Abstract: A multi-axis roof-rack mounting system includes a bracket member and a support member coupled to the bracket member. The bracket member includes a middle portion and two arm members connected to and extending upwardly from opposing lateral edges of the middle portion. The support member includes a curved portion having an elongate opening configured to allow lateral movement of a fastener passing through the support member, one or more saddle members moveably engaged with the support member, and a clasp member. The clasp member is coupled to the fastener and configured to be receivable within a rail. The bracket member is securable to a roof of a vehicle.

Abstract: The adjustable utility rack for trucks is a structure that removably attaches to a vehicle commonly referred to as a pickup truck. The adjustable utility rack for trucks creates a raised horizontal platform that is configured for use in carrying cargo. The dimensions of the adjustable utility rack for trucks are adjustable in the lateral, sagittal, and vertical directions such that the adjustable utility rack for trucks can be adjusted for both the dimensions of the pickup truck and the dimensions of the cargo. The adjustable utility rack for trucks comprises a plurality of sagittal rails, a plurality of lateral rails and a pedestal structure. The plurality of sagittal rails and the plurality of lateral rails support the transported cargo. The pedestal structure attaches the plurality of sagittal rails and the plurality of lateral rails to the pickup truck.

Abstract: This invention relates to a mechanism for attaching shelving, hooks, and organizers to a vehicle seatback. The attachment mechanism fits over the vehicle seat headrest posts, providing stability to the shelving, hooks, or organizers. The mechanism is formed as a single piece, thus it can be installed and removed without any additional components such as screws, bolts, straps, or other parts.

Abstract: A parallelogram linkage automatic clamping holder includes a rear base, a bottom support arm, a left clamping arm, a right clamping arm, and a return elastic member. When in use, the bottom support arm is moved downward by the weight of a mobile phone. By the deformation principle of the parallelogram, clamping parts move inward obliquely upward to clamp the mobile phone automatically. The clamping surfaces of the clamping parts don't have an angle change to ensure that the mobile phone has a larger contact surface with the clamping surfaces, providing a better clamping effect.

Abstract: A stowable tiered electronic device holder supports electronic devices in a variety of shapes and sizes, in at least a portrait and landscape orientation. The stowable tiered electronic device holder comprises an electronic device holder having plurality of brackets positioned along a tapering path that hold the electronic devices. A compartment receives the electronic device holder and the electronic device holder is extendable and retractable relative to the compartment.

Abstract: A retention system on a mounting structure for a generally cylindrical component extending in a transversal axis. The retention system includes a generally U-shaped spring clip comprising a base and a pair of resilient retainer arms extending from the base along a longitudinal axis and defining an inlet passage; and a member holding said U-shaped spring clip; the retainer arms are adapted to engage with an upper side of the component in front of the inlet passage. The member includes one or multiple rigid retention walls extending inside the spring clip and which are adapted to engage with a lower side of the component at distance of the base, in working position.

Abstract: A laminated composite part, which includes a first member having a predetermined mating surface, and a second member that is made of an elastically deformable resin material, that has a plate portion substantially parallel to the mating surface and having a multiplicity of protrusions formed integrally therewith so as to protrude toward the mating surface so that space is created between the plate portion and the mating surface, and that is placed on the first member such that the protrusions contact the mating surface, which has cushioning properties as tip ends of the protrusions are pressed against the mating surface and elastically deformed, and in which one of the first and second members which is located on a design surface side has an engaging projection that projects to a larger extent than the protrusions, and the engaging projection is inserted through an insertion hole formed in the other of the first and second members and is retained in the insertion hole, whereby the first and second members are

Abstract: A composite module for a vehicle may be both a structural member and include a finished surface. In at least some embodiments, a composite rear shelf module includes a panel with a reinforced multilayer, multi-laminate fiber reinforced plastic composite structure. The panel may include selectively orientated, continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite layers and/or the panel may include discontinuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic reinforcements. The composite rear shelf module may include a show surface film with a class-A surface, eliminating the need for a separate layer of carpet or other material. In some embodiments the module has vehicle attachment members for securing the module to the vehicle body, and the stiffness and mass of the module and the arrangement of the vehicle attachment members and reinforcements are tuned to move the natural modes, or natural frequencies, of the panel outside the working frequency range of any speakers or subwoofers.

Abstract: A fixation arrangement adapted for mounting a wire harness on a support structure of a vehicle includes a rigid portion adapted for clamping the wire harness, and a flexible arm adapted for clamping the fixation arrangement on the support structure so as to squeeze the support structure between the flexible arm and the rigid portion.

