阅读说明：本技术 用于车辆的速度调整系统和用于调整行驶速度的方法 (Speed regulation system for a vehicle and method for regulating a driving speed ) 是由 尼古拉·弗劳姆 拉尔夫-卡斯滕·吕尔芬 格尔德·许内曼 托尔斯滕·瓦尔鲍姆 于 2020-05-14 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于调整车辆(1)的行驶速度(v)的速度调整系统(2),其中,速度调整系统(2)具有：用于通过驾驶员来操纵的驾驶员操纵装置(3)、用于探测驾驶员操纵装置(3)的操纵和输出传感器信号(S1)的操纵传感器(4)、用于接收传感器信号(S1)和评价驾驶员操纵的速度控制装置(5),其中,驾驶员操纵装置(3)能通过驾驶员操纵了操纵参数(α)并且速度控制装置(5)被设计成将操纵参数(α)与参考值(α0)进行比较并且依赖于比较地向马达控制装置(6)输出马达请求信号(S2)或者向至少一个制动控制装置(10)输出制动请求信号(S4)。(The invention relates to a speed control system (2) for controlling a driving speed (v) of a vehicle (1), wherein the speed control system (2) comprises: a driver control device (3) for actuation by a driver, a control sensor (4) for detecting an actuation of the driver control device (3) and outputting a sensor signal (S1), a speed control device (5) for receiving the sensor signal (S1) and evaluating a driver actuation, wherein the driver control device (3) can actuate a control parameter (alpha) by the driver and the speed control device (5) is designed to compare the control parameter (alpha) with a reference value (alpha 0) and to output a motor request signal (S2) to the motor control device (6) or to output a brake request signal (S4) to at least one brake control device (10) depending on the comparison.)

1. A speed adjustment system (2, 102, 202) for adjusting a travel speed (v) of a vehicle (1),

wherein the speed adjustment system (2, 102, 202) has:

a driver operating device (3) for operating by a driver and for inputting an operating parameter (alpha) by the driver,

-a steering sensor (4) for detecting the steering parameter (a) and outputting a sensor signal (S1),

-a speed control device (5) for receiving the sensor signal (S1) and evaluating a driver maneuver,

wherein the content of the first and second substances,

-the speed control device (5) is designed to compare the manipulated parameter (a) with a reference value (a 0) and to depend on the comparison

-outputting a request signal (S2, S102) to the motor control device (6) or

-outputting a brake request signal (S3, S4) to at least one control device (10) of the brake system (12).

2. Speed adaptation system (2, 102, 202) according to claim 1, characterized in that the manipulation parameter is one-dimensional, e.g. a pedal angle (a) between a non-manipulated value (a _ l), e.g. an upper pedal position (a _ l), and a fully manipulated value (a _ t), e.g. a lower pedal position (a _ t).

3. Speed regulation system (2, 102, 202) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the speed control device (5) compares the current amount of the maneuvering parameter (a) with a reference value (a 0) and evaluates whether the current amount of the maneuvering parameter (a) is greater than the reference value (a 0) or smaller than the reference value.

4. Speed regulation system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the speed control device (5) identifies a power request and/or an actuation of the motor control device (6) when the reference value (a 0) is exceeded and identifies a braking request and/or an actuation of the braking control device (8, 10) when the reference value (a 0) is undershot.

5. Speed regulation system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reference value (a 0) is located in a middle region, preferably at half the operating parameter (a), for example half the pedal travel.

6. Speed adjustment system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reference value (α 0) is marked by tactile feedback, such as resistance and/or snapping, acting on the driver manipulation device (3).

7. Speed regulation system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reference value (α 0) is variable and/or learnable, in particular according to one or more of the following criteria:

depending on the operating speed (d α/dt) of the driver operating device (3), for example by comparison with a threshold value (K1),

-a gradient (K2) of a manipulated variable (a) dependent on the manipulation, in particular of the driver's manipulation device (3),

-maximum and minimum values (K3) adjusted by the driver in dependence on the operating parameter (a) of the driver operating device (3).

8. A speed regulation system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the speed control device (5) outputs the brake request signal (S4) as an external brake request signal (XBR) to the brake control device (8, 10) via a communication system (9) inside the vehicle, for example a vehicle bus.

