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10-11-2014 дата публикации

Система для тренировки водительских навыков

Номер: RU0000147525U1
Автор: Мэтью Алан БОУШ, Фазаль Уррахман САЙЕД
Принадлежит: Форд Глобал Технолоджис, ЛЛК

1. Система тренировки водительских навыков для транспортного средства, которая включает в себя входное устройство, выполненное с возможностью генерировать входной сигнал с индикацией дорожных условий, устройство оповещения, выполненное с возможностью обнаружения и передачи выходного сигнала водителю, причем выходной сигнал содержит информацию о коэффициенте топливной эффективности, полученном с учетом фактической скорости транспортного средства и оптимальной с точки зрения потребления топлива скорости движения, а устройство оповещения выполнено с возможностью воздерживаться от понижения коэффициента, когда дорожные условия не гарантируют движения транспортного средства со скоростью, оптимальной с точки зрения потребления топлива.2. Система по п. 1, в которой устройство оповещения выполнено с возможностью воздерживаться от понижения коэффициента топливной эффективности, когда установлено, что изменение условий движения связано со знаком ограничения минимальной скорости, которая выше оптимальной с точки зрения потребления топлива скорости, а также когда фактическая скорость транспортного средства находится, по крайней мере, на нижнем пределе ограничения минимальной скорости.3. Система по п. 1, в которой устройство оповещения выполнено с возможностью понижать коэффициент топливной эффективности, когда установлено, что изменение условий движения связано со знаком ограничения минимальной скорости, а также когда фактическая скорость транспортного средства меньше нижнего предела ограничения минимальной скорости.4. Система обучения водителя по п. 1, в которой устройство оповещения выполнено с воз� РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (51) МПК G07C 5/00 (13) 147 525 U1 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ (21)(22) Заявка: ЛИСТ ОПИСАНИЯ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ К ПАТЕНТУ 2014107766/08, 28.02.2014 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 28.02.2014 (72) Автор(ы): БОУШ Мэтью Алан (US), САЙЕД Фазаль Уррахман (US) (73) Патентообладатель(и): ...

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Номер записи: 1
02-02-2012 дата публикации

Moulding unit for forming and cooking meat

Номер: US20120024168A1
Автор: Antonio Fava
Принадлежит: FAVA GIORGIO AXEL Srl

A moulding unit for forming and cooking meat, comprising a single recipient-shaped bottom die a concavity of which faces upwards and is destined to contain meat, and a single cover aligned with a mouth of the concavity of the bottom die, which cover is joined to the bottom die and positioned below the bottom die, such as to be destined to close a further mouth of a further concavity of a bottom die of a moulding unit which is identical and positioned below the moulding unit.

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Номер записи: 2
09-02-2012 дата публикации

Distance oriented energy management strategy for a hybrid electric vehicle

Номер: US20120035795A1
Автор: Hai Yu, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Ryan Abraham McGee
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A vehicle and a method to control a vehicle includes selecting a trip route for the vehicle using a user interface, generating a charge reference profile of a battery coupled to an electric motor based on the trip, and commanding propulsion devices in the vehicle based on a location of the vehicle with respect to the trip route such that a state of charge (SOC) of the battery tracks the reference profile.

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Номер записи: 3
09-02-2012 дата публикации

Method and device for evaluating a condition of a chassis of a vehicle

Номер: US20120035821A1
Автор: Dirk Hannemann
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

In a method for evaluating the condition of a chassis of a vehicle equipped with a brake control system and a device for detecting trip data, at least one control signal of the brake control system is combined with at least one output signal of the device for detecting trip data to obtain a combined signal, and the condition of the chassis is evaluated on the basis of the combined signal.

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Номер записи: 4
09-02-2012 дата публикации

Drive assisting device

Номер: US20120035825A1
Автор: Mitsuhiko Morita
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

A radar sensor detects a traveling state of a host vehicle. An inter-vehicle control ECU gives the amount of operation for the predetermined amount of control of the host vehicle so that the traveling state of the host vehicle detected by the radar sensor becomes a predetermined state. The amount of operation given by the inter-vehicle control ECU is reduced as a kind of restriction when the amount of operation given by the inter-vehicle control ECU becomes equal to or larger than a predetermined value. As a result, it is possible to reduce the dependence of the driver on the device.

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Номер записи: 5
23-02-2012 дата публикации

Driving assist device

Номер: US20120046817A1
Автор: Hiromitsu Urano, Toshiki Kindo
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

A driving assist device includes a first control portion that controls a vehicle to carry out automated driving, and a second control portion that controls the vehicle to make a shift to manual driving, in which the vehicle travels on a basis of an driving operation by a driver, when canceling the automated driving, and changes a manner of canceling the automated driving in accordance with an elapsed time from a start of the automated driving.

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Номер записи: 6
15-03-2012 дата публикации

Method and device for controlling an automatic freewheeling function in a vehicle

Номер: US20120065852A1
Автор: Anders Eriksson, Niklas Öberg
Принадлежит: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB

A method and device for controlling an automatic freewheeling function in a vehicle where a freewheeling function is active due to a prevailing freewheeling condition and where a control unit is programmed to: predict that the vehicle soon will travel in a steep downhill slope that is steeper compared to a prevailing downhill slope; simulate if less fuel will be consumed if the freewheeling function is inactivated in a a further position before the vehicle enters the steeper downhill slope, compared to if the vehicle enters the steeper downhill slope with the freewheeling function active; and inactivate the freewheeling function in the further position, that is, before the vehicle enters the steeper downhill slope if the simulation shows that less fuel will be consumed.

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Номер записи: 7
12-04-2012 дата публикации

Device and method for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver

Номер: US20120089294A1
Автор: Jochen Staack, Marcus Schneider, Meike Fehse
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method and device for supporting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver during which longitudinal guidance and/or lateral guidance is/are performed in an automated manner. A trajectory for performing the driving maneuver being determined and the vehicle being guided with automatic control along the trajectory, while the surroundings of the vehicle is being monitored during the driving maneuver. If the driver intervenes in the steering while lateral guidance is being performed or if the driver operates the accelerator while longitudinal guidance is being performed or if the driver intervenes in the steering or operates the accelerator while longitudinal guidance and lateral guidance are being performed, the control of the vehicle is returned to the driver. In the case of an imminent endangerment to the surroundings, control is not transferred to the driver.

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Номер записи: 8
19-04-2012 дата публикации

Automatic Control of Driveline States

Номер: US20120095659A1
Автор: Andreas E. Perakes, Ashok E. Rodrigues, Derek K. Ward, Jim Koppenol, Nicholas E. McCubbin, Peter J. Grutter, Richard D. Bruns
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A method for controlling a vehicle driveline includes using current conditions to estimate wheel slip probability and vehicle dynamics handling support requirements, producing two-wheel drive operation, if said slip probability and handling support requirement is low and a condition for forced driveline connection is absent, and producing four-wheel drive operation, if said slip probability and/or handling support requirement is high and a condition for forced driveline disconnection is absent.

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Номер записи: 9
19-04-2012 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for providing driving information for vehicles based on high speed movement long distance impuse radio ultra wideband

Номер: US20120095673A1
Автор: Sang Joon Park, Seong Yun CHO, Yoo Seung Song, Youngwoo Choi
Принадлежит: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ETRI

An apparatus for providing driving information for a vehicle based on high speed movement long distance impulse radio-ultra wideband (IR-UWB) is provided. The apparatus includes an IR-UWB module configured to generate a packet based on high speed movement long distance IR-UWB, transmit the generated packet, and interpret a received packet and a controller operationally coupled to the IR-UWB module. The controller is configured for the step of estimating a distance between an own vehicle and a different vehicle, estimating a relative location of the own vehicle with respect to the different vehicle based on the distance and generating driving information including the distance and the relative location.

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Номер записи: 10
26-04-2012 дата публикации

Method for assessing driver attentiveness

Номер: US20120098678A1
Автор: Oliver SCHEPP, Ralf RATHMACHER, Thomas Schramm
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method is provided for assessing the attentiveness of the driver of motor vehicle traveling in a lane including, but not limited to detecting the position of the motor vehicle on the lane transverse to the direction of travel, determining the extent of fluctuations of the position, and assessing the attentiveness as insufficient if within an observation period at least one first significant period is detected in which the extent of fluctuations of the position falls below a first low limiting value and a second significant period is detected in which the extent of the fluctuations exceeds a second high limiting value.

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Номер записи: 11
26-04-2012 дата публикации

Method and device for controlling a vehicle cruise control

Номер: US20120101698A1
Автор: Anders Eriksson, Johan Bjernetun
Принадлежит: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB

A method and device are provided for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle, the method including registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle, registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible.

