A controller for a trailer is disclosed. An example trailer controller assembly includes a force transducer that measures a force between a trailer and a towing vehicle connected to the trailer indicative of a difference in speeds between the trailer and the towing vehicle, and a controller communicatively coupled to the force transducer. The controller includes a brake controller that controls brakes of the trailer based on an input signal from the force sensor.

A control method controls an electric four-wheel-drive vehicle to switch a drive torque distribution between a first distribution prioritizing energy efficiency and a second distribution prioritizing driving performance. The distribution is set to the second distribution where wheel slip is detected during a trip, and returned to the first distribution once the vehicle has stopped. When wheel slip is detected at least during acceleration, the distribution is switched from the first distribution to the second distribution. When wheel slip is detected during deceleration, a slip experience flag is set. The slip experience flag is maintained at least until starting off in a subsequent trip. Where the slip experience flag has been set, the distribution is maintained as the second distribution when the vehicle has stopped, and where the slip experience flag has not been set, the distribution is returned to the first distribution upon the vehicle being stopped.

An electrified vehicle disclosed in the present specification includes: a motor configured to rotate a drive wheel of the electrified vehicle; a sensor configured to detect a motor rotation number that is the number of rotations of the motor; and a control device configured to perform feedback control of the motor rotation number based on a value detected by the sensor. The control device is configured to perform during the feedback control a process of extracting a vibration component in a predetermined frequency band from the value detected by the sensor, a process of calculating an integrated value by integrating the extracted vibration component for a predetermined period, and a process of determining whether the calculated integrated value falls within a predetermined abnormal range.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a torque generated by at least one electric motor (130) of an electric lift truck (100), the method comprises: detecting (210) a fulfilment of at least one criterion when the torque of the at least one electric motor (130) is in a first mode, the fulfilment of the at least one criterion indicating insufficient amount of the torque in to maintain a motion of the electric lift truck (100), triggering (220) an electrical drive (140) of the at least one electric motor (130) to generate a control signal to generate a torque being larger than the torque of the at least one electric motor (130) in the first mode to change the torque to an increased torque mode. Some aspects relate to a control unit (150), to a computer program product and to an electric lift truck (100).

A method for measuring a position, is performed by a vehicle assembly (VA) for alignment between a ground assembly (GA) and the VA. The method includes transmitting low frequency (LF) signals to initiate alignment with the GA and estimating a position of a vehicle using at least one sensor mounted on the vehicle. Information regarding the estimated position of the vehicle is provided to the GA and information regarding a position of the vehicle measured by LF receive antennas of the GA and an acceleration flag calculated by the GA is received. Accordingly, a transmission strength of the LF signals transmitted by the VA is adjusted based on the information regarding the position of the vehicle measured by the LF receive antennas and the acceleration flag.

An abnormality of a component can be accurately detected.

An on-vehicle device is an on-vehicle device that is mounted on a vehicle to communicate with a server. The on-vehicle device includes a first information generation unit that generates first information which is information on a state of a first component mounted on the vehicle by using an output of a sensor mounted on the vehicle, and an out-vehicle communication unit that transmits, to the server, the first information and second information which is information on a state of a second component which is a component different from the first component, and receives, from the server, a state signal indicating an abnormal state of the first component calculated by the server based on the first information and the second information.

In the solution put forth, a pressure level of a pump in a hydraulic transmission system of a hydraulic working machine, or power that is feedable to an electric drive motor of an electric working machine is monitored, and/or the rotation speed at the output of the drive motor of the working machine and the rotation of moving means of the working machine are monitored. The pressure level of the hydraulic power transmission pump, or the power feedable to an electric drive motor, is compared with a lower threshold value to detect a fault situation, and/or the rotation speed at the output of the drive motor is compared with the rotation of the moving means also to detect a fault situation. In case a fault situation is detected, the braking system of the working machine is controlled to apply the brakes.

A device and a method for controlling regenerative braking of an electrified vehicle includes a drive motor configured for generating power required to drive wheels, and a controller electrically connected to the drive motor, and the controller detects vehicle data when braking the vehicle, determines whether a wheel slip of the vehicle has occurred based on the vehicle data, determines a first regenerative braking amount based on a deceleration and a vehicle model when the wheel slip has not occurred, determines a second regenerative braking amount based on a maximum road surface utilization rate when the wheel slip has occurred, and controls maximum regenerative braking of the drive motor based on the first regenerative braking amount or the second regenerative braking amount.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for vehicle turning in confined spaces are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein instructions, at least one memory, a processor to execute the instructions to operate a first brake of a first wheel of a vehicle, operate a second brake of a second wheel of the vehicle, determine a frictional coefficient of a driving surface of the vehicle by rotating a third wheel of the vehicle, determine based on the frictional coefficient, if a turn command can be conducted by the vehicle, and when the turn command can be conducted, conduct the turn command.

A thermal management method includes obtaining a predicted temperature including a predicted value of an operating temperature of a target device, and controlling the target device to switch a thermal management according to the predicted temperature mode. The thermal management mode is used to adjust the operating temperature of the target device.