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- This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for controlling CVT transmissions and, more particularly, to anti-lugging systems and methods for machines having CVT transmissions.
- Most engines comprise a number of rotating parts, and thus have an ideal speed range in which their power output is optimum.
- This ideal range may correspond, for example, to a range exhibiting peak torque output as a function of RPM.
- a broader permissible speed range encompasses this ideal range and includes greater and lesser speeds at which the engine may operate, even if in a suboptimum manner.
- speeds at which the engine cannot provide sustained operation lie speeds at which the engine cannot provide sustained operation. For example, speeds that are higher than the highest speed in the permissible range may cause greatly accelerated or catastrophic failure of the engine, transmission, or implement system.
- the engine may cease rotation.
- most engines operate via an inertia-driven cycle, wherein preceding combustion events power the engine toward subsequent combustion events via the engine's rotational inertia.
- the engine's rotational inertia is insufficient for the engine to reach subsequent combustion events.
- An example of a lowest reliable operating speed based on this principle is the engine “idle” speed.
- the idle speed is set to a value that allows for a slight decrease in engine speed without causing the engine to drop out of the sustained combustion range.
- the engine inertia must be sufficient to overcome not only the internal resistance leading up to a subsequent combustion event, but also any outside resistance imposed by the power train.
- the inertial, frictional, or other resistance involved in moving the machine must be overcome when the machine is in gear.
- the idle speed is a realistic lower limit when the machine is stationary
- a machine in operation may have a heightened lower limit, below which the engine lacks sufficient power to accelerate or even continue a present operation.
- the engine speed drops past this lower limit the engine is said to “lug” down or “bog” down, and continued reliable operation is jeopardized.
- a conventional-drive machine the engine is generally linked to the power train and other power sinks of the machine via a torque converter.
- a higher resistance (required torque) is automatically mitigated by the natural loading characteristics of a torque converter, thus preventing the engine from lugging down and stalling.
- CVT CVT-driven machine
- the machine resistance will be able to lug down and stall the machine absent an external control mechanism.
- the engine is monitored for lug/stall problems and the throttle or transmission is actively controlled, e.g., via a software Engine Underspeed Algorithm (EUA) in an Electronic Control Module (ECM) to avoid lug/stall.
- EUA software Engine Underspeed Algorithm
- ECM Electronic Control Module
- a typical EUA reduces the drivetrain power demand, implement power demand, or other parasitic demand (e.g., power steering system, air conditioning system, etc.) in reaction to a difference between the actual engine speed and the desired engine speed (e.g., “speed standard”), detected from a user interface or from an engine control component as a response to changed conditions.
- the desired engine speed command can change much more rapidly than the engine can react to that command. This may cause the EUA to over-correct and artificially reduce machine performance.
- the EUA appears to fulfill its mandate of preventing lugging, however lugging would not have occurred regardless, and the user was unnecessarily subjected to reduced system performance.
- the disclosure pertains to a method of optimizing machine performance using desired engine speed shaping.
- the method comprises receiving a throttle command requesting an increase in engine speed and transmitting the throttle command to the engine.
- the speed standard (derived from the predetermined function) is used in lieu of the actual desired speed for purposes of anti-lugging to avoid unnecessary decreases in system performance.
- FIG. 1 is an engine speed graph showing a desired engine speed curve and an actual engine speed curve, wherein anti-lugging may decrease system performance;
- FIG. 2 is a system schematic diagram for a drivetrain system wherein part throttle optimization may be employed in accordance with the disclosed principles
- FIG. 3 is system data flow schematic for a drivetrain system in accordance with the disclosed principles
- FIG. 4 is an engine speed graph showing a desired engine speed curve and an actual engine speed curve, and a shaped engine speed curve in accordance with the disclosed principles
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a process of drivetrain management in accordance with the disclosed principles
- FIG. 6 is a speed plot showing a desired engine speed shaping technique in accordance with the disclosed principles
- FIG. 7 is a speed plot showing a further desired engine speed shaping technique in accordance with the disclosed principles.
