JP2011001003A - Tire force control device for four-wheel-drive vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize the tire force of all four wheels at a maximum by properly controlling a front/rear driving force distribution control means and a braking force control means, to improve the limited performance while maintaining vehicle stability near a tire limit.SOLUTION: Even if each tire force of three of the four wheels exceeds a friction circle limit of each wheel (or is saturated), when the total over-tire force of the three wheels can be absorbed by the other one wheel, a front/rear driving force distribution control unit 31 shifts the driving force to two rear wheels or two front wheels having the one wheel which is not saturated by the total over-tire forces of the two front wheels or two rear wheels in which both left and right wheels are saturated. Thereafter, a brake control unit 32 performs braking force control so that the tire force of each wheel does not exceed the friction circle limit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tire force of a four-wheel drive vehicle that controls the tire force of each wheel by a front-rear driving force distribution control that variably controls the driving force distribution between the front and rear shafts and a braking force control that performs a braking force control for each wheel. The present invention relates to a control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, technologies have been developed in vehicles to improve vehicle stability and limit performance (traction performance, etc.) near the tire limit by independently controlling the tire force of each wheel.

  For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-247066 (hereinafter, Patent Document 1), a vehicle in which a steering angle control device, a braking force control device, a driving force control device, and a suspension control device are provided independently for each wheel. The tire force acting on each wheel is detected by a tire force sensor, and the maximum tire force (= friction circle limit value) is calculated for each wheel based on the road surface friction coefficient and the ground contact load of each wheel. And when the detected tire force exceeds the maximum tire force among all four wheels, front, rear, left and right (= saturated) is one wheel, the lateral force that is insufficient for the saturated tire is calculated, Increase the lateral force of one tire. In addition, when either the front two wheels or the rear two wheels become tired, a technique is disclosed in which the longitudinal force of one of the wheels is reduced and added to the other two wheels to suppress vehicle destabilization. ing.

JP 2008-247066 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above is not necessarily a control that makes the best use of the tire forces of all four wheels, and there remains a problem. For example, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the front two wheels are saturated, the front / rear force of the front two wheels is corrected to decrease, while the front / rear force of the rear two wheels is increased / corrected. If it exists, correction is prohibited. When the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels is within the range of the sum of the frictional circle limit values of all four wheels, that is, even if any wheel is saturated, it is saturated with the remaining unsaturated wheels If the saturated amount of the wheel (= over tire force) can be absorbed, it may be preferable to absorb with the remaining one wheel depending on the traveling environment of the vehicle. However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, even if the remaining wheels that are not saturated can be absorbed, if the wheels that are still saturated still exist, the correction of the tire force is prohibited. Therefore, it is difficult to say that the tire power of all four wheels is utilized to the maximum.

  Further, since the friction circle limit value depends on a ground contact load that differs for each wheel, it has a different size for each wheel. Therefore, the saturation amount of the tire force with respect to the friction circle limit value also differs for each wheel. Therefore, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is applied to a four-wheel drive vehicle including a transfer clutch (= front / rear driving force distribution control means) that distributes the driving force from the driving source to the front and rear shafts. When the correction of the decrease in the longitudinal force of the two wheels and the increase in the longitudinal force of the rear two wheels that are not saturated (an amount equal to the decrease correction amount of the longitudinal force of the front two wheels) are executed by controlling the engagement torque of the transfer clutch To do. Since the transfer clutch can only move the torque between the front and rear shafts and cannot control each wheel, the front / rear force that reduces the front two wheels by the torque movement by the transfer clutch is ½ of the torque movement amount. Accordingly, when the saturation of the front two wheels having different saturation amounts is to be eliminated, the torque movement amount is set in accordance with one of the front wheels having a larger saturation amount. This leads to excessive reduction of the longitudinal force of the other front wheel with a small saturation amount, and the tire force of each wheel cannot be utilized to the maximum extent. Further, the same applies to the rear two wheels to be moved, and the rear wheels may be saturated after the torque movement even if both the rear two wheels are not saturated before the torque movement. Therefore, when applying the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 to a four-wheel drive vehicle having a transfer clutch, there remains room for improvement.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. By appropriately controlling the front / rear driving force distribution control means and the braking force control means, the tire force of all four wheels, front / rear, left / right, is utilized to the maximum, and the vehicle near the tire limit. An object of the present invention is to provide a tire force control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle that improves the limit performance of the vehicle.

