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7765049 Braking system  
A braking system including a brake, a brake actuator which is operable to apply a force to the brake to effect braking, an automatic braking controller, and a manually operable brake actuator...
7765048 Deceleration control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle  
In deceleration control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a deceleration control is performed on the basis of a turning of the vehicle; and a controlled variable of the deceleration...
7761215 Device operable to control turning of vehicle using driving and braking force for understeering and oversteering  
A device operable to control a turning of a vehicle, includes: a motion controller operable to: control a first adjuster so as to increase the drive force applied to at least one of front wheels...
7761214 Vehicle deceleration control device  
A vehicle deceleration control device is provided that can determine an appropriate supplemental braking force when a braking force is applied according to an accelerator operation state. An engine...
7755475 Device for brake light control  
A device for controlling the brake lights in a motor vehicle having a brake system, designed to be operated by outside forces, is described. The device includes a control device for actuating the...
7756619 Active vibration insulator  
An active vibration insulator includes an electromagnetic actuator, a controller, and a bad-roads processor. The electromagnetic actuator generates vibrating forces depending on electric-current...
7751960 Driver workload-based vehicle stability enhancement control  
A vehicle stability enhancement system that is adapted for an estimated driver workload. The system includes a driver workload estimation processor that estimates the driver workload based on...
7747383 Offset detection of acceleration sensor and navigation system  
To accurately detect a zero gravity offset in an acceleration sensor. As an embodiment of the present invention, in the case where position information can be obtained from a GPS processing...
RE41410 Vehicle deceleration control apparatus  
If a driver of a vehicle has slowed-down the vehicle, a deceleration controller does not apply deceleration to the vehicle within a specified time after the driver has finished slowing-down of the...
7747359 Vehicle state determination integrity  
A vehicle includes a semi-active suspension including suspension dampers controllably adjustable in accordance with electronic stability control commands and ride and handling commands. Vehicle...
7743859 Hybrid drivetrains for trailers  
A trailer includes a pair of wheels rotatably coupled to a trailer frame. A motor is operable to provide drive torque to at least one of the wheels. The energy storage device is mounted to the...
7739023 Adaptive cruise control system and method for vehicle  
The present invention provides a vehicular adaptive cruise control system and method that can adapt in real-time to tire and road conditions, vehicular weight, dynamics of the host vehicle, as well...
7739014 Integrated control system for stability control of yaw, roll and lateral motion of a driving vehicle using an integrated sensing system to determine a final linear lateral velocity  
A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining a front lateral tire force, a rear lateral tire force, and determining a lineal sideslip angle from the front lateral tire force and the rear...
7739022 Vehicle driving assist system  
A vehicle driving assist system is provided that increases an actuation reaction force exerted by the accelerator pedal, when it is operated, as a risk potential with respect to a preceding...
7739021 Adaptive retarder control method and apparatus  
A vehicle transmission retarder control apparatus is provided including an engine, a throttle, a brake, a transmission having an output member with an actual transmission output speed, a speed...
7734403 System for vehicle driver support for stopping and starting procedures  
A system for vehicle driver support carrying out assist functions in a motor vehicle for supporting the driver in stopping and starting maneuvers, which are activated depending on a first...
7734405 Method for enhancing stability of prime mover having an auxiliary vehicle  
A method for providing enhanced stability, control and management for a prime mover connected to an auxiliary vehicle is disclosed. An auxiliary vehicle is connected to a prime mover with an...
7734407 Apparatus for acquiring lateral acceleration at the center of gravity of vehicle, and motion control apparatus for vehicle  
A center-of-gravity-position lateral acceleration acquisition apparatus of the invention is applied to a vehicle equipped with a lateral acceleration sensor which is installed at a position remote...
7734406 Integrated control of brake and steer by wire system using optimal control allocation methods  
A method, computer usable medium including a program, and a system for braking a vehicle during brake failure. The method and computer usable medium include the steps of determining a brake force...
7734394 System and method for sensing soil-and curb-tripped rollover events  
A method and a system of controlling a restraint device in a vehicle during a crash. The method includes sensing a lateral condition, classifying the crash, sensing a roll value, comparing the roll...
7734404 Deceleration control apparatus for vehicle  
A deceleration control apparatus for a vehicle including a controller that performs deceleration control based on a first target deceleration set based on a distance to a starting point of an...
7734408 Electric parking brake system and method for controlling the electric parking brake system  
In an electric parking brake system including a tension control unit that controls the friction member pushing force in a brake by controlling the tension of a cable, the target tension is set to a...
7734416 Automatic vehicle braking device  
The automatic vehicle braking device is equipped with a braking force control processing portion which, based on the judgment result of a collision judgment processing portion and the judgment...
7729858 Travel safety apparatus for vehicle  
A travel safety apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus includes: a first detector detecting an object in a first detection area; a second detector detecting the object in a second detection area; a...
7729840 Vehicle brake control system and method  
A vehicle brake control system is provided with a preceding object detecting section, a running condition detection section, a steering actuation state detecting section, a braking force detecting...
7729859 Driving assistance method and system  
A driving assistance system for regulating an operation of a vehicle in a discrete manner according to different ranges of risk potentials associated with the vehicle, such that different risk...
