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20120035800 | Vehicle Diagnostic, Communication and Signal Delivery System - A diagnostic tool that includes components that allow the diagnostic tool to record data while the vehicle is driven in order to capture data for intermittent faults. The diagnostic tool can operate in harsh conditions such as high and low temperatures. The diagnostic tool includes a capacitor to power the diagnostic tool in order to prevent complete drainage of the vehicle battery. The diagnostic tool includes a support module that can couple with a socket and a plug in order to keep them mated together during use. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035801 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus diagnoses a correct operation of a phase or star point isolation relay in an electric power steering system of the kind including a motor drive circuit and at least one phase isolation relay which connects a part of the drive circuit to a phase of the motor. The relay is opened during shutdown to isolate the motor phase from the part of the drive circuit and is normally closed during operation of the motor to connect the phase to the part of the drive circuit. The method includes the steps of: closing the relay; demanding a current through the motor phase associated with the relay that is equal to a preset value; measuring at least one characteristic of the phase current in that phase after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the elapsed time being less than a time needed for the phase current to reach the demanded current value; comparing the measured characteristic of the phase current with a reference characteristic of the phase current; and, in the event that the measured characteristic does not correspond with the reference characteristic, opening the relay and subsequently repeating the steps. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035802 | LEARNING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, STATE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, AND STATE LEARNING DEVICE FOR WORKING MACHINE - A learning diagnostic system for a working machine is capable of making a fault diagnosis of the working machine universally relative to various types of sensor information, and preventing a failure in the working machine by enabling a fault diagnosis even in a transient operating state that represents a transitional state between operating states.
| 02-09-2012 |
20120041631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAKE-UP TEST - A fuel system diagnostic wakeup system for a vehicle includes a first control module. The first control module generates a wakeup request, powers off when the vehicle powers off, and powers on and performs a fuel system diagnostic in response to a wakeup signal while the vehicle is powered off. A second control module independent of the first control module receives the wakeup request and generates the wakeup signal after the vehicle powers off based on the wakeup request. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041632 | COMBINED LANE CHANGE ASSIST AND REAR, CROSS-TRAFFIC ALERT FUNCTIONALITY - A system and method for detecting a potential threat to a vehicle. The system generates a warning to a driver of the vehicle of the potential threat. The system includes an object detection device, a controller, and a human-machine interface (HMI). The object detection device is configured to detect objects next to the vehicle, approaching the vehicle from a side, and approaching the vehicle from behind. The controller receives an indication of a detected object from the object detection device, and determines a position, a speed, an acceleration, and a direction of travel of the detected object. The controller then categorizes the detected object as a potential threat when at least one of (a) the vehicle is moving forward and the detected object is adjacent the vehicle, (b) the vehicle is moving forward at a first speed and the detected object is approaching the vehicle from behind at a second speed relative to the first speed that indicates a time to collision is less than a predetermined threshold, and (c) the vehicle is moving in reverse and the detected object is approaching the vehicle from the side, the detected object is within a first distance of the vehicle and is traveling within a speed range. The HMI is coupled to the controller and is configured to receive an indication of the potential threat from the controller and to provide the warning to the driver of the potential threat. | 02-16-2012 |
20120046822 | METHOD OF INITIATING VEHICLE MOVEMENT - A method for initiating movement of a mobile machine is provided. In response to determining that the mobile machine needs to move to a new location based on environmental parameters corresponding to a current position of the mobile machine, a safe location for the mobile machine is determined based on the environmental parameters. An estimated time of travel is calculated from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location based on a selected travel route for the mobile machine. Then, movement of the mobile machine is initiated prior to a first estimated time when the selected travel route will be impassable due to the environmental parameters based on the estimated time of travel using the selected travel route from the current position of the mobile machine to the safe location. | 02-23-2012 |
20120065831 | Charge Reminder Notification to Increase Electric Only Efficiency - The described method and system provide a reminder to an electric vehicle user to charge a battery of the electric vehicle to optimize electric-only driving opportunities. The electric vehicle includes a telematics unit, and the vehicle user is associated with a mobile communications device remote from the vehicle. The described technique includes determining a location of the vehicle, comparing the location to a home location of the vehicle user, and retrieving vehicle battery charge state and expected electric only range. If certain conditions are met, the user is prompted via the remote device to plug in the vehicle for charging and/or to alter the vehicle charge profile to achieve full charge in the time remaining. | 03-15-2012 |
20120065832 | Method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle to the positions of the wheels on the vehicle - The invention describes a method for allocating identifiers of wheel electronics of a tire pressure monitoring system to positions of wheels of a vehicle, the simultaneously occurring rotation speeds of the wheels, normalized on a consistently chosen rolling radius of the wheels differ during cornering because of the different positions of the wheels on the vehicle, so that the positions of the wheels can be sorted according to increasing speed of the wheels during cornering, the wheel electronics of each wheel comprising a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, a memory and a transmitter, which transmits signals to a receiver being connected to an evaluation device, which receives the transmitted identifiers and compares the distances which the corresponding wheels have traveled in a defined time span, sorts the identifiers according to the length of the distance traveled in the defined time span and allocates the identifiers to the wheel positions. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072069 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A communication system for a vehicle includes: a plurality of controllers mounted on the vehicle; a data communication network for coupling the plurality of controllers with each other so that the controllers transmit data to and receive data from each other via the data communication network; a failure diagnosis device for diagnosing whether each controller is normal; a failure diagnosis activation device for activating the failure diagnosis device; and an avoiding condition setting device for setting an avoiding condition, which provides to avoid execution of the failure diagnosis when the failure diagnosis device is activated. | 03-22-2012 |
20120083965 | PARTICULATE FILTER ASH LOADING PREDICTION METHOD AND VEHICLE WITH SAME - A particulate filter (PF) ash loading prediction method includes the steps of: regenerating the PF using a first soot loading prediction model or a second soot loading prediction model; determining whether the regeneration of the PF was initiated by the first soot loading prediction model or the second soot loading prediction model; incrementing a first counter associated with the first soot loading prediction model or a second counter associated with the second soot loading prediction model, dependent on the determining step; comparing a ratio of the first counter and the second counter; and establishing whether the PF requires servicing, dependent on the ratio. | 04-05-2012 |
20120089296 | Method for diagnosing and/or adapting at least one system of a device - A method for diagnosing and/or adapting at least one system ( | 04-12-2012 |
20120123629 | METHOD OF PROVIDING DIRECTIONS TO A VEHICLE SERVICE FACILITY - A method of providing directions to a vehicle service facility includes generating a vehicle service alert that includes vehicle operating data, sending the vehicle service alert to a vehicle telematics service subscriber, offering the vehicle telematics service subscriber a choice of one or more vehicle service facilities for responding to the vehicle service alert, and if the vehicle owner chooses a vehicle service facility, providing turn-by-turn directions to the chosen vehicle service facility. | 05-17-2012 |
20120143431 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS USING A MICROPHONE - The present invention provides a diagnostic apparatus using a microphone. More specifically, the diagnostic apparatus utilizes a first microphone, a second microphone, a first unit, a controller and second unit. The first microphone is positioned within an engine compartment and the second microphone is positioned within an interior of a vehicle to receive the noise. The second unit records the noise inputted through the first microphone or the second microphone or both and the controller analyzes and diagnoses a vehicle utilizing the noise recorded by the first unit to determine if a failure in the vehicle has occurred. When a vehicle failure is detected by the controller, the second unit then notifies a user of the location of a failed part in the vehicle. | 06-07-2012 |
20120158238 | LOCATION BASED AUTOMOBILE INSPECTION - A dynamic inspection system determines a location of a technician with respect to an inspection vehicle and determines active voice commands to which it responds to based on that location. The technician can perform a vehicle inspection by providing voice commands to the dynamic inspection system, which can increase the technician's efficiency. Further, as the dynamic inspection system's active commands are customized for the location of the technician, the dynamic inspection system can filter out sound that does not include active voice commands, potentially increasing the accuracy of its voice recognition capability. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158239 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THAT A VEHICLE IN STANDBY MODE IS CORRECTLY IMMOBILIZED FOR TRANSPORT, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A method for monitoring that a vehicle on standby has been correctly immobilized for transport, the vehicle including a course control device, wheel speed sensors, a yaw speed sensor, a processing unit processing information managing operation modes of the vehicle, and a device for immobilizing the vehicle. The method includes detecting the vehicle is in a standby mode at a standstill following installing of the vehicle on a transport support, detecting a non-zero vehicle speed through the speed sensors of at least two wheels over a defined period, detecting a non-zero yaw speed through the yaw speed sensor, over a predefined period, and under these conditions determining a mode whereby immobilization of the vehicle for transport is monitored, in which mode information from at least the wheel speed sensors is filtered after a determined number of attempts at immobilizing the vehicle and allowing the vehicle to be fired up. | 06-21-2012 |
20120179323 | Method and Apparatus for Charging Station Guidance - A computer-implemented method, executable by a vehicle associated computing system, includes receiving a request for display of local refueling points. The method also includes determining current coordinates of vehicle and determining one or more fuel point locations within a defined map range. The method additionally includes displaying a map display containing the current vehicle location and the location of the one or more fuel point locations. | 07-12-2012 |
20120191288 | ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An on-board diagnostics system and method are disclosed for a vehicle having an engine and an exhaust system. The system includes a modified selective catalytic reduction catalyst coupled to the engine via the exhaust system, where the modified selective catalytic reduction catalyst includes oxygen storage components. An upstream oxygen sensor is disposed in the exhaust pipe upstream of the modified selective catalytic reduction catalyst and a downstream oxygen sensor is disposed in the exhaust pipe downstream from the modified selective catalytic reduction catalyst. An engine control module receives data from the upstream and downstream oxygen sensors and determines a lifespan of the modified selective catalytic reduction catalyst based upon the data from the upstream and downstream oxygen sensors. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191289 | PROACTIVE LOW FUEL WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A proactive low-fuel warning system provides notifications to a vehicle operator that the energy or fuel remaining in a fuel supply or energy storage device is insufficient to reach a fueling station. When fuel level is too low or the energy stored in a batter is insufficient, the system can be configured to inhibit vehicle operation. Emergency communications can be sent automatically when fuel is depleted, nearly depleted with inclusion of location information by which the vehicles current location can be determined by emergency service providers. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191290 | Method and System for Providing Environmentally-Optimized Navigation Routes | 07-26-2012 |
20120203421 | DATA ASSOCIATION FOR VEHICLES - Methods, systems, and program products for associating data for a vehicle are provided. On-vehicle data pertaining to operation of the vehicle is obtained. Off-vehicle data pertaining to a condition that is irrespective of the operation of the vehicle is also obtained. A determination is made that an event has occurred using the on-vehicle data. An association is generated between the event and the condition using the off-vehicle data. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209468 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for electronic checklist display system. A checklist display device is connected to a number of display screens. A display screen within the number of display screens displays an integrated electronic checklist within a checklist display window on the display screen. The integrated electronic checklist comprises a number of checklist items associated with a vehicle system, systems information for the vehicle system, and graphics representing a current status of a number of components of the vehicle system. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMULATING VEHICLE IGNITION-SWITCHED POWER - A power supply configured to emulate the functionality of ignition-switched power in a vehicle is configured to plug into an on-board diagnostics port (OBD-II) in the vehicle. The power supply includes a controller that is configured to determine the operating protocol to use and then communicates queries based on the determined protocol to obtain the current values for the engine speed and vehicle speed. The controller compares the current values against predetermined thresholds to determine whether the vehicle operating state is in an ignition-on state. When in the ignition-on state, the controller asserts an enable control signal, which is provided to a switch that responds by switching the un-switched vehicle battery from the OBD-II port to an output interface of the power supply. When the controller determines that the vehicle is no longer in an ignition-on state, the controller de-asserts the enable control signal, thereby removing the power from the output interface. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221188 | VEHICLE HMI REPLACEMENT - The described method and system provide for a removable computing device as part of a HMI of a vehicle which may be utilized to provide consumers with a personalized driving experience, comprehensive infotainment services, and a more sophisticated avenue for third parties to interact with the consumer. Specifically, the computing device may be a tablet computer, and may communicate with vehicle components wirelessly or through a wired connection and through a communications gateway or other interface. The tablet computer may be a general purpose computer with specific applications designed for vehicle-related functions stored on it. The tablet may provide the user with a plurality of functional interfaces, such as interfaces relating to conventional instrument gauges, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controls, a radio, infotainment services, diagnostics monitoring, and vehicle module reflashing. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221189 | VEHICLE USER DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM - A distance measuring system comprises a vehicle and an electronic key. The vehicle includes a user interface system. The portable electronic key includes a distance data gathering component configured to determine a distance travelled by the electronic key and create distance data based on the distance travelled, and a communication component configured to communicate the distance data to the user interface system which is configured to output distance information based on the distance data. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221190 | RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE - A control process, which may be known as a toolset, for control of part or all of a maintenance method based on reliability centred maintenance (RCM) includes: a significant item selection (SIS) element a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) element; an algorithm element; a tasks element; a sampling element; and a reports element. The SIS element produces one or more of the following: reference data; and progress data. The SIS element makes use of input from design approved organisation functionality. The FMEA element makes use of input from maintenance approved organisation functionality. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221191 | RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE - An RCM governance process, includes providing a military aircraft governance framework; providing a civil aircraft governance framework; comparing at least some of the civil aircraft governance framework to at least some of the military aircraft governance framework; incorporating one or more components of the civil aircraft governance framework into the military aircraft governance framework to provide a modified military aircraft governance framework; and performing an RCM process. The process can include performing maintenance actions, under the modified military aircraft governance framework. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221192 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING HYGIENIC CONDITIONS ON BOARD A VEHICLE - An inspection device is provided to monitor hygienic conditions of a space unit for a vehicle. The vehicle includes, but is not limited to, an inspection device, the use of an inspection device, and a method to assure hygienic conditions in a vehicle. In order to optimize assuring hygienic conditions in interior spaces on board a vehicle an inspection device is provided that includes, but is not limited to, an optical detection device. The optical detection device generates electromagnetic radiation to irradiate a surface to be cleaned, and renders visible soiling that, in visible light, is invisible to the human eye. The optical detection device is permanently installable on an interior lining. | 08-30-2012 |
