Patents Assigned to GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 11285928
    Abstract: Disclosed are an EPB compatible with an autohold function, a starting method and a vehicle. According to the EPB, during starting, by converting the vehicle from a brake state where the EPB acts into a brake state where an autohold function acts and enabling the vehicle to start from the brake state where the autohold function acts, the vehicle is started stably, the starting noise of the vehicle is reduced and the driving experience is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Xu, Liang Huang, Huantao Li, Qinglin Chen, Saisai Li
  • Patent number: 11285940
    Abstract: Provided are a diagonal parking space detection method and device, and an automatic parking method and system. The diagonal parking space detection method includes: operation S11, determining a target diagonal parking space in multiple diagonal parking spaces arranged along a reference line, wherein the target diagonal parking space is located between a first reference parking space and a second reference parking space; operation S12, detecting a first reference point identifying an intersection point between the first reference parking space and the reference line; operation S13, calculating a slope of the target diagonal parking space; operation S14, detecting a second reference point identifying an intersection point between the second reference parking space and the reference line; and operation S15, calculating a width of the target diagonal parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Fan, Qiaojun He, Qinggui Pan, Hongshan Zha
  • Patent number: 11267332
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hybrid coupling mechanism and a motor vehicle. The hybrid coupling mechanism includes a fuel driven mechanism, a single row planetary gear mechanism, a clutch, an intermediate connecting shaft structure, a compound planetary gear mechanism, a first electric driving mechanism, a second electric driving mechanism and a power output mechanism, wherein the fuel driven mechanism, the first electric driving mechanism and the second electric driving mechanism are connected for output by the single row planetary gear mechanism and the compound planetary gear mechanism, and finally, power output is carried out by the power output mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiangling Zhao, Weili Wu, Jiyu Lin, Yang Yang, Xiaohua Ren, Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11247683
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bidirectional transmission control system for a vehicle. A road surface recognition apparatus collects an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and forwards, after recognizing the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently according to the image of the road surface, a corresponding first terrain mode request signal to an all-terrain controller through a signal transfer apparatus, so as to start a corresponding terrain mode in an all-terrain adaptive mode. In addition, the all-terrain controller forwards execution information about the terrain mode to the road surface recognition apparatus through the signal transfer apparatus, so as to implement state feedback of the terrain mode currently executed. The inconsistency of information transmission rates between an all-terrain control system of a vehicle and an input system can be coordinated, thereby aiding in real-time switching of various terrain modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Ren, Lingtao Han, Ang Yao, Ted S Huang, Wei Xu, Chunyun Zheng
  • Patent number: 11221224
    Abstract: Provide are a method and device for generating a path of an unmanned vehicle on a construction section. The method includes: when detecting a construction section, detected obstacle information is acquired; a current accessible area of the construction section is determined according to the type and position information of the obstacle, and each road point included in the current accessible area is determined; a terminal road point of a target driving path is determined according to the current accessible area; a current location of a vehicle is taken as a start road point, path search is performed in the road points included in the current accessible area according to the start road point and the terminal road point, and passing road points of the target driving path in the construction section are determined; and a target driving path is generated according to the start road point, the passing road points and the terminal road point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinhua Gan, Hongshan Zha, Ted S Huang, Wei Xu, Caijing Xiu
  • Patent number: 11198355
    Abstract: A hybrid power driving system includes an engine, a planetary gear device, a first motor, a clutch gear, a brake device, a first clutch, a second clutch, an intermediate shaft, and a second motor, wherein the engine and the first motor are connected by the planetary gear device, the planetary gear device includes a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element, the first rotating element is connected to the first motor, and the second rotating element is connected to the engine, and the clutch gear is connected to the intermediate shaft; the brake device is configured to brake or unlock the third rotating element; and the second motor is connected to the intermediate shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Yang, Jiangling Zhao, Yang Shang, Zeqing Dong, Guoqiang Zu, Qianru Su
  • Patent number: 11162583
