WO2016143454A1 - 電動パワーステアリング装置及びそれに設定されるパラメータを決定する制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention calculates a current command value by calculating a compensation signal based on an assist map for calculating a current command value and a column angle (column output side angle) or a steering wheel angle (column input side angle) as steering angle information.
- An electric power steering device that realizes desired steering characteristics (a minute fine steering speed region) on-center (near the neutral point) by means of a SAT (self-aligning torque) compensation unit and a virtual spring compensation unit to compensate, and parameters set thereto
- the present invention relates to a control device that determines
- An electric power steering device that applies a steering assist force (assist force) to a steering mechanism of a vehicle by a rotational force of a motor is provided with a steering shaft by a transmission mechanism such as a gear or a belt via a speed reducer. Alternatively, a steering assist force is applied to the rack shaft.
- a conventional electric power steering apparatus performs feedback control of the motor current in order to accurately generate the torque of the steering assist force.
- the motor applied voltage is adjusted so that the difference between the current command value and the motor current detection value becomes small.
- the adjustment of the motor applied voltage is performed by the duty of PWM (pulse width modulation) control. It is done by adjustment.
- a column shaft (steering shaft, handle shaft) 2 of a handle (steering wheel) 1 is a reduction gear 3, universal joints 4 a and 4 b, and a pinion rack mechanism 5.
- the tie rods 6a and 6b are connected to the steering wheels 8L and 8R via the hub units 7a and 7b.
- a torsion bar (not shown) is inserted in the column shaft 2, and a steering angle sensor 14 for detecting the steering angle ⁇ of the steering wheel 1 by a torsion angle of the torsion bar, and a torque sensor 10 for detecting the steering torque Th.
- the motor 20 for assisting the steering force of the handle 1 is coupled to the column shaft 2 via the reduction gear 3.
- the control unit (ECU) 30 that controls the electric power steering apparatus is supplied with electric power from the battery 13 and also receives an ignition key signal via the ignition key 11.
- the control unit 30 calculates a current command value of an assist (steering assistance) command based on the steering torque Th detected by the torque sensor 10 and the vehicle speed Vel detected by the vehicle speed sensor 12, and compensates the current command value.
- the current supplied to the motor 20 is controlled by the voltage control value Vref subjected to.
- the vehicle speed Vel can also be received from a CAN (Controller Area Network) or the like.
- the steering angle sensor 14 is not essential and may not be provided, and the steering angle can be obtained from a rotation sensor such as a resolver connected to the motor 20.
- the control unit 30 is connected to a CAN (Controller Area Network) 40 that transmits and receives various types of vehicle information, and the vehicle speed Vel can also be received from the CAN 40.
- the control unit 30 can be connected to a non-CAN 41 that exchanges communications, analog / digital signals, radio waves, and the like other than the CAN 40.
- the control unit 30 is mainly composed of a CPU (including an MPU, MCU, etc.).
- FIG. 2 shows general functions executed by a program inside the CPU.
- the function and operation of the control unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.
- the steering torque Th detected by the torque sensor 10 and the vehicle speed Vel from the vehicle speed sensor 12 (or CAN 40) are input to the current command value calculation unit 31.
- the current command value calculation unit 31 calculates a current command value Iref1 using the vehicle speed Vel as a parameter using the assist map.
- the calculated current command value Iref1 is phase-compensated by the phase compensator 32 for enhancing the stability of the steering system, and the phase-compensated current command value Iref2 is input to the adder 33.
- the steering torque Th is input to the feedforward differential compensation unit 35 for increasing the response speed, and the differentially compensated steering torque Thd is input to the addition unit 33, which adds the current command value Iref2 and the steering torque. Thd is added, and the current command value Iref3 as the addition result is input to the subtracting unit 34.
- the deviation Iref4 is subjected to PI control or the like by the current controller 36, and the voltage control value Vref is The duty is calculated by being input to the PWM control unit 37, and the motor 20 is PWM driven via the inverter 38.