20120232740 | DRIVER RECORDING APPARATUS - In order to make it more difficult to alter the recorded data in an event data recorder, a plurality of electric control devices may each have a memory device and may each play a respective role in the vehicle. A data assignment device may be connected to the plurality of electric control devices and the data assignment device may assign a part of drive record data to one of the plurality of electric control devices to store the part of drive record data. The data assignment device may also assign the rest of the drive record data to the rest of the plurality of electric control devices to store the rest of the drive record data. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232741 | DRIVING EVALUATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE-MOUNTED MACHINE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER - An eco-driving probability density estimation unit and an eco-driving awareness pre-learning unit resets an evaluation standard of driving of a driver of a host vehicle for each condition in which the host vehicle is driven for each driving evaluation. Therefore, it becomes possible to set the evaluation standard of the driving in accordance with an actual condition during evaluation compared to a case where the standard for uniformly evaluating the driving is set. An eco-driving capability/proficiency estimation unit and an eco-driving awareness estimation unit evaluate the driving of the driver of the host vehicle by the evaluation standard reset by the eco-driving probability density estimation unit and the eco-driving awareness pre-learning unit. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform driving evaluation more suitable for the actual condition. | 09-13-2012 |
20120245786 | Multi-Protocol Vehicle Diagnostic Interface Device and Method - An interface device includes a processor, a memory communicating with the processor and containing indicators of vehicle operational parameters from which a user may select to set up filters, a communication module communicating with the processor, and a plurality of protocol bus modules supporting different multiple vehicle diagnostic protocols and have multiple filters for set up in correspondence with the indicators of user-selected parameters. The processor is configured to control the memory and modules to cooperate with one another to find the correct protocol out of multiple supported protocols, define the indicators of user-selected parameters by saving user-initiated filter setups, read data regarding user-selected parameters from a vehicle diagnostic communication port according to the filter setups, and output messages regarding the user-selected parameters. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245787 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE MASS ESTIMATION, AND APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING DECREASE IN TIRE AIR PRESSURE - A vehicle mass estimation apparatus includes a wheel rotation speed information detection device configured to detect rotation speed information regarding the respective wheels of the vehicle; a frequency characteristic estimation device configured to calculate wheel acceleration information based on the rotation speed information of the wheels to estimate a frequency characteristic of the wheel acceleration information; and a vehicle mass estimation device configured to estimate a vehicle mass based on the estimated frequency characteristic. The frequency characteristic estimation device calculates an integrated value of frequency gain magnitudes of the respective frequency domains of front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle, and the vehicle mass estimation device estimates the vehicle mass based on the ratio among the respective integrated values of the front wheels and rear wheels and a relation calculated in advance between the ratio and the vehicle mass. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245788 | TAMPERING DETECTION METHOD - A method is provided for detecting use of unauthorized software in an engine control unit provided in a vehicle. The method includes calculating a Checksum Verification Number (CVN) each time the engine is started, comparing a last calculated CVN with a last stored CVN in a list of a plurality of CVN entries, storing the last calculated CVN if the last calculated CVN is different to the last stored CVN together with a date of an entry in the list of CVN and/or the current odometer status, removing entries in the list of CVN according to FIFO principle when the list of CVN is full, and presenting this upon request from an on-board or off-board tool. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP FOR USE IN CALIBRATING ACCELEROMETER DATA - Methods and systems for identifying a spatial relationship between a frame of reference associated with an accelerometer mounted in a vehicle and a frame of reference associated with the vehicle Accelerometer data is received from an accelerometer and vehicle data is received from a vehicle network of the vehicle, a long term average of the accelerometer data is used to determine the direction of gravity in the frame of reference of the vehicle. In addition the vehicle date is used to determine changes in speed of the vehicle, and thus to determine the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle in the frame of reference of the vehicle. From these determined directions, the spatial relationship between the frames of reference may be determined. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259499 | VEHICLE STATE DETECTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE STATE DETECTING SYSTEM - A vehicle state detecting device in accordance with the present invention is provided with acceleration sensors | 10-11-2012 |
20120265393 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A HOVERING VEHICLE - A transportation system is disclosed. The transportation system has a vehicle that is self-powered and configured to generate an air cushion on a trackless lane having a substantially flat surface. The vehicle is configured to move over the substantially flat surface on the air cushion. The transportation system also has a guidance system configured to guide the vehicle between peripheries of the trackless lane. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271503 | BULB OUTAGE DETECTION AND PART NUMBER LOOKUP USING A TELEMATICS-EQUIPPED VEHICLE - An automated system and method for detecting and responding to bulb outages on a vehicle. The method carried out by the system utilizes a telematics unit installed onboard the vehicle and includes the steps of: (a) receiving bulb status information at the telematics unit indicating the failure of a bulb on the vehicle and providing the telematics unit with bulb data for identifying the bulb; (b) obtaining bulb replacement information using the bulb data; and (c) providing the bulb replacement information to a recipient associated with the vehicle. The bulb replacement information can be emailed or otherwise sent electronically to the recipient and can include a replacement part number or other ordering and installation information. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271504 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCORPORATING PERFORMANCE AND DETECTION DATA - A management system for use at a worksite is disclosed. The management system may have at least one object detection sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a feature of a roadway traversed by the mobile machine, a positioning device configured to generate a second signal indicative of a position of the mobile machine, and at least one performance sensor configured to generate a third signal indicative of a performance parameter of the mobile machine as the mobile machine traverses the feature. The management system may also have a controller configured to determine a surface condition of the roadway based on the first signal, index the surface condition to a particular location on the roadway based on the second signal, and generate a map of the roadway providing a representation of the surface condition and the performance parameter. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271505 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR SERVICEABLE VEHICLE COMPONENTS - The invention seeks to provide a system of modular component clusters for use with vehicles such as electric utility vehicles, allowing for rapid and straightforward field repair. Vehicle components are arranged within cluster modules, the modules being releasably and operably connectable to the vehicle and adapted to provide for easy diagnosis of component failures. The cluster modules are designed to be independently exchanged in and out of the vehicle should any single component in a cluster fail, without the need for onsite service. Removal and replacement of a cluster module requires only minimal mechanical skill and the faulty module can then be out-shopped for repair. The system provides for more simplified maintenance of vehicles where moving the entire vehicle to a service location might be impractical. | 10-25-2012 |
20120303203 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A STATUS OF A VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATING THE SAME - A method of determining a status of a vehicle on a roadway, in one example, includes monitoring a then-current vehicle speed by an in-vehicle processor, and during the monitoring, determining that the speed has exceeded a pre-established threshold speed. When the speed exceeds the threshold speed, an algorithm is triggered. Upon triggering the algorithm, a sub-routine is initiated that determines if the vehicle is caught in a traffic jam. Also disclosed herein is a method and system for communicating the vehicle status determination to an outside entity. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323433 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING A VACUUM SYSTEM - A vacuum system diagnostic is disclosed. In one example, vacuum system leaks are diagnosed via a pressure reading of a vacuum reservoir. The approach may reduce the number of sensors used to diagnose vacuum system degradation. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ROAD SURFACE CONDITION - A method, featuring robustness against changes in tire size, is provided for determining a road surface condition by dividing a time-series waveform of tire vibrations into windows without resorting to detection of the peak positions or measurement of the wheel speed. A time-series waveform of tire vibrations detected by a tire vibration detecting unit is windowed by a windowing unit. Time-series waveforms are extracted from the respective time windows, feature vectors X are calculated therefor, and then likelihoods Z for road-surface HMMs (hidden Markov models) are calculated. The likelihoods Z | 12-27-2012 |
20130018541 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING DRIVING PERFORMANCE VARIABLESAANM Raz; Ofer NissimAACI Tel-AvivAACO ILAAGP Raz; Ofer Nissim Tel-Aviv ILAANM Musicant; OrenAACI Tel-AvivAACO ILAAGP Musicant; Oren Tel-Aviv IL - Methods and systems are provided for determining a value of an event performance variable associated with a driving event, and/or for determining a session performance variable associated with at least one driving session. The method comprising: identifying a driving event which occurred during a driving session of a vehicle; providing a plurality of indicators associated with such a driving event; retrieving respective values for each of the plurality of indicators from one or more sensors located in the vehicle being driven; providing a mathematical relationship that represents the event performance variable as a function of the plurality of indicators, wherein the mathematical relationship represents an event of the type characterizing the identified driving event; and determining value of the event performance variable based on the mathematical relationship provided, by applying the values retrieved for each of the plurality of indicators. | 01-17-2013 |
20130054078 | DYNAMIC TRACTION ADJUSTMENT - Systems and techniques are provided for managing an interface between a machine or work vehicle and a surface that the machine/work vehicle travels on in order to provide an optimum work performance level that balances fuel efficiency and surface adversity. Fleet management and reporting capabilities pertaining to such interface management are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130066512 | VEHICULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - Apparatuses, systems and methods are implemented for characterizing one or more driver inputs. As may be relevant to one or more embodiments herein, particular aspects are directed to determining a driver input characteristic and using the determined input characteristic to assess a risk metric to the driver. In some implementations, the driver input characteristic is determined based upon a prediction of one or more of actual fuel used and torque. In some implementations, the prediction is determined in real-time and may be transmitted to a remote terminal for storage and/or analysis. The data for the prediction is obtained from a vehicle diagnostic system, and is used to determine (e.g., predict and/or infer) information as presented by other vehicle systems to the vehicle diagnostic system, without necessarily communicating directly with the respective other vehicle systems. In various implementations, the driver risk characteristic is used for assessing an insurance-based risk metric. | 03-14-2013 |
20130096768 | Method and Apparatus for Do Not Disturb Message Delivery - A computer-implemented method includes detecting a reportable change in vehicle state. The method also includes qualifying the reportable change for delivery based on evaluation of one or more situational variables associated with the reportable change. Further, the method includes delivering a notification relating to the reportable change to a wireless to be delivered to a device user despite an active do not disturb state of the wireless device, conditional on the qualification of the reportable change as deliverable. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103250 | DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURABLE CODE EXECUTION ARCHITECTURE FOR BUILDING DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHMS - Methods and apparatus are provided for building and executing reconfigurable algorithms in on-board environments which require pre-certification of the compiled code, such as avionics, flight control, and military applications. The code execution architecture includes a library of reusable function modules in the form of pre-compiled code blocks; an algorithm execution utility (AEU) for processing a user-assembled string of code blocks; and a customer interface for selecting code blocks, defining their associated parameters and sequence (execution order), structuring inputs and outputs, and for providing the integrated, machine readable application to the AEU at run time. The various sequences, permutations and combinations of functions and their associated parameters, inputs and outputs are pre-approved or certified a priori; consequently, the on-board reconfiguration and execution of complex algorithms may be performed in real time without the need for recoding, verification, or redeployment of the code base. | 04-25-2013 |
20130131911 | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY CHARGED VEHICLE - A notification system for an electrically charged vehicle having a charging system and a climate control system comprising a vehicle charging system, a display screen in communication with the vehicle charging system wherein the display screen is operable to provide a status update of the vehicle charging system wherein the status update provides information to the user regarding charging and/or pre-climate conditions. The status update is operable to provide a predetermined message to the user on the display screen regarding charging and/or pre-climate conditions within the electrically charged vehicle. | 05-23-2013 |
