ゲインスケジュールドH_∞制御適用によるロックアップクラッチのスリップ回転速度制御系の性能向上

抄録

It is well known that a good method for improving the fuel economy is to engage the lock-up clutch of a torque converter. In the lock-up clutch, it is necessary to control the slip speed from low vehicle speeds in order to improve the fuel-consumption performance. However, the plant parameters change with turbine speed, and the control of the slip speed is difficult. In this study, we apply the gain-scheduled H_∞ control method to the slip-speed-control system of the lock-up clutch. The implementation of gain-scheduled controllers is discussed in this paper. The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified by performing simulations and experiments in which the performance of the gain-scheduled controller was compared with that of a controller designed by using the µ-synthesis.