A method for managing a powertrain (3) of a motor vehicle (1) comprises the following steps: (a) determining a predictive rolling resistance coefficient (Crr) for at least one tyre (10) of the motor vehicle (1); and (b) adapting the operation of the powertrain (3) according to the predictive rolling resistance coefficient (Crr) in order notably to optimize the energy consumption of the motor vehicle (1).

Provided is a travel evaluation method of making an evaluation related to travel of a vehicle capable of traveling in a leaning position, the method including: obtaining a tire force which is an external force exerted on a wheel of the vehicle from a ground surface; and deriving an evaluation index related to travel of the vehicle. The evaluation index includes a positive evaluation index as a rating of a positive evaluation related to travel of the vehicle. In deriving the evaluation index, the positive evaluation index is set higher as the tire force increases, and the evaluation index is corrected based on an influential parameter other than the tire force.

Provided is a method of generating a pseudo-emotion of a vehicle including a wheel, the method including: obtaining a tire force which is an external force exerted on the wheel from a ground surface; deriving an emotion evaluation index as a rating of a pseudo-emotion; and generating the pseudo-emotion based on the derived emotion evaluation index. The emotion evaluation index includes a positive evaluation index as a rating of a positive emotion. The positive evaluation index is derived based on the tire force in such a manner that the larger the tire force is, the higher the positive evaluation index is.

In order to detect a road surface condition, a road surface condition estimation device extracts a detection signal of a portion that detects vibration in a tire tangential direction in a vibration detection and power generation unit which is in a ground contact section, for example, a vibration power generation element. In this case, it is identified that the vibration detection and power generation unit is in the ground contact section, based on whether a centrifugal force acting on the vibration detection and power generation unit is generated, or not, and it is identified that a time when no centrifugal force is generated is in the ground contact section. As a result, even if a pulse level of an output voltage of the vibration detection generation unit changes according to a traveling speed of the vehicle, the ground contact section can be accurately identified.

A road surface condition estimation device extracts a detection signal of a vibration power generation element during a ground contact section to detect a road surface condition. A threshold used for determination of the ground contact section is variable according to a traveling speed of a vehicle. As a result, even if a pulse level of an output voltage of the vibration power generation element changes according to the traveling speed of the vehicle, the threshold corresponding to the change can be set. The ground contact section is determined with the use of the above thresholds, thereby being capable of performing the determination with high accuracy. Therefore, the road surface condition can be detected with high accuracy based on the ground contact section determined with high accuracy.

A stability control system identifies an actionable condition, such as instability, in an off-road mobile machine, based upon an in-rubber tire sensor. A remedial action is identified, and a control signal is generated to control the mobile machine to take the remedial action.

A device for estimating a condition of a road surface on which a tire is travelling, the device including: an acceleration sensor 11 that detects acceleration in a tire radial direction, an acceleration waveform extracting unit 12 that extracts an acceleration waveform from the acceleration, a differential waveform calculating unit 13 that calculates a differential waveform of the acceleration waveform, a rotation time calculating unit 14 that calculates a rotation time of the tire from the differential waveform, a normalized acceleration waveform generating unit 15 that generates a normalized acceleration waveform by using the rotation time, and a road surface condition estimating unit 16 that determines whether or not a water infiltration condition between the tire and the road surface is in a condition to be shifted to a hydroplaning condition.

In one aspect, a system for providing brake-assisted steering to a work vehicle may include at least one sensor configured to detect at least one parameter associated with a wheel speed differential defined between first and second wheels of the work vehicle. The system may also include a controller configured to determine a target wheel speed differential between the first and second wheels when it is determined that a change in the direction of travel of the work vehicle has been initiated. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to control the operation of a first or second braking device of the work vehicle such that a braking force is applied to an inside wheel of the work vehicle in a manner that adjusts the wheel speed differential towards the target wheel speed differential.

A lane departure detection system detects that an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is departing from the lane in which the ADV is driving based on sensor data captured when the ADV contact a deceleration curb such as a speed bump laid across the lane. When the ADV contacts the deceleration curb, the lane departure detection system detects and calculates an angle of a moving direction of the ADV vs a longitudinal direction of the deceleration curb. Based on the angle, the system calculates how much the moving direction of the ADV is off compared to a lane direction of the lane. The lane direction is typically substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the deceleration curb. A control command such as a speed control command and/or a steering control command is generated based on the angle to correct the moving direction of the ADV.

The invention relates to a method for decelerating a vehicle (10) moving at low speed (vV), in particular by using a hydraulically or pneumatically operated braking system (26), with the following steps: determining, by means of the speed sensor (32), whether the speed (vV) of the vehicle (10) falls short of a predeterminable first limiting value (vC1); if the speed (vV) of the vehicle (10) falls short of the first limiting value, increasing the propulsion torque (MA) transmitted to the drive train (18); and decelerating the vehicle (10) by increasing the braking torque (MB) acting on the wheels (20) by means of the controller (36).