Abstract: A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided wherein an additional road user is detected in a road area lying in front of the ego vehicle. A target trajectory for the ego vehicle is generated by a driver assistance system for at least partially automatic transverse control of the ego vehicle depending on the additional road user, and a driver information display is generated and output. The driver information display comprises a graphic road user object that represents the additional road user. The driver information display furthermore comprises a trajectory object which represents the target trajectory of the ego vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided, in which a current speed of the ego vehicle and a set parameter of an at least partially automated longitudinal guidance function of a driver assist system are acquired. A driver information display is generated and output, wherein the driver information display comprises a graphic lane object which represents a roadway in front of the ego vehicle. In doing so, a distance scale object and a distance indicator object are arranged in the lane object and are generated depending on the current speed of the ego vehicle. The distance scale object is generated so that positions of the lane object are assigned to distances from the ego vehicle, and the distance indicator object is arranged on the distance scale object such that the set parameter is output.

Abstract: A method for operating a driver information system in an ego-vehicle is provided, wherein an operating state of a trailer device of the ego-vehicle is recorded. A driver information display is generated and output, wherein the driver information display comprises an ego-object which represents the ego-vehicle. In addition, the ego-object is represented from behind in a perspective view and the driver information display also comprises a lane object which represents a road section lying in front of the ego-vehicle in the direction of travel. The driver information display also comprises a trailer object which is formed according to a recorded operating state of the trailer device and which represents an attached device.

Abstract: A method for controlling slip of at least one wheel of a vehicle. In the method, at least one parameter of an action to be performed is read out from a matrix using a slip state of the wheel if the slip state is outside a target slip region of the matrix, wherein, for reading this out, a data field of the matrix associated with the slip state is determined and the at least one parameter is read out from the data field, wherein, for performing the action, at least one actuator of the vehicle is actuated using the parameter.

Abstract: A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided, in which a course of the road lying in front of the ego vehicle in the driving direction is detected including a radius of curvature of a curve, and a driver information display is generated and output. The driver information display comprises a graphic lane that represents the detected course of the road. The graphic lane object comprises the detected radius of curvature of the curve in a perspective depiction.

Abstract: In a method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle, environment data are detected in an environment of the ego vehicle. By using the environment data, it is determined whether a lane change of the ego vehicle from a current lane to an adjacent, additional lane may be safely carried out. A driver information display is generated and output, wherein the driver information display comprises a graphic adjacent lane object that represents the adjacent additional lane. The adjacent lane object has a graphic depiction feature that is generated according to whether the lane change may be safely carried out.

Abstract: A prediction method includes: acquiring time-series data of sets of a control input um and a control output ym as a sample of a control input u and a control output y; calculating, based on the time-series data, a value ?* that minimizes a value of an evaluation function J(?,?,um,ym) in a state where a parameter ? is set to a fixed value ?0, calculating a value ?* that minimizes the evaluation function J(?,?,um,ym) in a state where a parameter ? is set to the value ?*; and calculating a prediction value up of the control input u and a prediction value yp of the control output y corresponding to a desired value r, based on a transfer function C(?*) in which the parameter ? is set to the value ?* and on a target response transfer function Td(?*) in which the parameter ? is set to the value ?*.

Abstract: A method for controlling a wheel slip of a vehicle is provided. The method includes estimating equivalent inertia information of a driving system based on operation information of the driving system during operation of a vehicle and subsequently, calculating the amount of calibration for calibrating a torque command of a driving device for driving the vehicle from the estimated equivalent inertia information of the driving system. The torque command of the driving device is calibrated using the calculated amount of calibration and subsequently the torque applied to a driving wheel is adjusted according to the calibrated torque command.

Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle for the execution of a standing start; the control method comprises the steps of: engaging a gear in a transmission while a corresponding clutch is open; progressively closing the clutch causing the clutch to transmit a torque that causes the rotation of at least a pair of drive wheels; determining a target slip of the drive wheels; cyclically determining a real slip of the of the drive wheels; and continuously modulating the torque transmitted by the clutch during the closing of the clutch based of a difference between the target slip of the drive wheels and the real slip of the of the drive wheels.

Abstract: This electric brake device includes: a brake rotor, a friction member, a friction member operator, an electric motor, and a controller which controls, by controlling the electric motor, a braking force generated as a result of contact between the friction member and the brake rotor. The electric brake device includes a vehicle speed estimator which estimates the speed of the vehicle having the electric brake device mounted thereon. The controller includes a power limiter which limits the power that drives the electric motor. When an estimated vehicle speed, which is the speed of the vehicle estimated by the vehicle speed estimator, is in a determined low-speed range, the power limiter limits the power in accordance with a condition that has been determined such that the maximum power consumption of the electric brake device decreases in accordance with decrease in the estimated vehicle speed.

