PRIME MOVER POWER SHAPING CONTROLS RESPONSIVE TO SURROUNDING VEHICLE CHARACTERISTIC

    公开(公告)号:US20190299989A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16367649

    申请日:2019-03-28

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and systems providing coordinated control of vehicle cohorts are disclosed. One embodiment is a method of controlling operation of a vehicle cohort including at least a rearward vehicle and a forward vehicle traveling in proximity to one another. The method includes determining a first vehicle desired motion based upon the second vehicle transient response capability and look-ahead route information, determining whether the first vehicle can achieve the first vehicle desired motion based upon a current vehicle separation, a first vehicle transient response capability, and the look-ahead route information, if no, determining whether the first vehicle can achieve the first vehicle desired motion with one or both of a modified vehicle separation and a modified first vehicle transient response capability, and, if yes, controlling operation of the first vehicle using the one or both of the modified vehicle separation and the modified first vehicle transient response capability.

    DYNAMIC ACCELERATOR RESPONSE MANAGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210403006A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US16625331

    申请日:2018-06-25

    Applicant: Cummins Inc.

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a position circuit structured to monitor a position of an accelerator of a vehicle and a speed circuit structured to monitor a speed of the vehicle. The position corresponds with an associated response of a prime mover of the vehicle. The associated response includes at least one of a torque output and a power output of the prime mover. The apparatus further includes a response management circuit structured to receive an indication regarding the position of the accelerator and the speed of the vehicle; determine that the indication satisfies a remapping condition, the remapping condition including at least one of a creep condition, an obstacle condition, a deceleration condition, and a reverse condition; and dynamically remap the associated response of the prime mover of the vehicle based on the position of the accelerator in response to the indication satisfying the remapping condition.

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