DESCRIPTION OF ESC
Optimum driving safety now has a name: ESC, the Electronic Stability Control.
ESC recognizes critical driving conditions, such as panic reactions in dangerous situations, and stabilizes the vehicle by wheel-individual braking and engine control intervention with no need for actuating the brake or the gas pedal.
ESC adds a further function known as Active Yaw Control (AYC) to the ABS, TCS, EBD and ESC functions. Whereas the ABS/TCS function controls wheel slip during braking and acceleration and, thus, mainly intervenes in the longitudinal dynamics of the vehicle, active yaw control stabilizes the vehicle about its vertical axis.
This is achieved by wheel individual brake intervention and adaptation of the momentary engine torque with no need for any action to be taken by the driver.
ESC essentially consists of three assemblies: the sensors, the electronic control unit and the actuators.
Of course, the stability control feature works under all driving and operating conditions. Under certain driving conditions, the ABS/TCS function can be activated simultaneously with the ESC function in response to a command by the driver.
In the event of a failure of the stability control function, the basic safety function, ABS, is still maintained.
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DESCRIPTION OF ESC CONTROL
ESC system includes ABS/EBD, TCS and AYC function.
The ECU changes the active sensor signal (current shift) coming from the four wheel sensors to the square wave. By using the input of above signals, the ECU calculates the vehicle speed and the acceleration & deceleration of the four wheels. And, the ECU judges whether the ABS/EBD should be actuated or not.
TCS function prevents the wheel slip of drive direction by adding the brake pressure and engine torque reduction via CAN communication. TCS function uses the wheel speed sensor signal to determine the wheel slip as far as ABS function.
AYC function prevents unstable maneuver of the vehicle. To determine the vehicle maneuver, AYC function uses the maneuver sensor signals (Yaw Rate Sensor, Lateral Acceleration Sensor, Steering Wheel Angle Sensor). If vehicle maneuver is unstable (Over Steer or Under Steer), AYC function applies the brake pressure on certain wheel, and send engine torque reduction signal by CAN.
After the key-on, the ECU continually diagnoses the system failure, (self-diagnosis) If the system failure is detected, the ECU informs driver of the system failure through the BRAKE/ABS/ESC warning lamp, (fail-safe warning)
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DESCRIPTION
- The yaw-rate & lateral G sensor is applied for the ESC system.
- The yaw-rate is the angular velocity, when a vehicle turns a corner, and the lateral G is the acceleration to move a vehicle out of the way when cornering.
- The sensor is located in the crash pad lower floor on vehicle.
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| DESCRIPTION | SPECIFICATION | REMARKS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal supply voltage | 11.5 ~ 12.5V | |||
| Supply voltage range | 8 ~ 16 V | |||
| Supply current | Max. 120 mA | Typ. 75 mA | ||
| Reference Voltage Output | 2.464 ~ 2.536 V | Typ. 2.5 V | ||
| Operating temperature range | 40 ~ 85°C | |||
| Yaw-late sensor | Measurement range | +w direction, left turn | Min.100°/s | Typ. 111°/S |
| W direction, right turn | Min.100°/s | Typ. 111°/S | ||
| Non-linearity | 1 ~ 1 % | |||
| Offset (within life, within operating temperature) | 3.75°/S | |||
| Upper cut-off frequency | Min. 45 Hz | Typ. 60 Hz | ||
| Lateral G sensor | Measurement range | +y direction, left turn | Min.1.8 g | Typ. 2g |
| Y direction, right turn | Min. -1.8 g | Typ. 2 g | ||
| Non-linearity | 4~4 % | |||
| Offset (within life, within operating temperature) | 0.09 ~ 0.09 g | |||
| Upper cut-off frequency | Min. 20 Hz | Typ. 40 Hz | ||
SPECIFICATION
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- The ESC OFF switch is for the user to turn off the ESC system.
- The ESC OFF lamp is on when ESC OFF switch is engaged.
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- Remove the ESC OFF switch from the switch panel on the crashpad of the driver's side.
- Check the continuity between the switch terminals as the ESC OFF switch is engaged.