Abstract: Disclosed is a system for collecting and displaying statistical data for a plurality of local area networks (LANs). The data is collected in several remote nodes, each of which is attached to a local area network. The data is obtained by using a LAN driver that intercepts all records on the LAN. The records are sent to a collector process where statistics are accumulated into a shared memory area and then transferred to an archiver process in a management node. The archiver process writes the statistics to a history file while compressing older data to prevent the file from growing too large. The file is compressed based on a table of compression schedules, and peak data from samples having varying sampling rates is combined by reducing all sampling rates to the same value and estimating the peak data for samples wherein the sampling rate is changed.

Abstract: A rear wheel turning system for a four-wheel steered vehicle includes a rear wheel turning mechanism for turning the rear wheels of the vehicle, a front wheel turning angle sensor which detects a turning angle of front wheels .theta..sub.F, a vehicle speed sensor which detects a vehicle speed V, a yaw rate detector which detects a yaw rate .PSI. of the vehicle, a yaw acceleration detector which detects a yaw acceleration .PSI. of the vehicle, and a control unit which causes the rear wheel turning mechanism to turn the rear wheels by a target rear wheel turning angle TG.theta..sub.R which is defined by formulaTG.theta..sub.R =-K.sub.1 .theta..sub.F +K.sub.2 .multidot.V.multidot..PSI.+K.sub.3 .multidot.V.multidot..PSI.wherein K.sub.1, K.sub.2 and K.sub.3 respectively represent positive coefficients. The coefficient K.sub.3 is increased with increase in the vehicle speed V over a predetermined range of vehicle speed where the coefficient K.sub.2 is constant.

Abstract: In a control apparatus for actuating a vehicle safety device in response to the specific change in the magnitude of acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle which occurs upon a collision, the output signal from the acceleration/deceleration sensor is processed to obtain detected vehicle speed data relating to the running speed of the vehicle, and the maximum value of a positive-going peak in the change in the detected vehicle speed data is detected to determine a reference level used for discriminating the occurrence of collision. The magnitude of the detected vehicle speed data is compared with the reference level, whereby it is discriminated whether or not a collision has occurred on the basis of the condition of the change in the detected vehicle speed.

Abstract: An engine output controlling system for a vehicle by which a driving torque produced by the engine is utilized effectively and such a possible slip of a driving wheel the vehicle that makes driving of the vehicle difficult. The system detects a slipping condition of the driving wheel, sets an aimed driving torque of the engine in accordance with the slipping condition thus detected, and controls the engine to generate the aimed driving torque thus set and controls the engine to retard the ignition timing thereof when the detected slipping condition is excessively great. The system obtains a slip changing rate of the driving wheel, and sets a retard amount, with which the ignition timing is to be retarded, in accordance with the slip changing rate detected.

Abstract: A four wheel steer control system which uses vehicle speed, front wheel position, and the rate of change of the front wheel position to develop the rear wheel steering command. The rear steering command is a combination of the steady state and transient rear wheel commands which are developed individually. The rear wheel steady state command is a function of vehicle speed and front wheel position. The rear wheel transient command is a function of the rate of change of the front wheel position and vehicle speed. Determining the rate of change of front wheel position is done by taking samples of the front wheel position over time and calculating the difference in position between consecutive samples. As the vehicle speed changes the number of differences which are used to calculate the rate of change varies, allowing for the constant tuning of the response time of the rear wheels, resulting in a vehicle which is optimized for response and stability over the entire range of vehicle speeds.