- the motor current value Im of the motor 20 is detected by the motor current detector 39 and fed back to the subtraction unit 34.
- the present invention has been made under the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a desired control in a small on-center steering based on a column angle or a steering wheel angle as steering angle information with a simple control configuration.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an electric power steering apparatus that realizes steering characteristics, suppresses a feeling of friction, and improves a linear on-center steering feeling, and a control apparatus that determines parameters set thereto.
- the present invention calculates a current command value using an assist map related to steering torque and vehicle speed, drives a motor based on the current command value, and assists a steering system having a torsion bar on a column shaft.
- the electric power steering apparatus according to the present invention has a function of detecting a steering wheel angle and a column angle as steering angle information, and based on the column angle or the steering wheel angle and the vehicle speed,
- a SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation unit is provided that calculates a SAT compensation / virtual spring torque according to a handle angle, and outputs a compensation signal obtained by converting the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation torque by a current conversion coefficient, This is achieved by compensating the current command value and obtaining the desired characteristic of on-center feeling.
- the object of the present invention is that the SAT compensator / virtual spring compensator uses an approximate relational expression in slow steering, a torsion bar torque using a torsion angle coefficient, a relational expression 1 of a torsion bar torsion angle, and a SAT coefficient.
- the relational expression 2 of the column angle or the steering wheel angle and the SAT value, the relational expression 3 of the assist torque and the torsion bar torque using the inclination Kmap of the assist map, and the SAT using the SAT compensation and virtual spring constant Based on the compensation and virtual spring compensation torque and the relational expression 4 of the column angle or the handle angle, the basic relational expression of the column angle or the handle angle and the torsion bar torque is derived, Alternatively, when the basic relational expression is expressed with the steering angle information on the horizontal axis and the steering torque on the vertical axis, The steering torque inclination ⁇ with respect to the steering angle information on the horizontal axis and the intercept Tr of the vertical axis are obtained, and the inclination Kmap and the SAT compensation / virtual spring constant are derived based on the inclination ⁇ and the intercept Tr.
- the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit is configured by a gain unit, a phase compensation unit, and a conversion coefficient unit, or the steering angle information is within a range of ⁇ 30 deg.
- the SAT compensator / virtual spring compensator sets an inclination Kmap ′ from the origin of the assist map using an inclination conversion coefficient and the inclination Kmap, or the inclination Kmap ′ becomes the vehicle speed. This is achieved more effectively by changing accordingly.
- the present invention also relates to a control device for controlling an electric power steering device for assisting control of a steering system having a torsion bar on a column shaft, using an assist map related to steering torque and vehicle speed.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit that outputs a compensation signal obtained by converting SAT compensation / virtual spring torque calculated based on steering angle information and the vehicle speed by a current conversion coefficient, which is included in the electric power steering apparatus, and This is achieved by including a control parameter calculation unit that calculates control parameters set in the assist map.
- the current command value is calculated according to the steering torque using the vehicle speed as a parameter and the inclination from the origin can be varied, and the vehicle speed and column angle (column output side angle) or A SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation unit using the vehicle speed and the steering wheel angle (column input side angle) is provided, and the current command value is compensated with a compensation signal of SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation torque.
- the control configuration is also simple, and it is possible to improve the linear on-center steering feeling by suppressing the friction feeling in the fine steering speed steering region.
- the SAT compensation unit using the assist map that can calculate the current command value according to the steering torque using the vehicle speed as a parameter and change the inclination from the origin, and the vehicle speed and steering angle information.
- the electric power steering device that includes a virtual spring compensator and compensates the current command value with the compensation signal of the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation torque, there is a desired fine fine steering speed steering region in fine on-center steering.
- the obtained control parameters are set, and by using these control parameters, the desired steering characteristics are obtained, the friction feeling is suppressed in the minute fine steering speed steering region, and the linear on-center steering feeling is improved.
- An electric power steering device can be realized.