20130138289 | Planter Monitor System and Method - A planter monitor system and method that provides an operator with near real-time data concerning yield robbing events and the economic cost associated with such yield robbing events so as to motivate the operator to take prompt corrective action. | 05-30-2013 |
20130151063 | ACTIVE AND STATEFUL HYPERSPECTRAL VEHICLE EVALUATION - A system, method and program product for evaluating a vehicle. A system is disclosed that includes: a plurality of hyperspectral sensors located in the vehicle; a system for fusing hyperspectral sensor data with user data into a feature vector; a support vector machine having a set of models, wherein the support vector machine implements a selected model based on the feature vector and outputs an evaluation based on data in the feature vector and the selected model; and a system for training the set of models. | 06-13-2013 |
20130184927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION MONITORING OF A MINING MACHINE - A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the control system having a vibration monitor. The mining machine comprising a mining machine, a sensor sensing vibration of a component of the mining machine, and a vibration module. The vibration module determining when the mining machine is moving in a predetermined cycle, obtaining vibration sensor data from the sensor based on determining that the mining machine is moving in a predetermined cycle, processing the vibration sensor data to generate processed vibration data, and outputting the processed vibration data. | 07-18-2013 |
20130184928 | DRIVER BEHAVIOR DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention is related to a driver behavior diagnostic method. The method involves sampling event signal values associated with a vehicle and analyzing the event signal values. The sampling of the event signal values includes buffering the values over a limited buffer time. The analyzing of the event signal values includes reconstructing events based on the buffered event signal values. Further, the invention is related to a driver behavior diagnostic system including a sampling device for sampling event signal values associated with a vehicle and an analyzing device for analyzing the event signal values. The sampling device includes a buffer for buffering event signal values for a limited buffer time, and the analyzing device is adapted for reconstructing events based on the buffered event signal values. | 07-18-2013 |
20130190966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MINING MACHINE EFFICIENCY - A mining machine comprising a power monitor sensing power consumption of the mining machine during a select time period to generate power consumption data; a sensor sensing payload of the mining machine during the select time period to generate payload data; and a monitoring module. The monitoring module including computer readable media for comparing the power consumption data and the payload data to generate shovel efficiency data, and outputting the shovel efficiency data. | 07-25-2013 |
20130197737 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF DRILLING EQUIPMENT - A system and method for capturing information related to mining machine performance and making the information accessible to remote maintenance staff. The information can be used to generate alarms, determine a state of the machine, determine performance statistics for the machine, and identify problems with the machine that may require attention. The information can be provided in a state message and the data can be packaged as XML data or in a string format. The data associated with a message can be particular to the current state or context of the mining machine. That is, in the case of a rope shovel, different data may be included in a message generated in a swing state versus a message generated in a tuck state. In some instances, a message is generated when progress thresholds are satisfied, such as for each foot of drilling performed by a mining drill. | 08-01-2013 |
20130231825 | VEHICLE YAW RATE CORRECTION - A control system or method for a vehicle references a camera and sensors to determine when an offset of a yaw rate sensor may be updated. The sensors may include a longitudinal accelerometer, a transmission sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, and a steering angle sensor. The offset of the yaw rate sensor may be updated when the vehicle is determined to be stationary by referencing at least a derivative of an acceleration from the longitudinal accelerometer. The offset of the yaw rate sensor may be updated when the vehicle is determined to be moving straight by referencing at least image data captured by the camera. Lane delimiters may be detected in the captured image data and evaluated to determine a level of confidence in the straight movement. When the offset of the yaw rate sensor is to be updated, a ratio of new offset to old offset may be used. | 09-05-2013 |
20130253755 | SLIP RATE DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A slip rate detection method and a detection system for detecting the slip rate of an electric vehicle using the method. The slip rate of an electric vehicle is measured by measuring the motor voltage, motor current, and motor rotational speed of the drive motor. The detection system includes a motor rotational speed detection unit, a motor voltage detection unit, and a motor current detection unit, all connected to the drive motor. The motor rotational speed detection unit, the motor voltage detection unit, and the motor current detection unit are connected to a slip rate calculation unit by means of a motor rotational speed signal processing unit, a voltage signal processing unit, and a current signal processing unit, respectively. The slip rate calculation unit is configured with a slip rate calculation formula. The formula is determined according to the drive motor type. | 09-26-2013 |
20130261874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING VEHICLE ECU PROGRAMMING TO CURRENT VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprograming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261875 | Control Module for a Vehicle System, the Vehicle System and a Vehicle Having this Vehicle System - A control module for a vehicle system has: a lateral acceleration sensor for measuring a lateral acceleration and outputting a lateral acceleration measurement signal, a yaw rate sensor for detecting a yaw rate and outputting a yaw rate measurement signal, and a central control device for receiving the yaw rate measurement signal and the lateral acceleration measurement signal and determining a lateral acceleration of the vehicle at its center-of-gravity. The central control device determines the center-of-gravity lateral acceleration from a sensor distance of the lateral acceleration sensor from the vehicle center-of-gravity and the yaw rate measurement signal, forming a derivative over time. The central control device filters the yaw rate measurement signal with a low-pass filter and subsequently forms a derivative over time and determines the sensor distance on an up-to-date basis. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268154 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF DAMAGES ON ROTATING COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection system and method for detection of damages on at least one rotating component ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130282225 | METHOD FOR LOCATING THE WHEELS OF A VEHICLE FITTED WITH A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TIRE PRESSURE - The invention relates to a method for locating the wheels (R | 10-24-2013 |
20130282226 | Display System For A Motor Vehicle - A display system is provided for a motor vehicle including a display and a control unit for controlling the display. The control unit is adapted to receive vehicle data via an interface and to represent the vehicle data on the display. The display is attached in an outer region of the vehicle body of the motor vehicle. | 10-24-2013 |
20130297141 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ABNORMAL STATE OF VEHICLE USING CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring abnormal state of a vehicle. In the method, CAN data collected from an ECU mounted on the vehicle is transformed into coordinates. The coordinates are applied to a distribution map in a specific space, a number of clusters is calculated based on results of the application, and an initial center point corresponding to the number of clusters is selected. Clustering is performed based on the initial center point, and then clusters are generated. At least one piece of data is extracted from each of the clusters, and a state feature of a corresponding cluster is decided on using a difference between maximum and minimum values of attributes constituting the at least one piece of data. A current state of the vehicle is monitored based on current CAN data of the vehicle and state features of the clusters. | 11-07-2013 |
20130304302 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY REPLACEMENT BASED ON DISTANCE DATA AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for controlling battery replacement based on distance data and a system thereof are provided. The method includes: reading current distance data of an electric vehicle, wherein the current distance data indicates the total distance that the electric vehicle has traveled; receiving related recharge information for the electric vehicle submitted by a user, wherein the related recharge information includes a distance account, and the distance account indicates that the user currently adopts a billing policy in which the user is credited with a fixed amount of distance in a fixed period of time; and determining whether to perform an operation of replacing a battery of the electric vehicle according to the distance data and the billing policy. By using the present invention, distance data of an electric vehicle and distance account information can be obtained, and by using the distance data and the distance account information battery replacement can be controlled conveniently, which ensures continuous electricity provided for the green operation of the electric vehicle. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304303 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REQUIREMENT CAPTURE FOR A SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZED MAINTENANCE FOR AIRCRAFT - A requirement capture device for a centralized maintenance system for aircraft is composed of a means for capturing and parametrizing the various characteristics of the centralized maintenance system. It allows the various parties to the fine tuning of the CMS system to define the data set specific to their domain in a common framework. User profiles are defined for each of the users affording them configuration possibilities specific to their domain. After validation of the parameters input, a configuration file is generated. | 11-14-2013 |
20130311032 | Apparatus for Simulating a Vehicle Environment - An apparatus includes a plurality of first inputs, corresponding to changeable vehicle state variables, manipuable to simulate changes in vehicle state. The apparatus includes a plurality of second inputs, corresponding to vehicle system controls, manipuable to simulate activation of vehicle controls. Also, in this embodiment, the apparatus also includes one or more bus inputs, configured to receive vehicle CAN bus signals and one or more bus outputs, configured to output vehicle CAN bus signals. Further, the apparatus includes a communication connection, configured to connect to a vehicle computing system module (VCSM) and to provide and receive signals from the VCSM allowing for testing of hardware and software in conjunction with the VCSM under various vehicle environments. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317688 | TEST SYSTEM AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE TEST SYSTEM - A device management apparatus has a display part that obtains various types of information outputted from testing devices, and erasably, switchably, or movably displays the pieces of information on a display, wherein regardless of the display of the pieces of information, the display part preferentially displays three alarm icons that are respectively for three pieces of alarm information including: sensitivity alarm information indicating a reduction in sensitivity of each of the testing devices; accumulated operating time alarm information that is alarm information on an accumulated operating time of the testing device; and inspection date/time alarm information that is information indicating approaching or passing of an inspection date/time of the testing device, and respectively have forms that are changed depending on contents indicated by the respective pieces of alarm information. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317689 | TEST SYSTEM - An administrating device that administrates a plurality of units for test used for a test of a mobile object such as a vehicle or a constituting component of the mobile object comprises a recognizing part that recognizes an assembly of one or more units for test as a group for test and an assembly of one or more group for test as a device for test, and an administrating body part that conducts a predetermined batch operation command or a predetermined batch setting for a unit for test that belongs to the designated one or more groups for test and/or that conducts a predetermined batch operation command or a predetermined batch setting on a unit for test that belongs to the designated one or more device for test. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325245 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT BRAKING DISTANCE DURING SURFACE OPERATIONS - Systems and methods are operable to present braking distance information to crew of an installation aircraft. An exemplary embodiment determines a braking distance for a braking maneuver of the installation aircraft, wherein the braking distance is based on a current ground speed of the aircraft; and generates a graphical representation that is presented on a display, wherein a location of a graphical icon on the graphical representation indicates the determined braking distance from the installation aircraft. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325246 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for detecting rotational speeds (n) of an internal combustion engine having a signal wheel having marks (M | 12-05-2013 |
20130332022 | DETERMINING ROTORCRAFT COLLECTIVE ADJUSTMENT DURING GROUND TEST - A method for evaluating a collective alignment of rotor blades for an aircraft while the aircraft is on the ground is disclosed. The method includes determining an air density altitude, and determining a torque value for each engine of the aircraft, while the aircraft rotor blades are operated at a normal speed and the rotor blades are set to a full down position for ground operations via a collective controller. The method further includes evaluating the collective condition by comparing the torque value to a predetermined flat pitch torque alignment limit for the air density altitude, and providing an indication of the collective condition. | 12-12-2013 |
20130338869 | VEHICLE STATE AMOUNT ESTIMATING DEVICE - To provide a vehicle state amount estimating device capable of suppressing sudden change in behavior at the time of behavior control of the vehicle, in a vehicle state amount estimating device that estimates a target lateral acceleration used in a behavior control of a vehicle based on a lateral acceleration actual measurement value and a lateral acceleration estimated value at time of traveling of the vehicle; when estimating the target lateral acceleration based on the lateral acceleration actual measurement value and the lateral acceleration estimated value, the target lateral acceleration is estimated by performing weighting on the lateral acceleration actual measurement value and the lateral acceleration estimated value according to a state of side slipping of the vehicle. | 12-19-2013 |
20140005876 | Method for Determining Run-Curves for Vehicles Based on Travel Time | 01-02-2014 |
20140005877 | Method for Determining Run-Curves for Vehicles in Real-Time Subject to Dynamic Travel Time and Speed Limit Constraint | 01-02-2014 |
20140005878 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING A BOUNDARY OF A PARTIAL AREA OF A TOTAL AREA | 01-02-2014 |
20140005879 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A RANGE OF A VEHICLE | 01-02-2014 |
20140012456 | ADAPTIVE REAL-TIME DRIVER ADVISORY CONTROL FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO ACHIEVE FUEL ECONOMY - A vehicle powertrain controller includes a fuzzy logic-based adaptive algorithm with a learning capability that estimates a driver's long term driving preferences. An adaptive algorithm arbitrates competing requirements for good fuel economy, avoidance of intrusiveness and vehicle drivability. A driver's acceptance or rejection of advisory information may be used to adapt subsequent advisory information to the driving style. Vehicle performance is maintained in accordance with a driver's driving style. | 01-09-2014 |
20140018997 | VEHICLE ODOMETER AND TRIP DATA COLLECTION DEVICE - The technology described herein provides a vehicle odometer and trip data collection system for use in a motor vehicle. The vehicle odometer and trip data collection system provides automated data collection, user input data collection via a user interface panel, data authentication, and data retrieval. The vehicle odometer and trip data collection system provides connectivity to NIST atomic clock transmissions and global positioning satellite systems. In one embodiment, this technology provides vehicle monitoring utilizing an interface unit, a removable memory unit, wireless transmission protocols, and radio frequency power harvesting. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018998 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR SERVICEABLE VEHICLE COMPONENTS - The invention seeks to provide a system of modular component clusters for use with vehicles such as electric utility vehicles, allowing for rapid and straightforward field repair. Vehicle components are arranged within cluster modules, the modules being releasably and operably connectable to the vehicle and adapted to provide for easy diagnosis of component failures. The cluster modules are designed to be independently exchanged in and out of the vehicle should any single component in a cluster fail, without the need for onsite service. Removal and replacement of a cluster module requires only minimal mechanical skill and the faulty module can then be out-shopped for repair. The system provides for more simplified maintenance of vehicles where moving the entire vehicle to a service location might be impractical. | 01-16-2014 |
