US4947954A
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Acceleration-slippage controller for an automobile
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1989-02-13
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Granted: 1990-08-14
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Expires: 2009-02-13
Abstract
Abstract An acceleration-slippage controller having an instantaneous-slippage detector for maintaining a good acceleration of an automobile. After an acceleration-slippage control has started due to slippage detected at a driven wheel, the instantaneous-slippage detector determines whether the detected slippage is instantaneous. If the slippage is determined to be instantaneous, the acceleration-slippage control is immediately interrupted so that a long acceleration-slippage control cycle does not limit the acceleration of the automobile.
Inventors
- 👤 Kozo Fujita
- 👤 Kiyotaka Ise
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/175
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A control system for controlling acceleration slippage on a driven wheel of an automobile comprising: a driven-wheel speed sensor for sensing a speed of the driven wheel; a body speed sensor for sensing a body speed of the automobile; a slippage detection means for detecting an occurrence of acceleration slippage of the driven wheel using the driven-wheel speed and the body speed and making a slippage-start judgment when the occurrence of acceleration slippage of the driven wheel is detected; a slippage controller for starting an acceleration-slippage control according to a starting condition that is based on the slippage-start judgment and for terminating the acceleration-slippage control according to a normal terminating condition that is not directly connected to the occurrence of acceleration-slippage; an instantaneous-slippage detector for determining whether the detected slippage is instantaneous; and an interrupting means for terminating the acceleration-slippage control when the detected slippage is determined to be instantaneous.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A control system for controlling acceleration slippage on a driven wheel of an automobile comprising: a driven-wheel speed sensor for sensing a speed of the driven wheel; a body speed sensor for sensing a body speed of the automobile; a slippage detection means for detecting an occurrence of acceleration slippage of the driven wheel using the driven-wheel speed and the body speed and making a slippage-start judgment when the occurrence of acceleration slippage of the driven wheel is detected; a slippage controller for starting an acceleration-slippage control according to a starting condition that is based on the slippage-start judgment and for terminating the acceleration-slippage control according to a normal terminating condition that is not directly connected to the occurrence of acceleration-slippage; an instantaneous-slippage detector for determining whether the detected slippage is instantaneous; and an interrupting means for terminating the acceleration-slippage control when the detected slippage is determined to be instantaneous.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 1, where the instantaneous-slippage detector determines that the detected slippage is instantaneous when the speed of the driven wheel falls to less than the body speed within a first preset short time period after the slippage-start judgment is made, the slippage-start judgment being different from the starting condition for the acceleration-slippage control.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 2, where the starting condition is that a second preset short time period elapses after the slippage-start judgment is made during which the slippage detection means continues to detect the occurrence of acceleration slippage and a main-throttle valve of an internal combustion engine of the automobile is not shut, the second preset short time period being shorter than the first preset short time period.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 3, where: the slippage controller adjusts an opening of a sub-throttle valve of the internal combustion engine for controlling the acceleration slippage; and the normal terminating condition is that the opening of the sub-throttle valve is greater than the opening of the main-throttle valve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 4, where the slippage controller further adjusts a hydraulic pressure of the brake system of the driven wheel for controlling the acceleration slippage.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 5, where the system further comprises warning means for informing the driver of the automobile of the acceleration-slippage control when the acceleration-slippage control is under way a third preset time period after the slippage-start judgment is made, the third preset time period being longer than the first preset time period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 6, where the body speed sensor senses a speed of a non-driven wheel of the automobile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
75 words
The acceleration-slippage control system, as in claim 3, where the system further comprises: a driven-wheel acceleration calculation means for calculating an acceleration of the driven wheel; and a reference speed calculation means for calculating a reference speed from body speed; where slippage detection means detects an occurrence of acceleration slippage when the speed of the driven wheel is greater than the reference speed or the acceleration of the driven wheel exceeds a preset reference value.
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