Method and system for vehicle cruise control

AM D'amato, DP Filev, JO Michelini, J Pekar… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and systems are presented for improving performance of a vehicle operating in a
cruise control mode where a controller adjusts torque output from a vehicle to maintain …

Method and system for controlling shifting of a vehicle in cruise control

AM D'amato, DP Filev, JO Michelini, J Pekar… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and systems are presented for improving performance of a vehicle operating in a
cruise control mode where a controller adjusts torque output from a vehicle to maintain …

Vehicle speed limiter

J Hubbard, CA Kantarjiev - US Patent 10,464,561, 2019 - Google Patents
The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory storage
medium for controlling the maximum speed of a vehicle as that vehicle travels along a route …

Method and module for determining of at least one reference value

O Johansson, M Södergren, F Roos - US Patent 9,248,836, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) At least one reference value is determined for controlling a vehicle's speed by a method
that includes predicting, in a first prediction, a first speed based an engine torque that retards …

Method and module for controlling a vehicle's speed based on rules and/or costs

O Johansson, M Södergren, F Roos - US Patent 9,511,668, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for controlling a vehicle's speed, including: acquiring a set speed;
determining, using using map and location data, a horizon made of route segments, each …

Route parameter manager system

APT Gopal, VA Sujan, KM Follen, HR Frost… - US Patent App. 16 …, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and apparatuses include a vehicle locator circuit that is structured to
receive GPS signal coordinates and a road parameter associated with the GPS signal …

Vehicle speed limiter

J Hubbard, CA Kantarjiev - US Patent 11,370,428, 2022 - Google Patents
The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory storage
medium for controlling the maximum speed of a vehicle as that vehicle travels along a route …

Vehicle operation characteristic control

J Hubbard, CA Kantarjiev - US Patent 11,772,650, 2023 - Google Patents
The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory storage
medium for controlling the maximum speed of a vehicle as that vehicle travels along a route …

Method and device for predictive vehicle control

HP Gigerl, D Lemmerer, JL Johannes - US Patent App. 17/618,560, 2022 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to a device having at least one computing unit, which is
configured to ascertain a specified target power profile curve (213) for a vehicle, to …

Predictive road speed governor

JR Dynes - US Patent 11,181,063, 2021 - Google Patents
Engine control modules as well as methods and systems implementable in a vehicle are
disclosed, in which the engine control module includes a processing unit operative to control …