20140032036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INCLINATION OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a system and a method for measuring an inclination of a vehicle using an acceleration sensor, which may improve response performance of inclination measurement by adjusting to a driving state of the vehicle. The system includes: a high pass filter configured to high pass filter an output signal of the acceleration sensor that senses a driving acceleration of a vehicle; and a controller configured to deduct the output signal of the acceleration sensor filtered by the high pass filter from an original output signal of the acceleration sensor, calculate a deducted output signal of the acceleration sensor of a predetermined cutoff frequency or lower; and calculate an inclination based on the deducted output signal of the cutoff frequency or lower of the acceleration sensor. | 01-30-2014 |
20140046531 | REMOTE DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE UPDATES IN A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT NETWORK - A network device includes a memory, a processor, a display, and a network communication module configured to receive vehicle data, driver information, and driver communications, at pre-determined times, from at least one portable wireless data transfer and display device via a long-range wireless network. The network device is configured to present the vehicle data, driver information, driver communication, driver summary electronic report to a user via the display. The network device is configured to remotely update of at least one portable wireless data transfer and display device or at least one data acquisition devices associated with a portable wireless data transfer and display device via the network communication module. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052324 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE STRESS THAT SHOULD BE APPLIED TO A TYRE DURING AN INDOOR ENDURANCE BENCH TEST - A method of determining the stress that should be applied to a tyre during an indoor endurance bench test. The method includes the steps of driving a vehicle along a sample road route; measuring variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route; and calculating the inertial forces acting on the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route, on the basis of variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058614 | TRAILER MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle trailer backup assist system and method includes a hitch angle detection apparatus and a target monitor controller. The target monitor controller processes images acquired of the trailer towed by a towing vehicle to assist with placement of a target on the trailer. The target monitor controller also monitors the target and provides feedback to the user as to proper positioning of the target on the trailer. A target move detection routine detects movement of a target by processing the pixels of the image to determine if a new trailer has been connected. Further, a trailer connection monitoring routine monitors for a changed trailer based on loss of the hitch angle or target for a predetermined time period. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067189 | VERIFYING COMPLETION OF A CIRCUIT TO QUALIFY A VEHICLE - Aspects of the disclosure relate to verifying the completion of a circuit around a vehicle. A location of an individual can be detected in relation to a vehicle within a time period to determine whether a circuit around the vehicle was properly completed by the individual. Upon determining completion of a proper circuit, the vehicle can be qualified. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067190 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE STRESS THAT SHOULD BE APPLIED TO A TYRE DURING A HIGH-EFFICIENCY INDOOR ENDURANCE TEST - A method of determining the stress that should be applied to a tyre during an indoor endurance bench test, the method including the steps of: driving a vehicle along a sample road route; measuring variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route; and calculating the inertial forces acting on the vehicle during its journey along the sample road route, on the basis of variations in the longitudinal speed and position of the vehicle. | 03-06-2014 |
20140088815 | DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM, DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE, AND DRIVING ASSIST METHOD - A driving assist system includes a vehicle, a mobile terminal of a user who drives the vehicle, and a driving assist device. The vehicle includes an output device outputting vehicle condition information. The driving assist device provides driving assist content to the mobile terminal. The driving assist device includes a receiving unit that receives the vehicle condition information and a user identifier of the user, a storage unit that stores the vehicle condition information in association with the user identifier, and stores driving proficiency level determination information specifying a driving proficiency level according to the vehicle condition information and driving assist information specifying driving assist content according to the driving proficiency level, a driving proficiency level determining unit that determines a driving proficiency level of each user, and a driving assist content providing unit that provides driving assist content corresponding to a driving proficiency level to each user. | 03-27-2014 |
20140088816 | TIRE AIR PRESSURE MONITOR DEVICE - Provided is a tire air pressure monitoring device capable of accurately determining the wheel position of a transmitter. The tire air pressure monitoring device comprises: a transmitter installed on each wheel for transmitting detected air pressure information via a wireless signal; a rotational position detection mechanism disposed on the vehicle body side which detects the rotational position of each wheel and also outputs rotational position information to a communications line at prescribed time intervals; and a vehicle body side rotation position estimation mechanism that estimates the rotational position (i.e., number of teeth) at the time of transmission by the transmitters, on the basis of the reception information for the wireless signal from the transmitters and the rotation position information for the wheels input via the communications line. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095012 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VEHICLE CHECKLIST - A system for providing a checklist to an operator of a vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a processor in communication with a display. Operation of at least one component of the vehicle is sensed and provided to the processor. The processor is configured to generate a checklist based at least in part on the operation of the at least one component of the vehicle. The checklist is then displayed on a display for use by the operator of the vehicles. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095013 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TIRE PRESSURE-MONITORING UNIT, AND TIRE PRESSURE-MONITORING UNIT - A method for operating a tire pressure monitoring unit for monitoring pneumatic tires of a vehicle includes where a pressure measurement is taken at regular intervals using a pressure sensor and the pressure information is transmitted wirelessly at larger intervals by a transmitter. A control unit checks whether a pressure change exceeding a threshold value has occurred, and, if so, pressure measurements are taken at shortened intervals and the transmission activity is increased. The control unit uses a first threshold value for the pressure change in the case of a stationary vehicle and uses a second threshold value, which differs from the first threshold value, for the pressure change in the case of a moving vehicle. The control unit, by evaluating a signal of an acceleration sensor of the tire pressure monitoring unit, establishes whether the first threshold value or the second threshold value is used. | 04-03-2014 |
20140136047 | Infrared Data-Based Object Evaluation - A solution for evaluating an object using infrared data is provided. In particular, infrared data corresponding to the object is processed to enhance a set of signal features. The infrared data is analyzed to determine whether one or more anomalies are present. | 05-15-2014 |
20140156135 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE FOR RAILROAD VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RAILROAD VEHICLE - A vehicle control device for a first railroad vehicle includes a case, a first wireless router device housed in the case, and an antenna device. The antenna device is installed on any of outer peripheral surfaces of the case. The first wireless router device transmits collected operation data of the vehicle control device via the antenna device and a first wireless communication network to a second wireless router device arranged in a second railroad vehicle so that a gateway router also arranged in the second railroad vehicle can transmit the collected operation data to an external server via a second wireless communication network. | 06-05-2014 |
20140163807 | Method for Optimizing Vehicles and Engines used for Driving such Vehicles - A method for optimizing vehicles and engines that are used for driving such vehicles includes the steps of taking measurements during real operation of the vehicle on the road or on a roller-type test stand, or the engine on an engine test stand; parameterizing a simulation model representing the vehicle or the engine so as to be able to arithmetically determine a prediction about the measured values obtained by means of the measurements; simulating the vehicle by using the simulation model, additionally calculating at least one drivability index (DR) which results from several measured values based on an empirically determined function and which indicates the drivability of a vehicle in a specific driving mode; and optimizing the settings of the vehicle during the simulation, at least one drivability index (DR) being input into the target function or the fringe conditions of the optimization process. | 06-12-2014 |
20140195096 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESSLY DETECTING OBJECTS AND/OR PERSONS AND GESTURES AND/OR OPERATING PROCEDURES MADE AND/OR CARRIED OUT THEREBY - An apparatus for contactlessly detecting objects and/or persons and gestures and/or operating procedures made and/or carried out thereby, is arranged in a vehicle interior and includes at least one lighting unit, a display unit and an optical detection unit. The lighting unit is formed from at least one infrared laser diode. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195097 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An abnormality diagnostic apparatus for a vehicle, which can accurately determine whether or not there is an abnormality in a voltage detection unit, while curtailing a cost increase, is provided. Output voltages Va, Vb, Vc outputted from voltage detection units are acquired, and differences |Va−Vb|, |Vb−Vc|, |Vc−Va| between the acquired output values are calculated. If any of the calculation results is greater than a determination threshold value, it is determined that there is an abnormality in any of the voltage detection units. | 07-10-2014 |
20140236415 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A MEASUREMENT CHAIN OF A TURBOJET ENGINE - A method and a system for monitoring a measuring chain arranged to collect over time measures relating to a turbojet engine of an aircraft, the system including a processor configured to build a health indicator of the measuring chain based on counting transitions between successive health words defining a validity score of corresponding successive measures. | 08-21-2014 |
20140249711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVING VEHICLE INFORMATION USING ELECTRICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY - Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for measuring moving vehicle information. Moving vehicle information may be measured by a sensor configured to respond to one or more wheels of the vehicle, where one or more of the wheels changes the characteristic impedance of the sensor at the wheel's contact location. An electrical time domain reflectometry signal processing system which is capable of measuring the change in the impedance of the sensor and converting the impedance change to a signal may be connected operatively to the sensor. A data-processing system receives the signal and extracts the vehicle information therefrom. | 09-04-2014 |
20140277902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROWDSOURCING VEHICLE-RELATED ANALYTICS - Currently vehicles typically include an engine computer that outputs diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) that are indicative of some fault condition in a vehicle. DTCs can tell a specific problem with a particular part such as that a cylinder in an engine is misfiring, but do not provide any indication as to the cause of the problem and do not propose any solutions for solving the problem. This disclosure advantageously describes systems that can analyze DTCs and other telematics data using crowdsourcing principles to recommend vehicle maintenance and other solutions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277903 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING OPERATING STATES OF UNITS OF A VEHICLE - A method for displaying operating states of units of a vehicle wherein a control device generates graphics data which control a display device so that a first graphics object is displayed with a representation of the vehicle in a first state, and that a second graphics object is generated with a graphical representation of the vehicle unit which is displayed in the changed graphical representation of the vehicle so that the arrangement of the second graphics object of the vehicle unit in the first graphics object of the vehicle substantially corresponds to the real arrangement of the vehicle unit in the vehicle. Also disclosed is a corresponding device for carrying out this method and to a vehicle with such a device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140303830 | EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - A combined system for detecting leaks in an evaporative emission control system and for inflating flat tires. The evaporative emission control system includes a vapor capture canister with a purge valve and a system pressure sensor, and the flat tire repair kit includes a reservoir containing tire inflation fluid, an attachment tube for attaching the reservoir to a tire, and a pump selectively connected to the evaporative emission control system and the reservoir. A controller is configured to perform the following actions: initiate a leak detection sequence by pressurizing the evaporative emission control system, and then performing a leak detection operation by measuring the pressure within the evaporative emission control system over time. A tire pressure monitoring system may be provided, allowing the pump to be switched between performing evaporative system testing and inflating a flat tire. | 10-09-2014 |
20140316637 | Active Suspension With Load Detection And Adaptation - A method for estimating a location of a center of gravity (CG) of a sprung mass of a vehicle includes steps of a) determining whether the vehicle is stationary or moving; b) if the vehicle is stationary, calculating estimated x and y coordinates of the CG; c) storing the estimated coordinates in memory; and d) repeating steps a)-c) until the vehicle is no longer stationary. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324273 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN OPERATOR CONTROL MESSAGE WHEN AN OPERATOR CONTROL EVENT OCCURS - The invention relates to a method for detecting an operator control event using a sensor arrangement having at least one proximity sensor and a sensor controller, the operator control event being generated by a user of a vehicle. A first coarse evaluation of the sensor measured values for the occurrence of an operator control sign is carried out, that a predetermined number of the respective last sensor measured values of at least one sensor element are buffered, that the detection of an operator control sign triggers a fine evaluation of the sensor measured values for verifying the occurrence of an operator control event at a triggering time, and that the fine evaluation is based on the buffered sensor measured values and on the temporally subsequent sensor measured values, with the result that sensor measured values both before and after the triggering time are included in the fine evaluation. | 10-30-2014 |
20140343784 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE - The present disclosure provides an actuation system for a flight control surface of an aircraft, having: a support frame for supporting a flight control surface, the support frame being configured to be mounted to an airframe structure of the aircraft for movement between a first position and a second position to operate and move the control surface; an actuation mechanism configured to effect movement of the support frame between the second position and the first position; and a detection device for detecting a fault in the actuation mechanism, the detection device comprising a deflector configured to deflect or skew the support frame away from or out of the first position in the event of a fault in the actuation mechanism. | 11-20-2014 |
