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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162088 | Speed control device and motor vehicle having such a speed control device A speed control device for motor vehicles, having a controller and a user interface. A plurality of operating modes is implemented in the controller, which differ in their control strategies and include at least one eco mode, whose control strategy is optimized for ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7437232 | Vehicle and method for speed control based on position information of other vehicles An apparatus and method for controlling a speed of a vehicle includes detecting whether a cruise control setting of a first vehicle is active and receiving, at the first vehicle, position information of a second vehicle, the position information of the second vehicl... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431013 | Intake air control device, and vehicle including same An intake air control device is provided in which a valve shaft extends in the left and right direction of a vehicle body frame across an air intake path, and is rotatably supported by an air intake path forming body connected to an engine body, equalizing the dista... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7363993 | Traveling apparatus and method for controlling thereof A traveling apparatus suitable for use in a two-wheeled traveling vehicle on which a man rides, and a method for controlling thereof, are provided. An abrupt turn, which can make a rider fall down, is prevented, and stable traveling is obtained without fail. Specifi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350611 | Method for controlling an electric drive machine A method is provided for controlling an electric drive work machine including an engine and an electric motor that provides power to enable the work machine to travel across a surface terrain at certain ground speeds. In one embodiment, the method may include detect... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343897 | Engine control system with user-commanded engine speed adjustments in varying increments An engine control system includes an engine with an output shaft. A power take-off device interfaces with the output shaft and provides rotational power to an auxiliary device. A user input device includes a first engine speed control that commands an increase in en... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331111 | Chainsaw throttle and brake mechanisms A chainsaw is provided having a brake band disposed about a drum that rotates during advancement of the saw chain about the saw bar. An end of the brake band is biased to a position that draws the brake band tight about the drum to prevent advancement of the saw cha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7308962 | Control system for cylinder cut-off internal combustion engine In a control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders and mounted on a vehicle, in which the engine operation is switched based on the throttle opening between a full-cylinder operation in which all of the cylinders are operative and ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308960 | Vehicle drive train unit and vehicle drive train system A vehicle drive train and drive train system is provided to simplify wire harness including power cables and reduce power loss in an engine-motor hybrid vehicle drive train system. The drive train and system includes some wheels driven by an engine, and other wheels... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296646 | System and method for timing of target speed for cooperative speed control system A device for automatically controlling vehicle speed, including a processor that receives at least (i) a first signal indicative of a first local required speed, (ii) a second signal indicative of a second local required speed received after the first signal, and (i... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7255187 | Axle assembly with parallel drive system for electric hybrid vehicles The inventive parallel drive system is particularly well suited to be supported at the axle of the vehicle. A coupling arrangement includes a clutching mechanism and a gear reduction device that selectively couple an electric motor to the drive wheels for providing ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246675 | Adjustment of the speed of a motor vehicle with an automatic gearbox A method relieves the burden of a driver of a motor vehicle in which the drive train is provided with a gearbox which can be operated in an automatic mode and a manual mode. The method comprises the following automatic steps: a) detection whether the speed of the ve... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246001 | Method for controlling the ground speed of a work machine A method of maintaining a constant ground speed of a work machine having an engine, powertrain, and at least one electronic control module (ECM) is disclosed. The method included sensing a parameter indicative of the ground speed of the work machine and responsively... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234553 | Vehicle driving force control apparatus A driving force control apparatus is provided to prevent shocks from being generated during clutch engagement or release. The clutch is maintained in an engaged state and shocks are prevented from accompanying clutch release during creep travel when the target motor... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228925 | Electrical systems for electric powered vehicles Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to electric motor applications. The systems and techniques are described in the context of an electric powered vehicle. The electric powered vehicle includes a drive wheel, an electric motor configured to rotate the driv... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228220 | Device for adaptive distance and speed control with having torque dampening A device for adaptive distance and speed control in motor vehicles, comprising a sensor device for measuring the distance and relative speed of a target object located in front of the vehicle; a regulating device, which has a distance control function to regulate to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222684 | System, apparatus, and method for providing control of a toy vehicle A system, apparatus, and method for providing a soft-start for a toy vehicle configured to be operated by a person. The method includes receiving a throttle signal operable to induce motion via a motor operating as a drive mechanism of the toy vehicle. A transition ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218120 | Fault detection circuit for a driver circuit Various component parts of a driver circuit for drive sources such as electric motors and clutches, such as relays and FETs as well as the drive sources can be tested by selectively energizing the relays and evaluating the voltage levels of the selected points by us... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213570 | Method and apparatus for controlling throttle during vehicle coasting A method and system to improve fuel economy of an engine on a vehicle is offered. An electronic throttle control device is commanded to a wide open throttle position during vehicle coast down, thus improving engine breathing and reducing pumping losses, and improvin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209821 | Apparatus for controlling run of a car, and car using the apparatus In a system of accelerating a car using a brake operating mechanism, the driver is required to be ready to step on the brake operating mechanism so as to rapidly decelerate the car in order to avoid danger, if necessary, while he is releasing his foot from the brake... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205730 | Article transport vehicle The invention provides an article transport vehicle that includes: a vehicle body; a first wheel that supports the vehicle body; a second wheel that is disposed spaced apart from the first wheel in a fore-and-aft direction, and that supports the vehicle body; a firs... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206686 | System and method for detecting an object ahead of a vehicle and controlling the vehicle in response to the detected object When a deceleration intention detector detects that an occupant has apprehension about a condition ahead of his own vehicle and attempts to decelerate the own vehicle, a detection area setter enlarges a detection area in which a control object is detected, upon a co... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191865 | Off road vehicle There are two basic methods of steering a wheeled vehicle. One method is to turn one or more steerable wheels. The other is to drive one or more left hand wheels independently of one or more right hand wheels. Traditional vehicles address the potential conflict betw... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194352 | Method and arrangement for controlling the speed of a vehicle A method and an arrangement for controlling the speed of a vehicle make possible a comfortable adaptation of an incrementation or decrementation of a pregiven desired speed. The desired speed is changed by the actuation of an operator-controlled element (1). ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181912 | Power device equipped with combustion engine and stirling engine A power unit for a vehicle, such as an automobile, includes an internal combustion engine 1 as a prime mover for the vehicle, a generator 3, and a Stirling engine 4 for driving the generator 3. The Stirling engine 4 uses the exhaus... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182412 | Brake controller When it is in a forward or backward range, in an idle state, the vehicle is perfectly stationary, brake releasing velocity Bv is larger than Bv_on, brake stroke Bs is smaller than Bs_on and braking force Bf is larger than driving force Fd, a brake ECU executes a pro... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184873 | Vehicle speed limiting device The invention relates to a device for preventing selected users from driving a vehicle above a particular speed. The speed limit value can be programmed by the selected users by driving the vehicle at a desired speed limit and providing programming instruction. The ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177758 | Method for optimizing characteristics map A method for optimizing characteristics maps for the control of an internal combustion engine in which a model of the internal combustion engine is first formed by measurements on the internal combustion engine. In the process, a dependency of output variables of th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162353 | Automotive control apparatus and method An apparatus and a method for controlling an automotive vehicle are disclosed, in which a control amount for securing safety of the vehicle and the control amount for achieving a state intended for by the driver of the vehicle are switched in such a manner as to red... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151993 | Vehicle cruise control system for switching vehicle cruise control state using windshield wiper operation A cruise control system is configured to cancel/prohibit cruise control depending on the operating state of the wipers. When the wipers are in a continuous operation mode and low speed following cruise control is in progress, execution of the low speed following cru... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146263 | Predictive load management system A predictive load management system is provided. A power source is operable to generate a power output and has a desired operating range. A transmission has a drive member operably engaged with the power source and a driven member. A control system is operable to re... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142971 | System and method for automatically controlling a path of travel of a vehicle The method and system for automatically controlling a path of travel of a vehicle include engaging an automatic control system when the security of the onboard controls is jeopardized. Engagement may be automatic or manual from inside the vehicle or remotely via a c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124852 | Acceleration sensor and engine control for motorcycle A motorcycle has an engine and other components that are controlled based upon output from an acceleration sensor. The motorcycle also has an alarm system that uses the same acceleration sensor to detect vibrations indicative of a potential theft of the vehicle. Var... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124009 | Method and arrangement for monitoring a deceleration function of a control unit of a motor vehicle A method and an arrangement for monitoring a deceleration function of a control unit of a motor vehicle affect as little as possible the operability of the control unit in the case of a fault. The deceleration function of a control unit (1) of a motor vehicle... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119506 | Drive controlling device of a motor-driven vehicle A motor control for an electric motor powered vehicle having an accelerator control connected to a control circuit for supplying the desired driving power that senses possible errors of various types and stops the supply of driving power until normal operation resum... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120532 | Device and method for determining a highest allowed velocity of a vehicle Method and device for the determining a maximum allowed velocity (Vmax) for a vehicle (1) when going downhill (2). The invention includes a detector (11) for detection of current inclination (alpha) of the vehicle (1) in relati... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107141 | Method for obtaining axle-torque drivability with engine torque-based system A control system that controls operation of an engine to achieve a desired vehicle drive characteristic includes a pedal sensor that generates a pedal device position signal and an adjusted pedal module that determines an adjusted pedal based on the pedal device pos... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098844 | Acceleration detector with integral vehicle parameter display using a vehicle interface Calibration of an acceleration detector is initiated by a user depressable button such as a button indicating a vehicle is at rest and/or by the detector reading an OBDII vehicle communication protocol to determine the condition of the vehicle. Calibration permits m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092811 | Vehicle speed control system A vehicle speed control system for a vehicle comprises a lateral acceleration sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a target vehicle speed setting device, a drive system of the vehicle, and a controller connected. The controller is arranged to calculate a correction quant... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084594 | Motor drive control apparatus and method having motor current limit function upon motor lock A direct current motor for an engine throttle control is driven with a motor current of 100% duty ratio, when a throttle valve is to be moved from one throttle position to another or when the movement of the throttle valve is to be braked. The motor current is limit... | 08/01/2006 |
