Patent classifications
B60L2250/26
PARKING METHOD AND APPARATUS
The method includes: when the vehicle satisfies a one-pedal activating condition, controlling the vehicle to enter a one-pedal-function activating mode; when the vehicle enters the one-pedal-function activating mode and satisfies a parking-controlling-function activating condition, acquiring current-vehicle-speed information, road-slope information and a first electric-motor recovering torque; based on the current-vehicle-speed information and the road-slope information, calculating to obtain a parking torque; acquiring a first torque difference between the parking torque and the first electric-motor recovering torque; and performing pressure buildup to the vehicle based on the first torque difference, to control the vehicle to complete a parking operation.
VIRTUAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
A virtual manual transmission system for an electric vehicle for simulating the behavior of a vehicle having a manual transmission by controlling a motor while protecting an electric storage device. A controller is configured to: change torque of the motor when a virtual manual shifting is executed by operating a clutch device, an accelerator device, and a shifting device; and reduce a regulation on a change rate of the torque of the motor or an input/output power to/from the electric storage device.
Method of limiting current of fuel cell stack
A current limiting method of a fuel cell stack is capable of preventing current of the fuel cell stack from rapidly dropping to prevent jerking or shock from occurring while a vehicle travels. The method includes: determining whether performance deterioration of a unit cell of the fuel cell stack has occurred, employing a feed forward control type current limiting logic of the fuel cell stack before an output of the fuel cell vehicle is lowered, decreasing the current of the fuel cell stack to a predetermined level by the feed forward control type current limiting logic, and gradually restoring the current of the fuel cell stack to a maximum current usage value from a point in time when the current of a load is used.
VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD
A vehicle includes a regenerative braking device provided on regenerative braking wheels, which are any ones of front wheels and rear wheels, a frictional braking device configured to separately control a frictional braking force applied to each of the front wheels and the rear wheels, and an electronic control unit is configured to, upon detecting a slip state where a wheel speed of the regenerative braking wheels executing regenerative braking is below a slip determination threshold value positioned between a vehicle body speed and an anti-lock brake control operation threshold value, execute a regenerative control process for controlling the regenerative braking device such that the regenerative braking device generates a regenerative braking force that decreases a difference between the wheel speed and the slip determination threshold value.
Electric brake system and controlling method thereof
Disclosed herein is an electric brake system including: a hydraulic feeder configured to move a piston forward or backward according to a pedal effort from a brake pedal to discharge oil; a motor position sensor configured to measure a position of the piston; and a controller configured to control, when an Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) control starts, a change in direction of the piston based on predicted displacement information of the piston while the ABS control is performed such that the piston is at a target position at target vehicle speed.
Electric Vehicle Control Device, Electric Vehicle Control Method, And Electric Vehicle Control System
An electric vehicle control device, an electric vehicle control method, and an electric vehicle control system according to one embodiment of the present invention are configured to: obtain, based on operation information on release of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle and turn information on a turn of the vehicle, change rate information on a temporal change amount of a regenerative braking force with respect to an operation amount of the accelerator pedal; and output a regenerative braking control command for applying the regenerative braking force to a wheel based on the change rate information.
CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an offset torque calculator configured to perform calculation of offset torque to be applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The offset torque is required to stop the vehicle on a sloping road having a predetermined gradient. The control apparatus includes a motor controller configured to, for stopping the vehicle on the sloping road having the predetermined gradient, perform control of causing output torque of the motor-generator to asymptotically approach the offset torque.
VIRTUAL SOUND PROVISION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
A virtual sound provision apparatus for an electric vehicle includes a driving information detector configured to detect vehicle driving information for outputting a virtual driving sound, a microphone configured to detect an actual driving sound generated from the electric vehicle, a controller configured to determine a characteristic of a target sound based on an acceleration and deceleration driving pattern of a driver from an accelerator pedal input value and a brake pedal input value of the driver, and generating and outputting a sound control signal for outputting the virtual driving sound having the characteristic of the target sound based on the determined characteristic information of the target sound and characteristic information of the actual driving sound, and a sound device configured to output a virtual engine sound that simulates an engine sound from the electric vehicle at the time of acceleration and deceleration according to the sound control signal.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTERY LIFE DIAGNOSIS
The present disclosure discloses a system for vehicle battery life diagnosis, the system comprised of a measuring unit which is installed inside a vehicle and measures a state of charge change and a temperature of a vehicle battery, a calculating unit which calculates battery relaxation voltage when a battery power line is cut off, and a diagnosis unit which uses the state of charge change and temperature measured at the measuring unit and the battery relaxation voltage calculated at the calculating unit to diagnose battery life and status.
Safety System for a Baggage Tractor
A safety system for a baggage tractor is provided that addresses the problems associated with tipping over or flipping of vehicles due to excessive speed around turns. Additionally, the safety system for a baggage tractor is provided that is fully integrated to ease replacement of a combustion engine in a baggage tractors with an electric motor and automated safety control system.