20140350772 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A vehicle diagnostic system capable of diagnosing ECUs for partial networking includes a communication bus mounted on a vehicle, a plurality of controllers for controlling vehicle operations, and a diagnostic equipment to collect diagnostic information from the controllers through the communication bus and to diagnose the vehicle operations. The controllers are connected with each other through the communication bus. Each of controllers operates in a normal mode and in a sleep mode, the sleep mode being an operation mode in which all of or a part of the functions excluding at least a function for receiving an wake-up instruction to return to the normal mode through the communication bus are suspended. At least one of the controllers is configured to send the wake-up instruction to all the other controllers in response to receiving a predetermined signal from the diagnostic equipment. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350773 | CURRENT MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD - In one aspect of the invention there is provided a device comprising electrical connector means adapted releasably to connect the device to an electrical circuit overload protection apparatus of a motor vehicle, the device comprising means for measuring an amount of electrical current flowing therethrough and means for outputting from the device a signal corresponding to the amount of electrical current flowing therethrough. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350774 | VEHICLE TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus comprising: at least one motor vehicle switchpack ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140371976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A WADING DEPTH OF A VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a method of determining a wade depth (d | 12-18-2014 |
20150012169 | System and Method for Pre-Evaluation Vehicle Diagnostic and Repair Cost Estimation - Systems and methods are provided for estimating a diagnosis of a vehicle in need of repair in advance of performing any diagnostic tests on the vehicle. The invention further estimates the costs for a repair to a vehicle in need of repair in advance of performing any diagnostic tests to the vehicle. The system is particularly useful at a point-of-sale system in a vehicle repair center or in a off-site customer access tool. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019065 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE EVENTS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for scheduling aircraft maintenance events. One system includes a user interface and at least one processor. The system is configured to receive an indication that an unscheduled maintenance event for an aircraft is to be scheduled, and to determine, using the at least one processor, a maintenance schedule for completing the unscheduled maintenance event on the aircraft, a modified flight schedule for the aircraft, and a modified aircraft schedule for the aircraft based on the unscheduled maintenance event, an initial flight schedule, an initial aircraft schedule, and at least one selectable parameter indicative of user preferences to reduce a total cost of operating the at least one aircraft. The system is configured to provide at least one of the maintenance schedule, the modified flight schedule, and the modified aircraft schedule to the user interface. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025733 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A vehicle control method according to an embodiments includes: collecting data in a first communication data format from at least one electronic unit in a vehicle; converting the data collected in the first communication data format into a second communication data format in order to be transmitted to a pre-connected destination; transmitting the converted data to the destination; receiving, from the destination, control data of the second communication data format corresponding to the transmitted data; converting the control data of the second communication data format into the first communication data format; and outputting the control data of the first communication data format to a corresponding electronic unit. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025734 | DRIVER RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SELECTIVELY AUTOMATIC EVENT SCORING - A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Employing Selectively Automatic Event Scoring. The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats. | 01-22-2015 |
20150039174 | Vehicular Communication Device and Communication Management System - Unique vehicle-identifying information, such as a VIN, for distinguishing or identifying a vehicle is stored in advance in a vehicle-identifying-information storing section. A vehicle-running-state information storing section collects and stores various pieces of vehicle-running-state information relevant to an operating state of airbag system and the like during a running of the vehicle. When a vehicle-abnormal-state detecting section detects an abnormality, a prioritizing section imparts a priority sequence in order of the vehicle-identifying information, information relevant to the operating state of airbag system, and the other vehicle-running-state information. Then, the prioritized information is promptly sent to a side of base station. Such a system configuration makes it possible to reliably send a minimum required amount of high-priority information necessary to identify the vehicle, such as the vehicle-identifying information, even in a situation that many vehicles are seriously damaged due to an accident, a disaster or the like. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046020 | Orientation Model for a Sensor System - A sensor system for arrangement in a vehicle includes a plurality of sensor elements, a satellite navigation system, and a signal processing device. The signal processing device calculates and/or uses a first group of data of physical variables, whose values relate to a vehicle coordinate system, and calculates and/or uses a second group of data of physical variables, whose values relate to a world coordinate system, for describing the orientation and/or dynamic variables of the vehicle in the world. | 02-12-2015 |
20150051785 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVED CAR PROGNOSIS - A system and method for a real-time prognosis of a vehicle comprising a personal communication device comprising an arbitrarily oriented three-axis accelerometer configured to capture a pitch motion and/or roll motion of the vehicle and an onboard diagnostics system communicably connected with the personal communication device enabling bi-directional communication. The personal communication device comprising a processor configured for geometric mapping of a three dimensional Cartesian coordinate of the three-axis accelerometer with the vehicle. The processor virtually orients the coordinates of three-axis accelerometer to coincide with the coordinates of the vehicle. The arbitrarily oriented three-axis accelerometer is configured to capture a road condition and a driver behaviour using a sampling rate between 4 Hertz (Hz) to 10 Hertz (Hz). The system for the real-time prognosis of the vehicle, wherein the real-time prognosis utilizes at least one predictive analysis model to determine real-time prognosis for the said vehicle. | 02-19-2015 |
20150057872 | ONBOARD INFORMATION SYSTEM - Provided is a technology for solving a problem of a high cost due to a redundant investment and improving the user's operability. An in-vehicle information system according to one embodiment includes: an in-vehicle information terminal to be mounted in a vehicle; a portable information terminal equipped with a touch panel for providing the in-vehicle information terminal with operation unit and communication unit; the operation unit for enabling a display screen of the in-vehicle information terminal to be operated by operating the touch panel of the portable information terminal when the portable information terminal is connected to the in-vehicle information terminal via an interface; and the communication unit for enabling external communication of the in-vehicle information terminal by using the communication unit of the portable information terminal. | 02-26-2015 |
20150073647 | Method and Apparatus for an OnBoard Diagnostic Interface Tool - An apparatus includes a processor and a plurality of on-board diagnostic (OBD) interfaces, in communication with the processor. The exemplary apparatus also includes a configurable housing, adapted to flexibly present an orientation of an OBD interface. The apparatus further includes persistent and non-persistent memory, in communication with the processor and a non-OBD I/O interface, in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to detect external device communication through a first OBD interface and function as a pass-through to a second OBD interface | 03-12-2015 |
20150081157 | ROAD TRIP VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of coordinating a plurality of road vehicles includes obtaining information related to a first vehicle that is relevant to a road trip with which the first vehicle and at least a second vehicle are involved, uploading the information to a server wirelessly, and downloading the information from the server wirelessly to at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081158 | METHOD OF DETECTING A DEFECT IN A STRUCTURE, DETECTOR DEVICE AND FLYING OBJECT - A method for detecting an error in an assembly, in particular, an assembly of a flying object, with the assembly being defined by at least one parameter. The method comprises detecting of several values of the parameter at several points of time and/or on several measuring points, grouping the values of the parameter in several groups, determining of the number of values in a group and triggering an error signal if the number of values in at least one group is not congruent with a predetermined range of numbers. Also, a detector device for detecting an error in an assembly, as well as a flying object provided with an assembly and such a detector device, can perform operations similar to the method. | 03-19-2015 |
20150094901 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE DURING AND/OR FOLLOWING A COLLISION - A method for operating a motor vehicle ( | 04-02-2015 |
20150094902 | REMOTE MONITORING TERMINAL DEVICE FOR MOBILE WORK VEHICLE OR VESSEL - Disclosed is a remote monitoring terminal device for a mobile work vehicle or vessel, capable of informing the user of maximum, minimum, and average values for each sensor and a turn-on count of a switch. The remote monitoring terminal device includes: connection terminals; a data abridging control section for computing minimum, maximum, and average values of data collected over a period from a startup to the latest data acquisition and of actual operation data on actual operation and an occurrence count and durations of a predetermined event, on the basis of operation-state data acquired via the connection terminals and stored in a data storage section; and a communications section. In response to a manual turn-off of a startup switch of the mobile work vehicle or vessel, the data abridging control section transmits data stored in the data storage section, to the remote monitoring device via the communications section. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100195 | ROUTING EVALUATION EVENTS - A method of task management for a vehicle telematics unit, including the steps of receiving at a vehicle task manager (VTM) a requested vehicle telematics unit task; receiving at the task manager a first evaluation event for a first condition having a THEN relation with a second condition, the first evaluation event being associated with the requested task; providing the first evaluation event to the first condition; and THEN-blocking any evaluation of second evaluation events for the second condition until the first condition evaluates as TRUE. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF INFORMATION USING A VEHICLE-MOUNT COMPUTER - A system and method displays information using a vehicle-mount computer. The system includes (i) an input device and a display device for inputting and displaying information; (ii) a motion detector for detecting vehicle motion; (iii) a proximity sensor for detecting proximity to an item; and (vi) a vehicle-mount computer in communication with the input device, the display device, the motion detector, and the proximity sensor, the vehicle-mount computer including a central processing unit and memory. The vehicle-mount computer's central processing unit is configured to store information associated with user-selected information from the input device and to display a zoomed view of the user-selected information on the display device. Further, the vehicle-mount computer's central processing unit is configured to override screen-blanking when user-selected information is displayed. | 04-09-2015 |
20150112539 | ACCELEROMETER AND VOLTAGE BASED KEY-ON AND KEY-OFF DETECTION - A device may receive a first type of measurement associated with a vehicle and receive a second type of measurement associated with a power source connected to the vehicle. The second type of measurement may be different than the first type of measurement. The device may determine a key-on or a key-off status of the vehicle based on the first type of measurement and the second type of measurement without communicating with a vehicle diagnostic system associated with the vehicle. The key-off status may correspond to an engine of the vehicle being powered off and the key-on status may correspond to the engine of the vehicle being powered on. The device may initiate communications with the vehicle diagnostic system based on determining the key-on status. | 04-23-2015 |
20150120129 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DRIVING - A method for controlling vehicle driving is provided. The method for controlling vehicle driving enables stable continuation of driving or stable stopping even when a communication fault occurs. The method for controlling vehicle driving includes: determining whether a fault has occurred in a first network between a master controller and a first slave controller; and if it is determined that a fault has occurred in the first network between the master controller and the first slave controller, controlling the master controller to transmit information, which is directed to the first slave controller, a second slave controller through the first network between the master controller and the second slave controller, and controlling the second slave controller to transmit the information received from the master controller to the first slave controller through a second network. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127210 | VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - A main control section of a mobile information terminal determines a traveling state of a vehicle between a stopped state and a traveling state. When the vehicle is stopped, an acquisition purpose of various types of information by a user is to acquire detailed information, and the main control section displays, on a display on the vehicle side, information acquired from an information providing center in a display mode permitting a touch operation equivalent to that of the mobile information terminal. On the other hand, when the vehicle is traveling, an acquisition purpose of various types of information by a driver is to acquire information necessary for traveling, and the main control section displays, on the display on the vehicle side, information acquired from the information providing center in a display mode permitting a touch operation limited to be simplified compared with the touch operation of the mobile information terminal. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134186 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, ON-VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS TERMINAL, AND DISPLAY TERMINAL - An information sharing system ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150149024 | LATENCY TOLERANT FAULT ISOLATION - A method of latency tolerant fault isolation is provided. The method includes receiving, by a maintenance data computer, evidence associated with a test failure. The maintenance data computer accesses metadata to identify a system failure mode associated with the evidence and other potential evidence associated with the system failure mode. The maintenance data computer determines a maximum predicted latency to receive the potential evidence associated with the system failure mode based on the metadata. The method also includes waiting up to the maximum predicted latency to determine whether one or more instances of the potential evidence associated with the system failure mode are received as additional evidence. The maintenance data computer diagnoses the system failure mode as a fault based on the evidence and the additional evidence. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149025 | INDICATING INSTRUMENT FOR VEHICLE - An indicator indicates a vehicle state value in accordance with a rotational position between a zero position and a maximum position. A step motor rotationally drives the indicator on application of a drive signal in accordance with an electrical angle to a field winding. A control unit that controls the electrical angle of the drive signal applied to the field winding performs a leave-zero control operation which varies the electrical angle to rotate the indicator from the zero position to the maximum position and determines presence or absence of abnormal rotation of the indicator based on the electrical angle at the time of detecting the stopping of the indicator during the leave-zero control operation. After the leave-zero control operation, the control unit performs a return-to-zero control operation which varies the electrical angle to rotate the indicator from the maximum position to the zero position and determines the presence or absence of the abnormal rotation of the indicator based on the electrical angle at the time of detecting the stopping of the indicator during the return-to-zero control operation. | 05-28-2015 |
