A HST system (1) for use in traveling of a vehicle includes a controller (51) that controls a pump regulator (23) that changes a displacement of a pump (22) and a motor regulator (25) that changes a displacement of a motor (24). The controller (51) determines whether or not a particular downhill…
A controller (60) of a straddled vehicle (1) performs a control in which an oxygen sensor heater control and an idling stop/start control are integrated. When an engine (10) shifts from a driving state to an idling stop state while a power switch (70) is in an on-state, the controller stops…
A work machine and a method of controlling work machine power of the work machine during a harvesting operation for harvesting a crop. The work machine may include an engine, a hybrid machine, or an electric machine. The work machine may operate by identifying a state of a driver assistance…
A variable pitch propeller assembly operatively coupled with an engine and methods for controlling the pitch of a plurality of propeller blades thereof is provided. In one example aspect, the variable pitch propeller assembly includes features for combining overspeed, feathering, and reverse…
A control apparatus for a fuel supply apparatus (50) is used in an engine system. The engine system includes an engine (12) including a fuel injection valve, and the fuel supply apparatus (50) including a fuel pump configured to supply fuel in a fuel tank to a supply pipe connected to the fuel…
Provided is a drive train abnormality determination device and a straddled vehicle, capable of determining an abnormality of a drive train with a simple configuration. The drive train abnormality determination device for a straddled vehicle includes: an angle signal output unit that periodically…
A marine propulsion system for a marine vessel includes an engine effectuating rotation of an output shaft, multiple batteries configured to power a marine vessel load, and an alternator having a rotor that is driven into rotation by the output shaft and that outputs a charge current to the…
A variable pitch propeller assembly operatively coupled with an engine and methods for controlling the pitch of a plurality of propeller blades thereof is provided. In one example aspect, the variable pitch propeller assembly includes features for combining overspeed, feathering, and reverse…
A method for operating a vehicle having a gasoline engine includes determining a density of a gasoline to be combusted in the gasoline engine, determining a stoichiometric air demand, determining a critical temperature from the density of the gasoline to be combusted and the stoichiometric air…
A vehicle equipped with an automatic stop/restart system for an internal combustion engine includes a hydraulic continuously variable transmission and a parking mechanism. The continuously variable transmission changes power of the internal combustion engine using hydraulic pressure boosted by…
A method of automated timing of engine startup for an aircraft is provided. The method comprises receiving data inputs regarding a number of factors influencing a time to departure for the aircraft and receiving data inputs regarding a number of factors influencing time to start and set takeoff…
An engine start control device is provided with: a starter relay that is provided between a battery and a starter motor; a start abnormality determining means that determines the occurrence of start abnormality of an engine; and a start control means, which turns on the starter relay, and starts…
The present invention prevents a vehicle from being started to move when placed in a half-clutch state by the driver when a clutch lower switch is suffering from an "on" failure. The engine start control system for a manual transmissions equipped engine vehicle comprises a manual transmission (3)…
The present invention prevents a vehicle from being started to move when placed in a half-clutch state by the driver when a clutch lower switch is suffering from an "on" failure. The engine start control system for a manual transmissions equipped engine vehicle comprises a manual transmission (3)…
An automatic engine control apparatus installed in a vehicle, to have an engine of the vehicle stop automatically when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied, and after the automatic stop of the engine, to have the engine restart automatically when a predetermined restarting condition is…
An automatic engine control apparatus installed in a vehicle, to have an engine of the vehicle stop automatically when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied, and after the automatic stop of the engine, to have the engine restart automatically when a predetermined restarting condition is…
A control apparatus (6) for a vehicle executes a first mode of calculating an engine torque demand Dt based on a difference NT - NE between a target engine speed NT and an engine speed NE and operating an engine (1) based on the engine torque demand Dt, when a gear stage of a manual transmission…
An approach and system for robust constraints handling for measured disturbances with uncertain preview on a prediction horizon in model predictive control with application in automotive control systems. A constraints handling system may incorporate a mechanism for measuring disturbances of…
Provided is a system of carrying out engagement of a pinion and a ring gear at optimal timing and suppressing a bite-in sound, in a vehicle including an idle stop system. In a vehicle control device including an automatic stop unit which automatically stops an engine on the basis of an operating…
The present invention relates to an ignition device for an idle stop & go system (ISG)-equipped vehicle using a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a fuel. According to the present invention, an auxiliary LPG switch is separately installed. Said auxiliary LPG switch can sense the ON/OFF state of the…
A vehicular drive apparatus with a manual clutch in which at the start of the vehicle, an excess engine rotation speed increase can be prevented. The vehicular drive apparatus includes a control portion which executes a torque-down control by controlling the engine so that the engine torque becomes…
Provided is a manual clutch-equipped vehicular drive apparatus such that engine stall can be prevented, and an appropriate engine r.p.m. can be automatically maintained. The apparatus includes a clutch sensor that acquires a clutch transmission torque being produced by a clutch; and a control unit…
Provided is a vehicular drive apparatus such that the development of shock upon engagement of a manual clutch can be decreased in a manual clutch-equipped vehicle. The apparatus includes a clutch-synchronizing timing engine torque calculating unit that calculates a clutch-synchronizing timing…
A plant control device according to the present invention includes a feedback controller and a reference governor. The feedback controller is configured to determine a control input of a plant by feedback control so as to bring an output value of a control amount of the plant close to a target…
In the case of a return from an idle stop control in which an engine is automatically stopped, a hydraulic pressure is so supplied that a low brake is set in a completely engaged state and a high clutch is set in a slip interlock state where the high clutch is not completely engaged.
The object of the invention is to provide a technology of suppressing degradation of the durability performance of a battery, while improving the fuel consumption of a vehicle. A control apparatus for a vehicle, which includes an engine and a battery that is chargeable with power of the engine…
When a direct injection engine 12 is started from a TDC engine stop state, in which a first cylinder K1 of a plurality of cylinders is in an expansion stroke with a second cylinder K2 next to the first cylinder K1 in an ignition order located at a compression TDC, an electronic control device 70…
The purpose of the present invention is to prevent disturbance in the behavior of a power plant at the time of switching a controller in a vehicle power plant whose operation is controlled by manipulation of a plurality of actuators by the controller. In order to achieve the purpose, a vehicle…
The object of the invention is to provide a technology of suppressing degradation of the durability performance of a battery, while improving the fuel consumption of a vehicle. A control apparatus for a vehicle, which includes an engine and a battery that is chargeable with power of the engine…
A driver alert and de-rate control system for a vehicle includes a sensor configured to monitor an engine operating condition, and a control unit in communication with the sensor. The control unit is configured to estimate a time until automatic de-rate of the engine based on the engine operating…