannot be energized.
- step 254 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU2 determines “Yes” in step 254, and in step 255, the 2-port 2-position on-off valve. After outputting a closing signal for closing 87 to the drive circuit 71, the process returns to step 102A in FIG. 20 and ends the process once in step 102A. Therefore, when the actuator 85 is disconnected and the operation of the actuator 85 cannot be controlled, the lock cylinder 86 is moved to the 2 port 2 position. Hydraulically locked by the on-off valve 87, the operation of the ground load changing device 80 is disabled. On the other hand, when the actuator 85 is not disconnected, the CPU of the electric control unit ECU2 determines “NoJ” in step 254, executes step 256, and returns to the main routine of FIG.
- the CPU of the electric control unit ECU 2 executes the target fulcrum position calculation processing in step 80 OA in FIG. 20, the subroutine shown in FIG. 22 is executed. Specifically, the CPU of the electronic control unit ECU 2 starts processing in step 851, checks the flag F in step 852, and executes the step 853 when the flag F is “0”. Step 854 is executed to return to the main routine in FIG. In step 853, the rear wheel cylinder end position (position in FIG. 24B) of the movable base 84a is set as a mouth point, and the front wheel cylinder end position (position in FIG. 24C) is set to 100.
- the target fulcrum position is calculated and set based on the formula based on the length (all strokes) and the target roll stiffness front wheel distribution amount.
- step 854 is executed. Return to the main routine. If the flag F is “1” and the lateral acceleration is to the left and the target contact load of the left rear wheel is not zero, steps 855, 856, 857, and 859 are executed, and then step 854 is executed. Return to routine.
- step 854 is executed. Return to the main routine.
- steps 855, 856, 860, and 861 are executed, and then step 854 is executed. Return to routine.
- step 951 the CPU of the electric control unit ECU 2 starts processing in step 951, executes steps 952, 953, 954, and 955, and then executes step 956, Return to the main routine in FIG.
- the movable base 84a of the grounding load changing device 80 may be pressed by the actuator 85 toward the state shown in FIG. 24B to move the grounding load to the left front wheel FL and the right rear wheel RR. it can. Therefore, the roll stiffness distribution tends to be oversteer after the rear, and the amount of side slip of the front wheels can be reduced.
- the magnitude of each ground contact load is indicated by the size of a circle according to each wheel FL, FR, RL, RR.
- the brake hydraulic pressure of the right front wheel FR is greater than the threshold value 4 and the brake hydraulic pressure of the left rear wheel RL is equal to or less than the threshold value 5,
- 40 5, 406, 4 1 0, 4 1 2, 4 1 3 are executed, and steps 852, 855, 856, 857, 859 in the subroutine shown in FIG. Is executed, and all the steps are executed in the subroutine of FIG. 23, and the actuator (electric motor) 85 is energized and driven according to the drive pulse pattern obtained by the calculation of step 954.
- the movable base 84a of the grounding load changing device 80 is pressed by the actuator 85 toward the state shown in FIG. 24C to move the grounding load to the right front wheel FR and the left rear wheel RL. be able to. Therefore, the braking force of the right front wheel FR is increased, and the amount of side slip of the rear wheel can be reduced.
- the present invention was implemented as a configuration including the bouncing suppressor 20, the rolling suppressor 30, and the pitching suppressor 40.
- the bouncing suppressor 20, the rolling suppressor 30 It is also possible to adopt a configuration without the pitching suppressor 40, and to provide an accumulator 90 and a damping valve 91 in each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, 14 respectively.
- the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14 are configured to share all of the ground load of the front, rear, left, and right wheels FL, FR, RL, and RR.
- a catching spring is provided in parallel with each of the suspension hydraulic cylinders 11, 12, 13, and 14, and each suspension hydraulic cylinder is provided.
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