- FIG. 8 is a speed plot showing yet a further desired engine speed shaping technique in accordance with the disclosed principles.
- a typical EUA system operates by sensing that a difference between the requested and actual engine speeds exceeds a predetermined threshold. When a qualifying difference is detected, the EUA reduces the transmission, implement, and/or parasitic torque, speed or power requirements.
- An operator may desire a rapid increase in machine or engine speed and thus request a step change in desired engine speed. This may result in a significant deviation between demanded and actual power, causing the onboard EUA to diagnose engine lugging, automatically reducing system performance by reducing the system speed, torque or power.
- the speed graph 1 illustrates a requested engine speed 2 including a step increase at time T ( 5 ), and the EUA lugging threshold 3 derived as a difference from the requested engine speed 2 .
- the EUA lugging threshold 3 is less than the requested engine speed 2 by a gap value D.
- the requested engine speed 2 starts at a value E ( 6 ) and the EUA lugging threshold 3 starts at a value E ⁇ D ( 7 ).
- the speed graph 1 also shows the actual engine speed 4 (in the absence of anti-lugging correction). It can be seen that the actual engine speed 4 increases rapidly after the step increase in the requested engine speed 2 at T ( 5 ). However, due to engine inertia and other system characteristics, the actual engine speed 4 is not able to track the step function of the requested engine speed 2 as expected. Thus during a lag period L ( 8 ), corresponding to a plot region 9 , the difference between the requested engine speed 2 and the actual engine speed 4 exceeds the gap value D.
- the EUA may incorrectly identify a lugging condition and apply anti-lugging correction by reducing the speed, torque, and/or power to the transmission, implements, or other parasitic devices, causing suboptimal performance and even stopping the machine or implement being driven in some cases.
- machine performance is optimized during part-throttle operation via one or more of three compensation techniques, namely desired speed shaping, part-throttle power derating, and part-throttle torque derating.
- the technique of desired speed shaping limits the rate at which the desired engine speed increases (and thus the engine speed threshold) to minimize the perception by the EUA of lugging.
- the part-throttle power derating technique limits the maximum system power request, while the part-throttle torque derating technique limits the maximum propulsion torque value.
- the engine ECM or controller still receives the step speed command change in order to start producing power as fast as possible.
- the EUA is given a shaped desired engine speed calculated to delay the EUA lugging threshold 3 from a lower value to a higher value.
- the shaped desired engine speed signal can be tuned to follow a desired engine speed trajectory that optimizes machine performance.
- the engine is tunable to produce peak power at lower engine speeds. Therefore, in an embodiment, the peak drivetrain power is derated according to engine lug curve characteristics. This proactively prevents engine underspeed conditions from occurring.
- the system 10 includes the engine 11 , the transmission 12 , and a load 13 .
- the load may be the inertia or weight of the machine itself or some other load.
- the system 10 further includes a controller 14 and a user interface 15 .
- the user interface may include typical user interface elements found in conventional machines such as joystick movement command devices and pedal or lever actuators for controlling throttle and/or speed and/or torque.
- the controller 14 receives input from the user interface 15 with respect to, for example, desired engine speed.
- the controller 14 also receives inputs from the engine 11 and transmission 12 indicating the operating status of these elements, e.g., engine speed/torque and transmission speed/torque.
- the controller 14 can also receive inputs from other systems like implements and other parasitic loads. Based on these various inputs, the controller 14 controls the operation of the engine 11 and transmission 12 , implements 19 a and other parasitic devices 19 b in a manner calculated to implement commands received from the user interface 15 , consistent with system limitations, e.g., anti-lugging, anti-overspeed, etc.
- the data flow among system elements is illustrated schematically in FIG. 3 .
- the user interface 15 transmits a desired speed signal 15 to the engine 11 .