- the present invention realizes a desired steering characteristic in a small steering (slow steering) of an on-center (near neutral point) by a simple control configuration, further suppresses a feeling of friction as compared with the conventional, and a linear on-center steering feeling. It is an electric power steering device to be improved.
- the current command value is calculated according to the steering torque using the vehicle speed as a parameter, and the assist map that can vary the inclination from the origin, the vehicle speed, the column angle (column output side angle) as the steering angle information, or the vehicle speed
- a SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit for calculating a compensation signal for performing SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation based on a steering wheel angle (column input side angle) as steering angle information.
- control device achieves desired steering characteristics in on-center slow steering with a simple control configuration, further suppresses friction feeling, and improves linear on-center steering feeling.
- the initial gradient of the assist map and the SAP compensation / virtual spring coefficient set in the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation unit are calculated and set as control parameters, so that the center feeling can be easily tuned. .
- FIG. 3 shows a configuration example (first embodiment) of the present invention corresponding to FIG. 2, and also serves as a SAT compensator that inputs a column angle ⁇ c as a vehicle speed Vel and steering angle information ⁇ and outputs a compensation signal Isk.
- a virtual spring compensation unit 100 is provided.
- the compensation signal Isk calculated by the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 is input to the addition unit 33 and added to compensate the current command value Iref2.
- the motor 20 is driven by the current command value Iref3 subjected to SAT compensation and virtual spring compensation.
- the configuration of the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the steering angle information ⁇ (column angle ⁇ c) is input to the vehicle speed sensitive gain unit 101, and the virtual spring torque Tsk ′ [Nm] multiplied by the gain by the SAT compensation / virtual spring constant Kb is a phase for providing a tuning range.
- the phase compensation unit 102 calculates a virtual spring torque Tsk [Nm] that is phase-compensated based on the virtual spring torque Tsk ′ [Nm], and the calculated virtual spring torque Tsk is converted into a motor current [A].
- a compensation signal Isk converted into a current value by a current conversion coefficient is output.
- the inclination from the origin of the assist map in the current command value calculation unit 31 is set to the inclination Kmap 'as shown in FIG. Ci is defined as an inclination conversion coefficient from the column shaft torque [Nm] to the motor current [A], and the inclination Kmap ′ is set by the following Expression 1 using the inclination Kmap used in Expression 6 described later.
- the inclination Kmap ' is input to the current command value calculation unit 31, and is adjusted to the inclination Kmap' from the origin of the assist map. Note that the inclination Kmap 'varies according to the vehicle speed Vel.
- various sensors as shown in FIG. 6 are mounted on the column shaft 2 sandwiching the torsion bar 23 to detect the angle. That is, a Hall IC sensor 21 as an angle sensor and a 20 ° rotor sensor 22 as a torque sensor input side rotor are mounted on the input shaft 2A on the handle 1 side of the handle shaft 2.
- the Hall IC sensor 21 outputs an AS_IS angle ⁇ n with a cycle of 296 °.
- the 20 ° rotor sensor 22 mounted on the handle 1 side of the torsion bar 23 outputs a column input side angle signal ⁇ h1 with a cycle of 20 °, and the column input side angle signal ⁇ h1 is input to the steering angle calculation unit 50.
- a torque sensor output side rotor 40 ° rotor sensor 24 is mounted on the output shaft 2B of the handle shaft 2.
- a column output side angle signal ⁇ c1 is output from the 40 ° rotor sensor 24, and a column output side angle signal is output. ⁇ c1 is input to the steering angle calculation unit 50.
- Both the column input side angle signal ⁇ h1 and the column output side angle signal ⁇ c1 as steering angle information are calculated into absolute angles by the steering angle calculation unit 50, and the steering angle calculation unit 50 steers the absolute handle angle ⁇ h and column angle ⁇ c. Output as angle information.
- the column angle ⁇ c detected in this way is input to the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100.
