A control system for a vehicle having a manual transmission system includes an anti-lock braking system configured to apply brakes of the vehicle, a clutch pedal configured to control engagement/disengagement of a clutch disc with a pressure plate of the manual transmission system, and a controller configured to perform a clutch burst prevention technique when the clutch pedal is depressed such that the clutch disc is disengaged from the pressure plate, the clutch burst prevention technique comprising: obtaining a set of operating parameters of the vehicle, determining a vehicle speed threshold based on the set of operating parameters, the vehicle speed threshold being a speed of the vehicle at which clutch burst begins to occur, and when the vehicle speed is within a first threshold amount from the vehicle speed threshold, decreasing the vehicle speed by commanding the anti-lock braking system to apply the vehicle brakes.

The present invention relates to a method to control a hybrid powertrain, comprising a combustion engine, an electric machine, a gearbox with input shaft and output shaft, wherein the combustion engine and the electric machine are connected to the input shaft. The method comprises the following steps: a) disconnecting the combustion engine from the input shaft with a coupling device, b) engaging a starting gear in the gearbox, which starting gear is higher than the gear at which the combustion engine's torque at idling speed is able to operate the input shaft, c) generating a torque in the input shaft with the electric machine, d) accelerating the electric machine, and e) connecting the combustion engine to the input shaft with the coupling device when the electric machine has reached substantially the same rotational speed as the combustion engine. The invention also relates to a hybrid powertrain and a vehicle.

A vehicle has an engine, a CVT and at least one ground engaging member. A method of controlling the engine includes the steps of: determining an idle speed set point based at least in part on a first speed proportional to a driven pulley speed, the idle speed set point being less than an engagement speed when the driven pulley speed is less than a predetermined driven pulley speed and being less than an actual engine speed when the driven pulley speed is greater than the predetermined driven pulley speed; and controlling the engine to operate under conditions corresponding to the idle speed set point when a desired engine speed is less than the idle speed set point. Controlling the engine to operate under conditions corresponding to the idle speed set point causes engine braking when the driven pulley speed is greater than the predetermined driven pulley speed.

A control device for a vehicle includes a fuel cell, a motor-generator, a power unit, a transmission, a motor-generator control unit configured to perform a power control on the motor-generator based on a driver request torque, and a generated power control unit configured to control the generated power of the fuel cell based on a load of the fuel cell including the motor-generator. The motor-generator control unit performs a shifting power control for decreasing a rotation speed of the motor-generator during an upshift of the transmission, and a power control on the motor-generator based on a limit torque of the motor-generator during the shifting power control. The limit torque of the motor-generator being calculated based on an actual generated power of the fuel cell per unit time and an acceptable power of the power unit per unit time.

A hybrid system includes a transmission control module, a power source, a transmission, and a drive train. The transmission control module partially operates the hybrid system and receives operating information from various components of the system, calculates power losses in the drive train, and calculates the driving torque needed to reach a target power profile determined from a driver's input.

A control system for a vehicle having a manual transmission system includes an anti-lock braking system configured to apply brakes of the vehicle, a clutch pedal configured to control engagement/disengagement of a clutch disc with a pressure plate of the manual transmission system, and a controller configured to perform a clutch burst prevention technique when the clutch pedal is depressed such that the clutch disc is disengaged from the pressure plate, the clutch burst prevention technique comprising: obtaining a set of operating parameters of the vehicle, determining a vehicle speed threshold based on the set of operating parameters, the vehicle speed threshold being a speed of the vehicle at which clutch burst begins to occur, and when the vehicle speed is within a first threshold amount from the vehicle speed threshold, decreasing the vehicle speed by commanding the anti-lock braking system to apply the vehicle brakes.

In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for performing vehicle traction control. Time intervals between points of rotation of a rotating vehicle output shaft are measured. Indicators of shaft rotation rate are generated using, for each generated indicator, a set of one or more of the time intervals. The generated indicators of shaft rotation rate are used to determine a value indicative of a rate of change of shaft rotation rate. An indicator of a maximum allowable output shaft rotation rate is computed. A current indicator of output shaft rotation rate is determined to exceed the maximum allowable output shaft rotation rate. In response to determining that the current indicator exceeds the maximum allowable output shaft rotation rate, a signal to trigger application of a traction control mechanism is output.

Apparatus for providing hydraulic line pressure and vacuum pressure to the braking and steering subsystems of a wheeled motor vehicle comprises one or more battery powered electric motors which drive one or more of a hydraulic pump and a vacuum pump. When the engine is stopped while the vehicle is moving, to save fuel, the electric motor(s) drive the pumps, so that hydraulic pressure and vacuum are provided, for safe operation of the vehicle.

An emotion determining system includes: an input information generating unit to generate, based on detection signals of one or more sensors that are provided to a target object, input information for determining an emotion of the target object; a secretion information generating unit to generate, based on the detection signals, secretion information indicating secretion amounts of one or more endocrine substances; a parameter adjusting unit to adjust an operation parameter for determining the emotion from the input information based on the secretion amounts of the one or more endocrine substances indicated by the secretion information.

A method for shifting in a vehicle (1) with a hybrid powertrain (2), the powertrain includes: a combustion engine (3), an electric machine (4), a gearbox (6) with an input shaft (10) and a main shaft (14), wherein the combustion engine (3) and the electric machine (4) are connected to the input shaft (10); and a lay shaft (16), via gear sets (50, 52 and 58, 60, 62) is connected to the input shaft (10) and the main shaft (14), so that they form a split gear unit (13) and a main gear unit (15). The method has the steps: a) to bring the main gear unit (15) into a substantially zero torque state, b) in the event the input shaft (10) and the lay shaft (16) must both be accelerated or decelerated: to initiate synchronization of the speed of the lay shaft (16) with, on the one hand, the speed of the input shaft (10), and, on the other hand, the speed of the main shaft (14), at a joint first point in time (t1), c) to engage a gear in the split gear unit (13) when the speed of the lay shaft (16) has been synchronized with the speed of the input shaft (10) at a second point in time (t2), and d) to engage a gear in the main gear unit (15) when the speed of the lay shaft (16) has been synchronized with the speed of the main shaft (14) at a third point in time (t3). Also a hybrid powertrain (2) and a vehicle (1), as well as a computer program (P) and a computer program product are disclosed, which perform the method.