  The present invention relates to a front / rear driving force distribution control means capable of variably controlling the driving force distribution between the front and rear shafts, a braking force control means for controlling the braking force for each wheel, and a tire for calculating a tire force generated on each wheel. Based on the force calculating means, the friction circle limit value calculating means for calculating the friction circle limit value of the tire force of each wheel, and the tire force of each wheel and the friction circle limit value of each wheel Based on the first determination means for determining that the sum of the tire forces of the wheels is smaller than the sum of the friction circle limit values of all four wheels, and the tire force of each wheel and the friction circle limit value of each wheel. A second determination means for determining that the sum of the tire forces of the front two wheels exceeds a sum of the friction circle limit values of the front two wheels, the first determination means, and the second determination means. Depending on the result, the front / rear driving force control means and / or the braking force control means Command means for outputting a command signal, wherein the command means, when both the first judgment means and the second judgment means are established, the front two wheels with respect to the sum of the friction circle limit values of the front two wheels A command signal is output to the front / rear driving force distribution control means so that the first over tire force flows from the front wheel side to the rear wheel side, with the over force of the sum of the tire forces as the first over tire force. In addition, even when a command signal is output to the front / rear driving force distribution control means, if there is a wheel that exceeds the friction circle limit value among the tire force of each wheel, the tire force of the wheel A command signal is output to the braking force control means so that is within the range of the friction circle limit value.

  According to the tire force control apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle according to the present invention, the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels is smaller than the sum of the friction circle limit values of all four wheels, that is, when any of the wheels is saturated. However, if the over-tyre force of a saturated wheel can be absorbed by the remaining unsaturated wheels, the tire force of each wheel can be maximized by appropriately controlling the front-rear driving force distribution control means and the braking force control means. It is possible to improve the limit performance while maintaining the stability of the vehicle near the tire limit.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the whole vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of a control unit concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the main control program which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of each wheel overtire force calculation routine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the additional yaw moment calculation routine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the overtire force adjustment control routine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the map of the target differential limiting torque according to the vehicle speed and accelerator opening which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the engine torque set by the engine speed and throttle opening which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the lateral acceleration saturation coefficient which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the characteristic map of the vehicle speed sensitive gain which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an engine disposed in the front part of the vehicle, and the driving force of the engine 1 is transmitted from an automatic transmission device (including a torque converter and the like) 2 behind the engine 1 through a transmission output shaft 2a. It is transmitted to the transfer 3.

  Further, the driving force transmitted to the transfer 3 is input to the rear wheel final reduction device 7 via the rear drive shaft 4, the propeller shaft 5, and the drive pinion shaft portion 6, while the reduction drive gear 8, the reduction driven gear 9. Then, it is input to the front wheel final reduction gear 11 via the front drive shaft 10 which is the drive pinion shaft portion. Here, the automatic transmission 2, the transfer 3, the front wheel final reduction gear 11 and the like are integrally provided in the case 12.

  The driving force input to the rear wheel final reduction gear 7 is transmitted to the left rear wheel 14rl via the rear wheel left drive shaft 13rl and to the right rear wheel 14rr via the rear wheel right drive shaft 13rr. The driving force input to the front wheel final reduction gear 11 is transmitted to the left front wheel 14fl via the front wheel left drive shaft 13fl and to the right front wheel 14fr via the front wheel right drive shaft 13fr.

  The transfer 3 is a wet multi-plate clutch (transfer clutch) as a variable torque transmission capacity clutch in which a drive plate 15a provided on the reduction drive gear 8 side and a driven plate 15b provided on the rear drive shaft 4 side are alternately stacked. ) 15 and a transfer piston 16 that variably applies a fastening force (differential limit torque) of the transfer clutch 15. Therefore, this vehicle controls the pressing force by the transfer piston 16 and controls the differential limiting torque of the transfer clutch 15, so that the torque distribution ratio is between the front wheel and the rear wheel, for example, between 100: 0 and 50:50. It is a four-wheel drive vehicle with a front engine / front drive vehicle base (FF base) that can be changed by the vehicle.

  The pressing force of the transfer piston 16 is given by a transfer clutch driving unit 31a configured by a hydraulic circuit having a plurality of solenoid valves and the like. A control signal (transfer clutch torque Ttrf) for driving the transfer clutch drive unit 31 a is output from the front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31.

  The front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 sets the target differential limit torque based on a map of the target differential limit torque according to the vehicle speed and the accelerator opening that is set in advance as shown in FIG. 7, for example. Then, the transfer clutch torque Ttrf is calculated based on the target differential limit torque and is output to the transfer clutch drive unit 31a for control. A correction amount ΔTtrf of the transfer clutch torque Ttrf is input from the control unit 30 described later. In other words, the larger the transfer clutch torque torque Ttrf is set, the larger the amount of torque movement to the rear wheel, and the amount of torque movement to the rear wheel increases when the correction amount ΔTtrf with a plus sign is input. On the contrary, when a correction amount ΔTtrf with a minus sign is input, the torque movement amount to the rear wheels is corrected to be small. The front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 is provided as a front / rear driving force distribution control means. The final transfer clutch torque Ttrf output from the front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 is also output to the control unit 30.

