VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230001926A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17835637

    申请日:2022-06-08

    Inventor: Akira ITO

    Abstract: A vehicle travel control apparatus includes an information acquiring section; a determining section that determines whether a special road terrain exists; and a speed control section that controls a speed of the subject vehicle. The speed control section is further configured to: when the special road terrain exists but a preceding vehicle does not exist, increase or decrease the speed of the subject vehicle with respect to a pre-set vehicle speed in the energy efficiency zone such that the energy efficiency is improved; and when the special road terrain and a preceding vehicle exists and the speed of the subject vehicle is planned to increase in the energy efficiency zone, control the speed of the subject vehicle in an inter-vehicle distance maintenance zone such that the subject vehicle has an inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle longer than a pre-set inter-vehicle distance.

    CONTROL APPARATUS
    2.
    发明公开
    CONTROL APPARATUS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240336280A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18750202

    申请日:2024-06-21

    Abstract: A control apparatus for a moving body generates a trajectory plan that is a plan indicating a lateral position of the moving body at each point when the moving body is caused to travel along a predetermined route. The control apparatus generates a speed plan that is a plan indicating a traveling speed of the moving body at each point when the moving body is caused to travel along the route. The control apparatus causes the moving body to travel based on both the trajectory plan and the speed plan. The control apparatus generates the speed plan as a plan for causing the moving body to travel based on the trajectory plan after the the trajectory plan is generated.

    OPERATING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE-SHARING SERVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190087753A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US16082310

    申请日:2017-01-12

    Abstract: An operating system for a vehicle-sharing service includes: a reservation input unit configured to input a usage reservation of an electric vehicle made by a user; a reservation result sending unit; a charging plan creating unit configured to create a charging plan for the electric vehicle; and a cost calculating unit configured to calculate an operation cost of the vehicle-sharing service based on a prediction of an available solar power supply. The charging plan creating unit creates the charging plan such that the operation cost of the vehicle-sharing service has a minimum cost under a predetermined acceptance condition. The result sending unit sends, to the user, a reservation result indicating that the usage reservation is unacceptable when the operation cost calculated according to the charging plan does not satisfy the predetermined acceptance condition.

    VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240400070A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18695227

    申请日:2022-09-13

    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a command unit that generates a command value for an actuator and causes a vehicle to travel by outputting the command value to a control unit, a state quantity acquiring unit that acquires at least two values of a vehicle state quantity among a vehicle state quantity ideal value, a vehicle state quantity detection value, and a vehicle state quantity operation value, an event storage unit that stores multiple events that can occur when the vehicle on-board device is not functioning normally, an event acquiring unit that compares at least two values of the vehicle state quantity and acquires an event corresponding to a result of the comparison, and an anomaly determining unit that determines whether there is an anomaly in the vehicle on-board device by using a Bayesian network that includes, as a node, an occurrence probability of the event.

    STORAGE BATTERY EQUIPMENT
    5.
    发明申请
    STORAGE BATTERY EQUIPMENT 审中-公开
    储存电池设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160126741A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-05

    申请号:US14874762

    申请日:2015-10-05

    Inventor: Akira ITO

    Abstract: A storage battery equipment includes a converter, a system interconnection inverter, and a controller. The converter extracts direct current power from a storage battery, then converts a voltage of the direct current power and outputs the direct current power. The system interconnection inverter converts the direct current power outputted from the converter into an alternating current power. The controller controls the system interconnection inverter such that an amount of power output from the system interconnection inverter to a load matches a preset target discharge amount.

    Abstract translation: 蓄电池设备包括转换器,系统互连逆变器和控制器。 该转换器从蓄电池中提取直流电,然后转换直流电的电压并输出直流电。 系统互连逆变器将从转换器输出的直流电力转换成交流电力。 控制器控制系统互连逆变器,使得从系统互连逆变器输出到负载的功率量与预设的目标排放量匹配。

    ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL APPARATUS
    6.
    发明申请
    ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL APPARATUS 有权
    电力控制装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140025214A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-23

    申请号:US13944045

    申请日:2013-07-17

    CPC classification number: G05F5/00 B60W10/26 H02J3/32 H02J7/14

    Abstract: A power control apparatus includes: a power supply device including multiple power supply elements; a power consumption device; a battery independently arranged from the power supply device and the power consumption device; a supply and consumption balance adjustment device for controlling the power supply device and the battery to supply the electric power to the power consumption device; a prediction device for predicting electric power supply from at least a part of multiple power supply elements and electric power consumption of the power consumption device; a guard value setting device for setting a guard value of a charging and discharging operation of the battery according to a prediction result of the prediction device; and an output device for outputting the guard value to the supply and consumption balance adjustment device.

    Abstract translation: 电力控制装置包括:电源装置,包括多个电源元件; 功耗器件; 从电源装置和电力消耗装置独立地配置的电池; 用于控制供电装置和电池向电力消耗装置供给电力的供给和消耗平衡调节装置; 用于从多个电源元件的至少一部分预测电力供给的预测装置和所述电力消耗装置的电力消耗; 保护值设定装置,根据预测装置的预测结果来设定电池的充放电动作的保护值; 以及用于将保护值输出到供给和消耗量平衡调节装置的输出装置。

    POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170317502A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15526377

    申请日:2015-12-01

    Inventor: Akira ITO

    Abstract: A power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes a first controller for controlling charge and discharge of a first electric storage apparatus and a second controller for controlling charge and discharge of a second electric storage apparatus. The first controller generates first scheduling data indicating transition of electric power to be charged and discharged from the first electric storage apparatus during a first prediction period. The second controller generates second scheduling data indicating transition of electric power to be charged and discharged from the second electric storage apparatus during a second prediction period containing the first prediction period. Generation of the first scheduling data is performed based on the second scheduling data previously generated by the second controller.

    CONTROLLER FOR BATTERY SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    CONTROLLER FOR BATTERY SYSTEM 审中-公开
    电池系统控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20160043581A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-11

    申请号:US14818398

    申请日:2015-08-05

    Inventor: Akira ITO

    Abstract: A target setting portion establishes a target charge/discharge amount which a battery system charges or discharges during a predetermined charge-and-discharge period. A stop selection portion selects the battery device to be stopped based on the target charge/discharge amount. During the predetermined charge-and-discharge period, the battery device which is selected by the stop selection portion is stopped and the other battery devices are charged or discharged.

    Abstract translation: 目标设定部确定在预定的充放电期间电池系统充放电的目标充放电量。 停止选择部根据目标充放电量来选择要停止的电池装置。 在预定的充放电期间,由停止选择部选择的电池装置停止,其他电池装置被充电或放电。

    VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE-SHARING SERVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180032920A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15658643

    申请日:2017-07-25

    Inventor: Akira ITO

    Abstract: A vehicle management system for handling vehicle reservations of a vehicle-sharing service includes a reservation request input device, a reservation result transmitter, and a reservation processor. When a new vehicle reservation request is input to the reservation request input device, the reservation processor performs a simple process for a vehicle allocation which allocates a vehicle to the new vehicle reservation request, and the result transmitter transmits a reservation result to a user. When the time duration after the performance of the simple process and before the rental start time for the new vehicle reservation is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the reservation processor performs an optimization process to update the vehicle allocation for the new vehicle reservation request, quickly presenting a reservation result to the user while reducing an operation cost of the vehicle-sharing service.

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