A controller for a hybrid vehicle controls an electric motor such that a motor torque is input to a crankshaft in order to compensate for a decrease in an engine torque when a cylinder deactivation control is executed, the decrease resulting from suspension of combustion in one or some of cylinders. The controller calculates an engine torque calculated value using an engine rotation speed, a motor rotation speed, and the motor torque. The controller diagnoses that the cylinder deactivation control is functioning normally when the engine torque calculated value is less than a torque determination value and diagnose that the cylinder deactivation control is not functioning normally when the engine torque calculated value is not less than the torque determination value during the execution of the cylinder deactivation control.

A control system for reducing drive shaft vibration of an environment-friendly vehicle includes: a drive shaft speed extraction unit that extracts an actual drive shaft speed of a motor and extracts a drive shaft speed from which a forced vibration component that is to be transferred by an engine to the drive shaft is removed; a model speed computation unit that calculates a model speed of the drive shaft; a free vibration computation unit that computes a free vibration component on the basis of deviation between the drive shaft speed and the calculated model speed; and a first torque computation unit that calculates, from the free vibration component, a free vibration reduction compensation torque for reducing the drive shaft vibration.

A vehicle driving force control method is provided. The vehicle driving force control method includes collecting vehicle driving information, estimating speed of a driving system of a vehicle from the collected vehicle driving information and calculating speed difference between measurement speed of the driving system and the estimated speed of the driving system, obtaining torque command rate information from the calculated speed difference, limiting a variation of reference torque command determined according to the vehicle driving information based on the acquired torque command rate information to determine final torque command, and controlling operation of a vehicle driving device according to the final torque command.

Ground vehicle control techniques adapted to reduce energy consumption, braking, shifting, travel distance, travel time, and or the like. The techniques can generate a target speed window and a target vehicle performance plan for controlling operation of a ground vehicle along a current and one or more upcoming segments of a roadway responsive to the dynamic driving environment.

Methods, systems, and devices related to a method of controlling an autonomous vehicle, in particular, an autonomous diesel-engine truck are disclosed. In one example aspect, the method includes determining an available engine brake torque generation mechanism for reducing a current speed of the autonomous vehicle to a lower speed and selecting a brake mode corresponding to the engine brake torque availability. In case a rate of speed reduction is equal to or smaller than a threshold, the brake mode includes only an engine brake in which engine exhaust valve opening is adjusted for reducing the current speed. The threshold determined in part based on the available engine brake torque, gear position of the transmission, and the online estimated vehicle longitudinal dynamic model. In case the rate of speed reduction is greater than the threshold, the brake mode incudes a combination of the engine brake and the foundation brake.

A method can be used for controlling torque of a diesel hybrid vehicle. The method includes calculating energy consumptions of an engine for respective engine torques within an engine torque range and calculating energy consumptions of a battery for respective motor torques within a motor torque range. A plurality of total energy consumptions can be calculated based on the energy consumptions of the engine and the energy consumptions of the battery. The torque of the diesel hybrid vehicle can be controlled based on an engine torque and a motor torque that are relevant to the minimum of the plurality of total energy consumptions. The energy consumptions of the engine are calculated based on a lower heating value of fuel, fuel consumption rates, and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.

A control system for reducing drive shaft vibration of an environment-friendly vehicle includes: a drive shaft speed extraction unit that extracts an actual drive shaft speed of a motor and extracts a drive shaft speed from which a forced vibration component that is to be transferred by an engine to the drive shaft is removed; a model speed computation unit that calculates a model speed of the drive shaft; a free vibration computation unit that computes a free vibration component on the basis of deviation between the drive shaft speed and the calculated model speed; and a first torque computation unit that calculates, from the free vibration component, a free vibration reduction compensation torque for reducing the drive shaft vibration.

The present disclosure provides an engine stop/start control system for a vehicle comprising a first engine restart module configured to set a restart frequency and duration of an engine in response to a sensed ambient temperature, a second engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a sensed characteristic temperature associated with the engine, a third engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one expected charging event along a predefined route, a fourth engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a state-of-charge of an energy storage device, and a route optimization module configured to set and adjust a proposed route to a destination that results in reduced engine usage.

A hybrid electric vehicle that searches for a path based on efficiency in consideration of powertrain characteristics of the vehicle and a searching method thereof are provided. The method includes acquiring driving environment information and determining a driving load of the vehicle in each of a plurality of sections of at least one path from a point of departure to a destination. Output energy and brake energy are determined in each of the sections based on the determined driving load and consumption energy and regeneration energy are determined in each of the sections based on the output and brake energies in each of the sections. Energy consumption is determined in each of the at least one path by summing the consumption and regeneration energies in the sections and an energy minimization path is determined by comparing the determined energy consumptions on the at least one path.

An engine clutch disengagement control method for a hybrid electric vehicle is disclosed to overcome a sense of discontinuous travel caused when an engine clutch is disengaged due to influence of the inaccuracy of model engine torque. The method includes: acquiring vehicle acceleration information during engine clutch disengagement control of the hybrid electric vehicle, determining whether a predetermined condition for determining inaccuracy of model engine torque required for engine clutch disengagement control is satisfied from the acquired vehicle acceleration information, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, determining a situation in which the model engine torque is inaccurate and calculating target compensation torque using the vehicle acceleration information, calculating a target slippage amount in a transmission clutch using the calculated target compensation torque, and performing transmission clutch torque control for inducing slippage in a transmission clutch based on the target slippage amount and a current transmission speed.