  On the other hand, reference numeral 32a indicates a vehicle brake drive unit, and a master cylinder (not shown) connected to a brake pedal operated by a driver is connected to the brake drive unit 32a. When the driver operates the brake pedal, the wheel cylinders of the four wheels 14fl, 14fr, 14rl, 14rr (the left front wheel cylinder 17fl, the right front wheel wheel cylinder 17fr, the left rear wheel wheel cylinder) are driven by the master cylinder through the brake drive unit 32a. 17 rl, the right rear wheel wheel cylinder 17 rr) is introduced with a brake pressure, which brakes the four wheels.

  The brake drive unit 32a is a hydraulic unit including a pressurizing source, a pressure reducing valve, a pressure increasing valve, and the like. In addition to the brake operation by the driver described above, each wheel cylinder is controlled according to a signal from the brake control unit 32 described later. With respect to 17fl, 17fr, 17rl and 17rr, the brake pressure can be introduced independently. A brake force signal for each wheel to the brake control unit 32 is input from a control unit 30 described later. When a brake force signal is input from the control unit 30, the brake drive unit 32 a converts the brake fluid pressure into a predetermined pressure and outputs it to the brake drive unit 32 a. The brake control unit 32 is provided as a braking force control unit.

  Further, the vehicle is provided with an engine control unit 33 that executes various controls related to the engine 1, and the engine control unit 33 has a function as a driving force control unit that reduces excessive driving force. An output down instruction and its value are input from the control unit 30 described later.

  Further, the vehicle is provided with a transmission control unit 34 that executes various controls related to the automatic transmission device 2, and the main transmission gear ratio i and the turbine rotation speed Nt of the torque converter are input to the control unit 30.

Further, the vehicle includes wheel speed sensors 21fl, 21fr, 21rl, 21rr, a handle angle sensor 22, a throttle opening sensor 23, an engine speed sensor 24, a yaw rate sensor 25, a lateral acceleration sensor 26, a road surface μ estimation device 27, and the like. Sensors and others are provided, and wheel speeds ωfl, ωfr, ωrl, ωrr of each wheel 14fl, 14fr, 14rl, 14rr, steering wheel angle θH, throttle opening θth, engine speed Ne, yaw rate γ, lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ), and the road surface friction coefficient μ is input to the control unit 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 30 is mainly configured by an over-tyre force calculation unit 30a and an adjustment control unit 30b.

  Based on the input signals described above, the over-tyre force calculation unit 30a calculates tire forces F_fl_FF, F_fr_FF, F_rl_FF, and F_rr_FF generated in the wheels 14fl, 14fr, 14rl, and 14rr based on a driver request, Friction circle limit values μ_Fzfl, μ_Fzfr, μ_Fzrl, μ_Fzrr of wheels are calculated, and based on tire forces F_fl_FF, F_fr_FF, F_rl_FF, F_rr_FF of each wheel and friction circle limit values μ_Fzfl, μ_Fzfr, μ_Fzrl, μ_Fzrr of each wheel The tire force exceeding the friction circle limit value is calculated as the over tire force ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, ΔF_rr_FF every time, and the sum of the over tire forces ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, ΔF_rr_FF of each wheel is calculated as the over tire force Fover.

  Further, the adjustment control unit 30b compares the over-tyre force Fover with a preset threshold value (“0” in the present embodiment) to determine the output down control by the engine control unit 33. Further, the sum of the over tire forces ΔF_fl_FF and ΔF_fr_FF of the front two wheels is compared with a preset threshold value (“0” in the present embodiment), and the over tire forces ΔF_rl_FF and ΔF_rr_FF of the rear two wheels are compared. The sum total is compared with a preset threshold value (“0” in the present embodiment), and in accordance with the comparison result, the front / rear driving force distribution control by the front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 and the brake control unit The braking force control by 32 is selectively executed.

  Thus, the over tire force calculation unit 30a has functions as a tire force calculation unit and a friction circle limit value calculation unit, and the adjustment control unit 30b has a function as a command unit, and is a first determination unit. The second determining means and the third determining means are provided.

Next, the control program executed by the control unit 30 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
The flowchart of FIG. 3 shows a main control program executed by the control unit 30. First, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) 101, necessary parameters, that is, each wheel 14fl, 14fr, 14rl, 14rr are shown. Wheel speed ωfl, ωfr, ωrl, ωrr, steering wheel angle θH, throttle opening θth, engine speed Ne, yaw rate γ, lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ), road surface friction coefficient μ, main transmission gear ratio i, torque The turbine speed Nt of the converter and the transfer clutch torque Ttrf are read.

