Abstract: The method includes, during a first step (8) determining in real time the fuel consumption gain of the thermal engine by defining the difference between the consumption of the thermal engine in operation and the consumption of the thermal engine when stopped independently from other energy sources outside the thermal engine, the equivalent consumption being calculated from a predetermined coefficient corresponding to the ratio between a consumption difference and an engine power difference for a given engine speed; during a second step (9), deciding to switch on or switch off the thermal engine according to a criterion and to the consumption gain, the criterion depending on the recovery level of the electric energy recovering means and being determined in order to increase the use of the electric energy storage means and to switch off the thermal engine as often as possible.

Abstract: The present invention essentially concerns a method for a motor vehicle speed ratio shift. Said method uses a power transmission device (1.1) comprising a traction chain consisting of a heat engine (2), a clutch (3), an electrical machine (4), a gearbox (5), and wheels (6). The invention is characterized in that, upon shifting, the heat engine (2) is started before, during or after the torque (CMEL) observable on the shaft (11) of the electrical machine (4) is canceled, by means of a starter system (7) mechanically independent of the electrical machine (4).

Abstract: The invention mainly relates to a power transmission device (1) between an internal combustion engine (2) and vehicle wheels (3) consisting of a pair of electrical machines (4.1, 4.2) and a mechanical assembly (90), wherein said assembly (90) comprises at least two epicycloidal trains (5, 9) each of which is provided with three mutually engageable elements. According to said invention, a switching device (23.1) comprises means (23, 28) for simultaneously connecting the machine shaft (11) to two other elements (11.1, 11.2) of the mechanical assembly (90) during switching between two operating modes of the transmission device (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic control device for the opening and closing of a mechanical element, particularly a valve of an internal combustion engine. The positioning of the mechanical element in at least one position (open or closed) is achieved by the action of at least one solenoid (90) acting on a plate controlling the position of the mechanical element. The device has at least two gaps which are closed by the plate on the positioning of the mechanical element in at least one position, the plate being mounted to rotate such that the axis of rotation of the plate is between the two gaps. The device also has at least one permanent magnet (99b) to polarize the device such as to hold the plate in at least one position in the absence of current through the solenoid (90), said permanent magnet (99b) not being crossed by the principal magnetic flux (92) of the solenoid (90).

Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission module (10) for an engine-transmission unit, said module comprising an input shaft (11) for connecting to a heat engine, an output shaft (12) for connecting to a gearbox, and a clutch (30) connecting said two shafts. The inventive module also comprises: an independent casing (16) comprising a first half-shell (17) and a second half-shell (18), said two half-shells forming a sealed receiving element (22) containing the clutch (30) which is naturally in the engaged position; a mechanical element (35) for maintaining the clutch (30) in said engaged position by means of a piston in the form of a disk; a hydraulic control circuit (40, 41) for acting directly on the piston against the mechanical element, in the disengaged position of said clutch (30); and a hydraulic circuit (50, 52, 53, 55, 56) for lubricating and cooling the clutch. The invention can be applied to an engine-transmission unit for motor vehicles.

Abstract: Method for identifying the thresholds at which pollutant gases are emitted with a view to controlling the operation in “stop and start” mode by stopping an engine just before and while a motor vehicle is stationary, whereby, upon each re-start, the amount of fuel injected is calculated, and the difference between the amount of fuel injected and the normal amount of fuel needed is calculated, the said resulting quantity being considered to represent the amount of fuel that was injected but not burnt; the said amount of fuel injected but not burnt is then compared against a predetermined threshold value, according to the distance covered, and finally, “stop and start” operation is or is not inhibited according to whether the said amount of fuel injected but not burnt is above or below the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the suspension of the body shell of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the device comprises: a means (21) for calculating a set modal stress (F1) for the shock absorber as a function of at least one absolute modal body shell speed (Vmod), a means (34) for calculating a set modal stress (F2) for the shock absorber as a function of a relative modal body shell speed (Vmod2) in relation to the mid-plane of the wheels, a means (22) for detecting a bias on the vehicle, and a means (23) for calculating a weighting coefficient ? for calculating a set modal stress (F) for the shock absorber using formula F=(1??)·F1+?·F2.

Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating device that actuates at least one valve pair (1) of an internal combustion engine, housed inside a housing (2) comprising, for each valve (1), magnetizing means (4, 5), at least one spring (6) that acts upon the valve (1), and comprising a fixed end connected to an adjustable stop (16), and a moving end connected in a translatory manner to the valve (1), the adjustable stop (16) comprising meshing means (26) that can interact with mating meshing means (8) of a control element (10) whereby adjusting the tare of the spring (6). The invention is characterized in that the control element (10) is placed in a fixed manner inside the housing (2) next to the adjustable stops (16) of the two valves (1) of the same pair. The housing (2) comprises means for selectively guiding and positioning the control element (10) in two meshing positions respectively with the two adjustable stops (16).

Abstract: The invention provides a system for providing assistance in regenerating depollution means included in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle engine, the system comprising means for controlling the operation of the engine in order to switch the engine between operation in a standard lean mode and operation in a nominal rich mode for regeneration by using post-injection of fuel into the cylinders of the engine and by modifying at least one engine operation control parameter.

Abstract: This system in which the depollution means (1) are associated with oxidation catalyst-forming means (2), and the engine (4) is associated with common manifold means (7) for feeding fuel and adapted to implement a regeneration strategy using at least one post-injection of fuel into the cylinders, is characterized in that it includes means (8) for detecting a regeneration request (req.RG)), means (9) for detecting when the engine is idling, means (11) for acquiring the temperature downstream from the catalyst-forming means, means (8) for determining, on the basis of said temperature, a maximum quantity of fuel to be injected when post-injections take place while the engine is idling on the basis of said temperature, and means (7, 8) for progressively reducing post-injection as soon as the quantity of fuel injected has reached the maximum quantity.

Abstract: A system for assisting regeneration of depollution included in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle engine by switching the engine between operation in lean mode and operation in rich mode, depending on various parameters for controlling the operation of the engine, which includes a lambda probe placed in the exhaust gas outlet from the engine, and which corrects at least one of the operating parameters of the engine in order to provide closed-loop regulation of the richness of the exhaust gas about a target value while the engine is operating in rich mode.