- the engine 11 responds by attempting to provide the requested speed, attaining an actual engine speed that is somewhat less than the desired speed.
- a signal indicative of the actual speed of the engine 11 is transmitted to the EUA 16 , which may be a module (engine underspeed module) executed within the controller 14 .
- the actual speed is also provided to various transmission control functions that will not be discussed in depth at this point.
- a speed shaping algorithm 17 receives the signal indicative of the desired speed of the engine 11 .
- the speed shaping algorithm 17 modifies the desired speed so that it is no longer a step function, but is a gradual function reflecting the typical acceleration time of the engine 11 . In this manner, the difference between the actual engine speed received at the EUA 16 from the engine 11 and the shaped desired speed received at the EUA 16 from the speed shaping algorithm 17 is reduced.
- the EUA 16 then provides control signals to the drivetrain control 18 , as well as any implement 19 a and other parasitic devices 19 b . In this manner, optimum system performance is provided and the anti-lugging functionality will not unnecessarily reduce the transmission, implement, or parasitic power requests.
- FIG. 4 is a second speed graph 20 showing a requested engine speed 21 (offset vertically for clarity) including a step increase at time T 2 ( 23 ).
- the plot 20 of FIG. 4 also includes a shaped desired speed 22 that is input to the EUA 14 only.
- the EUA lugging threshold 24 derived as a difference from the shaped desired engine speed 22 , is less than the shaped desired engine speed 22 by the gap value D.
- the gap value D may change as a function of transmission, implement, parasitic and engine parameters, or operating conditions. In the illustrated example, if the shaped desired engine speed 22 starts at a value E 2 ( 25 ) then the EUA lugging threshold 24 starts at a value E 2 ⁇ D ( 26 ).
- the speed graph 1 also shows the actual engine speed 27 .
- the actual engine speed 27 is within the gap D of the shaped desired engine speed 22 , avoiding the unnecessary invocation of anti-lugging steps by the EUA 14 .
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a process 30 for engine and drivetrain control using speed shaping.
- the process 30 is usable with the system components and arrangements described above, it will be appreciated that the process 30 is also more widely applicable and is not limited to the specific system arrangement shown. Moreover, it will be assumed that the process 30 is executed by a system controller, e.g., controller 14 , but it will be appreciated that the described steps may be implements by any suitable computing device or processor.
- the controller 14 receives a throttle command requesting an increase in engine speed.
- the throttle command is transmitted to the engine 11 .
- the controller 14 determines at stage 33 whether the requested increase exceeds a predetermined attainable increase, e.g., represented in FIG. 4 by shaped desired speed 22 . If the requested increase exceeds the predetermined attainable increase, the controller 14 forwards the predetermined attainable increase to the EUA 16 as a speed standard in stage 34 for anti-lugging processing. If instead the requested increase does not exceed the predetermined attainable increase, the controller 14 forwards the throttle command to the EUA 16 as a speed standard in stage 35 for anti-lugging processing.
- a predetermined attainable increase e.g., represented in FIG. 4 by shaped desired speed 22 .
- the EUA 16 determines whether the actual engine speed attained by the engine 11 is less than the speed standard by more than a predetermined gap value.
- the gap value may be set in each implementation according to designer preferences. In an embodiment, the gap value is set at or about 200 RPM. If the actual engine speed is less than the speed standard by more than the predetermined gap value, then at stage 37 the EUA 16 reduces the power request to the transmission, implement, or other parasitic devices seen by the engine 11 to avoid lugging of the engine 11 . Otherwise, the process 30 terminates without the need to engage in anti-lugging functions.