  Next, proceeding to S102, the over-tyre force calculating unit 30a calculates over-tyre forces ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, and ΔF_rr_FF of each wheel according to each wheel over-tyre force calculating routine of FIG. 4 described later.

  Next, in S103, the overtire force calculation unit 30a calculates the sum of the overtire forces ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, and ΔF_rr_FF of each wheel to obtain the overtire force Fover (Fover = ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF + ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF).

  In step S104, the adjustment control unit 30b executes overtire force adjustment control according to an overtire force adjustment control routine of FIG.

  Next, the calculation of the over-tyre forces ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, and ΔF_rr_FF of each wheel in S102 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in S201, the engine torque Teg is calculated. This is set, for example, with reference to a map set beforehand by engine characteristics (for example, a map set by the engine speed Ne and the throttle opening θth shown in FIG. 8).

Next, proceeding to S202, the transmission output torque Tt is calculated by the following equation (1).
Tt = Teg · t · i (1)
Here, t is a torque ratio of the torque converter, and is obtained by referring to a preset map of the rotational speed ratio e (= Nt / Ne) of the torque converter and the torque ratio of the torque converter.

Next, it progresses to S203 and calculates the total driving force Fx by the following (2) Formula, for example.
Fx = Tt · η · if / Rt (2)
Here, η is drive system transmission efficiency, if is the final gear ratio, and Rt is the tire radius.

Next, in S204, the front wheel ground load Fzf is calculated by the following equation (3), and the rear wheel ground load Fzr is calculated by the following equation (4).
Fzf = Wf − ((m · (d ² x / dt ² ) · h) / L) (3)
Fzr = W−Fzf (4)
Here, Wf is the front wheel static load, m is the vehicle mass, (d ² x / dt ² ) is the longitudinal acceleration (= Fx / m), h is the height of the center of gravity, L is the wheel base, and W is the vehicle weight (= m G: G is the acceleration of gravity).

Next, in S205, the left wheel load ratio WR_l is calculated by the following equation (5).
WR — 1 = 0.5 − ((d ² y / dt ² ) / G) · (h / Ltred) (5)
Here, Ltred is the average tread value of the front and rear wheels.

Next, the process proceeds to S206, and the left front wheel ground load Fzf_l, right front wheel ground load Fzf_r, left rear wheel ground load Fzr_l, and right rear wheel ground according to the following formulas (6), (7), (8), and (9). The load Fzr_r is calculated.
Fzf_l = Fzf · WR_l (6)
Fzf_r = Fzf · (1−WR_l) (7)
Fzr_l = Fzr · WR_l (8)
Fzr_r = Fzr · (1−WR_l) (9)

  Next, proceeding to S207, for example, according to the procedure described later, the left front wheel longitudinal force Fxf_l, the right front wheel longitudinal force Fxf_r, the left rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr_l, and the right rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr_r are calculated.

  Hereinafter, an example of a procedure for calculating the left front wheel longitudinal force Fxf_l, the right front wheel longitudinal force Fxf_r, the left rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr_l, and the right rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr_r will be described.

First, the front wheel longitudinal force Fxf and the rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr are calculated by the following equations (10) and (11). Fxf = (Tt−Ttrf) · η · if / Rt (10)
Fxr = Fx−Fxf (11)

By using the front wheel longitudinal force Fxf and the rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr, the left front wheel longitudinal force Fxf_l, the right front wheel longitudinal force Fxf_r, the left rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr_l, and the right according to the following equations (12) to (15) The rear wheel longitudinal force Fxr_r is calculated.
Fxf_l = Fxf / 2 (12)
Fxf_r = Fxf_l (13)
Fxr_l = Fxr / 2 (14)
Fxr_r = Fxr_l (15)

  Next, in S208, an additional yaw moment Mzθ is calculated according to the procedure described later (in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. 5), and the required front wheel lateral force Fyf_FF is calculated from the following equation (16) based on this additional yaw moment Mzθ. The required rear wheel lateral force Fyr_FF is calculated by the following equation (17). Based on these requested front wheel lateral force Fyf_FF and requested rear wheel lateral force Fyr_FF, the left front wheel requested lateral force Fyf_l_FF, the right front wheel requested lateral force Fyf_r_FF, the left rear wheel requested lateral force Fyr_l_FF, and the right by the equations (18) to (21) The rear wheel required lateral force Fyr_r_FF is calculated.

Fyf_FF = Mzθ / L (16)
Fyr_FF = (− Iz · (dγ / dt)
+ M · (d ² y / dt ² ) · Lf) / L (17)
Here, Iz is the yaw moment of inertia of the vehicle, and Lf is the distance between the front axis and the center of gravity.

