Control apparatus for electric vehicle
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsYuusuke Takamoto, Ryoso Masaki, Sanshiro Obara, Satoru Kaneko
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Abstract
An electric vehicle control unit capable of position control so that the vehicle can be held in its stop position without vibration, even if an operator does not keep the brake pressed. The control circuit of the electric vehicle comprises a speed/torque instruction generation circuit, a position control selection circuit, a position instruction generation circuit and a motor control circuit. When the vehicle stops, control of the motor is changed from speed or torque control to position control.
Claims11
Method of controlling operation of a vehicle propelled by a motor, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a stop position of said vehicle where said vehicle comes to a stop;
- and
- maintaining the vehicle in said stop position by controlling torque of said motor.
Method of controlling operation of a vehicle propelled by a motor, comprising the steps of:
- determining a stop target position of said vehicle;
- and
- maintaining said vehicle in said stop target position by controlling torque of said motor.
Method of controlling operation of a vehicle propelled by a motor, comprising:
- detecting a stop of said vehicle;
- determining a stopped position of said vehicle at a time of said stop;
- detecting magnitude of brake operation during a stopping period, following said stop and before commencement of movement of said vehicle;
- controlling output torque of said motor as a function of detected magnitude of said brake operation, to a value sufficient to maintain said vehicle in said stopped position during said stopping period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.