- the torsion bar torque is Tt
- the column angular velocity is ⁇ c
- the assist torque according to the detected torsion bar torque Tt is Ta
- the SAT compensation and virtual spring torque according to the column angle ⁇ c is Tb
- the detected or estimated SAT self
- the aligning torque value is Tsat and the friction torque is Tf
- the relational expression in relatively slow or gentle steering can be approximately expressed by the following formula 2. Equation 2 is hereinafter referred to as “first approximate relational expression in slow steering”.
- the steering angle information ⁇ (steering wheel angle ⁇ h [deg]) and the steering torque (torsion bar torque Tt) [Nm] are schematically shown in FIG.
- the X axis (horizontal axis) is the handle angle ⁇ h [deg]
- the Y axis (vertical axis) is the torsion bar torque Tt [Nm].
- the inclination ⁇ [Nm / deg] of the steering torque with respect to the intercept Tr [Nm] with respect to the Y axis and the steering wheel angle ⁇ h [deg] is expressed by the following equations 9 and 10.
- the detected steering torque Th is input (step S1), then the vehicle speed Vel is input (step S2), and the steering wheel angle ⁇ h and the column angle ⁇ c are input (step S3).
- the order of these inputs can be changed as appropriate.
- the gain unit 101 calculates a virtual spring torque Tsk 'based on the column angle ⁇ c and the vehicle speed Vel (step S10), and the phase compensation unit 102 calculates the virtual spring torque Tsk based on the virtual spring torque Tsk' (step S20).
- the virtual spring torque Tsk from the phase compensation unit 102 is input to the conversion coefficient unit 103, multiplied by a current conversion coefficient to be converted into a current, and a compensation signal Isk is output (step S30). Thereafter, the current command value calculation unit 31 calculates the current command value Iref1 using the assist map having the slope Kmap '(step S41).
- the compensation signal Isk from the conversion coefficient unit 103 is input to the adding unit 33, and the current command value Iref2 is compensated by the compensation signal Isk (step S42).
- FIG. 10 shows a simulation result of the first embodiment in consideration of the vehicle model and the electric power steering device.
- a diagram of a column angle ⁇ c and a torsion bar torque Tt when steering at a vehicle speed of 100 kph, a steering wheel angle of 5 deg, and 0.2 Hz is shown.
- the initial gradient Kmap ′ [A / Nm] and SAT compensation / virtual spring constant Kb [Nm / deg] of the assist map when the set values of the intercept Tr and the inclination ⁇ are set to the following values are applied. .
- desired characteristics as shown in FIG. 10 are calculated backward to calculate the inclination Kmap and the SAT compensation / virtual spring constant Kb.
- the SAT compensation / virtual spring constant Kb and the slope Kmap are obtained in advance, and may be a map of characteristics corresponding to the vehicle speed, for example.
- the column angle may be an angle sensor that directly detects the column angle, or may be obtained by combining the handle angle and the torsion bar twist angle.
- the configuration is shown in FIG. 11 corresponding to FIG. 3.
- the vehicle speed Vel and the steering wheel angle ⁇ h are input to the SAT compensator / virtual spring compensator 100 A as the steering angle information, and the compensation signal Isk is input to the adder 33. Is done.
- the detailed configuration of the SAT compensator / virtual spring compensator 100A is shown in FIG. 12 corresponding to FIG. 4, and the steering wheel angle ⁇ h is input to the vehicle speed sensitive gain unit 101A, and gain is obtained by the SAT compensator / virtual spring constant Kb.
- the multiplied virtual spring torque Tsk ′ [Nm] is input to the phase compensation unit 102.
- Equation 13 is hereinafter referred to as “second approximate relational expression in slow steering”.
- the relationship among the torsion bar twist angle ⁇ , the handle angle ⁇ h, and the column angle ⁇ c is as shown in FIG. 7, and the above Equation 3 is established, and the relationship between the torsion bar torque Tt and the torsion bar twist angle ⁇ . Can be expressed by Equation 4 above.
