Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for heating injected fuel in internal combustion engines integrated with a temperature sensor capable of measuring the temperature of the fuel immediately after heating, forming a unique set that provides great accuracy in the amount of power supplied to the heater and accuracy in fuel preheating temperature.

Abstract: A system, method and circuit restricts the amount of a first fuel being provided to a duel-fuel engine, for example a diesel-natural gas engine; wherein a secondary circuit is provided, in parallel, to the circuit formed between the engine control unit, first fuel injector, and ground comprising a dummy load, and a normally closed switch inserted in the first fuel injection circuit; such that when the normally open switch is in a closed state the dummy load provides a resistance to the second sub-circuit, such that a total resistance in the second sub-circuit is equal to a total resistance in the first sub-circuit when the normally closed switch is in a closed state.

Abstract: A system and method for dynamically deactivating engine cylinders of an engine equipped with a cylinder deactivation system, where the system and method control torsional vibration in the engine while deactivating cylinders using a computer programed with a desired firing density and a controlled range of engine vibration frequencies. The computer dynamically determines a cylinder firing pattern that provides the desired firing density while optimizing a cost function norm in the controlled range of engine vibration frequencies. The cylinder deactivation system in the engine is then controlled using the determined cylinder firing pattern.

Abstract: A method for carrying out autonomous braking in a two-wheeled motor vehicle, where the necessity of vehicle deceleration is detected with the aid of a surround sensor system. When vehicle deceleration is necessary, prior to its execution, a test braking action independent of a rider and of a predefined temporal length is carried out. During or after the execution of the test braking action, a rider readiness variable characterizing the readiness of the rider to master the vehicle deceleration detected as necessary is ascertained. After completion of the test braking action, the vehicle deceleration is initiated, the time characteristic of the vehicle deceleration being a function of the rider readiness variable.

Abstract: A vehicle control system may include a brake pedal position sensor, a braking torque module, an accelerator pedal position sensor, and a brake augmenter. The brake pedal position sensor is operably coupled to a brake pedal to determine a brake pedal position responsive to actuation of the brake pedal by an operator. The braking torque module is operably coupled to wheels of the vehicle to provide negative torque to the wheels based on the brake pedal position when an EBB system is in an operable state. The accelerator pedal position sensor is operably coupled to an accelerator pedal to determine accelerator pedal position for generation of positive torque to the wheels based on the accelerator pedal position when the EBB system is in the operable state.

Abstract: A method for determining an actual geometry of a track by a track inspection vehicle which is movable on the track, wherein reference points positioned in a lateral environment of the track are automatically recorded by a non-contacting recording system arranged on the track inspection vehicle and their respective actual distance from the track is determined. A three-dimensional trajectory of the track is recorded by an inertial measuring system arranged on the track inspection vehicle, wherein the trajectory is divided by a computing unit into trajectory sections each having a section starting point related to a first reference point and a section end point related to a second reference point, wherein a virtual longitudinal chord is defined for each trajectory section in relation to the assigned reference points, and wherein actual distances between the trajectory and the respectively defined longitudinal chord are calculated for each trajectory section.

Abstract: A method for controlling a brake system. The brake system includes an actuating device, a master brake cylinder, a brake circuit, a wheel brake, and a brake pressure generator. The brake pressure generator and the master brake cylinder are capable of being contacted, parallel to one another, to the brake circuit. A pressure generator control valve controls a first pressure medium connection between the brake pressure generator and the brake circuit. A brake circuit control valve controls a second pressure medium connection between the brake circuit and the master brake cylinder. The brake system is operated in an operating state during which the pressure generator control valve assumes an open position without a brake pressure prevailing in the brake circuit and without a buildup of brake pressure being carried out. During this operating state, the brake circuit control valve is controlled to assume an open position.

Abstract: A vehicle steering device includes a reaction force device, a drive device, a first ECU configured to control the reaction force device, a second ECU configured to control the drive device, a first rudder angle sensor and a second rudder angle sensor each configured to detect a steering angle of a wheel and output the detected steering angle to the second ECU, and a communication line that transmits at least one of steering angles of the wheel as detected values of the first rudder angle sensor and the second rudder angle sensor from the second ECU to the first ECU.

Abstract: A data switching device comprises at least one interface designed to communicate with a first plurality of vehicle components of the vehicle, and to communicate with a second plurality of vehicle components of the vehicle. The data switching device includes a control circuit designed to communicate with the first plurality of vehicle components based on at least one first data format, and with the second plurality of vehicle components based on at least one second data format. The control circuit is designed to provide a communication interface for the communication between the first plurality of vehicle components and the second plurality of vehicle components. The control circuit is designed to provide access to the first data of the first plurality of vehicle components by providing second data for the second plurality of vehicle components.

