Control system for a four-wheel drive vehicle
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1, an infinitely variable belt-drive automatic transmission for four-wheel drive vehicle to which the present invention is applied, comprises an electrom... Read More
Inventors: Sakai, Yasuhito;, Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Torque distribution control apparatus for four wheel drive
It is an object of the present invention to execute the torque distribution corresponding to the state of a road by combining a plurality of control systems. It is another object of the present invent... Read More
Inventors: Nakayama, Yasunari;, Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation (Hiroshima, JP) |
System for controlling four-wheel drive for motor vehicle
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for controlling a four-wheel drive for a motor vehicle provide with main and secondary driving wheels, comprising: means fo... Read More
Inventors: Hara, Tomoyuki; Takasaki, Toshiharu;, Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yokohama, JP) |
Automotive powertrain control
What is claimed is: 1. A method for controlling speed of an engine coupled, via a hydrodynamic converter, to an automatic transmission, the hydrodynamic converter having a pump rotating with an engine... Read More
Inventors: Tolkacz, Joseph Mark; Gassenfeit, Eric Hans;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Transmission for four-wheel drive vehicles
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a transmission for use with four-wheel drive vehicles having a multi-speed geartrain and a power transfer arrangement integrated into a si... Read More
Inventors: Pritchard, Larry A.; Ahluwalia, Parvinder;, Assignee: New Venture Gear, Inc. (Troy, MI) |
Powertrain control system
Accordingly, the present invention provides a powertrain control system for a motor vehicle comprising a power output varying means for varying the power output of the vehicle powertrain, a driver ope... Read More
Inventors: Bourdon, Klaus; Haggett, Martin Roy; Meisberger, Deiter; Rose, Axel; Woolley, Andrew Peter;, Assignee: Rover Group Limited (Warwick, GB); Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich, DE) |
Creep torque control of infinitely variable transmission
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an infinitely variable transmission which includes a continuously variable transmission to be automatically converged to a gear neutral position, ... Read More
Inventors: Taniguchi, Takao; Miyagawa, Shoichi; Tsukamoto, Kazumasa; Sakakibara, Shiro; Inuzuka, Takeshi; Hattori, Masashi; Nozawa, Hirofumi;, Assignee: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd. (Anjo, JP) |
Four wheel drive system having torque distribution control responsive to throttle position, speed and selected range
It is an advantage of this invention in a drivetrain that transmits forward and reverse drive to front and rear drive wheels to provide a four-wheel drive system that eliminates noise and harsh engage... Read More
Inventors: Rodrigues, Ashok; Glab, John;, Assignee: |
Model-based engine torque control for power-on downshifting in an automatic transmission
The present invention is directed to an improved engine torque control for an automatic transmission power-on downshift, wherein a dynamic model of the transmission is used to schedule both shift prog... Read More
Inventors: Hubbard, Gregory A; Robinson, Timothy Alan;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Transmission gear ratio selection
The above objectives are satisfied with a logical method of selecting gear ratios. Typical transmissions contain multiple forward drive gears, thus, for each drive gear, there exists a fixed input to ... Read More
Inventors: Razzacki, Syed T;, Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Auburn Hills, MI) |
Method and apparatus for passive airborne collision avoidance and navigation
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for passively determining the position of own aircraft with respect to a secondary surveillance radar transmitting ISLS signals and a ground t... Read More
Inventors: Flax, Bennett;, Assignee: |
Aircraft traffic alert and collision avoidance device
The invention meets these and other problems in the prior art, providing a relatively simple, low-cost and effective Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Device (hereinafter TCAD). Contrary to the ac... Read More
Inventors: Brodegard, William C.; Ryan, Dean E.; Ryan, Paul A.;, Assignee: Ryan International Corp. (Columbus, OH) |
System and method for processing commands from a plurality of control sources
Pursuant to the present invention, a system for obtaining collective decisions from multiple control sources is disclosed. The system receives multiple commands from a plurality of control sources. Ea... Read More
Inventors: Payton, David W.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Aircraft location and identification system
The foregoing and other problems are overcome by an aircraft location and identification system, including a first position determining portion located aboard a transmitting aircraft for determining a... Read More
Inventors: Coles, Robert J.; Langietti, Ronald J.; Vaccaro, Dennis D.;, Assignee: Northrop Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) |
Multisource target correlation
OF THE INVENTION The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invent... Read More
Inventors: Lai, Chih;, Assignee: Garmin AT, Inc. (Salem, OR) |
Method and apparatus for updating unfinished destinations specified in navigation system
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a navigation method and apparatus for updating unfinished destinations for a navigation system with simple procedure and key operations.... Read More
