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6367570 Hybrid electric vehicle with electric motor providing strategic power assist to load balance internal combustion engine  
A parallel hybrid electric vehicle design delivers smooth, high power performance while decreasing harmful exhaust emissions and maximizing fuel economy. An electric motor strategically assists the...
6370451 Hybrid vehicle and process for operating a hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid drive for a vehicle in which the driving power provided by an internal combustion engine (ICE) or an electric motor may be fed via a transmission with a transmission input shaft and a...
6359404 Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus including a requestedtorque calculating device which calculates a torque requested for driving the hybrid vehicle; and a torque control device which controls a torque generated...
6356813 Method and apparatus for controlling operations in a vehicle  
A method and an apparatus for controlling operations in a vehicle, at least two processors accessing at least one memory device and a simultaneous read and/or write access of the at least two...
6356817 Power output unit, method of controlling the power output unit, and hybrid vehicle  
A power output unit of the present invention sufficiently ensures the performance of a vehicle by sufficiently developing the performance of an engine without enlarging a motor. In a hybrid...
6345216 Motor control apparatus for vehicle  
A motor control apparatus for a vehicle, including a vehicle velocity sensor; an engine rotational speed sensor; a first clutch switch which becomes off when a clutch is fully engaged, and...
6343246 Control system for a hybrid vehicle  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine is provided for outputting driving force, an electric motor for generating a force for assisting the output from the engine, and a...
6343252 Drive power control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
The hybrid vehicle of the present invention has an internal combustion engine, a power storage unit for storing electric power, and a motor driven by the electric power stored in the power storage...
6336063 Method and arrangement in a hybrid vehicle for improving battery state-of-charge control and minimizing driver perceptible disturbances  
Method for minimizing driver perceptible drive train disturbances during take-off in a hybrid electric vehicle when maximized power is often desired is disclosed. The method includes sensing an...
6334079 Determination method and apparatus for permitting deceleration regeneration or charge of hybrid vehicle  
A determination method and apparatus for permitting deceleration regeneration or charge of a hybrid vehicle, by which erroneous determination relating to the clutch operation can be prevented. The...
6330498 Control system for hybrid vehicle  
A control system controls a hybrid vehicle having an engine for rotating a drive axle, an electric motor for assisting the engine in rotating the drive axle, and electric energy storage means for...
6327524 System for high efficiency motor control  
A device for high efficiency motor control includes an induction motor and a controller. The induction motor generates a motor torque and has a given rotor resistance and magnetizing inductance at...
6324449 Control device for an electric engine driven vehicle  
To recreate the familiar vehicle behavior of vehicles with internal combustion engines, a simulated engine drag torque is provided through controlled braking of the electric engine after release of...
6323775 Method, system and apparatus for proximity-based recharge notification  
An apparatus, system and method notifies a user of a low battery condition when the remaining battery capacity of a portable electronic device, such as a mobile station, pager, portable computer,...
6321143 Control system and method for a hybrid electric vehicle  
A vehicle system controller (20) is presented for a LSR parallel hybrid electric vehicle having an engine (10), a motor (12), wheels (14), a transmission (16) and a battery (18). The vehicle system...
6321170 Method for interference current and state monitoring in rail vehicles  
The invention relates to a method for forming output signals of an interference current monitor or of a state monitor of an electrical rail vehicle with current being drawn from a power grid, and...
6318487 Regeneration control device of hybrid electric vehicle  
A regeneration control device of a hybrid electric vehicle can sufficiently charge a battery with power regenerated as a result of the regenerative braking and effectively perform the regenerative...
6321144 Torque control strategy for management of rollback in a wheeled vehicle whose powertrain includes a rotary electric machine  
Requested brake torque and requested throttle torque are assigned opposite algebraic signs in both rollback and non-rollback states. In the non-rollback state, requested motor torque development...
6321145 Method and apparatus for a fuel cell propulsion system  
Propulsion control system and method are provided for use in vehicles including a propulsion motor that is powered by a fuel cell. The fuel cell unit produces a compatible voltage for the...
6317665 Vehicle control system  
In a vehicle provided with a transmission that has a lock-up clutch that is directly couplable between drive sources and a drive shaft, the shock of switching between the drive sources is prevented...
6314346 Control system for hybrid vehicle  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle with an engine for producing a driving force for the vehicle, a motor for producing an assist driving force to assist the output from the engine, and a power...
6314356 Method for controlling an automatic transmission  
A method for terminating a warm-up program of an automatic transmission driven by an internal combustion engine in which the engine operational capacity of the internal combustion engine is...
6314347 Driving control apparatus of hybrid vehicle and method thereof  
An apparatus and method of driving control of a hybrid vehicle in the invention divides a route into a plurality of section on the basis of a point at which start of the vehicle is predicted and a...
6301529 Driving apparatus and method for hybrid vehicle  
In driving apparatus and method for a hybrid vehicle, a controller is provided and programmed: to calculate a target driving force [tFd], the target driving force representing a target value of a...