20150291178 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE VELOCITY - An apparatus and a method for estimating a vehicle velocity are provided. The apparatus includes an inertia sensor that is configured to measure six degrees of freedom of a vehicle and a vehicle interior sensor that is configured to measure vehicle information. A processor is configured to estimate a kinematic model based longitudinal velocity and lateral velocity using the six degrees of freedom measured by the inertia sensor and estimate a physical model based lateral velocity and a wheel velocity based longitudinal velocity using the vehicle information. In addition, the processor is configured to estimate the vehicle velocity using the longitudinal velocity and lateral velocity. | 10-15-2015 |
20150301518 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE - A control method for a work machine, includes: acquiring a correlation between identification information for identifying operability for the work machine and operational information of the work machine, and generating a correlation between an operator who operates the work machine and the operational information by using the correlation between the identification information and the operational information and a correlation between the operator and the identification information. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302668 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, ON-VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS TERMINAL, AND DISPLAY TERMINAL - An information sharing system including a plurality of on-vehicle diagnosis terminals and one or more of display terminals sharing diagnostic information over wireless communication. The respective terminals store, in a storing unit, data sets, also stored in another terminal with which communication was established, and a stored clock time. The terminals include a communication-establishing unit that includes a searching unit and an establishing unit. The searching unit is configured to search an planned-connection terminal capable of establishing communication with the terminal, and that does not yet have a stored clock time, or the stored clock time that is stored in the on-vehicle diagnosis terminal and from which a predetermined time has passed, and the establishing unit is configured to establish communication with the planned-connection terminal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150307106 | DRIVER BEHAVIOR BASED VEHICLE APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION - A vehicle computing system may execute a recommendation application to identify driver characteristics descriptive of the driving style of a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on captured vehicle data, determine an application recommendation for a mobile application to be installed by the driver based on the driver characteristics, and to send the application recommendation to the driver. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310677 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM - Disclosed is a vehicle diagnosis system including: a signal-collecting unit disposed at a proper place of the vehicle including CAN(Controller Area Network) communication modules which send a CAN signal to and receive it from a vehicle ECU for controlling states of all parts of the vehicle by a computer, through a CAN and which output an analog signal to a driver driven by the module according to a command from the vehicle ECU, wherein the signal-collecting unit synchronizes and collects the CAN signal and the analog signal at predetermined time intervals; and a diagnosing unit which detects changes of the CAN signal and the analog signal collected in the signal-collecting unit at synchronization collection periods, and if the change of any one of the two signals has not been detected, diagnoses that the CAN communication module outputting the relevant CAN signal and analog signal failed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150332520 | VEHICLE TEST SYSTEM, TEST CONDITION DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE TEST METHOD - A vehicle test system according to the present invention intends to comprehensively manage and operate multiple types of test apparatuses to smoothly perform vehicle development, problem correction, and the like. For this purpose, the vehicle test system includes an actual running data acquisition apparatus that acquires actual running data that is data related to states inside and outside of a vehicle in running on a road; multiple types of test apparatuses each of which performs a drive test or an operation test of a vehicle or a part of the vehicle in accordance with set test conditions; and a test condition data generation apparatus that from the actual running data, generates test condition data indicating test conditions necessary to reproduce a part or all of the running states indicated by the actual running data in a test apparatus specified from among the multiple types of test apparatuses. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332521 | ON-ROAD RUNNING TEST APPARATUS - In order to efficiently and reliably perform a valid field test, there are provided: a running data acquisition part for sequentially acquiring actual running data of a vehicle under execution of a running test on a road by a driver; and a tendency data output part for sequentially producing and outputting tendency data indicating a tendency as to whether or not the running test is valid, based on the actual running data during the running test. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332522 | VEHICLE TEST SYSTEM, TEST MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE TEST METHOD - The present invention mainly intends to provide a vehicle test system and the like that can easily mutually compare actual running data and test result data obtained from a test apparatus, or pieces of test result data. The vehicle test system includes an actual running data acquisition apparatus that acquires actual running data that is data related to states inside and outside of a vehicle in running on a road; a test apparatus each of which performs a drive test or an operation test of a vehicle or a part of the vehicle in accordance with a set test condition; and a test management apparatus that reproduces a part or all of the running states indicated by the actual running data in the test apparatus. Further, the test management apparatus receives test result data that is data indicating a test result by the test apparatus, and comparably outputs the test result data and the actual running data. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339868 | MAINTENANCE MONITOR DEVICE, AND PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - An object is to provide a maintenance monitor device which can display numerical data related to three or more display items on a graph simultaneously, with high visibility and operability. A maintenance monitor device ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150343874 | VEHICLE STATE DETECTION DEVICE - An unsprung state detection part ( | 12-03-2015 |
20150360523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FLAT TIRE WHEN SMARTPHONE IS IN VEHICLE - A device is provided for use with a database, having stored therein, a plurality of signatures corresponding to an improper state of a tire, respectively. The device includes a vehicle mode determining component, a parameter detecting, component, an accessing component, a comparing component and a warning component. The vehicle mode determining component determines whether the device is operating in a vehicle mode. The parameter detecting component detects a predetermined parameter associated with the improper state of it tire and generates a parameter signature based on the detected predetermined parameter. The accessing component accesses one of the signatures from the database. The comparing component generates a comparison signal based on a comparison of the parameter signature and one of the signatures. The warning component generates an improper tire signal based on the comparison signal when the vehicle mode determining component determines that the device is operating in the vehicle mode. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363983 | DETERMINING A REMEDIAL ACTION FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE BASED ON SENSED VIBRATION - An apparatus that includes a vibration sensor and a circuit. The vibration sensor provides an indication of vibration sensed in a motorized vehicle. The circuit determines a remedial action to be taken for the motorized vehicle based at least in part on the sensed vibration. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367869 | Method and Device for Monitoring Coupling Elements of a Vehicle - A method and device for monitoring coupling elements of a vehicle, according to which at least one representative direction of relative movement is determined for a coupling element to be monitored, relative movements in the representative direction of movement of the coupling element to be monitored are measured and stored, and the stored relative movements are then evaluated such that the coupling elements can thus be monitored and their suitability for use in a vehicle can be determined. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371455 | AUGMENTED REALITY BASED INTERACTIVE TROUBLESHOOTING AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR A VEHICLE - An augmented reality based interactive troubleshooting and diagnostic system and related operating methods are presented here, including a diagnostic communication method for a vehicle having an onboard diagnostics subsystem. An exemplary embodiment of the method uses a mobile user device to obtain self-diagnostic information generated by the onboard diagnostics subsystem. The method continues by sending a query to a solution database system, wherein the query includes the obtained self-diagnostic information and vehicle configuration data descriptive of the vehicle. The mobile user device receives solution data provided by the solution database system in response to the query. The solution data addresses at least one topic associated with the obtained self-diagnostic information. The method continues by operating the camera and the display element in response to the received solution data to perform an augmented reality procedure associated with the at least one topic. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371458 | MOBILE COMPUTER PERIPHERAL - A peripheral for a mobile computer mounted to a vehicle, the peripheral including a microcontroller; and a sensor; wherein the peripheral has a communications link to the computer and the peripheral is attached to the vehicle; and wherein the microcontroller is configured to receive data from the sensor and process the data for the computer. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371464 | WORK MACHINE - The work machine includes a controller including a first storage unit capable of storing work machine information and capable of rewriting the stored work machine information, and a processing unit configured to collect the work machine information, and when trigger information for causing the first storage unit to start storing the work machine information occurs, the processing unit causes at least a portion of the collected work machine information to be stored to the first storage unit. The first storage unit stores header information. At a time when the trigger information occurs, the processing unit generates the work machine data from the collected work machine information in accordance with the header information and stores the work machine data to the first storage unit. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371465 | ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRONIC SENSOR DATA TO REMOTELY IDENTIFY A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MONITOR DRIVER BEHAVIOR - A computing device is connected to a motor vehicle's diagnostic port or communication port to acquire vehicle sensor data, for example from various pressure, temperature, oxygen, fuel and other sensors typically installed on a motor vehicle for other reasons. Acquired sensor data is wirelessly transmitted to a remote server where the acquired sensor data can be compared to a database of stored sensor data to identify the motor vehicle. Additional functionality is described that leverages uploaded sensor data. Sensor data may be uploaded to the server in near-real time, and/or buffered locally and uploaded by periodic or episodic, push or pull communication protocols. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379784 | OBTAINING AND USING VEHICLE RELATED DATA - A mobility status of a vehicle is estimated based on received data from a data collection device associated with a vehicle. The received data includes a first data set collected at a first point of time and a second data set collected at a second point of time. The mobility status of the vehicle is estimated based on a difference between values or a status change of at least one common parameter of the first data set and the second data set and based on the time difference between the first point of time and the second point of time. The estimated mobility status of the vehicle is stored at multiple points of time in a vehicle-specific mobility status database. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379785 | WIRELESS MONITOR MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A system of mobile computer equipment, sensors and software methods for generating alerts, recommendations, control signals and report outputs for primarily towed machines, the method including receiving wirelessly data sets from a plurality of sensors, comparing them to a database of optimal values for each data set and generating an audible or visible output to a wireless hand-held graphical user interface including any combination of machine stroke count per unit produced to generate yield maps or recommendations to change linear travel rate of such machine, subcomponent performance rating, status or condition, recommendation and details to perform specific repair and maintenance procedures, order specific spares, production inventory field locations and other outputs, to optimize the productivity and uptime of such mobile machines. | 12-31-2015 |
20160001716 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - In a vehicle control device in which a driver circuit which does not have a computing function and a computing device communicate with each other, there is provided a technology which can efficiently diagnose that both the driver circuit and the computing device normally communicate with each other by a simple technique. The vehicle control device according to the present invention transmits diagnosis data as a control command from a computing portion to the driver circuit, and the driver circuit sends inverted diagnosis data in which the diagnosis data is bit-inverted back to the computing portion. The computing portion diagnoses whether or not the communication between the computing portion and the driver circuit is normally performed, by using the diagnosis data and the inverted diagnosis data. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001802 | RAIL VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE TRAIN PROTECTION DEVICE ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL STANDARD AND HAVING AN ETCS VEHICLE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE RAIL VEHICLE - A rail vehicle includes at least one train protection device according to a national standard, an ETCS vehicle apparatus with a driver's cab display, and an interface for inputting operational data via the interface for the at least one train protection device. In order to make such a rail vehicle maintenance-friendly, the train protection device is embodied in such a way that an interrogation of an identification code is generated on the driver's cab display within the scope of the inputting of the operational data, and when the response to the interrogation is correct a data interrogation with technical maintenance data is generated on the driver's cab display. A method for operating the rail vehicle is also provided. | 01-07-2016 |
20160005244 | SYSTEM OF COMPONENTS WITH SENSORS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE SYSTEM OF COMPONENTS - A system comprising a plurality of components operating under essentially identical conditions, wherein each of the components is equipped with at least one sensor for measuring the same operating parameter for each of the components, and a monitoring unit configured to receive and process the signals of the sensors and to generate maintenance data based on the sensor signals. The monitoring unit is configured to calculate a parameter quantifying deviations between the measured operating parameters. | 01-07-2016 |
20160005245 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A data processing apparatus for a vehicle, which operates upon receiving a power supply from an in-vehicle device, and performs a predetermined data processing, includes: a nonvolatile memory for storing backup data, to be held at a time when stopping the power supply from the in-vehicle device; a predicting device for predicting that the power supply from the in-vehicle device is cut off; and a first backup device for storing the backup data in the nonvolatile memory when the predicting device predicts that the power supply from the in-vehicle device is cut off. | 01-07-2016 |
20160005246 | Rotary Power Transmission Joint With An Integrated Wireless Sensor - The aspects of the present disclosure provide an assembly for acquiring operational data from a machine including a power generating device and a rotating component interconnected with the power generating device for transmitting power from the power generating device. The assembly may include a sensor assembly having a sensor being interconnected to the rotating component for sensing operational data of the machine and a microprocessor communicatively connected to the sensor for receiving and interpreting the operational data sensed by the sensor. | 01-07-2016 |
