Odd Condition Or Device Detection (e.g., Fluid Or Brake Temperature, Hill Holder, Anti-squeal Controller, Acoustic Emission) Patents (Class 303/191)
  • Patent number: 12090974
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle deceleration device of a vehicle including an electronics unit, with the aid of which a time curve of an input variable predefined by a driver of the vehicle with the aid of an actuation of the brake actuating element is evaluatable and the vehicle deceleration device is activatable taking into account the updated input variable and a characteristic curve, which specifies a relationship between the input variable and a setpoint variable with respect to a setpoint vehicle deceleration to be exerted on the vehicle with the aid of the vehicle deceleration device. The electronics unit detects at least one modulation and/or variation of the input variable triggered by the driver and reestablishes at least one subsection of the characteristic curve taking into account the at least one modulation and/or variation of the input variable (xinput) triggered by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Edith Mannherz, Julian Staack, Michael Kunz, Thomas Bruex
  • Patent number: 12017630
    Abstract: A method for reducing jolt moments during a deceleration of a vehicle by a braking system, the braking system having at least one electrically actuatable pressure supply device, hydraulic wheel brakes and a valve device. The valve device is designed to apply a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to a selectable subset of the wheel brakes. The method includes: determining a braking requirement, determining a vehicle speed, checking whether the vehicle speed is below a defined threshold value, and if the vehicle speed is below the threshold value, selecting the subset of wheel brakes and applying a pressure provided by the pressure supply device to only the subset of wheel brakes, the pressure being determined according to the selected subset of wheel brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jochen Zimmermann, Takeshi Katayama
  • Patent number: 11993179
    Abstract: A vehicle control system may include a brake pedal position sensor, a braking torque module, an accelerator pedal position sensor, and a brake augmenter. The brake pedal position sensor is operably coupled to a brake pedal to determine a brake pedal position responsive to actuation of the brake pedal by an operator. The braking torque module is operably coupled to wheels of the vehicle to provide negative torque to the wheels based on the brake pedal position when an EBB system is in an operable state. The accelerator pedal position sensor is operably coupled to an accelerator pedal to determine accelerator pedal position for generation of positive torque to the wheels based on the accelerator pedal position when the EBB system is in the operable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Korte, Daniel A. Gabor, Thomas Svensson, Harold Felch
  • Patent number: 11993240
    Abstract: The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of simultaneously achieving freedom of driving and safety of a lean vehicle. In a controller (60) and the control method according to the present invention, a control section of the controller (60) can execute anti-lock braking operation for suppressing locking of a rear wheel (4) by increasing/reducing a braking force or drive power of the rear wheel (4) of a lean vehicle (100) and thereby controlling a slip degree of the rear wheel (4) to a slip degree target, and in the case where a slide request, which is a request by a rider to make the lean vehicle (100) slide, is present, implements a slide control mode in which the anti-lock braking operation is performed by setting the slip degree target to be higher than that of a case where the slide request is absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Naoto Kijima, Shunsaku Ono
  • Patent number: 11958719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of elevator braking, in particular to an action state detection method and system for an elevator brake, comprising: acquiring matching pairs of brake linings in the same braking state; constructing normal record data sets based on the matching pairs; grouping the normal record data sets based on braking power corresponding to samples in the normal record data sets to determine a median of elevator running speed corresponding to the samples in each group; dividing the operating state levels of the elevator brake according to the size of the median; constructing a data training set; training a constructed network model to obtain a trained network model; acquiring the operating state levels of an elevator to be detected by the trained network model, evaluating the elevator brake according to the operating state levels, and controlling the elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Changshu Institute of Technology, Dongnan Elevator Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang Ge, Fusheng Zhang, Anbo Jiang, Lingyun Ma, Zhen Zhao, Jianxin Ding, Jiancong Qin, Yong Ren, Guodong Sun
  • Patent number: 11932224
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a brake control device and a brake system capable of braking with a shortened braking response when shifting from non-braking to braking. A brake control device 10 includes a command value calculation unit 4 that calculates an operation command value required to make a pressing force by which a brake pad 11a is pressed against a brake disc 11b reach a target thrust value. The command value calculation unit 4 includes: a clearance command calculation unit 43 that calculates a command value required for contact between the brake pad 11a and the brake disc 11b; and a thrust command calculation unit 40 that calculates a command value required for reaching the target thrust from a state where the brake pad 11a and the brake disc 11b are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoshiro Itakura, Toshiyuki Ajima, Takahiro Ito, Kenichiro Matsubara, Daisuke Goto, Makoto Matsuura
