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8185286 Two-wheeled motor vehicle brake control method and brake control system  
To reliably prevent re-lifting of a rear wheel immediately after landing of the rear wheel. When it is determined that output of a detection signal corresponding to detection of lifting of a rear...
8181631 Hydrocarbon storage canister purge system and method  
A hydrocarbon canister purge system includes a hydrocarbon storage canister, a fuel tank disposed in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon storage canister, an engine disposed in fluid...
8183820 Power processing systems and methods for use in plug-in electric vehicles  
Embodiments include a power processing system and methods of its operation in a plug-in electric vehicle. The power processing system includes at least one AC electric motor, a bi-directional...
8177003 Fuel cell electric vehicle  
A fuel cell electric vehicle includes a driving motor for driving a pair of wheels, a fuel cell for generating electricity used in the driving motor with the fuel cell being disposed above the...
8172015 Wheelchair suspension  
A wheelchair includes a pivoting drive assembly having a drive wheel, a motor drive connected to the drive wheel, and a first pivoting linkage fixedly attached to the motor drive. The pivoting...
8172016 Obstacle traversing wheelchair  
A wheelchair suspension is provided. The wheelchair suspension includes a frame, a pivot arm, a front caster, a drive assembly, and a rear caster. The pivot arm is pivotally coupled to the frame....
8172019 Towing tractor  
A towing tractor includes a tractor body, a motor, a controller, a cable electrically connecting the motor and the controller, an axle housing integrally mounted with the motor, and a suspension...
8171860 Cooling systems for hydrogen hybrid locomotives and hydrogen hybrid locomotives using the same  
A cooling system for a hydrogen hybrid locomotive including a set of electric traction motors and a hydrogen fuel cell system for providing electric power for driving the traction motors. The...
8170736 Control device for vehicle, hybrid vehicle, method of controlling vehicle, program for causing computer to execute the method of controlling the vehicle, and computer-readable recording medium recording the program  
A control device includes a target rotation speed determination unit that determines a target rotation speed of an engine, a filtering process unit that receives an output of the target rotation...
8170762 Method and apparatus to control operation of a hydraulic pump for an electro-mechanical transmission  
A method for controlling a hydraulic flow within a powertrain comprising an electromechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an engine adapted to selectively transmit power to an...
8169173 Method for controlling a vehicle drive unit  
A method for controlling a vehicle drive unit, the vehicle drive unit having at least two individual motors. A total actual torque is continuously compared with an allowable total torque, the total...
8167061 Electric powered cart for moving loads  
A cart for moving loads includes a frame supported on wheels, a source of electric power supported on the frame, a drive system including a traction motor connected to the power source for driving...
8157037 Motor sensor assembly for alternative fuel vehicles  
An automotive drive system includes a transmission comprising a plurality of gears, an electric motor having a rotor and being coupled to the transmission such that operation of the electric motor...
8151914 Drive system  
In a vehicle drive system including a motor and a secondary battery, the motor and secondary battery are integrated to provide a drive system having good mountability. In a gap between a...
8150571 Braking force correcting method for electric golf car and electric golf car employing the correcting method  
If a user applies a brake system while an electric vehicle that includes a battery is moving and it is confirmed that the user is not simultaneously applying the accelerator, a comparison is made...
8141668 Children's ride-on vehicle  
Children's ride-on vehicles. The ride-on, or ride-on vehicle, includes a frame having a seat adapted to support a child, and a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor assembly. The ride-on...
8140244 Driving evaluating apparatus and driving evaluation method  
In an apparatus for evaluating fuel-saving driving of a vehicle, a detecting unit detects a starting point and an end point of a deceleration area; a storage unit stores therein deceleration value...
8134338 Battery management system and driving method thereof  
A battery management system is provided for managing a battery that supplies power to a vehicle. The battery includes a plurality of cells. The battery management system includes a sensing unit for...
8135517 Torque control method of a road vehicle  
A control method of the torque of a road vehicle having a powertrain system provided with an engine and a driveline which transmits the torque generated by the engine to the road surface; the...
8127564 Cooling system  
A cooling system has a configuration in which a cooling system for an inverter device and a motor generator also serves as a cooling system for a battery. In this configuration, a control device...
8128120 Multi-position wheelchair for handicapped people  
According to the invention, the wheelchair is characterized in that it includes means to incline the whole seat structure, and inclining means that are interposed between the chassis and the...
8127879 Vehicle monocoque body assembly  
A vehicle self-supporting monocoque body assembly comprising a base frame structure is provided. The body assembly also comprises a pair of wheel axles interfaces located at generally front and...
8131413 Electric motor and conversion system for manually powered vehicles  
An electric motor and conversion system includes a direct current power source, a rotor with two sides and two series of permanent magnets alternating in polarity, two stators on opposing sides of...
8127875 Power driven wheelchair  
A power driven wheelchair and a method for operating same are provided. In one embodiment, the power driven wheelchair includes a system controller with a main controller, a storage device, and at...
8127873 Electric powered automobile/wheel turbine motor  
An axle has wheels, a wheel turbine and an electric motor. The electric motor is provided on the axle between the wheel turbine and each rear wheel. Each reversible rear electric motor is adapted...