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Номер записи: 12
26-04-2012 дата публикации

Optimal acceleration profile for enhanced collision avoidance

Номер: US20120101713A1
Автор: Aamrapali Chatterjee, Chad T. Zagorski, Nikolai K. Moshchuk, Shih-Ken Chen
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A system and method for providing an optimal collision avoidance path for a host vehicle that may potentially collide with a target vehicle. The method includes providing off-line an optimization look-up table for storing on the host vehicle that includes an optimal vehicle braking or longitudinal deceleration and an optimal distance along the optimal path based on a range of speeds of the host vehicle and coefficients of friction of the roadway surface. The method determines the current speed of the host vehicle and the coefficient of friction of the roadway surface during the potential collision, and uses the look-up table to determine the optimal longitudinal deceleration or braking of the host vehicle for the optimal vehicle path. The method also determines an optimal lateral acceleration or steering of the host vehicle for the optimal vehicle path based on a friction ellipse and the optimal braking.

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Номер записи: 13
10-05-2012 дата публикации

Engine load management for traction vehicles

Номер: US20120116627A1
Автор: Bradley Bailey, Jeffrey A. Brand, Matthew Hendrickson, Walter E. Earleson, William J. Tate
Принадлежит: Caterpillar Inc

An electric drive system includes a fuel-driven engine ( 202 ) driving an electrical power generator ( 204 ) that provides power to one or more electric drive motors ( 210 ). A method of load management in the electric drive system includes receiving an actual fuel signal, an engine speed ( 920 ) signal, a throttle position signal, a motor speed ( 712 ) signal, an intake air pressure, a barometric pressure signal, and an intake air temperature signal. These values are used to determine a torque limit. The torque limit is used to limit a torque command to the electric drive motors ( 210 ) such that the torque command is consistent with the operating capabilities of the engine ( 202 ).

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Номер записи: 14
24-05-2012 дата публикации

Information presentation apparatus and system

Номер: US20120126965A1
Автор: Hiroyuki Mori, Masanori Kawaura, Norio Sanma
Принадлежит: Denso Corp, Nippon Soken Inc

An information presentation apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a stimulator device located on a steering wheel of the vehicle and configured to generate stimulation at multiple sites on the steering wheel to provide skin sensation to a driver gripping the steering wheel; a direction information acquisition device configured to acquire direction information; and a controller configured to cause, in accordance with the acquired direction information, the stimulator device to successively generate the stimulation through the plurality of sites on the steering wheel to invoke an apparent movement that appears to the driver as if the skin sensation moves in a way indicative of a direction according to the direction information.

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Номер записи: 15
24-05-2012 дата публикации

Method and device for selecting a starting gear in a hybrid electric vehicle

Номер: US20120130575A1
Автор: Jessica SANDSTRÖM, Johan Larsson, Peter Templin
Принадлежит: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB

In a method and device for selecting a starting gear in a hybrid electric vehicle, a first driving sequence is registered during which a parameter indicates that an electric motor energy source has been drained past an energy level limit and/or no gear ratio shift from said starting gear ratio has occurred. Upon detection of the driving sequence, draining of said energy source and/or no gear ratio shift, selection of a starting gear ratio is altered to a gear ratio being higher, compared to a normal starting gear ratio, for the next vehicle take off of a driving sequence following the first driving sequence. This increases possibility that the vehicle during driving with the altered starting gear will reach a vehicle speed that corresponds to a combustion engine speed above idle speed of the combustion engine.

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Номер записи: 16
31-05-2012 дата публикации

Safe operation apparatus and method for moving object

Номер: US20120133528A1
Автор: Byung-Gil LEE, Hyung Kyu Lee
Принадлежит: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ETRI

A safe operation apparatus for a moving object includes: a distraction detection unit for detecting distraction information of a user operating a moving object; a controller for collecting the distraction information from the distraction detection unit, calculating a user's distraction state value, and controlling the moving object to be automatically operated or warning of the distraction state based on the distraction state value; and an automatic operation unit for automatically operating the moving object under the control of the controller. The apparatus further includes a communication unit for transmitting the user's distraction state to a remote control center or an adjacent different moving object under the control of the controller.

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Номер записи: 17
07-06-2012 дата публикации

Running-environment recognition apparatus

Номер: US20120140039A1
Автор: Akira Takahashi, Ryo Ota, Toshiya Oosawa
Принадлежит: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD

A running-environment recognition apparatus includes an information recognition section mounted in a vehicle and configured to recognize an information of at least a frontward region of the vehicle relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle; and a road-surface calculating section configured to calculate a road surface of a traveling road and a portion lower than the road surface in the frontward region of the vehicle, from the information recognized by the information recognition section.

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Номер записи: 18
14-06-2012 дата публикации

Driving work load measurement apparatus and method

Номер: US20120150412A1
Автор: Dae-Sub YOON, Hye-Sun PARK, Hyun-Suk Kim, Jong-hyun Park, Jong-Woo Choi, Kyong-Ho Kim, Yoon-Sook HWANG
Принадлежит: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ETRI

Disclosed herein is a driving work load measurement apparatus. The driving work load measurement apparatus includes a driving work load calculation unit and a warning alarm unit. The driving work load calculation unit calculates driving work loads driving-related information collected according to driving, and calculates a total driving work load using the driving work loads and weights which are set for the respective driving work loads. The warning alarm unit provides a warning message corresponding to the total driving work load, based on control of the driving work load calculation unit.

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Номер записи: 19
21-06-2012 дата публикации

Vehicle safety sensor control device

Номер: US20120158248A1
Автор: Chun-Gi LYUH, Ik Jae CHUN, JUNG Hee Suk, Sanghun Yoon, Tae Moon Roh
Принадлежит: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ETRI

A vehicle safety sensor control device is provided. The vehicle safety sensor control device may include a slope sensor portion sensing a slope of vehicle; a safety sensor portion sensing running safety information for a vehicle safety running; a sensing control angle generation portion sensing a sensing control angle from the sensed slope; and a safety sensor control portion controlling up and down direction angles of the safety sensor on the basis of a horizontal plane of vehicle depending on the sensing control angle.

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Номер записи: 20
05-07-2012 дата публикации

Method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle

Номер: US20120173068A1
Автор: Florian Raisch, Michael Seiter
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

In a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle in a driving maneuver, the surroundings of the vehicle are recorded, and it is checked whether at least one object is located in the surroundings of the vehicle, and it is ascertained subsequently whether the vehicle is approaching the object, and a warning to the driver is output if the vehicle approaches the object up to a critical distance. The driver is warned by a warning jerk, and after the warning jerk has taken place, the speed of the vehicle is automatically reduced.

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Номер записи: 21
05-07-2012 дата публикации

Vehicle And Method Of Controlling A Powertrain Therein

Номер: US20120173113A1
Автор: Aaron L. Mills, Dorian Jack Spero, Matthew Y. Rupp, Peter Gyumyeong Joh, Thomas Edward Pilutti
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A vehicle may include a sensor configured to detect a rearward approaching object and at least one controller configured to cause the vehicle to accelerate in response to the sensor detecting a rearward approaching object while the vehicle is moving forward.

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Номер записи: 22
12-07-2012 дата публикации

Linear and non-linear identification of the longitudinal tire-road friction coefficient

Номер: US20120179327A1
Автор: Simon Yngve, Youssef A. Ghoneim
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method of estimating a tire-road friction coefficient includes determining when the slope of a tire characteristic curve relating a utilized longitudinal friction of a tire to longitudinal slip of the tire is linear and non-linear. When the slope of the tire characteristic curve is linear, then the tire-road friction coefficient is estimated by correlating the slope of the tire characteristic curve to the tire-road friction coefficient. When the slope of the tire characteristic curve is non-linear, indicating that the tire is near or at saturation, then the tire-road friction coefficient is estimated by calculating a current utilized longitudinal friction of the tire.

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Номер записи: 23
02-08-2012 дата публикации

Driving assistant method and system for electric vehicle

Номер: US20120194346A1
Автор: Channing Chang, Cheng-Yu Wu, I-Ta Tsai, Yi-Chun Lin, Yu-Hui Lin
Принадлежит: Industrial Technology Research Institute ITRI

A driving assistant method for an electric vehicle is provided with the following steps. When the electric vehicle is started up, a battery energy safe driving region is calculated and displayed. The battery energy safe driving region is updated dynamically according to vehicle information. The vehicle information includes battery information of the electric vehicle.

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Номер записи: 24
02-08-2012 дата публикации

System And Method For Controlling A Vehicle

Номер: US20120197468A1
Автор: Kenneth Frederick, Matthew D. Smith
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Location information may be used to adjust the engine start/stop characteristics of a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) in order to increase the amount of electric vehicle (EV) mode driving, particularly near a destination in which an ignition-off event may occur. Common ignition-off locations may be learned and stored in a database along with the number of ignition-off occurrences associated with each learned location. The vehicle may calculate current distance to a nearest ignition-off location stored in the database using positioning system coordinates and may determine whether to adjust one or more engine pull-ups based at least in part on the distance and the corresponding number of ignition-off occurrences.