- the relational expression of Equation 5 is established, and the assist torque Ta is expressed linearly with respect to the detected torsion bar torque Tt.
- the relational expression of Equation 6 is established. If the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation torque Tb is linearly expressed with respect to the handle angle ⁇ h, the following relational expression 14 is established.
- step S10 in which the gain unit 101A obtains the virtual spring torque Tsk ′ based on the steering wheel angle ⁇ h and the vehicle speed Vel is the first embodiment. Is different.
- FIG. 13 shows a simulation result of the second embodiment in consideration of the vehicle model and the electric power steering device.
- a diagram of a steering wheel angle ⁇ h and a torsion bar torque Tt when steering at a vehicle speed of 100 kph, a steering wheel angle of 5 deg, and 0.2 Hz is shown.
- the initial gradient Kmap ′ [A / Nm] and SAT compensation / virtual spring constant Kb [Nm / deg] of the assist map when the set values of the intercept Tr and the inclination ⁇ are set to the following values are applied. .
- the handle angle may be an angle sensor that directly detects the handle angle, may be an angle obtained from the relationship between the motor angle and the reduction ratio, or may be an angle obtained from the column angle and the torsion bar twist angle.
- the torsion bar torsion angle may be a torsion bar torque sensor that directly detects the torsion angle, or may be obtained from a deviation between the handle angle and the column angle.
- the initial gradient Kmap ′ is expressed by the above equation (1). It is calculated from. Therefore, the friction torque Tf, the torsion angle coefficient Kt, the SAT coefficient Ksat, and the inclination conversion coefficient Ci are known, and by setting the desired intercept Tr and the inclination ⁇ , in the case of the column angle ⁇ c, Equations 11, 12, and 19 In the case of the steering wheel angle ⁇ h, the initial gradient Kmap ′ of the assist map and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb can be obtained using the equations 11, 18 and 19.
- the initial gradient Kmap ′ and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb change according to the vehicle speed Vel, the initial gradient Kmap ′ and SAT for each of a plurality of preset vehicle speeds (hereinafter referred to as “set vehicle speed”) Vs.
- set vehicle speed a plurality of preset vehicle speeds
- FIG. 14 shows a third embodiment of the configuration example of the electric power steering apparatus controlled by the control apparatus according to the present invention, corresponding to FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the column angle ⁇ c is used as the steering angle information.
- a SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 is provided which inputs the vehicle speed Vel and the column angle ⁇ c and outputs the compensation signal Isk.
- the compensation signal Isk calculated by the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 is input to the addition unit 33 and added to compensate the current command value Iref2.
- the motor 20 is driven by the current command value Iref3 subjected to SAT compensation and virtual spring compensation.
- the initial gradient Kmap ′ and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb of the assist map calculated by the control device 60 are set in the current command value calculation unit 31 and the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation unit 100 together with the set vehicle speed Vs.
- the configuration of the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the column angle ⁇ c is input to the vehicle speed sensitive gain unit 101 in which the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb calculated by the control device 60 is set, and the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation multiplied by the gain by the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb.
- Torque Tb [Nm] is input to the phase compensator 102.
- the phase compensation unit 102 calculates a virtual spring torque Tsk [Nm] that has been phase compensated.
- the virtual spring torque Tsk is input to the conversion coefficient unit 103, and a compensation signal Isk converted to a current value is output.
- step S10 An example of the operation of the electric power steering apparatus having such a configuration is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, and the calculation of the SAT compensation / virtual spring compensation torque Tb (step S10) and the calculation of the current command value Iref1 (step S41).
- the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb and the initial gradient Kmap ′ for the set vehicle speed closest to the vehicle speed Vel are used.
- the configuration and operation when the steering wheel angle ⁇ h is used as the steering angle information are the same as the above configuration example and operation example.
- control device calculates the initial gradient Kmap and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb set in the current command value calculation unit 31 and the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
- the control device 60 includes a data input section 61, a control parameter calculation section 62, and a memory 63.
