Method and apparatus for estimating mass of vehicle, and method and apparatus for estimating gradient employing the method
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorMinao Yanase
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Abstract
A method for estimating a mass of a vehicle including the steps of: correcting a wheel torque of a vehicle during running by using a preliminarily obtained wheel torque necessary for running on a flat surface at constant speed, obtaining a regression line of the corrected wheel torque and an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, and estimating a mass of the vehicle on the basis of a slope of the regression line. It is possible to estimate the mass of the vehicle at high accuracy.
Claims8
A method for estimating a mass of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- correcting a wheel torque of a vehicle during running by using a preliminarily obtained wheel torque necessary for running on a flat surface at constant speed, obtaining a regression line of the corrected wheel torque and an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, and estimating a mass of the vehicle on the basis of a slope of the regression line.
An apparatus for estimating a mass of a vehicle comprising:
- wheel speed detecting means for detecting wheel speed revolution information of tires of the vehicle, a first correction means for correcting a wheel torque of a vehicle during running by using a preliminarily obtained wheel torque necessary for running on a flat surface at constant speed, a regression calculation means for obtaining a regression line of the corrected wheel torque and an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, and a mass estimation means for estimating a mass of the vehicle on the basis of a slope of the regression line.
A method for estimating a gradient comprising the steps of:
- correcting a wheel torque of a vehicle during running by using a preliminarily obtained wheel torque necessary for running on a flat surface at constant speed, obtaining a regression line of the corrected wheel torque and an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, and estimating a gradient of a road surface from an intercept of the regression line on the basis of a mass of the vehicle which is obtained on the basis of a slope of the regression line.
An apparatus for estimating a gradient comprising:
- wheel speed detecting means for detecting wheel speed revolution information of tires of the vehicle, a first correction means for correcting a wheel torque of a vehicle during running by using a preliminarily obtained wheel torque necessary for running on a flat surface at constant speed, a regression calculation means for obtaining a regression line of the corrected wheel torque and an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, and a gradient estimation means for estimating a gradient of a road surface from an intercept of the regression line on the basis of a mass of the vehicle which is obtained on the basis of a slope of the regression line.
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