Abstract: A digital movement data recording apparatus which controls reduction of an available portion of a record medium, particularly of an ID record area of a record medium, to increase the period of time over which movement data can be recorded. The apparatus comprises time counting means for starting counting of a time in response to ending of a movement of the vehicle, judging means for judging, in response to starting of a movement of the vehicle, whether or not the counted time remains within a predetermined range, and erasing means for erasing, when the counted time remains within the predetermined range, last time data recorded in a movement data record area of the record medium and representative of an ending time of a movement of the vehicle and address data recorded in the ID record area of the record medium and representative of the address of the movement data record area of the record medium at which the last time data are recorded.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing a passenger restraint actuation signal for use in an actuatable passenger restraint system in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises a sensor for providing a time varying electric signal proportional to vehicle deceleration. A crash energy is determined and compared against a predetermined limit. If the determined crash energy equals or exceeds the predetermined limit, a passenger restraint actuation signal is provided.

Abstract: An engine speed control apparatus having an auxiliary air amount controller is disclosed. The apparatus has an actuator which is attached to an engine intake manifold so as to bypass a throttle valve and controls a flow rate of an auxiliary air and a control unit for driving the actuator. The control unit detects whether an engine is in an idling state or not on the basis of a combination of an engine rotational speed and other information. When the idling state is detected, a target value of an intake pressure on the downstream side of the throttle valve is set in accordance with the engine speed at that time. The control unit drives and controls the actuator so that the actual intake pressure coincides with the target value. Thus, when the operating mode of the engine is shifted from the non-idling state to the idling state, an air amount which is required by the engine can be accurately supplied and the engine speed can be rapidly converged to the target value.

Abstract: An apparatus for effecting a method for estimating the friction coefficient of a road surface according to the present invention comprises front- and rear-wheel rotation sensors for detecting the running speed of a vehicle, a linear G sensor for detecting an actual transverse acceleration of the vehicle, a steering angle sensor for detecting the steering angle of front wheels, and a torque calculating unit supplied with the vehicle speed, actual transverse acceleration, and steering angle detected by means of these sensors. In the torque calculating unit, which takes account of an assumed value of the stability factor of the vehicle in addition to the vehicle speed, actual transverse acceleration, and steering angle, a target transverse acceleration required by a driver is calculated, for example, and whether or not the friction coefficient of the road surface is low is then estimated according to the relationship between the calculated target transverse acceleration and the actual transverse acceleration.

Abstract: The on-coming clutch of an automatic transmission is filled for a fill time determined from empirical data embodied in look-up tables which relate the effects of pump speed and fluid temperature on the fill time. The fill time is determined for a baseline clutch and then multiplied by a volume ratio for a particular clutch. The effect of fluid temperature on leakage is tabulated and used with the pump speed to determine the effective pumping speed. The effects of fluid temperature on viscosity and oil flow rate are determined and used to adjust the base fill time for low pumping speeds. The fluid retained in a clutch cavity from a recent application and not fully exhausted is also taken into account.

Abstract: An automotive activity control system controls vehicular driving activity, such as power distribution for delivering driving torque generated by prime mover of the vehicle to primary and secondary driving wheels, vehicular braking operation for preventing the road wheels from causing skidding during braking operation, vehicular attitude. The control system includes acceleration sensor, such as a longitudinal acceleration sensor, a lateral acceleration sensor, a vertical acceleration sensor for monitoring a vehicular driving behavior and providing control parameter for activity control. The control system detects faulty condition of the acceleration sensor for taking place fail-safe operation. Particularly, the control system detects faulty condition of the acceleration sensor to generate sensor signal representative of abnormal or impossible acceleration resulting in malfunction of activity control.

Abstract: A fuel control system (100) for controlling the fueling of an internal combustion engine (E), and a fault detection system therefor, is provided. Signals (12, 17, 15, 16) indicative of the positioning of an operator controlled master unit (2) and of the slaved actuator (6,1) are compared to sense the existence of faults.

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus for stabilizing the operation of rotational machinery, particularly machinery which uses magnetic bearings. Accelerometers sense various vibrations within the machinery. The outputs of the accelerometers are analyzed by a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm and multiplied by an array of influence coefficients to calculate desired stabilizing forces to be applied to the rotating machinery. Compensating analog voltage signals are generated in accordance therewith and transmitted to magnetic control coils within the rotating machinery.

