WO2001011271A1 - Transmission range selector system - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F16H2061/223—Electrical gear shift lock, e.g. locking of lever in park or neutral position by electric means if brake is not applied; Key interlock, i.e. locking the key if lever is not in park position
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F16H61/28—Generation or transmission of movements for final actuating mechanisms with at least one movement of the final actuating mechanism being caused by a non-mechanical force, e.g. power-assisted
- F16H61/32—Electric motors actuators or related electrical control means therefor
- F16H2061/326—Actuators for range selection, i.e. actuators for controlling the range selector or the manual range valve in the transmission
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- the present invention relates in general to electro-mechanical actuators, and, in particular to transmission range selection system including an actuator for controlling the gear position of an automotive transmission through a driver interface and an electronic control module.
- Compartment space has always been a valuable commodity in automobile design. With the introduction of new features and technologies to automobiles, compartment space is becoming increasingly valuable.
- a transmission range selector system consistent with the invention may include a driver interface module, an electronic control module, and an actuator coupleable to an automotive transmission.
- the driver interface module may be positioned in a plurality of desired transmission gear positions.
- the desired gear position set at the driver interface module is redundantly sensed by the combination of a rotational position Hall effect sensor and a plurality of discrete position Hall effect sensors.
- the rotational position Hall effect sensor may have a linearly varying output representative of the desired gear position.
- the Hall effect sensors provide an output to the electronic control module for energizing the actuator to change the transmission gear position to the desired transmission gear set at the driver interface module.
- the actuator may include multiple motors to provide redundancy and a sensor gear for providing transmission gear position feedback to the electronic control module.
- a system consistent with the present invention may include: a driver interface module including a portion moveable to a plurality of desired gear positions; at least one sensor for providing an associated output signal in response to movement of the portion to at least one of the desired gear positions; and an actuator for positioning the transmission in at least one of the desired gear positions in response to the output signal.
- the driver interface module may include an axle that rotates with movement of the movable portion and a magnet disposed on an end of the axle, and the sensor may be a rotational position Hall effect sensor disposed adjacent the magnet.
- the magnet may be disposed eccentrically on the end of the axle to provide a linearly varying output signal having distinct voltage levels associated with each of the desired gear positions.
- the actuator may be configured to move the transmission to a respective one of the desired gear positions associated with each of the distinct voltage levels.
- the system may also include a plurality of discrete position Hall effect sensors, and the movable portion of the interface module may be a shaft having a magnet disposed thereon.
- the magnet may be disposed adjacent a respective one of the discrete position Hall effect sensors when shaft is in each of the plurality of positions.
- Each of the discrete position Hall effect sensors may provide a distinct output signal associated with a respective one of the desired gear positions.
- the actuator may be configured to move the transmission to a respective one of the desired gear positions in response to each of the distinct output signals.
- the actuator may include at least one electric motor for driving a gear train in response to the output signal.
- the gear train may include an output gear having output shaft for moving the transmission to the desired gear positions and a sensor gear, the sensor gear having a magnet disposed eccentrically on an end thereof.
- At least one Hall effect sensor may be disposed adjacent the magnet for providing an actuator output signal representative of the rotational position of the output shaft.
- the output signal may vary substantially linearly with rotation of the sensor gear.
- First and second electric motors and first and second Hall effect sensors may be used to provide redundancy.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary transmission range selector system consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is front right perspective view of an exemplary driver interface module consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 3 is an exploded view of an exemplary driver interface module consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a front left perspective view of an exemplary driver interface module consistent with the present invention wherein a housing cover is removed in exploded view;
- FIG. 5 is a rear right perspective view of an exemplary driver interface module consistent with the present invention wherein a top cover and a right side cover are removed in exploded view;
- FIG. 6 illustrates in diagrammatic the relative positioning of rotational and discrete position Hall effect sensors to associated magnets in an exemplary embodiment consistent with the present invention;
- FIG. 7A illustrates in diagrammatic form the output voltage of a rotational position Hall effect sensors vs. shaft position in an exemplary embodiment consistent with the present invention;
- FIG. 7B illustrates in diagrammatic form the output voltages of discrete position
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an exemplary actuator consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 9 is an exploded view of an exemplary actuator consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 10 is a partial exploded view of an exemplary actuator consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a method of calibrating a system consistent with the present invention
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary electronic control module for a transmission range selector system consistent with the present invention.
