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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162801 | Gear engagement control system and method A control system includes an auto-stop module, an auto-start module, and a starter module. The auto-stop module stops an engine when a brake pedal position is greater than a threshold position and a transmission is in a drive gear. The auto-start module starts the e... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7837594 | Method for accelerating a vehicle from a stop or for stopping a vehicle on a gradient A method for starting or stopping a vehicle on a gradient. In order to protect the clutch (12) against overheating and therefore against excessive wear during the actuation of at least one brake (48) and simultaneous pressing of the accelerator pedal (... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815546 | Method and device for activating an electric parking brake A method and a device are for activating an electric parking brake of a motor vehicle, e.g., a road motor vehicle. Initiation of a connection process is recognized for disconnecting a drive motor of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. The electric parking brake ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7497805 | System and method to control fuel injector reactivation during deceleration fuel shut off A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprises reactivating fuel injectors based on release or decrease of driver braking during deceleration fuel shut off operation. According to another aspect, a method of controlling fuel injection in ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7381147 | Method and device for controlling functions of an occupational vehicle A method and a device for controlling functions of an occupational vehicle (1) comprising a driving motor (2), a clutch (3), a service brake (13, 14) that acts upon the wheels (11, 12) of the vehicle, a working device (21), ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374509 | Method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle is described, the hybrid drive including as propulsion motors an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor/generator, and the output shafts of the propulsion motors being operatively linkable to a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7241249 | Driving condition control method and system In a driving condition control system, a sensing unit is configured to sense a first physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the first rotatable axle assembly and a second physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the second rotatable axle assembly. A corr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236869 | Blended torque estimation for automatic transmission systems A torque prediction module for an automatic transmission system includes a throttle-based torque prediction module. The throttle-based torque prediction module determines a first predicted torque of an engine in a vehicle that is based on a position of a throttle, a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220217 | Engine spin-up control with natural torque smoothing A hybrid vehicle includes an engine having at least one cylinder and an electric machine that drives the engine during a start-up period. A control module monitors a rotational speed of the engine and regulates torque generated by the electric machine based on the r... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214166 | Method and arrangement for distributing brake torque on a vehicle Method and apparatus for distributing brake torque between at least one first and one second brake device on a motor vehicle including at least two wheel pairs. The first brake device is a friction brake which acts on at least one wheel pair and the second brake dev... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7169083 | Driving condition control method and system In a driving condition control system, a sensing unit senses a first physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the first rotatable axle assembly and a second physical quantity indicative of a rotation of the second rotatable axle assembly. A determining unit com... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166061 | Control device for hydraulic winch According to a control device for a hydraulic winch, a regulator controls a motor capacity of a hydraulic motor having variable capacity functioning as a driving source of the hydraulic winch in response to a load pressure, a negative brake stops and retains the hyd... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165530 | Method for controlling a variable-speed engine A method for controlling a variable-speed engine of a machine is provided. The machine may include a park-brake. The method may include receiving a signal indicating an engagement status of the park-brake. The method may also include operating the variable-speed eng... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7074161 | Method for assisting a vehicle to start on a slope In a method and a device for assisting a vehicle to start on a slope, a vehicle brake torque is changed corresponding to an estimated vehicle driving torque in consideration of a downgrade torque. The method is executed with the following steps of determining a vehi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7041030 | Hydraulic control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A hydraulic control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, which enables a smooth torque transmission when an engine of the vehicle is started from an idling stop state. The hydraulic control apparatus includes an engine and a motor as power sources, a transmission having ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6952637 | Rough road detection using suspension system information Direct sensing of rough road conditions are used to modify operation of a wheel slip control system. At least one suspension sensor (139) senses an operating parameter of the suspension system. A road surface classifier is responsive to the suspension pension... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6896340 | System and method for maintaining a vehicle at zero speed on a graded surface Methods and apparatus are provided for determining when vehicle powertrain torque is being used to substantially maintain a vehicle at a substantially zero speed on a graded surface, and to shift the supplied torque from the powertrain to another vehicle system or c... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6757604 | Method and apparatus for determining torque at desired locations on a machine A method and apparatus for determining a value of torque at a desired location on a machine. The method and apparatus includes choosing the desired location, determining an operating condition relevant to the desired location, determining a plurality of parameters o... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6626798 | Device and method for operating an internal combustion engine provided with a butterfly valve in overrun mode A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle with a butterfly valve, where the butterfly valve is opened and a fuel supply is cut off when the vehicle is in an overrun phase, the method including the steps of determining a first... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6540644 | Automatic stop/start-up control apparatus of an engine An automatic stop/start-up control system of an engine, recognizes an early drop of a power assist for brakes while the engine is automatically stopped. The control system enables the will of a driving person to be adequately reflected and the driving per... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6453873 | Electro-hydraulic compression release brake A system and method for controlling combustion engine compression braking having the variable timing of the dwell period of at least one exhaust valve by an electronic control module within each one of the engine cylinders during a braking event as well a... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6416441 | process and a device for determining the driving torque of a vehicle The invention proposes a process for determining the driving torque of a vehicle as it is starting. This process and device uses a model of the idling properties of the engine, a comparing element for the output values of the model and corresponding measu... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6273840 | Method for shutting down and switching on motor vehicle internal-combustion engine cylinders A method shuts down and switches on cylinders in a motor vehicle internal-combustion engine. Injection valves are controlled by an engine timing system as a function of vehicle operating conditions. The shutting-down of cylinders is carried out sequential... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6253144 | Vehicle longitudinal force control A longitudinal driving/braking force control system for controlling the vehicle speed and/or the headway vehicle-to-vehicle distance is arranged to bring a vehicle to a stop and to hold the vehicle in a stop condition with a stop holding braking force in ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249733 | Automatic engine retarder and transmission control in off highway earth moving equipment An automatic control for operating an engine retarder, service brakes, and an automatic transmission associated with earth moving equipment is provided. The automatic control monitors engine speed and responsively produces control signals to maintain engi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6135920 | Apparatus and method for automatically starting and stopping a vehicle engine to effect a smooth change from a vehicle brake release state to a vehicle drive state An engine automatic speed control apparatus which exhibits a smooth transition from brake release to an engine drive state. An ECU determines braking force such that a vehicle does not move in correspondence with the slope of a road surface according to a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120414 | Negative pressure control apparatus for brake booster A negative pressure control apparatus for a brake booster is provided which can maintain a required negative pressure in the brake booster without unnecessarily increasing the negative pressure of the brake booster. The apparatus has a negative pressure c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6007454 | Traction control device of automobile automatically adapted for high and low gear driving In an automobile having a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, a brake system for selectively braking each of the pairs of front and rear wheels, an engine, a transmission system including a speed change gear device for selectively providing a plu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5816665 | Compression and fluid retarding vehicle braking control system A retarder system for a vehicular drive train is disclosed. The retarder system includes a compression brake being adapted to operate in multiple stages to slow the speed of the engine and a fluid retarder being adapted to operate in multiple stages to ab... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5788597 | Process and apparatus for braking a hybrid-drive motor vehicle In a process and apparatus for braking a hybrid drive vehicle, kinetic vehicular energy is converted by the driving electric motor into electrical power, which alternatively can be absorbed by charging a traction battery or by driving a combustion engine ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5328006 | Traction control system for motor vehicle A traction control system for a motor vehicle having driving wheels and driven wheels includes a device for detecting the speed of each of the driving wheels of the vehicle, a device for detecting the speed of each of the driven wheels of the vehicle, a d... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5297662 | Traction control system for vehicle A traction control system for a vehicle has a sub-throttle valve provided in an intake passage of the engine in series to a main throttle valve which is operatively connected to an accelerator pedal to open and close in response to operation of the accele... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5145041 | Motion converting mechanism A motion converting mechanism comprising a feed member provided with a screwed portion, a screw nut member engaging with the screwed portion of the feed member, a support member rotatably supporting the feed member and the screw nut member, a single drive... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5127501 | Apparatus for controlling engine idle speed in a vehicle having an anti-skid brake system A brake adjusting apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine brake detector for detecting that the engine brake is applied; a drive wheel speed detector for detecting speed or acceleration of a drive wheel; a reference drive wheel speed setting circuit fo... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5009294 | Vehicle traction control system A vehicle traction control system includes both driven wheel brake control and engine torque output control for limiting acceleration wheel slip. A boundary condition is identified where engine torque output control alone can be used without braking to re... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5007516 | Motor vehicle braking apparatus using accelerator pedal According to the motor vehicle braking apparatus of the present invention, the engine throttle valve is closed when the driver treads the accelerator pedal to an extent exceeding a predetermined range, and the brakes are applied when the driver further tr... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4946015 | Vehicle traction control system When an excessive acceleration spin condition is detected in one or both of the driven wheels of a vehicle, braking pressure is applied to one or both wheel brakes to quickly take control of the respective excessive spin condition. A value representing th... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4733760 | Automotive vehicle drive wheel slippage control device detecting vehicle road surface condition and modifying wheel braking operation according thereto An automotive vehicle driven wheel slippage control device is arranged such that the rotational speed of a driven vehicle wheel is determined. The presence of a condition of acceleration slippage is determined by utilizing as a parameter the rotational sp... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4660691 | Vehicular hill holder system having a control circuit responsive to vehicular attitude, clutch position, and gear position A brake booster (10, 210) connected to a control circuit (120) provides a system for the continued braking of a vehicle when the vehicle is situated on an incline and the brake pedal (92) is released by the operator. Continued brake application is accompl... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4442928 | Actuator In an actuator system (10) having an air motor (12) for supplying a ball-screw actuator (14) with rotary input. The ball screw actuator (12) has a friction clutch mechanism (206) that limits the torque applied to the screw (176) when the ball nut (166) re... | 04/17/1984 |