    Abstract: A gear shift linkage mechanism includes a gear shift linkage assembly and a spherical bowl for connecting to a gear shift rocker arm. The gear shift linkage assembly includes a connecting member, a gear shift linkage, a first elastic element, and a second elastic element. One end of the connecting member is connected with the spherical bowl, one end of the gear shift linkage is movably configured in the cavity. One end of the first elastic element presses against the limiting portion, and another end of the first elastic element is supported on the cavity. One end of the second elastic element presses against the limiting portion, and another end of the second elastic element is supported on the first through hole. The gear shift linkage mechanism efficiently improves the buffering and damping effect of the gear shift linkage assembly, and thus prevents damage of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhigang Liu, Zhenwen Chen, Yushan Zhu, Zhaochen Dong
  • Publication number: 20210276555
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bidirectional transmission control system for a vehicle. A road surface recognition apparatus collects an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and forwards, after recognizing the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently according to the image of the road surface, a corresponding first terrain mode request signal to an all-terrain controller through a signal transfer apparatus, so as to start a corresponding terrain mode in an all-terrain adaptive mode. In addition, the all-terrain controller forwards execution information about the terrain mode to the road surface recognition apparatus through the signal transfer apparatus, so as to implement state feedback of the terrain mode currently executed. The inconsistency of information transmission rates between an all-terrain control system of a vehicle and an input system can be coordinated, thereby aiding in real-time switching of various terrain modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang REN, Lingtao HAN, Ang YAO, Ted, S HUANG, Wei XU, Chunyun ZHENG
  • Patent number: 11101719
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for determining motor temperature, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining an electromagnetic loss of each node in ? nodes acquired by decomposing components of a motor, wherein the ? is a natural number greater than 1, and at least one component in the components of the motor is decomposed into multiple nodes in the ? nodes; obtaining a thermal resistance between every two nodes in the ? nodes; and determining a temperature of the motor based on the electromagnetic loss of the each node in the ? nodes and the thermal resistance between the every two nodes in the ? nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bozhi Yang, Xiaohui Li, Fei Xiong, Linpei Zhu, Xiong Liu, Jin Shang
  • Publication number: 20210246981
    Abstract: A gear shift linkage mechanism includes a gear shift linkage assembly and a spherical bowl for connecting to a gear shift rocker arm. The gear shift linkage assembly includes a connecting member, a gear shift linkage, a first elastic element, and a second elastic element. One end of the connecting member is connected with the spherical bowl, one end of the gear shift linkage is movably configured in the cavity. One end of the first elastic element presses against the limiting portion, and another end of the first elastic element is supported on the cavity. One end of the second elastic element presses against the limiting portion, and another end of the second elastic element is supported on the first through hole. The gear shift linkage mechanism efficiently improves the buffering and damping effect of the gear shift linkage assembly, and thus prevents damage of the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhigang Liu, Zhenwen Chen, Yushan Zhu, Zhaochen Dong
  • Patent number: 11085384
    Abstract: Related are a method and an apparatus for protecting a clutch in a vehicle driving process. The method comprises: acquiring a current oil temperature of a space where the clutch is located and judging whether the current oil temperature is within a set temperature interval or not; in a case where the current oil temperature is within the set temperature interval, detecting whether a current wheel speed difference between front shaft and rear shaft reaches to a set wheel speed difference threshold or not; and in a case where the current wheel speed difference between the front shaft and rear shaft reaches to the set wheel speed difference threshold, triggering a first protective mode that is preset to protect the clutch; and in a case where the current oil temperature is higher than the set temperature interval, triggering a second protective mode that is preset to protect the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingtao Han, Chao Ding
  • Patent number: 11041428
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a water temperature of an engine. The method includes: collecting outlet water temperatures of the engine at predetermined time intervals (S101); when a number of the collected outlet water temperatures of the engine is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, determining a water temperature variation function of the outlet water temperatures of the engine with time according to collected each outlet water temperature of the engine and collection time corresponding to the each outlet water temperature of the engine (S102); and determining performance parameters of a cooling system under the water temperature variation function, and controlling controllable parts of the cooling system according to the performance parameters of the cooling system (S103). Further provided is an apparatus for controlling the water temperature of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang Zhu, Xin Li, Zhongshan Li, Yongcheng Zhu, Zhixin Zeng