- the controller 14 also implements power and torque derating functions in an embodiment. These functions serve to proactively avoid lugging and subsequent intervention by the EUA 16 . Both functions are implemented at low speeds, e.g., in the lower quarter of the engine speed range. At lower speeds, the engine 11 is unable to produce peak power. Thus, the peak drivetrain power is derated according to the known engine characteristics, i.e., engine power as a function of engine speed. As a result, when the engine speed falls within a predetermined lower range, e.g., the lower quarter of the engine speed range, the controller 14 limits the peak drivetrain power that may be requested. In this way, the engine 11 is not subjected to power requirements that would force an underspeed condition.
- a predetermined lower range e.g., the lower quarter of the engine speed range
- each of the following speed shaping techniques is triggered upon the detection of a step increase in the commanded engine speed. For example, if a substantial increase in commanded engine speed, e.g., about 20-2000 RPM or other suitable value, is detected from one loop of the controller 14 to the next loop, e.g., within about 10 ms, a step increase is detected.
- the speed shaping mode is exited when either (a) the actual engine speed is within a certain range R of the commanded engine speed, or (b) a predetermined limit period, e.g., 4 seconds, expires without the mode being exited otherwise.
- the shaped desired engine speed 41 is allowed to follow the actual engine speed 42 while the actual engine speed 42 is increasing as shown in speed plot 40 of FIG. 6 . However, if the actual engine speed 42 decreases during this time, the shaped desired engine speed 41 is maintained at the last value 43 prior to the decrease. In this way, if the engine 11 lugs after the step increase command, the controller 14 is able to detect this.
- the shaped desired engine speed 51 continues to increase at a fixed rate.
- the rate at which the shaped desired engine speed 51 continues to increase is a function of the implementation details, however a rate of 125 RPM/sec is used in one embodiment.
- the shaped desired engine speed 61 is defined by an engine speed knee value x, e.g., 1500 RPM, and two speed slopes m 1 and m 2 .
- This technique allows the flexibility of a higher target slope initially and, once the shaped desired engine speed crosses x, a shallower slope.
- the actual engine speed 62 is not permitted to rise above the shaped desired engine speed 61 .
- the shaped desired engine speed 61 returns to slope nil or a greater slope as it follows actual engine speed ( 62 ).
- the present disclosure is applicable to machines having CVT-driven transmissions or other direct-drive transmissions where engine lugging is possible.
- these types of transmissions there are generally controls in place to ensure that the engine does not lug down under load.
- These controls generally analyze requested throttle increases to determine whether the engine fails to follow the requested increase. If the engine fails to follow the requested increase, an engine underspeed algorithm may decrease the overall requested system power, helping engine speed response.
- the disclosed principles allow the system to break this link and allow optimum part throttle performance by shaping the throttle command before giving it to the EUA for anti-lug processing.
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- This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for controlling CVT transmissions and, more particularly, to anti-lugging systems and methods for machines having CVT transmissions.
- Most engines comprise a number of rotating parts, and thus have an ideal speed range in which their power output is optimum. This ideal range may correspond, for example, to a range exhibiting peak torque output as a function of RPM. A broader permissible speed range encompasses this ideal range and includes greater and lesser speeds at which the engine may operate, even if in a suboptimum manner. Finally, outside of this permissible speed range lie speeds at which the engine cannot provide sustained operation. For example, speeds that are higher than the highest speed in the permissible range may cause greatly accelerated or catastrophic failure of the engine, transmission, or implement system.
- At speeds lower than the bottom limit of the larger range, the engine may cease rotation. In particular, most engines operate via an inertia-driven cycle, wherein preceding combustion events power the engine toward subsequent combustion events via the engine's rotational inertia. When the engine speed decreases below a certain lower limit, the engine's rotational inertia is insufficient for the engine to reach subsequent combustion events. An example of a lowest reliable operating speed based on this principle is the engine “idle” speed. Typically, lower engine speeds are possible, but the idle speed is set to a value that allows for a slight decrease in engine speed without causing the engine to drop out of the sustained combustion range.
