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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7720583 | Vehicle control apparatus and method of suppressing vibration of vehicle A powertrain control ECU sets a target driving force, and controls an internal combustion engine and a transmission of a vehicle. A first processor of the powertrain control ECU includes a driving force adjustment portion, a filter, a mode-switch, an environmental i... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7551996 | Vehicle motion control device A vehicle motion control device is configured to determine whether the lane in which the vehicle is traveling is straight or curved. If the road is curved, a target yaw rate is set such that the yaw rate of the vehicle to the target position is averaged. If the road... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7323976 | Wheel lifted and grounded identification for an automotive vehicle A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll conditio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287760 | Vehicle suspension system and method A control system is operatively associated with a suspension system of a vehicle. The associated suspension system includes an associated fluid spring operating at an associated fluid pressure and an associated variable-rate damper having an associated electronicall... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275619 | Electric power steering system An electric power steering system includes: a first rotation detection section including a first sensor section and outputting a signal corresponding to a rotation of an input shaft; a second rotation detection section including second and third sensor sections and ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251638 | Intelligent robust control system for motorcycle using soft computing optimizer A Soft Computing (SC) optimizer for designing a Knowledge Base (KB) to be used in a control system for controlling a motorcycle is described. In one embodiment, a simulation model of the motorcycle and rider control is used. In one embodiment, the simulation model i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219087 | Soft computing optimizer of intelligent control system structures The present invention involves a Soft Computing (SC) optimizer for designing a Knowledge Base (KB) to be used in a control system for controlling a plant such as, for example, an internal combustion engine or an automobile suspension system. The SC optimizer include... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7177743 | Vehicle control system having an adaptive controller The vehicle control system having an adaptive controller is provided that accomplishes unsupervised learning such that no prior extensive training is needed for every situation. The inventive controller system is based on a neural network evolved with genetic algori... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171297 | Road surface condition determination apparatus A comparison/determination part 7 recieves the input of a front wheel speed filtered value ωfF from a front wheel speed filtered value calculation part 5 and a rear wheel speed filtered value ωrF from a rear wheel speed filtered value calculation par... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7139682 | Sensor system with variable sensor-signal processing A sensor system with variable sensor-signal processing comprises an integrated circuit sensor unit. The integrated circuit sensor unit includes a sensor element that provides a sensed signal in response to a measurement variable, and a memory device that stores adju... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133855 | Behavior control apparatus and method It is objective of the invention to provide a highly reliable control apparatus and method which reduces the amount of calculation required for both learning of an input/output relationship and actual control as well as prevent inappropriate outputs from being gener... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7132937 | Wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle using passive and active detection A control system (18) and method for an automotive vehicle (10) used for detecting lift of a wheel includes a passive wheel lift detector (58) that generates a passive wheel lift signal, an active wheel lift detector (60) that generates a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109856 | Wheel lifted and grounded identification for an automotive vehicle A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll conditio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110988 | Automated system and method for creating aligned goals A method of aligning a new goal of an entity ensures that the new goal is a child goal of a parent goal. The method also ensures that a group is linked to the parent goal, and ensures that the entity is subordinate to the group. In one embodiment, selection lists co... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096170 | Method of assisting the design of a vehicular suspension To provide a method of assisting in the design of a vehicular suspension by allowing definition points inherent in suspensions to be easily recognized regardless of the different types and mechanisms thereof, and allowing specification values to be simply entered at... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7038234 | Thermoelectric module with Si/SiGe and B4C/B9C super-lattice legs A super-lattice thermoelectric device. The device includes p-legs and n-legs, each leg having a large number of alternating layers of two materials with differing electron band gaps. The n-legs in the device are comprised of alternating layers of silicon and silicon... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6950782 | Model-based intelligent diagnostic agent The present invention provides a multi-level model-based intelligent agent diagnosis system and method for computer-controlled machinery operative to reduce the complexity typically associated with conventional model based diagnostic systems. The system utilizes a p... | 09/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6853893 | Electronic control system for torque distribution in hybrid vehicles An electronic torque control and distribution system is provided for a hybrid propulsion vehicle. The drive thrust of the hybrid propulsion vehicle is distributed between an electric engine and an internal combustion engine through a transmission system. The transmi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6721453 | Method and apparatus for processing an image of an agricultural field A method and apparatus for detecting an edge between a cut crop and an uncut crop in a field is disclosed. At least two scanlines of pixel data are processed based on an image of the field. A characteristic line corresponding to the cut/uncut edge is best fit betwee... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6701236 | Intelligent mechatronic control suspension system based on soft computing A control system for optimizing a shock absorber having a non-linear kinetic characteristic is described. The control system uses a fitness (performance) function that is based on the physical laws of minimum entropy and biologically inspired constraints ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6658366 | Speed sensor A speed sensor has a stationary electrode and a mobile electrode held normally at a specified distance from each other by an elastic supporting device. The speed sensor is attached to one of the wheels of a vehicle such as an automobile. The centrifugal f... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6633783 | Fuzzy logic based control Because of the enormous number of neurons and reflex pathways involved in the control of human motion, a comprehensive identification of the structure of the feedback control circuitry is a formidable experimental task. A theoretical approach based on a c... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6496761 | Optimization control method for shock absorber A control system for optimizing the performance of a vehicle suspension system by controlling the damping factor of one or more shock absorbers is described. The control system uses a fitness (performance) function that is based on the physical laws of mi... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6463371 | System for intelligent control of a vehicle suspension based on soft computing A reduced control system suitable for control of an active suspension system as a controlled plant is described. The reduced control system is configured to use a reduced sensor set for controlling the suspension without significant loss of control qualit... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6343248 | Method and device for controlling semiactive suspensions of motor vehicles A control device for a vehicle having at least one semiactive suspension arranged between a vehicle body and a wheel and having a damping coefficient that can be varied in a controlled way by an actuator governed by a control device, the control device in... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6256562 | Control configuration for an occupant protection system for side collision protection in a vehicle In a control configuration for an occupant protection system for side collision protection in a vehicle, an enable signal of a protection configuration generated as a function of transverse acceleration, is delivered to a timer. The timer furnishes an ena... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6122578 | Active controls for vehicular suspensions The relative motion and force between two interconnected elements can be counteracted with active controls when such motion and force is predictable. Magnitudes, wavelengths and locations of rocking motion by vehicles traveling along fixed guideways can b... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5974350 | Compact fuzzy logic algorithm A fuzzy logic algorithm utilizes a single rule to produce a varying output signal. A plurality of input signal values are received from a plurality of sensors. A predetermined combination of a plurality of membership functions in the single fuzzy logic ru... | 10/26/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5539640 | Road surface condition determining method and suspension controlling device A determining method of this invention includes a step of continuously measuring the relative movement between the wheel and the vehicle body by use of a linear stroke sensor while a motor vehicle is running; a step of creating spectral distribution by su... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5483450 | Apparatus for controlling a suspension system disposed between a wheel and the body of an automotive vehicle An apparatus for controlling a suspension system disposed between a wheel and a body of an automotive vehicle, has a device for adjusting a response of the suspension system to mechanical excitations transmitted by the body and/or the wheels. A first cont... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5342079 | Control apparatus for vehicle suspension mechanism An electric control apparatus for a vehicle suspension mechanism of which the spring constant and damping force can be controlled independently to one another, wherein a vertical displacement amount and a vertical velocity vector of the vehicle body are d... | 08/30/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5159555 | Control apparatus for support unit of vehicle A control apparatus for support unit of vehicle, wherein a physical quantity which affects characteristics of a support unit for supporting a vehicle body such as a suspension or stabilizer and a state quantity which shows movement of the body or support ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5138554 | Suspension controller In the suspension controller of the present invention, there is provided a suspension or stabilizer characteristic change-over determining device whereby a damping force or a spring constant of a suspension or a torsional force of a stabilizer is calculat... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5060157 | Shock absorber control apparatus A shock absorber control apparatus which performs a fuzzy inference by use of a predetermined fuzzy rule regarding comfortable ride, steering stability and grounding efficiency corresponding to a detected running condition of a vehicle, thereby setting an... | 10/22/1991 |
