It is preferable to reduce an uncomfortable feeling arising from an abrupt driving force generated in an automatic starting clutch in an automatic clutch vehicle. When an automatic clutch operating device is about to automatically engage a starting clutch, a brake controller drives a brake actuator to forcibly actuate a brake device, thereby braking a driving wheel WR. Here, a brake pressure to be applied to the driving wheel WR can be set as a brake pressure such as to change an expected driving torque which is accompanied by an uncomfortable feeling in the absence of control by the brake controller into a norm driving torque which is not accompanied by the uncomfortable feeling, taking into account the clutch capacity and an engine control output.

A vehicle speed estimating apparatus includes a vehicle information receiver configured to receive travel information of a vehicle including a wheel speed, a motor torque, and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle, a wheel slip determiner configured to determine whether wheel slip occurs, a longitudinal acceleration calibrator configured to calibrate the longitudinal acceleration received from the vehicle information receiver, and a vehicle speed estimator configured for estimating, depending on a determination result of the wheel slip determiner, a vehicle speed using the wheel speed or the calibrated longitudinal acceleration.

Smooth and agile acceleration of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) that is being held at a standstill or is otherwise at a stop is important for ADV safety, efficiency, and occupant enjoyment. For example, as a practical matter, an ADV at an uncontrolled intersection should quickly and smoothly drive-off when it is its turn to advanceotherwise, it may get stuck at the intersection. Embodiments herein provide systems and methods to facilitate a pleasant and comfortable ride while having the ADV drive off smoothly (e.g., not a large jerk) and safely (e.g., not slipping) during driving from a stopregardless of whether the ADV is on a slope or on a neutral (i.e., not sloped) surface. In one or more embodiments, the drive-off process may be divided into several stages from a standstill to an acceleration settle stage.

A method for monitoring at least one bearing of a motor vehicle which has the bearing and at least one electric machine, and can be operated by the electric machine supplying the electric machine with alternating electric current which is made available by power electronics, assigned to the electric machine, of the motor vehicle, as a result of which the electric machine is operated as an electric machine, by which the motor vehicle is operated, detecting the alternating current, made available by the power electronics, by at least one alternating current sensor; determining at least one torque which is made available by the electric machine in order to drive the motor vehicle, in accordance with the detected alternating current; and monitoring the bearing in accordance with the determined torque.

A vehicle control method includes: acquiring information on acceleration, information on rotational speed of a drive wheel, and information on driving force; after a dropping state where a calculated speed indicative of a vehicle body speed calculated from the rotational speed is less than an estimated speed indicative of a vehicle body speed in a front-rear direction estimated from the acceleration has transitioned to a non-dropping state and a holding period in which the non-dropping state is held has passed, determining whether or not a reset condition to reset the estimated speed is satisfied; when the reset condition is satisfied, determining whether or not the driving force is less than a threshold value; and when the driving force is less than the threshold value, resetting the estimated speed and setting a current value of the calculated speed to a vehicle body initial speed used for estimating the estimated speed.

In various example embodiments, a system and method for determining a total weight of a vehicle, transmitting the total weight measured to the vehicle's autonomous control system, and controlling the vehicle according to the total weight of the vehicle. The system and method further transmits information between separate vehicles with similar autonomous control systems. A method includes: providing predetermined calibration settings relating drive force to motor speed for a vehicle travelling at various speeds, determining that one or more vehicle performance parameters fall within a threshold range, determining the vehicle's longitudinal acceleration and drive force, determining a total weight comprising a weight of the vehicle and a weight being hauled by the vehicle; transmitting the total weight to the autonomous control system, and controlling the vehicle according to total weight of the vehicle.

An object is to provide an attitude control system that can suppress an understeering characteristic when a vehicle such as an automobile travels in a medium-speed or low-speed range. A vehicle drives front wheels, and controls steering angles of the front wheels and steering angles of rear wheels. In an attitude control system to be mounted on the vehicle, a control amount detecting unit detects an operation amount of an accelerator pedal operated by a driver of the vehicle. A driving force estimating unit estimates a driving force generated on the front wheels based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal. A rear-wheel steering angle determining unit determines a rear-wheel steering angle instruction value for controlling steering angles of the rear wheels based on an estimated front-wheel driving force that is the driving force estimated by the driving force estimating unit.

Systems and methods are shown for meeting wheel torque demand in a hybrid vehicle with an engine, a dual clutch transmission coupled to a driveline of the vehicle downstream of the engine, and an electric machine coupled to the driveline downstream of the dual clutch transmission. In one example, a method comprises transferring transmission input torque through a clutch of the dual clutch transmission controlled to a first capacity, and in response to a desired transmission input torque exceeding the capacity, increasing torque output of the electric machine coupled downstream of the dual clutch transmission to assist in meeting a wheel torque demand. In this way, a driver-requested increase in acceleration may be met under conditions where transmission input torque is limited by clutch capacity.

A vehicle is disclosed having a motor and engine selectively coupled to the motor via a clutch. The vehicle includes a controller configured to, in response to a vehicle wheel torque reversal, open the clutch to disconnect the engine from the motor, command the engine to enter a speed control mode, and control a motor output torque through a region surrounding the vehicle wheel torque reversal to reduce torque disturbances in a vehicle driveline.

A vehicle includes wheels, brakes, and a controller. The wheels are configured to propel the vehicle. The brakes are configured to generate a braking torque at the wheels. The controller is programed to, in response to (i) a commanded braking torque and (ii) a relative jounce between two of the wheels exceeding a threshold, operate the brakes to increase the braking torque to less than the commanded braking torque. The controller is further programed to, in response to (i) the commanded braking torque and (ii) a droop of at least one of the wheels exceeding a threshold, operate the brakes to increase the braking torque to less than the commanded braking torque.