- In a typical machine arrangement, the engine inertia must be sufficient to overcome not only the internal resistance leading up to a subsequent combustion event, but also any outside resistance imposed by the power train. For example, the inertial, frictional, or other resistance involved in moving the machine must be overcome when the machine is in gear. Thus, while the idle speed is a realistic lower limit when the machine is stationary, a machine in operation may have a heightened lower limit, below which the engine lacks sufficient power to accelerate or even continue a present operation. When the engine speed drops past this lower limit, the engine is said to “lug” down or “bog” down, and continued reliable operation is jeopardized.
- In a conventional-drive machine, the engine is generally linked to the power train and other power sinks of the machine via a torque converter. In these systems, a higher resistance (required torque) is automatically mitigated by the natural loading characteristics of a torque converter, thus preventing the engine from lugging down and stalling. However, in a CVT-driven machine (“CVT” denotes a continuously variable transmission), there is generally no torque converter, and the machine resistance will be able to lug down and stall the machine absent an external control mechanism. Typically, the engine is monitored for lug/stall problems and the throttle or transmission is actively controlled, e.g., via a software Engine Underspeed Algorithm (EUA) in an Electronic Control Module (ECM) to avoid lug/stall.
- A typical EUA reduces the drivetrain power demand, implement power demand, or other parasitic demand (e.g., power steering system, air conditioning system, etc.) in reaction to a difference between the actual engine speed and the desired engine speed (e.g., “speed standard”), detected from a user interface or from an engine control component as a response to changed conditions. However, during part-throttle operation, the desired engine speed command can change much more rapidly than the engine can react to that command. This may cause the EUA to over-correct and artificially reduce machine performance. In this case, the EUA appears to fulfill its mandate of preventing lugging, however lugging would not have occurred regardless, and the user was unnecessarily subjected to reduced system performance.
- Although the resolution of deficiencies, noted or otherwise, of the prior art has been found by the inventors to be desirable, such resolution is not a critical or essential limitation of the disclosed principles. Moreover, this background section is presented as a convenience to the reader who may not be of skill in this art. However, it will be appreciated that this section is too brief to attempt to accurately and completely survey the prior art. The preceding background description is thus a simplified and anecdotal narrative and is not intended to replace printed references in the art. To the extent an inconsistency or omission between the demonstrated state of the printed art and the foregoing narrative exists, the foregoing narrative is not intended to cure such inconsistency or omission. Rather, applicants would defer to the demonstrated state of the printed art.
- In one aspect, the disclosure pertains to a method of optimizing machine performance using desired engine speed shaping. In this aspect, the method comprises receiving a throttle command requesting an increase in engine speed and transmitting the throttle command to the engine. Next, it is determined whether the requested increase exceeds a predetermined function and the predetermined function is forwarded to the engine underspeed module as a speed standard if the requested increase exceeds the predetermined function. Subsequently, the speed standard (derived from the predetermined function) is used in lieu of the actual desired speed for purposes of anti-lugging to avoid unnecessary decreases in system performance.
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FIG. 1 is an engine speed graph showing a desired engine speed curve and an actual engine speed curve, wherein anti-lugging may decrease system performance; -
FIG. 2 is a system schematic diagram for a drivetrain system wherein part throttle optimization may be employed in accordance with the disclosed principles; -
FIG. 3 is system data flow schematic for a drivetrain system in accordance with the disclosed principles; -
FIG. 4 is an engine speed graph showing a desired engine speed curve and an actual engine speed curve, and a shaped engine speed curve in accordance with the disclosed principles; -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a process of drivetrain management in accordance with the disclosed principles; -
FIG. 6 is a speed plot showing a desired engine speed shaping technique in accordance with the disclosed principles; -
FIG. 7 is a speed plot showing a further desired engine speed shaping technique in accordance with the disclosed principles; and -
FIG. 8 is a speed plot showing yet a further desired engine speed shaping technique in accordance with the disclosed principles. - A typical EUA system operates by sensing that a difference between the requested and actual engine speeds exceeds a predetermined threshold. When a qualifying difference is detected, the EUA reduces the transmission, implement, and/or parasitic torque, speed or power requirements. An operator may desire a rapid increase in machine or engine speed and thus request a step change in desired engine speed. This may result in a significant deviation between demanded and actual power, causing the onboard EUA to diagnose engine lugging, automatically reducing system performance by reducing the system speed, torque or power.
