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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8103422 | Method for the anticipated ascertainment of a bend on a portion of road, and associated system A system and method for the anticipated detection of a bend on a portion of road taken by a motor vehicle comprising the following steps: establishing, by means of a first system, called as the navigation system, a first set of information on the bend in question, t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7043975 | Hydraulic system health indicator A method and apparatus for determining the operating health of a hydraulic system are provided. The method may include the steps of determining a plurality of operating parameters of the hydraulic system during operation of the hydraulic system, determining an estim... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039517 | Brake control system According to the present invention, there is provided a method and system for providing brake control, autobrake and antiskid brake functionality by recognizing that the only difference between the three functions is the amount of deceleration they allow. Unlike a c... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6950712 | System and method for nonlinear dynamic control based on soft computing with discrete constraints A control system using a genetic analyzer based on discrete constraints is described. In one embodiment, a genetic algorithm with step-coded chromosomes is used to develop a teaching signal that provides good control qualities for a controller with discrete constrai... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941212 | Stability factor learning method and apparatus for a vehicle and control apparatus for a vehicle The invention provides a technique for learning a stability factor of a vehicle by which the stability factor of the vehicle can be calculated in response to a state of the vehicle. To this end, a state of the vehicle during traveling is detected, and it is decided ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928355 | Vehicular antiskid control apparatus and antiskid control method If a condition for starting a yaw control during an antiskid control is met while the antiskid control is being executed on one of right and left front wheels during braking on a uneven friction-coeffient road surface, the reference value for making the determinatio... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6772055 | System, a vehicle and a method concerning the behavior of a vehicle The invention concerns a system for generating basis for decisions concerning the behavior of a vehicle and/or of a driver of a vehicle. The system comprises a supervising unit (10) which comprises at least one storage member (12). In the storage membe... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6321141 | Method and device for detecting motor vehicle tilt A method and a device are provided for detecting a tendency of a vehicle to tip about a vehicle axis oriented in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. To this end, a variable is ascertained describing the dynamics of the vehicle linear motion. The de... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6272421 | Antilock braking system, based on a fuzzy controller, for an electromechanical vehicle braking system The subject of the application has a fuzzy controller which forms a pressure rate of change as a function of a wheel slip, a wheel acceleration, a locking pressure and a ratio between the actual pressure and the locking pressure. The rate of change is sup... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6266601 | Device for controlling running behavior of vehicle by mathematical tire model with compensation for brake malfunction A control device for controlling the running behavior of a four wheeled vehicle has a mathematical tire model of each wheel defining a relationship between longitudinal and lateral forces vs. slip ratio, synthesizes the mathematical tire model at zero sli... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6178369 | Method and regulating system for applying defined actuating forces The present invention relates to a process and a control system for generating defined actuating forces in a brake which is electrically operable by way of an actuator, wherein there is a first static relation between the brake's actuating travel and the ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6175798 | Algorithm for verification of correct ABS controller installation An algorithm for an anti-lock brake system controller monitors the voltage appearing at a status port to determine whether the controller has been installed the correct vehicle. The algorithm is responsive to detection that the controller has been install... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6092006 | Hierarchy system for controlling a vehicle A control system for a motor vehicle has several components for carrying out different tasks to control the vehicle. The data, which are necessary from the components, are acquired independently by the components either via data interrogation or via reque... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088646 | Fuzzy logic antiskid control system for aircraft An antiskid control system for aircraft braking consisting of an iterative system having inputs including wheel speed, time since touchdown and the value of the control current generated by the previous iteration. Utilizing the previous value and applying... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5977869 | Motor vehicle speed control method and arrangement In the motor vehicle speed control arrangement, the distance to an object detected in front of the motor vehicle is detected by a distance sensor and supplied to a control unit which forms one or more manipulated variables for setting the driving speed of... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5893895 | Control system for hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes an engine for producing propulsive forces, an electric motor for selectively generating assistive drive forces in addition to the propulsive forces and generating electric energy converted from the propulsive forces, and an energ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5842143 | Circuit configuration for evaluating yaw rate sensor signals A circuit configuration for evaluating signals from a yaw rate sensor is used in particular for movement stabilization in a motor vehicle. There is provided a controller which receives the signals from the yaw rate sensor and from further sensors. The fur... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5471559 | Method and apparatus for fuzzy knowledge reasoning Fuzzy knowledge stored in a knowledge base is written into a memory. When fuzzy reasoning is executed by a fuzzy reasoning unit based on the content of the memory, a control unit in a central processing unit may modify the knowledge base in the memory. Th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5424948 | Locomotive traction control system using fuzzy logic A locomotive traction controller system using fuzzy logic to maximize the coefficient of friction between locomotive drive wheels and the rail on which the wheels ride. The locomotive traction system includes a fuzzy logic slip controller that provides a ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5416709 | Fuzzy controller for anti-skid brake systems A fuzzy controller for Anti-Skid Brake System which utilizes fuzzy rules to avoid skidding and spinning of a vehicle during braking. The fuzzy controller includes: a solenoid valve installed in the brake device disposed on a wheel of the vehicle, capable ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5390117 | Transmission control with a fuzzy logic controller A control for a motor vehicle transmission automatically shifts transmission gears as a function of at least a driving pedal position and vehicle speed on the basis of shifting performance graphs stored in memory, and takes a load state of the motor vehic... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5358317 | Fuzzy logic electric vehicle regenerative antiskid braking and traction control system An regenerative antiskid braking and traction control system using fuzzy logic for an electric or hybrid vehicle having a regenerative braking system operatively connected to an electric traction motor, and a separate hydraulic braking system includes sen... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5229955 | Apparatus for detecting road surface frictional coefficient A detecting apparatus for detecting a frictional coefficient of the road surface on which an automotive vehicle travels. In the detection apparatus, a plurality of condition amounts related to at least one of the vehicle in braking operation, turning oper... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4842342 | Antiskid brake control system based on fuzzy inference An antiskid brake control system of a vehicle includes a detecting section for sensing or estimating various parameters such as vehicle speed, wheel speed, wheel slip rate, first time derivatives of the vehicle speed and wheel speed, and second time deriv... | 06/27/1989 |