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Номер записи: 25
02-08-2012 дата публикации

Travel controller

Номер: US20120197497A1
Автор: Hirokazu Kato
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

A travel controller which controls the travel of a vehicle includes a road information acquisition unit which acquires road information of a scheduled travel route, a temporary target travel control pattern generation unit which generates a temporary target travel control pattern of the scheduled travel route on the basis of the road information, an engine state transition section estimation unit which estimates an engine state transition section where the state of an engine transits when the vehicle travels using the temporary target travel control pattern, a speed difference calculation unit which calculates a speed difference resulting from variation in engine output in the engine state transition section, a target travel control pattern generation unit which corrects the temporary target travel control pattern on the basis of the speed difference to generate a target travel control pattern, and a travel control unit which performs travel control on the basis of the target travel control pattern.

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Номер записи: 26
02-08-2012 дата публикации

System and method for adjusting braking pressure

Номер: US20120197507A1
Автор: Charles E. Ross, Robert J. Custer, Srikiran Kosanam, William P. Amato
Принадлежит: BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC

A vehicle control system includes a forward vehicle sensor transmitting a forward vehicle message based on a distance to a forward vehicle. An adaptive cruise controller receives the forward vehicle message and receives at least one additional message indicating a respective status of the vehicle, the adaptive cruise controller sets a braking pressure for an adaptive cruise controller braking event above a default braking pressure if the adaptive cruise controller determines, based on the at least one of the additional messages, that the vehicle will maintain stability during the adaptive cruise controller braking event.

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Номер записи: 27
09-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for reducing the risk of a collision between a vehicle and a first external object

Номер: US20120203418A1
Автор: Andrew Backhouse, Christian Applehult, Lars Hammarstrand, Mattias Braennstroem
Принадлежит: Volvo Car Corp

A method for reducing the risk of a collision between a vehicle and at least a first external object is contemplated. The risk of a collision may be reduced with use of a collision avoidance system having a detection unit adapted to issue a control signal in the event it detects a collision involving a first external object in a vicinity of the host vehicle, and an action unit adapted to operate the collision avoidance system such that an emergency manoeuvre can be initiated by the collision avoidance system at an earlier stage if the control signal is issued, as compared to when no control signal is issued.

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Номер записи: 28
23-08-2012 дата публикации

System and Method for Responding to Driver Behavior

Номер: US20120212353A1
Автор: Kin Fung, Timothy J. Dick
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

Methods of assessing driver behavior include monitoring vehicle systems and driver monitoring systems to accommodate for a driver's slow reaction time, attention lapse and/or alertness. When it is determined that a driver is drowsy, for example, the response system may modify the operation of one or more vehicle systems. The systems that may be modified include: visual devices, audio devices, tactile devices, antilock brake systems, automatic brake prefill systems, brake assist systems, auto cruise control systems, electronic stability control systems, collision warning systems, lane keep assist systems, blind spot indicator systems, electronic pretensioning systems and climate control systems.

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Номер записи: 29
30-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for controlling a rolling or coasting function of a vehicle

Номер: US20120220424A1
Автор: Joachim Staudinger, Maik Würthner
Принадлежит: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

A method of controlling a rolling or a coasting function of a vehicle, such as a commercial vehicle, having a drive train including a drive motor, an automatic or automated transmission that is controllable by transmission controls, a controllable shifting mechanism for interrupting the flow of power in the drive train, and a driving speed control device. The flow of power in the drive train is interrupted in a suitable driving situation. In order for the rolling or the coasting function to be exploited as efficiently as possible, and still be terminated safely and comfortably, the flow of power in the drive train is restored depending on a selectable difference in speed (Δv_F_T) between the current vehicle speed (v_F) and a speed limit (v_T) set by the driving speed control device.

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Номер записи: 30
13-09-2012 дата публикации

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for driveline load management

Номер: US20120232730A1
Автор: Martin T. Books, Morgan MacKenzie Andreae, Terrence Shaw, Vivek Anand Sujan, XI Wei
Принадлежит: Individual

A system includes a hybrid drive system having an internal combustion engine and a non-combustion motive power source. The system includes an energy storage system and a controller. The controller is structured to functionally execute operations to improve an efficiency of they hybrid drive system. The controller interprets duty cycle data, a boundary condition, and an optimization criterion. The controller further elects a load response operating condition in response to the duty cycle data, the boundary condition, and the optimization criterion. The controller adjusts the operation of the engine and/or the motive power source in response to the elected load response operating condition.

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Номер записи: 31
27-09-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and control method thereof

Номер: US20120242474A1
Автор: Kyunggeun Kim, Soohwan OH, Sungah Ahn, Sungha CHOI
Принадлежит: LG ELECTRONICS INC

An image display device is provided to receive a image corresponding to a program and identification information regarding the program from a mobile terminal, determine an image processing scheme with respect to the received image based on the identification information, and process the received image based on the determined image processing scheme, thus allowing a user to conveniently and effectively view the image provided from the mobile terminal in a stable environment in a vehicle. The image display device includes: a communication unit configured to receive an image corresponding to a program and identification information corresponding to the program from a mobile terminal; a controller configured to determine an image processing scheme corresponding to the received image based on the received identification information, and process the received image based on the determined image processing scheme; and a display unit configured to display the processed image.

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Номер записи: 32
27-09-2012 дата публикации

Driver assistance system

Номер: US20120245756A1
Автор: Faroog Ibrahim, Shi Shen, Troy Otis Cooprider
Принадлежит: TK HOLDINGS INC

A system and method of assisting a driver of a vehicle by providing driver and vehicle feedback control signals is disclosed herein. The system and method includes receiving location data of the vehicle from a GPS unit, retrieving navigation characteristics stored in a map database based on the location data, generating a most probable future path for the vehicle, determining the locations of upcoming zones on the most probable future path based on the retrieved navigation characteristics using a processor, generating vehicle speed data at a vehicle sensor unit, and determining if the vehicle speed data exceeds a speed threshold associated with the upcoming zone on the most probable path.

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Номер записи: 33
27-09-2012 дата публикации

Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof

Номер: US20120245785A1
Автор: Yutaka Tamagawa
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

A hybrid vehicle which runs on power from at least one of an electric motor and an engine. When a required output exceeds a sum of an output of the electric motor which is driven by electric power supplied from a battery and an output of the engine while the hybrid vehicle is running on a drive mode in which at least the engine works as a drive source with a clutch engaged, the a transmission ratio changing unit increases a ratio of electrical transmission to mechanical transmission of the output of the engine, and an engaging/disengaging control unit releases the clutch at a time point when the mechanically-transmitted output of the engine becomes 0, with the clutch engaged.

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Номер записи: 34
04-10-2012 дата публикации

Data mining in a digital map database to identify intersections located at hill bottoms and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle

Номер: US20120253605A1
Автор: Robert Denaro
Принадлежит: Navteq BV

Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, an intersection located at the bottom of a hill. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where an intersection of roads is located at the bottom of a hill and then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate such locations. A precautionary action system installed in a vehicle uses this database, or a database derived therefrom, in combination with a positioning system to take a precautionary action as the vehicle approaches such a location.

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Номер записи: 35
18-10-2012 дата публикации

Driving control device

Номер: US20120265431A1
Автор: Kou Sato, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yasuhisa Hayakawa
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

A driving control device according to the present invention activates a control for suppressing sideways movement of a vehicle towards a side object, when the side object present to the side of the vehicle as well as towards the rear of the vehicle is detected. Also, the activation of the control is suppressed when, in the absence of detection of the side object, the vehicle starts entering an adjacent lane in order to change lanes.

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Номер записи: 36
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Methods for notifying a driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot and driver assistance systems using such methods

Номер: US20120268600A1
Автор: Oliver Wagner
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method and a driver assistance system for notifying the driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes providing informational data about the danger spot from a data storage device, providing current image data using a camera, and analyzing a current danger situation by comparing the current image data with the informational data using a central processing unit. A warning signal is outputted to the driver via an output unit depending on the current danger situation.

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Номер записи: 37
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Method and control unit for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle

Номер: US20120271497A1
Автор: Jobst Gercke, Thomas Kleine-Besten
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle, the hybrid drive having an electric drive and a fuel drive. A database which has assignments between route information and first and second route criteria is provided. The route information represents routes which may be traveled by the vehicle. The first route criterion represents a preferred use of the electric drive on the particular assigned route, and the second route criterion represents a preferred use of the fuel drive on the particular assigned route. Current route information which represents a route traveled by the vehicle is received, and a current route criterion assigned to the current route information is provided from the database, and control information is also provided for using the electric drive if the current route criterion is the first route criterion or for using the fuel drive if the current route criterion is the second route criterion.