Fyf_l_FF = Fyf_FF · WR_l (18)
Fyf_r_FF = Fyf_FF · (1-WR_l) (19)
Fyr_l_FF = Fyr_FF · WR_l (20)
Fyr_r_FF = Fyr_FF · (1-WR_l) (21)

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the additional yaw moment Mzθ is first calculated in step (hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) 301 (for example, V = (ωfl + ωfr + ωrl + ωrr) / 4), and the process proceeds to S302. The lateral acceleration / handle angle gain Gy is calculated by the following equation (22).
Gy = (1 / (1 + A · V ² )) · (V ² / L) · (1 / n) (22)
Here, A is a stability factor, and n is a steering gear ratio.

Next, the process proceeds to S303, and a map set in advance according to the value obtained by multiplying the lateral acceleration / handle angle gain Gy and the handle angle θH (Gy · θH) and the lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ) is referred to. Then, the lateral acceleration saturation coefficient Kμ is calculated. As shown in FIG. 9A, the map for obtaining the lateral acceleration saturation coefficient Kμ is obtained by multiplying the lateral acceleration / handle angle gain Gy by the handle angle θH (Gy · θH) and the lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ), and is set to a smaller value as the lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ) increases when the handle angle θH is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. This lateral acceleration as is a high μ road when Gy · .theta.H large ^(d 2 y / dt ²⁾ is larger, the lateral acceleration ^(d 2 y / dt ²⁾ is less likely to occur in the low μ road It expresses. As a result, the value of the reference lateral acceleration (d ² yr / dt ² ), which will be described later, is large when Gy · θH is large, as shown in FIG. 9B, the lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ) is large and high μ. When the road is considered to be a road, the value is set to a low value so that the correction amount for the additional yaw moment Mzθ is small.

Next, in S304, the lateral acceleration deviation sensitive gain Ky is calculated by the following equation (23).
Ky = Kθ / Gy (23)
Here, Kθ is a steering angle sensitive gain, and is calculated by the following equation (24).
Kθ = (Lf · Kf) / n (24)
Kf is the equivalent cornering power of the front shaft.

That is, according to the above equation (23), the lateral acceleration deviation sensitive gain Ky is set as a guideline (maximum value) in a state where the rudder does not work at all on an extremely low μ road (γ = 0, (d ² y / dt ² ) = 0) and the case where the additional yaw moment Mzθ (steady value) is 0 is considered.

Next, proceeding to S305, the reference lateral acceleration (d ² yr / dt ² ) is calculated by the following equation (25).
(D ² yr / dt ² ) = Kμ · Gy · (1 / (1 + Ty · s)) · θH (25)
Here, s is a differential operator, Ty is a first-order lag time constant of the lateral acceleration, and this first-order lag time constant Ty is calculated by, for example, the following equation (26), where Kr is the equivalent cornering power of the rear axis. Is done.
Ty = Iz / (L · Kr) (26)

Next, in S306, the lateral acceleration deviation (d ² ye / dt ² ) is calculated by the following equation (27).
(D ² ye / dt ² ) = (d ² y / dt ² ) − (d ² yr / dt ² ) (27)

In step S307, the yaw rate / handle angle gain Gγ is calculated by the following equation (28).
Gγ = (1 / (1 + A · V ² )) · (V / L) · (1 / n) (28)

Next, the process proceeds to S308, and considering the case where the additional yaw moment Mzθ (steady value) becomes 0, for example, during grip travel ((d ² ye / dt ² ) = 0) according to the following equation (29), the yaw rate sensitivity The gain Kγ is calculated.
Kγ = Kθ / Gγ (29)

  In step S309, a vehicle speed sensitive gain Kv is calculated from a preset map. This map is set in order to avoid an unnecessary additional yaw moment Mzθ in a low speed region, for example, as shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, Vc1 is 40 km / h, for example.

In S310, the additional yaw moment Mzθ is calculated by the following equation (30).
Mzθ = Kv · (−Kγ · γ + Ky · (d ² ye / dt ² ) + Kθ · θH) (30)

That is, as shown in the equation (30), the term -Kγ · γ is a yaw moment sensitive to the yaw rate γ, the term Kθ · θH is a yaw moment sensitive to the handle angle θH, and Ky · (d ² ye / dt The term ² ) is the correction value for the yaw moment. For this reason, when the lateral acceleration (d ² y / dt ² ) is operated on a high μ road, the additional yaw moment Mzθ also becomes a large value, and the motion performance is improved. On the other hand, when traveling on a low μ road, the additional yaw moment Mzθ reduces the additional yaw moment Mzθ by the above-described correction value, so that the turning performance does not increase and stable traveling performance can be obtained. It has become.