  • Patent number: 11919497
    Abstract: Methods and systems to assist maneuvering of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The trailer includes a left wheel, a right wheel, an axle, a left brake device coupled to the left wheel, and a right brake device coupled to the right wheel. The methods and systems receive a driver command for a target path for the trailer, determine a left braking torque for the left wheel and a right braking torque for the right wheel based on the target path so as to provide for differential braking, and apply, via the left brake device and the right brake device, the left braking torque and the right braking torque to assist maneuvering of the trailer along the target path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Bennati, Steven Reini, Halit Zengin, Manvir Dulai
  • Patent number: 11834022
    Abstract: A parking brake system is disclosed and includes one or more pressure transducers that monitor the fluid pressure of the parking brake system and a brake selection device configured to indicate the parking brake system is either in an engaged state or a disengaged state. The parking brake system includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores data comprising a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the parking brake system to determine the fluid pressure of the parking brake system is less than a threshold pressure. In response to determining the fluid pressure of the parking brake system is less than the threshold pressure, the parking brake system instructs the brake selection device to indicate the parking brake system is in the disengaged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Elliot Smith, David T. Yamamoto, Nima Forghani
  • Patent number: 11713031
    Abstract: Hybrid or fully electric vehicle comprising: a conventional braking system based on friction bodies to brake the motor vehicle by interaction of the friction bodies in response to the operation of a brake pedal or any other equivalent control member, a reversible electric machine operatively coupled to the wheels of the vehicle and electronically controllable to operate selectively as an electric engine to generate a mechanical power to propel to the vehicle and as an electric generator to convert the kinetic energy of the motor vehicle into electrical energy, and an automotive electronic control system comprising a sensory system to measure automotive quantities, and an electronic control unit to control operation of the conventional braking system and of the electric machine in response to the operation of the brake pedal or any other operationally equivalent control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: FCA ITALY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Bonaccorso, Luca Enrico, Renato Badino, Michele Ieluzzi, Michele Galbusera
  • Patent number: 11685349
    Abstract: A method for suppressing braking noise in a vehicle by a central server, methods for suppressing braking noise in a vehicle to be carried out in a vehicle, and an associated central server, an associated vehicle control module and an associated data storage medium are disclosed. The data processing is divided between the vehicle and the central server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Gädke, Michael Vogt, Uwe Bach, Arne Beckhaus, Simon Heinz, Mustafa Mentes, Michael Labuda, Jonathan Stone, Ignacio Garro, Vigneshwar Kalyanasundaram
  • Patent number: 11493143
    Abstract: A solenoid comprises first and second coils connected to an electrical power supply circuit. In a first mode of operation the power supply circuit is arranged to provide a current flowing in opposite directions through the respective first and second coils, e.g. to produce a self-heating effect. In a second mode of operation the power supply circuit is arranged to provide a current flowing in the same direction through the respective first and second coils, e.g. to generate a magnetic force. In some embodiments, the power supply circuit includes a bridge rectifier or full wave rectifier connected to a bi-directional current driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tony Jones, Peter William Bacon
  • Patent number: 11485343
    Abstract: A sensor arrangement for a braking system of a vehicle is disclosed comprising a connection interface, a control unit, and a sensor. The sensor has an external interface with electrical contacts via which the sensor is connected to the control unit. The control unit is connected to and supplied with power via the connection interface and exchanges data with a higher-level unit via the connection interface. The sensor is provided power via the electrical contact points and provides electrical output signals via the electrical contact points. A first contact point provides a first electrical output signal and is connected to the connection interface via a first switching element such that the first contact point is connected to the connection interface when the first switching element is in the deenergized state and is disconnected from the connection interface when the first switching element is in the energized state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schlitzkus, Helmut Seiband, Reinhold Wolpert, Sandra Heim, Stefan Lehenberger, Valentin Notemann
