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CN106275055A
CN106275055A CN201610491464.6A CN201610491464A CN106275055A CN 106275055 A CN106275055 A CN 106275055A CN 201610491464 A CN201610491464 A CN 201610491464A CN 106275055 A CN106275055 A CN 106275055A
CN201610491464.6A
CN106275055B (en
F.P.卢比谢尔
R.K.里夫
2015-06-29 Priority to US62/186078 priority
2016-03-03 Priority to US15/059607 priority
2017-01-04 Publication of CN106275055A publication Critical patent/CN106275055A/en
2018-10-19 Publication of CN106275055B publication Critical patent/CN106275055B/en
The present invention relates to transfer.A kind of transfer provided together with autonomous vehicle includes steering wheel.Steering wheel is selectively coupled to steering spindle.Steering wheel is optionally switched between rotatable state and non-rotatable state by advanced driver assistance system.Steering wheel has the steering wheel main body limiting accepter and the convenient assembly that can move between the open and the closed positions.
The priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/186,078 that patent application claims was submitted on June 29th, 2015, entire contents is incorporated herein by.
It relates to for the transfer of selectivity Autonomous Control vehicle.
Steering wheel for vehicle is generally used for making Vehicular turn.Along with the progress of sensor, electronic device and computer, vehicle may be able to make himself to turn to autonomous driving assist steering system.
According to embodiments of the invention, it is provided that the transfer in selectivity autonomous vehicle.Transfer includes steering wheel and controller.Steering wheel is selectively coupled to steering spindle, and has the driver convenience's assembly that can move between the closed position and the open position.Controller and autonomous vehicle communication.Controller is programmed to, and in response to the request of the driver assistance system enabling advanced person, enables steering wheel operatively to disconnect from steering spindle and driver convenience's assembly is moved towards open position from make position.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, transfer is provided together with autonomous vehicle.Transfer includes the steering wheel being selectively coupled to steering spindle.Steering wheel is optionally switched between rotatable state and non-rotatable state by advanced driver assistance system.Steering wheel has the main body limiting accepter and the convenient assembly that can move between the open and the closed positions.
According to still another embodiment of the invention, it is provided that transfer.Transfer includes the steering wheel being arranged in autonomous vehicle.Steering wheel has driver convenience's assembly.It is in non-rotatable state with steering wheel, enabling use driver convenience's assembly in response to advanced enabling of driver assistance system.
Claim at the conclusion part of this specification particularly points out and is distinctly claimed and is considered subject of the present invention.From following specific descriptions, the aforementioned of the present invention and further feature and advantage it is apparent to, in accompanying drawing in conjunction with accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the side view of the vehicle car with the transfer being in extended position；
Fig. 2 is the side view of the vehicle car with the transfer being in retracted position；
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the steering wheel of the first embodiment with driver convenience's assembly in the close position；
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the steering wheel of the first embodiment with driver convenience's assembly in an open position；
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of the steering wheel of second embodiment with driver convenience's assembly in the close position；
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the steering wheel of second embodiment with driver convenience's assembly in an open position；And
Fig. 7 is the flow chart illustrating the method launching driver convenience's assembly.
With reference now to accompanying drawing, in the case of being not intended to the present invention, with reference to specific embodiment, the present invention will be described, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative about the present invention, can realize the present invention with alternative form in a variety of manners.Accompanying drawing is the most proportional；Some features can be exaggerated or be minimized to illustrate the details of concrete parts.Therefore, concrete structure disclosed herein and function detail will be not necessarily to be construed as restrictive, but be interpreted only as instructing those skilled in the art diversely to use the representative basis of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it is shown that the side view in the space (such as vehicle car 10) in autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle driven or selectivity autonomous vehicle.Autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle driven or selectivity autonomous vehicle are provided with transfer 20 and autonomous driving assist steering system (ADAS) 22.ADAS 22 allows selectivity autonomous vehicle to utilize sensing, turn to and/or braking technology is the most controlled in the case of not from the continuously input (such as turn to, accelerate, brake, motor-driven etc.) of driver.The driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle can be selectively enabled via switch or other mechanism or disable ADAS 22.Vehicle control system or monitoring system can be selectively enabled in response in the interiorly or exteriorly event of selectivity autonomous vehicle or disable ADAS 22。
Transfer 20 includes steering wheel 30, tooth sector 32, adjusting part 34, driver convenience assembly 36(Fig. 3 and Fig. 4) and controller 38.Steering wheel 30 is connected to steering column 40.The combination of steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 is adjustable so that this combination longitudinally 42 can be stretched out or retract, and wherein longitudinal axis 42 extends through steering column 40.The combination of steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 can tilt relative to longitudinal axis 42.
