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The invention relates to an AEB triggering method for reducing false triggering in a curve scene, and the method comprises the steps: firstly constructing a lane line recognition and lane geometric modeling module, forming a stable lane boundary and a center line, building a Frenet coordinate system, and completing the judgment of the lane attribution of a target vehicle and the compensation of the curve distance; performing out-of-control stage identification on an overline target after an overline event is triggered, and generating a trajectory beam and a three-dimensional dynamic occupation envelope under the constraint of a stage label to obtain a future influence area of the target; a tree-enhanced Bayesian network is introduced into the risk inference layer to describe a dependency relationship among multiple risk variables, and collision point grid posteriori distribution and a high-risk duration window are output; a braking feasible region is constructed by combining a forward collision avoidance demand and a backward rear-end collision prevention constraint at a braking decision-making layer, and an impact rate constraint and a damage cost are introduced to realize AEB graded triggering and braking instruction optimization, so that an out-of-control intrusion risk can be inhibited in advance, and the false triggering probability can be reduced.

An electropneumatic ABS brake system is for a utility vehicle. The brake system has: a foot brake valve operable via a brake pedal and including pneumatic output channels, axle service brake circuits connected to the output channels and each having an axle valve unit and ABS valves for actuating wheel service brakes, a control unit for actuating the ABS valves and the axle valve units, and a first pressure sensor connected to one of the two pneumatic output channels and configured to measure the pneumatic control pressure output by the foot brake valve and to output a first pressure signal to the control unit. A second pressure sensor is provided separately from the first sensor and is configured to output a second pressure signal to the control unit, which receives the two pressure signals and actuates the ABS valves and / or the axle valve units as a function of the signals.

A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor. The trailer control box may validate and authenticating the message. The trailer control box may control an emergency-brake valve based on the message when the message is an emergency-brake command. The trailer control box may control a service-brake valve based on the message when the message is a service-brake command. The trailer control box may control at least one switch to operate trailer lights based on the message when the message is a light command. In certain embodiments, autonomous-capable socket is mounted to a trailer and includes: a chamfered outer casing, a plurality of electrical connectors, a service-brake air aperture, and an emergency-brake air aperture. The autonomous-capable socket required a single autonomous connection by an autonomous tractor.

An electronic park brake system includes a first electronic control unit configured to receive and compare at least first and second speed inputs and provide a quality indicator signal indicating a quality of a vehicle speed signal being delivered to an electronic brake control unit. The electronic park brake control unit is configured to receive the quality indicator signal and the vehicle speed signal, determine a motion state of the vehicle and maintain a full operational state of an electronic park brake if the quality indicator signal is a high quality signal, and limit the operational state of the electronic park brake if the quality indicator signal is a medium quality signal or a low quality signal.Methods of using the system are also provided.

A trailer ABS system is provided with an ABS valve in which pressure to the control chamber is switchable by a 2 / 2 solenoid valve, the solenoid valve being switchable between a first position in which the control chamber is pressurized by the control pressure and a second position, in which the control chamber is connected to the exhaust. The braking ECU is operable to actuate the solenoid between the first and second positions to thereby provide ABS functionality.

Techniques are described for determining a set of pose information for an object when multiple sets of pose information are determined for a same object from multiple images. An example driving operation method includes obtaining, by a computer located in a vehicle, at least two sets of pose information related to an object located on a road on which the vehicle is operating, where each set of pose information includes characteristic(s) about the object, and where each set of pose information is determined from an image obtained by a camera; determining at least two weighted output vectors; determining, for the object, a set of pose information that are based on a combined weighted output vector that is obtained by combining the at least two weighted output vectors; and causing the vehicle to perform a driving-related operation using the set of pose information for the object.