Abstract: Terrain assist apparatus and related methods for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to determine, based on vehicle sensor data, a condition of a vehicle associated with driving on sand. The vehicle controller is also to generate, via an output device, information instructing a vehicle occupant to configure a driving mode of the vehicle that is associated with controlling vehicle speed. The vehicle controller is also to control a parameter of the vehicle based on a setting of the driving mode to resolve the condition.

Abstract: System including an effort-monitoring system is configured to control tractive efforts (TEs) individually produced by propulsion-generating vehicles in a vehicle system. The effort-monitoring system is configured to control each of the propulsion-generating vehicles to provide a respective prescribed TE. The vehicle system operates at a system TE when each of the propulsion-generating vehicles is providing the respective prescribed TE. The prescribed TEs are determined by at least one of an operating plan of the vehicle system or a regulation that limits TE or ground speed of the vehicle system. In response to determining that a first propulsion-generating vehicle is providing a reduced TE that is less than the prescribed TE of the first propulsion-generating vehicle, the effort-monitoring system is configured to control a second propulsion-generating vehicle to exceed the prescribed TE of the second propulsion-generating vehicle so that the vehicle system is operating at or below the system TE.

Abstract: A method is described for controlling the automatic starting of a motor vehicle comprising an electronically controllable locking differential, uphill in a split mu situation. The method comprises the following steps: determining the positive gradient of the underlying surface; defining an initial locking torque on the basis of the determined positive gradient and on the basis of a component of the torque which the vehicle requires to travel uphill with only the first driven wheel powered; calculating the slip ratio SRxx for the first driven wheel xx according to SRxx=(Vxx?VRef)/VCrit if the reference velocity VRef is between 0 and a critical velocity VCrit, and according to SRxx=(Vxx?VRef)/VRef if the reference velocity VRef is higher than the critical velocity VCrit; and defining the locking torque of the electronically controllable locking differential on the basis of the slip ratio of the first driven wheel.

Abstract: A drive force control device, which controls a drive force distribution device that distributes a drive force to right and left rear wheels at variable distribution ratios, computes a steering angle-based turning radius determined in accordance with a steering angle, computes a limit turning radius, which is a minimum value of the turning radius with which the vehicle is turnable while keeping a stable travel state, in accordance with a vehicle speed, sets the larger one of the steering angle-based turning radius and the limit turning radius as a target turning radius, computes target rotational speeds for the right and left rear wheels on the basis of the target turning radius and the vehicle speed, and adjusts the ratios of distribution of the drive force to the right and left rear wheels such that actual rotational speeds of the right and left rear wheels approximate the target rotational speeds.

Abstract: Calculating a current target position value for controlling a traction speed of a materials handling vehicle, that includes receiving steering command signals; generating an output value proportional to a rate of change of the steering command signals; determining whether the output value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; determining a raw target position value for controlling the traction speed of the materials handling vehicle; and calculating the current target position value based on: whether the output value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and whether the raw target position value is less than or equal to a previously calculated target position value for controlling the traction speed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an oscillation of a vehicle. The system comprises a sensor configured to detect an oscillation of the vehicle, and an electronic controller configured to receive an oscillation signal from the sensor, compare the oscillation signal to a detection threshold, and in response to the comparison of the oscillation signal to the detection threshold, generate a signal to activate a braking system of the vehicle and generate a request to reduce torque in an engine of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device is provided, which includes a drive source configured to generate torque as driving force of a vehicle, a transmission torque control mechanism configured to control transmission torque to drive wheels according to the generated torque, and a processor configured to execute a vehicle attitude controlling module to perform a vehicle attitude control by controlling the transmission torque control mechanism to reduce the transmission torque so as to decelerate the vehicle when a starting condition that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle related value increases is satisfied, and then, when a given terminating condition is satisfied, controlling the mechanism to resume the transmission torque back to the torque before being reduced. The transmission torque is controlled so as to cause a yaw rate that occurs in the vehicle while the vehicle attitude control is performed, to be lower than an upper limit yaw rate.