Steering wheel 30 directly or indirectly selectivity is connected to steering spindle 44, and steering spindle 44 is connected to tooth sector 32.Steering wheel 30 is connected to steering spindle 44 by coupling mechanism 46 directly or indirectly selectivity.Coupling mechanism 46 can include cut-off clutch.When the cut-off clutch of coupling mechanism 46 engages at least in part and disables ADAS When 22, steering wheel 30 is connected to steering spindle 44.When the cut-off clutch of coupling mechanism 46 disengages and enables ADAS 22, steering wheel 30 disengages from steering spindle 44.
The rotation of steering spindle 44 causes rotation or the actuating of tooth sector 32, and it makes at least one wheel of vehicle pivot so that selectivity autonomous vehicle turns to or turns.ADAS 22 or to steering wheel 30 provide driver input make steering spindle 44 rotate.
In at least one embodiment, coupling mechanism 46 is configured to the parts of wire-controlled steering system, and steering wheel 30 is electrically coupled to be connected to the steering spindle 44 of tooth sector 32 by it.Coupling mechanism 46 includes the equipment of such as rotary encoder, and it resolves the rotation of steering wheel 30 and information is applied to actuator, and the steering spindle 44 of the tooth sector 32 that this actuator makes to be connected to make at least one wheel of vehicle pivot rotates.When disabling ADAS 22, this equipment provides signal to actuator.When enabling ADAS When 22, this equipment does not provide signal or signal to be ignored by actuator.
Steering wheel 30 can switch between rotatable state and non-rotatable state.As disabling ADAS When 22, steering wheel 30 is in rotatable state.As disabling ADAS When 22, the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle can provide the direction controlling to selectivity autonomous vehicle by steering wheel 30.When enabling ADAS 22, steering wheel 30 is in non-rotatable state.Under non-rotatable state, disabled orientation dish 30 rotates.When steering wheel 30 operatively disengages from steering spindle 44, steering wheel 30 is in non-rotatable state.In at least one embodiment, when enabling ADAS 22, steering spindle 44 reverse (counter) rotates so that the performance of the handling maneuver that ADAS 22 controls is not resulted in the rotation of steering wheel 30.It should be appreciated that make the steering wheel 30 can mechanically, electrically or a combination thereof completes from steering spindle 44 " disengagement ".
Steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 can move between extended position and retracted position.Extended position corresponds to the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle can provide the position that turn to input, as shown in Figure 1 via steering wheel 30.Retracted position corresponds to the driver that need not selectivity autonomous vehicle and provides the position turning to input via steering wheel 30, as shown in Figure 2.Retracted position performs non-driving-activity for the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle and provides the space of increase in vehicle car 10.
Steering wheel 30 can be moved between extended position and retracted position by adjusting part 34.Adjusting part 34 communicates with controller 38.Adjusting part 34 includes actuator and extended element.Actuator arrangement is neighbouring steering column 40.In at least one embodiment, actuator arrangement is in the instrument board of selectivity autonomous vehicle.Actuator is at least one in electric actuator, hydraulic actuator, pneumatic actuator or similar actuator.
Extended element is operatively coupled at least one in actuator and steering wheel 30 and steering column 40.Extended element is at least one in leading screw, sliding axle, telescopic shaft etc..Actuator and extended element are arranged to make steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 move between extended position and retracted position.
Adjusting part 34 is constructed to respond to disable the request of ADAS 22 makes steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 from retracted position towards extended position.When steering wheel 30 is towards extended position, or after steering wheel 30 arrives extended position, steering wheel 30 is operatively coupled to be connected to the steering spindle 44 of tooth sector 32 by coupling mechanism 46.
Adjusting part 34 is configured to make steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 move towards retracted position from extended position in response to the request enabling ADAS 22.When steering wheel 30 moves towards retracted position, or before steering wheel 30 moves towards retracted position, steering wheel 30 is operatively disengaged by coupling mechanism 46 from the steering spindle 44 being connected to tooth sector 32.
ADAS The selective enabling of 22 causes steering wheel 30 operatively to disengage from steering spindle 44 and tooth sector 32.Disengaging from the operability of the steering spindle 44 being connected to tooth sector 32 in response to steering wheel 30, steering wheel 30 is switched to non-rotatable state from rotatable state.It is in non-rotatable state, steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 in response to steering wheel 30 to move towards retracted position from extended position.
With reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, steering wheel 30 includes steering wheel main body 50 and wheel rim 52, and wheel rim 52 at least partly surrounds steering wheel main body 50 and extends.Steering wheel main body 50 limits accepter or recess 54.Recess 54 is configured to receive mobile electronic device, cell phone, twoway radio, tablet computing device, portable electric appts, book, notepad etc..The list that it should be understood that above-mentioned example is not detailed, and is merely illustrative for may be inserted into the article in recess 54 or equipment.
Driver convenience's assembly 36 can move between the closed position and the open position.Driver convenience's assembly 36 is configured to cover recess 54 when in the closed position.Driver convenience's assembly 36 is configured to allow sensible recess 54 when in open position.
Driver convenience's assembly 36 is integrated in steering wheel 30 or steering column 40.Driver convenience's assembly 36 includes covering 60 and locking mechanism 62.At least one that lid 60 is connected in steering wheel main body 50 and wheel rim 52.When in open position, lid 60 is configured to table, working surface, platform, has the lid etc. of glass keeper.The combination of lid 60 and recess 54 limits holding bay.
Locking mechanism 62 is arranged on steering wheel main body 50.Locking mechanism 62 includes locking member 64.When covering in the close position, locking member 64 extends through the opening 66 limited by lid 60.When disabling ADAS 22, steering wheel 30 are in rotatable state, and/or steering wheel 30 be operatively coupled to be connected to tooth sector 32 steering spindle 44 while, the locking member 64 of locking mechanism 62 forbids that covering 60 moves away from make position.
Make locking member 64 can be depressed or move so that lid 60 can move towards open position from make position.When enabling ADAS 22, while steering wheel 30 is in non-rotatable state and steering wheel 30 operatively disengages from the steering spindle 44 being connected to tooth sector 32, enabling make the locking member 64 of locking mechanism 62 move.
With reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, it is shown that the second embodiment of driver convenience's assembly 70.Driver convenience's assembly 70 includes the door 72 being pivotally connected to steering wheel main body 50 and bolt lock mechanism 74.Door 72 is configured to the fixing article in covering or hiding recess 54 or the recess 54 being placed on steering wheel main body 50.Door 72 can forbid motion between the make position of sensible recess 54 and the open position allowing sensible recess 54.
Door 72 includes being arranged to the extension 80 relative with bolt lock mechanism 74.Extension 80 receives in the receiving portion 82 in being arranged in recess 54.Extension 80 and receiving portion 82 are respectively provided with protuberance structure and groove constructs.Extension 80 and receiving portion 82 form the hinge that door 72 is connected to steering wheel main body 50.
Bolt lock mechanism 74 INHIBITORY-gate 72 moves away from make position.Bolt lock mechanism 74 is laterally centeredly through steering wheel main body 50.Bolt lock mechanism 74 is arranged proximate to the edge of recess 54.Bolt lock mechanism 74 includes protuberance or the finger 90 extended from one end of door 72.Finger 90 is releasably received in groove 92.Groove 92 is limited by the sidewall of recess 54 or by the inner wall limit of recess 54.In at least one embodiment, bolt lock mechanism 74 includes the bayonet socket extended from one end of door 72, and this bayonet socket receives in the clasp in being arranged in recess 54.
Disengage from the steering spindle 44 being connected to tooth sector 32 in response to steering wheel 30, steering wheel 30 is in non-rotatable state, and enables ADAS 22 so that door 72 can move towards open position from make position.Being connected to be connected to the steering spindle 44 of tooth sector 32 in response to steering wheel 30, steering wheel 30 is in rotatable state and/or enables ADAS 22, INHIBITORY-gate 72 moves away from make position.
In at least one embodiment, driver convenience's assembly 70 includes second 100 and the second bolt lock mechanism 102.But second 100 has and door 72 and the structure of the most similar mirror image of bolt lock mechanism 74 with the second bolt lock mechanism 102.Second 100 spaced apart with door 72.
Controller 38 can be provided as a part of ADAS 22.In at least one embodiment, controller 38 is provided as ADAS Separate part outside 22, and communicate with autonomous vehicle, autonomous driving vehicle or selectivity autonomous vehicle.Controller 38 is configured to receive sensor, steering wheel 30, adjusting part 34, driver convenience's assembly (36,70,110), steering spindle 44 and the information of coupling mechanism 46 being associated from ADAS 22 and ADAS 22 or signal.
