VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
    171.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240425027A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18745571

    申请日:2024-06-17

    Abstract: A vehicle control device to be applied to a vehicle including parking brakes provided in association with right and left wheels and configured to be driven to bring the wheels into a non-rotatable state includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire abnormality occurrence information on each of the right and left parking brakes. The processor is configured to, when an abnormality condition that a drive command is output to each of the parking brakes and one of the parking brakes has an abnormality is satisfied, control a device other than the parking brakes in the vehicle to suppress rotation of the wheel provided with the parking brake having the abnormality.

    ELECTRIC BRAKING DEVICE
    172.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240416885A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18702659

    申请日:2022-10-31

    Abstract: An electric braking device includes an electric cylinder unit. The electric cylinder unit includes electric cylinder devices, a housing, and a circuit board accommodated in a board case. The electric cylinder devices are supported by the housing so as to be removable from the housing by being moved relative to the housing in a first X-axis direction. Electric motors of the electric cylinder devices are provided with male connectors, and the board case is provided with female connectors. Fitting between the male connector and the female connector is released by moving the male connector relative to the female connector in the first X-axis direction.

    Vehicle control method and vehicle
    173.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12139045B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US18073132

    申请日:2022-12-01

    Abstract: A vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a brake device and an electronic control unit. The brake device is configured to change a front-rear distribution ratio of braking force with respect to front and rear wheels. The electronic control unit is configured to: control the brake device such that the front-rear distribution ratio is in accordance with a fixed distribution characteristic in which the front-rear distribution ratio is constant regardless of deceleration of the vehicle in at least a part of a first range being a required deceleration range lower than a lower limit value of the deceleration perceivable by a person in the vehicle; and control the brake device such that the front-rear distribution ratio is biased toward the rear wheel than that in the fixed distribution characteristic in a second range in which the deceleration is higher than that in the first range.

    Control device for vehicle, actuator system, control method, non-transitory storage medium, and vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12122343B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17491717

    申请日:2021-10-01

    CPC classification number: B60T8/171 B60T7/12 B60T2201/03 B60T2220/04

    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes: an accepting unit configured to accept a first braking request from a plurality of applications that realize a driving assistance function; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a second braking request by a driver operation; an arbitrating unit configured to perform arbitration of the first braking request and the second braking request; and an output unit configured to output a request to an actuator based on a result of the arbitration by the arbitrating unit, wherein the arbitrating unit is configured to, when the acquiring unit acquires the second braking request while the output unit is outputting the request to the actuator, perform the arbitration in which the request that the output unit outputs to the actuator is increased or maintained, based on the second braking request.

    Brake fluid pressure supply unit
    175.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12115954B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18043246

    申请日:2021-09-29

    Inventor: Shingo Onoda

    CPC classification number: B60T13/148 B60T13/745 F15B1/265

    Abstract: A brake fluid pressure supply unit includes a fluid pressure generation device in which a piston that slides in a cylinder is driven by an electric motor to generate fluid pressure in a fluid pressure chamber formed in the cylinder; and a housing in which a fluid path connected to the fluid pressure chamber is formed. The electric motor and the cylinder are both attached to the housing. The electric motor is positioned more on upper side of the brake fluid pressure supply unit than the cylinder in a vertical direction. Thus, even if fluid leaks from the cylinder, the fluid having leaked can be prevented from entering inside of the electric motor. Thus, the operation of the electric motor is not impaired, whereby the reliability of the brake fluid pressure supply unit can be improved.

    BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
    177.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240326764A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18291024

    申请日:2022-07-29

    Inventor: Takuto KAWAI

    Abstract: When it is diagnosed that a braking control device 50 functions normally, a command unit 70f transmits a braking force command value to drive units 60a, 60b, and a command unit 70r transmits the braking force command value to drive units 60c, 60d. Then, the drive units 60a, 60b drives braking mechanisms 30a, 30b according to the command value transmitted by the command unit 70f, and the drive units 60c, 60d drives braking mechanisms 30c, 30d according to the command value transmitted by the command unit 70r. Meanwhile, when it is diagnosed that the braking control device 50 does not function normally, at least one of the command units 70f, 70r executes backup control for compensating for a shortage of a braking force of a vehicle 10 for a braking request, which is caused by the braking control device 50 not functioning normally.

    Vehicle body speed estimation method and vehicle body speed estimation apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12071133B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US17751805

    申请日:2022-05-24

    Inventor: Hiroshi Asada

    CPC classification number: B60W30/18109 B60W40/101 B60W40/107

    Abstract: A vehicle body speed estimation method applied to a four-wheel drive vehicle includes: acquiring an estimated vehicle body speed based on wheel speeds or a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle; determining whether an operation condition that includes at least a condition that the estimated vehicle body speed is higher than an operation determination speed is satisfied; performing torque limitation to reduce a torque of a portion of wheels of the vehicle when the operation condition is satisfied; determining whether a stop condition that includes a condition that the estimated vehicle body speed is lower than or equal to a stop determination speed or a condition that a duration of a state where a wheel acceleration of the portion of the wheels is higher than zero is longer than or equal to a set period of time; and stopping the torque limitation when the stop condition is satisfied.

    Brake operation unit
    179.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12054127B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17289265

    申请日:2019-11-15

    CPC classification number: B60T11/16 B60T7/042 B60T13/146 B60T13/662 B60T8/4081

    Abstract: A brake operation unit includes, for example, a master cylinder that movably houses a piston moving in connection with an operation member; an electric discharging unit including a motor and a discharging mechanism that is caused to discharge a working fluid by operation of the motor; and a reaction force applying mechanism that applies a reaction force to the operation member. A second central axis of the motor is separated from a first central axis of the master cylinder, and intersects a direction parallel to the first central axis. When viewed in a direction parallel to the second central axis, the first central axis is located between the second central axis and the reaction force applying mechanism.

    CONTROL DEVICE
    180.
    发明公开
    CONTROL DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240253607A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18570357

    申请日:2022-06-27

    CPC classification number: B60T8/28 B60T8/171 B60T8/172 B60T2201/03 B60T2250/00

    Abstract: In the case where drive power of a vehicle is increased, a control device starts micro-braking control for generating a braking force on at least one wheel of a front wheel and a rear wheel. During execution of the micro-braking control, the control device estimates an efficacy factor that is a factor indicating a relationship of a magnitude of the braking force to a magnitude of a pressing force generated by a friction braking system. The control device estimates the efficacy factor for the wheel, to which the braking force is applied by the micro-braking control, on the basis of a deviation between generated drive power, which is based on a required value for a power source, and actual drive power actually acting on the vehicle, and the pressing force corresponding to the wheel, to which the braking force is applied by the micro-braking control.

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