Vehicle Engine Speed Control for Wheel Slip Prevention

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing anti-slip systems for vehicles often cause engine stalling and excessive vibrations when reducing torque to prevent wheel slippage, leading to safety and performance issues, and are costly to implement with complex real-time torque regulation methods.

Innovation Solution

A method that determines wheel slippage and reduces the engine speed set-point value with a lowest limit to prevent stalling, allowing for adaptive adjustments based on climate and road conditions, reducing engine speed in controlled steps to maintain necessary oil pressure and minimize vibrations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If real-time torque regulation algorithm is developed to detect prevailing torque and adjust regulation to avoid stalling, then engine stalling is avoided, but the computing requirements and development costs become too high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveengine stalling preventionVSAvoidcomputing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complex real-time torque detection and regulation algorithm from the system and replaces it with a simpler approach. Instead of continuously calculating and adjusting torque based on complex models, the system uses a predetermined lowest set-point value constraint with simpler control logic, significantly reducing computing requirements while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention replaces expensive, complex computational algorithms with a simpler, more cost-effective control strategy. By using predetermined limits and basic control logic rather than sophisticated real-time torque algorithms, the system achieves the same reliability outcome at lower development and implementation costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Reliability

If engine speed is reduced to prevent wheel slippage, then wheel grip is improved, but excessive vibrations occur when engine speed becomes too low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewheel gripVSAvoidengine vibrations
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by establishing the lowest permissible set-point value constraint before engine speed reduction begins. This predetermined limit prevents the engine speed from being reduced to levels that would cause excessive vibrations, thereby proactively avoiding the harmful effect while still allowing sufficient speed reduction to improve wheel grip.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2485912B1Device and method for influencing slippage of wheels of a motor vehicle
Publication Date: 2019.12.18 SCANIA CV AB
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for influencing slippage of wheels (250a-d) of a motor vehicle (100; 110), comprising the step of determining whether there is a slipping state (Slip) of at least one wheel (250a-d) of the vehicle (100; 110). The method comprises also the step of, where applicable, reducing a set-point value (RPM*) for a speed of the engine (230) of said vehicle (100; 110), the reduction of said set-point value (RPM*) for said engine speed being limited downwards by a lowest set-point value (RPMmin) for said engine speed. The invention relates also to a computer programme product comprising programme code (P) for a computer (200; 210) for implementing a method according to the invention. The invention relates also to a device and to a motor vehicle which is equipped with the device.