B60T8/173

Electronic control device

An electronic control device is provided with a hydraulic control block made of an aluminum alloy, a synthetic-resin component holder configured to hold electronic components such as a pressure sensor, and a printed board for controlling driving of hydraulic control apparatus via the component holder. Electrode terminals of the pressure sensor are connected to the printed board, a terminal configuration part of an electroconductive member, which is inserted into an insertion hole of a body wall of the component holder, is connected to a negative electrode wiring of the printed board, and the outer end edge of an elastic contact part of the electroconductive member is brought into elastic-contact with the hydraulic control block, to establish conduction therebetween. Hence, the electric potential difference between the pressure sensor and the hydraulic control block can be canceled, thus reducing an electrical noise of the pressure sensor.

Hydroplaning determination device

A hydroplaning determination device that determines occurrence of a hydroplaning phenomenon in a vehicle includes a tire mount sensor including a vibration detection unit, a signal process unit and a transmission unit, and a vehicle body system including a receiver, a condition determination unit and a hydroplaning determination unit. The vibration detection unit is attached to a rear surface of a tire provided in a vehicle and outputs a detection signal according to a magnitude of vibration of the tire. The signal process unit generates a vibration data based on the detection signal. The hydroplaning determination unit determines, based on the vibration data, whether a hydroplaning phenomenon has occurred when the condition determination unit determines that a road surface condition is a wet condition in which a water film exists between the tire and a road surface.

Hydroplaning determination device

A hydroplaning determination device that determines occurrence of a hydroplaning phenomenon in a vehicle includes a tire mount sensor including a vibration detection unit, a signal process unit and a transmission unit, and a vehicle body system including a receiver, a condition determination unit and a hydroplaning determination unit. The vibration detection unit is attached to a rear surface of a tire provided in a vehicle and outputs a detection signal according to a magnitude of vibration of the tire. The signal process unit generates a vibration data based on the detection signal. The hydroplaning determination unit determines, based on the vibration data, whether a hydroplaning phenomenon has occurred when the condition determination unit determines that a road surface condition is a wet condition in which a water film exists between the tire and a road surface.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING BRAKE JUDDER IN VEHICLE

A system and method for detecting brake judder in a vehicle may include storing information related to determining whether judder was generated when a vehicle was braked, and facilitating easy recognition of a vehicle in which judder was generated, on the basis of stored information without performing methods such as a separate driving reproduction test and a disc thickness measurement test when maintaining later.

VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS

A vehicle brake control apparatus includes a vibration detector configured to detect a predetermined vibration state in a frictional brake device, a power regeneration execution determination unit configured to determine, in a case where the predetermined vibration state is detected by the vibration detector, whether to permit execution of power regeneration by a power generating device or to limit the execution, a pressing force controller configured to change, in a case where the execution of the power regeneration is limited by the power regeneration execution determination unit, a pressing force of a friction material in the frictional brake device, and a driving force cooperative controller configured to adjust a driving force of a vehicle to suppress fluctuation in forward acceleration or backward acceleration of the vehicle associated with a change in the pressing force by the pressing force controller.

Transfer case control to relieve front driveline residual torque

A vehicle includes an engine, a pair of front axle shafts, and a transfer case having a clutch assembly configured to selectively move between a closed position to enable the engine to drive the front axle shafts, and an open position to disable the engine from driving the front axle shafts. A control system is configured to momentarily open the clutch assembly when the vehicle is coming to a stop or is stopped in order to relieve residual torque build-up in the front axle shafts to thereby reduce idle vibration transmission between the engine and a body of the vehicle.

Transfer case control to relieve front driveline residual torque

A vehicle includes an engine, a pair of front axle shafts, and a transfer case having a clutch assembly configured to selectively move between a closed position to enable the engine to drive the front axle shafts, and an open position to disable the engine from driving the front axle shafts. A control system is configured to momentarily open the clutch assembly when the vehicle is coming to a stop or is stopped in order to relieve residual torque build-up in the front axle shafts to thereby reduce idle vibration transmission between the engine and a body of the vehicle.

Powered brake device
10807577 · 2020-10-20 · ·

An electric brake device selectively using, based on requests, a control scheme that reduces torque variation and a control scheme that maximizes a torque to provide a quiet operation with smaller torque variation for prioritizing Noise Vibration Harshness and a high torque operation or high output operation for prioritizing torque or output. A motor current calculator selectively uses an output prioritizing control scheme that prioritizes a torque output and a torque variation suppressing control scheme that prioritizes smaller torque variation. An output requirement determiner calculates a degree of importance of suppressing torque variation of an electric motor, based on one or both of a braking request and a travel condition of a vehicle. In accordance with this determination result, the motor current calculator selectively uses the output prioritizing control scheme and the torque variation suppressing control scheme.

Powered brake device
10807577 · 2020-10-20 · ·

An electric brake device selectively using, based on requests, a control scheme that reduces torque variation and a control scheme that maximizes a torque to provide a quiet operation with smaller torque variation for prioritizing Noise Vibration Harshness and a high torque operation or high output operation for prioritizing torque or output. A motor current calculator selectively uses an output prioritizing control scheme that prioritizes a torque output and a torque variation suppressing control scheme that prioritizes smaller torque variation. An output requirement determiner calculates a degree of importance of suppressing torque variation of an electric motor, based on one or both of a braking request and a travel condition of a vehicle. In accordance with this determination result, the motor current calculator selectively uses the output prioritizing control scheme and the torque variation suppressing control scheme.

Vehicle risk avoidance device

A tire mount sensor detects a road surface condition such as a type of a road surface and a road surface , and transmits road surface data indicating a detection result to a communication center. The communication center collects road surface data more precisely, and the vehicle receives the more precise road surface data from the communication center. Based on received more precise road surface data, the risk of the vehicle is determined. Thus, the road surface condition is detected using the tire mount sensor, so that the road surface condition is detected without braking. Accordingly, it is possible to detect the road surface condition with high frequency, so that the road surface condition is detected in wider area, and it is possible to perform the control more appropriately for avoiding the risk based on the road surface condition during a travel.