- This phenomenon is illustrated in the
speed graph 1 ofFIG. 1 . In particular, thespeed graph 1 illustrates a requestedengine speed 2 including a step increase at time T (5), and the EUAlugging threshold 3 derived as a difference from the requestedengine speed 2. In particular, the EUAlugging threshold 3 is less than the requestedengine speed 2 by a gap value D. Thus, for example, the requestedengine speed 2 starts at a value E (6) and the EUAlugging threshold 3 starts at a value E−D (7). - The
speed graph 1 also shows the actual engine speed 4 (in the absence of anti-lugging correction). It can be seen that theactual engine speed 4 increases rapidly after the step increase in the requestedengine speed 2 at T (5). However, due to engine inertia and other system characteristics, theactual engine speed 4 is not able to track the step function of the requestedengine speed 2 as expected. Thus during a lag period L (8), corresponding to a plot region 9, the difference between the requestedengine speed 2 and theactual engine speed 4 exceeds the gap value D. - Thus, during the lag period L (8), the EUA may incorrectly identify a lugging condition and apply anti-lugging correction by reducing the speed, torque, and/or power to the transmission, implements, or other parasitic devices, causing suboptimal performance and even stopping the machine or implement being driven in some cases. Although it is possible to eliminate the anti-lugging feature of the EUA, this would result in undesirable engine lugging under certain conditions. Instead, in an embodiment, machine performance is optimized during part-throttle operation via one or more of three compensation techniques, namely desired speed shaping, part-throttle power derating, and part-throttle torque derating.
- The technique of desired speed shaping limits the rate at which the desired engine speed increases (and thus the engine speed threshold) to minimize the perception by the EUA of lugging. The part-throttle power derating technique limits the maximum system power request, while the part-throttle torque derating technique limits the maximum propulsion torque value.
- With respect to desired speed shaping, in the case of a sharp increase, e.g., a step increase, in desired engine speed, the engine ECM or controller still receives the step speed command change in order to start producing power as fast as possible. However, the EUA is given a shaped desired engine speed calculated to delay the EUA
lugging threshold 3 from a lower value to a higher value. In an embodiment, the shaped desired engine speed signal can be tuned to follow a desired engine speed trajectory that optimizes machine performance. With respect to the part-throttle power derating technique, the engine is tunable to produce peak power at lower engine speeds. Therefore, in an embodiment, the peak drivetrain power is derated according to engine lug curve characteristics. This proactively prevents engine underspeed conditions from occurring. - Referring again to the figures, the interactions of the drivetrain system inputs and elements are shown schematically in
FIG. 2 . Thesystem 10 includes theengine 11, thetransmission 12, and aload 13. The load may be the inertia or weight of the machine itself or some other load. Thesystem 10 further includes acontroller 14 and auser interface 15. The user interface may include typical user interface elements found in conventional machines such as joystick movement command devices and pedal or lever actuators for controlling throttle and/or speed and/or torque. - The
controller 14 receives input from theuser interface 15 with respect to, for example, desired engine speed. Thecontroller 14 also receives inputs from theengine 11 andtransmission 12 indicating the operating status of these elements, e.g., engine speed/torque and transmission speed/torque. Thecontroller 14 can also receive inputs from other systems like implements and other parasitic loads. Based on these various inputs, thecontroller 14 controls the operation of theengine 11 andtransmission 12, implements 19 a and other parasitic devices 19 b in a manner calculated to implement commands received from theuser interface 15, consistent with system limitations, e.g., anti-lugging, anti-overspeed, etc. - The data flow among system elements is illustrated schematically in
