A vehicle control system for preventing malfunction of the clutch for selectively connecting the engine with the power train. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a motor disposed on a power train, and a clutch interposed therebetween. In order to prevent a malfunction of the clutch, the vehicle control system is configured to engage the clutch while causing a slip but without starting the engine if the engine has not yet been started.

Methods and systems for activating electric vehicles are provided. One method includes, in response to a first command to activate the vehicle, transitioning the vehicle from an inactive state to a wake state where a controller of the vehicle is activated and the vehicle is prevented from being propelled by an electric motor of the vehicle. The method also includes, in response to receiving a second command to activate the vehicle after receiving the first command, transitioning the vehicle from the wake state to a ready state where the vehicle is permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.

Methods and systems for activating electric vehicles are provided. One method includes, in response to a first command to activate the vehicle, transitioning the vehicle from an inactive state to a wake state where a controller of the vehicle is activated and the vehicle is prevented from being propelled by an electric motor of the vehicle. The method also includes, in response to receiving a second command to activate the vehicle after receiving the first command, transitioning the vehicle from the wake state to a ready state where the vehicle is permitted to be propelled by the electric motor.

A fault diagnosis method for a bio-signal sensor for the vehicle includes measuring a first bio-signal through the bio-signal sensor in response to a seating detecting signal, measuring a second bio-signal through the bio-signal sensor in response to input through an on-board interface, and determining whether the bio-signal sensor may have malfunctioned according to whether the second bio-signal includes a signal deviating from a range set in response to the first bio-signal.

A control system for a plug-in hybrid vehicle has a drive system having a starter motor, a transverse engine, and a motor/generator, and also has a power supply system having a high voltage battery; a capacitor; and a hybrid control module that controls charge and discharge of the capacitor. In the control system for an FF plug-in hybrid vehicle in which external charging of the high voltage battery is available, the hybrid control module starts the starter, performs a mode selection control and a charge/discharge control, maintains the capacitor voltage equal to or higher than a voltage that allows the starter to start-up when a CD mode is selected at the time of ignition ON, and maintains a capacitor voltage equal to or less than a voltage at which deterioration does not proceed at the time of ignition ON with the CS being selected.

The invention enables assessment and monitoring of attentiveness of a driver of a vehicle. The invention provides systems, methods and computer program products that determine a driver specific baseline degree of eye openness for a vehicle driver, and thereafter monitor and determine driver attentiveness or alertness based on the determined driver specific baseline degree of eye openness.

A method for controlling a line pressure of a hybrid vehicle includes applying, by a controller, a set current corresponding to a target pressure to a first solenoid valve controlling the line pressure, driving, by the controller, a second solenoid valve to open an engine clutch after the applying step, comparing, by the controller, a difference value between a real pressure of the engine clutch sensed by a pressure sensor and the target pressure with a preset pressure after the driving step, and as a result of performing the comparing step, if the difference value is equal to or greater than the preset pressure, controlling, by the controller, an increase of a revolution per minute (RPM) speed of the electric oil pump and an increase of a pressure of the first solenoid valve to be alternately generated.

A method of controlling heating of a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving a heating request from a driver; determining whether an entry condition of pre-FATC engine ON request (PFEOR) control is satisfied; checking whether the vehicle is capable of entering a HEV mode; determining whether the vehicle enters an idle mode for the PFEOR control; issuing a command for a target engine torque value and a target revolutions per minute for the idle mode to an engine control unit (ECU) from a hybrid control unit (HCU); and performing an engine idle speed control along with engine ON based on the command.

A device and a method for preventing driving under influence, may include a first measuring device configured for detecting alcohol in indoor air of a vehicle, and a processor connected to the first measuring device, wherein the processor performs a first check of checking a presence or an absence of the alcohol in the indoor air through the first measuring device before a driver boards the vehicle, performs a second check of checking the presence or the absence of the alcohol in the indoor air through the first measuring device after the driver boards the vehicle, and determines whether there is a possibility that the driver is drunken based on the results of performing the first check and the second check.

High-performance road vehicle having: a plurality of replaceable or removable components; a control unit, which controls the operation of the road vehicle; at least one electronic identification device, which is fitted on a corresponding component, has a memory designed to contain at least one unique identifying code of the component and has a first transmission organ designed to send the data contained in the memory; and a second transmission organ, designed to communicate with the first transmission organ and connected to the control unit to allow the control unit to read the univocal identifying code of the component.