A braking system for a vehicle at least partially propelled by an electric traction motor electrically connected to an electric power system. The braking system comprises an electric machine configured to be electrically connected to the electric power system, the electric machine comprising a first output shaft and a second output shaft, an air blower controllably connected to the first output shaft by a clutch, the clutch being controllable between an open position in which no power is transmitted from the electric machine to the air blower, and a closed position in which power is transmitted from the electric machine to the air blower, and a fluid pump operatively connected to the electric machine via the second output shaft, wherein the fluid pump is arranged in upstream fluid communication with a fluidly operated member and in downstream fluid communication with a fluid tank.

A movement control device for a vehicle comprises a yaw-acceleration calculation portion to calculate a target yaw acceleration of the vehicle, a turn-back steering determination portion to determine whether a turn-back steering of the vehicle is conducted or not, and a drive-force control portion to a drive force of the vehicle. The control of the drive-force control portion is configured such that when the turn-back steering is not conducted, the amount of drive-force decreasing is increased with a specified increasing rate as the target yaw acceleration increases, the specified increasing rate becoming smaller as the target yaw acceleration increases, and when the turn-back steering is conducted, the drive force is increased in a case in which an absolute value of a steering angle of the vehicle decreases.

A method for determining a measure of energy utilization during operation of a vehicle (100) which has a first power source (101) for generating a first motive force for propulsion of the vehicle (100) in a first direction of travel, and has at least one first brake system which acts against movement of the vehicle (100) in the first direction of travel. For a first period of time when demand for motive force from the first power source is interrupted, estimating energy consumption during operation of the vehicle (100) without demanding brake force from the first brake system, and using the estimated energy consumption during operation of the vehicle (100), without demanding brake force from the first brake system, as a basis for determining a measure of energy utilization during operation of the vehicle (100).

A vehicle includes a front-wheel/rear-wheel motor, a battery and an ECU. The ECU is configured to (i) control the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors, and (ii) control the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors such that a braking torque of a resonance-side motor, when at least one of the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors is within a resonance range, is smaller than the braking torque of the resonance-side motor, when the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors are outside the resonance range, and such that the braking torque of a non-resonance-side motor, when at least one of the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors is within a resonance range, is larger than the braking torque of the non-resonance-side motor, when the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors are outside the resonance range, during deceleration caused by a braking torque from the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors.

A method for controlling a vehicle includes automatically controlling vehicle brakes to decelerate the vehicle at a braking deceleration rate in response to an anticipated stop at a traffic signal and an adaptive cruise control system being active. The method further includes, in response to the vehicle decelerating to an intermediate speed, releasing the vehicle brakes. The intermediate speed is determined such that, at the intermediate speed, a coasting distance to a full stop is approximately equal to a distance to the traffic signal.

A method for operating an electric vehicle. The method includes receiving an information about an upcoming speed reduction (S1) and determining a release position or a release time at which a drive pedal of the electric vehicle is to be released, such that at a position corresponding to the speed reduction the electric vehicle travels at a speed corresponding to the speed reduction (S2). Moreover, a first notification position is determined for providing a first notification signal concerning the release of the drive pedal (S3). Alternatively or additionally a first notification time is determined for providing a first notification signal concerning the release of the drive pedal (S3). Furthermore, a data processing system is presented. including data processing means for carrying out the above method. Additionally, an electric vehicle including such a data processing system is explained. Also, a corresponding computer program product and a corresponding computer-readable medium are shown.

Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle. In one example, a method for the vehicle includes adjusting an output torque of an electric machine to produce a desired vehicle speed and direction of propulsion while operating an auxiliary load powered via the transmission. The output torque may be adjusted while disengaging clutches of a transmission or a service brake to mechanically unlock an output shaft of the transmission. The first electric machine may be operated in a speed control to learn an amount to torque to hold the vehicle speed at zero and the amount of learned torque may be superimposed with an amount of requested torque upon vehicle launch.

A method of controlling regenerative braking of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes controlling, by a controller, a hybrid vehicle to start a braking operation in response to a brake pedal operation signal, and, after the braking operation of the hybrid vehicle is started, controlling, by the controller, a second motor that is connected to an output shaft of a transmission of the hybrid vehicle to perform regenerative braking.

The invention relates to a method for recharging an electrical energy source (S) on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising at least two electric traction motors (M1,M2) respectively associated with a first and second traction converter (C1,C2) and a control electronics (E), said vehicle functioning according to a traction mode using electrical energy provided by the electrical energy source (S), according to a braking mode for recharging said electrical energy source (S) during braking or deceleration phases, and according to a shutdown recharge mode for recharging said electrical energy source (S) during the shutdown phases of the vehicle, characterized in that it consists of utilizing the control electronics (E) managing the traction converters (C1,C2) to carry out a static reconfiguration both of the two converters (C1,C2) and of the motors (M1,M2), in order to transform said converters (C1,C2) associated with the motors (M1,M2) into a charger for the on-board energy source (S).

A vehicle includes a powertrain having an electric machine configured to power driven wheels, an accelerator pedal, and friction brakes. A vehicle controller is programmed to, with the vehicle being in a one-pedal driving mode: in response to a braking torque capacity of the powertrain exceeding a target braking torque that is based on a position of the accelerator pedal, command a torque, that is equal to the target braking torque, from the powertrain such that the vehicle is slowed using the powertrain without application of the friction brakes, and, in response to the braking torque capacity of the powertrain being less than the target braking torque, command torques from the powertrain and the friction brakes such that the target braking torque is satisfied and the vehicle is slowed using the powertrain and the friction brakes.