Abstract: A flex-resistant shielded composite cable includes a plurality of electric wires, a shielding layer and a tubular sheath. Each of the electric wires includes a conductor part which is composed of a twisted wire, which is formed by twisting a plurality of strands having a diameter of 0.05 mm or more and 0.12 mm or less, a nominal sectional area of the conductor being 8 sq or more, a covering part covering the conductor part. The shielding layer is formed of a braid formed by braiding plated fiber formed by performing metal-plating on anti-tension fiber and covers outer periphery of the plurality of electric wires. The tubular sheath is provided on the outer periphery of the shielding layer and made of an insulating resin.

Abstract: An exterior member having a tubular shape so as to accommodate and protect one conduction path or a plurality of conduction paths includes a resin portion. The resin portion includes a flexible tube portion having flexibility and a straight tube portion so as to linearly route the conduction path. The flexible tube portion and the straight tube portion are continuously formed. The flexible tube portion includes a spiral projection portion in which a first projection having a projecting shape as seen from a tube outer surface side spirally extends in a circumferential direction of the tube outer surface. The straight tube portion includes a straight projection portion in which a second projection continuously extends from an end portion of the spiral projection portion extends in a tube axis direction as the straight tube portion.

Abstract: A grommet includes a hollow grommet main body, a protector placed in a hollow space of the grommet main body, and an outer member for fixing the grommet main body to an attachment surface. The grommet main body has a first grommet-main-body-side recess to engage with a protector-side projection of the protector, and a second grommet-main-body-side recess on an outer wall surface of the grommet main body to be adjacent to the first grommet-main-body-side recess. The outer member has an outer-member-side projection engaged with the second grommet-main-body-side recess. The protector-side projection and the outer-member-side projection are located to sandwich a portion of the grommet main body in a direction crossing to a pressing direction of the outer member when the protector is placed in the hollow space and the grommet main body being fixed to the attachment surface by the outer member.

Abstract: A voltage regulation system, particularly for a motor vehicle, adapted to be connected to a voltage source in order to provide a regulated voltage Vdd to at least one functional component F, the regulation system including a pre-regulator adapted to be connected to a voltage source and a regulator REG including at least one pre-regulation port PPR adapted to be connected to the pre-regulator and one functional port Pdd adapted to be connected to a functional component, the regulator including an adaptation device Q directly connecting the pre-regulation port to the functional port of the regulator, the adaptation device consisting of a single MOS power transistor including a drain D, a source S and a gate G. The MOS transistor includes an intrinsic diode DIODE between its drain and its source which is oriented to block the flow of a current between the functional port and the pre-regulation port.

Abstract: An apparatus, including a first battery capable of providing electrical power to a first load of a vehicle, premises, or article, at a selected time, and which does not draw current when a system is not operating; a second battery capable of providing electrical power to a second load, which second load draws current when the system is not operating; a first switch capable of disconnecting the first battery from a first circuit containing the system; a second switch capable of connecting the first battery to the first circuit containing the system and is capable of connecting the first battery to a second circuit containing the first load; and a battery recharger which recharges both the first battery and second battery simultaneously when the system is operating. The second battery provides electrical power to the second load when the battery recharger ceases to operate.

Abstract: A vehicle which can neutralize static electricity accumulating on a vehicle body, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The vehicle comprises: a vehicle body sustained by tires; a battery; an earth cable electrically connecting a negative terminal of the battery to the vehicle body; a predetermined member connected to the vehicle body while being insulted to the vehicle body; a main self-discharge device that neutralizes the predetermined member; and a conducting member that connects a neutralizing area of the predetermined member that is neutralized by the main self-discharge device to the negative terminal of the battery or the earth cable.

Abstract: A variable shear control energy absorption system for a vehicle is provided. The system may include a vehicle frame component and a primary deformable impact absorber located adjacent the vehicle frame component. The vehicle frame component may be a bumper reinforcement member. The system may include a plurality of secondary deformable impact chambers located within the primary deformable impact absorber, each secondary deformable impact chamber including a shear thickening fluid that exhibits an increasing or decreasing viscosity responsive to an impact force. At least one elastic relief chamber is provided in fluid communication with the plurality of secondary deformable impact chambers. The elastic relief chamber is configured to temporarily accept the shear thickening fluid from the plurality of secondary deformable impact chambers during low force impacts, and to redirect the shear thickening fluid back to the secondary deformable impact chambers after the low impact force recedes.