Controller 38 resolves the various signals provided by transfer 20 and ADAS 22 and enables to determine or disable ADAS 22.Controller 38 sends order to transfer 20, ADAS 22, steering wheel 30, adjusting part 34, driver convenience's assembly (36,70,110), steering spindle 44 and coupling mechanism 46, and receives signal from transfer 20, ADAS 22, steering wheel 30, adjusting part 34, driver convenience's assembly (36,70,110), steering spindle 44 and coupling mechanism 46.These orders and signal can cause steering wheel 30 to be operatively coupled to be connected to the steering spindle 44 of tooth sector 32, or operatively disengage with the steering spindle 44 being connected to tooth sector 32, and steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 are in retracted position or expanded position, steering wheel 30 is in rotation status or non-rotating state.
Controller 38 includes and various types of computer readable storage devices or the microprocessor of medium communication or CPU (CPU).Computer readable storage devices or medium can include the volatibility in such as read only memory (ROM), random-access memory (ram) and keep-alive memorizer (keep-alive memory, KAM) and nonvolatile storage.KAM can be used for storing persistency or the nonvolatile memory of various performance variable when CPU shuts down.Computer readable storage devices or medium can utilize any memory devices in memory devices known in many to realize, described known memory devices such as PROM(programmable read only memory), EPROM(electricity PROM), EEPROM(electric erasable PROM), flash memory or arbitrarily other can store the electricity of data, magnetic, light or compound storage equipment, some of which represents executable instruction, controller 38 be used for controlling transfer 20 and ADAS 22.
With reference to Fig. 7, it is shown that launch the flow chart of the method for driver convenience's assembly in selectivity autonomous vehicle.As one, this area skilled artisan will realize that, flow chart represents the control logic that can realize in the combination of hardware, software or hardware and software or act on.Various functions can work by being provided with controller 38 or the microprocessor of programming that is provided separately with controller 38.Controlling logic can utilize any technology in a large amount of known programming and treatment technology or strategy or strategy to realize, and is not limited to shown order or order.Such as, can interrupt or the strategy of simple order that event-driven processes rather than illustrates controlling in real time application uses.It is likewise possible to use parallel processing, multitask or multi-threaded system and method.
Method can be performed by controller 38, and can be implemented as closed-loop control system.In order to concisely, hereafter by the method described in the background in single method iteration.The mode of operation (this can include assessing whether selectivity autonomous vehicle works) of method assessment selectivity autonomous vehicle, ADAS The mode of operation of 22, the position of steering wheel 30, the rotatable or non-rotatable state of steering wheel 30 or the startup (enablement) of driver convenience's assembly 36,70.
At frame 200, whether the method assessment ADAS 22 is activated.If ADAS 22 is not activated, then method proceeds to frame 202.At frame 202, the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle provides the direction controlling to selectivity autonomous vehicle.The driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle provides via steering wheel 30 and turns to or other input, and method can terminate.If ADAS 22 is activated, then method proceeds to frame 204.At frame 204, ADAS 22 provides direction controlling to selectivity autonomous vehicle.
At frame 206, the method direction of assessment dish 30 whether at least one from tooth sector 32 and steering spindle 44 disengages or separately, or whether steering spindle 44 disengages from tooth sector 32 or separately.At frame 208, if the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle keeps their hands on steering wheel 30, then steering wheel 30 at least one from tooth sector 32 and steering spindle 44 can not disengage or separate, and the method can terminate.
If the steering wheel 30 actually or positively at least one from tooth sector 32 and steering spindle 44 is separately, or steering spindle 44 is from tooth sector 32 separately, then method proceeds to frame 210.At frame 210, the rotation of steering wheel 30 stops.Steering wheel 30 changes to non-rotatable state from rotatable state, and under non-rotatable state, steering wheel 30 is not used in provide and to the direction controlling of selectivity autonomous vehicle or is made it reversely rotate by servo actuator.At frame 212, being in non-rotatable state in response to steering wheel 30, the non-of method feasible direction dish 30 turns to purposes.
At frame 214, method determines that steering wheel is in extended position or retracted position.At frame 216, if the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle keeps their hands on steering wheel 30, then steering wheel 30 can not be made to move towards retracted position from extended position, and the method can terminate.If their hands is not put on the steering wheel by the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle, then at frame 218, steering wheel 30 is made to move to expand the cabin space in vehicle car 10 towards retracted position from extended position.Steering wheel 30 and steering column 40 shift forward to expand cabin space in vehicle car 10.