8120290 Energy management system to improve efficiency of electric and hybrid drive trains  
A propulsion system is provided that includes an electric drive, a first energy storage system electrically coupled to the electric drive through a direct current (DC) link, and a second energy...
8113531 Personal mobility vehicle having a pivoting suspension with a torque activated release mechanism  
A personal mobility vehicle includes an base unit having a frame and front and rear pivot arms pivotally mounted at respective front and rear pivot points. The front and rear pivot arms support...
8113307 Electric vehicle drive system  
An electric powered vehicle includes a first drive unit and a second drive unit. The first drive unit and the second drive unit are coupled to one of the drive wheels. At its maximum power within...
8116915 Methods and apparatus using hierarchical priority and control algorithms for grid-integrated vehicles  
A method and apparatus for managing system energy flow. The apparatus includes an energy storage unit to store energy to be used by a system and a power conversion unit configured to be coupled...
8111038 Vehicle electronic systems with battery management functions  
An electronic system in a vehicle includes a motor, a charger, a battery pack, and a bus. The motor drives wheels and propellers of the vehicle. The charger generates charging power according to a...
8112192 Method for managing electric power within a powertrain system  
A method for controlling a powertrain system includes monitoring output power of the energy storage device, modifying a preferred electric power limit when the output power of the energy storage...
8109352 Children's ride-on vehicles with window mechanisms  
Children's ride-on vehicles having window mechanisms, and window mechanisms for such vehicles. In some embodiments, the window mechanism is a manual window mechanism, and in some embodiments the...
8109353 Transport system incorporating linear motor charged electric vehicle  
A system and method are provided for moving a vehicle along a roadway. The system includes at least one power segment that incorporates a multiple-phase winding. Structurally, the winding is...
8104556 Drive-control apparatus for electric drive vehicle  
A drive-control apparatus for an electric-drive vehicle drives and controls a vehicle driven by electric power generated from mechanical power produced by an internal combustion engine (1). In...
8104554 Device for transporting a physically impaired person  
A device for transporting a physically impaired person includes a support frame member having electric motors secured thereto for operating rear drive wheels; a stabilizing plate for maintaining...
8103396 Electric powered vehicle and its control method  
A shift position of an electric powered vehicle is selected by operating a shift lever and a P position switch. A power source position is selected by operating a power switch. When any of...
8102142 Double ended inverter system for a vehicle having two energy sources that exhibit different operating characteristics  
A double ended inverter system for an AC electric traction motor of a vehicle is disclosed. The inverter system serves as an interface between two different energy sources having different...
8100210 Electrically driven industrial vehicle  
An electrically driven industrial vehicle comprising a revolving body (11) attached to a undercarriage (7) so as to be able to turn horizontally; a power shovel device (20) for receiving a...
8096005 Device for the assisted loading of stretcher  
A device for the assisted loading of a stretcher (2) provided with a chassis (3), comprises at least one driving wheel (4) cinematically connected to a driving member (5) fed by feeding means (6)...
8091677 System and method of differentiating rotational speed and torque between wheels of a hybrid vehicle  
A powertrain for propelling a hybrid vehicle includes a front drivetrain, for driving a pair of front wheels, and a rear drivetrain, for driving a first and a second rear wheel, to propel the...
8091658 Wheel arrangement for a four-wheeled vehicle  
A wheel arrangement for a four-wheeled vehicle is comprised of a front wheel, two side wheels and a rear wheel, whereas the rear wheel is connected to the frame of the vehicle by a supporting base...
8091674 Torque detecting system for bottom bracket axle of power-assisted bicycle and two-phase signal transmitting method using the same  
A torque detecting system for a bottom bracket axle of a power-assisted bicycle includes a torque sensor for being mounted on the bottom bracket axle of the bicycle, a wireless signal transmitter...
8091672 Single-drive-axis vehicle with a platform and/or a seat for a driver  
An electrically driven single-drive-axis vehicle with a platform for a driver, driven about a common wheel axis, which provides the single-drive-axis to improve its handling and its range of uses....
8087482 Wheelchair  
A system for providing an automated axial force to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in a wheelchair. An electronic transmission control receives one or more input signals generated by...
8088034 Control device for hybrid vehicle power transmitting apparatus  
This invention relates to a control device for a hybrid vehicle power transmitting apparatus. A heat generation control is executed to increase a heat generation amount of an electric motor M1 when...
8084156 Cooling device and power supply  
A cooling device including an intake duct achieving fluid communication between a vehicle interior and an inner part of a battery case, a fan unit for supplying the air via the intake duct to the...
8079435 Electric vehicle  
A battery unit is provided under a floor panel. The battery unit is arranged between a pair of right and left side members. The battery unit is provided with a battery case. The battery case...
8080970 System and apparatus for use of a 3-phase motor in a vehicle  
A system and apparatus that allows the use of a 3-phase AC motor in a vehicle by associating a series capacitor with each phase winding. The capacitor can be charged through the motor winding and...
8078348 Electric vehicle and regeneration control method for electric vehicle  
An electric vehicle includes a device which determines, on the basis of the gradient of a road surface, a target acceleration of the vehicle in the case where the operational states of an...
8069941 Fuel cell vehicle  
A fuel cell vehicle capable of improving energy efficiency by reducing switching loss is provided. The fuel cell vehicle includes: a fuel cell that generates direct current power; inverters which...