9. Speed regulation system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in addition to the driver operating means (3) there is provided a brake operating means, such as a brake pedal (20), which, when operated by the driver, outputs a driver brake signal (S20) to the brake control means (8, 10).

10. A speed regulation system according to any preceding claim, characterised in that the speed control means (5) determines, upon recognition of a braking desire and/or upon output of a braking request signal: whether it outputs a regeneration request signal (S102) to a motor control device (106, 206) of an electric motor or a hybrid motor for adjusting a regeneration operation to brake a vehicle (1).

11. Vehicle (1) having:

speed adjustment system (2, 102, 202) according to any of the preceding claims,

a drive train (17, 117, 227) having a vehicle motor (7, 107), in particular an internal combustion engine, at least one electric or hybrid motor (7, 107),

a brake system, in particular a service brake system (12), preferably an electro-pneumatic service brake system (12), and/or an electromechanical service brake system and/or retarder brake system (8, 9),

wherein the speed control device (5) outputs a motor request signal (S2) to a motor control device (6, 106, 206) of the drive train (17, 117, 217) and a brake request signal (S4) to a control device (8, 10) of the brake system (12; 8, 9).

12. Vehicle (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that the drive train (17, 117, 217) has an electric motor (107) and/or has a hybrid motor (7, 107) with an electric motor, which can be adjusted to regenerative operation for energy recovery when a regeneration request signal (S102) is output by the brake control device (10).

13. Method for adjusting the driving speed (v) of a vehicle (1) having a drive train (17, 117, 217) with a vehicle motor (7, 107) and a brake system (12; 8, 9), having the following steps:

-measuring a steering parameter (a) of a driver steering system (3) and generating a sensor signal (S1) (St1),

-evaluating the manipulation of the driver' S manipulation device by comparing the sensor signal (S1) and/or the manipulation parameter (a) with a reference value (a 0) (St2),

-depending on the comparison: outputting a motor request signal (S2) (St3) to a motor control (6, 106, 206) of the drive train (17, 117, 217) or a brake request signal (S4) (St5) to a brake control (8) of the brake system (12),

-controlling the vehicle motor (7, 107, 207) by means of the motor control device (6, 106, 206) and controlling a brake (13, 14, 15, 16; 9) by means of the brake control device (8).

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that the vehicle motor is controlled in an electrical regenerative mode, wherein a regeneration request signal (S102) is also output to the motor control (106, 206) for adjusting the regenerative mode when the braking request signal is output.

15. Method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the position of the driver's operating device (3) and/or the change of said position over time (da/dt) is evaluated as an operating parameter (a),

in particular, a braking or acceleration request is also detected during rapid temporal changes (d α/dt) of the operating variable (α).

16. Method according to any one of claims 13 to 14, characterized in that the brake system is selected in dependence of a brake selection criterion (KB) which evaluates one or more of the following parameters:

the driving speed (v), the required target deceleration (a _ soll), the vehicle speed, the vehicle weight, the axle load distribution, the adhesion conditions and/or the friction coefficient of the road.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a speed control system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, and to a method for controlling the driving speed of a vehicle.

Background

Vehicles usually have a driver-operated device, in particular an accelerator pedal or an accelerator pedal, which is operated by the driver for controlling the drive power. Depending on the drive motor, for example an internal combustion engine, an electric motor or a hybrid motor combining an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, a driver-motor request signal input by the driver via a driver actuation device is evaluated by a motor control device, which then controls the vehicle motor accordingly, for example the fuel delivery in the case of an internal combustion engine or the energization of the electric motor or electric motors used in the vehicle. Therefore, the active depression of the accelerator pedal is usually designed as an acceleration request by the driver and the actuation of the motor is increased accordingly. In some motor control systems, it is known to design a rapid depression of the accelerator pedal as a so-called forced downshift, which can adjust a higher fuel delivery in order to achieve a higher acceleration.

Vehicles typically have one or more braking systems, such as pneumatic or electro-pneumatic braking systems; in particular, in commercial vehicles, a permanent braking system or a wear-free brake is provided, in particular a retarder brake provided in the drive train, which can be activated by the driver, if necessary, by means of an additional actuating device for wear-free braking. Vehicles with electric motors may also have a regenerative mode for recovering vehicle kinetic or potential energy as electrical energy, which is thus indicative of regenerative braking. In order to reduce the driving speed, for example during active braking, the driver usually presses a brake pedal, which is then read and evaluated by a brake control device in the electronic brake system, so that the braking is correspondingly set as a negative acceleration of the vehicle by actuating the wheel brakes and/or the holding brakes.

