A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit performs first switching control when there is a request for switching from a low mode to a high mode. The first switching control is to release a first engagement mechanism, and switch a second engagement mechanism to an engaged state when a difference between input and output rotational speeds of the second engagement mechanism becomes equal to or smaller than a permissible value.

A device and a method for controlling vehicle speed in a vehicle equipped with cruise control while traveling downhill. The method involves driving a vehicle downhill with the cruise control set to a brake speed; detecting a current vehicle speed; applying the auxiliary brake to maintain the brake speed; detecting a request for a downshift from a current gear to a lower gear; and determining if a downshift is permissible at the current speed. If a downshift is not permissible, then a control unit automatically applies the service brakes to retard the vehicle speed; retarding the vehicle from a current speed to a lower speed at which a downshift to a lower gear is permissible; and performing a downshift to a lower gear when the second vehicle speed is reached. The cruise control is set to a second brake speed lower than the first brake speed.

A hybrid vehicle includes an engine in which a filter for removing particulate matter is attached to an exhaust system, a motor that is connected to an output shaft of the engine, and a power storage device that exchanges an electric power with the motor, sets a target power of the engine based on a traveling power needed to travel, and controls the engine and the motor to output the target power from the engine and travel based on the traveling power. Further, the hybrid vehicle sets the target power by imposing a limit when a deposition amount of the particulate matter deposited on the filter is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, as compared to when the deposition amount is less than the predetermined amount.

Methods and systems are provided for mitigating reverse vehicle rollback. In one example, in response to a request to shift a transmission from reverse to forward when vehicle speed is elevated, vehicle brakes are applied and the actual transmission shift is delayed until the vehicle motion in the reverse direction is sufficiently decelerated. Additionally, the engine may be stalled and restarted before the transmission shift is performed.

The present invention relates to a vertical lift type loader comprising a power transmission arrangement with an engine, a hydraulic power system for powering work hydraulics of the loader and a drivetrain power system for powering locomotion of the loader, both being feedable with power from the engine, the hydraulic power system including a power limiter for limiting the power supply of the engine to the hydraulic power system to different power limit values, a determining device for determining an operational state of the loader, and a controller configured to control the power limiter to limit the power supply of the engine to the hydraulic power system to different power limit values, these power limit values being set depending on the operational state of the loader determined by the determining device.

A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a prime mover, a setup member, a hydraulic pump, an operation valve, a hydraulic device, and a memory. The memory stores first control characteristics indicating relations between the first pressure and an actual revolution speed of the prime mover, and stores a second control characteristic indicating a relation between the first pressure and the actual revolution speed of the prime mover. The hydraulic system includes a controller to set the first pressure based on the second control characteristic when a dropping amount of the actual revolution speed from the target revolution speed is less than a threshold value and to set the first pressure based on the first control characteristics determined corresponding to the target revolution speed when the dropping amount of the actual revolution speed from the target revolution speed is the threshold value or more.

A method for setting an idling speed of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in which the idling speed of the internal combustion engine is increased if a predetermined power request within an on-board power system of the motor vehicle is detected, wherein a generator for electrically supplying the on-board power system is driven by the internal combustion engine, and wherein the internal combustion engine is connected to a transmission of the motor vehicle, wherein the connection between the internal combustion engine and the transmission is disconnected, and/or a predetermined braking force is made available by means of at least one brake of the motor vehicle if the predetermined power request is detected.

A slip control method and arrangement for a driveline is described herein. The driveline includes a clutch that is so controlled as to slip when a torque higher than the usable torque attempts to pass through. Accordingly, the clutch prevents the prime mover from stalling.

A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a control portion configured to control an input torque to an automatic transmission such that a value representing a rotating state of an input rotary member of the automatic transmission coincides with a target value; a racing determining portion configured to determine whether a rotating speed of an engine is predicted to exceed a predetermined rotating speed when control is provided such that the value representing the rotating state of the input rotary member of the automatic transmission coincides with the target value during a power-on shift-down action of the automatic transmission; and an output limiting portion configured to limit the output torque of the engine to a predetermined torque or less if the rotating speed of the engine is predicted to exceed the predetermined rotating speed during the power-on shift-down action of the automatic transmission.

A vehicle system comprises a brake system comprising a brake pedal and a braking mechanism configured to apply a braking force to a vehicle, and a vehicle control unit operable to automatically stop an engine when the vehicle is decelerated to a given vehicle speed or less during traveling. When it is detected that the brake pedal is manipulated and the vehicle is stopped after automatically stopping the engine, the vehicle control unit is operable to control the braking mechanism to increase the braking force from a current value according to a manipulation amount of the brake pedal up to a given value.