Patents by Inventor Aurelien LEFEVRE

Aurelien LEFEVRE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250381948
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid motor vehicle includes a disengageable combustion engine, involving the following steps: the power absorbed by the main electric machine to meet the target torque required at the wheels is determined, the electrical power to be expended by the second electric machine to meet the target torque required at the wheels is determined by subtracting the power absorbed by the main electric machine from the charging capacity of the traction battery, a gross value is determined for the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine, as a function of the electrical power to be expended by the second electric machine, and a setpoint for the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine is determined from the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine as a function of positive and negative gradients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventor: Aurelien LEFEVRE
  • Publication number: 20240336250
    Abstract: A control unit of an automatic gearbox for a hybrid motor vehicle includes a first selector, a second selector, an identifier to identify at least one state of a series hybrid drivetrain so as to generate a vehicle deceleration equal to a vehicle deceleration setpoint, a determination unit to determine a control vector for the gearbox according to the drivetrain state selected by the first and second selectors, and the result of the identification of the identifier, and a controller to control the gearbox according to the control vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S
    Inventors: Vasileios KONTOPOULOS, Aurelien LEFEVRE
  • Patent number: 10688982
    Abstract: A method controlling a state of a drivetrain including a set of couplers and reducers between a powertrain of a motor vehicle and one or a plurality of drive wheels of the vehicle, the drivetrain configured to take up a plurality of kinematic states each defined by a diagram of engagements of the couplers and reducers making it possible to link an engine of the powertrain to at least one drive wheel, the method including: calculating, before changing the kinematic state, depending on a current speed of the vehicle, a current kinematic state of the vehicle, and an intended kinematic state that is different from the current state, a change-of-state end speed; and comparing the change-of-state end speed with a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Gregory Planche, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
  • Patent number: 10480645
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automatic gearbox for a motor vehicle having at least two different drive train states. The method includes: determining minimum deceleration force requirement that needs to be achieved by the drive train state depending on speed of the vehicle, longitudinal acceleration, and resistive forces experienced by the vehicle, then taking a decision to authorize or prohibit the drive train state for which the minimum deceleration force requirement has been calculated depending on the deceleration force setpoint, the current drive chain state, and the minimum force achievable by the drive train state in question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Florent Le-Cam, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
  • Patent number: 10315646
    Abstract: A method controls state changes of a drivetrain of a vehicle connecting at least one heat engine and/or one electric motor to the wheels of the vehicle via a transmission, providing the transfer of torque from the heat engine and/or from the electric motor to the wheels in one or more gear ratios. The authorization to switch from a current state to a target state depends on reducing an acceleration of the vehicle in an intermediate state causing a lower acceleration of the vehicle during the transition between the current state and the target state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventors: Florent Le-Cam, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
  • Publication number: 20180283536
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automatic gearbox for a motor vehicle having at least two different drive train states. The method includes: determining minimum deceleration force requirement that needs to be achieved by the drive train state depending on speed of the vehicle, longitudinal acceleration, and resistive forces experienced by the vehicle, then taking a decision to authorize or prohibit the drive train state for which the minimum deceleration force requirement has been calculated depending on the deceleration force setpoint, the current drive chain state, and the minimum force achievable by the drive train state in question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Florent LE-CAM, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE
  • Publication number: 20170355365
    Abstract: A method controls state changes of a drivetrain of a vehicle connecting at least one heat engine and/or one electric motor to the wheels of the vehicle via a transmission, providing the transfer of torque from the heat engine and/or from the electric motor to the wheels in one or more gear ratios. The authorization to switch from a current state to a target state depends on reducing an acceleration of the vehicle in an intermediate state causing a lower acceleration of the vehicle during the transition between the current state and the target state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Florent LE-CAM, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE
  • Patent number: 9643596
    Abstract: A method for controlling a state of a drive train of a power train including at least one motive power source and a set of couplers and reducers of which respective engagements define a plurality of states of the drive train, by engagement of one or a plurality of energy sources in provision of torque and by the ratio of transmission of same to wheels. States targeted from a current state are ranked in real time on the basis of the difference between the motive force available in a current state and in each target state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Gregory Planche, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
  • Publication number: 20160236673
    Abstract: A method controlling a state of a drivetrain including a set of couplers and reducers between a powertrain of a motor vehicle and one or a plurality of drive wheels of the vehicle, the drivetrain configured to take up a plurality of kinematic states each defined by a diagram of engagements of the couplers and reducers making it possible to link an engine of the powertrain to at least one drive wheel, the method including: calculating, before changing the kinematic state, depending on a current speed of the vehicle, a current kinematic state of the vehicle, and an intended kinematic state that is different from the current state, a change-of-state end speed; and comparing the change-of-state end speed with a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a..s.
    Inventors: Gregory PLANCHE, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE
  • Publication number: 20160075323
    Abstract: A method for controlling a state of a drive train of a power train including at least one motive power source and a set of couplers and reducers of which respective engagements define a plurality of states of the drive train, by engagement of one or a plurality of energy sources in provision of torque and by the ratio of transmission of same to wheels. States targeted from a current state are ranked in real time on the basis of the difference between the motive force available in a current state and in each target state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Gregory PLANCHE, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE