Patents by Inventor ERIK HASSO BENEDIKT

ERIK HASSO BENEDIKT 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).

  • Sequential simulated gear ratio calculation and rev-matching in a hybrid electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11565581
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for simulating rev-matching in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). In particular, increased engine response is provided while downshifting during acceleration. The transmission of an HEV may include an electronic control unit that controls the speed of the engine to simulate gears, and increases the speed of the engine responsive to a driver using the gear selector to shift from one of the simulated gears to a lower one of the simulated gears, thereby providing the desired rev-matching experience. The increased engine response can be reflected in a target engine speed that is calculated based on specific gear ratios associated with each of the simulated gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Hasso Benedikt, Shannon Wrobel
  • Simulated rev-matching in a vehicle having a two motor hybrid system transmission
    Patent number: 11408506
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for simulating rev-matching in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), e.g., HEVs having a two motor hybrid system transmission. In particular, increased engine response is provided while downshifting during acceleration. The two-motor hybrid system transmission may include an electronic control unit that controls the speed of the engine to simulate gears, and increases the speed of the engine responsive to a driver using the gear selector to shift from one of the simulated gears to a lower one of the simulated gears, thereby providing the desired rev-matching experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Hasso Benedikt, Shannon Wrobel, Justin Chow
  • SEQUENTIAL SIMULATED GEAR RATIO CALCULATION AND REV-MATCHING IN A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210206254
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for simulating rev-matching in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). In particular, increased engine response is provided while downshifting during acceleration. The transmission of an HEV may include an electronic control unit that controls the speed of the engine to simulate gears, and increases the speed of the engine responsive to a driver using the gear selector to shift from one of the simulated gears to a lower one of the simulated gears, thereby providing the desired rev-matching experience. The increased engine response can be reflected in a target engine speed that is calculated based on specific gear ratios associated with each of the simulated gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Hasso Benedikt, Shannon Wrobel
  • SIMULATED REV-MATCHING IN A VEHICLE HAVING A TWO MOTOR HYBRID SYSTEM TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210054930
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for simulating rev-matching in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), e.g., HEVs having a two motor hybrid system transmission. In particular, increased engine response is provided while downshifting during acceleration. The two-motor hybrid system transmission may include an electronic control unit that controls the speed of the engine to simulate gears, and increases the speed of the engine responsive to a driver using the gear selector to shift from one of the simulated gears to a lower one of the simulated gears, thereby providing the desired rev-matching experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: ERIK HASSO BENEDIKT, SHANNON WROBEL, JUSTIN CHOW