In vehicles with electric motor and regenerative operation, it is also known in principle to automatically initiate regenerative operation when the driver withdraws the acceleration request by releasing the accelerator pedal, i.e. to recover electric energy with a motor braking process corresponding to freewheeling in conventional vehicles. Therefore, the regeneration strategy is typically distributed over two pedals.

Furthermore, vehicles are usually provided with a driving stability control unit and a comfort control system, which send an eXternal braking Request, a so-called XBR Request ("eXternal braking Request") to an electronic control unit of the electronic Brake system, for example for achieving a stability control by asymmetrically activating wheel brakes and for a distance maintenance control.

In this case, in particular when evaluating a driver request and assigning a corresponding control signal to one or more vehicle motors or to one of the brake systems, the transition between the different systems is problematic. In particular, for safety reasons, the wheel brakes designed as friction brakes must be able to establish a high vehicle deceleration in a short time. But also to achieve a pleasant driving experience for the driver or to achieve good controllability of the acceleration request and the braking behaviour.

EP 0633155B 1 describes a method for controlling a drive train of a motor vehicle, in which the progress of the accelerator pedal movement is monitored and the motor power control and the shifting process are evaluated, taking into account the motor characteristic curve and the shifting characteristics. In this case, the force threshold is selectively generated during the accelerator pedal stroke in order to display the switching threshold for the driver in terms of optimizing consumption. In this way, transitions between different method phases or bar adjustment ranges can thus be displayed to the driver in a haptic manner.

DE 102013202427 a 1 describes a vehicle with an adjustment device arranged in the foot space and a method for controlling the longitudinal movement of the vehicle. In this case, the driver can enter his driving request, in particular also via the only operating field for acceleration and braking, wherein this operating field can be a touch-sensitive operating surface, for example a touch panel.

DE 202012005176U 1 describes an extended brake light for passenger and load-carrying vehicles, in which a motor request can be activated when the brake pedal is actuated.

DE 102016005117B 3 describes a vehicle with an automatic transmission, in which the driver outputs a target torque in a conventional manner via an accelerator pedal to a drive unit, which automatically adjusts the respective gear or gear ratio of the transmission. The control unit generates a haptic downshift notification by varying the accelerator pedal reset force when a downshift is to be implemented.

DE 10315253B 4 describes an accelerator pedal device comprising a pedal reaction force providing device for providing a reaction force on an accelerator pedal. The reaction force is adjusted based on the degree to which the driver depresses the accelerator pedal.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a speed control system for a vehicle and a method for controlling a driving speed, which enable reliable control or regulation of the driving speed and simple operability for the driver.

This object is solved by a speed regulation system and method according to the independent claims. The dependent claims describe preferred developments.

The speed regulation system according to the invention can be used in particular for carrying out the method according to the invention; the method according to the invention can be used in particular with a speed regulation system according to the invention.

The speed control system and the method according to the preferred embodiments can be used in vehicle motors with electrical regeneration, in particular electric motors or hybrid motors with electrical regeneration.

According to the invention, an operating device is provided which is to be operated by the driver, said operating device being operated with operating parameters; in particular, a speed control pedal is provided, which is adjusted with a one-dimensional operating parameter between a lower limit value and an upper limit value, for example with a pivot angle or a correspondingly linear adjustment. The actuation is read by an actuation sensor, which accordingly outputs a sensor signal to the speed control device. The sensor signal may thus particularly represent or reproduce a one-dimensional manipulation parameter. The driver actuating device can in particular form a one-dimensional adjustment section that counteracts the restoring force; however, it is also possible to construct a system with, for example, a touch-sensitive surface, which therefore does not sense mechanical adjustment, but rather senses touch, for example force or pressure.

The speed control subsequently evaluates the sensor signal and thus the driver's actuation and compares it with a reference value in order to decide, depending on the comparison: whether to output a motor request signal to a motor control device or to output a brake request signal to at least one brake controller. In particular, it can be compared whether the current measured value is smaller or larger than a reference value. Thus, the reference value may be a neutral pedal angle; if the driver therefore enters a larger actuation variable, i.e. for example the driver depresses the actuation pedal more (speed adjustment), this is understood as a request by the driver for acceleration or motor control, while in the case of a smaller actuation this is understood as a braking request. Thus, the speed control device may then directly output a motor request or a braking request.