  • Patent number: 11447112
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle attitude control system for controlling the attitude of a vehicle in which a road wheel suspension is configured such that a roll axis of a vehicle body inclines downwardly in a forward direction. The vehicle attitude control system includes: a lateral acceleration sensor operable to detect a lateral acceleration; a brake actuator operable to apply a braking force; and a brake control device operable, based on a traveling state of the vehicle, to generate the braking force, wherein the brake control device is configured to execute vehicle attitude control of applying, to an inner rear road wheel, a larger braking force when the lateral acceleration of the vehicle is relatively large than when the lateral acceleration is relatively small, thereby suppressing uplift of an inner rear portion of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hiraga, Daisuke Umetsu, Fuminori Kato, Hiroyuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 11440517
    Abstract: A vehicle brake control device including a wheel speed acquisition section, a wheel acceleration calculation section, an anti-lock brake control section, a bad road determination section, and a bad road amount setting section. The wheel acceleration calculation section calculates a first wheel acceleration and a second wheel acceleration. The bad road determination section determines that a running road surface is a bad road when the calculated first wheel acceleration is larger than a first boundary line where the first wheel acceleration increases as the second wheel acceleration is larger in an area where the first wheel acceleration is larger than the second wheel acceleration. The bad road amount setting section increases a bad road amount as the calculated first wheel acceleration is larger when it is determined that a running road surface is a bad road.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Fumiya Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11430334
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving alert activation for rear collision avoidance. In one embodiment, a method includes responsive to detecting a target object that is located behind a subject vehicle, determining, by the subject vehicle, characteristics about a surrounding environment of the subject vehicle, including of the target object. The method includes analyzing the characteristics to identify lateral free space next to the subject vehicle that is an area without obstruction beside the subject vehicle. The method includes modifying a collision threshold for activating an alert to the target object according to the lateral free space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Takaki
  • Patent number: 11345339
    Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes a sensing unit for sensing an object outside the vehicle and a processor for obtaining surrounding situation information, based on a location of the object outside the vehicle. The processor is further configured to determine whether the object approaches the vehicle from a traveling lane or a lateral lane, based on the determination of whether the object approaches the vehicle from a traveling lane or a lateral lane, to generate a control signal, and to provide the control signal to a vehicle control system of the vehicle. The generated control signal can control at least one of a drive apparatus of the vehicle, a steering apparatus of the vehicle, or a brake apparatus of the vehicle to either avoid collision between the vehicle and the object or to perform an action that reduces an impulse on the vehicle from the collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeonju Bae, Jeongsu Kim, Jinkyo Lee
  • Patent number: 11346749
    Abstract: A kingpin unit includes a kingpin having an inner bore, a sensor tube formed as a hollow sleeve disposed in the inner bore of the kingpin, and at least one sensor disposed in the sensor tube. The sensor is configured to sense a condition of at least one bearing formed or mounted on the kingpin and is mounted in the interior of the sensor tube at, for example, an opening in a side wall of the sensor tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Michael Baumann, Matthias Hofmann
  • Patent number: 11319914
    Abstract: A method for remotely starting a manual transmission vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether remote start of the manual transmission vehicle is possible based on a remote start command signal of a remote start input device, an inclination angle signal value of the manual transmission vehicle, a notch signal value generated when a parking brake of the manual transmission vehicle is operated by moving a lever of the parking brake, and a gear shift stage signal of a manual transmission of the manual transmission vehicle. An engine of the manual transmission is started when the notch signal value according to the inclination angle signal value is greater than or equal to a minimum value of notch signal values capable of remotely starting the manual transmission vehicle and the gear shift stage signal is a neutral stage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Asjad Ahmed Shaik, Sung Kwan Choo, Yong Suk Park, Sitarama Murthy Manuru
  • Patent number: 11305783
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device which makes it possible, in a redundant configuration, to make use of a normally operating part in a failed system. A vehicle control device having a redundant configuration includes a task switching function unit configured to switch tasks to be executed when an abnormality is detected. The task switching function unit being configured to, when a diagnostic function unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in a unit of a host system, cause the unit of the failed system to stop calculation of control variable, and stop drive control for a control object, and then execute calculation other than the calculation of the control variable of the host system, and the drive control for an electric motor, so that the calculation unit of the failed system can take over at least a part of calculation of a normal system or another on-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuaki Nakada
  • Patent number: 11305759
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a distance acquirer configured to obtain a distance between a first avoidance target and a second avoidance target in a longitudinal direction of a host vehicle when the first avoidance target is on one of left and right sides of the host vehicle and when the second avoidance target is on a far side of the first avoidance target and on another side of the host vehicle; and a controller configured or programmed to reduce a displacement amount in a lateral direction of the host vehicle, of a displacement in a direction of the host vehicle going away from the first avoidance target, which is to avoid the first avoidance target by the avoidance control, when the obtained distance is less than a predetermined distance, in comparison with when the obtained distance is greater than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Sasagawa, Kazuyuki Fujita, Minami Sato, Miyuki Kamatani, Takahisa Awata
  • Patent number: 11186296
    Abstract: A method for decelerating a vehicle, a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing the method, and reception apparatuses. The method includes monitoring a state of a driver of the vehicle, and causing a notification to be output based on the monitored state of the driver. The method further includes determining, by circuitry of an information processing apparatus and when operating in a manual operation mode, whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate after the notification is output. The vehicle is caused by the circuitry to decelerate based on the determination of whether to cause the vehicle to decelerate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji Oba
  • Patent number: 11181919
    Abstract: Disclosed subject matter relates to a field of vehicle navigation system that performs a method for determining an optimal trajectory for navigation of an autonomous vehicle. A trajectory determining system associated with the autonomous vehicle may detect an occurrence of a predefined condition related to diversion based on environment data. Further, minimum lateral shift required from a predefined distance for handling the detected predefined condition is determined and co-efficient value sets corresponding to the minimum lateral shift are determined based on pre-stored values that are generated based on a trial run. For each co-efficient value set, velocity and position data is determined at a plurality of time instances based on which one or more trajectories corresponding to each co-efficient value set are generated. Finally, an optimal trajectory is determined among the generated trajectories cumulative variation in orientation and total time required for navigating along the corresponding trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Wipro Limited
    Inventors: Manas Sarkar, Balaji Sunil Kumar
  • Patent number: 11180901
    Abstract: A work vehicle is provided. The work vehicle is capable of notifying an operator of a state close to overheating of a temperature of a cooling oil that cools a brake device before the temperature overheats. A controller (10) in a work vehicle (100) compares each detection value detected from a brake pressure sensor (26) and a vehicle speed sensor (15) to each threshold (V1, P1, R1) predetermined corresponding to each sensor. The controller (10) outputs a warning command that a temperature of a cooling oil is likely to overheat to a notification device (28) when a state that at least one detection value is equal to or more than the threshold and when a state that at least one detection value is equal to or more than the threshold continues for a first duration (t1) or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hyodo, Tetsuji Tanaka, Isamu Aoki, Kouji Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 11142175
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a brake assist control system. The brake assist control system is for a vehicle. The brake assist control system includes a first sensor configured to detect driver awareness. The brake assist control system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the first sensor. The electronic control unit is configured to determine that a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal are in a released position. The electronic control unit is configured to determine that there is vehicle movement. The electronic control unit is configured to determine that a driver of the vehicle is unaware of the vehicle movement based on the driver awareness. The electronic control unit is configured to reduce or eliminate the vehicle movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Justin J. Chow, Benjamin M. Geller, Abril A. Galang
  • Patent number: 11104339