At frame 220, method determines whether to launch driver convenience's assembly.If not met steering wheel 30 is in retracted position, steering wheel 30 is in the driver of non-rotatable state and selectivity autonomous vehicle and their hands is not placed at least one in steering wheel 30, then method proceeds to frame 222.At frame 222, method does not utilize the inoperative activity of driver convenience's assembly and method to terminate.If met, steering wheel 30 is in retracted position, steering wheel 30 is in the driver of non-rotatable state and selectivity autonomous vehicle and their hands is not placed at least one in steering wheel 30, then method proceeds to frame 224.At frame 224, method is allowed or the working surface of driver convenience's assembly can be used by the driver of selectivity autonomous vehicle.
Although specifically describing the present invention already in connection with the embodiment of only limited quantity, but it will be readily appreciated that, the invention is not restricted to this disclosed embodiment.And it is possible to revise the present invention and do not describe above but any number of modification corresponding with spirit and scope of the invention, change, substitute or equivalent arrangements to comprise.Additionally, although it have been described that various embodiments of the present invention, it is understood that, the aspect of the present invention can only include some in described embodiment.Therefore, the present invention is not considered as by restriction described above.
1. the transfer in selectivity autonomous vehicle, including:
Being selectively coupled to the steering wheel of steering spindle, described steering wheel has the driver convenience's assembly that can move between the closed position and the open position；And
Controller with described vehicle communication, described controller is programmed to, request in response to the driver assistance system enabling advanced person, make described steering wheel operatively disengage from described steering spindle, and described driver convenience's assembly can be moved towards described open position from described make position.
Transfer the most according to claim 1, wherein, described controller is also programmed to, and in response to the request of the described driver assistance system enabling advanced person, forbids the rotation of described steering wheel.
Transfer the most according to claim 1, wherein, described controller is also programmed to, and in response to the request of the described driver assistance system enabling advanced person, makes described steering wheel move towards retracted position from extended position.
Transfer the most according to claim 1, wherein, described driver convenience's assembly includes being connected to the lid of at least one in steering wheel main body and wheel rim, and wherein, described wheel rim at least partly surrounds steering wheel main body and extends.
Transfer the most according to claim 4, wherein, described steering wheel main body limits accepter, when being in described make position, accepter described in described blanketing lid.
Transfer the most according to claim 4, wherein, described driver convenience's assembly includes the locking mechanism being connected to described steering wheel main body, and when disabling the driver assistance system of described advanced person, described locking mechanism forbids that described lid moves away from described make position.
7. the transfer provided together with autonomous vehicle, including:
Steering wheel, described steering wheel is selectively coupled to steering spindle, and by advanced driver assistance system can rotation status and optionally can not switching between rotation status, described steering wheel has:
Limit the steering wheel main body of accepter；And
The convenient assembly that can move between the open and the closed positions.
Transfer the most according to claim 7, wherein, described steering wheel can move between extended position and retracted position.
Transfer the most according to claim 7, wherein, described convenient assembly includes the door being pivotally connected to described steering wheel main body, and described door can move optionally to allow sensible described accepter between described make position and described open position.
Transfer the most according to claim 9, wherein, disengage from described steering spindle in response to described steering wheel and described steering wheel be in described can not rotation status, enable described door to move towards described open position from described make position.
11. transfers according to claim 9, wherein, when described steering wheel operation be connected to described steering spindle and described steering wheel be in described can rotation status time, forbid that described door moves away from described make position.
12. 1 kinds of transfers, including:
The steering wheel provided together with autonomous vehicle, described steering wheel has driver convenience's assembly, in response to enable advanced person driver assistance system and described steering wheel be in can not rotation status, enable described driver convenience's assembly to use.
13. transfers according to claim 12, also include adjusting part, and in response to the request of the driver assistance system enabling described advanced person, described adjusting part makes described steering wheel translate towards retracted position from extended position.
14. transfers according to claim 12, wherein, described driver convenience's assembly includes:
Being connected to the panel of steering wheel main body, described panel can move between the closed position and the open position；And
Receiving in the recess limited by described steering wheel main body and be connected to the extendable element of described steering wheel main body, described extendable element can be moved between holding position and expanded position receiving.
15. transfers according to claim 14, wherein, when described steering wheel be in described can not rotation status and when enabling the driver assistance system of described advanced person, enable described panel to move between described make position and described open position.
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