A control apparatus is applied to a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle includes an MG which is connected with an input shaft of a manual transmission via a first clutch that is operated by a press operation to a clutch pedal and an internal combustion engine which is connected with the MG via a second clutch. The hybrid vehicle is allowed to execute an EV traveling mode where: the internal combustion engine is stopped; the internal combustion engine and drive wheels are separated by the second clutch; and the drive wheels are driven by the MG. In the control apparatus, when the EV traveling mode is executed, a required torque is obtained based on an accelerator opening degree, and a required transmission torque is obtained based on an operation amount to the clutch pedal. And, when a smaller one of the required torque and the required transmission torque is greater than a determination value, the internal combustion engine is started.

A control system for a vehicle operable to implement a speed control function, the control system comprising: means for receiving a user input of a target speed at which the vehicle is intended to travel; target speed torque determining means for determining an instantaneous value of torque, target speed torque, that should be applied to one or more wheels of the vehicle by a powertrain in order to control the vehicle to travel at the target speed; and filter means operable to filter the value of target speed torque to generate a filtered torque value, the system being operable to command the powertrain to apply to the one or more wheels an amount of torque corresponding to the filtered torque value, wherein the system further comprises modifier means operable to receive the instantaneous value of target speed torque generated by the target speed torque determining means and to input to the filter means a value of torque that is less than the target speed torque in dependence on a current speed of the vehicle and the target speed of the vehicle.

The disclosure relates to the technical field of autonomous driving, and provides a method for determining a vehicle driving trajectory, a computer device, and a vehicle, to solve the problem of improving the reliability and safety in planning vehicle driving trajectories. The method includes: sequentially simulating, based on an interaction scenario of a vehicle at a current moment by using forward driving of the vehicle as a constraint condition, an interaction scenario of the vehicle at each of a plurality of future moments, to form a scenario tree consisting of the interaction scenarios at the current moment and the future moments; obtaining a scenario value of each interaction intention in the interaction scenario at each moment in the scenario tree; obtaining an optimal interaction intention of the vehicle in the interaction scenario at each moment based on the scenario value; and determining a driving trajectory of the vehicle based on the optimal interaction intention. According to the disclosure, the optimal interaction intention of the vehicle can be made more consistent with correct driving habits of humans, thereby ensuring the autonomous driving safety and reliability of the vehicle.

A method for controlling a motor vehicle includes: determining an initial trajectory for the motor vehicle; acquiring data relating to the surroundings of the motor vehicle; calculating a risk of the motor vehicle colliding with an obstacle, taking into account the determined initial trajectory and the acquired data and, then, if the risk of colliding with the obstacle exceeds a risk threshold; calculating a time to collision and, then, if the time to collision is below a time threshold; and activating a warning driving mode according to which: a new trajectory is determined by the computer, the new trajectory allowing minimizing the risk of collision with the obstacle causing a serious injury, and an actuator for controlling the steering of the motor vehicle is controlled by the computer to follow the new trajectory.

In a work vehicle according to the present invention, a control device calculates, for each of a plurality of speed-changing stages in a PTO transmission, an expected maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft when an engine rotational speed changing operation member is operated to a maximum extent, and shows, in a listed manner, the calculated results in a liquid crystal display part of a display device. The present invention can inform an operator of the maximum rotational speed of PTO rotary power that is output from the PTO shaft for each speed-changing stage in the PTO transmission without performing a speed changing operation on the PTO transmission.

The maximum speed informing device includes a camera device that acquires image data by capturing a scene in front of the vehicle, a display unit configured to be able to display the maximum speed, and a controller configured to be able to change the maximum speed displayed on the display unit., the controller acquires a numerical value included in the captured scene as a maximum speed candidate based on the image data, acquires road structure information indicating a structure of a road including a lane on which the vehicle is traveling based on the image data, estimates a range of a maximum speed of the road based on the acquired road structure information, and displays the maximum speed candidate within the estimated maximum speed range as the maximum speed on the display unit.

A controller is provided for a vehicle having front and rear axles, each axle having two wheels, and first and second propulsion units. The controller controls the first and second propulsion units to generate a combined torque with reference to a total requested torque. The controller is configured to: receive a torque request signal; receive traction signals indicating available traction at at least one wheel; determine a traction torque range defined by a maximum and minimum torque for at least one of the at least first or second propulsion units in dependence on one or more of the traction signals; determine a proposed distribution of torque between each of the at least first and second propulsion units with reference to the total requested torque; and determine a proposed torque to be generated by each of the at least first and second propulsion units in dependence on the proposed distribution of torque.

A system for controlling a motor vehicle hybrid powertrain includes a set of calculators and a switch that determine the operating point and the overall consumptions of the powertrain and a combustion engine raw torque setpoint, determine a gradient of an equivalence factor as a function of the consumptions of the powertrain, determine a crankshaft torque gradient as a function of the target torque required at the wheel and of the step-down gear ratio, determine combustion engine torque gradient minimum and maximum values as a function of the gradient of the equivalence factor, of the crankshaft torque gradient, and of look-up tables, and determine an optimal torque setpoint as a function of the raw torque setpoint and of the combustion engine torque gradient minimum and maximum values.

A vehicle has a driveline which comprises a motor configured to provide a propulsion force to propel the vehicle, a pedal configured to control a power provided by the motor when a driver press the pedal to tilt the pedal in different positions, and a control unit configured to limit, at standstill, in function of an estimation of a weight of the vehicle. The propulsion force is provided by the driveline to a maximal force threshold value. The control unit adapts, at standstill, the pedal mapping so that each position of the pedal corresponds to a predefined percentage of the maximal force threshold value, independently of the maximal force threshold value. The maximal force threshold value is calculated as a function of the weight of the vehicle, a reference inclination of the road and a reference acceleration of the vehicle.

A control method for an electrically driven road vehicle comprising the steps of: providing an electric powertrain system; determining a plurality of first virtual gears for a boost configuration and/or a plurality of second virtual gears for a release configuration; detecting, following actuation of an interface system by the driver, while driving, a first selection for one of the first virtual gears and/or a second selection for one of the second virtual gears; and delivering, in the boost configuration, a drive torque to the at least two wheels as a function of the first selection; or delivering, in the release configuration, an anti-motive torque to the at least two wheels according to the second selection.