- the system includes a driver interface module 12 (hereinafter “DIM”), an electronic control module 14 (hereinafter “ECM”), and an actuator 16 mounted to an automobile transmission 18.
- DIM driver interface module
- ECM electronice control module
- the invention will first be described in broad general terms, with a more detailed description of the features and advantages to follow.
- the DIM 12 includes a shift accessible to the driver. The shift may be positioned by the driver to designate a desired transmission gear position, e.g. "P” for park, “R” for reverse, “N” for neutral, “D” for drive, etc.
- the DIM 12 includes position- sensing electronics, e.g., Hall effect sensors, which provide an output signal to the ECM 14 that is representative of the desired transmission gear position selected by the driver at the DIM.
- the ECM in turn, provides an output signal to the actuator 16.
- the actuator 16 may be mounted directly to the automobile transmission 18, and, in response to the ECM output, changes the transmission gear position to the position designated by the driver.
- the actuator 16 also includes position-sensing electronics, e.g., Hall effect sensors, which provide an output to the ECM 14 corresponding to the actual transmission gear position.
- the ECM output signal may be provided to the actuator 16 on the basis of the desired transmission gear position set at the DIM 12 and the actual transmission gear position from the actuator 16.
- the electro-mechanical system 10 requires significantly less space than the conventional purely mechanical transmission range selector systems.
- the DIM and the ECM may be combined to form a single module that may be installed directly to an automobile dashboard. In many automobiles, this can provide significant additional space for other automobile systems.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 there is shown an exemplary embodiment of a
- the DIM 12 generally includes: a housing 20; a shaft 22 including a tap up/ down spring yoke portion 68; an axle 24 having a magnet 25 eccentrically mounted thereon; a magnet 26 mounted to the shaft 22; a handle housing 28; a button 30 and bell crank 32 assembly on the handle housing 28; a handle cover 34; a compression spring 60; a straw 38 which is depressed by the button 30 and bell crank 32 to release and engage a pawl 40 with pawl gates 41 on the housing 20; a detent assembly 42 for resisting motion of the shaft when in a desired position; a solenoid 44 operable through a linkage arm assembly 46 for maintaining the shaft 22 in a "Park" position when the vehicle is turned off; a right side cover 48; a shaft guide plate 50; a cover 56; an opening 74 in the housing 20 to allow the magnet 26 to extend therethrough, an opening 70 in the housing 20 to allow axle 24 and magnet 25 to extend there
- the ECM 14 is secured in the housing 20 in slots 62 A and 62B.
- the ECM includes discrete position Hall effect sensors 80a-80d, rotational position Hall effect sensor 82, and control electronics, as will be described in detail below.
- an operator moves the shaft 22 to a desired gear position (e.g. "P" "R”, “N”, “D") as indicated on the cover 56 by depressing the button 30.
- the button 30 operates through the bell crank 32 to release the pawl 40 from a pawl gate 41 on the housing 20.
- the shaft 22 may rotate with the axle 24, which has ends rotatingly disposed in openings 70 and 72 formed in the housing 20 and right side cover 48, respectively. Rotation of the shaft 22 and axle is detented by the engagement of the detent assembly 42 with detent steps formed in right side cover 48.
- the button 30 is released and the pawl 40 engages an associated pawl gate 41 to prevent further rotation of the shaft 22.
- the shaft 22 is thus positionable at discrete locations between a "Park" position and a "Drive” position.
- the operator can urge the shaft in a sideward motion, causing the shaft to move from laterally from a discrete gear section 57 of the cover to a tap up/ down 59 section of the cover.
- the system 10 enters a tap up/ down transmission mode, which will be described in greater detail below.
- first 67and second 69 arms the tap up/ down yoke portion 68 are disposed adjacent contact knobs 66, 64, respectively for urging the shaft toward the center of the tap up/ down section 59. Movement of the shaft in a forward or reverse direction thus occurs against the bias of the spring 62 coupled between the knobs 66,64.
- the shaft is positionable in a desired gear position.
- the desired gear position is communicated to the ECM 14 through Hall effect sensing, e.g. through a combination of discrete position Hall effect sensors 80a- 80d and the rotational position Hall effect sensors 82.
- the Hall effect sensor 82 produces a linear output as the axle 24 is rotated, and the Hall effect sensors 80a-80d produce associated digital outputs as the shaft 22 is rotated.
- the Hall effect sensors 80a-80d, 82 may be mounted directly to the ECM. It will be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that other configurations are possible.