6295487 Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the travel of the vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle (1) including an internal combustion engine and electric motors and selectively uses them as a running drive source according to a running state. When one of wheels (5) driven by...
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...
6278915 Driving force control system for automotive vehicle  
A driving force control system for an automotive vehicle using driving torque produced by at least one of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion, and including a battery...
6269290 Engine-motor hybrid vehicle control apparatus and method having engine performance Lessening compensation  
In an engine-motor hybrid vehicle, vehicle drive regions are divided into a plurality of groups specified by a plurality of operation state variables. A learning variable set for each drive region...
6263267 Traction control system for a hybrid electric vehicle  
An electric motor system for reducing drive wheel torque on a hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a transmission, and a controller. The internal...
6253127 Engine startup control device and control method  
A hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine (2), a first motor (1) for starting the engine (2), a generator (1) for driving the engine (2), drive wheels (8) connected to the engine (2) via a clutch...
6249736 Method and device for controlling a braking system in open loop  
A method and device for controlling a braking system of a motor vehicle in open loop, in which the wheel-brake pressure in the individual wheel brakes is adjusted via closed pressure-control loops....
6233508 Drive power control device for hybrid vehicle  
A target drive torque is calculated based on a detected value for vehicle speed and a detected value for an accelerator pedal depression amount. A generator torque is calculated for a motor(1,4)...
6226582 Integrated control for electric lift trucks  
A control system for an electric lift truck that controls a traction motor and a hydraulic pump motor is disclosed. The speed of rotation of both motors is controlled by a pulse width modulated...
6223106 Control system for hybrid vehicle  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle prevents a voltage across an electric energy storage device from dropping excessively when the electric energy storage device is discharged with a...
6223104 Fault tolerant architecture for a personal vehicle  
A motorized vehicle capable of fault detection and of operation after a fault has been detected. The vehicle has a plurality of control components coupled to a motorized drive and a comparator for...
6212448 RF only guidance system  
A programmable utility vehicle assembly 10 comprises a carriage 20 for moving over a plot, and a mobile transceiver 30 attached to the carriage 20 for transmitting a signal. The assembly 10...
6205379 Controller for hybrid vehicle wherein one and the other of front and rear wheels are respectively driven by engine and electric motor  
A controller for controlling a hybrid front-and-rear-drive automotive vehicle including a front wheel and a rear wheel an engine, an electric generator operated by the engine, and an electric motor...
6185487 Vehicle sharing system  
If an IC card unit detects when an inherent IC card is inserted in an IC card slot, then the IC card unit outputs a signal to a vehicle control unit to inhibit a vehicle from being automatically...
6181991 Electric vehicle sharing system  
When a user enters a destination using a touch panel display unit, a system control unit calculates a predicted travel distance from a present position to the destination, determines an electric...
6175303 Electric vehicle torque-o-meter  
The present invention provides a system for monitoring usage of a electric vehicle's battery which offsets the display when the vehicle is in an on condition. A battery energy measuring device is...
6157882 Vehicular input signal detecting system  
In an electronic control system for an automatic transmission, a vehicular input signal detecting system samples an analog signal from the sensor based on a pulse signal output to control a solenoid.
6150780 AC motorized wheel control system  
Torque is distributed by calculating first and second torque commands using a requested torque and a ratio of speeds of first and second wheels and limiting them in accordance with respective...
6101433 Automated vehicle preventative maintenance system  
Actual time of operation of a plurality of motorized vehicles is automatically recorded utilizing an operation logging circuit installed in each of the vehicles. Each operation logging circuit in...
6098734 Hybrid powered automobile with controller  
This hybrid powered automobile has generators driven by the engine and a battery, and also includes a controller that selects the motive power in compliance with regulations on noise and NOx. The...
6073713 Crankshaft position sensing with combined starter alternator  
A crankshaft position sensing apparatus for use with an engine (16) having a combined starter/alternator assembly (18). The crankshaft position sensing apparatus includes a tone ring (38) with a...
6070953 Braking system for a vehicle  
A braking system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a hydraulic braking unit that generates a hydraulic braking force and a regenerative braking unit that generates a regenerative...
6070680 Control system for a hybrid vehicle for improving regenerative braking efficiency while avoiding engine stalls during regenerative braking  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle including a traction motor with a regenerative braking function. In order to increase the efficiency of regeneration, engine brake during regenerative braking...
6064937 Compound cruise control system and method for solar cars  
Disclosed is a compound cruise control system for solar cars including a signal output portion for detecting and generating signals regarding vehicle speed, power consumption, and cruise control...
6059059 Drive arrangement for a motor vehicle  
A hybrid drive arrangement for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine (1), which is connected or can be connected in a wheel-driving manner, via a first torque transmission path...
6055466 Vehicle responsiveness in an electric vehicle  
An electric vehicle (10) includes a traction motor (26) which drives the wheels (30a, 30b) by way of a differential (28), if desired. The traction motor (26) is controlled by a controller (24)...