Abstract: A vehicle control device is provided, which includes an engine, an engine control mechanism configured to control torque generated by the engine, a processor configured to execute a vehicle attitude controlling module to control attitude of a vehicle by controlling the engine control mechanism to reduce the torque so as to decelerate the vehicle, when a condition that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle related value that is related to a steering angle of a steering device increases is satisfied, and a torque reduction amount setting module to set the reduction amount of the torque to be larger as a combustion frequency of the engine per unit time decreases. The vehicle attitude controlling module controls the engine control mechanism to reduce the torque based on the set reduction amount.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control device for a voltage transformer of an electrically operated vehicle, which voltage transformer feeds an n-phase electric machine, n>1. The control device comprises an observer unit, which is designed to determine a present rotational speed of the electric machine and a present output current of the voltage transformer, a computing unit, which is coupled to the observer unit and which is designed to compute an instantaneous wheel speed of the wheels of the vehicle in dependence on the determined present rotational speed, and a slip control unit, which is coupled to the computing unit and which is designed to at least temporarily apply a current correction amount to the output current of the voltage transformer if the present change of the wheel speed of the wheels exceeds a first predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A combined angular position and torque sensor assembly for use in an electric power assisted steering system having an input part for connection to an upper column shaft, an output part for connection to a lower column shaft, a torsion bar that interconnects the input shaft and the output shaft, first and second upper column angular position sensors that each produce at least one output signal that is dependent on the angular position of the upper column shaft; and a processing means unit which produces a first torque signal indicative of the torque carried by the torsion bar. The processing unit further includes a component for producing a first absolute angular position signal by processing the output signals of the first and secondary sensors in a first way and a second absolute angular position signal processing the output of the same two sensors in a different way, and further includes a cross checker that performs a cross check between the two absolute position signals.

Abstract: A control device and method are provided for launch assistance for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine as drive engine. The control device is designed to predict a stall of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle on the basis of at least one signal, and, if a stall of the internal combustion engine is predicted, to output a signal for initiating launch assistance. The control device is designed to predict the stall of the internal combustion engine on the basis of the engine rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the gradient of the engine rotational speed of the internal combustion engine before the clutch-engagement rotational speed is reached. If a stall of the internal combustion engine is predicted, the control device is designed to output a signal for initiating an increase of the engine torque demand of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: Methods and systems for improving tire uniformity through identification of characteristics of one or more candidate process effects are provided. The magnitudes of process harmonics associated with one or more candidate process effects can be identified by combining uniformity measurements for a set of tires to achieve an enhanced resolution for a sampling of the process harmonic. The enhanced resolution approach can combine uniformity measurements for a set of a plurality of tires that are slightly offset from one another to generate a composite process harmonic sampling. In particular, the composite process harmonic sampling can be generated by aligning the uniformity measurements for each tire in the set of tires based on the azimuthal location of the maximum magnitude of the process harmonic on each tire. The magnitude of the process harmonic can then be determined using the composite process harmonic sampling.

Abstract: A traction control device reducing an output of an engine unit for suppressing a spin of a driving wheel of a motorcycle, includes: a first spin detection unit detecting a spin of a rear wheel based on a vehicle speed calculated from a rotation of a front wheel being a driven wheel to which a driving force is not transmitted from the engine unit, and a vehicle speed calculated from a rotation of the rear wheel being the driving wheel to which the driving force is transmitted; and a second spin detection unit detecting the spin of the rear wheel based on a vehicle speed calculated from the rotation of the front wheel, and a vehicle speed calculated from a rotation of the engine unit.

Abstract: A slip control device for an electric automobile includes a maximum rotation frequency calculator to calculate a drive wheel maximum rotation frequency Nmax on the basis of a rotation frequency N1 of a driven wheel and an ideal slip ratio ?min according to the formula (Nmax?N1)/N1=?min. It is determined whether a drive wheel rotation frequency N2 exceeds the frequency Nmax. If it is determined that the frequency N2 exceeds the frequency Nmax, a torque command value to a motor unit is made to be zero.

Abstract: A method for controlling the traction slip of driven wheels of a vehicle between the wheels and the carriageway, in the case of which a manipulated variable is calculated for a drive engine of the vehicle on the basis of a detection of the instantaneous wheel speed and the calculation of a desired wheel speed, the manipulated variable being formed by an upper limit value for the rotational speed of the drive engine, characterized in that the instantaneous transmission ratio is calculated on the basis of the instantaneous rotational speed of the drive engine and the instantaneous wheel speed, and the upper limit value for the rotational speed of the drive engine is calculated from the desired wheel speed and the instantaneous transmission ratio.