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20160019731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MOVING VEHICLE INFORMATION USING ELECTRICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY - Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for measuring moving vehicle information. Moving vehicle information may be measured by a sensor configured to respond to one or more wheels of the moving vehicle, where one or more of the wheels change the characteristic impedance of the sensor at the wheel's contact location. An electrical time domain reflectometry signal processing system which is capable of measuring the change in the impedance of the sensor and converting the impedance change to a signal may be connected operatively to the sensor. A data-processing system receives the signal and extracts the moving vehicle information therefrom. | 01-21-2016 |
20160023553 | PRESENTATION INFORMATION LEARNING METHOD, SERVER, AND TERMINAL DEVICE - A presentation information learning method for performing learning for presenting information to a driver of a movable body, the presentation information learning method including: obtaining a result of a response from a driver to a presentation information item which is an information item included in a plurality of presentable information items and presented to the driver; identifying a driving load on the driver; and performing the learning by updating a reference information item associated with the presentation information item from among reference information items which are associated one-to-one with a plurality of presentable information items and are referred to for judging whether or not the presentation information items are to be presented, based on the driving load identified and the obtained result of the response. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025025 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING VEHICLES AND ENGINES USED FOR DRIVING SUCH VEHICLES - A method for optimizing vehicles and engines that are used for driving such vehicles includes the steps of taking measurements during real operation of the vehicle on the road or on a roller-type test stand, or the engine on an engine test stand; parameterizing a simulation model representing the vehicle or the engine so as to be able to arithmetically determine a prediction about the measured values obtained by means of the measurements; simulating the vehicle by using the simulation model, additionally calculating at least one drivability index (DR) which results from several measured values based on an empirically determined function and which indicates the drivability of a vehicle in a specific driving mode; and optimizing the settings of the vehicle during the simulation, at least one drivability index (DR) being input into the target function or the fringe conditions of the optimization process. | 01-28-2016 |
20160025049 | DIESEL FUEL GELLING DETERMINATION METHOD - Fuel gelling determination methods and systems are provided for identifying and displaying to a vehicle operator a message conveying that the conditions are suitable for the formation of a fuel gel. In one particular example, at a fuel refill event the average ambient air temperature is calculated over the last fifty miles and used to characterize the grade of fuel as a summer or winter grade of fuel. Then, when the ambient temperature next drops near the cloud point of a summer fuel grade while driving, a message is displayed to a vehicle operator indicating that the conditions are suitable for fuel gelling to occur. | 01-28-2016 |
20160035146 | FRIENDLY MAINTENANCE AND RECALL NOTIFICATIONS - Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for providing friendly maintenance and recall notifications. Drivers can have personalized online driver profiles that indicate preferences for one or more notification classes, each notification class having a consistent theme or style. When a maintenance or recall condition arises, the driver can be presented with a notification that is both specific to the particular maintenance condition and associated with the notification class for which the driver has indicated a preference. Maintenance conditions can be detected by one or more sensors. Notifications for recall conditions can be sent from a remote server and received at the vehicle. A plurality of notifications related to a particular condition can be stored in a notification database, and the driver can be presented with a random notification, consistent with the driver's preferences, from the plurality of available notifications. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035157 | VEHICULAR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - Apparatuses, systems and methods are implemented for characterizing one or more driver inputs. As may be relevant to one or more embodiments herein, particular aspects are directed to determining a driver input characteristic and using the determined input characteristic to assess a risk metric to the driver. In some implementations, the driver input characteristic is determined based upon a prediction of one or more of actual fuel used and torque. In some implementations, the prediction is determined in real-time and may be transmitted to a remote terminal for storage and/or analysis. The data for the prediction is obtained from a vehicle diagnostic system, and is used to determine (e.g., predict and/or infer) information as presented by other vehicle systems to the vehicle diagnostic system, without necessarily communicating directly with the respective other vehicle systems. In various implementations, the driver risk characteristic is used for assessing an insurance-based risk metric. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035158 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNING THE EFFECT OF VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS ON RISK PREDICTION - A Method and System for Tuning the Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Risk Prediction is disclosed. The system many incorporate many of those driver risk assessment system features previously disclosed by Assignee's Prior Applications. The present system provides a major functional distinction from those prior systems by adding the feature of real-time tuning of the risk assessment/prediction/analysis system in response to ongoing changes in vehicle motion characteristics. Specifically, system monitors the vehicle center of gravity for changes on a real-time basis, and then adjusts the risk prediction/assessment/analysis system responsively. The system executes an initialization feature that implements an initial, or series of initial vehicular motion profiles at the commencement of either a driving trip of the system being powered up. A catalog or index of “standardized” motion profiles are accessible for initial comparison to actual vehicle motion characteristics in order to streamline the tuning of the driver risk analysis system. The system determines if and when an offset in Center of Gravity (i.e. from where initialized) has occurred, after which the system responsively tunes the driver risk assessment/prediction/analysis/reporting system. | 02-04-2016 |
20160039480 | TRACTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system for a tractor fitted with two or more axles which carry wheels having pneumatic tires and which is set up to pull an implement or trailer. The system having a display means for displaying to a tractor operator tractor performance parameters and has sensors to determine the current pull force applied to the implement or trailer, the current wheel load and the current tractor ground speed. The system also has a control unit which determines and advises the tractor operator via the display means as to the optimum weight of the tractor using a predetermined relationship between pull force and tractor weight and also the required load on each axle to achieve a predetermined optimum axle load ratio. The system also advises via the display means the appropriate tire pressure for the current wheel load and tractor ground speed using a look-up table. | 02-11-2016 |
20160046297 | DRIVING EVALUATION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DRIVING EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A driving evaluation system includes: a passage determination unit configured to, when traveling through a caution-required location included in caution-required location information that indicates a plurality of caution-required locations that are determined in advance to be points where caution is required when a vehicle passes through the point based on the traveling history of a plurality of vehicles that is generated in advance, determine whether or not a vehicle has passed through the caution-required location in a safe traveling manner, based on a traveling aspect of the vehicle in the caution-required location; and a driving evaluation unit configured to, immediately after the vehicle passes through the caution-required location, evaluate the traveling aspect of the vehicle in the caution-required location based on a determination result determined by the passage determination unit and notify a driver of the vehicle of an evaluation result. | 02-18-2016 |
20160052470 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE COMPONENT FAULT SCORING - A method and an apparatus are provided for providing a vehicle component fault score. Faults that occur on vehicle components in a plurality of vehicles are tracked. One or more sets of attribute values are compiled for the tracked faults. A set of attribute values is collected for each item within one or more preset vehicle categories. A fault score is calculated for each set of the compiled attribute values. A set of one or more items with respective fault scores is displayed based on a preset vehicle category selected by a user. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052471 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A VEHICLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A VEHICLE - A device for configuring a vehicle having an interface for receiving at least one first equipment parameter, desired by a user, of the vehicle. The device includes a data memory for storing permissible vehicle configurations, the permissible vehicle configuration having mutually combinable equipment parameters of the vehicle. The device also includes a processor for predicting a vehicle configuration potentially desired by the user from the permissible vehicle configurations based on a correlation of the first equipment parameter desired by the user and at least one second equipment parameter. The vehicle configuration potentially desired by the user includes the first equipment parameter desired by the user and at least the second equipment parameter. | 02-25-2016 |
20160059806 | VOLTAGE DISCONNECTION OF A HIGH-VOLTAGE VEHICLE - In a method for securing a high voltage on-board electric grid of a motor vehicle for repair and/or maintenance of the motor vehicle, the energy inflow of an energy supply unit into the onboard electric grid is blocked during or after a voltage disconnection of the high-voltage on-board electric grid, in which an energy inflow of the energy supply unit to the high-voltage on-board electric grid is interrupted. Additionally or alternatively, the energy inflow of at least one other energy supply device is blocked, wherein the at least one other energy inflow is designed in order to supply energy from a further energy source to the high-voltage on-board electric grid. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063773 | Apparatus and System for Generating Emergency Vehicle Record Data - A first illustrative embodiment includes a restraint control module includes a transceiver in communication with a vehicle computer system, wherein the vehicle computer system is configured to communicate with a mobile device. The restraint control module also includes a processor in communication with the transceiver. The processor is configured to record an event data record, receive vehicle information from one or more vehicle sensors, determine an emergency vehicle event based upon the vehicle information and a pre-defined threshold, send the event data record to the mobile device via the vehicle computer system when an emergency vehicle event has occurred, and instruct the mobile device to send the event data record to an emergency-service provider. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063774 | Systems and Methods for Recommending Repair Facilities to a User Based on Repair Validation/Coaching Data - Systems and methods for recommending repair facilities to a user based on repair validation/coaching data are disclosed. In one implementation, a repair facility recommendation system receives repair information from a user regarding damage to an automobile, the repair information received via a graphical user interface rendered on a webpage. The repair facility recommendation system identifies a repair facility verified to repair the damage to the automobile based on the repair information and verification information from a verification module, the verification information comprising evaluation information based on evaluation of technicians performing repairs of automobiles at repair facilities. The repair facility recommendation system then provides information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063776 | Method and Apparatus for Event Data Recording Activation and Logging - A system includes a processor configured to detect a condition indicating that event data recording (EDR) should begin. The processor is further configured to begin and continue event data recording for a predetermined amount of time following the condition. Also, the processor is configured to save data recorded by the event data recording, if the predetermined amount of time has passed, and no severe incident has been detected. The processor is further configured to upload the data to a remote system once a connection with the remote system can be established. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071331 | Vehicle Auditing and Control of Maintenance and Diagnosis for Vehicle Systems - A method and apparatus of performing a task on a system on a platform. A task script is received by a data processing system on the platform. The task script identifies task steps for performing the task on the system. The task script is run by the data processing system to perform the task on the system. | 03-10-2016 |
20160071332 | FAULT NOTIFICATIONS FOR VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided for providing fault notifications for vehicles. A notification unit is configured to provide a notification when a fault is detected for a vehicle. A processor is coupled to the notification unit, and is configured to provide instructions to the notification unit to provide the notification when the fault is detected, and restrict operation of the vehicle, when the fault is detected, until an action is taken in response to the notification. | 03-10-2016 |
20160071334 | Prognostics-Based Estimator - Described herein are methods and devices for determining potential-repair information related to a vehicle based on content of a vehicle repair database. According to an example method, a computing device can receive vehicle information that includes a vehicle identifier for a vehicle type. The computing device can then determine, based on the vehicle information, at least two top repair order items in a first category of repair order items. For example, the at least two top repair order items may be related to the first vehicle type and determined from among a plurality of repair order items in the first category of repair order items that are related to the first vehicle type. The example method can further involve providing, by the computing device, a display of a graphical representation of the at least two top repair order items in the first category of repair order items. | 03-10-2016 |
20160071335 | Configurable Onboard Information Processing - A system and method of processing information onboard a vehicle. Execution attributes on the vehicle are read by a computer program running on a data processing system on the vehicle. The execution attributes define a number of information processing actions. The number of information processing actions are performed on the vehicle by the computer program running on the data processing system on the vehicle using the execution attributes. | 03-10-2016 |
20160071482 | DISTRIBUTED DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLES AND AN OBJECT PROVIDED WITH A DISTRIBUTED DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a distributed display device for a vehicle comprising a set of subsystems, wherein said display device comprises at least one operator station, comprising at least one display unit arranged to receive and present information from at least one subsystem of a set of subsystems of the vehicle, wherein said at least one display unit comprises at least one dedicated safety critical input and at least one shared non safety critical input so as to be able to receive and present information from said at least one predetermined subsystem via at least one dedicated safety critical link and at least one shared non safety critical link. | 03-10-2016 |
20160078692 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING TRANSPORT INFORMATION - Provided are a computer-implemented method and system for providing transport information to a plurality of user computing devices. The method is performed by a cloud computing system and includes operating a processor associated with the cloud computing system to: analyse vehicle data collated from one or more vehicles remote from the cloud computing system to generate processed vehicle data; and configure the processed vehicle data to be accessed through a portal of each of the user computing devices. | 03-17-2016 |
20160084657 | AUTOMOTIVE OBD-II DEVICE GENERATING NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION - A system includes a processor circuit and a computer readable storage medium. The processor circuit may be configured to plug into an on board diagnostic connector of a vehicle. The computer readable storage medium generally embodies computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions, when executed by the processor circuit, enable the processor circuit to communicate with one or more busses of the vehicle and to communicate navigational information to an auxiliary device. | 03-24-2016 |