- the data input unit 61 has a keyboard, a tablet, etc., and acquires the intercept Tr and the inclination ⁇ of the desired steering characteristics and the set vehicle speed Vs.
- the memory 63 stores the friction torque Tf, the torsion angle coefficient Kt, the SAT coefficient Ksat, and the inclination conversion coefficient Ci (hereinafter collectively referred to as “characteristic composition data”).
- the control parameter calculation unit 62 uses the intercept Tr and the inclination ⁇ of the desired steering characteristic and the characteristic composition data stored in the memory 63 to control the control parameter (initial gradient Kmap ′, SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient for the set vehicle speed Vs). Kb) is calculated.
- the data input unit 61 acquires the set vehicle speed Vs, the intercept Tr and the inclination ⁇ of the desired steering characteristics, and outputs them to the control parameter calculation unit 62 (step S100).
- the control parameter calculation unit 62 reads the characteristic composition data (Tf, Kt, Ksat, Ci) stored in the memory 63 (step S110), and uses the input intercept Tr and the gradient ⁇ , and uses the initial gradient Kmap ′ and The SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb is calculated (step S120). In calculation, when the column angle ⁇ c is used as the steering angle, Equations 10, 11 and 12 are used, and when the steering wheel angle ⁇ h is used as the steering angle, Equations 11, 12 and 18 are used.
- the calculated initial gradient Kmap 'and SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb are set in the electric power steering apparatus 9 as control parameters for the set vehicle speed Vs.
- the parameter of the phase compensation unit 102 of the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 in the electric power steering device 9 is calculated by the control device 60. Also good. For example, when phase compensation is realized by a first-order filter, the control device 60 calculates the filter coefficient by setting the numerator of the transfer function and the cutoff frequency of the denominator. In this case, the cut-off frequency is acquired by the data input unit 61. Thereby, parameters necessary for the operation of the electric power steering apparatus 9 can be calculated together.
- control parameters for the set vehicle speed are calculated, but control parameters for vehicle speeds other than the set vehicle speed can also be calculated by linear interpolation or the like.
- the control parameter for the vehicle speed Vx other than the set vehicle speed is calculated by linear interpolation from the control parameters for the set vehicle speeds Vs (n) and Vs (n + 1) located in the vicinity of the vehicle speed Vx in the set vehicle speed.
- FIG. 18 shows a second embodiment of the present invention incorporating this function.
- the control parameter calculation unit and the memory are changed with respect to the first embodiment shown in FIG. That is, the memory 73 stores the control parameter for the set vehicle speed Vs calculated by the control parameter calculation unit 72 together with the set vehicle speed Vs in addition to the characteristic composition data.
- the control parameter calculation unit 72 also calculates control parameters for the vehicle speed Vx other than the set vehicle speed Vs using the control parameters for the set vehicle speed Vs stored in the memory 73.
- the vehicle speed Vx may be acquired by the data input unit 61, may be determined in advance, or may be calculated from the set vehicle speed Vs (for example, an intermediate value between the set vehicle speeds is set to Vx). .
- the initial gradient Kmap 'and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb with respect to the set vehicle speed Vs are calculated by the same operation as in the first embodiment (steps S100 to S120).
- the calculated initial gradient Kmap ', SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb, and set vehicle speed Vs are stored in the memory 73 (step S130).
- the control parameter calculation unit 72 uses Kmap ′, Kb, and Vs stored in the memory 73.
- the initial gradient Kmap'x and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kbx for vehicle speeds Vx other than the set vehicle speed Vs are calculated by linear interpolation using Equations 19 and 20 (step S150).
- the calculated initial gradient Kmap'x and SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kbx are set in the electric power steering apparatus 9 together with the initial gradient Kmap 'and SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kb with respect to the set vehicle speed Vs as control parameters for the vehicle speed Vx. Is done.