The reference value or neutral position may be set, for example, at half the actuation travel of the actuation parameter, for example at half the pedal travel; however, other embodiments are also possible here, which accordingly support the driver's feeling and thus make it possible, for example, to achieve a finer controllability of the braking process and/or the acceleration process. The reference value or neutral position may be fixedly set or may be variable. It can also be changed or learned, for example, by the driver behavior, so that a corresponding controllability can be achieved for the respective driver in a personalized manner.

Furthermore, the reference value or neutral position of the operating parameter can also be dependent on the driving speed and/or on the speed of the driver's operation, i.e. for example on their pedal angle speed.

The restoring force can also be fixedly predefined, for example constant, or can also increase (corresponding to the restoring spring) as the driver actuates the vehicle. In addition, additional haptic feedback can be provided, in particular the neutral position can be displayed as haptic feedback here, in order to convey the current process controlled by the driver to him at any time and to enable simple resettability. Thus, for example, a positioning part can be provided in the neutral position, so that the driver always receives haptic feedback, for example a brief stop, when passing through the neutral position.

In addition to the manipulated position of the manipulated variable, the change over time can also be evaluated; thus, a forced downshift or a quick maneuver of the driver (speed adjustment) maneuvering device may be understood as a request for a quick motor acceleration and, as is well known, for an increased power request. Furthermore, a rapid release or a rapid resetting of the driver (speed control) actuating device can also be evaluated as a rapid braking process, which is preferably not used as a regenerative operation by, for example, a speed control device, but rather uses the service brakes or friction brakes entirely or in addition, so that a safe braking with a high deceleration can be achieved. A quick or complete release of the driver control device can also be understood as an emergency brake.

When using an electric or hybrid motor with electrical regeneration, the speed control device can in particular first electrically regenerate using a braking process requested by the driver (as soon as possible or reasonable). Therefore, when a braking request given by the driver is detected, the motor control device can first be actuated with a regeneration request signal. In the case of, for example, higher deceleration requests or in driving ranges with unfavorable regeneration behavior, for example in the case of lower driving speeds, the speed control can also directly actuate other brake systems, for example a permanent brake (retarder) as a wear-free brake.

The speed control device can also evaluate the respective driving situation, for example the driving speed and the friction coefficient of the road or the previous slip behavior of the wheels, wherein differential slip can also be monitored and taken into account in the control, for example also when selecting the brake system or the requested braking force. Thus, for example, when the attachment condition is poor, the speed control device may recognize that merely reducing the driving power is not sufficient, and may then actuate the brake system.

This can advantageously be achieved by the speed control device by means of brake request signals, wherein these brake request signals are output as XBR signals (request to, for example, a comfort control system or a ride stability control system) to the electronic brake control device via a data system, for example a vehicle bus. They are then used as XBR queries for actuating the brakes. This makes possible a cost-effective implementation, in particular a speed control system in a vehicle with additional control systems, in particular a safety system and a comfort system, since such XBR queries are known and standardized per se and ensure high safety. The brake system already has all the information in order to perform a trade-off between regeneration and driving stability, for example, on the basis of the slip behavior and/or the braking capacity of the wheels, so that all available brakes can advantageously be utilized seamlessly. This preferably includes a friction brake and a permanent brake (for example a retarder or an electric motor operating as a generator) and the braking availability of the electric motor operating as a generator is taken into account in terms of the battery state of charge or, in the alternative, the expected utilization of the friction coefficient is taken into account in order to prevent ABS interventions in advance.

By the driver thus basically inputting an acceleration request and a brake request as actuation parameters via a common actuation device, in particular a common accelerator pedal or speed control pedal, the complex re-actuation required when using the accelerator pedal and the separate brake pedal, i.e. in principle without first releasing the accelerator pedal and shifting to the brake pedal, which requires a considerable expenditure of time and can be implemented too slowly in the case of physical and psychological stress, is basically no longer necessary. The driver can input his braking request and acceleration request via a common driver actuation device. Thus, the driver, for example, in the case of a need to reduce the driving speed, does not have to consider: releasing the accelerator pedal to act with the thrust of the motor in use is sufficient, or additional active braking is required; it can be reduced in speed directly faster or slower by adjusting the operating parameters, and then the respective evaluation is carried out by the speed control device.