According to various embodiments, a method can be provided for implementation in a computer for controlling a vehicle. The method may include detecting the presence of at least one of a stop line and a traffic signal ahead of the vehicle based on data generated by the vehicle's sensors. The method may further include detecting the presence of a road intersection ahead of the vehicle based on digital map data. The method may further include generating a virtual stop line based on the non-detection of the presence of a stop line, in combination with the detection of the presence of at least one of a traffic signal and a road intersection. The method may further include generating a command to decelerate the vehicle based on the virtual stop line.

A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor. The trailer control box may validate and authenticating the message. The trailer control box may control an emergency-brake valve based on the message when the message is an emergency-brake command. The trailer control box may control a service-brake valve based on the message when the message is a service-brake command. The trailer control box may control at least one switch to operate trailer lights based on the message when the message is a light command. In certain embodiments, autonomous-capable socket is mounted to a trailer and includes: a chamfered outer casing, a plurality of electrical connectors, a service-brake air aperture, and an emergency-brake air aperture. The autonomous-capable socket required a single autonomous connection by an autonomous tractor.

A system for braking a work vehicle includes a brake assembly comprising a primary braking cylinder and a spring-applied, hydraulic-release (SAHR) braking cylinder operatively coupled to the primary braking cylinder. The primary braking cylinder includes a braking piston configured to actuate a brake element to engage and disengage the brake assembly. The system also includes a manual brake input device configured to actuate the braking piston when the work vehicle is operated in a manual mode, and a control valve configured to regulate a supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid to the SAHR braking cylinder. In addition, the system includes a computing system configured to control an operation of the control valve to regulate the supply of pressurized hydraulic fluid to the SAHR braking cylinder such that the SAHR braking cylinder actuates the braking piston when the work

A method is disclosed for controlling motion of a heavy-duty vehicle. Information is obtained related to an upcoming vehicle path and vehicle maneuver along the path; and related to a road friction coefficient along the path. Lateral and longitudinal wheel slip limits are configured for at least two wheels of an axle or lumped group-axle on the vehicle. The lateral and longitudinal wheel slip values are related to respective lateral and longitudinal tyre force values via a pre-determined combined tyre slip model. A vehicle motion profile is determined for performing the vehicle maneuver as a solution to a non-linear optimal control problem (NOCP). The NOCP is constrained by the lateral and longitudinal wheel slip limits and formulated to account for the road friction coefficient and / or curvature along the upcoming vehicle path. Motion of the vehicle is controlled along the path based on the determined target vehicle motion profile.

A work machine system includes: a machine main body to which a work implement is attached; a travel unit that causes the machine main body to travel; an inclination sensor that senses a degree of inclination of the machine main body; an operator presence sensor that senses presence of an operator; a parking brake that brakes the travel unit; an operation device that receives an operation of activating the parking brake; and a controller that performs, when the operation device does not receive the operation, control to prevent the parking brake from being forgotten to be applied, on conditions that the presence of the operator is not sensed and the machine main body is inclined.

A lift device and a method of controlling the lift device are provided. The lift device has a lifting mechanism supporting a lifting platform relative to the chassis. An electric motor is drivingly coupled to a traction device, and a traction battery is in electrical communication with the electric motor. A user input is provided to control a speed of the lift device by inputting a requested speed. A controller is configured to, in response to the lift device being on a non-zero grade and if the requested speed is greater than a predetermined speed, command the electric motor to output a braking torque and provide electrical power to the traction battery, and limit the speed of the lift device to the predetermined speed.

The invention relates to the technical field of train aided driving control, and discloses a train aided driving control method and system based on four-eye vision. The method comprises the steps that a forward four-eye camera array is used for synchronously collecting a front track image sequence, multi-scale feature synchronous extraction is carried out, and a unified sensing data block containing track geometry, identification semantics and an obstacle contour form is directly generated. On the basis, a space-time probability distribution diagram of collision threats is generated by constructing a virtual track reference surface and analyzing the spatial relationship between the dynamic target and the virtual track reference surface, so that the upgrading from discrete alarm to continuous risk prediction is realized. A preliminary control instruction is generated by combining speed limiting constraint and system deduction, then the instruction is cooperatively adjusted by combining the real-time traction braking state and a load signal of a train, and finally an executable closed-loop control instruction set is output. According to the method, the efficiency of environment perception and the perspectiveness and accuracy of decision control are improved.