Abstract: A vehicle speed calculating device includes a vehicle speed calculating unit configured to calculate a control vehicle speed that is acquired by estimating a vehicle body speed that is a speed at which a vehicle is actually traveling, as a state variable used to control an onboard device configured to operate to realize various functions provided in the vehicle. The vehicle speed calculating unit is configured to include an extraction function of extracting at least one wheel speed acquired from at least one wheel that is assumed to be rotating in a state in which an influence causing a difference from the vehicle body speed is likely to be small, out of wheel speeds of a plurality of wheels, and a calculation function of calculating the control vehicle speed based on the at least one wheel speed extracted by the extraction function.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a brake control apparatus including a backup brake, which brake control apparatus makes it possible both to ensure deceleration, and to attain vehicle running stability. The present invention includes: a front-wheel-side braking mechanism 4 that includes a front-wheel-side electric hydraulic mechanism 6, and a hydraulic circuit system, and applies braking force to front wheels 2L, and 2R; a rear-wheel-side braking mechanism 5 that applies braking on a rear wheel side; a backup brake that is actuated in accordance with a switch to the hydraulic circuit system 15 when the front-wheel-side electric hydraulic mechanism 6 fails, and applies braking force to the front wheels 2R, and 2L; and a skid determination threshold setting section 43 that sets a skid determination threshold.

Abstract: For operation of a hydraulic power vehicle braking system for autonomous driving, a brake pressure is generated using a second power brake pressure generator if, after a predefined first time span, no brake pressure or insufficient brake pressure has been generated using a first power brake pressure generator. The generation of the brake pressure using the second power brake pressure generator is aborted if, within a second time span, which is longer than the first time span, no error message is present from the first power brake pressure generator.

Abstract: A detection method for an electromechanical brake booster. The method includes: ascertaining, while both a driver braking force is transferred to an input element and a motor force is transferred to a support element so that a coupling element of the electromechanical brake booster which is provided downstream from the input element and the support element is also displaced at least using the motor force, whether an open intermediate gap, when the input element is present in its starting position, is closed when the coupling element is present in its starting position, and establishing an actual variable with respect to a coupling element path of the coupling element out of its coupling element starting position and/or a coupling element velocity of the coupling element in the case of an open intermediate gap using a first formula, and in the case of a closed intermediate gap using a second formula.

Abstract: A vehicle turn-over determination apparatus includes a turn-over sensor, a memory, a determination processor, and a road-surface detector. The turn-over sensor detects a value of a turn-over angle or a turn-over velocity of a vehicle. The determination processor performs the determination of the turn-over of the vehicle on the basis of the value detected by the turn-over sensor and the determination-threshold information held in the memory. The road-surface detector detects a road surface that is present in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The determination processor varies the determination-threshold information acquired from the memory in accordance with an inclination of the road surface detected by the road-surface detector, and thereby generates adjusted-threshold information adjusted in accordance with the inclination of the road surface.

Abstract: An acceleration of a head of an occupant of a vehicle relative to the vehicle is determined based on data describing motion of the vehicle and respective poses of the head from a plurality of consecutive frames of image data. A vehicle suspension is adjusted based on the determined acceleration.

Abstract: An ignition timing controller includes a storage and a processor configured or programmed to function as an ignition timing control section and a knocking determining section. The storage stores at least one of a first ignition timing map associated with a first fuel or a second ignition timing map associated with a second fuel more likely to cause knocking of an internal combustion engine than the first fuel. The ignition timing control section controls the ignition timing based on the first ignition timing map by executing a timing retardation based on the first ignition timing map when it is determined that knocking of the internal combustion engine has occurred. The ignition timing control section controls the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine based on the second ignition timing map by executing a timing advancement correction based on the second ignition timing map when it is determined that the knocking of the internal combustion engine has not occurred.

Abstract: An automated braking test system may include a test request input unit of an automated braking test request, an automated test controller electrically connected to the test request input unit and configured to generate an automated test signal for evaluating braking performance of a vehicle according to the automated braking test request received from the test request input unit, and a braking controller electrically connected to the automated test controller and configured to control braking of a vehicle based on the automated test signal or a braking request signal from a pedal sensor electrically connected to the automated test controller.

Abstract: A position detector is supported to be movable between a first position and a second position lower than the first position. A mounting stay is below the position detector when the position detector is in the first position, and, when the position detector is rotated together with the mounting stay from a state in which the position detector is in the first position, the position detector is moved to the second position and the mounting stay is positioned above the position detector in the second position and covers over the position detector so as to restrain the automatic steering control.

Abstract: A moving body includes: a steering system configured to change steering of the moving body; and a steering control device configured to control the steering of the moving body by controlling the steering system. The steering control device selectively executes first steering control for controlling the steering of the moving body and second steering control for restricting the steering of the moving body, executes the second steering control when a failure related to execution of the first steering control occurs, ends the first steering control when an operation amount of an operation member exceeds a first threshold value in the state where the first steering control is being executed, and ends the second steering control when an operation amount of the operation member exceeds a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value in a state where the second steering control is being executed.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a speed of a vehicle having an in-wheel motor including a lock nut part fixed to an outer portion of a rotation shaft rotated by receiving power of the in-wheel motor, and restricting movement of a bearing part positioned outside the rotation shaft; a connection part coupled to the lock nut part; a magnet part having a magnetic force, and fixed to the connection part; and a speed sensor part installed to be separated from the magnet part, and measuring rotations of the magnet part.