    Abstract: A driving support system installed on a vehicle includes: a roll back detection device configured to detect roll back of the vehicle; a stop-state detection device configured to detect stopping of the vehicle; a driving operation detection device configured to detect a driving operation performed by a driver of the vehicle; and a driving support control device configured to execute driving support control. The driving support control includes roll back suppression control that generates at least one of a driving force and a braking force to stop the vehicle when the roll back is detected. The driving support control device continues the roll back suppression control at least until the vehicle stops, even when the driving operation is performed during execution of the roll back suppression control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayuki Asano
  • Patent number: 11097724
    Abstract: In an apparatus for controlling travel of an own vehicle which is a vehicle carrying the apparatus, an information acquirer is configured to acquire information regarding a target around the own vehicle from a target detector. A controller is configured to, if determining, using the target information acquired by the information acquirer, that if travel of the own vehicle is continued in accordance with a collision avoidance trajectory determined to avoid a collision with an object located on a roadway ahead of the own vehicle, the own vehicle is likely to collide with the object or another object, change a setting of a driving state of the own vehicle so as to avoid or reduce a likelihood of the collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Maeda, Shunya Kumano, Masaya Okada, Takaharu Oguri, Keiji Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11097701
    Abstract: A controller and a control method of a motorcycle brake system including a brake operator, a wheel braking assembly, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a lean angle obtainment step during turning, and perform a positive gradient setting step. The positive gradient corresponds to the lean angle obtained. The controller is also configured to initiate a braking force suppression operation in states where the motorcycle makes a turn and increases input to the brake operator. This operation is executed to increase braking force generated by the wheel braking assembly in a smaller positive gradient of hydraulic pressure in a wheel cylinder than a positive gradient of hydraulic pressure in a master cylinder when the braking force on the wheel depends only on the input to the brake operator. The braking force suppression operation is initiated in the positive gradient when an initiation reference is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Junya Iwatsuki
  • Patent number: 11059372
    Abstract: An electric motor controller adapted to provide anti-lock braking of an electric traction motor for an electric vehicle is disclosed herein. The electric motor controller comprises a torque demand input for receiving a torque demand input signal based on a request from an operator of the electric vehicle and a torque demand adjuster adapted to adjust the torque demand input signal and to provide an adjusted torque demand signal. The torque demand adjuster is configured to adjust the torque demand signal such that the motor is controlled to reduce the difference between a motor speed and an estimated speed of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sevcon Limited
    Inventors: David Hodgson, Howard Slater
  • Patent number: 11059473
    Abstract: A parking brake system is disclosed and includes a parking brake valve configured to maintain a fluid pressure of the parking brake system and one or more pressure transducers that monitor the fluid pressure of the parking brake system. The parking brake system also includes a bistable control valve fluidly connected to the parking brake valve, one or more processors in electronic communication with the bistable control valve, the parking brake valve, and the one or more pressure transducers, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores data comprising a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the parking brake system to instruct the bistable control valve to actuate into the opened position when the fluid pressure of the parking brake system is less than a threshold pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Elliot Smith, David T. Yamamoto, Nima Forghani
  • Patent number: 11027713
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for controlling a vehicle braking system. An electronic controller determines a target deceleration based at least in part on a detected displacement position of a brake pedal and determines an adjusted braking pressure to be applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle such that, regardless of the displacement position of the brake pedal and the target deceleration, the adjusted braking pressure is maintained outside of a defined range of braking pressures that corresponds to a NVH condition for the at least one wheel. The adjusted braking pressure is then applied to the at least one wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Alex Macpherson, Ryan A. Kuhlman, Jacob Bacheldor
  • Patent number: 10994709