In principle, it is therefore possible to set the driving speed by the driver via a driver actuation device, in particular a speed setting pedal. Furthermore, an additional brake actuation device, in particular a brake pedal, can be provided, in particular for safety reasons, which (as is known per se) directly outputs a braking request upon actuation. In particular, for effective service braking, the driver braking request can be output directly to the brake control device, i.e. not via the speed control device. It is therefore always ensured for the driver that he triggers a quick and safe braking by actuating the brake pedal when a danger or any other high braking demand is detected (in a manner known from the haptic sense). Such a driver braking request is therefore preferably read directly by the electronic brake control device in a conventional manner and is not recognized as an XBR query via the vehicle data system.

It is also possible to combine the use of a continuous brake in a manner that is comfortable for the driver; the combined actuation of the retarder and the additional brake system is advantageous for the braking performance and wear adjustment.

Therefore, the driving feeling and the braking feeling are improved for the driver; a speed control system and method is provided that enables deceleration-compliant, controlled braking to be achieved for the driver, unlike conventional torque-compliant braking. The driver controls the driving speed via the driver control device without following the braking request he has to input.

Drawings

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings of some embodiments. Wherein:

fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a vehicle having a speed regulation system according to an embodiment of the invention, with an internal combustion engine and a brake system additionally having a retarder brake device;

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a vehicle having a further embodiment of a speed regulation system having an electric motor and a service braking system;

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a vehicle with a speed regulation system having a hybrid powertrain, in an additional embodiment;

FIG. 4 shows a flow diagram of a method according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 shows a signal diagram of the actuation of the speed adjustment pedal.

Detailed Description

The vehicle 1 is in particular a utility vehicle, which has a speed control system 2 according to the embodiment of fig. 1, the vehicle 1 having a drive train 17 and a brake system 12 and the speed control system 2 controlling the elements of the drive train 17 and of the brake system 12 as described below:

the driver actuates a driver actuation device, which, according to this embodiment, is designed as a speed control pedal 3. In a typical embodiment, the speed adjustment pedal 3 can be adjusted by the foot of the driver along a pedal angle, which in this case forms the operating variable α. However, other actuation parameters α may also be set, for example a linear adjustment. Furthermore, the driver can also, for example, press on the control surface and apply a force or pressure (force per unit area) as the actuation parameter α, i.e. without or without a relevant mechanical adjustment of the actuation device; the control surface may thus also be a touch-sensitive surface, for example a touch surface.

The pedal angle as the actuation parameter α is measured by the actuation sensor 4, which outputs a sensor signal S1 to the speed control device 5: the sensor signal S1 thus forms the actuating variable α, in particular as a parameter value between a lower sensor value α _ l (for example an unactuated, upper position of the pedal) and an upper sensor value α _ t (fully actuated, lower pedal position).

The speed control device 5 compares the recorded sensor signal S1 with a reference value α 0, which may be, in particular, a rest position or a neutral position, in particular a rest angle, which may represent, for example, half the pedal position between a minimum value α _ l and a maximum value α _ t. In particular, the following reference value α 0 can be predefined, but it can also be variable (as described in the following) and, for example, also be learned or adapted. Thus, the speed control device 5 compares the current pedal angle represented by the current sensor signal S1 with the reference value α 0.

This is correspondingly shown in fig. 4: after the start in step St0, the manipulation of the speed adjustment pedal 3 is read continuously in accordance with step St1, and a sensor signal S1 is generated depending on the manipulation and output to the speed control device 5. Then, according to step St2, the speed control 5 performs an evaluation, in which it compares the current pedal angle as the actuation variable α with the reference value α 0, and depending on this comparison, optionally additionally outputs control signals S2, S4, S10, S102 depending on further criteria:

fig. 5 shows a signal diagram in which the actuation variable α, in this case the pedal angle, or the corresponding relative actuation value w between 0% and 100%, is shown on the abscissa, and the analog signal value of the sensor signal S1 is shown on the ordinate.

From the unactuated position α _ l or w equal to 0 up to the reference value α 0, i.e. the relative actuation value w equal to 0.5 (50%), the speed control 5 indicates a braking process in which the driver wishes to initiate the braking process by actuating the speed control pedal 3. According to fig. 1, the speed adjustment pedal 3 is in the braking region B.