- the control parameter for the vehicle speed Vx may be calculated by the electric power steering device 9.
- the current command value calculation unit 31 calculates the initial gradient Kmap'x with respect to the vehicle speed Vel by linear interpolation, and the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100. Calculates the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient Kbx for the vehicle speed Vel by linear interpolation. Thereby, the control parameter according to the measured vehicle speed can be calculated.
- control parameter for the vehicle speed Vx may be calculated by an interpolation method other than linear interpolation.
- it may be calculated by Lagrangian interpolation or Newton interpolation which is polynomial interpolation. Thereby, the accuracy of the interpolation calculation can be increased.
- FIG. 20 shows a third embodiment in which a display unit is added to the first embodiment shown in FIG.
- the intercept Tr, the inclination ⁇ , and the set vehicle speed Vs output from the data input unit 61 are input to the control parameter calculation unit 62 and the display unit 64.
- a display example by the display unit 64 is shown in FIG.
- the cutoff frequency set for calculating the parameters of the phase compensation unit 102 of the SAT compensation unit / virtual spring compensation unit 100 in the electric power steering apparatus 9 is also displayed.
- the initial gradient calculated by the control parameter calculation unit 62 and the SAT compensation / virtual spring coefficient may also be displayed on the display unit 64.
- control device 60 and the electric power steering device 9 are connected, but after the control parameters calculated by the control device 60 are set in the electric power steering device 9, Since the control device 60 is unnecessary until resetting is required, the control device 60 and the electric power steering device 9 may be separated. Alternatively, the control device 60 and the electric power steering device 9 are not connected, and the control device 60 writes the calculated control parameter to a removable storage medium, and the electric power steering device 9 reads the control parameter from the storage medium. Also good.
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太線:Tr=0.25[Nm]、α=0.2[Nm/deg]
本発明の第1実施形態は、図10に示すような所望の特性(切片Tr,傾きα)を逆算して傾きKmap、SAT補償兼仮想バネ定数Kbを算出している。SAT補償兼仮想バネ定数Kb及び傾きKmapは予め求められており、例えば車速に応じた特性のマップでも良い。また、コラム角は、コラム角を直接検出する角度センサでも良いし、ハンドル角とトーションバー捩れ角を組み合わせて求めたものでも良い。
太線:Tr=0.25[Nm]、α=0.2[Nm/deg]
本発明は図13に示すような所望の特性(切片Tr,傾きα)を逆算して傾きKmap、SAT補償兼仮想バネ定数Kbを算出しており、SAT補償兼仮想バネ定数Kb及び傾きKmapは予め求められており、例えば車速に応じた特性のマップでも良い。
2 コラム軸(ステアリングシャフト、ハンドル軸)
10 トルクセンサ
12 車速センサ
13 バッテリ
20 モータ