An electro-pneumatic central pressure control module, having at least two channels, implemented as a structural unit for an electro-pneumatic service brake of a vehicle, having at least two pressure control channels which are electrically controllable with regard to a brake pressure. A central electronic brake control device has a board, carrying electrical and electronic components, in which routines at least for controlling the brake pressure and for controlling the driving dynamics are implemented in the electrical and electronic components. At least one inertial sensor is arranged on or at the at least one board and is electrically conductively connected to at least several of the electrical and electronic components on the board so that the output signals of the at least one inertial sensor are integrated into the at least several electrical and electronic components for carrying out the control of the driving dynamics.

Provided herein are system, apparatus, device, method and / or computer program product embodiments, and / or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for improving object detection based on gaze direction. In the method, a first image of surroundings of a vehicle is received. A second image of a driver of the vehicle is also received. The second image captured contemporaneously with the first image. Based on the second image, a gaze direction of the driver is determined. Based on the gaze direction, a region of the first image being viewed by the driver is determined. An object detection algorithm is applied to recognize an object in the surroundings of the vehicle at a greater level of detail within the region.

The application provides a vehicle control method and a vehicle, and applies to the parking technical field. The method comprises the following steps: in the case that it is determined that the vehicle needs to be released from automatic parking, target attitude data of the vehicle in a target time period is predicted, one or more control parameters in a parking release process are generated based on the target attitude data through a strategy network, and the vehicle is controlled to release from automatic parking by using the control parameters. In the method, the control parameters in the automatic parking release process are set based on the target attitude data of the vehicle after the automatic parking release which is obtained through prediction, so that the control parameters in the parking release process are matched with the attitude of the vehicle after the parking release. When the control parameters are matched with the attitude after the parking release, the parking release process of the vehicle can be accurately and reliably controlled according to the control parameters, so that the risk of losing control of the vehicle in the parking release process can be reduced, and the safety of the vehicle can be improved.

The embodiment of the present specification provides a train control method and device for a signal system when a catenary is powered off, wherein the method comprises the following steps: in the case that the train catenary is powered off, obtaining the current catenary power supply state information of the train through the signal system; based on the catenary power supply state information, disconnecting the traction of the train through the signal system, outputting emergency braking parking, and after the train is parked stably, outputting holding braking. The embodiment of the present specification can be applied to all urban rail transit projects equipped with signal systems, has strong universality, and can improve the safety of train operation.

The invention relates to a controller for a vehicle, comprising a control device (22), by means of which at least one target variable relating to a target operation of at least one motorized actuator (20) of the vehicle can be determined with respect to a requested function of the vehicle, and at least one sensor (32), by means of which at least one physical variable can be measured on and / or in at least one component of the at least one motorized actuator (20) of the vehicle, the controller comprising at least one sensor line (34), via which the at least one sensor (32) is electrically connected to the control device (22), and the control device (22) additionally being designed and / or programmed such that the at least one target variable can be determined by means of the control device (22) while taking into consideration the at least one physical variable output by the at least one sensor (32) via the at least one sensor line (34).

A method (2) for operating an automated driving function of a vehicle (3) comprises the steps of: detecting (21) an object (4) in front of the vehicle; and in response to the detection (21) of the object (4), generating (22) control signals to cause the vehicle (3) to decelerate. The control signals are generated such that, in an initial deceleration phase (P1) ending after a predetermined deceleration time or distance, a first deceleration limit is observed, and in a subsequent follow-up deceleration phase (P2) a second deceleration limit, which is less restrictive than the first, is observed.The subsequent delay phase (P2) is only initiated if, throughout the entire initial delay phase (P1), one and the same detected object (4) has caused the vehicle (3) to decelerate, and if no physically implausible jump in the distance of the object (4) to the vehicle (3) or in other determined movement data of the object (4) has been detected during the initial delay phase.

