A vehicle control system includes a vehicle-mounted imaging section configured to image surroundings of a vehicle, a vehicle-mounted imaging assist section configured to assist so as to increase the clarity of an imaging region of the imaging section, a recognition section configured to recognize surrounding conditions of the vehicle based on an image captured by the imaging section, an automated driving controller configured to execute automated driving in which at least one out of speed control or steering control is controlled automatically based on the surrounding conditions of the vehicle recognized by the recognition section, and an assist controller configured to adjust an operation of the imaging assist section when the automated driving is being implemented by the automated driving controller.

A vehicle accessory power management assembly includes a vehicle speed sensor, an accelerator sensor, an accessory device, a power transmitting device and a controller. The power transmitting device receives rotational power from a power device and transmits it to the accessory device. The power transmitting device is switchable between a first operating state and a second operating state. In the first operating state the accessory device is operated at a first power consumption level and in the second operating state the accessory device is operated at a second power consumption level lower than the first power consumption level. The controller is configured to switch the switching part from the first operating state to the second operating state in response to determining that a current level of acceleration requested of the power device is of greater importance than operating the accessory device at the first operating state.

A system for cooling a vehicle including a power conversion component, a motor, a radiator, an electronic water pump, and a cooling unit cooling the power conversion component includes: an air conditioning unit configured to interlock with the cooling unit to perform air conditioning of the vehicle; a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of air in the air conditioning unit; a cooling water temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of cooling water flowing in the cooling unit; and a cooling control controller configured to calculate a targeted air flow rate and a targeted cooling water flow rate to control the cooling of the cooling unit.

In a motor lock determination device (1), a lock determination on an electric motor (7) is performed such that: a first detection value (PI), which is a detection value (P) of a refrigerant pressure sensor (17) during a stop of an electric fan (5), is detected, and a second detection value (P2), which is a detection value (P) of the refrigerant pressure sensor (17) after the electric fan (5) is driven for a first predetermined time (Δ), is detected; when the second detection value (P2) is equal to the first detection value (PI) or more than the first detection value (PI), it is determined that a motor lock occurs; and when the second detection value (P2) is less than the first detection value (PI), it is determined that no motor lock occurs.

A method for air conditioning an electric or hybrid vehicle includes preconditioning a high voltage accumulator of the electric or hybrid vehicle. The electric or hybrid vehicle has an interior and the high voltage accumulator is air conditioned with an air-conditioning unit having a determined cooling potential. The high voltage accumulator has a current HVS temperature. The interior has a current interior temperature. During the preconditioning, the high voltage accumulator is supercooled in a preconditioning mode with the air-conditioning unit to an HVS temperature that is below an HVS operating temperature.

A vehicle includes an engine, a climate control system, a cabin, and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to the climate control system supplying heat to a vehicle cabin and receiving a request for an economy mode, decrease an engine coolant temperature engine start threshold. The controller is further programmed to, in response to the engine coolant temperature becoming less than the threshold, start the engine.

An air-conditioning system includes a vehicle air-conditioner which uses a target blowing-out temperature as the basis to control an air outlet temperature in a cabin and a seat air-conditioning unit which sucks recirculated air into a seat. The air-conditioning system controls at least the seat air-conditioning air flow per unit time so as to perform seat air-conditioning. The air-conditioning system increases the seat air-conditioning air flow when detecting that the vehicle speed is stopped or idling, calculates a correction amount for the target blowing-out temperature considered neutral in warmness sense level for the increased seat air-conditioning air flow, and uses the correction amount as the basis to correct the target blowing-out temperature.

Systems and methods for power and thermal management of autonomous vehicles are provided. In one example embodiment, a computing system includes processor(s) and one or more tangible, non-transitory, computer readable media that collectively store instructions that when executed by the processor(s) cause the computing system to perform operations. The operations include obtaining data associated with an autonomous vehicle. The operations include identifying one or more vehicle parameters associated with the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The operations include determining a modification to one or more operating characteristics of one or more systems onboard the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the one or more vehicle parameters. The operations include controlling a heat generation of at least a portion of the autonomous vehicle via implementation of the modification of the operating characteristic(s) of the system(s) onboard the autonomous vehicle.

Disclosed are a battery thermal management method and device. The battery thermal management device includes a first thermal manager configured to regulate a battery temperature using a liquid working fluid, a second thermal manager configured to regulate the battery temperature using a gaseous working fluid, and the second thermal manager works with the first thermal manager by exchanging heat between the liquid working fluid and the gaseous working fluid.

An air cleaning apparatus mounted to an internal automobile structure selected from an armrest, a console, a seat, a headrest, an overhead console, a handle, and a door, includes an air inflow unit arranged in the internal automobile structure, through which air inside an automobile is introduced, an air cleaning unit which is arranged in the internal vehicle structure and filters the introduced air inside the automobile, a first air flow path arranged in the internal automobile structure, through which the air, having been introduced through the air inflow unit and filtered by the air cleaning unit, is discharged to the interior of the automobile, and a second air flow path arranged in the internal automobile structure, through which blowing air, having been introduced to the internal automobile structure and not having passed through the air cleaning unit, is discharged to the interior of the automobile.