A method of controlling launch of a vehicle, may include setting step in which a controller sets a basic target engine speed; a transient control step in which the controller controls a clutch torque based on the basic target engine speed; a transient state determining step in which the controller determines, whether a transition period of change of the engine speed elapsed; a first correction amount determination step in which the controller determines a correction amount; a correction applying step in which the controller adds the correction amount to the predetermined target engine speed and then determines a final target engine speed; an error determination step in which the controller determines the engine speed control error; and a feedback determination step in which the controller uses the engine speed control error and determines a feedback control amount for feedback-controlling a clutch actuator.

An apparatus for predicting an acceleration signal predicts an acceleration signal of an acceleration sensor installed on a vehicle for active noise control (ANC) and includes: a prediction module configured to train a predefined prediction algorithm to predict an acceleration signal after N samples compared to a point in time at which an acceleration signal is acquired by the acceleration sensor (N is a natural number), and to apply a reference acceleration signal acquired at a reference point in time to the completely trained prediction algorithm to generate a predicted acceleration signal after the N samples compared to the reference point in time; and an ANC module configured to perform ANC on the basis of the predicted acceleration signal generated by the prediction module.

A vehicle computer system (e.g., on-board vehicle computer system) obtains a fuel economy performance goal for a vehicle (e.g., an engine speed goal or a vehicle speed goal) that is based on a configuration of the vehicle; calculates a count of events in which a current value exceeds the goal; compares the count of events with a threshold count; and generates one or more notifications based at least in part on the comparison (e.g., for display on an operator interface). The vehicle computer system also calculates an engine speed and a vehicle speed score for a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on comparisons of current speeds with the speed goals. Scoring and other data may be displayed or stored for further processing.

A control system for a driveline of a vehicle and method of operating the control system are provided. The system includes a base torque calculation module in communication with a plurality of vehicle controllers. The base torque calculation module determines and outputs a wheel torque command signal. A torque modulation module generates a periodic torque modulation signal based on the wheel torque command signal and a plurality of tire parameters. An adder module adds the periodic torque modulation signal to the wheel torque command signal and outputs a modulated wheel torque command signal to a wheel torque generator to linearize a tire characteristic of the plurality of tires of the vehicle. A slip and force determining module determines and outputs a plurality of slip estimates and estimated forces and a plurality of tire parameters to the torque modulation module, the plurality of vehicle controllers, and base torque calculation module.

The invention relates to a control device (1) for a vehicle having at least two drive units, comprising a first interface (3) which is designed to record a target torque (4), and comprising a computer device (5) which is designed to cyclically minimise an evaluation function (6) for the operation of the at least two drive units, in order to determine a torque distribution (11) between the at least two drive units, wherein a boundary condition (7) of the evaluation function (6) is the generation of the target torque (4), wherein the evaluation function (6) has a penalty term (8), which evidences a change in the torque of one of the at least two drive units with an evaluation penalty. The invention also relates to a corresponding drive train and a corresponding method.

The invention relates to a control device (1) for a vehicle having at least two drive units, comprising a first interface (3) which is designed to record a target torque (4), and comprising a computer device (5) which is designed to cyclically minimise an evaluation function (6) for the operation of the at least two drive units, in order to determine a torque distribution (11) between the at least two drive units, wherein a boundary condition (7) of the evaluation function (6) is the generation of the target torque (4), wherein the evaluation function (6) has a penalty term (8), which evidences a change in the torque of one of the at least two drive units with an evaluation penalty. The invention also relates to a corresponding drive train and a corresponding method.

A vehicle computer system (e.g., on-board vehicle computer system) obtains a fuel economy performance goal for a vehicle (e.g., an engine speed goal or a vehicle speed goal) that is based on a configuration of the vehicle; calculates a count of events in which a current value exceeds the goal; compares the count of events with a threshold count; and generates one or more notifications based at least in part on the comparison (e.g., for display on an operator interface). The vehicle computer system also calculates an engine speed and a vehicle speed score for a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on comparisons of current speeds with the speed goals. Scoring and other data may be displayed or stored for further processing.

A vehicle computer system (e.g., on-board vehicle computer system) obtains a fuel economy performance goal for a vehicle (e.g., an engine speed goal or a vehicle speed goal) that is based on a configuration of the vehicle; calculates a count of events in which a current value exceeds the goal; compares the count of events with a threshold count; and generates one or more notifications based at least in part on the comparison (e.g., for display on an operator interface). The vehicle computer system also calculates an engine speed and a vehicle speed score for a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on comparisons of current speeds with the speed goals. Scoring and other data may be displayed or stored for further processing.

A control system for a driveline of a vehicle and method of operating the control system are provided. The system includes a base torque calculation module in communication with a plurality of vehicle controllers. The base torque calculation module determines and outputs a wheel torque command signal. A torque modulation module generates a periodic torque modulation signal based on the wheel torque command signal and a plurality of tire parameters. An adder module adds the periodic torque modulation signal to the wheel torque command signal and outputs a modulated wheel torque command signal to a wheel torque generator to linearize a tire characteristic of the plurality of tires of the vehicle. A slip and force determining module determines and outputs a plurality of slip estimates and estimated forces and a plurality of tire parameters to the torque modulation module, the plurality of vehicle controllers, and base torque calculation module.

A vehicle computer system (e.g., on-board vehicle computer system) obtains a fuel economy performance goal for a vehicle (e.g., an engine speed goal or a vehicle speed goal) that is based on a configuration of the vehicle; calculates a count of events in which a current value exceeds the goal; compares the count of events with a threshold count; and generates one or more notifications based at least in part on the comparison (e.g., for display on an operator interface). The vehicle computer system also calculates an engine speed and a vehicle speed score for a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on comparisons of current speeds with the speed goals. Scoring and other data may be displayed or stored for further processing.