Next, the process proceeds to S209, and the left front wheel friction circle limit value μ_Fzfl, the right front wheel friction circle limit value μ_Fzfr, the left rear wheel friction circle limit value μ_Fzrl, and the right rear wheel friction circle limit according to the following equations (31) to (34): Calculate the value μ_Fzrr.
μ_Fzfl = μ · Fzf_l (31)
μ_Fzfr = μ · Fzf_r (32)
μ_Fzrl = μ · Fzr_l (33)
μ_Fzrr = μ · Fzr_r (34)

Next, in S210, the left front wheel tire force F_fl_FF, the right front wheel tire force F_fr_FF, the left rear wheel tire force F_rl_FF, and the right rear wheel tire force F_rr_FF are calculated by the following equations (35) to (38).
F_fl_FF = (Fxf_l ² + Fyf_l_FF ² ) ^1/2 (35)
F_fr_FF = (Fxf_r ² + Fyf_r_FF ² ) ^1/2 (36)
F_rl_FF = (Fxr_l ² + Fyr_l_FF ² ) ^1/2 (37)
F_rr_FF = (Fxr_r ² + Fyr_r_FF ² ) ^1/2 (38)

Next, the processing proceeds to S211, and the left front wheel over-tyre force ΔF_fl_FF, the right front wheel over-tyre force ΔF_fr_FF, the left rear wheel over-tyre force ΔF_rl_FF, and the right rear wheel over-tyre force ΔF_rr_FF are calculated by the following equations (39) to (42). Then exit the routine.
ΔF_fl_FF = F_fl_FF−μ_Fzfl (39)
ΔF_fr_FF = F_fr_FF−μ_Fzfr (40)
ΔF_rl_FF = F_rl_FF−μ_Fzrl (41)
ΔF_rr_FF = F_rr_FF−μ_Fzrr (42)

  Next, the over-tyre force adjustment control in S103 described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in S401, it is determined whether or not the over tire force Fover, which is the sum of the over tire forces of all four wheels calculated in S103, exceeds zero. As a result of this determination, if the over tire force Fover exceeds 0, the process proceeds to S402, and the engine torque Tover corresponding to the over tire force Fover is set as the following equation (43) as the torque reduction amount by the traction control by the engine control unit 33. Calculated by
Tover = Fover · Rt / t / i / η / if (43)
Next, the routine proceeds to S403, where the over-tyre force of each wheel after the engine torque Tover calculated in S402 is reduced is estimated by the following equations (44) to (47). The over tire force is set as the over tire force ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, ΔF_rr_FF of each wheel, and the process proceeds to S404.
ΔF_fl_FF ← F_fl_FF−Fover / 4 (44)
ΔF_fr_FF ← F_fr_FF−Fover / 4 (45)
ΔF_rl_FF ← F_rl_FF−Fover / 4 (46)
ΔF_rr_FF ← F_rr_FF−Fover / 4 (47)

  In S401, it is determined that the over-tyre force Fover is equal to or less than 0. Alternatively, in S403, when the over-tyre force ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, ΔF_rr_FF of each wheel is set again and the process proceeds to S404, the over-tyre force is saturated. It is determined whether a wheel is present or not. That is, it is determined whether ΔF_fl_FF> 0, ΔF_fr_FF> 0, ΔF_rl_FF> 0, or ΔF_rr_FF> 0 holds.

  As a result of the determination in S404, when it is determined that there is no wheel with saturated overtire force (when ΔF_fl_FF ≦ 0, ΔF_fr_FF ≦ 0, ΔF_rl_FF ≦ 0, and ΔF_rr_FF ≦ 0), Exit the routine. Conversely, if it is determined that there is a wheel with saturated overtire force, the process proceeds to S405.

In S405, first, it is determined whether or not the sum of the over tire forces of the front two wheels (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) exceeds zero. As a result of this determination, if the sum of the over-tyre forces of the front two wheels (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) exceeds 0, the process proceeds to S406, and the driving force is transferred from the front wheels to the rear wheels by the front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31. In order to move it to the side, the correction amount ΔTtrf of the transfer clutch is calculated by the following equation (48).
ΔTtrf = Gtrf · (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) (48)
Here, Gtrf is a gain.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to S407, and the over tire force of each wheel after the transfer clutch torque correction is estimated by the following equations (49) to (52), and the estimated over tire force of each wheel is calculated as the over tire force of each wheel. Set as ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, ΔF_rr_FF, and proceed to S408.
ΔF_fl_FF ← F_fl_FF− (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) / 2 (49)
ΔF_fr_FF ← F_fr_FF− (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) / 2 (50)
ΔF_rl_FF ← F_rl_FF + (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) / 2 (51)
ΔF_rr_FF ← F_rr_FF + (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) / 2 (52)

  In S408, a wheel (both front and rear wheels) in which the over tire force is saturated (exceeds 0) is selected, and the braking force applied by the brake control unit 32 to the wheel in which the over tire force is saturated is determined. , Set the tire's over-tyre force.

