Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 04/06

20060089230 - Bidirectional inline power port: A method and apparatus for bidirectional provision of inline power over data telecommunications cabling permits power to be received at a local powered device (PD) from remote power sourcing equipment (PSE) via at least one conductor at a first time and power to be provided by the local device to...

20060089231 - Parallel shift transmission and method for controlling it: The invention relates to a parallel shift transmission having a drive unit and two partial transmissions, each connectable to the drive unit via a friction clutch and each having a plurality of gear ratio steps....

20060089232 - Drive apparatus for hybrid vehicle and control method and control device therefor: A drive apparatus for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a motor, a clutch that transmits and cuts off a driving force between the motor and an engine, and a control device that performs an operation control for the motor and the clutch. If there is an engine start request...

20060089233 - Control device for engine driven vehicle incorporating generator: An engine driven vehicle having a function of supplying power to an external load from a generator driven by an engine that is operated in a power generation mode while the vehicle is stopped, including: throttle position determination means for determining whether a throttle valve is placed closer to an...

20060089234 - Control apparatus for vehicle: An ECT_ECU executes a program including the step of identifying the drive mode, the step of determining whether the engine is in an idling state or not, the step of detecting the speed of an automatic transmission when not in an idling state, the step of detecting an accelerator press-down...

20060089235 - Drive apparatus for hybrid vehicle and control method thereof: A drive apparatus includes a motor, a first clutch that transmits and cuts off driving force between the motor and an engine, a second clutch that transmits and cuts off driving force to a wheel side from either or both of the motor and the engine, and a control device...

20060089236 - Transmission control based on knock level: An automated method for controlling a vehicle having an engine and a transmission includes sensing knock activity in the engine. A transmission ratio applicable to the transmission is selected based on the sensed knock activity. This method allows a vehicle to be operated in a fuel-efficient manner while knock-sensitive operating...

20060089237 - Control apparatus and control method for automatic transmission: The ECT_ECU performs a step of determining that an ON failure has occurred in a depressing force switch when the depressing force switch is turned ON while a brake lamp switch is OFF, and setting a flag F; a step of determining whether the brake lamp switch, which is turned...

20060084550 - System for the control of multiple engines in a multi-combination vehicle having independent throttle controls when under emergency braking: A system is provided for the throttle control of a multi-combination vehicle operable by a driver where said vehicle includes at least two engines each engine operable by an independent throttle. One of the throttles is controlled by a standard throttle pedal, the other by a hand-controlled throttle. Under conditions...

20060079372 - Steering wheel mounting for transmission shift controls: A steering wheel (20) that has an axis of turning (64) axis for steering a motor vehicle that has an engine, a drivetrain, a transmission that provides different gear ratios for coupling the engine to the drivetrain, and a transmission controller that in an automatic mode automatically shifts the transmission...

20060079373 - Control device for hydraulic automatic transmission for vehicle: A control device for a hydraulic automatic transmission for a vehicle, including start control means for supplying a hydraulic pressure to a first hydraulic engaging element for a low-speed position and a second hydraulic engaging element for a high-speed position in performing in-gear control by a select operation from a...

20060079374 - Engine torque control device: An engine torque control device is configured to reduce shift shock during a downshift with an automatic transmission. During a downshift with an automatic transmission having a stepped shift mechanism, when the engine output (torque) is increased so as to bring it closer to being synchronized to the post-downshift engine...

20060079375 - Hydraulic regenerative drive system and controls: A hydraulic regenerative drive system for a vehicle is disclosed. An electronic controller (28) receives a nominal engine throttle signal (35) and generates a time-variant torque signal (26) therefrom. A hydraulic control circuit (18) receives controlling signals (15) from the electronic controller (14). A reservoir (62) is in fluid communication...

20060079376 - Control of lock-up clutch: A lock-up clutch control device, which controls a lock-up clutch (6) installed in a torque converter (5) interposed between an engine (3) and a transmission (4) used with a vehicle, is disclosed. The lock-up clutch control device has a differential pressure generating device (7,8) which engages or disengages the lock-up...

20060079377 - Method and device for hill start: Method and arrangement for facilitating hill-starting of a stationary motor vehicle. The method includes applying at least one braking device using a brake pedal and estimating the traveling resistance of the vehicle using a control unit (30). The control unit (30) determines a starting gear, a starting torque and a...

20060073936 - Continuously variable transmission: A variable ratio transmission for mechanically coupling an input member to an output member, the variable ratio transmission allowing the conversion of an input rotational motion of the input member into an output rotational motion of the output member, the input rotational motion having an input speed and an input...

20060073937 - Torque converter lockup capacity control device: A torque converter lockup capacity control device is configured to conduct coast-time lockup control during coast-running in order to prevent engine stall, shock from occurring in the output shaft of a transmission due to lockup when a driver releases an acceleration pedal and the running condition switches from a drive...