The PVED-CLS Steering Valve Controller is an
application specific valve controller for the Danfoss
steering valve family. The PVED-CLS offers integrated
flexible software-based electrohydraulic steering
functionality which can be tailored to any off-road
vehicle type by software parameterization. The PVEDCLS also works as a certified Safety Controller.
System Integration
Users integrate and develop the electro-hydraulic
steering system by adjusting typically 20 parameters
with a CAN bus based service and diagnostic tool.
Danfoss offers a graphical-based tool ( PLUS+1
Service Tool).
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Safety
Safety functions for electrohydraulic steering are
integrated and designed to
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SIL2 (IEC 61508)
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PL d (ISO 13849) and
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AgPL d (EN 16590)
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AgPL e for roading mode can be achieved by
additional circuitry (hydrostatic steering only)
Features
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Mount on OSPE, EHPS, EH valves
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User-programmable steering
functionality
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Use for front-, rear- or articulated
steered vehicles
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Concept
A category 3 ((EN 16590:2014, ISO 13849:2008) architecture is
designed for safe electrohydraulic steering functions satisfying
AgPL d and PL d respectively. It executes both the steering
functionality as well as the safety functions. One-fault tolerance on
the valve sub-system is achieved by using a category 3 valve subsystem (EH-valve and OSPE cut-off valve). When the
electrohydraulic flow to the cylinder is isolated (fail safe), the
system reverts to a hydrostatic steering architecture.
Safety functions
The PVED-CLS executes four high-level safety functions;
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’Safe EH-steering shut-off’
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’Vehicle speed triggered EH-steering shut-off’,
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’Safe EH-steering’ and
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’Safe on-road mode’.
AgPL/PL d is realizable by utilizing a suitable sensor configuration.
’Safe EH-steering’ avoids unintended EH-steering flows. If an
unintended EH steering flow or any other malfunction is detected,
the safe state is demanded.
’Safe on-road mode’ can be enabled if PVED-CLS software
functionality is desired while used on public road (hydrostatic
steering only).
Diagnostic performance
The category 3 architecture property allows using the 1oo2 voting
principle which supports achieving a diagnostic coverage ≥ 90%.
Furthermore, for receiving CAN data, a safety protocol ensures the
necessary means for detecting failues in the communication. The
MMI input, SASA input, CAN-based wheel angle input, auxiliary
steering input and vehicle speed information is supplied via CAN
bus. For the highest safety integrity, two messages are received
and the CAN message contents is cross-checked by the
microcontrollers. Each CAN message conforms to a safety
protocol.
The PVED-CLS utilizes two loosely coupled microcontrollers which
both execute the control functions and the safety functions. Input,
intermediate and output data are periodically interchanged and
compared. If a descrepancy is detected, the safe state is
demanded and a diagnostic code is transmitted on the CAN
(J1939-73).
Valve diagnostic
The EH-valve is tested at power-up and continously by means of
the LVDT sensor. The OSPE solenoid valve and cut-off valve is
tested every time an EH-steering functionality is requested by the
MMI.
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