  • Patent number: 11022052
    Abstract: A vehicle power output control method, apparatus and system are provided. The method includes: collecting an image of a road surface on which a vehicle drives currently, and recognizing, according to the image of the road surface, the type of the road surface on which the vehicle drives currently; starting, according to the current type of the road surface, a terrain mode corresponding to an all-terrain adaptive mode; determining, in the terrain mode, a power output strategy corresponding to the current terrain mode; and adjusting an output torque of an engine according to a power output curve corresponding to the current power output strategy, the power output curve being a function curve using a stepping depth of an accelerator pedal as a variable and the output torque of the engine as an output. The method facilitates outputting an adaptive power by an engine when a vehicle drives on different road surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingtao Han, Qiang Ren, Ted S Huang, Wei Xu, Chunyun Zheng
  • Publication number: 20210080267
    Abstract: Provided are a path planning method and device for an unmanned vehicle, road segments of an origin and destination of a path are acquired; path search is performed to generate an initial path according to an exit endpoint of the road segment where the origin is located, an entrance endpoint of the road segment where the destination is located, and entrance endpoints and exit endpoints of the road segments for connecting the exit endpoint of the road, segment where the origin is located to the entrance endpoint of the road segment where the destination is located; an exit endpoint of a previous road section of the connecting passages in a passable direction is updated according to entrance endpoints of the connecting passages in the initial path; and a final planed path is generated according to different endpoints in the updated initial path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinhua GAN, Hongshan ZHA, Ted S HUANG, Wei XU, Feng PEI, Caijing XIU
  • Patent number: 10948051
    Abstract: An automatic transmission having three planetary rows, which includes an input element and an output element. The input element is fixedly connected to the second sun gear, the output element is fixedly connected to the third planetary carrier, the second planetary carrier is fixedly connected to the third gear ring, the first gear ring is fixedly connected to the third planetary carrier. When the brake is engaged, the elements connected with the brake are braked accordingly. The first rear sun gear is connected to the input element, the second planetary carrier is connected to the third gear ring, and the second clutch is selectively engaged to connect with any two of the second sun gear, the second gear ring and the second planetary carrier, so as to make the second planetary row rotate overall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fenfen Ma, Changning Tai, You Zhou, Xiaoming Ling, Tianli Xie, Ge Lei, Jiajing Guan
  • Patent number: 10913447
    Abstract: Provided is a control method and system for clutch engagement of a hybrid vehicle. The control method includes: when the hybrid vehicle meets a condition of adjusting a rotational speed of an engine, controlling the hybrid vehicle to enter a mode of adjusting the rotational speed of the engine, and determining a target rotational speed of the engine according to a rotational speed of a drive motor as well as transmission ratios of the engine and the drive motor to a drive wheel end and drive relationships of the engine and the drive motor with the drive wheel end; and when a difference value between the rotational speed of the engine and the target rotational speed of the engine is constantly smaller than a threshold value within a set time, controlling a clutch of the hybrid vehicle to be engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Liu, Jinhang Wang, Kai Xiao, Changhong Wei, Dan Wei
  • Patent number: 10900542
    Abstract: The input element of the automatic transmission is fixedly connected to the second sun gear, the output element is fixedly connected to the third planetary carrier, the second planetary carrier is fixedly connected to the third gear ring, the first gear ring is fixedly connected to the third planetary carrier, and the third sun gear is stationary. The first brake is engaged to brake the first rear sun gear, the second brake is engaged to brake the first front sun gear, and the third brake is engaged to simultaneously brake the first planetary carrier and the second gear ring; the first rear sun gear is connected to the input element via the first clutch, the first planetary carrier is connected to the second sun gear via the second clutch, and the first planetary carrier is connected to the second gear ring via the third clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Ling, Fenfen Ma, Changning Tai, You Zhou, Tianli Xie, Ge Lei, Xuewu Liu
  • Patent number: D909264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingyang Zhang, Zongxuan Wang, Jonathan Allen Wicks, Zhongqu Liu, Joan Pontus Anthony Fontaeus, Ye Tian
  • Patent number: D912577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joan Pontus Anthony Fontaeus, Zhuoyu Lu, Hyunsoo Kim, Eric Kim, Martin Amazarian, Jiahuan Huang, Xiaojian Tang
  • Patent number: D915090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingyang Zhang, Heymin Kim, Dieudonne Achille Kabongo, Jonathan Allen Wicks, Jiahuan Huang, Joan Pontus Anthony Fontaeus