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Номер записи: 38
01-11-2012 дата публикации

Driving assist device

Номер: US20120277957A1
Автор: Satoru Inoue, Tatsuya Mitsugi, Yukio Nishimoto
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corp

A driving assist device detects the position of a vehicle 13 in a direction of the width of a road by using both distance data on both right and left sides of the vehicle and road width data on the width of the road, specifies distance data having a time-varying change equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold from among the distance data showing the vehicle position detected to correct the vehicle position in such a way that the vehicle position is shown by the distance data from which the distance data specified are removed when the travelling path of the vehicle 13 shows a straight ahead movement, determines the travelling state of the vehicle 13 from a time-varying change of the vehicle position corrected, and notifies a content according to the travelling state determined.

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Номер записи: 39
01-11-2012 дата публикации

Device for executing preceding vehicle following driving control

Номер: US20120277967A1
Автор: Kazuyoshi Isaji, Naohiko Tsuru
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

A device executes a preceding vehicle following driving control and successively calculates a friction-braking-start threshold value, an engine-braking-start threshold value, an acceleration-control-completion threshold value by using equations L 1 , L 2 and L 3 , respectively. The device uses a constant vehicle speed zone determined between the engine-braking-start threshold value and the acceleration-control-completion threshold value. When a compensated-evaluation-index value KdB_c of a vehicle distance between the own vehicle and a preceding vehicle is within the constant vehicle speed zone, the device drives the own vehicle at a constant speed. This control suppresses fuel consumption because of decreasing an acceleration and deceleration frequency of the own vehicle. Decreasing the deceleration frequency makes it possible to provide good vehicle following because less frequent acceleration is needed for following the preceding vehicle even if another vehicle cuts in between the own vehicle and the preceding vehicle or the preceding vehicle accelerates after decelerating.

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Номер записи: 40
08-11-2012 дата публикации

Method of determining drive lane using steering wheel model

Номер: US20120283941A1
Автор: Eunsung Lee, Eunsup Sim, Giwook Nam, Moonbeom Heo, Wooyong KANG
Принадлежит: Korea Aerospace Research Institute KARI

Provided is a method of determining a drive lane using a steering wheel model. The method includes a step S 100 of preparing a precise digital map having an accuracy capable of differentiating a road lane; a step S 200 of estimating a vehicle location on a road using GPS information; a step S 300 of checking whether the vehicle location information is normal using a difference between variation in the azimuth angle of the vehicle obtained by using the GPS information and variation in the azimuth angle of the vehicle obtained by using the steering wheel model; and a step S 500 of determining and outputting a drive lane occupied by a running vehicle.

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Номер записи: 41
15-11-2012 дата публикации

Methods and Apparatus for Selective Power Enablement with Predictive Capability

Номер: US20120290149A1
Автор: Fazal Urrahman Syed, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Ryan Abraham McGee
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A computer implemented method includes examining a travel route to determine the presence of emission control zones along the route. The method further includes determining how much power will be required to operate a vehicle along the portions of the route within the emission control zones. Also, this method includes preserving the determined amount of power required to operate the vehicle along the portions of the route within the emission control zones. Further, the method includes selectively activating a vehicle electric power mode using the preserved power while the vehicle is operating within the emission control zones.

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Номер записи: 42
15-11-2012 дата публикации

Location Enhanced Distance Until Charge (DUC) Estimation for a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)

Номер: US20120290159A1
Автор: Dimitar Petrov Filev, Fazal Urrahman Syed, Hai Yu, Johannes Geir Kristinsson, Ryan Abraham McGee
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A method and a system augment or improve a distance until charge (DUC) estimation for a vehicle such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) by using location information. Such location information may be provided by a global positioning system (GPS) or the like associated with the vehicle. The method and the system generally estimate the DUC value as a function of past driving pattern historical data that is relevant to a current driving situation. To this end, the method and the system ignore past driving pattern historical data that is not relevant to the current driving situation when estimating the DUC value.

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Номер записи: 43
22-11-2012 дата публикации

Driver assistance system

Номер: US20120296539A1
Автор: Faroog Ibrahim, Srinivas Tummala, Troy Otis Cooprider
Принадлежит: TK HOLDINGS INC

A system and method of assisting a driver of a vehicle by providing driver and vehicle feedback control signals is disclosed herein. The system and method includes receiving location data of the vehicle from a GPS unit, receiving the location data of the vehicle and retrieving navigation characteristics relevant to the location data using a processing circuit, generating a most probable future path for the vehicle and determining a location of at least one navigation characteristic with respect to the most probable future path and the vehicle, generating vehicle data at least one vehicle sensor, and transmitting a control signal to a vehicle control area network to warn the driver of an upcoming navigation characteristic on the most probable path.

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Номер записи: 44
06-12-2012 дата публикации

Fast Collision Detection Technique for Connected Autonomous and Manual Vehicles

Номер: US20120306663A1
Автор: Upali Priyantha Mudalige
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method is provided for rapidly identifying potential collision threats between communicating vehicles in a vehicle communication network for actuating a vehicle control action to mitigate potential collisions between the communicating vehicles. Vehicle boundaries and trajectory path boundaries are constructed for the communicating vehicles for efficiently identifying a potential collision. Prioritized assessments are performed to determine which respective boundaries intersect one another. Based on whether respective boundaries that intersect one another will determine if a control vehicle control action is initiated and which control action is imitated. Once the intersecting boundaries are identified, a location of the potential collision can be rapidly identified by a technique that subdivides and regenerates the intersecting trajectory path boundaries of the vehicles. A distance to the potential collision may be determined that is used to further enhance the control action taken for mitigating the potential collision.

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Номер записи: 45
27-12-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for speed estimation and control

Номер: US20120326856A1
Автор: Daniel Levin, Johan Roennberg
Принадлежит: Volvo Car Corp

A system and method for determining a speed profile for a vehicle travelling along a road in which a curve speed estimation unit receives inputs indicating a position of the vehicle relative to a curve ahead of the vehicle, and inputs related to vehicle velocity, curve geometry, road surface conditions, vehicle-specific data; and driver preferences. The curve sped estimation unit use at least some of the above-listed inputs to determine a speed profile for the curve by generating an acceleration limit map which depends on a relationship between a maximum possible longitudinal acceleration and a maximum possible lateral acceleration.

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Номер записи: 46
27-12-2012 дата публикации

Driving assistance device

Номер: US20120330541A1
Автор: Hideo Fukamachi, Jun Sakugawa, Masayuki Shimizu, Shinichi Nagata
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

A device for providing driving assistance for a driver of the vehicle to avoid the object of the risk subject when driving the vehicle, which includes: an object determination unit that detects the object; a collision prediction time calculation unit that calculates a time to collision which is a time indicating a degree to which the vehicle approaches to the object; an estimated risk level determination unit that determines an estimated risk level indicating a possibility of the object moving onto a predicted travelling path of the vehicle; and a driving assistance content determination unit that determines driving assistance content based on the collision prediction time and the estimated risk level.

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Номер записи: 47
03-01-2013 дата публикации

Method for vehicle driving assistance

Номер: US20130006514A1
Автор: DENIS MARTIN, Jeremy Buisson
Принадлежит: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA, Michelin Recherche et Technique SA Switzerland

The invention relates to a method for assisting in the driving of a vehicle during a braking test on said vehicle on a track, said track being divided into a plurality of adjacent strips (Z 1, . . . , Zn) mainly extending lengthwise in the track, the width (Iz) of each strip being greater than or equal to the width of the tyres of the vehicle, each strip being worn on each braking of the vehicle on said strip. The assistance method comprises a step of selecting at least one strip out of the plurality of strips of the track, said strip being selected according to its level of wear. The assistance method also comprises a step of determining a theoretical trajectory of the vehicle, such that, by following said theoretical trajectory, the vehicle is able to brake on the selected strip.

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Номер записи: 48
17-01-2013 дата публикации

Vehicular wireless communication apparatus and communication system

Номер: US20130015984A1
Автор: Takahisa Yamashiro
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

A vehicular wireless communication apparatus is disposed in a subject vehicle to establish vehicle-to-vehicle communication between the subject vehicle and other vehicles having the apparatus. The apparatus of the subject vehicle receives sensor state information from an immediate following vehicle. Based on the sensor state information, the apparatus of the subject vehicle controls a transmission cycle of the information transmitted. A longer interval is selected when the immediate following vehicle has a range sensor and the range sensor successfully detects an obstacle in front of it. A standard interval, shorter than the longer interval, is selected when the immediate following vehicle does not have the range sensor or when the immediate following vehicle has the range sensor but the range sensor failed to detect the obstacle. Therefore, the transmission cycle is dependent upon the need of the information while preventing congestion of information transmission.

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Номер записи: 49
24-01-2013 дата публикации

Object identification and active safety control for vehicles

Номер: US20130024075A1
Автор: Chad T. Zagorski, Daniel Gandhi, Kevin P. Conrad
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Methods and vehicles are provided for identifying objects in proximity to the vehicle and controlling active safety functionality for the vehicle. A target object in proximity to the vehicle is detected. A movement of the target object is measured. The target object is classified based at least in part on the movement. The active safety functionality is controlled based at least in part on the classification of the target object.