With continued manipulation, i.e. α > α 0 or w >0.5, the speed adjusting pedal 3 is located in the drive zone a; this is indicated as an active acceleration request, i.e. the driver, because of the active actuation, wants to influence the drive of the vehicle 1 accordingly. This behavior therefore corresponds to the usual depression of the accelerator pedal by the driver, with which the driver introduces a drive power, which can thus for example be an indication of the current speed v being maintained, and accordingly an acceleration process is initiated when the actuation is continued, i.e. the pedal angle is increased, i.e. the acceleration a ═ dv/dt >0.

The speed control pedal 3 thus combines the usual speed pedal and the conventional brake pedal, wherein the neutral position as α 0 reproduces the transitions of these regions.

The reference value α 0 may thus be fixedly predetermined; however, it may also be variable, e.g.

As a function of the speed of travel v,

as a function of the relative pedal speed or of the adjustment speed d α/dt or as a function of the pedal gradient over time,

depending on the maximum pedal positioning adjusted by the driver, thereby taking into account anatomical conditions.

According to fig. 5, braking is therefore detected when the speed control pedal 3 is initially actuated, for example when driving is started; the driver first reduces the braking demand when the pedal is depressed and finally releases the brake when the reference value α 0 is reached. The drive range a is reached during further actuation, which is evaluated as actuation of the accelerator pedal, i.e. the actuation request. When the pedal angle as the operating parameter α is slowly reduced, the input speed is correspondingly also reduced, i.e., the motor power is reduced, for example, and below the reference value α 0, it is recognized again that the drive power is to be reintroduced and the brake power is to be reintroduced.

In principle, for example at any pedal angle, a quick release can be indicated as a braking request, i.e. if necessary, the drive power is immediately terminated and a braking process, for example also an emergency braking, is initiated. Accordingly, for example, at any pedal angle α, a quick depression may be indicated as a driving demand, i.e. as a forced downshift for a high acceleration α of the vehicle 1.

The speed control device 5 therefore controls the various control signals S2, S4, S10, S102 as follows depending on the evaluation in step St2 according to fig. 1:

if the speed control device 5 identifies in step St2 that drive power is to be supplied, it outputs in step St3 a motor control signal S2 to the motor control device 6, which in turn controls in a conventional manner in step St4 the vehicle motor, in this case the internal combustion engine 7, with a motor control signal S3.

However, if the speed control device 5 identifies an active braking process, it actuates the brake control device 10 in step St5 with a brake request signal S4, which thus represents the XBR signal and is transmitted via a communication system within the vehicle, in particular a data bus, for example the cca bus 19. The electronic brake control device 10 can in principle actuate different brake devices, in particular it can be actuated in step St6, for example by outputting the electric brake control signals S5, S6, S7, S8 to one or more electropneumatic valves, for example an axle modulator and/or a relay proportional valve 22, which then outputs the pneumatic brake signal S9 to the wheel brakes 13, 14, 15, 16 in step St 7.

Furthermore, the electric brake control device 10 can also output a retarder request signal S10 to the retarder control device 8 via a communication system inside the vehicle, in particular a data bus, for example the same cpan bus 19 or another data bus, which regulates the retarder braking by the retarder 9.

On the other hand, in the case where α is α 0, when the manipulation parameter α is equal to the reference value α 0, then no output signal is required, so the method is reset here before step St 2.

The selected braking system may also be implemented in dependence on another standard KB, such as one or more of the following braking selected standards KB: the driving speed v, the required target deceleration α _ soll, the wheel speed, the vehicle mass, the axle load distribution, the adhesion condition, or the friction coefficient of the road.

The vehicle 1 may in particular have an EBS (electronic brake system) as the service brake system 12, so that the brake control device 10 subsequently outputs electric brake control signals S5, S6, S7, S8 for actuating the pneumatic wheel brakes 13, 14, 15, 16. In this case, for example, several proportional relay valves may be provided on the vehicle axles or one proportional relay valve may be provided on each vehicle axle, which may receive the brake control signals S5, S6, S7 and/or S8 and thus output the pneumatic brake pressure p to the respective pneumatic wheel brake 12, 13, 14 or 15 as a function thereof.