Abstract: The steering assistance display device according to this invention includes: a determination unit determining a radius of a curved road on which a vehicle travels, and a velocity and a steering angle of the vehicle; a calculation unit calculating a direction of travel of the vehicle on the basis of an inertial force determined on the basis of the radius and the velocity of the vehicle, and the steering angle; and a display unit displaying by a head-up display a direction of travel.

Abstract: Embodiments can provide a system, a wheel localizer, a wheel localization device, a method or a computer program for locating a position of wheel and/or for determining an acceleration of a wheel of a vehicle. The system for locating a position of at least one out of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle includes a detector configured to obtain information related to a tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel of the vehicle and a unit configured to obtain information related to angular rotations of the plurality of wheels. The system further includes a locator configured to determine the position of the at least one wheel based on the information related to the tangential acceleration of the at least one wheel and the information related to the angular rotations of the plurality of wheels.

Abstract: A vehicle controller has multiple vehicle control modes that have different output characteristics of a travel power source relative to an accelerator operation amount. The vehicle control modes include a poor road travel mode used during travel on a poor road, and a first normal travel mode and a second normal travel mode that are used during travel other than on a poor road. A rate of increase in an output of the travel power source relative to a predetermined accelerator operation amount during an initial stage of an accelerator operation is set to increase steadily in order of the poor road travel mode, the first normal travel mode, and the second normal travel mode. When the poor road travel mode is selected, a mode transition to the first normal travel mode is permitted but a mode transition to the second normal travel mode is prohibited.

Abstract: A work vehicle is provided with an engine, a hydraulic pump, a movement hydraulic motor, an acceleration operation member, and a control section. The hydraulic pump is driven by the engine. The movement hydraulic motor is driven by hydraulic fluid which is discharged from the hydraulic pump. The acceleration operation member is operated in order to set a target rotation speed for the engine. The control section is configured to perform traction control where the maximum traction force is reduced by limiting the displacement of the movement hydraulic motor to an upper limit displacement which is smaller than the maximum displacement. The control section increases the upper limit displacement of the movement hydraulic motor according to an increase in the operation amount of the acceleration operation member or the engine rotation speed in the traction control.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an engine output delivered in response to an operator pedal actuation based at least on a grade of vehicle travel. During uphill travel, in the presence of headwinds, and/or in the presence of a vehicle payload, the output may be increased while during downhill travel or in the presence of tailwinds, the output may be decreased. In this way, driver fatigue during travel over varying elevations, varying ambient conditions, and varying loads can be reduced.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for preventing slip in a wheeled vehicle having two or more driving wheels that are operated with electric motors. The motor of each driving wheel includes a torque limit applicable to limit torque of the motor. For each driving wheel, the method includes setting an angular acceleration limit for the wheel, detecting angular acceleration of the driving wheel continuously, comparing the detected angular acceleration with the angular acceleration limit continuously, if the detected angular acceleration is higher than the angular acceleration limit, reducing the torque limit from its current value until the angular acceleration of the wheel is below the angular acceleration limit, increasing the torque limit at a first rate to a value lower than the value from which it was reduced, and increasing the torque limit at a second rate to the maximum value, the second rate being lower than the first rate.

Abstract: A method of signalling an aquaplaning condition of a tire, the latter rolling on a rolling surface, a footprint area being defined between the tire and the rolling surface, a layer of water being interposed between the tire and the rolling surface, includes: detecting a first signal representative of a deformation of the tire due to rolling of the tire on the rolling surface, the first signal including at least one portion representative of the interaction between the tire and the layer of water; processing the first signal so as to determine a parameter representative of an aquaplaning condition of the tire as a function of the first signal; and generating a notification signal as a function of the at least one parameter. A system for signalling an aquaplaning condition of a tire.

Abstract: A vehicle yaw stability control method and a vehicle yaw stability control apparatus are provided. The yaw rate {dot over (?)} of the vehicle is measured. A first reference yaw rate {dot over (?)}ref is set. A difference yaw rate ?{dot over (?)} is set. Stabilizing braking intervention is triggered when a value of the difference yaw rate ?{dot over (?)} exceeds limits defined by difference yaw rate threshold values ?{dot over (?)}min, ?{dot over (?)}max. Information regarding the shape of the road ahead of the vehicle is acquired. The reliability of the driver steering input ? is evaluated upon stabilizing braking intervention being triggered. In case the driver steering input ? is deemed unreliable a replacement reference yaw rate {dot over (?)}refroad is set based on the acquired road shape and a replacement difference yaw rate ?{dot over (?)}road is set whereupon stabilizing braking intervention is performed based on the replacement difference yaw rate ?{dot over (?)}road.