7722135 Braking system for vehicle and braking method thereof  
A braking system for a vehicle, which can prevent an alteration in brake pedal toe force when a brake hydraulic pressure is increased or decreased based on a regenerative braking force obtained by...
7720585 Variable passenger restraint controlled system  
An aspect of the present invention provides a passenger protection device that includes, a brake pedal sensor configured to detect the amount by which a brake pedal of a vehicle is operated, a...
7720588 Driving assistance function for a vehicle stationary on a slope  
A process for assisting the driving of a vehicle provided with a braking system including brake calipers able to be activated as a function of a target braking force, including the steps of:...
7720589 Vehicle control device utilizing brake hydraulic pressure  
A vehicle control device using brake hydraulic pressure includes a hydraulic unit having a housing and an electronic control unit having a casing. The housing of the hydraulic unit is mounted on a...
7715961 Onboard driver, vehicle and fleet data mining  
The method and system use onboard data stream mining for extracting data patterns from data continuously generated by different components of a vehicle. The system stores the data patterns in an...
7715969 Assisting a vehicle driver via changes in reaction force and engine output characteristic  
A scene recognition device detects the state of the environment around a vehicle. Risk is determined based on the detected state of the environment. Based on the detected state of the environment...
7715964 Very low speed vehicle control algorithm operating in the spatial domain  
A method of operating a vehicle at a substantially low speed based on change in the vehicle position. The method comprises the following steps: (A) transforming a steering control algorithm into a...
7715972 Driving assisting system for a vehicle and a vehicle installed with the system  
Driving assisting systems and methods that regulate a reaction force applied to an accelerator pedal based on risk potential, estimated driver's intention and necessity for acceleration, in...
7715971 Vehicle and control method of vehicle  
In the vehicle of the invention, when the driver releases a depressed accelerator pedal, the drive control sets a vehicle speed V at the moment to a target vehicle speed V* (step S440). An engine...
7711468 System and method for controlling speed of a moving vehicle  
A system, a method and device for controlling speed of a moving vehicle, using portable and repositionable global positioning devices, speed limit processors, and a database of legal vehicle speed...
7706949 Method and apparatus to control an electro-mechanical transmission during shifting event  
A method and system for executing a shift from a first fixed gear to a second fixed gear in a powertrain system comprising a two-mode, compound-split, electro-mechanical transmission operative to...
7706935 Energy management system for motor-assisted user-propelled vehicles  
An energy management system for a motor-assisted user-propelled vehicle comprising a motor capable of assisting in propelling the vehicle and a rechargeable power supply for supplying energy to the...
7706945 Vehicle lateral control system  
A vehicle lateral control system that integrates both vehicle dynamics and kinematics control. The system includes a driver interpreter that provides desired vehicle dynamics and predicted vehicle...
7699129 Method and system for alerting a driver that a motive power system is about to be activated  
An accelerator pedal provides feedback to a driver of a vehicle indicating that an engine is about to be started. This feedback is associated with a threshold position of the accelerator pedal. The...
7702446 Road-surface friction coefficient estimating device and road-surface friction coefficient estimating method  
A road surface μ is updated with time on the basis of a present value (an estimation value E) of the road surface μ estimated to estimate the road surface μ. In this case, if there is acquired ro...
7698032 Automotive lane deviation prevention apparatus  
An automotive lane deviation prevention (LDP) apparatus includes a control unit detecting whether a host vehicle is in a specific state where the host vehicle is traveling on road-surface...
7698034 Integrating active front steering and vehicle stability brake control  
An integrated vehicle control system includes a first control system having a maximum authority to selectively operate a first vehicle sub-system and a second control system to selectively operate...
7698043 Vehicle control system and vehicle control method  
A vehicle control system includes a calculator that calculates an integrated controlled variable including a first controlled variable used for controlling the braking/driving force of each wheel...
7693661 Lane departure prevention system with towing vehicle using yaw moment correction  
The present lane departure prevention system can prevent a vehicle from departing from a lane of travel, even when the vehicle tows a towed vehicle. When the towed vehicle is detected, the lane...
7689361 Driving operation assisting system, method and vehicle incorporating the system  
A driving assisting system for assisting a driver in operating a vehicle. The system includes a detection assembly configured to obtain environment information related to an environment around the...
7689341 Prioritized recapture of energy during deceleration of a dual-hybrid motor vehicle  
One energy recovery system (30) that can decelerate the vehicle in response to a brake request stores recovered energy electrically in a battery bank (32). Another energy recovery system (36)...
7680577 Estimating method for road friction coefficient and vehicle slip angle estimating method  
The estimating method for a road friction coefficient μ includes the steps of detecting a steering angle by a steering angle sensor; detecting a lateral acceleration by a lateral acceleration ...
7680579 Eddy current detection of wheel speed with voltage threshold shifting  
A wheel speed detection system including a rotator, a sensor head, a detector, a pulse converter, a speed calculator and a threshold shifter. Plural concave and convex portions are formed on a...
7676314 Motion control apparatus for a vehicle  
When the absolute value of the steering angle equals or is greater than a prescribed angle, a vehicle motion control apparatus sets a control gear ratio so that when an estimated vehicle-body speed...