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Номер записи: 50
24-01-2013 дата публикации

Driver assistance method for detecting objects on the side

Номер: US20130024103A1
Автор: Marcus Schneider
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

In a driver assistance method for a vehicle, to identify moving objects on the side and to avoid unnecessary collision warnings, the method includes: a) detecting an object with the aid of a first sensor; b) detecting the object with the aid of a second sensor; c) checking whether the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; and d1) discarding the distance data measured by the first sensor and the second sensor if the object has left the detection area of the second sensor; or d2) determining the position of the object from measured distance data if the object has not left the detection area of the second sensor.

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Номер записи: 51
31-01-2013 дата публикации

Lane assistance system using an in-wheel system

Номер: US20130030602A1
Автор: Ji Yoel Joeng
Принадлежит: Hyundai Motor Co

A lane assistance system using an in-wheel system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include determining a lane deviation danger of a vehicle whether a vehicle is in danger of deviating from a lane, calculating a necessary yaw rate to assist a driver in maintaining a the vehicle in the intended lane of travel, calculate a demand yaw rate through a difference between the calculated necessary yaw rate and an actual yaw rate, and calculate a distribution amount of a driving torque of torque vectoring for achieving the demand yaw rate. In doing so, the lane assistance system controls the torque selectively applied to each wheel according to the above calculations.

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Номер записи: 52
28-02-2013 дата публикации

Method and system for predicting movement behavior of a target traffic object

Номер: US20130054106A1
Автор: Jens Schmüdderich, Sven Rebhan
Принадлежит: HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH

A method for computationally predicting future movement behaviors of at least one target object can have the steps of producing sensor data by at least one sensor physically sensing the environment of a host vehicle, and computing a plurality of movement behavior alternatives of a target object sensed by the sensor(s). The context based prediction step uses a set of classifiers, each classifier estimating a probability that said sensed target object will execute a movement behavior at a time. The method can also include validating the movement behavior alternatives by a physical prediction comparing measured points with trajectories of situation models and determining at least one trajectory indicating at least one possible behavior of the traffic participant, estimating at least one future position of the traffic participant based on the at least one trajectory, and outputting a signal representing the estimate future position.

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Номер записи: 53
14-03-2013 дата публикации

Method and system for vehicle speed control

Номер: US20130066493A1
Автор: Douglas Raymond Martin, Fazal Urrahman Syed, Mathew Alan Boesch, Matthew Allen Warner
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Methods are provided for controlling a vehicle speed during a downhill travel. Based on the estimated grade of the downhill travel and further based on an input received from the operator, different combinations of an engine braking torque and a regenerative braking torque are used to maintain the vehicle speed during the downhill travel. A battery rate of charging is also adjusted based on the duration or distance of the downhill travel, as indicated by the operator input.

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Номер записи: 54
14-03-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle control device

Номер: US20130066507A1
Автор: Katsuyasu Yamane, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

When predetermined conditions in a vehicle are met, the control means of the disclosed vehicle control device prohibits control of the state of power-source supply to vehicle-mounted equipment or the operating state of a drive source resulting from a pressing operation of a push switch. When it is detected that an abnormal state has arisen in the vehicle, the control means allows control by the pressing operation of the push switch even if the aforementioned predetermined conditions are met.

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Номер записи: 55
21-03-2013 дата публикации

System And Method For Improving A Performance Estimation Of An Operator Of A Vehicle

Номер: US20130073115A1
Автор: Daniel Levin, Gustav Markkula, Lena Westervall, Peter Kronberg, TRENT Victor
Принадлежит: Volvo Car Corp, Volvo Technology AB

System for improving a performance estimation of an operator of a vehicle, comprising a first module implementing a first method for estimating a performance state of vehicle operation, a second module implementing a second method for estimating at least one of a physiological and behavioural state of the operator, a device for sharing an estimated state between one of the first and the second module and the other one of the first and the second module, wherein the implemented estimation method of one of the first and the second module is adjusted based on the state of the other one of the first and the second module, thereby improving the estimation of at least one of the performance state of vehicle operation and the physiological and/or behavioural state of the operator.

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Номер записи: 56
28-03-2013 дата публикации

Convoy travel apparatus

Номер: US20130079953A1
Автор: Seigou Kumabe
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

A convoy travel apparatus in a subject vehicle of a convoy transmits a convoy travel information, which includes the maximum allowable number and the currently-included number of vehicles in the convoy. The apparatus determines whether the subject vehicle is blocking a signal from a leader vehicle of the convoy in which the subject vehicle is traveling as a follower vehicle, where the signal being blocked by the subject vehicle may not reach a position of a rearmost vehicle in the convoy. When the subject vehicle is determined to be blocking the signal, the subject vehicle transmits the convoy travel information indicating that the subject vehicle as a leader vehicle (i.e., a representative leader vehicle) of the convoy, thereby enabling a newly-joining vehicle to receive the convoy travel information transmitted from the follower vehicle in the convoy.

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Номер записи: 57
28-03-2013 дата публикации

Drivability evaluation target levels

Номер: US20130079989A1
Автор: John Stephen Viggers
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc

The automobile described herein is configured with a system for capturing subjective and objective data related to automobile performance events. The automobile may comprise or be configured with a drivability evaluation system. This drivability evaluation system may be configured to capture subjective driver responses, monitor driver commands, and monitor automobile performance based on the driver commands. Moreover, the system may be employed in real world driving scenarios, where a driver's commands and the associated automobile responses are indicative of actual every day driving.

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Номер записи: 58
28-03-2013 дата публикации

Technique for providing measured aerodynamic force information to improve mileage and driving stability for vehicle

Номер: US20130080018A1
Автор: Seung Jin Baek
Принадлежит: Hyundai Motor Co

Disclosed is a technique for providing aerodynamic force information to improve gas mileage and driving stability of a vehicle. In particular, a plurality of pressure sensors are provided in a vehicle body and are configured to sense the pressure of air received from each of several points of the vehicle when the vehicle is driven. A first unit then calculates an air resistance value by measuring aerodynamic force data which the vehicle receives from air based on a pressure value of air sensed by the pressure sensor and driving information depending on the driving of the vehicle, and a method thereof.

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Номер записи: 59
04-04-2013 дата публикации

Speed limiter

Номер: US20130085655A1
Автор: Munenori Matsuura, Tasuku Maruyama, Yuji KII
Принадлежит: Fuji Jukogyo KK

Provided is a speed limiter, wherein a vehicle speed is detected, and a speed limit displayed on a speed sign is detected based on an image captured by a front monitoring camera. A speed difference between the vehicle speed and the speed limit is calculated, and an accelerator sensitivity gain is set using the speed difference as a parameter. Then an accelerator opening degree is corrected with the accelerator sensitivity gain to obtain a pseudo accelerator opening degree. A target throttle opening degree is set based on the pseudo accelerator opening degree and an engine rpm.

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Номер записи: 60
11-04-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle location information-based abnormal driving determination and warning system

Номер: US20130088369A1
Автор: Chung Hi Lee, Hyun Cheol Bae, Tae Young Yu
Принадлежит: Hyundai Motor Co

The disclosed system includes a first unit including at least one sensor. The first unit senses driving situations (characteristics) of a vehicle through the at least one sensor. Furthermore a second unit is configured to receive location-based information about the vehicle, and a control unit which includes an operation statistic unit calculates an acceptable range to be output by the first unit on a particular type of road based on the information detected by the sensing unit and the information received by the location second unit. The control unit also includes an abnormal driving determination unit which compares values sensed by the first unit with values calculated by the operation statistic unit to determine whether or not the vehicle is being driven in an abnormal state.

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Номер записи: 61
11-04-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and vehicle

Номер: US20130088578A1
Автор: Soichiro Yokota, Yuhko UMEZAWA
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

An image processing apparatus includes stereo cameras and detects a distance to a target around a vehicle. The image processing apparatus includes sensors installed in the vehicle; determines a vehicle situation by combining detection signals of the sensors and switches from image data of a stereo camera for driving assistance to image data of a stereo camera for door opening/closing assistance; carries out distortion corrections that are unique to the plural stereo cameras respectively on the selected image data so that correlation calculation common to the plural stereo cameras can be carried out; carries out the correlation calculation on two sets of image data of the single stereo camera; and detects the distance to the target by using a calculation result of the correlation calculation.

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Номер записи: 62
18-04-2013 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Do Not Disturb Message Delivery

Номер: US20130096768A1
Автор: Beth Ann Dalrymple, Darko Acevski, David Hayes, Hsiao-an Hsieh, Jason C. Marcath, Jesus Cardoso, Karin Lovett, Thanh Duc Pham
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

A computer-implemented method includes detecting a reportable change in vehicle state. The method also includes qualifying the reportable change for delivery based on evaluation of one or more situational variables associated with the reportable change. Further, the method includes delivering a notification relating to the reportable change to a wireless to be delivered to a device user despite an active do not disturb state of the wireless device, conditional on the qualification of the reportable change as deliverable.