FIG. 3 . Theuser interface 15 transmits a desiredspeed signal 15 to theengine 11. Theengine 11 responds by attempting to provide the requested speed, attaining an actual engine speed that is somewhat less than the desired speed. A signal indicative of the actual speed of theengine 11 is transmitted to theEUA 16, which may be a module (engine underspeed module) executed within thecontroller 14. The actual speed is also provided to various transmission control functions that will not be discussed in depth at this point. - Also within the
controller 14, aspeed shaping algorithm 17 receives the signal indicative of the desired speed of theengine 11. Thespeed shaping algorithm 17 modifies the desired speed so that it is no longer a step function, but is a gradual function reflecting the typical acceleration time of theengine 11. In this manner, the difference between the actual engine speed received at theEUA 16 from theengine 11 and the shaped desired speed received at theEUA 16 from thespeed shaping algorithm 17 is reduced. TheEUA 16 then provides control signals to thedrivetrain control 18, as well as any implement 19 a and other parasitic devices 19 b. In this manner, optimum system performance is provided and the anti-lugging functionality will not unnecessarily reduce the transmission, implement, or parasitic power requests. -
FIG. 4 is asecond speed graph 20 showing a requested engine speed 21 (offset vertically for clarity) including a step increase at time T2 (23). However, theplot 20 ofFIG. 4 also includes a shaped desiredspeed 22 that is input to theEUA 14 only. Thus, theEUA lugging threshold 24, derived as a difference from the shaped desiredengine speed 22, is less than the shaped desiredengine speed 22 by the gap value D. The gap value D may change as a function of transmission, implement, parasitic and engine parameters, or operating conditions. In the illustrated example, if the shaped desiredengine speed 22 starts at a value E2 (25) then theEUA lugging threshold 24 starts at a value E2−D (26). Thespeed graph 1 also shows theactual engine speed 27. In this case, since the shaped desiredspeed 22 more closely approximates attainable engine performance, theactual engine speed 27 is within the gap D of the shaped desiredengine speed 22, avoiding the unnecessary invocation of anti-lugging steps by theEUA 14. -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating aprocess 30 for engine and drivetrain control using speed shaping. Although theprocess 30 is usable with the system components and arrangements described above, it will be appreciated that theprocess 30 is also more widely applicable and is not limited to the specific system arrangement shown. Moreover, it will be assumed that theprocess 30 is executed by a system controller, e.g.,controller 14, but it will be appreciated that the described steps may be implements by any suitable computing device or processor. - At
stage 31, thecontroller 14 receives a throttle command requesting an increase in engine speed. Atstage 32, the throttle command is transmitted to theengine 11. Thecontroller 14 determines atstage 33 whether the requested increase exceeds a predetermined attainable increase, e.g., represented inFIG. 4 by shaped desiredspeed 22. If the requested increase exceeds the predetermined attainable increase, thecontroller 14 forwards the predetermined attainable increase to theEUA 16 as a speed standard instage 34 for anti-lugging processing. If instead the requested increase does not exceed the predetermined attainable increase, thecontroller 14 forwards the throttle command to theEUA 16 as a speed standard instage 35 for anti-lugging processing. - At stage 36, the
EUA 16 determines whether the actual engine speed attained by theengine 11 is less than the speed standard by more than a predetermined gap value. The gap value may be set in each implementation according to designer preferences. In an embodiment, the gap value is set at or about 200 RPM. If the actual engine speed is less than the speed standard by more than the predetermined gap value, then atstage 37 theEUA 16 reduces the power request to the transmission, implement, or other parasitic devices seen by theengine 11 to avoid lugging of theengine 11. Otherwise, theprocess 30 terminates without the need to engage in anti-lugging functions. - As noted above, the
