Patents by Inventor Niclas Lerede

Niclas Lerede 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).

  • Patent number: 9878720
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for regulation of torque demanded from a prime mover of a vehicle, which prime mover responds to the torque demanded by delivering a dynamic torque. This dynamic torque is related by a gear ratio to a dynamic wheel torque which a power train comprising the prime mover imparts to at least one tractive wheel of the vehicle. The system regulates the torque demanded in such a way that a difference between the torque demanded and the dynamic torque is actively limited by employing feedback of the dynamic torque at an earlier time. The torque demanded at a time (t) for the regulation is limited to a maximum value which exceeds the dynamic torque at an earlier time by an offset value. The torque demanded is continuously varied according to the dynamic torque, so that power train oscillations in the vehicle are reduced in number and/or magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SCANIA CV AB
    Inventors: Johan Tunhag, Niclas Lerede, Martin Evaldsson
  • Publication number: 20150360694
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for regulation of torque demanded from a prime mover of a vehicle, which prime mover responds to the torque demanded by delivering a dynamic torque. This dynamic torque is related by a gear ratio to a dynamic wheel torque which a power train comprising the prime mover imparts to at least one tractive wheel of the vehicle. The system regulates the torque demanded in such a way that a difference between the torque demanded and the dynamic torque is actively limited by employing feedback of the dynamic torque at an earlier time. The torque demanded at a time (t) for the regulation is limited to a maximum value which exceeds the dynamic torque at an earlier time by an offset value. The torque demanded is continuously varied according to the dynamic torque, so that power train oscillations in the vehicle are reduced in number and/or magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Johan TUNHAG, Niclas LEREDE, Martin EVALDSSON
  • Patent number: 9152608
    Abstract: A method for damping a power train oscillation in a vehicle provided with a prime mover which rotates at a speed ?. A vibration change S in the rotation speed ? of the prime mover is determined. There is deemed to be a power train oscillation if for a predetermined number of times the amplitude of the vibration change S is alternately above a positive threshold value Th1 and below a negative threshold value Th2 and if all of the consecutive upward crossings of the positive threshold value Th1 and downward crossings of the negative threshold value Th2 are separated by a time shorter than a predetermined period T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SCANIA CV AB
    Inventors: Niclas Lerede, Henrik Flemmer
  • Patent number: 9050979
    Abstract: A method for damping of a power train oscillation in a vehicle provided with a prime mover which delivers a torque related to a torque request M from a vehicle system and rotates at a speed ?. A cyclic variation S in the rotation speed ? of said prime mover is determined. The torque request M is then given an oscillation-damping characteristic by use of the cyclic variation S, making it possible for the power train oscillation to be effectively damped out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SCANIA CV AB
    Inventors: Niclas Lerede, Henrik Flemmer
  • Publication number: 20130325277
    Abstract: A method for damping of a power train oscillation in a vehicle provided with a prime mover which delivers a torque related to a torque request M from a vehicle system and rotates at a speed ?. A cyclic variation S in the rotation speed ? of said prime mover is determined. The torque request M is then given an oscillation-damping characteristic by use of the cyclic variation S, making it possible for the power train oscillation to be effectively damped out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Niclas Lerede, Henrik Flemmer
  • Publication number: 20130304350
    Abstract: A method for damping a power train oscillation in a vehicle provided with a prime mover which rotates at a speed ?. A vibration change S in the rotation speed ? of the prime mover is determined. There is deemed to be a power train oscillation if for a predetermined number of times the amplitude of the vibration change S is alternately above a positive threshold value Th1 and below a negative threshold value Th2 and if all of the consecutive upward crossings of the positive threshold value Th1 and downward crossings of the negative threshold value Th2 are separated by a time shorter than a predetermined period T.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Niclas Lerede, Henrik Flemmer