The present disclosure relates to a computer system and a computer implemented method. The method comprises: - identifying (S1) an upcoming braking event, - obtaining (S2) driving condition information comprising information about an inclination of the slope (500), and vehicle information comprising information about a current vehicle weight, - determining (S3) a set of braking torque levels to be delivered by the braking system (200) during the upcoming braking event, based on the driving condition information, wherein: o in response to identifying that the inclination of the slope (500) is higher than an inclination threshold level, determining (S4) at least two braking torque levels for the set of braking torque levels, the two braking torque levels comprising a mild braking torque level and a hard braking torque level being higher than the mild braking torque level, wherein the hard braking torque level is intended to be applied after the mild braking torque level, - issuing braking information to the braking system (200) to brake the vehicle (100) on the basis of the determined set of braking torque levels during the upcoming braking event.

To provide a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a program thereof which are able to more appropriately control an own vehicle for a specific situation.SOLUTION: A vehicle control apparatus (DS) includes: a first control system (11) which executes first operation for reducing a possibility of a collision with an obstacle present in a predicted traveling area of an own vehicle; and a second control system (12) which executes second control for automatically stopping the own vehicle when a driver is in an abnormal condition where the driver cannot drive the own vehicle normally. The apparatus is configured in such a manner that "first operation start condition during non-execution of the second control" which needs to be satisfied for starting execution of the first operation when the second control is not being executed, and "first operation start condition during execution of the second control" which needs to be satisfied for starting execution of the first operation when the second control is being executed, are different from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A vehicle control system for a vehicle having a braking system and an active suspension system is provided. The vehicle control system may be configured to adjust a normal component of wheel force at one or more wheels of the vehicle to increase average traction force at the one or more wheels during a braking event. The vehicle control system may adjust the normal component of wheel force at the one or more wheels based on reference road information, forward-looking road information, and / or vehicle sensor data.

In order to at least partially automatically control the braking of a vehicle (1), object data containing an object class (9) of an object (6) in an environment of the vehicle (1) is generated or received by means of a data processing system (3) of the vehicle (1). By means of the data processing system (3), environment data (10) which contains statistical traffic accident data relating to the environment and / or relating to environment conditions of the environment is generated or received. By means of the data processing system (3), control data relating to a braking intensity for a desired braking maneuver of the vehicle (1) is determined according to the object class (9) and the environment data (10), and at least one control signal for at least one brake actuator of the vehicle (1) is generated according to the control data.

The utility model discloses an explosion-proof diesel engine trackless rubber-tyred vehicle door opening brake protection device which comprises a door opening control valve, a parking brake, a booster pump, a control valve and a safety control device, and the door opening control valve is connected with the safety control device, the booster pump, the control valve and the parking brake through a brake pressure pipeline. Through the fixing mechanism with unique design, the opening process of the cover is greatly simplified, an operator only needs to pull the sliding block upwards to enable the first clamping block to be separated from the first clamping groove, then pulls the side plate outwards to enable the second clamping block to be separated from the second clamping groove, and then the cover can be taken down; and then internal parts of the door opening control valve can be maintained, a wide operation space is provided for maintenance and overhaul of the internal parts such as the door position feeler lever, the clamping ring and the control valve element, and compared with the prior art, the maintenance time is remarkably shortened, the labor cost is reduced, and the equipment maintenance efficiency is greatly improved.

Method for detecting a skidding process of a motor vehicle, where a braking force value (p) is determined by a holding assist function. Ssm ) is set on at least one wheel brake of the motor vehicle to prevent the motor vehicle from rolling away after a stopping maneuver and wherein the slipping process is detected by means of an evaluation of a vehicle dynamics parameter (Ψ̇) characterizing the lateral movement of the motor vehicle, characterized in that, in particular in successive calculation cycles, at least one sum (Σ + , Σ - ) is formed via a plurality of measured values ​​of the vehicle dynamics parameter (Ψ̇), and the sliding process is recognized depending on the value of the sum or the values ​​of the sums.