- the ECM could be mounted in a remote position with the hall sensors 80a-80d and 82 mounted to a printed circuit board in the DIM.
- FIG. 6 the relative positioning of Hall effect sensors 80a-80d and 82 to magnets 26 and 25, respectively, is illustrated in diagrammatic form for an exemplary embodiment consistent with the invention.
- the magnet 25 is positioned eccentrically relative to the end of the axle 24.
- the sensor 82 may be positioned on the ECM to be disposed beneath the magnet 25.
- the output of a conventional Hall effect sensor is dependent on the strength and direction of the magnetic flux adjacent thereto.
- the magnet 25 need not be positioned precisely beneath the magnet 25, and that some distance between the magnet 25 and the sensor may be provided depending on the strength of the magnet 25 and the sensitivity of the sensor.
- FIG. 7A illustrates the voltage output of the sensor 82 vs. shaft angle ⁇ for an exemplary embodiment.
- the sensor output changes in a substantially linear fashion as the shaft is moved through a range of angles ⁇ corresponding to desired gear positions (P, R, N, +, D, -).
- This linear output allows for highly accurate gear position tracking.
- the linear output allows for anticipation of desired gear position by the ECM, thereby allowing the ECM to energize the actuator for achieving the desired position even before the desired position is fully reached at the DIM.
- the sensor output is at an intermediate voltage Vi and is changing in a positive direction between a voltage Vp corresponding to a Park position and a voltage VR corresponding to a Reverse position
- the ECM may thus energize the actuator to begin movement of the transmission to Reverse before the sensor output reaches VR.
- active braking of the actuator may also be achieved based on the linear hall output. Redundant position sensing is provided via the magnet 26, which is positioned in a fixed location relative on the shaft, e.g., as shown in FIG. 3, and the sensors 80a-80d.
- the sensors 80a-80d are disposed at discrete positions on the ECM in an arc coinciding with the range of motion of the magnet 26 through an angle ⁇ .
- the magnet 26 is positioned successively adjacent the sensors 80a, 80b, 80c, and 80d when the shaft is in the "Park", “Reverse”, “Neutral”, and “Drive” positions, respectively.
- Each sensor may be positioned such that it provides a digital "1" output only when the magnet 26 is positioned immediately adjacent thereto.
- Curves 81a, 81b, 81c, and 81 d in FIG. 7B illustrate the sensor output voltage vs. shaft angle ⁇ for the sensors 80a, 80b, 80c, and 80d, respectively.
- sensors 80a, 80b, 80c, and 80d provide a discrete output signal such as a digital "1" to the ECM only when the magnet is positioned a gear position associated with the sensor, thereby indicating that the shaft 22 is positioned at the desired gear position.
- both the hall sensor 82 and one of the hall sensors 80a-80d provide an output to the ECM indicating that the shaft 22 is in a specific desired gear position. Based on these output signals, the ECM energizes the actuator 16 to move the transmission from its present gear position to the gear position indicated by the sensors.
- the remaining sensor will provide the necessary output to the ECM to achieve the desired gear position.
- the magnet 25 located on the axle 24 remains in close proximity to the Hall effect sensor 82 on ECM 14.
- the sensor 82 provides a linear output depending on the rotational position of the axle.
- the ECM 14 signals the actuator 16 to shift the transmission 18 up one gear.
- the shaft 22 is then returned to a central position between "+” and "-” in the portion 59 of the cover under the bias the spring 62 against the yoke 68.
- Each forward rotation of the shaft 22 causes the transmission 18 to shift up one gear until it reaches the highest gear.
- rearward rotation e.g. toward "-" on the cover 56, causes the sensor output to move to a corresponding voltage, e.g. V- in FIG. 7A.
- the ECM 14 signals the actuator 16 to shift the transmission 18 down one gear.
- Each rearward rotation of the shaft 22 causes the transmission 18 to shift down one gear until it reaches the lowest gear.
- sensor 82 and magnet 25 and the redundancy provided by sensors 80a-80d and 82 thus provide significant advantages.
- Other sensor configurations are possible.
- redundant sensing could be achieved through use of other sensor types, e.g. optical or magneto-resistive sensors. Hall effect sensing, however, provides a robust, accurate, and cost-effective system.