  Then, the process proceeds to S409, and an operation signal is output together with the control amount to each corresponding control unit (engine control unit 33, front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31, brake control unit 32), and the routine is exited.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in S405 described above, when it is determined that the total sum of the over tire forces (ΔF_fl_FF + ΔF_fr_FF) of the front two wheels is 0 or less, the process proceeds to S410 and the total sum of the over tire forces of the rear two wheels (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) is zero. It is judged whether or not. As a result of this determination, if the sum of the over-tyre forces of the rear two wheels (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) exceeds 0, the process proceeds to S411, and the driving force is transferred from the rear wheels to the front wheels by the front and rear driving force distribution control by the front and rear driving force distribution control unit 31. In order to move it to the side, the correction amount ΔTtrf of the transfer clutch is calculated by the following equation (53).
ΔTtrf = −Gtrf · (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) (53)
Here, Gtrf is a gain.

Thereafter, the process proceeds to S412, and the over tire force of each wheel after the transfer clutch torque correction is estimated by the following equations (54) to (57), and the estimated over tire force of each wheel is calculated as the over tire force of each wheel. Set as ΔF_fl_FF, ΔF_fr_FF, ΔF_rl_FF, ΔF_rr_FF, and proceed to S408.
ΔF_fl_FF ← F_fl_FF + (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) / 2 (54)
ΔF_fr_FF ← F_fr_FF + (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) / 2 (55)
ΔF_rl_FF ← F_rl_FF− (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) / 2 (56)
ΔF_rr_FF ← F_rr_FF− (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) / 2 (57)

  Further, as a result of the determination in S410 described above, when it is determined that the sum of the over-tyre forces of the rear two wheels (ΔF_rl_FF + ΔF_rr_FF) is 0 or less, the process proceeds to S408 as it is.

  In this embodiment, the predicted setting of the over-tyre force of each wheel in S403, S407, and S412 is performed with a driving force distribution ratio of the front and rear wheels of 50:50, and there is no differential limitation between the left and right wheels. The calculation is performed on the assumption of the case, but when there is an influence of these systems, a change in the over-tyre force of each wheel may be predicted in consideration of the influence. In this embodiment, the control unit to be operated is selected, and finally these control units are operated. However, when the control unit to be operated is determined, the control unit is operated. Also good.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, even when any of the four wheels is saturated, the saturation amount of the saturated wheel can be absorbed by the remaining non-saturated wheels. The front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 and the brake control unit 32 are appropriately controlled without prohibiting the correction of the tire force. As a result, it is possible to control the tire force of all four wheels as much as possible, and to improve the traction performance near the tire limit.

  Also, if the remaining unsaturated wheels cannot absorb the amount of saturation, the engine control unit 33 reduces the torque by the amount that cannot be absorbed and brings the total tire force of the four wheels within the sum of the friction circle limit values. Fit. And since the above-mentioned front-and-rear driving force distribution control and braking force control are executed thereafter, the tire power of the four wheels can always be fully utilized in any situation.

  These will be described by taking, as an example, when one wheel is saturated, when two wheels are saturated, and when three wheels are saturated. As a premise, the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels is assumed to be within the sum of the frictional circle limit values of all four wheels, and if not, the engine control unit 33 executes torque reduction so that it is within the sum. Shall.

  First, when one wheel (the left front wheel) is saturated, if the saturation amount of the left front wheel can be absorbed by the opposite right front wheel, it is only necessary to execute the brake control for the left front wheel by the saturation amount. On the other hand, when the saturation amount cannot be absorbed by the right front wheel, the front and rear driving force distribution control unit 31 causes the rear two wheels to flow by the amount that cannot be absorbed by the right front wheel. As a result, the total amount of the front two wheels can absorb the saturation amount of the left front wheel, but since the left front wheel may still be saturated, the left front wheel is brake-controlled by the saturation amount. On the other hand, a saturation amount that cannot be absorbed by the front two wheels is passed to the rear two wheels. As a result, the rear two wheels may saturate, and therefore the brake control is performed on the saturated rear wheels by the saturation amount.

  Next, when the two wheels (front two wheels) are saturated, the front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 causes the front two wheels to flow through the rear two wheels by the total saturation amount. As a result, the saturation amount can be absorbed in the total of the two front wheels, but since the saturation is not necessarily eliminated for each front wheel, the brake control is performed for the saturation amount of the front wheels that are still saturated. On the other hand, since the total saturation amount of the front two wheels is caused to flow to the rear two wheels, the rear two wheels may be saturated. Therefore, the saturated rear wheel is brake-controlled by the saturation amount.