Abstract: A control method of a tracked vehicle having a track belt and configured to advance the tracked vehicle provides for acquiring the driving speed of the tracked vehicle; acquiring the speeds of the tracks with respect to the tracked vehicle; calculating a range of expected values of traveling speed as a function of speed of the track; and varying the speed of the track when the traveling speed of the tracked vehicle is outside the range of expected values.

Abstract: A tractive force control part of a wheel loader is configured to perform a tractive force control to reduce a maximum tractive force. The tractive force control part is further configured to reduce the maximum tractive force when determination conditions including, while a working implement is performing excavation operation, that the working implement is in a raising hydraulic stall condition and that a drive circuit pressure is greater than or equal to a predetermined hydraulic pressure threshold are satisfied during the tractive force control.

Abstract: A saddle-straddling type motor vehicle on which an object is loadable for traveling with the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes a main body having a wheel, a motor that generates driving force for moving the main body, a wheel force calculator configured to calculate wheel force exerted between the wheel and a surface of a road on which the motor vehicle is traveling, and a wheel force corrector configured to correct the wheel force calculated by the wheel force calculator based on a condition of the object loaded on the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle attitude control system includes a control unit that calculates a front wheel control amount and a rear wheel control amount on the basis of a front-side slip angle at a front axle of front wheels and a rear-side slip angle at a rear axle of rear wheels, and that controls the front wheels on the basis of the front wheel control amount and controls the rear wheels on the basis of the rear wheel control amount at the same time.

Abstract: A torque distribution apparatus acquires instructed torque input and a motor efficiency map; detects vehicular speed and drive wheel rotational speed; calculates based on the speeds, a relational expression of a slip rate at drive wheels and a friction coefficient; creates based on the relational expression, a performance curve expression that indicates torque-drive wheel rotational speed relations, superimposes the performance curve expression on the motor efficiency map, creates an efficiency variation expression that indicates for each vehicular speed, the torque and efficiency values of the motor efficiency map, and calculates torque that optimizes efficiency, from the efficiency variation expression; calculates within a range of the slip rate being 0 to 0.

Abstract: A control system for controlling a driving power source in a vehicle, includes a driving state detector for detecting a driving state of the vehicle; a first determiner for determining whether or not the driving state detected by the driving state detector is a first state; a second determiner for determining whether or not the driving state detected by the driving state detector is a second state; a rotational speed limiter for executing rotational speed limiting control for limiting a driving power source rotational speed to a predetermined upper limit value or less when the first determiner determines that the driving state is the first state, during an operation of the driving power source; and a rotational speed limiting termination unit for terminating the rotational speed limiting control, when the second determiner determines that the driving state is the second state, during the operation of the driving power source.

Abstract: A vehicle control system configured to judge a vehicle behavior or a driving preference of a driver based on acceleration of the vehicle including at least longitudinal acceleration. An acceleration value used in the judgment is obtained on the basis of a weighted detection value of the actual longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle, and a weighted parameter which is varied by an operation to increase a driving force of the vehicle executed by the driver. A weight on the parameter is reduced in case a weight on the detection value of the longitudinal acceleration is increased, and the weight on the parameter is increased in case the weight on the detection value of the longitudinal acceleration is reduced.

Abstract: A brake system and related components including a metering device are configured to regulate a control signal received from a brake control device such that a control valve delays the supply of a level of requested braking pressure for a prescribed amount of time. The metering device can be an inversion valve and orificed check valve in a control circuit adapted to allow relatively unrestricted flow until a threshold pressure is reached, after which pressure the inversion valve closes and the flow is metered through an orifice. This has the effect of allowing rapid brake actuation to a first level, and then slowing further application of the brake until full requested braking is achieved. An electronic control unit can also be configured to regulate a control signal to delay development of the requested brake pressure.

Abstract: A method of estimating soil conditions of a work surface during operation of a track-type tractor measures current operating conditions and current operating state to develop adjustments to a nominal pull-slip curve. The adjusted pull-slip curve is used to calculate optimum performance in terms of an input variable such as track speed. Two factors are developed to reflect soil conditions, coefficient of traction and a shear modulus adjustment that affect different portions of the nominal pull slip curve.

