A method, system and apparatus for carrying a user including a board for supporting the user, a ground-contacting member coupled with the board, a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member and one or more sensors coupled with the drive assembly. In operation, the drive assembly adjusts the velocity of the ground-contacting member based on one or more distances of the board from a surface below the board as detected by the sensors. As a result, the system is able to maintain a desired velocity when ascending, descending or traversing uneven ground without the need for excessive and sometimes impossible tilting of the board.

A braking and driving force control apparatus to be provided in a vehicle including front-wheel and rear-wheel longitudinal force generators that generate longitudinal forces of front and rear wheels, respectively. The braking and driving force control apparatus includes: first and second road surface friction coefficient setting units that respectively set first and second road surface friction coefficients; and a braking and driving force distribution control unit. The second road surface friction coefficient is larger than the first road surface friction coefficient. When the front-wheel and rear-wheel longitudinal force generators generate a driving force, the braking and driving force distribution control unit controls an output allotment ratio by using the first road surface friction coefficient. When the front-wheel and the rear-wheel longitudinal force generators generate a braking force, the braking and driving force distribution control unit controls the output allotment ratio by using the second road surface friction coefficient.

The present disclosure relates to a novel portable electric vehicle, which comprises two front-rear folding mechanisms, a left-right folding mechanism, and an operating mechanism, wherein the two front-rear folding mechanisms for supporting a driver are arranged respectively on the left side and the right side of the bottom of the electric vehicle, the rear ends of the front-rear folding mechanisms are both provided with driving wheel mechanisms, and the front ends of the front-rear folding mechanisms are both provided with rotating wheel mechanisms; two ends of the left-right folding mechanism for driving the two front-rear folding mechanisms to get close to each other are connected respectively to the two front-rear folding mechanisms; and the operating mechanism for controlling the running of the electric vehicle is mounted on the left-right folding mechanism. The present disclosure also relates to a method for controlling the drive of the novel portal electric vehicle, which utilizes an Arduino circuit board to control the running of the electric vehicle. The novel portable electric vehicle has the advantages of good driving experience, small size, light weight, convenience in folding and easiness in operation, and belongs to the technical field of electric vehicles.

A control unit for a vehicle having an active steering system capable of changing a steering gear ratio between a steering angle of a steering wheel and a tire steering angle includes a steering turning assist controller and a left-right driving force controller. The steering turning assist controller controls the steering gear ratio so that a yaw rate generated by the vehicle becomes a target yaw rate to assist a turning of the vehicle. The left-right driving force controller controls, in the left and right electric drive wheels which each add a yaw moment to a vehicle body independently of a steering system and are able to be independently driven, driving forces of the electric drive wheels so that the yaw rate generated by the vehicle becomes the target yaw rate based on a roll of the vehicle.

A system and method for suppressing serpentine instability of a railway vehicle, comprising a serpentine warning and control module for determining whether a bogie is in a state of serpentine instability; a traction motor speed control system for controlling a rotation speed of a traction motor according to a determination from the serpentine warning and control module; a signal output end of the serpentine warning and control module is connected with the traction motor speed control system. In the present disclosure, it extracts the serpentine characteristic wave from the transverse acceleration of the bogie and calculates the vibration non-linear index according to the extracted serpentine non-linear characteristic to judge whether the bogie is in a state of serpentine instability, and controls a direct torque of the traction system through the DTC control module.

A drive control device of the vehicle controls a left and right driving force difference by a driving device based on a rotational velocity of a rotary electric machine, which imparts a steering force or a steering additive force to a steering system of the vehicle. Furthermore, at a time that there is a deviation or a likelihood of a deviation of the vehicle with respect to a travel path or when an avoidance assistance unit produces a notifying operation or imparts a deviation avoidance assistance steeling force or a deviation avoidance assistance steering additive force, the drive control device prohibits or suppresses control of the left and right driving force difference based on the rotational velocity.

A system for mode selective control of an electric vehicle during a race. The system may include a demand controller configured for determining a demand made by a driver during the race to control a propulsion system to propel the vehicle, a battery controller configured for determining a supply of electrical power available from a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) to meet the demand, a temperature controller configured for determining temperature thresholds for the RESS and the propulsion system, and a supply controller configured for controlling use of the supply according to an endurance mode and a qualify mode.

Methods and systems for managing operation of a battery pack are described. The methods and systems may be applied to fully electric or hybrid vehicles. The methods and systems may open a circuit within a battery in response to an indication of degradation of the battery. In addition, the methods and systems may open a contactor of the battery that controls current flow out of and into the battery.

A control system for a drive unit configured to control driving force and braking force integrally is provided. The control system comprises: a sensor that detects vehicle conditions and an operation amount of an accelerator pedal etc.; a brake device that is contacted to an input element of a differential unit or a rotary member attached to the drive motor connected to the differential unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate: a target travelling condition based on the vehicle condition and the operation amount detected by the sensor; target drive torques or target braking torques to be applied to the right wheel and left wheel based on the target travelling condition; output torques of a drive motor and a differential motor based on the target driving torques; and a braking force to be established by the brake device and an output torque of the differential motor based on the target braking torques.

An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.