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Номер записи: 63
16-05-2013 дата публикации

Method and system for managing personal settings on a vehicle

Номер: US20130124009A1
Автор: Craig Edward Esler
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing vehicle configurations. A database containing a plurality of configuration templates is provided. The configuration template contains parameters of configurable features and settings for its corresponding vehicle. A user is provided with a configuration application to obtain and personalize the configuration template of her vehicle. The personalized configuration data is transferred to a control module of the vehicle to adjust the features and settings in accordance with the user's configuration data.

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Номер записи: 64
30-05-2013 дата публикации

Method for operating a longitudinally guiding driver assist system and motor vehicle

Номер: US20130138319A1
Автор: Ralf Held, Stefan Schuberth
Принадлежит: Audi AG

In a method for operating a longitudinally guiding driver assist system of a motor vehicle, wherein a comfort curve speed is determined as a function of curve data, wherein the curve data are commensurate with at least one curve to be driven through next by the motor vehicle, wherein a target speed is determined as a function of the curve comfort speed at a defined point of the curve, and wherein the speed of the motor vehicle is adjusted as a function of at least the target speed of the motor vehicle.

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Номер записи: 65
06-06-2013 дата публикации

In-vehicle training system for teaching fuel economy

Номер: US20130143181A1
Автор: Dean Mengel, Fling Tseng, Jeff Allen Greenberg, Les R. Bodnar, Sonya Nematollahi
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

The present disclosure discloses a method for teaching fuel economy in a vehicle. The method includes activating an in-vehicle training mode and sending an instruction set for an initial vehicle maneuver. By calculating the fuel economy during the initial vehicle maneuver, an optimized speed/acceleration profile is computed. Subsequent vehicle maneuvers are initiated, and the speed/acceleration profiles computed during subsequent vehicle maneuvers are compared to the optimized speed/acceleration profile. Corrective feedback is generated during subsequent vehicular maneuvers upon deviations from the optimized speed/acceleration profile.

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Номер записи: 66
06-06-2013 дата публикации

Law breaking/behavior sensor

Номер: US20130144459A1
Автор: Christopher P. Ricci
Принадлежит: FLEXTRONICS AP LLC

Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.

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Номер записи: 67
06-06-2013 дата публикации

Configurable vehicle console

Номер: US20130144463A1
Автор: Christopher P. Ricci, Tadd F. Wilson
Принадлежит: FLEXTRONICS AP LLC

Methods and systems for a configurable vehicle console are provided. Specifically, a configurable console may comprise one or more displays that are capable of receiving input from a user. At least one of these displays may be removed from the console of a vehicle and operated as a stand-alone computing platform. Moreover, it is anticipated that each one or more of the displays of the console may be configured to present a plurality of custom applications that, when manipulated by at least one user, are adapted to control functions associated with a vehicle and/or associated peripheral devices.

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Номер записи: 68
20-06-2013 дата публикации

Cooperative vehicle collision warning system

Номер: US20130154853A1
Автор: Wei-Peng Chen
Принадлежит: Fujitsu Ltd

According to an aspect of the invention, a traffic information communication system includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a message relating to traffic conditions along a thoroughfare from a communication node. The transmitter may be communicatively coupled to the receiver and may be configured to rebroadcast the message within a predetermined amount of time after receiving the message. The traffic information communication system may be implemented in a vehicle traveling along the thoroughfare.

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Номер записи: 69
04-07-2013 дата публикации

Method and device for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle

Номер: US20130173110A1
Автор: Thomas Fuehrer
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, including receiving data transmitted to the vehicle; using the received data for a decision as to whether or not the driver assistance system is to provide a driver assistance function, characterized by archiving of the data used. Moreover, the invention relates to a driver assistance system for a vehicle, a system for operating a driver assistance system for a vehicle, and a computer program are described.

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Номер записи: 70
11-07-2013 дата публикации

Image Capturing Device Applied in Vehicle and Image Superimposition Method Thereof

Номер: US20130176436A1
Автор: Che-Hung Lin, Chung-Fang Chien
Принадлежит: Altek Autotronics Corp

An image capturing device applied in a vehicle and an image superimposition method thereof. The image capturing device comprises an image capturing module, a processing module and an image superimposition module. The processing module dynamically controls a sampling time of a plurality of temporary images captured by the image capturing module according to driving information of the vehicle. The image superimposition module superimposes feature regions in the temporary images to produce at least one superimposed image based on the driving information of the vehicle.

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Номер записи: 71
18-07-2013 дата публикации

Guardian Warning System

Номер: US20130181825A1
Автор: Jerry Johnson, Nadejda Ivanovna Johnson
Принадлежит: Individual

A Guardian Warning System comprising a multi-axis accelerometer, a micro-controller, an audible alarm, a visual indication and a GPS chip. The Guardian Warning System provide detection of the angle, degree or slop of ATV, UTV and any vehicle type or any other object where it needs to be detected. The Guardian Warning System will sound an audible alarm and flash a LED light when said Degree, Angle or Slope is reached. The said elements contained in a molded plastic container, which can be attached to ATVs, UTVs and any vehicle type or any other objects where the Degree, Angle or Slope needs to be detected.

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Номер записи: 72
18-07-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle control unit

Номер: US20130184947A1
Автор: Ryohei Shigeta, Tomohiro Nozu
Принадлежит: JTEKT Corp

When a vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a first vehicle speed threshold value or an uphill gradient is lower than a first gradient threshold value and uphill start control is cancelled, if a state where the vehicle speed is lower than a second vehicle speed threshold value and the uphill gradient is equal to or higher than a second gradient threshold value continues for a first set time, uphill start control is executed. When the vehicle speed is decreased after being once increased within a range where the vehicle speed is lower than the first vehicle speed threshold value and uphill start control is cancelled, if a state where the vehicle speed is lower than the second vehicle speed threshold value and the uphill gradient is equal to or higher than the second gradient threshold value continues for a second set time, the uphill start control is executed.

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Номер записи: 73
18-07-2013 дата публикации

Driving support apparatus and driving support method

Номер: US20130184976A1
Автор: Shinji Igarashi, Tomonori Akiyama, Yuki YOSHIHAMA
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

In a driving support apparatus that sets a running road, on which a vehicle is able to run, on the basis of a road marking that indicates a lane boundary or a prohibited area and that, when the vehicle deviates from the running road, issues a warning or performs assisting so as to cause the vehicle to run within the running road, when the width of a lane defined by the road marking that indicates the lane boundary is narrow, the running road is set by allowing a deviation from the lane having a narrow width. It is possible to effectively utilize the driving support apparatus by increasing a chance of using the driving support apparatus without unnecessary support.

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Номер записи: 74
25-07-2013 дата публикации

Driver assisting system and method

Номер: US20130190944A1
Автор: Magnus Brandin, Per LANDFORS
Принадлежит: Volvo Car Corp

A driver assisting system and method for a vehicle are provided. The system includes a processor and a display system. The display system is adapted to display information on a screen of a vehicle. The screen is adapted to show the environment in front of the vehicle or a representation thereof. The vehicle extends in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the longitudinal direction corresponding to the intended direction of vehicle travel. The processor is adapted to receive a first input data signal indicative of a velocity of the vehicle, and a second input data signal indicative of an actual performed and/or on-going and/or impending lateral position change of the vehicle. The processor is further adapted to process at least the first and the second input data signals to calculate an estimated vehicle path, and the display system is adapted to display the estimated vehicle path on the screen.

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Номер записи: 75
25-07-2013 дата публикации

Method for increasing the availability of hybrid vehicles

Номер: US20130190953A1
Автор: Andreas Heyl, Holger Niemann
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

In a method for increasing the availability of a hybrid drive having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, the electric motor is operated as a starter of the internal combustion engine as well as a travel drive unit within the hybrid drive, and at least one operating parameter, corresponding to an operating parameter of the at least one electric motor, is ascertained. An error is identified if the at least one operating parameter value does not correspond to an operating parameter standard state, in which case the operation of the electric motor as the travel drive unit is at least partially limited. Lastly, a driving state-dependent error response is carried out depending on the instantaneous operating state of the hybrid drive.

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Номер записи: 76
25-07-2013 дата публикации

Entering and leaving a motor vehicle freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off

Номер: US20130190998A1
Автор: Alessandro Polimeno, Carlo D'ambrosio, Roberto Finizio
Принадлежит: Centro Ricerche Fiat SCpA

An automotive electronic control system for a motor vehicle is provided. The automotive electronic control system is designed to cause the motor vehicle to enter a freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off if the automotive electronic control system determines, based on received quantities indicative of operative conditions of the motor vehicle, occurrence of a driver-performable action indicative of the will of the driver to enter a freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off and occurrence at or within a given time from the occurrence of the driver-performable action and the maintaining for a given time of specific predetermined entry conditions. The automotive electronic control system is further designed to cause the motor vehicle to leave a freewheel running condition with internal combustion engine off if the automotive electronic control system determines, based on the received quantities, occurrence of at least one of specific predetermined exit conditions.