20160090042 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control device for controlling a display unit in a vehicle, including a dedicated middleware that executes a program on a vehicle side, a general purpose middleware that executes general purpose application programs from an external of the vehicle, and an interface that exchanges necessary information between the dedicate middleware and the general purpose middleware, includes: an acquisition device that acquires vehicle information on a dedicated middleware side; a notification device that notifies a general purpose middleware side through the interface of a vehicle status based on the vehicle information; and an activation device that activates, on the general purpose middleware side, a target application program for realizing the display corresponding to the vehicle status among the general purpose application programs based on the vehicle status. | 03-31-2016 |
20160090191 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER SENSORS IN AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD - A monitoring device for differential transformer sensors in an aircraft includes a first sensor interface which can be coupled with a first differential transformer sensor, a second sensor interface which can be coupled with a second differential transformer sensor, a calculation apparatus which is coupled with the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface and is designed to detect and output first measurement values from a first differential transformer sensor which is coupled with the first sensor interface and second measurement values from a second differential transformer sensor which is coupled with the second sensor interface, and having a display device which is designed to display the detected first measurement values and the detected second measurement values separately or together. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093120 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND OPERATION STATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - An operation state management system for a construction machine includes a management apparatus configured to manage an operation state of the construction machine by communicating with the construction machine and a construction machine including a cumulative value storage device configured to store a cumulative value in which an amount of operation of the construction machine is accumulated and have an adjustment function to the stored cumulative value, an adjustment existence determining unit configured to determine whether the cumulative value stored in the cumulative value storage device has been adjusted, and a communication terminal apparatus configured to communicate with the management apparatus and transmit adjustment information indicating that at least the cumulative value has been adjusted to the management apparatus when the adjustment existence determining unit has determined that the adjustment has been performed. | 03-31-2016 |
20160098868 | TRIGGERING A SPECIALIZED DATA COLLECTION MODE - A system for triggering a specialized data collection mode of a vehicle event recorder comprises an input interface, a processor, and an output interface. The input interface is configured to receive a trigger indication from an external trigger source. The processor is configured to determine whether the trigger indication comprises an indication to enter into a specialized data collection mode and, in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode, to determine a vehicle event recorder associated with the trigger indication. The output interface is configured to provide a specialized data collection mode indication to enter the specialized data collection mode to the vehicle event recorder in the event that the trigger indication comprises the indication to enter into the specialized data collection mode. | 04-07-2016 |
20160104330 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OPERATIVE SUB-SYSTEMS OF A VEHICLE - A vehicle may include at least one operative sub-system that includes at least one sensor configured to output one or more sensor signals related to the at least one operative sub-system. A monitoring system is in communication with the operative sub-system(s). The monitoring system is configured to correlate the one or more sensor signals with respect to time, compile initial statistics of the one or more sensor signals with respect to a plurality of variables; and correlate the plurality of variables. | 04-14-2016 |
20160104332 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS - An electronic control apparatus includes a controller, a storage, a calculator, and an estimator. The estimator estimates a potential travelling pattern of a vehicle based on a vehicle state during a start-up period. The start-up period is a preliminarily determined period of time right after a turning on of an ignition switch and the potential travelling pattern is an estimated travelling pattern under which the vehicle travels after an elapse of the start-up period. The estimator estimates the potential travelling pattern of the vehicle based on database-stored reference information that indicates a relationship between the vehicle state during the start-up period and an actual travelling pattern of the vehicle after the elapse of the start-up period. When the estimator estimates that the potential travelling pattern of the vehicle is the short distance travel, the controller forcibly starts the malfunction diagnostic before the predetermined diagnostic start condition is satisfied. | 04-14-2016 |
20160107763 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING THE MANAGEMENT OF PROCEDURES, NOTABLY OF FAILURES OF SYSTEMS OF AN AIRCRAFT - The device includes a centralized warning system able to detect failures of systems of the aircraft and to display procedure lines on a screen, a procedure line including a text giving an indication of an action to be executed at least in the case of a failure, a semantic analysis module for determining from a current procedure line if the action to be executed is associated with a controllable control button and for implementing a semantic analysis of the text of the procedure line using word recognition and in order to derive therefrom indications relative to the controllable control button, these indications including at least an identification of the control button, and a warning unit receiving these indications and being able to warn a member of the crew. | 04-21-2016 |
20160107765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT FOR GENERATING AN ANOMALY REPORT - A method and system for generating an alert report on board an aircraft, comprising an on-board acquiring module configured to acquire data relating to the aircraft, the data originating from sensors and/or equipment installed in the aircraft. An on-board processing module is configured to detect possible anomalies by automatically partitioning the data into a set of homogeneous groups, each anomaly being revealed by a corresponding datum belonging to no homogeneous group. An on-board alert-emitting module is configured to emit an alert report on each detection of an anomaly. An on-board transmitting module is configured to transmit the alert report to the ground and in real-time. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110937 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - A device and a method for detecting faults in an electrical system. The fault detection device includes, a first measuring unit configured to receive a first error value indicative of a fault in a subset of a plurality of components, a communication unit configured to provide information to a user interface, a second measuring unit configured to be electrically connected directly to each of at least two of the plurality of components, and a processing unit connected to and configured to control the first measuring unit, the second measuring unit, and the communication unit. The second measuring unit is configured to, based on the first error value, determine a operational status of each of the components in the subset. | 04-21-2016 |
20160114821 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE AXLES OF UNPOWERED TRANSPORT UNITS - The monitoring system comprises an axle traveled distance module connected to at least one transport unit monitoring system and adapted to determine, for each of the axle identifiers detected by at least one of the transport unit monitoring systems, an axle traveled distance increment during a corresponding acquisition time period in function of transport unit traveled distance increments during this acquisition time period of the at least one transport unit monitoring system that detected this axle identifier during this acquisition time period. | 04-28-2016 |
20160133064 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ERROR CONDITION IS PRESENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for determining whether an error condition is present in a motor vehicle, a discrete state in which the motor vehicle is momentarily situated being ascertained with the aid of a state machine, monitoring functions for ascertaining whether an error condition is present being carried out or not as a function of the ascertained discrete state. | 05-12-2016 |
20160140779 | DRIVE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM - A drive data collection system includes an in-vehicle system and an information center. The in-vehicle system includes a data collector that repeatedly collects measurement values indicative of various indexes regarding a state of a subject vehicle, a model memory that memorizes model information regarding discretization rules that are shared by each of participating vehicles in the system, and a data discretizer that discretizes drive data, which includes time-series measurement values collected by the data collector, into multiple data parts according to the model information. The information center includes a data accumulator that accumulates the discretized drive data in a server. The in-vehicle system sends the discretized drive data to the information center through a communicator. Therefore, the drive data collection system efficiently collects the drive data in a versatilely-utilizable manner for the analysis of general driving practices/behaviors. | 05-19-2016 |
20160144787 | DAMAGE RECOGNITION ASSIST SYSTEM - A damage recognition assist system of a vehicle, the system includes at least one vehicle camera adapted to provide a stream of camera frames including camera images of the vehicle's surrounding and of areas or parts of the vehicle's chassis; a monitoring unit adapted to detect an imminent interaction of the vehicle with an external object and to identify areas or parts of the vehicle's chassis possibly affected by the detected interaction; a comparison unit adapted to compare recent camera images of the possibly affected areas or parts of the vehicle's chassis with previous camera images of the same areas included in reference camera frames to determine the state and level of damage of the vehicle's chassis due to the detected interaction. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148446 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONDITION REPORTS FOR VEHICLES - A method of providing a condition report for a vehicle using a mobile device including a display includes constructing a plurality of condition report sections using a condition report application database residing in a cloud based server service and infrastructure to process requests from the mobile device including: capturing data, on the mobile device, for constructing at least one condition report section of the plurality of condition report sections; and accessing, from the mobile device, a condition report document database and/or a condition report images database residing in the cloud based server service and infrastructure for constructing and storing the plurality of condition report sections. The method includes providing user input indicative that the plurality of condition report sections have been completed, and providing user input indicative of a decision to publish the completed condition report sections as the condition report for the vehicle. The published condition report is viewable by a party by an Internet accessible web browsing device. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148447 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR MANAGING ABNORMAL STATE OF VEHICLE - A vehicle customer relationship management system includes: a collection cycle setting module configured to set a collection cycle with respect to first vehicle data generated by a vehicle terminal; a vehicle data collection module configured to collect the generated first vehicle data via at least one telematics service system according to the set collection cycle; an abnormal condition setting module configured to set an abnormal condition with respect to the collected first vehicle data; a collection cycle change module configured to change the set collection cycle when the set abnormal condition is detected from the collected first vehicle data; and an abnormal vehicle data collection module configured to collect second vehicle data from the vehicle terminal or the at least one telematics service system based on the changed collection cycle. | 05-26-2016 |
20160163124 | AUTOMOBILE MONITORING FOR OPERATION ANALYSIS - An automobile monitoring arrangement tracks and records automobile operation for post-use automobile operation analysis and in a manner with default-operation modes that facilitate use by automobile owners/supervisors and by those supervised by the automobile owners/supervisors. In one specific embodiment, sounds from the vehicle are monitored while the vehicle is in operation. A sound type is identified as corresponding to the sounds, and a sound level of the sound types are determined. The sound level is compared to a threshold for the sound type, and a vehicle supervisor is notified when the sound level exceeds the sound level threshold for the sound type. | 06-09-2016 |
20160163130 | Method and Apparatus for Connected Vehicle System Wear Estimation and Maintenance Scheduling - A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle identifying data. The processor is also configured to receive system wear-related data from a vehicle system-utilization event. The processor is further configured to aggregate system wear-related data. Also, the processor is configured to compare system wear-related data to data gathered from vehicles for which actual wear measurements were taken to determine a projected system wear-state. Additionally, the processor is configured to determine if the projected wear-state exceeds a replacement threshold and recommend system servicing based on the projected wear-state being past the replacement threshold. | 06-09-2016 |
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20160186413 | State Information Display for Work Machine, Caution-Sign Displaying Method for Work Machine, and Caution-Sign Displaying Program for Work Machine - A state information display for a work machine displays plural kinds of state information of the machine including first and second state information, and includes: a state information displaying unit defining first and second display areas respectively displaying the first and second state information; and a display controller controlling the entire display including the unit and including: a malfunction information determining unit receiving the plural kinds of state information and determining whether or not the state information includes malfunction information indicating a malfunction of the machine; a first display switching unit switching the first state information in the first display area with a caution sign for reporting the malfunction, when the unit determines the malfunction information is received; and a second display switching unit switching the second state information in the second display area with the first state information, when the first state information is switched with the caution sign. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - A system and method for monitoring an industrial vehicle are presented. The system includes a first imaging subsystem for acquiring a plurality of load-carrying-portion images. A cargo-detection subsystem is configured for analyzing each of the plurality of load-carrying-portion images to determine whether cargo is positioned on the load-carrying portion. A power-detection subsystem is configured for determining when the industrial vehicle is running. A motion-detection subsystem is configured for determining when the industrial vehicle is in motion. An analytics subsystem is configured for calculating the amount of time that the industrial vehicle is running, the amount of time that the industrial vehicle is running while cargo is positioned on the load-carrying portion, the amount of time the industrial vehicle is in motion, and the amount of time the industrial vehicle is in motion while cargo is positioned on the load-carrying portion. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189448 | Status Information Display Device for Wheeled Work Vehicle, Maintenance-Screen Display Method for Wheeled Work Vehicle, and Maintenance-Screen Display Program for Wheeled Work Vehicle - A state information display for a wheel-type working vehicle includes: a state information displaying unit that displays plural kinds of state information of the wheel-type working vehicle; and a display controller that controls display of the state information displaying unit. The display controller includes: a standard screen displaying unit that displays the plural kinds of state information in the form of a standard screen during an operation of the wheel-type working vehicle; a maintenance/inspection screen switching unit that switches from the standard screen to a maintenance/inspection screen for the wheel-type working vehicle to be displayed in response to a predetermined dedicated operation; and a speed information displaying unit that displays speed information of the wheel-type working vehicle in any one of areas defined in the maintenance/inspection screen when the maintenance/inspection screen is switched to be displayed by the maintenance/inspection screen switching unit. | 06-30-2016 |
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