    Abstract: A system for providing driverless operation of a utility vehicle in a limited area, including: a control module to output a valid autonomous control signal to an electropneumatic parking brake system and to control the utility vehicle in a driverless manner, wherein the utility vehicle allows an autonomous operating mode and includes the electropneumatic parking brake system which is configured to release the parking brake system when the valid autonomous control signal is present and to initiate automatic emergency braking when no valid autonomous control signal is applied; and a transfer module to transfer control of the utility vehicle from the driver to the control module. Also described are a related method and computer readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventors: Huba Nemeth, Peter Frank, Csaba Horvath
  • Patent number: 10988129
    Abstract: An operating portion control device that acquires operation amount information of a first operating portion that operates a vehicle; sends first signals representing the operation amount information of the first operating portion, and receives second signals representing operation amount information of a second operating portion that operates the vehicle, the second operating portion being different from the first operating portion; switches between a state of sending the first signals and a state of receiving the second signals; and, on the basis of the second signals received in the state of receiving, actuate the first operating portion in accordance with an operation amount of the second operating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuta Morikawa, Tsukasa Nakanishi, Yuki Ito, Naoki Yamamuro, Yuki Tatsumoto
  • Patent number: 10730502
    Abstract: A vehicle system including a propulsion system coupled to a drive wheel and a friction brake configured to apply braking torque to a vehicle wheel is described. Operation thereof includes an instruction set that is executable to monitor vehicle speed, vehicle grade, and an operator braking request, and execute instructions upon achieving a vehicle speed that is less than a threshold speed. The instructions include controlling, via the friction brake, the braking torque to achieve a desired vehicle speed, and determining an operator acceleration request and the vehicle grade. The controller determines a minimum vehicle grade-based operator acceleration request, and releases the friction brake only when the operator acceleration request is greater than the minimum vehicle grade-based operator acceleration request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Kris Sevel, Mindy L. Barth, Alan G. Holmes
  • Patent number: 10569649
    Abstract: An in-vehicle control apparatus performs a hazard avoidance process. The in-vehicle control apparatus includes an anomaly determination section, an alarm control section, and a hazard avoidance control section. The anomaly determination section determines whether a driver is under driving inability state during travel of the vehicle, based on information on monitoring of state of the driver. The alarm control section activates an alarm annunciator to issue an alarm outwardly from the vehicle when the driver is determined to be under driving inability state. After the alarm annunciator starts the alarm, the hazard avoidance control section fails to perform the hazard avoidance process when the alarm is stopped by a manipulation of the driver and performs the hazard avoidance process when a specified time elapses under state where the alarm is not stopped since the starting of the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Munaoka, Hiroto Banno
  • Patent number: 10518773
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a transmission, friction brakes, and a controller. The transmission has a clutch that is configured to transfer torque from an input of the transmission to a drive wheel. The controller is programmed to, in response to application of the friction brakes resulting in a stationary position of the vehicle, disengage the clutch to establish a neutral condition of the transmission. The controller is also programmed to, in response to a command to launch the vehicle while the transmission is in the neutral condition, engage the clutch. The controller is further programmed to, in response to an estimated wheel torque exceeding a rollback threshold during the clutch engagement, release the friction brakes. The wheel torque is based on an estimated clutch torque which is based on a clutch pressure and a transmission input torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yang Xu, Zhengyu Dai, Guopeng Hu, Sathish Atluri, David Peterson, Qi Wang
  • Patent number: 10449856
    Abstract: Provided is a method for use by a driving assistance apparatus that assists a transition from an autonomous driving mode in which a vehicle is driven under autonomous control to a manual driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driver. The method includes: detecting an activity by the driver; detecting conditions of the driver; and determining a take-over request method which is a method of presenting, in the vehicle, a take-over request that informs the driver that the autonomous driving mode is going to be cancelled, the determining being based on at least the detected activity by the driver and the detected conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Kojima
  • Patent number: 10421456
    Abstract: A vehicle control method includes, by a controller, while an engine is auto-stopped and an electric parking brake is engaged, auto-starting the engine without releasing the electric parking brake responsive to application of an accelerator pedal less than a predefined amount, and auto-starting the engine and releasing the electric parking brake responsive to application of the accelerator pedal greater than the predefined amount. The method also includes comprising auto-stopping the engine and engaging the electric parking brake responsive to vehicle speed being less than a predefined threshold speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy, Ebrahim Nasser, Mohannad Hakeem, Nayaz Khalid Ahmed
