Vehicle wheel control system, a wheel controller of a vehicle, and a vehicle having the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorSoo Hyuk Lee
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Abstract
A vehicle wheel control system includes an in-wheel motor mounted on a wheel of a vehicle and configured to provide independent driving of the wheel of the vehicle. The vehicle wheel control system also includes an electronic brake configured to generate braking force on the wheel of the vehicle. The vehicle wheel control system additionally includes an integrated wheel controller configured to control the in-wheel motor and the electronic brake and a bus line connected between a vehicle controller and the integrated wheel controller and configured to transmit and receive data. The vehicle wheel control system further includes a power line supplying direct current (DC) power from a battery of the vehicle to the integrated wheel controller.
Claims20
A vehicle wheel control system comprising:
- an in-wheel motor mounted on a wheel of a vehicle, the in-wheel motor configured to provide independent driving of the wheel of the vehicle;
- an electronic brake configured to generate braking force on the wheel of the vehicle;
- an integrated wheel controller configured to control the in-wheel motor and the electronic brake;
- a bus line connected between a vehicle controller and the integrated wheel controller, the bus line configured to transmit and receive data;
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- a power line configured to supply direct current (DC) power from a battery of the vehicle to the integrated wheel controller.
A wheel controller comprising:
- a wheel drive control unit configured to control an in-wheel motor mounted on a wheel among a plurality of wheels included in a vehicle, wherein the in-wheel motor is configured to provide independent driving of the wheel;
- a wheel braking control unit configured to control an electronic brake generating braking force on the wheel;
- a receiving unit configured to receive a control signal from a vehicle controller of the vehicle;
- a power supply unit configured to be supplied with DC power from a battery of the vehicle;
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- a control unit configured to control the wheel drive control unit and the wheel braking control unit based on the control signal.
A vehicle comprising:
- a battery;
- a vehicle controller;
- a plurality of wheel units, wherein a particular wheel unit among the plurality of wheel units includes an in-wheel motor and an electronic brake;
- a plurality of integrated wheel controllers provided to correspond to the plurality of wheel units, wherein a particular integrated wheel controller that corresponds to the particular wheel unit is configured to control the in-wheel motor and the electronic brake;
- a bus line connected between the vehicle controller and the plurality of integrated wheel controllers, the bus line configured to transmit and receive data;
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- a power line configured to supply DC power from the battery to the plurality of integrated wheel controllers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.