The braking control device includes a control amount derivation unit that derives a target vehicle braking force representing a target value of a vehicle braking force applied, and a braking control unit that controls a regenerative braking device and a frictional braking device based on the target vehicle braking force. When the target vehicle braking force is increased, the braking control unit executes a braking force application process of increasing the frictional braking force applied to the wheel so that such frictional braking force becomes larger than the regenerative braking force applied to the wheel. When the target vehicle braking force is increased, the braking control unit executes a switching process of switching at least a part of the frictional braking force applied to the wheel to the regenerative braking force to increase the regenerative braking force applied to the wheel after execution of the braking force application process.

A device and a method for controlling autonomous driving control a speed of an autonomous vehicle before downhill travel. The device and method calculate a travel resistance of an autonomous vehicle on a travel-intended-route, including a downhill route, a main braking pressure required to travel at a constant speed, and a brake temperature based on braking. The device and method determine whether to reduce the main braking pressure based on the calculated brake temperature and calculates a decreased amount of the main braking pressure and an increased amount of a speed of the autonomous vehicle based on the decreased amount of the main braking pressure on the travel-intended-route when determining to reduce the main braking pressure. The device and method limit a maximum speed of the autonomous vehicle before entering the travel-intended-route based on the increased speed amount.

A system and method for charging a battery electric vehicle having a tractor and a trailer. The system may include a regenerative braking system configured to generate energy during deceleration of the battery electric vehicle, a tractor side battery pack, a trailer side battery pack, an inductive charging device configured to transfer energy between the tractor side battery pack and the trailer side battery pack, and a battery management system. The battery management system is configured to control a flow of energy between the regenerative braking system, the tractor side battery pack, and the trailer side battery pack based on a state of charge of the tractor side battery pack, a state of charge of the trailer side battery pack, or both the state of charge of the tractor side battery pack and the state of charge of the trailer side battery pack.

A regenerative braking control system of an AWD (all-wheel-drive) hybrid vehicle including a front wheel HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) powertrain and a rear wheel EV (electric vehicle) powertrain is provided. The control system includes a manipulating instrument mounted to a steering wheel for manual shifting and regenerative braking control by a driver's manipulation, and a controller for adjusting a regenerative braking amount and controlling a shift pattern of each of a front wheel motor of the front wheel HEV powertrain and a rear wheel motor of the rear wheel EV powertrain by receiving a (−) or (+) manipulation signal or a hold manipulation signal of the manipulating instrument.

A vehicular breaking force control system that includes a control device including a processor that acquires a plurality of longitudinal accelerations from a driving assistance system, and calculates a driving/braking request when the vehicle is in a coasting state in which an acceleration operation or a deceleration operation are not performed during running of the vehicle. The processor further acquires a driving force lower limit set for a powertrain actuator having a set gear ratio, and distributes the driving/braking request to at least one of (i) a powertrain system including the powertrain actuator and (ii) a brake system including a brake actuator. The driving/braking request is distributed to the at least one of the powertrain system and the brake system based on the acquired driving force lower limit.

Method for controlling a powertrain (1) of a vehicle and a powertrain, which powertrain comprises a diesel engine (2), an electric generator (3), a generator drive (4), at least one electric motor (5, 6), at least one electric motor drive (7, 8), operator input devices (11), and a control system (12), wherein the control system (12) controls at least some of the parts of the powertrain (1) based on information obtained from the operator input devices (11) and at least one measuring signal obtained from the diesel engine (2), from the generator drive (4), and from the at least one electric motor drive (7, 8).

Route planning for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes obtaining respective engine activation actions for at least some road segments of a route between an origin and a destination by optimizing for at least one of a noise level or energy consumption of an engine of the HEV that is used to charge a battery of the HEV. The HEV is then controlled to follow the at least some of the road segments of the route and to activate the engine according to the respective engine activation actions. Controlling the HEV to follow the at least some of the road segments includes masking at least one of the respective engine activation actions for a current road segment by increasing a volume of an entertainment system of the HEV.

Provided is a vehicle control method for protecting a vehicle and a driver during forward driving while in reverse gear of an electric vehicle, the vehicle control method including: detecting a gear position of a vehicle; generating a negative torque command to a motor of the vehicle by detecting the gear position as R stage; detecting a vehicle speed of the vehicle; and displaying a warning light or generating a warning sound through a cluster of the vehicle when the vehicle speed is detected as a positive vehicle speed.

A method for controlling deceleration of a vehicle includes determining, by a controller, a reference deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on current speed information of the vehicle and stop signal residual time information of a traffic light located ahead of the vehicle, determining, by the controller, whether the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to a distance between the vehicle and the traffic light, and determining, by the controller, a speed profile including an actual deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on a waiting distance of a waiting vehicle that waits before the traffic light when it is determined that the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to the distance between the vehicle and the traffic light.

A regenerative braking control system and a regenerative braking control method using a paddle shift of a hybrid vehicle, include a paddle switch including a first paddle shift for a down shift and a second paddle shift for an up shift, a first controller electrically connected to the paddle switch and configured to determine a deceleration control amount of regenerative braking for stopping the vehicle as a hold operation of the first paddle shift is input, and a second controller electrically connected to the first controller and configured to control a motor torque for the regenerative braking according to the deceleration control amount determined from the first controller and to control hydraulic braking of the vehicle to be executed when reaching a stop state of the vehicle.