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RE37513 Vehicle control apparatus having means for preventing interference between transmission controls by running stability control means and manual shift control means  
A running stability controller is activated upon the instability of a vehicle and controls at least one of an output of an engine, a braking force applied to the vehicle and a gear ratio of an...
6334500 Slip control method for traction control system  
A slip control method for a traction control system (TCS) used in vehicles. The method includes the steps of generating variables for controlling engine output according to speeds of each wheel...
6336069 Front and rear wheel load distribution control unit for coupled vehicle  
A front and rear wheel load distribution control unit which provides excellent driving operability of a coupled vehicle and improves durability of a driving unit. To this end, the control unit is a...
6330928 Driving force control device for four-wheel drive vehicle  
A driving force control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle including one pair of front or rear driven wheels which are driven directly by a prime mover and another pair of front or rear driven...
6330927 Tire slip control device  
A tire slip control device comprises: an engine; a torque converter connected to an output shaft of the engine; a transmission for transmitting a traveling driving force from the torque converter...
6330505 Method and device for controlling the wheel performance of a vehicle  
A method and device for controlling the wheel performance of a vehicle is described. Wheel performance is influenced within the scope of an operating dynamics system or an electrical brake control...
6324461 Road surface condition estimating apparatus and variation reduction processing apparatus  
Disclosed is a road surface condition estimating apparatus including: a converting portion having a table showing a relation among a vehicle speed, a braking force and a resonance gain for each...
6324458 Device for controlling vehicle turn behavior with discrimination of drive direction  
A device for controlling a turn running behavior of a vehicle detects at least one parameter (V, γ, Gy, Gyh, γt, γt-γ) with respect to the turn running behavior in addition to a drive direction...
6321866 Hydrostatic power distribution/control logic system  
A vehicle with a hydrostatic drive circuit assembly including a vehicle frame and a hydrostatic drive circuit. The hydrostatic drive circuit has four hydrostatic motors configured to produce a...
6321154 Method and apparatus for controlling drive slip  
In a method and an apparatus for drive slip control, a switchover is made in the initial vehicle movement (drive-off) range from slip control to reference engine speed control. Additionally or...
6317666 Method for analyzing the driveability of motor vehicles  
This invention relates to a procedure for analyzing and influencing the driveability of motor vehicles, including the following steps: Conducting tests on a real vehicle to obtain measurement...
6314342 Method and system for optimizing operation of vehicle control systems based on the dynamics of the vehicle  
A method and system for optimizing performance of vehicle control systems based on the dynamics of the specific vehicle include a sensor for sensing a predetermined parameter associated with any...
6308126 Device for controlling running behavior of vehicle by mathematical tire model  
A control device for controlling the running behavior of a four wheeled vehicle has a mathematical tire model of each wheel defining a relationship between longitudinal and lateral forces vs. slip...
6308115 Vehicle running condition judgement device  
A vehicle running condition judgment device for accurately detecting a change in a road surface condition and a vehicle's limit running condition. With substitution of respective tire...
6292735 Wheelslip regulating brake control  
Wheelslip is controlled in an automotive vehicle having at least one wheel for which control is desired. Each wheel is controlled by a corresponding element of a command wheelslip vector. The...
6289272 Method of improving ABS control behaviour on cornering  
In a method of improving the control behavior of an ABS control system in corners, a special control mode or rather a corner control mode is put into operation instead of the standard control mode...
6282954 System for changing a rotational speed signal  
The invention is based on a system for changing a signal representing rotational motion in a motor vehicle with first means for generating a first signal representing the rotational motion and a...
6285944 Apparatus and method for performing automatic control over velocity of automotive vehicle  
When it is detected that a vehicle is running on a road surface which has a coefficient of friction sufficiently low as to invite ready road wheel slippage, a control which enables the vehicle to...
6278922 Device for controlling the steering angle of a vehicle  
A device for controlling the steering angle of a vehicle over a wide range maintaining improved control precision. The device controls the steering angle θd through a steering drive device 10 so...
6278916 Torque control strategy for management of creep and grade hold torque in a wheeled vehicle whose powertrain includes a rotary electric machine  
A torque control strategy control for management of regenerative braking in a motor vehicle. A first processor (12) processes throttle request data (20) and torque modification data (40) from a...
6274998 Controller for electric vehicles  
A controller for electric vehicles comprising a vector control inverter for controlling motors, which drive wheels of the electric vehicles, by dividing the primary current of the motors into an...
6275772 Vehicle safety running system  
In a vehicle safety running system, while a contact probability estimation section estimates that there is a probability that a subject vehicle comes into contact with an object and an automatic...
6269297 Traction control apparatus and method for vehicles  
A traction control apparatus for vehicles according to the present invention has a slip state detector for detecting a slip state of a wheel, a parameter determining device for determining a...
6266601 Device for controlling running behavior of vehicle by mathematical tire model with compensation for brake malfunction  
A control device for controlling the running behavior of a four wheeled vehicle has a mathematical tire model of each wheel defining a relationship between longitudinal and lateral forces vs. slip...
6266604 Method for cruise control for a motor vehicle  
A method for cruise control in which actual speed is changed by acceleration regulation in the direction of a predetermined set speed, as long as it is outside a speed regulation interval, and the...