36 電流制御部
37 PWM制御部
38 インバータ
50 舵角演算部
60 制御装置
63 メモリ
100、100A SAT補償部兼仮想バネ補償部
101、101A ゲイン部
102 位相補償部
103 変換係数部
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- 操舵トルク及び車速に関連するアシストマップを用いて電流指令値を演算し、前記電流指令値に基づいてモータを駆動し、コラム軸にトーションバーを具備している操舵系をアシスト制御する電動パワーステアリング装置において、
操舵角度情報としてハンドル角及びコラム角を検出する機能を有し、
前記コラム角若しくは前記ハンドル角及び前記車速に基づいて、前記コラム角若しくは前記ハンドル角に応じたSAT補償兼仮想バネトルクを演算し、電流変換係数により前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ補償トルクを変換した補償信号を出力するSAT補償部兼仮想バネ補償部を設け、
前記補償信号により前記電流指令値を補償し、オンセンタ感の所望特性を得ることを特徴とする電動パワーステアリング装置。 - 前記SAT補償部兼仮想バネ補償部が、
緩慢操舵における近似関係式と、捩れ角係数を用いたトーションバートルク及びトーションバー捩れ角の関係式1と、SAT係数を用いた前記コラム角若しくは前記ハンドル角及びSAT値の関係式2と、前記アシストマップの傾きKmapを用いたアシストトルク及び前記トーションバートルクの関係式3と、SAT補償兼仮想バネ定数を用いた前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ補償トルク及び前記コラム角若しくは前記ハンドル角の関係式4とに基づいて、前記コラム角若しくは前記ハンドル角及び前記トーションバートルクの基本関係式を導出するようになっている請求項1に記載の電動パワーステアリング装置。 - 前記操舵角度情報を横軸、前記操舵トルクを縦軸として前記基本関係式を表記した場合、前記横軸の前記操舵角度情報に対する操舵トルクの傾きα及び前記縦軸の切片Trを求め、前記傾きα及び前記切片Trに基づいて前記傾きKmap及び前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ定数を導出するようになっている請求項2に記載の電動パワーステアリング装置。
- 前記SAT補償部兼仮想バネ補償部が、
ゲイン部、位相補償部、変換係数部で構成されている請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の電動パワーステアリング装置。 - 前記操舵角度情報が±30deg以内の範囲となっている請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の電動パワーテアリング装置。
- 前記SAT補償部兼仮想バネ補償部が、傾き変換係数及び前記傾きKmapを用いて前記アシストマップの原点からの傾きKmap’を設定する請求項3に記載の電動パワーテアリング装置。
- 前記傾きKmap’が前記車速に応じて変化するようになっている請求項6に記載の電動パワーステアリング装置。
- 操舵トルク及び車速に関連するアシストマップを用いて、コラム軸にトーションバーを具備している操舵系をアシスト制御する電動パワーステアリング装置を制御する制御装置において、
前記電動パワーステアリング装置が備える、操舵角度情報及び前記車速に基づいて演算されるSAT補償兼仮想バネトルクを電流変換係数により変換した補償信号を出力するSAT補償部兼仮想バネ補償部並びに前記アシストマップに設定される制御パラメータを演算する制御パラメータ演算部を備えることを特徴とする制御装置。 - 前記制御パラメータ演算部が、
緩慢操舵における近似関係式と、捩れ角係数を用いた前記操舵トルク及びトーションバー捩れ角の関係式1と、SAT係数を用いたコラム角若しくはハンドル角及びSAT値の関係式2と、アシスト係数を用いたアシストトルク及び前記操舵トルクの関係式3と、SAT補償兼仮想バネ係数を用いた前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ補償トルク及び前記舵角の関係式4とに基づいて導出されるハンドル角若しくはコラム角及び前記操舵トルクの基本関係式を、前記ハンドル角若しくは前記ハンドル角を横軸、前記操舵トルクを縦軸として表記した場合の前記横軸の前記ハンドル角若しくは前記コラム角に対する前記操舵トルクの傾き及び前記縦軸の切片に基づいて前記制御パラメータを演算する請求項8に記載の制御装置。 - 前記制御パラメータが前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ係数及び前記アシストマップの初期勾配である請求項9に記載の制御装置。
- 前記制御パラメータ演算部が、前記傾き及び前記切片に基づいて導出される前記アシスト係数並びに傾き変換係数を用いて前記初期勾配を演算する請求項10に記載の制御装置。
- 前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ係数及び前記初期勾配が前記車速に応じて変化する請求項10又は11に記載の制御装置。
- 前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ係数及び前記初期勾配は、複数の設定車速に対しては前記制御パラメータ演算部より演算され、前記設定車速以外の車速に対しては前記設定車速に対する前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ係数及び前記初期勾配を用いて演算される請求項12に記載の制御装置。
- 前記設定車速以外の車速に対する前記SAT補償兼仮想バネ係数及び前記初期勾配は、前記電動パワーステアリング装置にて演算される請求項13に記載の制御装置。
- 前記傾き及び前記切片を表示する表示部を備える請求項8乃至14
のいずれかに記載の制御装置。
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