A braking force control apparatus includes: a prediction unit that predicts a time from a present time until a next start of the gear shift operation in the stepped automatic transmission based on a speed of the vehicle; an acquisition unit that acquires a state of a battery charged by a regenerative power generation of the regenerative generator; and a control unit that stops the regenerative power generation by the regenerative generator before the gear shift of the stepped automatic transmission is started, when it is determined, during the regenerative power generation by the regenerative generator, that the regenerative power generation by the regenerative power generator may be stopped due to the state of the battery during the gear shift operation of the stepped automatic transmission, based on a prediction result by the prediction unit and the state of the battery acquired by the acquisition unit.

A vehicle display device is provided in an electric vehicle including a friction brake and includes: a loss energy calculation module that calculates a loss energy released from the electric vehicle on the basis of an actuation state of the friction brake; a consumption calculation module that calculates an energy consumption consumed by the electric vehicle on the basis of the loss energy; a first efficiency calculation module that calculates a first energy efficiency on the basis of a travel distance and an energy consumption in a first period; a second efficiency calculation module that calculates a second energy efficiency on the basis of a travel distance and an energy consumption in a second period shorter than the first period; and a display control module that controls a display content of an onboard display on the basis of an efficiency difference between the first and second energy efficiencies.

A control device for a regenerative braking system having control electronics, the control electronics being designed, in consideration of at least one provided first variable with respect to a utilized coefficient of friction occurring in each case at the at least one wheel which may be regeneratively braked, to determine at least one preset variable with respect to at least one hydraulic minimum braking torque to be exerted on the at least one wheel which may be regeneratively braked, and, in consideration of at least the at least one determined preset variable, to determine the at least one setpoint variable.

Park Brake Automatic Application System (PBAAS) for a vehicle includes at least one electronically controlled air valve (ECAV) and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is responsive to at least one input signal to generate a control signal which controls the ECAV when the PBAAS is activated. The ECAV is responsive to the control signal to interrupt a flow of pressurized air to the supply port of a park brake valve by closing a normally open port. Concurrent with the closing, the ECAV opens a normally closed port to provide a flow path to cause pressurized air to be exhausted from a park brake air chamber.

An apparatus comprising an interface, a memory and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive sensor data samples during operation of a vehicle. The memory may be configured to store the sensor data samples over a number of points in time. The processor may be configured to analyze the sensor data samples stored in the memory to detect a pattern. The processor may be configured to manage an application of brakes of the vehicle in response to the pattern.

A device is described for receiving and dispensing hydraulic fluid, in particular for a hybrid or electric vehicle, having a cylinder, a piston, which is movable in the cylinder for receiving and dispensing hydraulic fluid, and a drive unit; a ramp mechanism being provided, having at least one ramp on which at least one rolling element rolls for moving the piston, the ramp mechanism being situated between a face of the piston and a face of a gearwheel driven by the drive unit.

A mobile mining machine includes a plurality of traction elements, a plurality of motors, a power source in electrical communication with the plurality of motors, and an energy storage system in electrical communication with the plurality of motors and the power source. Each of the motors is coupled to an associated one of the plurality of traction elements. Each of the motors is driven by the associated traction element in a first mode, and drives the associated traction element in a second mode. The energy storage system includes a shaft, a rotor secured to the shaft, a stator extending around the rotor, and a flywheel coupled to the shaft for rotation therewith. In the first mode, rotation of the motors causes rotation of the flywheel to store kinetic energy. In the second mode, rotation of the rotor and the flywheel discharges kinetic energy to drive the motors.

A method for operating an electric motor for braking a vehicle, including controlling the electric motor in such a way that the vehicle is slowed or decelerated with the aid of a motor braking torque exerted by the controlled electric motor. The method includes ascertaining whether a requested setpoint speed change is in a predefined normal range, and if so, the electric motor is controlled in such a way that a load to be applied by the electric motor remains less than or equal to a nominal load capacity of the electric motor. If the requested setpoint speed change is outside the predefined normal range, the electric motor is controlled in such a way that the load to be applied by the electric motor exceeds the nominal load capacity of the electric motor, at least during a predefined overload operation time interval.

A method of controlling a regenerative braking cooperation for an electric vehicle may include a entering a correction mode when a braking quantity of a driver is detected by a pedal stroke sensor, a first braking pattern analyzing operation, of comparing an accumulated correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity with a predetermined first hydraulic pressure braking quantity, a regenerative braking restriction requesting operation of, when the accumulated correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity is smaller than the first hydraulic pressure braking quantity, determining, that the driver has a gradual braking-centered braking pattern and transferring a signal for requesting a regenerative braking restriction of a motor to a controller, and a hydraulic pressure braking operation, of determining a correction hydraulic pressure braking quantity based on a braking quantity of the driver input into the stroke sensor in a state where regenerative braking of the motor is restricted, and performing a hydraulic pressure braking.

A vehicle includes a powertrain, an electric machine, a battery, and a controller. The powertrain is configured to transfer motive power to the electric machine to charge the battery during regenerative braking. The controller programmed to, in response to a decreasing demanded powertrain output torque, adjust a regenerative braking torque limit based on an anti-jerk torque schedule, generate an actual regenerative braking torque based on system constraints, and limit the actual regenerative braking torque to the regenerative braking torque limit.