Abstract: A bumper for a vehicle includes a bumper crossbeam and two crash boxes extending away from a back of the bumper crossbeam. A one-piece blank made of fiber-reinforced sheet material extends from a wall section of the bumper crossbeam connecting the crash boxes, right into the crash boxes.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a front and a rear. A vehicle rear bumper assembly is located at the rear of the vehicle body. The vehicle rear bumper assembly includes a bumper beam reinforcement member having an upper part, a lower part and a rearward most part extending between the upper part and the lower part. A bumper cover extends over the upper part. A mechanical extending component is located in the bumper reinforcement member. The mechanical extending component has a retracted configuration located below the bumper cover and an extended configuration where the mechanical extending component penetrates through the bumper cover in response to a low-energy impact to the rearward most part of the bumper beam reinforcement member.

Abstract: A side airbag device includes a folded-up airbag and a limitation member disposed around the airbag for constraining the airbag from protruding forward at airbag deployment. The limitation member is formed of a flexible sheet member into a band shape, and is joined to the folded-up airbag by the opposite end regions. The limitation member includes a loose region which is arranged around the folded-up airbag in such a manner as to be remote from the folded-up airbag. The loose region is disposed on a side of the folded-up airbag towards which the airbag protrudes. The loose region includes a tearable region in the region in a deployment direction of the airbag.

Abstract: A case includes an opening at least at the lower region for receiving an airbag, and an engaging region engageable with a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes a mounting section which protrudes out of the case and a joint plate which is formed generally into a plate extending generally along an up and down direction and is disposed at a root region of the mounting section for engagement with the case. The engaging region of the case includes an insert slot which allows the joint plate to slide therein generally in an up and down direction, a retaining pawl which protrudes generally in an inboard-outboard direction and is inserted into a retaining hole of the joint plate and retains the joint plate, and an inboard side pressing surface and an outboard side pressing surface which press the joint plate retained by the retaining pawl on the inboard and outboard sides.

Abstract: In a method for folding a side airbag a first material layer and a second material layer are connected along a first edge portion by a first seam and connected along second edge portions by a second seam perpendicular to the first seam to bound a chamber. The two material layers are placed flat upon one another and a region of the second seam is slipped in a first direction inwards while forming a tip. A tip-distal end of the first and second material layers is folded several times in the first direction and the tip is folded, with the folded-over portion being slipped in the first direction inwardly. A gas generator is inserted in the first direction into the two material layers; and roll folding is carried out from an end in opposition to the gas generator in a second direction in transverse relation to the first direction.

Abstract: An inflator (10) is actuatable to provide inflation fluid for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device. The inflator (10) includes a volume of stored gas and a propellant (52) that is ignitable to undergo a reaction that produces reaction products. The reaction products include heat and gas that mix with the stored gas to produce a mixture of inflation fluid. The inflator (10) is configured to discharge the inflation fluid to inflate the protection device. The propellant (52) comprises an open cell foam fuel propellant (140). The reaction includes a combustion reaction in which the foam fuel propellant (140) reacts with a gas oxidizer comprising oxygen to produce heat and gas reaction products that mix with the stored gas.

Abstract: A safety guard for a vehicle, such as a school or transit bus, includes a skirt extending below a side body portion of the vehicle and between front and rear wheels along a side of the vehicle. The skirt functions to push individuals and other animate objects out of the path of the wheels for safety purposes, while being mounted for separate linear and arcuate movements relative to the body of the vehicle to protect the guard from damage upon abutting an inanimate object during operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided are a seat belt retractor and a seat belt device with which it is possible to improve an occupant-restraining property and energy absorption characteristics. A seat belt retractor 1 including a spool 2 that winds up a webbing W for restraining an occupant, a shaft 3 inserted through an axial center of the spool 2, and a locking base 4 connected to the shaft 3 and capable of switching between a rotating state and a non-rotating state, further includes an energy absorption device 5 capable of changing an energy absorption amount according to a relative rotation speed between the spool 2 and the shaft 3, and a load adjustment member 6 that blocks or reduces load transmission when a load equal to or greater than a threshold is applied to the shaft 3 or the spool 2. The spool 2, the shaft 3, the locking base 4, the energy absorption device 5, and the load adjustment member 6 are serially connected.