6266603 Method for detecting slippery surfaces and blocked vehicle wheels, automatic transmission implementing the method and vehicle equipped with same  
A method for detecting slippery ground in a vehicle with automatic transmission includes detecting the instantaneous running conditions, with the aid of at least one parameter that represents the...
6259973 Process and apparatus for controlling in closed loop a motion quantity representing vehicle motion  
An apparatus and a process for closed loop control of a motion quantity representing the vehicle motion which means determine the yaw rate of the vehicle, the longitudinal speed of the vehicle, and...
6256561 Vehicle steering control system  
A system for controlling steering of a vehicle, including an electric motor used for power-steering torque assist control. The system has an navigation system whose output is used to correct the...
6253142 Traction control system for motor vehicles  
The coefficient of friction μ s between the wheels of the vehicle and the road surface is identified as a function of the slip, and the maximum drive torque MAmax which can be transmitted is...
6236929 Auto-cruise controller  
An auto-cruise controller to control the throttle angle of an engine so that the actual vehicle speed is equal to the target vehicle speed. In the controller, the pressure control of a lock-up...
6236928 Method and device for determining a variable representing the road resistance on a motor vehicle  
The invention proceeds from a motor vehicle having a drive train and the elements of the drive train are rotatable. The determination of a quantity, which represents the traction resistance, takes...
6233505 Process for determining ideal vehicular performance  
In order to adapt a simplified vehicle model to the driving behavior of a real automotive vehicle, it is possible to modify the slip rigidity values assumed to be constant in a linear model. After...
6230092 Process and device for controlling the driving unit of a vehicle  
A method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit of a motor vehicle are suggested wherein the torque change of the drive unit is limited by a motor control system in dependence upon at...
6226583 Control device for continuously variable transmission  
A continuously variable transmission of an automobile which varies the drive ratio arbitrarily between an input axis and an output axis is combined with a traction control device for example which...
6223116 Wheel slip angle detecting system for vehicle  
A travel state of a vehicle is detected by a travel-state detecting device. A lateral slip angle of a vehicle body is calculated as a first lateral slip angle in a first lateral slip angle...
6220985 Speed change ratio controller for stepless automatic transmission  
A speed change ratio of a stepless transmission of a vehicle is controlled so as to decrease the greater the vehicle speed, but this control of speed change ratio is suppressed when the drive...
6220223 System and method for selectively limiting engine output  
A system and method for controlling an engine to limit engine output include determining engine speed, determining vehicle speed, determining a ratio based on the engine speed and the vehicle...
6219600 Undercarriage control system  
An apparatus and method for controlling the undercarriage of a vehicle with means for adjusting vehicle parameters, such as, for example, the spring travel or the spring constant, in accordance...
6216072 Hitch control system with adjustable slip response  
A vehicle/implement hitch control system is responsive to a wheel slip signal indicative of the slippage of the driven wheels of the vehicle. The control system generates an integrated slip signal...
6209323 Motor vehicle engine brake control method  
A method automatically controls the engine brake of a motor vehicle in which, in the coasting operation during a transmission shifting operation, the resulting braking torque acting upon the...
6212460 Brake control system  
In a vehicle with an active brake control system a control method comprising to the steps of: determining individual wheel speeds of the vehicle wheels responsive to sensor output signals (1016,...
6208929 Torque distribution control apparatus for 4 wheel driven vehicle  
In the case that a brake controller is installed to a 4 wheel driven vehicle, braking force control should be carried out effectively enough so that running stability of the vehicle can be...
6208097 Traction vehicle adhesion control system without ground speed measurement  
An adhesion control system for a locomotive is provided for achieving and maintaining a maximum adhesion value. The adhesion control system includes a means for determining from an appropriate...
6206131 Traction control system for hydraulic drives  
A traction control module for a hydrostatic drive that has a hydraulic pump which drives at least two hydraulic wheel motors in a parallel closed looped configuration with each wheel motor. The...
6205392 Method for registering a vehicle deceleration or acceleration  
Method of Determining a Vehicle Deceleration or Acceleration A method which permits determining a vehicle deceleration or acceleration from the signals of the wheel sensors. The method includes two...
6202009 Method for detecting fault of vehicle motion sensors  
A method for detecting fault in vehicle motion sensors for a motor vehicle includes providing a measured lateral acceleration signal and yaw rate signal. The method further includes calculating,...
6202019 Method of improving ABS control behavior  
In a method of improving the control behavior of an anti-lock control system, criteria for identifying a cornering situation and the direction of curve are obtained from the rotating behavior of...
6199005 Vehicle drive force control device  
A slip of drive wheels of a vehicle driven via a continuously variable transmission is suppressed due to fuel cut of a multi-cylinder engine. The speed change response characteristics of the...
6192857 Control apparatus of engine with electronically driven intake and exhaust valves  
There is provided an engine control apparatus with electromagnetically driven intake and exhaust valves which can widen the dynamic range of engine brake torque. The valve open timing of the...
6192308 Brake control device of vehicle operable with double checking of driver's positive braking intention  
In controlling the operation of a powered brake system of a vehicle in which wheel cylinders of the brake system are supplied with brake fluid compressed by a motor powered pump under a control of...