- an exemplary actuator 16 generally includes: a housing 90; first 92 and second 94 motors with pinion gears 96, 98, respectively; a compound face gear 102 driven by the motor pinion 96 and 98; a compound intermediate spur gear 104 for meshingly engaging pinion gear 106 on the compound face gear 102; a magnet 116 eccentrically coupled to a shaft 112 having a sector gear 115 thereon, the sector gear 115 driven by a sector gear 110 coupled to an output sector gear 122, the output sector gear 122 driven by pinion 132 on the spur gear 104; and a printed circuit board 118 with first 120A and second 120B Hall effect sensors.
- the output sector gear 122 for drives an actuator output shaft 123 that extends through opening 130 in the housing cover 124.
- a gasket 180 is provided between the housing and housing cover to seal the housing against entry of contaminants.
- the actuator output shaft 123 is driven by the two DC motors 92, 94, through a gear train including the face gear 102, the compound gear 104, and the sector gear 122.
- the motor pinions 96 and 98 meshingly engage upper and lower teeth on the face gear 102 for driving the face gear in response to DC input from the ECM, e.g. through pins 127 on the ECM and associated connections (not shown) the motor windings.
- the ECM may control both the speed and direction of the motors.
- the pinion 106 on the face gear 102 meshingly engages the compound spur gear 104.
- the pinion 132 on the compound spur gear 104 drives the sector gear 122 to rotate actuator output shaft 123 that is coupleable to the transmission selector shaft for achieving the desired gear position.
- the illustrated gear train provides a robust and efficient actuator system, which minimizes the possibility for mechanical failure. Those skilled in the art will, however, recognize that other gear train configurations may be provided in a manner consistent with the invention.
- the two motors may provide an output of 69.4 W (7.67Nm at 92.1 rpm).
- this output is provided at a lower current draw for each unit of torque compared to a single motor, and the two motors are available at lower cost than a single larger motor.
- redundancy is provided in that the system will fully function, in a degraded mode, using only one of the motors, e.g., if one of the motors fails.
- a lower actuator profile is also possible using two motors as opposed to a single motor, thereby providing orientation flexibility.
- An output from the motors e.g. stator current, can be provided to the ECM to detect when a motor fails. If one of the motors 92 or 94 fails, the ECM may generate an error message advising the operator to seek service.
- Actuator position sensing is achieved via the Hall effect sensors 120A and 120B on printed circuit board 118 and the magnet 116, which is eccentrically positioned on the end of the shaft 112.
- the sector gear 110 drives the shaft 112 through meshing engagement of the sector gear 110 with the sector gear 115.
- the rotational position of the magnet 116 is, therefore, directly related to the rotational position of the output sector gear 122 and the position of the output shaft 123 coupled to the transmission.
- the printed circuit board 118 is disposed in the housing with the Hall effect sensors 120A and 120B positioned adjacent, e.g. beneath, the magnet 116.
- the eccentric positioning of the magnet 116 on the end of the shaft 112 results substantially linear outputs from the Hall sensors 120A and 120B. Based on the linear output of Hall effect sensors 120A and 120B, the ECM 14 can accurately ascertain the actual transmission gear position. Two Hall effect sensors 120A and 120B are used to provide redundancy.
- the output shaft 123 of the actuator is provided for driving a rotatable transmission selector shaft of an automotive transmission 18.
- the rotational position of the transmission selector shaft must be accurately controlled when selecting each gear in order to prevent premature wear of the transmission. The greater the difference between the actual rotational position of the selector shaft and an ideal position, the greater the wear. In the assembly of a system consistent with the invention to an automobile it is therefore necessary to calibrate the system to the transmission 18 to ensure that the desired gear position selected at the DIM corresponds to an actual gear position in the transmission 18.
- FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplary method for accurately calibrating a system 10 consistent with the invention with the rotational position of the transmission selector shaft.
- the transmission is placed 200 in a specified gear, for example "Park", with the actuator output shaft 123 coupled to the transmission selector shaft.
- the shaft 22 of the DIM is then positioned 210 to correspond to the specified gear at which the transmission is set. In the illustrated embodiment, this may be accomplished by actuating the button 30 and rotating the shaft 22 of the DIM to the corresponding rotational position, for example all the way forward to the "Park" position.
- the ECM is then signaled 220 to establish a relationship between the DIM position and the actuator position.
- the ECM may store into a memory the rotational position of the actuator output shaft 123 based on the output of the Hall sensors 120A and 120B and the position of the DIM shaft based on output of the Hall sensors 80a-80d and 82. The process may be repeated 230 for all gears.
- the ECM can establish a relationship for the other DIM positions and actuator positions, e.g. based on ideal parameters.
- FIG.12 there is illustrated a block diagram of an exemplary ECM consistent with the invention.