  • Patent number: 10399568
    Abstract: Automatically controlling the longitudinal dynamics of a vehicle includes ascertaining a state variable dependent on the state of at least one wheel brake, detecting overshoots and/or undershoots of a limiting value of the state variable, ascertaining information about a vehicle traveling ahead, setting at least one control of a feedback control system, and controlling the longitudinal dynamics of the vehicle as a function of the at least one control parameter. A sensing device used to ascertain the state of the at least one wheel brake, another sensing device is used to ascertain information about the vehicle traveling ahead, and an evaluating, setting and controlling unit is used to evaluate the state of the at least one wheel brake and the information about the vehicle traveling ahead for setting the at least one control parameter and for controlling the longitudinal dynamics of the vehicle as a function thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WABCO GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Baum, Karsten Breuer, Stephan Kallenbach
  • Patent number: 10328803
    Abstract: the control device for electric vehicle in the first embodiment, in the electric vehicle including the motor that functions as the traveling driving source and provides a regenerative braking force to the vehicle, and the friction brakes that provide the friction braking force to the vehicle, detects the motor rotation speed proportionate to a running speed of this electric vehicle, estimates the disturbance torque that acts on the motor, and performs the control such that the motor torque command value converges to the disturbance torque estimated value as the motor rotation speed decreases. Then, when the motor rotation speed becomes almost 0, the control device performs the control such that the friction-braking-amount command value with respect to the friction brakes converges to a value determined on the basis of the disturbance torque estimated value, and causes the motor torque command value to converge to almost 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Komatsu, Ken Itou, Takashi Nakajima, Yuuji Katsumata, Akira Sawada
  • Patent number: 10293820
    Abstract: A vehicle control system having a plurality of speed control systems, each operable to cause the vehicle to operate in accordance with a respective target speed. The system is operable wherein one of the plurality of speed control systems may be selected to control vehicle speed at a given moment in time, wherein when responsibility for speed control is transferred from a first one of the plurality of speed control systems to a second one of the speed control systems, the second one of the speed control systems is operable to set a value of target speed thereof to a value corresponding to that of the target speed of the first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Fairgrieve, James Kelly, Simon Gilling, Daniel Woolliscroft
  • Patent number: 10279787
    Abstract: A method for carrying out a driver-independent brake force holding function in a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is at a standstill on a roadway that is inclined in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The brake force, maintained independently of the driver, is reduced when a release condition is met. In the method, the uphill distance, which corresponds to the spacing or the distance from the neighboring vehicle in the uphill direction, is ascertained with the aid of a first distance sensor system. If the uphill distance falls below a predetermined limiting value, the brake force is reduced before the release condition is met, so that the motor vehicle moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Baehrle-Miller
  • Patent number: 10253871
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a method of using a transmission with multiple clutches in order to provide improved methods of traction control on a hill ascent. Embodiments provide for the use of power-shift, automatic or dual clutch gearboxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventor: Markus Hose
  • Patent number: 10144420
    Abstract: A method for controlling a path of an autonomous driving system includes: determining whether or not an obstacle and an autonomously driven vehicle will collide when a sensor detects an obstacle in a proximity of the vehicle while the vehicle is being autonomously driven; generating a plurality of path candidates within a path generation region when it is determined that the detected obstacle and the vehicle will collide; determining whether or not an expansion of the path generation region is possible, expanding the path generation region when it is possible, and regenerating the plurality of path candidates within the expanded path generation region when there is no path candidate in which the collision between the obstacle and the vehicle does not occur; and selecting a path from among the path candidates in which the collision between the obstacle and the vehicle does not occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Su Jung Yoo, Dong Hwi Lee
  • Patent number: 10124782
