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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440835 | Vehicle cruise control system A vehicle cruise control system is provided that comprises a vehicle speed detecting section, a cruise control section, and a cruising speed setting section. The vehicle speed detecting section is configured and arranged to detect a speed of a host vehicle. The crui... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7343236 | Electronic control system The present invention provides a universal power control module for automatic transmissions. The power control module includes a processor and at least two sensor inputs that convey engine and vehicle data to the processor. This data may include vehicle speed, engin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340339 | Power management system An exemplary power management system may include a power source configured to receive a fuel supply and a transmission driveably engaged with the power source. A control system communicates with the power source and the transmission and is configured to determine a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327237 | Information providing apparatus for a vehicle A warning apparatus for a vehicle determines a contact possibility of the vehicle contacting with an object that is present in front of the vehicle according to a relative distance between the vehicle and the front object, a relative speed between the vehicle and th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308961 | Vehicle cruise control device and method A maximum permissible acceleration is calculated so as to take into account vehicle stability, driver's comfort, road surface information and traffic information, driver's specific taste in acceleration and deceleration, and the like. An acceleration limiting proces... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7283810 | Communication device of mobile unit Communications are performed between a mobile unit and a terminal device. The mobile unit is provided with a communication device that is capable of communicating with the terminal device if it is connected electrically with a power supply. When an engine key switch... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273125 | Variable resolution control system The present disclosure is directed to a control system for a power machine that provides selected resolution of the adjusted speed control and other controls, such as attachment controls, to provide more options to the operator for fine positioning. The present disc... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7229373 | Engine torque control system In case information such as an actual gear ratio is not stored in an EEPROM 28 due to a trouble of a backup power source 29 or like when an initialization operation of a step motor 27 is performed at the time of start of a vehicle or during stop... | 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 |
| 7212896 | Vehicle control A vehicle control system (10) including a vehicle motion control subsystem (12) that has an input receiving an intended driving demand (14) and a plurality of coordinator subsystems (16) for coordinating actuators of the vehicle. The vehi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178819 | Speed controller having a display device A speed regulator for motor vehicles, including a standard mode in which the speed is regulated to a desired speed set by the driver, and at least one exception mode in which the speed is regulated to a setpoint speed that may deviate from the desired speed, and a d... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172043 | Constant speed running control apparatus for vehicle and method thereof When a constant speed running control is released during a changing operation of target vehicle speed, a target vehicle speed in just before the changing operation of target vehicle speed is set to a target vehicle speed at the time when the constant speed running c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7133760 | Method for controlling the speed of a vehicle A method is directed to the control of the speed of a vehicle wherein the actual speed is caused to track the desired speed. For reducing the actual speed, a transmission (1) of the vehicle (5) is driven to downshift and thereby the brake system is pro... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130733 | Control method for an automatic transmission Control method for effecting a gear shift in a stepped automatic transmission with an input shaft and an output shaft for transmitting power between two inertia components at distinct speed ratios with a first power transmission path and a second power transmission ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113118 | Digital signal encoding apparatus and method, digital signal decoding apparatus and method, and digital signal transmission system A signal encoding apparatus encodes one-bit signals of a plurality of n channels in a delta-sigma manner. The apparatus includes a phase modulator for phase-modulating the one-bit signals as original signals to add data of inverted phases to the one-bit signals. Inf... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108096 | Vehicle control system with slow-in-turn capabilities and related method A control system with slow-in-turn capabilities for use with a self-propelled, steerable vehicle, such as a lawn mower, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system slows the vehicle speed when turns are made beyond a predetermined range and the speed is at or above ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096019 | Apparatus, and associated method, for allocating channels in a radio communication system responsive to mobile station movement Apparatus, and an associated method, for allocating channels within a cell of a cellular communication system. Allocations are made by an allocator based upon determinations made by a determiner of the likelihood of movement of the mobile station. Determinations mad... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076355 | Shift control apparatus for vehicle step-variable automatic transmission A shift control apparatus for controlling shifting actions of a step-variable automatic transmission for a vehicle, which has a plurality of selectable groups of forward-drive positions having respective different sets of speed ratios, each one of the selectable gro... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7029419 | Automatic transmission downshifts based on tire adhesion limits A shift control system that controls gear shifts in a vehicle includes a transmission and a controller. The controller detects driving conditions of the vehicle, estimates a traction load of the vehicle and determines a current traction load of the vehicle. The cont... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6990400 | Load anticipating engine/transmission control system An engine and transmission control system is responsive to manipulation of manually operated control devices which can cause actions which result in increased load on the vehicle engine, before the engine actually begins to be effected by the load increase. The cont... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988028 | Cruise control system A cruise control system is adapted to a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine and a manual transmission which are disengageably connected through a clutch. The cruise control system is arranged to calculate a first vehicle operation indicative quantity... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6980897 | Oil pressure reduction rate restricting apparatus for V-belt type continuously variable transmission There is provided an oil pressure reduction rate restricting apparatus for a V-belt type continuously variable transmission, which is comprised of a reduction rate restricting section that calculates a reduction rate restricted secondary pressure and a reduction rat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957139 | System for controlling drivetrain components to achieve fuel efficiency goals A system for controlling a vehicle drivetrain in a fuel-efficient manner includes a control computer operable to define a contour from substantially zero engine load to substantially full engine load, wherein the contour may correspond to a fuel-efficient path from ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950737 | Transmission control system A transmission system includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) that controls truck braking energy by sharing energy dissipation between clutch packs. The CPU reduces engine speed and then slips the two clutch packs at the same time to maintain a reduced turbine spee... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950735 | Load anticipating engine/transmission control system An engine and transmission control system is responsive to manipulation of manually operated control devices which can cause actions which result in increased load on the vehicle engine, before the engine actually begins to be effected by the load increase. The cont... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945907 | Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a motor vehicle drive train A target engine rotational speed depending at least upon the position of an accelerator pedal position and a motor vehicle speed is determined in a method for controlling the operation of a motor vehicle drive train having a drive motor and a branched power transmis... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944532 | System for controlling an internal combustion engine in a fuel efficient manner A system for controlling an engine in a fuel efficient manner includes a memory having stored therein an engine output characteristics map bounded by a maximum engine output curve. The map defines a region of undesirable operation having a first border defined as a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931316 | Toroidal continuously variable transmission control apparatus In a toroidal continuously variable transmission (TCVT) control apparatus with a variator unit and a ratio control hydraulic system, an electronic TCVT control unit electronically feedback-controls a transmission ratio based on a deviation from a desired transmissio... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6884190 | Bicycle shift control device that inhibits the generation of a second shift signal after the generation of a first shift signal A bicycle shift control device includes a shift signal output unit for outputting shift signals and an inhibiting unit operatively coupled to the shift signal output unit for inhibiting the output of a second shift signal after the output of a first shift signal. In... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6863047 | Method of controlling engine speed during performance shift A method and system of automatically controlling engine speed of a vehicle in a turn employs an engine control system (10) to determine an optimal engine speed for the turn and an actual engine speed as sensed by an engine speed sensor (38). Engine con... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6847880 | Gear shifting on target speed reduction in vehicle speed control system A vehicle speed control system for a vehicle with an engine and an automatic transmission is comprised of a coast switch for decreasing a set vehicle speed and a controller connected with the coast switch. The controller controls a vehicle speed at the set vehicle s... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6832147 | Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle with a gear-shift transmission In a vehicle with a gear-shift transmission of a kind that requires a torque-free state to shift gears, the riding comfort is improved by a method of shifting gears where a gear shift is preceded by the steps of: reducing the vehic... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827666 | Transmission gear ratio selection An objective method is provided for selecting gear ratios for use in a motor vehicle transmission having multiple selectable gears. The method includes selecting gear ratios for a specific application includes calculating a low gear ratio, and a high gear ratio base... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6766237 | Shift control system for continuously variable transmission A shift control system for a toroidal CVT employs a shift technique for setting a torque shift compensation quantity so as to be increased as an actual gear ratio approaches a low-speed side gear ratio region including a lowest-speed gear ratio and so as to be decre... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6732039 | Vehicle speed control system A vehicle speed control system is installed to a vehicle equipped with an engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The vehicle control system is comprised of a controller arranged to execute a vehicle speed control, to suspend the vehicle speed control... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6684148 | Transmission control system A transmission system includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU) that controls truck braking energy by sharing energy dissipation between clutch packs. The CPU reduces engine speed and then slips the two clutch packs at the same time to maintain a reduced t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6662098 | Method and device for setting a gear ratio in a motor vehicle having a distance and/or vehicle-speed controller A method and a device for setting a gear ratio of the transmission while a distance and/or vehicle-speed control system (ACC system) is activated. A setpoint variable, as a function of which at least the driving motor of the vehicle is controlled, is inpu... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6658339 | Driver-programmable driving mode system for automatic transmissions A system for controlling an automated mechanical change-gear transmission system including a processing unit for processing inputs according to predetermined logic rules to determine currently engaged and allowably engaged gear ratios and throttle positio... | 12/02/2003 |
