Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle. An apparatus of controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle disclosure may include: an engine position detector detecting a position of an engine; an air amount detector detecting an air amount flowing into the engine; an accelerator pedal position detector detecting a position of an accelerator pedal; a vehicle speed detector detecting a speed of the hybrid electric vehicle; an SOC detector detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a battery; and a controller. The controller controls the operation of a motor based of the position of the engine, the air amount, the position of the accelerator pedal, the speed of the hybrid electric vehicle, and the SOC of the battery.

Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle. An apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: an engine position detector detecting a position of an engine; an air amount detector detecting an air amount flowing into the engine; an accelerator pedal position detector detecting a position of an accelerator pedal; a vehicle speed detector detecting a speed of the hybrid electric vehicle; and a controller. The controller controls operation of a motor based on the position of the engine, the air amount, the position of the accelerator pedal, and the speed of the hybrid electric vehicle.

A hybrid vehicle includes a vehicle control device to perform a traveling control so as to allow switching between an HV traveling in which the hybrid vehicle travels while an engine works and an EV traveling in which the hybrid vehicle travels while working of the engine is stopped, and an engine control device to execute a filter regeneration control that is an engine control for removing particulate matter deposited in a filter. The engine control device adopts satisfaction of a predetermined first condition, as a requirement for execution of the filter regeneration control, when the number of times of start of the engine after vehicle activation is one, and adopts satisfaction of a second condition, which is satisfied more easily than the first condition, as a requirement for execution of the filter regeneration control, when the number of times of the start is two or more.

Methods and systems are provided for controlling vehicle torque output during cruise control. In one example, a method may include determining future vehicle torque output by minimizing an objective function based on an instantaneous vehicle speed, an average vehicle speed, and a present vehicle torque output. The weights of the objective function may be updated based on the past and the present vehicle operating parameters.

An abnormality diagnostic method is provided for a driving force control system in which an automatic transmission is interposed between an engine and a drive wheel, and a target driving force that is transmitted to the drive wheel is calculated based on a driver's output request. The automatic transmission and the engine are controlled based on the target driving force. The abnormality diagnostic method includes calculating a target engine torque based on the target driving force, detecting an actual engine torque of the engine, and detecting an intake temperature of the engine. Upon determining the automatic transmission has been operating normally, abnormality diagnostic method determines an abnormality of the driving force control system exists that is caused by the engine upon determining a difference between the target engine torque and the actual engine torque has exceeded a predetermined threshold value.

Methods and systems are provided for diagnostics of an intake air filter during vehicle-off conditions. In one example, the engine may be reverse rotated, unfueled, and air flow via the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold are estimated and compared to a baseline air flow. A blocked intake air flow may be indicated based on the comparison between air flow via the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold and the baseline air flow upon opening a secondary flow path to atmosphere.

Systems and methods for operating a hybrid powertrain that includes an engine and a motor/generator are described. The systems and methods align in time an estimated motor torque and an actual motor torque to provide an estimated driveline torque. The alignment compensates for communications delays between different controllers over a controller area network.

Disclosed are a method of and an apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle. An apparatus for controlling a vibration of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: an engine position detector detecting a position of an engine; an air amount detector detecting an air amount flowing into the engine; an accelerator pedal position detector detecting a position of an accelerator pedal; a vehicle speed detector detecting a speed of the hybrid electric vehicle; and a controller. The controller controls operation of a motor based on the position of the engine, the air amount, the position of the accelerator pedal, and the speed of the hybrid electric vehicle.

Provided herein is a vehicle including a powertrain including a prime mover operably coupled to a transmission, wherein the transmission is operably coupled to a plurality of wheels; a plurality of sensors configured to monitor operating conditions of the vehicle including an accelerator pedal position; and a controller configured to receive signals from the plurality of sensors and send an output signal to control a torque request to the powertrain, wherein the controller includes a calibrateable map having values of the torque request based on the accelerator pedal position and an estimated weight of the vehicle.

The present invention relates to a method for determining engine operation parameter values during and/or after a gear shift operation prior to performing said gear shift operation. The method comprises the steps of, prior to the gear shift operation: determining initial conditions comprising torque demand and engine speed and certain other engine operation parameter values; providing said initial conditions to an engine operation simulation model; providing a torque development course as well as an engine speed development course during the intended gear shift operation to said engine operation simulation model; and determining desired engine operation parameter values by means of said engine operation simulation model based upon the information thus provided to said engine operation simulation model.