Abstract: The ability of an automotive computer for controlling an engine is enhanced by allowing the automotive computer to be controlled by an arbitrarily selected one of a plurality of engine control programs according to arbitrary driver discretion. The bus connecting the computer and memory of a conventional automotive computer is connected to a computer controlled operator interactive control module and an expanded memory. The operator interactive control module allows a human operator to select one of a plurality of memories for coupling to the automotive computer to control engine performance. User on-site customization of the engine control program is permitted by allowing direct downloading of an engine control program into the automative computer through the oeprator interactive control.

Abstract: Throttle predictive controller in an engine tester includes an operation pattern generator (5); an operational processing unit (4) consisting of a throttle predictive angle calculation part (1), a throttle angle-corresponding to acceleration calculation part (2) and an adder (3); a dynamometer controller (6); a throttle amplifier (9); a throttle actuator (10); a dynamometer (11); and a tachometer (12). The operation pattern generator inputs a set revolution speed signal (n) to the throttle predictive angle calculation part, the throttle angle-corresponding to acceleration calculation part and the throttle amplifier, and inputs a set torque signal (T) to the throttle predictive angle calculation part and the dynamometer controller.

Abstract: In an automatic test vehicle driving system on a chassis dynamometer, a table between accelerator actuator stroke and engine output torque and a table between engine friction loss power and engine speed are formed and stored by teaching operation before vehicle travel test. During travel test, command accelerator actuator strokes are determined with reference to the formed stroke-torque table when the test vehicle is accelerated or kept at a constant speed to reduce setting time for each test vehicle. Further, it is determined whether vehicle speed can be decelerated by only engine brake or by depression of brake pedal with reference to the formed friction loss power-engine speed table to prevent unnecessary braking operation. Since engine output torque can be determined in open-loop control, complicated control gain adjustment setting work can be eliminated.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a device for the suspension control of vehicles, in particular motorcars and commercial vehicles, with the following steps:Sensory ascertainment of the dynamic rolling condition and processing of the established rolling condition data, to generate a control signal for a semi-active damper, preferably one allocated to each wheel of the vehicle, the damping force of which is adjustable in certain situations which are dependent on the driving condition, to as small a value as possible. It is suggested that the semi-active damper, depending on the control signal and the actual value of the damper force is set in substitution for an active damper function which though desired with regard to the prevailing operating point, is not however achievable, this substitute setting being made with maximum hardness or maximum softness.

Abstract: A method for determining frequency components present in a particular type of vehicle crash for which it is desirable to actuate a passenger restraint system in a vehicle of a predetermined class of vehicles is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a time domain vibratory electric signal that is responsive to and that includes frequency component values indicative of a vehicle crash, crashing a vehicle of the predetermined class under at least one condition in which it is not desirable to actuate the vehicle passenger restaint system and recording an associated vibratory electric signal, crashing a vehicle of the predetermined class under at least one condition in which it is desirable to actuate the vehicle passenger restraint system, recording an associated vibratory electric signal, and performing a frequency domain transform function on the time domain recorded signals so as to identify frequency components for the electric signals recorded both crash conditions.

Abstract: An engine control apparatus includes an operational condition detecting device for detecting the operational condition of an engine, an A/D converter for converting an analog output from the operational condition detecting device into a digital output, an abnormality detecting device for detecting an abnormality in the A/D converter, an arithmetic circuit for calculating a control quantity for the engine based on the digital output of the A/D converter and a driver for actuating selected devices included in the engine in accordance with the control quantity. According to one aspect of the invention, the control quantity for the engine is replaced by a control quantity calculated based on a previously determined fixed value based on whether an abnormal state in the A/D converter is detected.

Abstract: A motor speed controller for an antilock brake system motor driven brake pressure modulator controls the speed during the pressure ramping phase of an antilock brake pressure control cycle by commanding periods of dynamic braking of the motor while the motor current is being controlled to ramp the pressure.