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Номер записи: 77
25-07-2013 дата публикации

Engine start control apparatus for hybrid vehicle

Номер: US20130191012A1
Автор: Hiroshi Yamashita, Shingo Hirotsu
Принадлежит: JATCO Ltd

An engine start control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes: an engine start control section configured to crank the engine by using the motor as a starter motor while the hydraulic clutch is slip-engaged when the discharge pressure from the oil pump is ensured by driving the motor, when the engine is started after an ignition switch is switched to an ON state, the engine start control section being configured to drive the oil pump by the motor at a no load during a predetermined time period after the engine is stopped when the ignition switch is in an OFF state.

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Номер записи: 78
01-08-2013 дата публикации

Integrated baby on board alarm

Номер: US20130194089A1
Автор: Cesar Augusto Estrada
Принадлежит: Individual

A wireless alarm for an automobile comprising a wireless carbon dioxide/smoke sensor, a wireless temperature sensor, a wireless movement sensor, at least one wireless warning electronic display, at least one wireless alarm buckle adapter, and a processor, said processor further comprising a wireless transmitter, said transmitter emitting at least one signal to the internet; wherein, said processor identifies that one of said wireless sensors is tripped and submits at least one signal to alert that a person or child is left inside the vehicle.

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Номер записи: 79
01-08-2013 дата публикации

Engine restart control device

Номер: US20130197759A1
Автор: Hiroshi Urabe, Makoto KOIWAI
Принадлежит: Suzuki Motor Corp

There is provided an engine restart control device. A controller is configured to stop an engine which is adapted to generate a driving force for running a vehicle when a predetermined stop condition is met and configured to restart the engine when a predetermined restart condition is met after stopping the engine. A steering torque detector is configured to detect a steering torque of a steering handle which is adapted to be operated by a driver. A reaction force generator is configured to give a steering reaction force to the steering handle. The controller restarts the engine when the steering torque detected by the steering torque detector exceeds a predetermined threshold and control the reaction force generator to give the steering reaction force to the steering handle until the steering torque detected by the steering torque detector exceeds the predetermined threshold.

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Номер записи: 80
08-08-2013 дата публикации

Uphill vehicle orientation adjusted compressor control

Номер: US20130204490A1
Автор: David J. Pfefferl, Mark A. Matko
Принадлежит: BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC

A motor controller unit facilitates modifying pressure thresholds for an air compressor motor in a hybrid commercial vehicle as a function of vehicle pitch and comprises a memory that stores computer-executable instructions for modifying compressor cut-in and cut-out pressure thresholds as a function of vehicle pitch, and a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions. The instructions comprise monitoring a pitch of the vehicle, and determining that the vehicle is on an uphill grade. The instructions further comprise reducing compressor cut-in and cut-out pressure thresholds for an on-board air compressor motor to conserve state-of-charge until the pitch of the vehicle falls below a predetermined level, and, once the pitch of the vehicle falls below a predetermined percentage of the maximum pitch detected on the uphill grade, increasing the compressor cut-in and cut-out pressure thresholds to increase available braking pressure and brake regeneration opportunities for the vehicle.

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Номер записи: 81
08-08-2013 дата публикации

Speed Control System and Method Having a Distance Sensor, Intended for a Motor Vehicle

Номер: US20130204505A1
Автор: Thomas Sauer
Принадлежит: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

A motor vehicle speed control system having a distance sensor operates in a first mode when the vehicle is traveling on a clear stretch of road in which a predetermined desired vehicle speed is set. In a second mode when the vehicle is following another vehicle, a predetermined minimum distance from a selected target object is set. The target object is selected by a first selection process that screens out stationary objects. When a defined condition prevails, the first mode switches into a third mode in the form of deceleration, wherein a second selection process is started which also evaluates stationary target objects. Until a target object is selected, the vehicle travels on a clear road with deceleration initiated which is reduced relative to following another vehicle. If a target object is selected by the second selection process, the system switches over without delay from the third mode into the second mode.

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Номер записи: 82
15-08-2013 дата публикации

Lesson based driver feedback system & method

Номер: US20130209968A1
Автор: Eric Anthony Chan, Peter Miller
Принадлежит: RICARDO UK LTD

A feedback and training system for use in a vehicle the vehicle comprising or connected to one or more sensors enabled to measure one or more physical parameters associated with the vehicle; the system comprising a database, configured to receive and store data from the sensors, a processor enabled to calculate at least one performance factor based at least partly on the current physical parameters measured from the one or more sensors, a display configured to display to a driver representations of one or more of the performance factors, wherein the calculation of a performance factor, or the timing of or the prominence given to the display of the representation of a performance factor, is dependent on historic sensor data stored in the database received previously from the sensors.

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Номер записи: 83
15-08-2013 дата публикации

Main pump to auxiliary pump hand-off strategy in hybrid electric vehicle

Номер: US20130211637A1
Автор: Gurunath Kedar-Dongakar, Joseph Ivacko
Принадлежит: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC

A method and system of reducing an occurrence of hydraulic pressurization loss during the transition from gas-powered engine operation to electric motor operation in a hybrid electric vehicle. The method includes maintaining operation of the gas-powered engine while initiating an auxiliary pump with its associated electric motor. A master timer is initiated. Once the auxiliary pump exceeds a minimum speed threshold, a delay time period is determined during which operation of the auxiliary pump is tested. If the auxiliary pump does not stall during the delay time period and the master timer has not yet expired, the gas-powered engine is allowed to shut-off.

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Номер записи: 84
15-08-2013 дата публикации

Propulsion device for an all-wheel-drive vehicle and method for distributing the drive torque to a front axle drive and a rear axle drive

Номер: US20130211640A1
Автор: Alexander Kruse, Harald Brunner, Ruben Maier
Принадлежит: Audi AG

The invention relates to a propulsion device for an all-wheel-drive vehicle with a front-axle drive ( 5, 7 ) and a rear-axle drive ( 19; 33, 34 ), which propulsion device has an electronic control device which defines a drive torque (M Summe ) for driving the vehicle based on a driver request. The electronic control device is associated with a torque distribution unit ( 25 ), by way of which the drive torque (M Summe ) can be variably distributed to the front-axle drive ( 5, 7 ) and the rear-axle drive ( 19; 33, 34 ) as a function of input parameters generated by a driver-assistance controller ( 31 ).

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Номер записи: 85
15-08-2013 дата публикации

Power transmission apparatus

Номер: US20130211655A1
Автор: Kenji Miyakawa, Nagahiro Ogata
Принадлежит: Yanmar Co Ltd

The power transmission apparatus may include a control device to carry out idling stop control in such a manner that, when it is detected that an operating means is not operated for a predetermined time or more, an engine is stopped, and a clutch is disconnected, and the supply of the electric power from a battery to a motor generator is interrupted, and when it is detected that the operating means is operated afterwards, the engine is started by a cell motor, and the supply of the electric power from the battery to the motor generator is permitted, and the clutch is connected after the number of revolutions Ne of the engine reaches a predetermined value or more, and the supply of the electric power from the battery to the motor generator is interrupted.

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Номер записи: 86
22-08-2013 дата публикации

Control device for hybrid vehicle

Номер: US20130218392A1
Автор: Hirotaka Koyama, Kakuzou Kaneko, Takeo Aizawa
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

A control device 60 for controlling a hybrid vehicle 1 including an engine 10, a motor generator 20, and a battery 30 arranged to be charged by and discharge to the motor generator 20, the control device 60 includes an abnormality judging section 410 configured to judge whether or not an abnormality is generated in the engine 10, and an assist prohibition section 420 configured to prohibit the motor generator 20 from being used as a power source when the abnormality is generated in the engine 10.

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Номер записи: 87
12-09-2013 дата публикации

Energy management system

Номер: US20130238222A1
Автор: Kazuya Okamoto
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

An engine control unit of a power system is provided with a memory module which stores a fuel consumption data. An electric power ECU of a power supply system controls an operation mode of a generator based on a fuel consumption associated data transmitted from an engine control unit. An air-condition ECU of a heat system controls an operation mode of a compressor based on the fuel consumption associated data transmitted from the engine control unit. By updating the fuel consumption data stored in the engine control unit, control characteristics of the power supply system and the heat system can be varied. The fuel consumption associated data is transmitted to the ECU in preference to the other data. Moreover, the fuel consumption associated data is transmitted in a period which the electric power ECU and the air-condition ECU require.

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Номер записи: 88
19-09-2013 дата публикации

Information processing device for vehicle and database

Номер: US20130246421A1
Автор: Yuki Yamada
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

An electronic control unit (ECU) and a database (DB) of a travel assist device specify and store a deceleration end point of a vehicle on the basis of information relating to an absolute position independent from a structure on the ground. Further, the ECU and the DB of the travel assist device stores a deceleration end area which is an area within a predetermined range from the deceleration end point.

