Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Roxana Ciovnicu

Jonathan Woodley

Navid Shamshiri

Andrew Fairgrieve

Rob Jerger

Paul John King

Andrew Raftry

Paul King

Apparatus for controlling movement of a vehicle, a system and vehicle comprising the apparatus, and a method for controlling the movement of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a controller configured to receive first signals from a receiving means in dependence on received transmitted signals from a remote control device indicating a requested motion of a vehicle and to receive second signals indicative of a value of traction of the vehicle. A maximum speed value for the vehicle is determined in dependence on the value of traction of the vehicle and/or on one or both of the detected pitch and roll angles of the vehicle. The controller provides an output signal for controlling speed of the vehicle based on the requested motion. The output signal is limited dependent upon the maximum speed value determined by the controller.

Controlling movement of a vehicle

Embodiments of the present invention provide a controller () for controlling movement of a vehicle (), and a corresponding method. The controller () comprises processing means configured to: receive () a first signal indicative of the vehicle being in a remote control drive mode; receive () a second signal indicative of operation of a main input device (S,) within the vehicle (); and provide () an output signal for applying a braking force to slow the vehicle () to a stop in dependence on said first and second signals.

Apparatus () for controlling movement of a vehicle (), a system () and vehicle() comprising the apparatus (), and a method () for controlling the movement of a vehicle () are disclosed. The apparatus () comprises a controller () configured to receive first signals from a receiving means () in dependence on received transmitted signals from a remote control device () indicating a requested motion of a vehicle and to receive second signals indicative of a value of traction of the vehicle. A maximum speed 10 value for the vehicle is determined in dependence on the value of traction of the vehicle and/or on one or both of the detected pitch and roll angles of the vehicle (). The controller () provides an output signal for controlling speed of the vehicle () based on the requested motion. The output signal is limited dependent upon the maximum speed value determined by the controller ().

A control system for a motor vehicle includes a central tire inflation system (CTIS) electronic controller, the CTIS controller being configured to control the CTIS to cause inflation and deflation of one or more tires, the CTIS controller being configured to cause the CTIS to operate in a selected one of a plurality of operating modes in each of which the system is configured to set a pressure of one or more tires of the vehicle to a predetermined tire pressure value, the CTIS controller being configured to receive data indicative of a type of tire fitted to the vehicle, the controller being configured to prevent operation in a predetermined at least one of the plurality of operating modes in dependence on the data indicative of tire type.

Control system, vehicle and method

A motor vehicle control system that includes a first user-operable transmission selector for selecting a transmission operating mode and a user-operable gear selector, such as paddle input controls. The gear selector is operable in a first functional mode to select between a plurality of forward direction gear ratios. The gear selector is also operable in a second functional mode to select between a forward direction and reverse direction. This allows a user to use the gear selector to control travel in forward and reverse directions.

Vehicle control system and method

A central tire inflation system for a vehicle having a plurality of inflation control valves for controlling inflation of a respective tire, a first gas source for supplying pressurized gas to the inflation control valves, a first gas inlet valve for controlling the supply of gas from the first gas source to a fluid gallery, and a plurality of gallery outlet valves each arranged to control gas flow between the fluid gallery and a respective tire supply line that supplies gas from the fluid gallery to the inflation control valve. The gallery has two gallery pressure sensors for measuring a pressure of gas in the gallery. An electronic controller performs a gallery pressure sensor check that involves, with the gallery outlet valves and first gas inlet valve closed, causing the gallery exhaust valve to open and monitoring the pressure in the gallery according to each of the gallery pressure sensors.

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Coventry, United Kingdom

Roxana Ciovnicu