- the ECM 14 may be mounted directly to the DIM 12 or in a remote location.
- the ECM energizes the actuator 16 to achieve the desired gear position set at the DIM using the Hall effect outputs from the DIM 14 and the actuator 16.
- Those skilled in the art will recognize a variety of ECM configurations for achieving control of a transmission gear position consistent with the invention. It is to be understood, therefore, that the illustrated exemplary embodiment is provided by way of illustration, not of limitations.
- the ECM includes a microprocessor 150 for receiving outputs from sensors 80a-80d and 82 in the DIM 12 on lines 300 and 301, outputs from sensors 120A and 120B in the actuator 16 on lines 302, 304, and control inputs from other devices on lines 306-314 for controlling the ECM output to the actuator 16.
- the microprocessor may be a Siemens C505CA controller with 8-bit enhanced 8051 kernal, 32K OTP RAM, 1.25K RAM, and up to 20MHz operating frequency.
- the microprocessor may further include an 8 channel 10 bit A/D converter, integrated CAN 2.0B controller with 15 message objects, and a watchdog timer.
- a 256byte external I2C EEPROM 152 may also be provided.
- the ECM further comprises a power supply 152, a battery backup 154, an input interface 156, a BTSI solenoid drive 158, a wake-up interface 160, and a CAN interface 162.
- the power supply 152 may be a conventional 5VDC supply for providing a stable reference voltage from the vehicle's 12VDC battery.
- the battery backup provides power to the microprocessor 150 if power from the vehicle battery is unavailable.
- the BTSI (Brake Transmission Shift Interlock) solenoid drive 158 controls the solenoid in the DIM 12.
- the solenoid 44 prevents the shaft 22 in the DIM 12 from being rotated out of the "Park" position unless the operator depresses the brake pedal.
- the Wake-up interface 160 alerts the ECM 14 that the operator has inserted the key in the ignition and the ECM can now respond to received commands.
- the shaft 22 in the DIM 12 is also prevented from being rotated out of the "Park" position by the solenoid 44 unless the vehicle keys are in the ignition.
- the CAN (Controller Area Network) interface 162 is the main communications network between the microprocessor 150 and the vehicle main controller (not shown). The CAN is useful for performing remote diagnostics.
- the input interface 156 receives vehicle speed input on line 306, service brake input on line 308, parking brake input on line 310, shift enable input on line 312, calibration input on line 314, and outputs from sensors 120A and 120B on lines 302 and 304, and provides signals representative of these inputs to the microprocessor 150 on line 318.
- the microprocessor 150 uses the "vehicle speed” input to prevent the transmission from being shifted into “Park” or “Reverse” when the vehicle is traveling above a predetermined speed.
- the microprocessor uses the "service brake” input to help slow the vehicle by down shifting when appropriate.
- the "park brake” input is used to prevent the vehicle from being driven when the parking brake is applied.
- the "shift enable” input is used to prevent shifting the transmission gear at an inappropriate time.
- Each of these inputs may be provided by components external to a system 10 consistent with the invention, and provided directly to the input interface. These inputs can alternatively be received over a vehicle's data bus.
- the "calibration" input is provided for establishing a relationship between the rotational position of the actuator 16 and the position of the DIM 14 as discussed above.
- the ECM 14 controls the speed and direction of the motors 92 and 94 in the actuator 16, which in turn control the rotational position of the actuator output shaft 123.
- a desired gear position is set at the DIM and sensors 80a-80d provide an output representative of the desired position, as described above. Based on the sensor outputs and the signals provided at the input interface, the ECM provides an output to the motors on line 316 to move the transmission to the desired gear.
- the outputs of Hall sensors 120A and 120B are provided to the microprocessor 150 to indicate the actual gear position of the transmission.
- the illustrated ECM provides many advantageous features. It designed with solid-state technology, including no mechanical relays or switches, hall sensors on the board for reading DIM lever position, and an integrated H-bridge may be provided for driving the actuator.
- the H-bridge may be a Siemens BTS 780GP that is optimized for DC motor applications.
- the position of the actuator and the DIM lever may be calculated every 5 or 10 ms to ensure highly responsive control.
- the ECM may be configured to provide automatic re-calibration of the actuator and DIM due to aging.
- the ECM may also be configured to signal the operator to seek service if the ECM becomes disabled, e.g. if a motor stator current provided to the microprocessor on line 320 moves beyond a predetermined threshold indicating failure of one or more motors 92, 94.
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