According to this exemplary embodiment, a brake pedal 20 is also provided (i.e., in addition to the speed control pedal 3), which is directly actuated by the driver and which outputs a driver braking signal S20 to the brake control device 10 via an electrical output. The brake control device 10 can thus actuate the service brakes directly as a function of the driver brake signal S20 and/or as a function of the speed regulation control device 5.

In this case, the additional driver brake pedal 20 provides increased safety, in particular when the actuation of the speed controller 5 is not understood to be a sufficient braking request, so that the driver can now directly perform service braking.

A spring preload, i.e., a restoring spring 11, is advantageously provided on the speed adjustment pedal 3, which adjusts the speed adjustment pedal 3 into an unactuated position α _ l. The return spring 11 may be linear or non-linear, in particular with a pleasant-to-touch curve (feel curve). A positioning section can also be provided here at the reference value (neutral position) α 0, so that the driver can tactually recognize the "neutral position without acceleration or braking".

The speed control device 5 can thus also evaluate the pedal acceleration d α/dt and, in particular, can recognize an increased power demand or a higher speed than if the pedal angle α directly indicates a pure pedal position, for example in the case of a rapid actuation (downshift), which is also usual when reading an accelerator pedal. Accordingly, a rapid release of the speed control pedal 3, i.e. a high negative value of d α/dt, can be recognized as a rapid braking process, even if it is based on the pedal position α in the drive region a. Thus, according to step St2, not only a direct comparison of the pedal angle α with the neutral position α 0, but also an evaluation of d α/dt, i.e. an evaluation of the dynamic behavior, for example with the thresholds SW1, SW2, can be achieved.

In the embodiment of fig. 2, the speed regulation system 102 has no internal combustion engine but an electric motor 107, the motor control device 106 of which is still controlled by the speed control device 5 via the motor request signal S2. It is advantageously provided here that the speed control device 5 can also request the braking power of the electric motor 107 as a regenerative mode or energy recovery via the regeneration request signal S102. In principle, the motor control 106 may also decide when to adjust the regeneration operation. In this embodiment, a service brake system with a brake control device 10 is advantageously also provided according to fig. 2 and a supplementary brake pedal 20 is advantageously also provided.

In the embodiment of fig. 3, a hybrid system 202 is present, in which the embodiments of fig. 1 and 2 are therefore combined. Thus, there is a hybrid drive train 217 with a motor control device 206 which can drive the internal combustion engine 7 and/or the electric motor 107, which together form the hybrid motor 207. So that a regenerative operation can also be requested here. List of reference numerals (part of the description)

1 vehicle

2. 102, 202 speed adjustment system

3 speed regulating pedal, driver operating device

4 operation sensor

5 speed control device

6. 106, 206 motor control device

7 internal combustion engine

8 a retarder control device is arranged on the retarder,

9 retarder (continuous brake)

10 brake control device

11 return spring and spring pre-tightening

12 braking system, for example combining a service braking system and a retarder braking system

13. 14, 15, 16 pneumatic wheel brake

17. 117,217 drive train

19 communication system in a vehicle, for example a C a N bus

20 driver brake pedal

22 relay proportional valve

107 electric motor

Alpha operating parameters, e.g. pedal angle

Reference value α 0, in particular rest position, neutral position, intermediate angle, e.g. half pedal position

Minimum value of α _ l (e.g. non-actuated positioning of the speed adjustment pedal 3)

α _ t maximum value (e.g. manipulated position of speed adjustment pedal 3)

d α/dt operating speed, e.g. pedal operating speed

w relative manipulation value between 0% and 100%

v speed of travel

Vehicle acceleration of alpha-dv/dt

Target deceleration of alpha _ soll

A drive range for alpha > alpha 0 or w > 50%

B braking Range for alpha < alpha 0 or w < 50%

S1 sensor signal

S2 is a motor request signal from the speed control device 5 to the motor control devices 6, 106, 206

S3 shows motor control signals from motor control device 6 to internal combustion engine 7 and from motor control device 106 to internal combustion engine 107

S3 alpha motor control signal 206 to internal combustion engine 7

S3b Motor control Signal 206 to internal Combustion Engine 107

S4 brake request signal, in particular XBR signal

S5, S6, S7, S8 brake control signals

S9 pneumatic brake signal

S10 retarder request Signal

S20 driver braking signal to the brake control device 10

S102 regeneration request signal

P pneumatic brake pressure