Abstract: An electric lawn tractor roll away prevention system includes a brushless DC electric motor powering a traction drive wheel on the electric lawn tractor. The motor is connected to phase wires and provides a back EMF voltage on the phase wires if the electric lawn tractor rolls and turns the traction drive wheel without electric power from the motor. A three phase inverter rectifies the back EMF voltage, turns on the traction controller if the rectified voltage reaches a pre-specified threshold, and applies a voltage to the phase wires to reduce the speed of the electric lawn tractor by regenerative braking.

Abstract: A vehicle control strategy provides for automatically controlled movement from rest with deliberate wheel slip to maximize thrust. Different wheel slip conditions are provided for different terrain types. Wheel slip may be progressively reduced as the vehicle reaches a steady state speed. The strategy may also be implemented to maintain vehicle progress on low friction surfaces. The vehicle driver may be commanded to vary a control input, such as accelerator pedal position.

Abstract: An electric vehicle is presented. The electric vehicle may include a front motor for driving a front wheel; a rear motor for driving a rear wheel; a target torque determiner for determining a target torque of the front motor and a target torque of the rear motor, based on at least a displacement amount of an accelerator operation member operated by a driver; and a motor controller for controlling the front motor and the rear motor to cause the front motor to output the target torque and the rear motor to output the target torque.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a first disconnect disposed between a prime mover of the vehicle and a certain one of the vehicle drive wheels. The first disconnect is operable to connect and disconnect the prime mover to and from the certain one of the drive wheels. A second disconnect is disposed between the powertrain and the certain one of the drive wheels, and is operable to connect and disconnect the certain one of the drive wheels to and from the powertrain when the first disconnect is engaged. A control system and method are configured to control operation of at least the first and second disconnects. Through selective control of the disconnects, the system can be automatically placed in a four-wheel-drive mode based on predetermined criteria, or the desirability of the four-wheel-drive mode can be indicated to the vehicle operator in a passive version of the control system and method.

Abstract: A traction control device for a motorcycle eliminates a need for a waiting time for detecting an amount of change in a vehicle state and a subsequent prediction time, and can execute quick traction control. The traction control device includes an engine driving force control unit, for calculating a real slip ratio of the motorcycle, setting a target slip ratio according to a driving state of the motorcycle, and controlling a driving force of an engine so that the real slip ratio becomes the target slip ratio. The traction control device also includes a throttle grip opening degree sensor for detecting an opening degree of a throttle grip; and a bank angle sensor for detecting a bank angle of the motorcycle. The engine driving force control unit calculates the target slip ratio on a basis of the throttle opening degree and the bank angle of the motorcycle.

Abstract: A mobile robot configured to move on a ground. The mobile robot including a contact angle estimation unit estimating contact angles between wheels of the mobile robot and the ground and uncertainties associated with the contact angles, a traction force estimation unit estimating traction forces applied to the wheels and traction force uncertainties, a normal force estimation unit estimating normal forces applied to the wheels and normal force uncertainties, a friction coefficient estimation unit estimating friction coefficients between the wheels and the ground, a friction coefficient uncertainty estimation unit estimating friction coefficient uncertainties, and a controller determining the maximum friction coefficient from among the friction coefficients such that the maximum friction coefficient has an uncertainty less than a threshold and at a point of time when the torque applied to each of the wheels changes from an increasing state to a decreasing state, among the estimated friction coefficients.

Abstract: A system and a method of controlling vehicle starting may include a wheel speed sensor detecting a speed of at least one wheel among wheels of the vehicle, a vehicle speed detector detecting a vehicle speed, an acceleration detector detecting a vehicle acceleration, a vertical acceleration sensor detecting a vertical acceleration of the vehicle, a wheel torque detector calculating a wheel torque, an ambient temperature sensor detecting an ambient temperature, and a controller. The controller may calculate a wheel slip amount based on the speed of at least one wheel, the vehicle speed and the vehicle acceleration, determine whether a wheel slip occurs by comparing the wheel slip amount with a first predetermined wheel slip amount, determine a road state based on the ambient temperature and the vertical acceleration of the vehicle if the wheel slip occurs, and perform a starting control according to the road state.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting the onset of wheel skids and controlling brake torque to achieve efficient and smooth braking performance are described herein. A brake control system may utilize an algorithm, along with substantially real-time measured values to assist with controlling brake torque to achieve efficient and smooth braking performance. A history of wheel speed information, such as wheel speed information associated with one or more landing event, may also be used to iteratively estimate tire/runway friction properties.