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Номер записи: 89
03-10-2013 дата публикации

Hybrid vehicle control device

Номер: US20130261865A1
Автор: Yoshimasa Toki
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

A control system is provided for controlling a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine; an electric motor for starting the internal combustion engine; an inverter for controlling the electric motor; a clutch for selectively connecting and disconnecting power transmission between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor; and a battery for supplying power to the electric motor. The control device includes: a voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage of the battery a voltage control unit for controlling the output of the battery in accordance with a first power value currently available within the voltage limit range of the battery; and an internal combustion engine starting unit for engaging the clutch to start engine while controlling the inverter in accordance with the output from the battery that in turn is controlled by the voltage control unit.

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Номер записи: 90
03-10-2013 дата публикации

RAILROAD CROSSING BARRIER ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE

Номер: US20130261950A1
Автор: Koike Hiroyuki, SASABUCHI Yoji
Принадлежит: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

A railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus and a vehicle that incorporates therein such a railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus are provided. When at least one of an external object the transverse width of which increases over time and an external object having a given length at a certain height from the ground is detected, the vehicle or the railroad crossing barrier estimating apparatus estimates the detected external object as a railroad crossing barrier. 1. A vehicle comprising:an avoidance controller for performing an avoidance control process for avoiding a collision between the vehicle and an external object, if the external object is present on a route of the vehicle, or if the external object is about to enter the route;the avoidance controller comprising:an external object position judger for judging a three-dimensional position of the external object with respect to a position of the vehicle; anda railroad crossing barrier estimator for estimating the presence of a railroad crossing barrier;wherein, if the external object is estimated as the railroad crossing barrier, the avoidance controller cancels the avoidance control process with respect to the railroad crossing barrier; andif at least one of an external object the transverse width of which increases over time and an external object having a given length at a certain height from the ground is detected, the railroad crossing barrier estimator estimates the detected external object as the railroad crossing barrier.2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is detected as being positioned in or before a railroad crossing based on a behavior exhibited by the vehicle when the vehicle moves through the railroad crossing claim 1 , or based on map information; andthe avoidance control process is changed if the vehicle is positioned in or before the railroad crossing, and a barrier bar of the railroad crossing barrier is being lowered.3. A railroad crossing barrier estimating ...

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Номер записи: 91
10-10-2013 дата публикации

Predictive powertrain control using powertrain history and gps data

Номер: US20130268150A1
Автор: Ashish A. Krupadanam, Feisel Weslati
Принадлежит: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC

A method and powertrain apparatus that predicts a route of travel for a vehicle and uses historical powertrain loads and speeds for the predicted route of travel to optimize at least one powertrain operation for the vehicle.

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Номер записи: 92
10-10-2013 дата публикации

Method for reducing detection data of a monitoring device in a vehicle, and method for monitoring a vehicle defect in near real time using same

Номер: US20130268157A1
Автор: Hyun Seung Jung, Min Hwan Ok
Принадлежит: Korea Railroad Research Institute KRRI

A method for reducing data of sensor devices in a vehicle includes collecting detection data periodically from the sensor devices and calculating an average value of the data collected during a cycle. The collected data may be compared with the calculated values and a deviation with previous data may be calculated by an upper and lower value difference method. A difference between the collected data and average values may also be calculated by a deviation method. The calculated value is stored. Data from a plurality of running vehicles may be periodically transmitted to a driving control center in order to monitor devices related to operations of all of the running vehicles in near real time.

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Номер записи: 93
17-10-2013 дата публикации

Method and system for operating a hybrid vehicle

Номер: US20130274979A1
Автор: Bernd Allgaier, Friedrich Tenbrock, Michael Gromus, Thomas Lemp
Принадлежит: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

A method for operating a hybrid vehicle comprises conducting unfire operation in an internal-combustion engine in a fuel cut-off mode during a hybrid-mode ride in deceleration of the internal-combustion engine, disconnecting the internal-combustion engine from an output while maintaining the fuel cut-off mode, and reducing a transmission capacity of a clutch configured to couple the internal-combustion engine and an electric motor. During a hybrid-mode ride in deceleration of the internal-combustion engine for transition to the purely electric drive, the internal-combustion engine may be disconnected from the output and shut down. When the internal-combustion engine is operated unfired in a fuel cut-off mode, the internal-combustion engine may be disconnected from the output and shut down by reducing the transmission capacity of the clutch that is connected between the internal-combustion engine and the electric motor.

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Номер записи: 94
17-10-2013 дата публикации

Vehicle drive force control device

Номер: US20130274980A1
Автор: Harushisa Tsuchikawa, Hiroki Shimoyama, Hiroshi Arita, Yutaka Takamura
Принадлежит: Nissan Motor Co Ltd

Provided herein is a vehicle drive force control. When a driver requests to start the vehicle with the brake OFF and depresses the accelerator pedal, a target drive torque exceeds a gradient load. To avoid excess current being supplied to the motor, the upper limit of motor speed, which is the input speed of a second clutch, is set to a value less than a slip detectable limit value at which it becomes possible to detect slip rotation, i.e. the difference over the output side rotation speed. When the target drive torque exceeds the gradient load, the lower limit of the input speed of the second clutch (the motor speed) is set to a value equal to or greater than the slip detectable limit value so that the required driving force can be achieved by the gradient load corresponding driving force control.

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Номер записи: 95
24-10-2013 дата публикации

Vehicular traveling regulation device and method for controlling vehicle

Номер: US20130282199A1
Автор: Yoshio Koie
Принадлежит: Denso Corp

A position determination unit determines whether a present position of a vehicle deviates from a predetermined range. A direction determination unit determines whether a traveling direction of the vehicle is along a return direction, which is toward the predetermined range, on determination of the position determination unit that the present position deviates from the predetermined range. A traveling regulation unit regulates traveling of the vehicle when the direction determination unit determines that the traveling direction is not along the return direction.

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Номер записи: 96
24-10-2013 дата публикации

Hybrid vehicle

Номер: US20130282215A1
Автор: Tatsuya MAKABE, Yoshiki Tatsutomi
Принадлежит: Honda Motor Co Ltd

A mechanism and the like configured to reduce a shock involved in the connection of the engine is made no longer necessary for a hybrid vehicle, and an increase in the number of parts of the hybrid vehicle is inhibited. A clutch is connected between an electric motor and an engine in a case where a difference between a current engine speed and a target engine speed is not greater than a first predetermined value. The absolute value of a difference between the current engine speed and a moving average value of the engine speed at intervals of a predetermined length of time is not greater than a second predetermined value which is used for a settling judgment. The engine speed shows a predetermined inclination representing a decreasing trend.

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Номер записи: 97
07-11-2013 дата публикации

Methods for utilizing stop sign and traffic light detections to enhance fuel economy and safety

Номер: US20130297124A1
Автор: Leonid Tikh, Mark Douglas Malone, Tuan Anh Be, William Najib Mansur
Принадлежит: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Methods for operating a vehicle as the vehicle approaches an intersection with a traffic control device are provided herein. One example method includes detecting a traffic control device at an intersection the vehicle is approaching, and releasing and applying a disconnect clutch arranged in a driveline of the vehicle intermediate an engine and a starter/generator based on a type of the detected traffic control device. Because releasing the disconnect clutch disconnects the engine from the vehicle driveline, the engine may be turned off to increase fuel efficiency while the disconnect clutch is released.

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Номер записи: 98
07-11-2013 дата публикации

Hybrid vehicle

Номер: US20130297129A1
Автор: Wanleng Ang, Yoshinobu Sugiyama
Принадлежит: Toyota Motor Corp

An outlet is provided to output power stored in a power storage device as commercial power, and the outlet receives power supply from the power storage device via a voltage converter. A car navigation device is configured to store information about traveling of a vehicle to a destination. An ECU obtains the information about traveling to the destination from the car navigation device, and controls a state of charge of the power storage device based on the information up to the destination and a usage status of the outlet up to the destination.

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Номер записи: 99
07-11-2013 дата публикации

Zone driving

Номер: US20130297140A1
Автор: Christopher Paul Urmson, Dmitri A. Dolgov, Michael Steven Montemerlo
Принадлежит: Google LLC

A roadgraph may include a graph network of information such as roads, lanes, intersections, and the connections between these features. The roadgraph may also include one or more zones associated with particular rules. The zones may include locations where driving is typically challenging such as merges, construction zones, or other obstacles. In one example, the rules may require an autonomous vehicle to alert a driver that the vehicle is approaching a zone. The vehicle may thus require a driver to take control of steering, acceleration, deceleration, etc. In another example, the zones may be designated by a driver and may be broadcast to other nearby vehicles, for example using a radio link or other network such that other vehicles may be able to observer the same rule at the same location or at least notify the other vehicle's drivers that another driver felt the location was unsafe for autonomous driving.

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Номер записи: 100