Inventors: Linn, Jian-Liang;, Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc (Tokyo, JP) |
Vehicular brake-by-wire system
One form of the present invention contemplates a control system wherein a controller is adapted to receive operator commands, speed or motion data and output torque or force feedback data from the con... Read More
Inventors: Grote, John F.; Tarbet, J. Denton;, Assignee: |
System for controlling the motion of a vehicle
It is an object of the invention to provide a suitable structure for the component "vehicle motion". SAE paper 950759 (Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 1995) entitled "VDC, The Vehicle Dynamics Control System of Bo... Read More
Inventors: Folke, Reiner; Brachert, Jost; Volkart, Asmus; Irion, Albrecht; Fiedler, Jens; Maier-Landgrebe, Rolf; Schubert, Michael;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Vehicular brake-by-wire system
One form of the present invention contemplates a control system wherein a controller is adapted to receive operator commands, speed or motion data and output torque or force feedback data from the con... Read More
Inventors: Grote, John F.; Tarbot, J. Denton;, Assignee: Control System Technology, Inc. (Columbus, IN) |
Method and apparatus for fuel metering in internal combustion engines
What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A method for controlling the fuel supply to an internal combustion engine equipped with an accelerator pedal, co... Read More
Inventors: Stumpp, Gerhard; Walz, Ludwig; Schielinsky, Gerhard; Wessel, Wolf; Kuttner, Thomas; Flaig, Ulrich; Piwonka, Fridolin; Eisele, Hermann; Boehringer, Andreas; Kubach, Hans; Locher, Johannes; Becker, Waldemar;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Integrated operation instructing system for operating power generation plants
It is an object of the present invention to resolve the above-mentioned problem and to provide an integrated operation instructing system for power generation plants that is capable of operating gas t... Read More
Inventors: Tanaka, Satoshi;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method of estimating floor reactions of bipedal walking body, and method of estimating joint moments of bipedal walking body
1. A method of estimating a floor reaction force acting on each of leg bodies of a bipedal walking moving body, comprising: a first step of judging whether a motion state of the leg bodies of said bip... Read More
Inventors: Kawai, Masakazu; Ikeuchi, Yasushi; Katoh, Hisashi;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method for operating a load-dependent power-generating system in a vehicle
This application claims the priority of German patent application 101 11 562.8, filed 10 Mar. 2001, the disclosure(s) of which is (are) expressly incorporated by reference herein. The invention relate... Read More
Inventors: Keilhofer, Klaus; Lorenz, Helmut;, Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG (Stuttgart, DE) |
Desired performance input fuzzy logic control system for automatic transmissions
We claim: 1. A fuzzy logic control system, for changing a ratio of an automatic transmission, comprising: detection means for detecting input variables derived from a driver-vehicle system, said input... Read More
Inventors: Danz, Wolfgang; Gillich, Udo; Eschrich, Gerhard; Runge, Wolfgang;, Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, DE) |
Microprocessor arrangement for a vehicle-control system
OF THE DRAWING As can be seen in this representation, the inventive microprocessor configuration includes three microprocessor systems 4,5,6 (MP1, MP2, and MP3) interconnected by a bus system which i... Read More
Inventors: Fennel, Helmut; Kant, Bernhard; Esselbrugge, Herman; Zydek, Michael; Giers, Bernhard;, Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG (DE) |
Signal device for positioning a vehicle
This invention relates to a visual signal device that aids a driver of a vehicle to position that vehicle in a precise location. The signal device allows the driver to use his peripheral vision to pro... Read More
Inventors: D'Onofrio, Shane F.;, Assignee: |
Method for digital transmission and display of weather imagery
In the present invention, minimal data is created to represent a source image reducing the bandwidth required for transmitting the source image and allowing a high-resolution image to be generated. Mi... Read More
Inventors: Southard, David A.; Bell, Lowell F.; Aucoin, Michael A.; dé, ric; Cannaday, Jr., Theodore H.;, Assignee: Avidyne Corporation (Lincoln, MA) |
Remote portable display unit with wireless transceiver and engine analyzing system incorporating same
It is a general object of this invention to provide an improved machine diagnosis and analysis system which avoids the disadvantages of prior systems while affording additional structural and operatin... Read More
Inventors: Schoenbeck, Michael D.; Hoferitza, Mark A.;, Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL) |
Remote portable display unit and engine analyzing system incorporating same
It is a general object of this invention to provide an improved machine diagnosis and analysis system which avoids the disadvantages of prior systems while affording additional structural and operatin... Read More
Inventors: Schoenbeck, Michael D.; Hoferitza, Mark A.;, Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL) |
Device for actuating a seat element and seat comprising it
What is claimed is: 1. A device for actuating a seat element, said device comprising: an actuator including a transducer for supplying a crude measurement value (P.sub.lue) representing a current posi... Read More
Inventors: Nivet, Laurent;, Assignee: Labinal (Montigny Le Bretonneux, FR) |
Navigation and GPS 