  Next, when the three wheels (only the right rear wheel is not saturated) are saturated, the front / rear front / rear driving force distribution control unit 31 causes the front two wheels to flow through the rear two wheels by the total saturation amount. As a result, the saturation amount can be absorbed in the total of the two front wheels, but since the saturation is not necessarily eliminated for each front wheel, the brake control is performed for the saturation amount of the front wheels that are still saturated. On the other hand, the saturation amount of the left front wheel, which has already been saturated, is further increased by flowing the total saturation amount of the front two wheels to the rear two wheels. To eliminate the saturation while absorbing with the unsaturated right rear wheel.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to control the tire force of all four wheels to the maximum, and the traction performance near the tire limit can be improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Engine 2 Automatic transmission 3 Transfer 14fl, 14fr, 14rl, 14rr Wheel 15 Transfer clutch 17fl, 17fr, 17rl, 17rr Wheel cylinder 30 Control unit 30a Over tire force calculation part (tire force calculation means, friction circle limit value calculation means)
30b Adjustment control unit (first determination means, second determination means, third determination means, command means)
31 Front / rear driving force distribution control unit (front / rear driving force distribution control means)
32 Brake control unit (braking force control means)
33 Engine control unit (driving force control means)
34 Transmission control unit

Claims (4)

Front and rear driving force distribution control means capable of variably controlling the driving force distribution between the front and rear axes;
Braking force control means for controlling the braking force for each wheel;
Tire force calculating means for calculating tire force generated on each wheel;
A friction circle limit value calculating means for calculating a friction circle limit value of the tire force of each wheel;
Based on the tire force of each wheel and the friction circle limit value of each wheel, it is determined that the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels, front, rear, left and right is smaller than the sum of the friction circle limit values of all four wheels. 1 determination means;
A second determination is made based on the tire force of each wheel and the friction circle limit value of each wheel to determine that the sum of the tire forces of the front two wheels exceeds the sum of the friction circle limit values of the front two wheels. A determination means;
Command means for outputting a command signal to the front-rear driving force control means and / or the braking force control means according to the results of the first determination means and the second determination means;
With
When the first determination means and the second determination means are both established, the command means sets the over force of the sum of the tire forces of the front two wheels to the sum of the friction circle limit values of the front two wheels. A command signal is output to the front and rear driving force distribution control means so that the first over tire force flows from the front wheel side to the rear wheel side as one over tire force, and to the front and rear driving force distribution control means Even if a command signal is output, if there is a wheel that exceeds the friction circle limit value among the tire force of each wheel, the tire force of the wheel falls within the friction circle limit value range. A tire force control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle, wherein a command signal is output to the braking force control means. Front and rear driving force distribution control means capable of variably controlling the driving force distribution between the front and rear axes;
Braking force control means for controlling the braking force for each wheel;
Tire force calculating means for calculating tire force generated on each wheel;
A friction circle limit value calculating means for calculating a friction circle limit value of the tire force of each wheel;
Based on the tire force of each wheel and the friction circle limit value of each wheel, it is determined that the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels, front, rear, left and right is smaller than the sum of the friction circle limit values of all four wheels. 1 determination means;
Based on the tire force of each wheel and the friction circle limit value of each wheel, a third determination is made that the sum of the tire forces of the rear two wheels exceeds the sum of the friction circle limit values of the rear two wheels. A determination means;
Command means for outputting a command signal to the front-rear driving force control means and / or the braking force control means according to the results of the first determination means and the third determination means;
With
When both the first determination means and the third determination means are established, the command means sets the over force of the sum of the tire forces of the rear two wheels to the sum of the friction circle limit values of the rear two wheels. A command signal is output to the front and rear driving force distribution control means so that the second over tire force flows from the rear wheel side to the front wheel side as the over tire force of 2, and to the front and rear driving force distribution control means Even if a command signal is output, if there is a wheel that exceeds the friction circle limit value among the tire force of each wheel, the tire force of the wheel falls within the friction circle limit value range. A tire force control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle, wherein a command signal is output to the braking force control means. A driving force control means for reducing the driving force of the driving source;
If the determination by the first determination means is not established, the command means uses the over force of the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels with respect to the sum of the friction circle limit values of all four wheels as a third over tire force. And outputting a command signal to the driving force control means so as to reduce the driving force by the third over-tyre force, and then, based on the result of the second determination means, the front / rear driving force distribution control means and 2. A tire force control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a command signal is output to said braking force control means. A driving force control means for reducing the driving force of the driving source;
If the determination by the first determination means is not established, the command means uses the over force of the sum of the tire forces of all four wheels with respect to the sum of the friction circle limit values of all four wheels as a third over tire force. And outputting a command signal to the driving force control means so as to reduce the driving force by the third over-tyre force, and then, based on the result of the third determination means, the front / rear driving force distribution control means and 3. A tire force control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a command signal is output to said braking force control means.

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