A driving/braking force control apparatus includes a front-wheel longitudinal force generator, a rear-wheel longitudinal force generator, a tire slip angle output unit, a tire lateral force output unit, a slip ratio output unit, a tire lateral force change rate output unit, a target yaw moment setting unit, and a driving/braking force distribution control unit. The driving/braking force distribution control unit performs a control of an output allocation ratio between the front-wheel longitudinal force generator and the rear-wheel longitudinal force generator based on a target value of an additional yaw moment, a change rate of a tire lateral force of a front wheel to a slip ratio of the front wheel, and a change rate of a tire lateral force of a rear wheel to a slip ratio of the rear wheel.

A shift control device for a vehicle includes: an engine; a shift mechanism disposed between the engine and driving wheels; a shift control section configured to control a transmission gear ratio of the shift mechanism; and a fuel cut control section configured to stop a fuel supply to the engine, at least when an accelerator pedal is in a release state, and when an engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined rotation speed, the shift control section being configured to perform a minimum rotation speed restriction control to control the transmission gear ratio of the shift mechanism so that the minimum rotation speed of the engine is equal to or greater than the predetermined rotation speed regardless of a vehicle front condition and an accelerator operation condition.

A sensor for sensing a physical transmitter field dependent on a physical quantity to be measured, including: a sensor circuit for sensing the transmitter field and for outputting a sensor signal dependent on the transmitter field a circuit carrier having a first region in which at least a part of the sensor circuit is supported and a second region in which at least a first mechanical interface and a second mechanical interface for connecting the circuit carrier to a retainer are arranged, and a noise resistance element, which is arranged between the first region and the second region and which is designed to conduct structure-borne noise entering via the first mechanical interface to the second mechanical interface.

A method for operating an agricultural machine includes applying provided machine data of a work flow along a working route for an autonomous operation of the agricultural machine. The provided machine data includes a plurality of data sets. The method further includes recording, during the autonomous operation of the agricultural machine, a working position of the agricultural machine, and selecting and applying, as a function of the detected working position, a respective data set from the plurality of data sets of the provided machine data as a function of the detected working position.

A system for controlling an overtake maneuver of a control vehicle comprises a controller structured to determine an overtake velocity for the control vehicle traveling in a vehicle lane to overtake a front vehicle traveling ahead of the control vehicle in the vehicle lane. The controller determines an overtake time for the control vehicle to overtake the front vehicle based on the overtake velocity. The controller determines a direction of traffic in an overtake lane that is adjacent to the vehicle lane. If the direction of traffic in the overtake lane is the same as a direction of traffic in the vehicle lane, and the overtake velocity is less than or equal to an allowed velocity, the controller executes the overtake maneuver by one of adjusting a parameter of an engine and/or a transmission of the control vehicle or providing a command to an operator of the control vehicle.

A system determines a wheel contact force in a vehicle that includes a support system including a wheel and a force transmission member configured to transfer a load and/or power to, and from, the wheel to the support system. The includes a sensor connected to the force transmission member that is configured to detect strain in the force transmission member and generate signals representative of the strain and a processor configured to derive a lateral force on the wheel from the signals. A method of calibrating a wheel force measurement system for a vehicle includes measuring a lateral force on a flange of a wheel in contact with a rail or road surface, generating data with a sensor on the force transmission member, and calibrating the data based at least in part on the measured lateral force. A method of operating a vehicle includes determining a plurality of lateral forces Y on a wheel of the vehicle, summing a plurality of lateral forces Y to determine a sum of wheel lateral forces ΣY, determining a vertical force Q on the wheel, determining a lateral to vertical coefficient value defined as ΣY/Q, and controlling operation of the vehicle to maintain the lateral to vertical coefficient below a determined limit or within a determined range.

A mobile work machine includes a propulsion subsystem that propel the mobile work machine about a worksite. The mobile work machine includes a steering subsystem that steers the mobile work machine about the worksite. The mobile work machine includes a stability determination system that determines a stability factor based on a characteristic of the steering subsystem. The mobile work machine also includes a control system that controls the mobile work machine based on the stability factor.

A method for classifying an underlying surface travelled by an agricultural utility vehicle includes acquiring a detail of a surface of the underlying surface in the form of optical data, classifying the optical data in a data processing unit with respect to different underlying surface classes, and determining an underlying surface class on the basis of the classifying step. Output data is output from the data processing unit representative of the determined underlying surface class as a classification result. A technical feature of the utility vehicle is adapted as a function of the classification result.

An automatic speed control including repeated autonomous establishment of a setpoint variable regarding a setpoint speed and/or a setpoint acceleration of the vehicle in such a way that the setpoint speed is smaller or equal to a specified or established maximum speed and/or the setpoint acceleration of the vehicle remains smaller or equal to a specified or established maximum acceleration controlling at least one vehicle component by taking into account the autonomously newly established setpoint variable so that an actual speed of the vehicle corresponds to the setpoint speed and/or an actual acceleration of the vehicle corresponds to the setpoint acceleration; and establishing the maximum speed and/or the maximum acceleration by taking into account a measured and/or estimated temperature of a component of a wheel brake caliper and/or a driving variable that is relevant for overheating of the component of the wheel brake caliper.

Methods for controlling a feedback torque actuator and at least one yaw and/or lateral vehicle state actuator in a steer-by-wire steering system include measuring an input signal with a sensor, determining from the input signal a measure of a torque applied by the driver via a steering wheel, transforming the measure to a desired yaw and/or lateral vehicle state, controlling the yaw and/or lateral vehicle state actuator for vehicle state control, and defining a steering-wheel torque to steering-wheel angle relation describing steering feel. If the vehicle position control results in a yaw and/or lateral vehicle state error, this error is transformed to a change in the steering-wheel torque to steering-wheel angle relation describing steering feel. This new steering feel relation is used as an input signal for controlling the feedback torque actuator in order for the driver to get feedback of the yaw and/or lateral vehicle state error.