Abstract: A method for setting a safety belt in a vehicle is provided. For the adjustment of the safety belt an adjusting apparatus is provided, the position of a deflection point for the safety belt being able to be set thereby and the safety belt extending therefrom in the direction of the shoulder of a vehicle occupant fastened-in by the safety belt, and the position of the deflection point is automatically set by means of at least one sensor device in order to adapt the path of the safety belt to the fastened-in vehicle occupant. Via the sensor device an angle is evaluated which is present between a belt portion which extends from the deflection point in the direction of the shoulder of the fastened-in vehicle occupant and a further belt portion and/or a part fixed to the bodywork or seat part.

Abstract: At acquisition of a first unit command signal RC(1) of which storage is completed and in a case that the ring buffer stores a part of a second unit command signal RC(2), the CPU acquires the first unit command signal and the part of the second unit command signal upon receiving a first interrupt signal BQ(1), and then separates the first unit command signal and the part of the second unit command signal from each other. When having received a second interrupt signal BQ(2), the CPU acquires the remaining of the second unit command signal, and combines the remaining of the second unit command signal and the part of the second unit command signal. Accordingly, the second unit command signal once separated is acquired as a signal having all data completed.

Abstract: An apparatus operable to provide a communication link between a passive entry and passive (PEPS) start system of a target vehicle and a user device operable to control the PEPS system, the apparatus comprising: i) a first wireless transceiver adapted to be installed in a first vehicle and configured to communicate with the user device and with a second wireless transceiver associated with a second vehicle; and ii) a master controller module configured in a blind rebroadcast mode: a) to receive via the first wireless transceiver a control message sent from a transmitting source and to transmit the control message via the first wireless transceiver to the second wireless transceiver associated with the second vehicle; and b) to receive via the first wireless transceiver a response message originated by the PEPS system of the target vehicle and to transmit the response message via the first wireless transceiver to the transmitting source.

Abstract: The invention relates to an access unit for communicating with a further access unit to control access to a vehicle. The access unit comprises at least a first transmitter for transmitting a polling signal; and at least a first receiver for receiving an authentication signal from the further access unit in response to the polling signal. At least the first transmitter is a first ultra-wideband transmitter and at least the first receiver is a first ultra-wideband receiver. The invention also relates to a vehicle access system which is a combination of the access and further access units. The invention also relates to methods of operating a vehicle access system and a vehicle access unit.

Abstract: A fastening device (100, 200) configured to fasten a windscreen wiper device on a fastening element (50) of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle. The fastening device (100) comprises: a first receiving region (110), into which the fastening element (50) can be introduced; and a securing element (120) mounted rotatably about a first axis of rotation (122), wherein the first axis of rotation (122) extends substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal extent (51) of the fastening element (50), and wherein the securing element (120) is configured to form an engagement with the fastening element (50) through a first rotation (124) about the first axis of rotation (122).

Abstract: In a lens plate (18) for an optical sensor device in a vehicle, in particular for a rain sensor, with a transmitter-side lens structure (26) and a receiver-side lens structure (32), the transmitter-side lens structure (26) partially is provided with anti-transmission features which in individual regions of the lens plate (18) partially or completely prevent the passage of the light emitted by a light transmitter (14).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a wiper device (10) by means of a control and/or regulating unit (12). At least one operating parameter is set dependent on at least one parameter which differs from a vehicle window coverage parameter.

Abstract: A windscreen wiper device is provided including a longitudinally extending wiper strip of a flexible material. At least one carrier of a spring-like material operatively supports and biases the wiper strip into a predetermined configuration. The windscreen wiper device further includes a connecting device for connection with a wiper arm. The flexible material is formed of flexible material, such as rubber, with a friction reducing agent consisting of at least one amide distributed homogeneously throughout the flexible material. Upon vulcanization, a portion of the friction reducing agent migrates to an outer surface of the flexible material to form a friction reducing film having hydrophobic properties. The friction reducing film provides a low friction interface between the flexible material and a windshield under wet and dry conditions. The low friction minimizes the load on the wiper device and thus extends the life of the wiper device.

Abstract: A drive motor for at least one wiper arm intended to wipe a glazed surface of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor includes a cam surface linked in concentric rotation with a rotary shaft of the drive motor, and static cam reading means able to cooperate with said cam according to the angular positions occupied by said cam to generate electrical control signals varying as a function of the angular position of the wiper arm on the glazed surface. The cam has a first circular conductive track, a second semi-circular conductive track concentric to the first conductive track and connected to same via a conductive bridge, in which the static reading means are formed by three sliding contacts able to make and break electrical contact with respectively the first and second conductive tracks and the conductive bridge depending on the angular positions occupied by said cam.

