System and method for controlling vehicle speed to enhance occupant comfort

A Fairgrieve, J Kelly, D Woolliscroft - US Patent 10,173,677, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle is provided. The
method comprises receiving one or more electrical signals representative of vehicle-related …

Vehicle energy management device

A Sugiyama, A Yoshikawa, Y Okubo… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A vehicle energy management device has a vehicle information receiver to receive vehicle
information including a vehicle speed and a state of charge of a battery, a route information …

Real-time vehicle state trajectory prediction for vehicle energy management and autonomous drive

Y Lonari - US Patent 10,551,842, 2020 - Google Patents
Systems and methods described herein are directed to pre dicting velocity and trajectory of a
vehicle based on a route to be navigated for a vehicle, thereby estimating the vehicle drive …

Method and device for controlling the reference speed of a down-hill speed controller

O Johansson, M Ögren, F Swartling - US Patent 9,493,161, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Motor vehicles, and especially heavy motor vehicles such as trucks and
buses, are affected by gravity on downhill gradients in Such a way that their speed …

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 …

Transmission apparatus and method for cruise control system responsive to driving condition

JH Lee - US Patent 10,563,758, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for controlling a transmission provided in a vehicle may include
providing a reference data for automatic shift of the transmission according to a speed …

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 …

Method for controlling a motor vehicle

C Wessel, A Szilassy, O Flärdh, M Ögren… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A method for controlling a motor vehicle, comprising: retrieving road gradient data relating to
an expected travelling route of the motor vehicle; based on at least the retrieved road …

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 …

Systems and methods for predictive gear shifting and integrated predictive cruise control

AA Chunodkar, ZA Knutson, KM Follen… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A control system, apparatus, and method integrates vehicle speed
management and predicted gear shifting of a vehicle by determining current and future …