A method (1000) for controlling a speed of a vehicle (1), in particular of a working machine such as a wheel loader (1), depending on a determined actual driving condition of the vehicle (1), the vehicle (1) comprising: a drive unit (2) that is coupled to at least one wheel (3) of the vehicle (1), wherein the drive unit (2) is configured for driving and braking the at least one wheel (3) of the vehicle (1), wherein the drive unit (2) is configured for braking by providing a motor braking torque, and a sensor unit (4) that is configured for detecting an actual speed value of the vehicle (1), and a brake system (5) that is coupled to at least one wheel (3) of the vehicle (1), wherein the brake system (5) is configured for braking the at least one wheel (3) of the vehicle (1), and a control unit (6) that is signalling coupled with the sensor unit (4), the drive unit (2), and the brake system (5), wherein the control unit (6) is configured for controlling the speed of the vehicle (1), the method (1000) comprising the steps: determining (1010) the actual speed value of the vehicle (1) provided by means of the sensor unit (4), and determining (1020) a maximum speed value and determining a critical speed value, wherein the critical speed value is larger than the maximum speed value, and determining (1030) the actual driving condition of the vehicle (1), wherein the driving condition is at least one of the following: an over speed driving condition if the determined actual speed value is larger than the determined maximum speed value and smaller than the determined critical speed value, an acceleration driving condition if the vehicle (1) is accelerated and the determined actual speed value is smaller than the determined maximum speed value, a regular driving condition if the vehicle (1) is not accelerated and the determined actual speed value is smaller than the determined maximum speed value, determining (1040) a target speed value of the vehicle (1) that is smaller than the determined maximum speed value, and wherein if the driving condition is determined as the over speed driving condition, the method (1000) comprising the steps of determining (1050) a speed braking signal value for actuating the friction braking unit depending on the determined target speed value, and providing (1060) the speed braking signal value to the brake system (5) for actuating the friction braking unit.

A brake system is disclosed herein and includes a brake mode selection mechanism configured to provide a desired braking command, an antiskid control mechanism configured to provide an antiskid control braking command, and a brake executive mechanism. The brake executive mechanism is configured to determine whether the antiskid control braking command is less than the desired braking command; responsive to the antiskid control braking command being less than the desired braking command, send a first command to implement the antiskid control braking command via an antiskid controller configured to control a pressure or a force applied to a brake assembly; and, responsive to the desired braking command being less than the antiskid control braking command, send a second command to implement the desired braking command via a desired braking controller configured to control the pressure or the force applied to the brake assembly.

The present invention provides an automated braking control device comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires travel direction information indicating the direction of travel of a vehicle, speed information on the vehicle, and location information based on a detection wave transmitted and received to detect an object in the direction of the travel; an area determination unit that determines, on the basis of the travel direction information and the speed information, an automated braking execution area to be set in at least one of an inside area and an outside area defined with respect to vehicle width lines extending in the travel direction in correspondence with the width of the vehicle; and an automated braking processing unit that determines whether or not to execute the automated braking in a case where an object is detected, the determination being made on the basis of location information relative to the automated braking execution area.

A work machine includes a drive source, a transmission, a travel device, a brake device, and a controller. The transmission is connected to the drive source. The travel device is connected to the transmission and causes the work machine to travel. The brake device brakes the travel device. The controller acquires a brake command in order to brake the work machine. The controller determines a target braking force in response to the brake command. The controller acquires transmission information indicating a state of the transmission. The controller calculates an inertial braking force from the transmission based on the transmission information. The controller controls a braking force of the brake device based on a difference between the target braking force and the inertial braking force.