Abstract: An apparatus and system for bladeless transparent wiping, cleaning and clearing operations applicable for automobile windshields and side-view mirrors, and those of other vehicles, including transparent viewing shielding of buildings, by removing and bouncing off rain, snow, ice and dirt away from the visual fields of drivers and passengers and other viewers, using forceful regulated sustained or intermittent cyclic ejection of multi-streams of angular-oriented fluid jets ejected from angled linear-slit or wavy-slit jet nozzles built-in from longitudinal pressurized fluid delivery pipes structurally placed away from the visual fields of the drivers and passengers and other viewers, wherein the degree of pressurization, fluid volume, intensity, velocity, and timing of cyclic release of the pressurized suctioned fluid jets are manually and automatically controlled by commands, regulators, temperature sensing and fluid suctioning mechanisms supplied by electrical power supply.

Abstract: A lighted dryer assembly for a vehicle wash system including a housing portion, having a head portion, a body portion, and an outlet portion. The head portion includes an air inlet portion for drawing air into the head portion and an outlet for passing the air to the body portion. The outlet portion has a plurality of exit nozzles that are configured to emit high velocity air therefrom for removing water from an exterior surface of a vehicle while disposed in a vehicle treatment area. The body portion includes an upper portion where air is received from the head portion and a lower portion disposed remote from the upper portion. A light source is disposed within the housing portion and configured to emit light that can be seen by a vehicle disposed in the vehicle treatment area.

Abstract: A device for emitting bubbles in a vehicle wash facility includes a plenum supported with respect to the ground. The plenum includes an air inlet with a first area and an air outlet with a second area. The plenum air outlet is in communication with at least one foaming chamber. The foaming chamber includes a generally planar media element disposed therein. The foaming chamber includes a spray jet located therein, which is in communication with a source of chemical. The spray jet configured to emit a chemical onto the generally planar media element. The device also includes a plurality of nozzle portions in communication with the foaming chamber for emitting bubbles therefrom.

Abstract: A system for controlling a trailer brake output circuit includes an input device outputting a signal in response to receiving an input from a user, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, the trailer brake output circuit outputting a trailer brake output signal, and machine readable instructions. The electronic control unit receives the signal from the input device, limits the trailer brake output signal to a first value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal in response to the signal received from the input device, and limits the trailer brake output signal to a second value when the trailer brake output circuit outputs the trailer brake output signal not in response to the signal received from the input device. The second value is smaller than the first value.

Abstract: A brake control system for a motor vehicle having a plurality of wheels, brakes for applying a braking effort to one or more of the wheels, and a movement sensor for detecting movement of the vehicle. The system comprises a brake actuator for actuating the brakes to supply a braking effort and a brake controller for controlling the brake actuator. The brake controller is configured to determine an acceleration of the vehicle based on movement detected by the movement sensor and to ensure that the brake actuator supplies a braking effort if the determined acceleration exceeds a set acceleration limit.

Abstract: A method for controlling a brake system in an agricultural work vehicle, wherein the work vehicle comprises a drive train having a drive engine, an adjustable ratio transmission, which is arranged downstream of the drive engine and via which a driving power generated by the internal combustion engine can be transmitted to the drive axle, a service brake device and at least one auxiliary brake device.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a brake apparatus that allows low-cost attachment of a stroke sensor that detects a stroke amount of a brake pedal. The brake apparatus is configured in such a manner that the stroke sensor that detects an amount of an axial stroke of a piston is disposed between one side surface of a master cylinder housing and one side surface of a valve housing, and an output of the stroke sensor is transmitted via a through-hole formed on the valve housing when being transmitted to a control unit attached to an opposite side surface-side of the valve housing.

Abstract: A brake apparatus includes a brake operation member, a state detection unit, a cylinder, a first portion, an operation rod, a stepped piston, first, second, and third seal members, first and second pressure chambers, a hydraulic source, and first and second oil passages. The brake apparatus also includes a fluid amount control unit. The fluid amount control unit is configured to control an amount of the brake fluid to be supplied to the first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber. The fluid amount control unit is also configured to increase the amount of the brake fluid to be supplied to the second pressure chamber when the detected state is equal to a preset pressure increase request.