    Abstract: Methods for estimating the cooling time of a brake assembly are disclosed. Methods are provided comprising receiving, by the processor, a first temperature of a brake assembly at a first time, receiving, by the processor, a second temperature of a brake assembly at a second time, wherein the second time occurs a fixed period after the first time, determining, by the processor, a temperature decay coefficient (“?”) of the brake assembly based on the first temperature and the second temperature and calculating, by the processor, an estimated total time to cool the brake assembly to a predetermined temperature based on the first temperature, the predetermined temperature and ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Jean Claude Georgin, Todd Rook
  • Patent number: 10053066
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system includes a collision determination unit configured to determine whether collision of the vehicle occurs; a second braking control unit configured to cause at least one of ESB and VSA systems to perform emergency braking control of the vehicle irrespective of a press-down operation of a brake pedal by a driver when collision of the vehicle occurs; and a braking force determination unit configured to determine whether a demanded braking force by emergency braking control exceeds a predetermined braking force threshold. In a case where the collision of the vehicle occurs, and where the demanded braking force exceeds the braking force threshold, the second braking control unit retreats an operation position of the brake pedal in a press-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shotaro Odate
  • Patent number: 9919603
    Abstract: The present invention improves emergency evasion performance. An operation control system for a vehicle that is provided with a risk-potential determining unit that determines the risk potential of a vehicle on the basis of external environment information and/or vehicle information, a friction braking unit that applies friction braking force to the vehicle, and a regenerative braking device that applies regenerative braking force to the vehicle, the operation control system being provided with a control value determining unit that determines a first control value that is for determining the size of the friction braking force and determines a second control value that is for determining the size of the regenerative braking force. The control value determining unit determines at least the first control value on the basis of the risk potential determined by the risk-potential determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Keiichiro Nagatsuka, Junya Takahashi, Mitsuhide Sasaki, Toshiyuki Innami, Mikio Ueyama
  • Patent number: 9850966
    Abstract: A control system for reducing rattle noise of a brake caliper may include a wheel speed sensor configured to detect a wheel speed of each wheel to which a caliper device is mounted, a controller configured to determine a vibration level value according to a road surface state by processing and analyzing a wheel speed signal received from the wheel speed sensor, and, when the road surface state of the road is determined as one in which unevenness exists, output a control signal for applying oil pressure for preventing rattle noise to a wheel cylinder of a brake device, a braking driver configured to generate and supply the oil pressure for preventing rattle noise according to the control signal output from the controller, and the wheel cylinder of the brake device, to which the oil pressure for preventing rattle noise, which is supplied by the braking driver, is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Sung Hyun Cho
  • Patent number: 9738212
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has at least one drive unit, at least one brake device and at least one component which heats up when the drive unit and/or the brake device are operated. The component includes at least one warning device which is designed to output a visual warning information item when a component-specific limiting temperature is exceeded by the component, and/or can be actuated to output a visual warning information item when an information item which relates to a component-specific limiting temperature being exceeded is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Stefan Mayer
  • Patent number: 9735976
    Abstract: In a method for vehicle communication, a first vehicle provides first data for communication with a server. The first data is transmitted to a server by radio using a first communication protocol. The server transmits second data to a second vehicle by radio using the first communication protocol, the second data being determined depending on the first data. Depending on the second data, third data is transmitted by the second vehicle to a third vehicle by radio using a second communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 9705991
    Abstract: An Intelligent Transport System enabled cellular mobile network, comprising an infrastructure including a number of base stations (5), and a number of vehicles (4) being equipped with both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication facilities, wherein particular events function as trigger for said vehicles (4) to send event specific warning messages to their serving base station (5a) within said infrastructure, is characterized in that said base stations (5) comprise an evaluation module being configured to analyze and categorize warning messages received from any of said vehicles (4) according to predefinable criteria, and to estimate the number of vehicles (4) that may be affected by the event related to a warning message, and a control module for performing uplink radio resource adaptation dependent on said warning message's category and said estimated number of affected vehicles (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Mäder, Long Le