controller 14 also implements power and torque derating functions in an embodiment. These functions serve to proactively avoid lugging and subsequent intervention by theEUA 16. Both functions are implemented at low speeds, e.g., in the lower quarter of the engine speed range. At lower speeds, theengine 11 is unable to produce peak power. Thus, the peak drivetrain power is derated according to the known engine characteristics, i.e., engine power as a function of engine speed. As a result, when the engine speed falls within a predetermined lower range, e.g., the lower quarter of the engine speed range, thecontroller 14 limits the peak drivetrain power that may be requested. In this way, theengine 11 is not subjected to power requirements that would force an underspeed condition. - In cooperation with the foregoing techniques for avoiding lugging while avoiding unnecessary invocation of anti-lugging functionality, other specific techniques for desired engine speed shaping may also be implemented. Each of the following speed shaping techniques is triggered upon the detection of a step increase in the commanded engine speed. For example, if a substantial increase in commanded engine speed, e.g., about 20-2000 RPM or other suitable value, is detected from one loop of the
controller 14 to the next loop, e.g., within about 10 ms, a step increase is detected. Moreover, the speed shaping mode is exited when either (a) the actual engine speed is within a certain range R of the commanded engine speed, or (b) a predetermined limit period, e.g., 4 seconds, expires without the mode being exited otherwise. - In an embodiment, the shaped desired
engine speed 41 is allowed to follow theactual engine speed 42 while theactual engine speed 42 is increasing as shown inspeed plot 40 ofFIG. 6 . However, if theactual engine speed 42 decreases during this time, the shaped desiredengine speed 41 is maintained at thelast value 43 prior to the decrease. In this way, if theengine 11 lugs after the step increase command, thecontroller 14 is able to detect this. - In another embodiment, as illustrated in
speed plot 50 ofFIG. 7 , instead of holding the shaped desiredengine speed 51 fixed at the value before theactual engine speed 52 drops, the shaped desiredengine speed 51 continues to increase at a fixed rate. The rate at which the shaped desiredengine speed 51 continues to increase is a function of the implementation details, however a rate of 125 RPM/sec is used in one embodiment. - In yet another embodiment, illustrated in
speed plot 60 ofFIG. 8 , the shaped desiredengine speed 61 is defined by an engine speed knee value x, e.g., 1500 RPM, and two speed slopes m1 and m2. This technique allows the flexibility of a higher target slope initially and, once the shaped desired engine speed crosses x, a shallower slope. In this embodiment, similar to those discussed above, theactual engine speed 62 is not permitted to rise above the shaped desiredengine speed 61. Thus, once theactual engine speed 62 reaches the shaped desiredengine speed 61 at time T3, the shaped desiredengine speed 61 returns to slope nil or a greater slope as it follows actual engine speed (62). - The present disclosure is applicable to machines having CVT-driven transmissions or other direct-drive transmissions where engine lugging is possible. In these types of transmissions, there are generally controls in place to ensure that the engine does not lug down under load. These controls generally analyze requested throttle increases to determine whether the engine fails to follow the requested increase. If the engine fails to follow the requested increase, an engine underspeed algorithm may decrease the overall requested system power, helping engine speed response. The disclosed principles allow the system to break this link and allow optimum part throttle performance by shaping the throttle command before giving it to the EUA for anti-lug processing.
- It will be appreciated that the foregoing description provides examples of the disclosed system and technique. However, it is contemplated that other implementations of the disclosure may differ in detail from the foregoing examples. All references to the disclosure or examples thereof are intended to reference the particular example being discussed at that point and are not intended to imply any limitation as to the scope of the disclosure more generally. All language of distinction and disparagement with respect to certain features is intended to indicate a lack of preference for those features, but not to exclude such from the scope of the disclosure entirely unless otherwise indicated.
- Recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.
- Accordingly, this disclosure includes all modifications and equivalents of the subject matter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicable law. Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in all possible variations thereof is encompassed by the disclosure unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.
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