Abstract: A parking brake arrangement for a brake unit—also having a service brake actuator—has in a housing (4) a clock spring (10) for exercising a rotary motion at will on a parking brake gear wheel (8) in drive connection with a device (5-7) for delivering brake force from the brake unit (1). The arrangement has two axially movable control sleeves (15, 16) in drive connection with the clock spring (10). The control sleeves form clutches (8?, 15 and 12, 16, respectively) with the parking brake gear wheel (8) and the housing (4), respectively. There are means (13, 18-21) for controlling the axial movements of the two control sleeves and the engagement of the two clutches in such a way that either one of them is always in engagement.

Abstract: The brake system control unit for a vehicle having a hydraulic vehicle brake and an electromechanical brake device including at least one electric brake motor includes a microcontroller configured to actuate at least one active brake component of the vehicle. The control unit further includes a system ASIC configured to acquire sensor signals in the vehicle. The control unit further includes a brake motor ASIC configured to actuate an electric brake motor of an electromechanical brake device and acquire pedal travel transducer signals of the brake pedal of the vehicle. The control unit includes a plurality of communication interfaces to connect the microcontroller to the system ASIC and to the brake motor ASIC.

Abstract: A parking brake system for electrically controlling a parking brake of a vehicle is provided. The parking brake system includes a parking brake provided for each wheel, an air dryer controller, and an actuator. The air dryer controller is provided to an air dryer to electrically control the parking brake. The air dryer dries compressed air for use in the parking brake. The actuator is provided for each axle of the wheel to actuate the parking brake with the compressed air in accordance with an electric signal from the air dryer controller.

Abstract: A rail vehicle compressor system comprises a compressor, driven by an electrical machine via a drive shaft, for producing compressed air for at least one compressed air tank. The electrical machine is activated at least indirectly via a control device for operating the electrical machine at least one nominal speed between a maximum speed and a minimum speed. At least one pressure sensor determines the pressure for the control device and is disposed in a compressed-air-carrying line downstream of the compressor. A final control element for continuously influencing the speed of the electrical machine is disposed between an electrical supply and the electrical machine, wherein the control device controls activation of the final control element. A method for controlling the compressor system is also provided, wherein, the compressor is operated at a variable speed in between the maximum speed and the minimum speed based on rail vehicle operating state.

Abstract: A transmission shift is timed for a hybrid electric powertrain as a function of a torque capacity of an electric machine relative to a shifting torque required to change gearings of a transmission. A vehicle is being propelled by the machine, with an engine stopped, when the shift is requested. If the machine has insufficient torque capacity to change transmission gearings, then the shift request is delayed until the engine has started.

Abstract: A steering wheel position control system for a vehicle comprises a controller for a vehicle. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor. The controller is programmed to receive values from the sensors. The controller commands a pivot mechanism to bias a steering wheel to a stowed position based on values from the sensors. The controller also deploys an air bag based on values from the sensors, wherein the steering wheel is pivoted out of a space envelope of the deployed airbag.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a mild hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The method includes detecting data for operating the vehicle and determining a target torque of an engine based on the detected data. Additionally, the method includes determining whether an operating condition of a limiting logic of a combustion torque of the engine is satisfied based on a temperature of coolant of the engine and operating the limiting logic when the operating condition of the limiting logic is satisfied. A first available combustion torque of the engine is determined based on a speed of the engine and the temperature of the coolant when the limiting logic is operated and a target torque of a MHSG is determined based on the target torque of the engine and the first available combustion torque of the engine. The MHSG is then operated to generate the target torque of the MHSG.

Abstract: A vehicle propulsion system includes a combustion engine configured to output a propulsion torque to satisfy a propulsion demand, and a traction electric machine to generate a supplemental torque to selectively supplement the propulsion torque. The propulsion system also includes a controller programmed to forecast an acceleration demand based on at least one estimation model. The controller is also programmed to issue a command indicative of a required axle torque corresponding to the acceleration demand. The controller is further programmed to engage at least one fuel conservation action in response to the required axle torque being within a first predetermined torque threshold range.

Abstract: A hybrid type work vehicle includes a power source, a traveling unit, a hydraulic work unit, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, an operation lever device, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is configured such that when the current operation state is determined to be that of an excavation work which is a combined operation of the traveling unit and the hydraulic work unit and the output power limitation signal is outputted, the control apparatus limits the output power of the traveling unit. The control apparatus is also configured to decrease the tilting angle of the hydraulic pump, such that a ratio between the output power of the traveling unit and the output power of the hydraulic work unit is maintained at a preset ratio.