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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8000873 | Braking system A braking system, including a brake control arrangement in operational communication with a braking arrangement for braking a vehicle, and a penalty power source to deliver current or power to the brake control arrangement through a brake interface circuit. The brak... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7415325 | Method and apparatus for data interchange between a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle A method and apparatus for data interchange between a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle coupled thereto. A first electronic device provided in or on the tractor is connected via a data link to a second electronic device provided in or on the trailer; the first a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412312 | System for automatically determining a public transport vehicle emergency braking characteristics, in particular of a railway vehicle A system for automatically determining a public transport vehicle emergency braking characteristics, in particular of a railway vehicle, includes elements (1) for measuring the vehicle speed, elements (2) for measuring the distance travelled by it, and... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402123 | Automatic transmission control method and system having fail-safe function In an automatic transmission control system and method, an electronic control unit is programmed to output a command to establish another gear stage different from the gear stage at the time of occurrence of fault-induced disengagement by combination of engagements ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7372685 | Multi-fault protected high side switch with current sense An integrated high side switch with multi-fault protection. When a fault condition is detected, the switch is turned off. The switch includes a pair of transistors that are connected such that the source of the first transistor is connected with the source of the se... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359786 | Control and power supply network for vehicle braking system An electrically controlled braking system includes a first control unit and a second control unit in electrical communication via a communication link and a human machine-interface manipulatable by a vehicle operator. The human-machine interface includes a first sen... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349775 | Motor vehicle state detecting system System for detecting stability/instability of behavior of a motor vehicle upon occurrence of tire slip or lock. State of the motor vehicle is determined on the basis of an alignment torque (Ta) applied from a road and a side slip angle (β). By taking advantage of s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328092 | Method and device for monitoring brake signals in a vehicle The invention relates to a method and device for monitoring brake signals in a vehicle with a gearbox control unit and engine control unit. An error recognition or a plausibility control of said brake signals is carried out. Brake light signals can be received by a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319927 | Constant speed control system A method is provided for controlling a low speed operation of a vehicle. A speed activation switch is activated. A target vehicle speed is calculated in response to an accelerator pedal demand as determined by an accelerator pedal position where each respective acce... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305587 | Electronic control unit for monitoring a microcomputer An ECU (100, 200) includes a monitoring circuit (2) having a counter (3) for selecting an assignment number (21) of an assignment signal (20), a serial communicating unit (4) for transmitting the assignment signal (20... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289889 | Vehicle control system and method A control system and method for use in vehicles, such as automotive vehicles. The control system and method is particularly adapted for use in vehicles having by-wire control systems. The control system uses three system controllers. Each of the controllers is adapt... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7197387 | Vehicle control system Sensor-equipped hub units 34a attached to respective drive wheels 34 each have a sensor device comprising a sensor 36 for detecting the ground contact load on the wheel 34. A control unit 31 has a traction controller 32 | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191642 | Method, apparatus and system for measuring brake force A brake force measurement system comprises at least one sensor configured to generate an output indicative of a force applied by to a first braking member associated with a rotatable wheel of a vehicle by a second braking member. The second braking member may be an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7132806 | Motor control apparatus and motor control method An increase in angular acceleration α of a rotating shaft of a motor, which outputs a torque to a drive shaft linked to drive wheels, may cause a skid on the drive wheels. In response to detection of a skid, the control procedure of the invention sets a maximum tor... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128376 | Redundant architecture for brake-by-wire system A redundant architecture for a brake-by-wire system is provided. The system includes a pressure source; at least one brake actuator for exerting a braking force on a wheel as a result of pressure provided by the pressure source; at least one servo valve for controll... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096108 | Brake system with distributed electronic control units incorporating failsafe mode A brake system for a heavy vehicle includes a control network, a brake component, a central control unit, and a distributed electronic control unit. The central control unit generates central control signals adapted to control the brake component, which control sign... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092809 | Method and system for controlling braking equipment The present invention provides a method and a system for controlling braking equipment with a function for the driveaway assistance of a motor vehicle. After setting an initial operating state of the braking equipment in which the function for the driveaway assistan... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7091678 | Device and method for controlling prime mover When an angular acceleration α of a rotating shaft of a motor connected with a drive shaft exceeds a preset threshold value αslip, which suggests the occurrence of a skid, the torque control procedure sets a maximum torque Tmax by referring to a map, which gives a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092841 | Method for determining the absolute position of a movable component A first acceleration sensor is arranged on a vehicle body for detecting an acceleration signal of the vehicle body and a second acceleration sensor is arranged on a wheel-side axle part for detecting an acceleration signal of the wheel-side axle part, the vehicle bo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7068191 | Method for determining the numerical value for the duration of a periodically repeated pulse signal, and device for carrying out said method The invention concerns a method for determining a numerical value for the duration of a periodically repeating pulsed signal. This method comprises the following steps: a) at time intervals, the period length of the signal is determined; b) at time intervals, a char... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7016444 | Filter loop structure for synchronization in a mobile communication terminal and a method of using the same Filtering loop and method for maintaining synchronization between a receiver and a transmitter reduces overhead and enables more robust operation. The method includes the step of receiving an error signal corresponding to a synchronization parameter. A first order f... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013209 | Operating a multimode ABS A vehicle anti-lock brake system determines when an ABS failure condition has occurred, configures a failure condition operating mode of the ABS control, and, finally, activates the ABS control based on the failure condition operational mode. When a brake actuator f... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996463 | Vehicle electronic control apparatus incorporating a plurality of microcomputers and implementing a microcomputer monitoring function A vehicle ECU (Electronic Control Unit) has a main microcomputer and an auxiliary microcomputer, with the main microcomputer periodically executing a processing routine for calculating values such as degrees of throttle opening of the vehicle engine based upon the c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6963797 | System and method for determining an amount of control for operating a rollover control system A system 18 for controlling a safety system of an automotive vehicle has a first controller 76 generating a first control signal, a second controller 78 generating a second control signal and an arbitration module 80 coupled to the first ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6952633 | Device and method for improved monitoring of a lateral-acceleration sensor A device and a method for monitoring a lateral-acceleration sensor suitable for use in a motor vehicle. A first lateral-acceleration variable is detected which describes the lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle. The device also includes a detecting arrangement... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6909956 | Method and apparatus for stopping and parking a commercial vehicle A receiver capable of receiving a remote vehicle stop request signal is mounted to a commercial vehicle and connected to the vehicle antilock braking ECU by a vehicle communication bus. The receiver may also be capable of transmitting a signal, thereby allowing the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904991 | Method and device for stabilizing a vehicle A method and a device for stabilizing a vehicle having at least one wheel tending to spin, are provided. In response to the tendency to spin, a driver-independent braking intervention occurs in the at least one wheel. The engine torque is reduced if the driver-indep... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907331 | Vehicle control system and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a vehicle control system comprising electronic modules used for the automatic control of vehicle operation. The method for automatic storing of configuration file data of at least three electronic modules f... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905181 | Electric parking brake system An electric parking brake system that includes a parking brake, and an electric motor, wherein the parking brake is activated by the electric motor. Operation of the parking brake is controlled such that a vehicle is decelerated at a target deceleration of a predete... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6895322 | Anti-lock brake control method having adaptive entry criteria An improved ABS control method incorporates entry criteria for initiating ABS control based on brake pedal position and rate of depression, adaptively adjusted by a reference pedal position corresponding to a predefined vehicle deceleration. A periodically-updated c... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6823251 | Microprocessor system for safety-critical control systems A microprocessor system for safety-critical control operations includes at least three central units which are preferably located jointly on one chip and execute the same program. Further, there is provision of read-only memories and random-access memories with addi... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6804599 | Electrical system for detecting and correcting loss of vehicle control caused by wheel slipping An electrical system for detecting and correcting loss of control, including wheel slipping or skidding, of a vehicle pulling a fifth wheel trailer includes a first wheel movement sensor disposed adjacent a driven wheel of the vehicle, and a second wheel movement se... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804564 | System and method for controlling and/or monitoring a control-unit group having at least two control units A system for controlling and/or monitoring a control-unit group having at least two control units, a first control unit and at least one second control unit, the first control unit being designed for performing its control function and for monitoring this control fu... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6789006 | Method and device for detecting a detached tire Device for detecting a detached tire of a vehicle. This device includes an arrangement for detecting the rotational movements of the wheels and generating first quantities that are dependent on the rotational movements detected. A comparison arrangement is also prov... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6748310 | Electric brake system In an electric brake system with at least an electric wheel brake mechanism having a pair of brake friction pads to produce a braking force based on a brake manipulated variable, and a brake friction pad thrust sensor detecting a pressure of either one of the brake ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6719087 | Control of independent steering actuators to improve vehicle stability and stopping An independent steering and/or braking control to improve motor vehicle stability and stopping utilizes a steer-by-wire system that includes a steering input system, a controller in electronic communication with the steering input system, and a plurality of roadwhee... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6697726 | Rolling control apparatus and method of vehicle A rolling control apparatus and method for controlling rolling of a vehicle controls braking force applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The apparatus and method set a target roll angle of the vehicle based on a rolling state of the vehicle, calcu... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6682153 | Method for detecting output-stuck fault of car body acceleration sensor, apparatus for detecting output-stuck fault of car body acceleration sensor, and anti-lock braking system for car By a method for detecting an output-stuck fault of a car body acceleration sensor, an absolute value of a relative difference between the logical car body acceleration operated on the basis of a wheel speed and the physical car body acceleration output fr... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6678593 | Device and method for monitoring a pressure sensor A device for monitoring a pressure sensor, which is positioned in a braking system of a vehicle. For this purpose, the device contains arrangement with which, during a braking action, a first vehicle motion variable is ascertained, which characterizes a v... | 01/13/2004 |
