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| 701290200 | Failure detection initiates subsequent vehicle control | 56 |
| 20120041633 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING CONTROL OF A VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM - One or more embodiments include systems and methods for regulating control of a vehicle infotainment system. In one embodiment, a vehicle computing system includes a user interface which has one or more output components and one or more input components. Software executing in memory of the vehicle computing system may be programmed with rules to reduce driver distraction such as preventing inputs or outputs during vehicle operation. Inputs may be intercepted from the one or more input components of the user interface. Additionally or alternatively, outputs may be intercepted to the output components of the user interface. The intercepted inputs or intercepted outputs may be evaluated for one or more violations based on the rules. If the one or more violations are detected, the inputs or outputs may be prevented during vehicle operation. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120101681 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR OF A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR - A method is provided for operating a sensor of a vehicle. The sensor is configured to detect objects within a detection range and the method includes, but is not limited to detecting an object with the sensor. In addition, a position of the object is determined with data from the sensor. Furthermore, position data emitted by the object is received with a receiving apparatus of the vehicle and the position of the object is determined with the position data. Moreover, the position determined with the sensor is compared with the position of the object and comparative data is determined and an automatic adjustment of the sensor and/or output of a message inside the vehicle is made depending on the comparative data. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120109445 | UNDERSTEER ASSESSMENT FOR VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided for assessing understeer for a vehicle having at least one rear wheel and at least one front wheel. Rear wheel speeds are measured from the rear wheels, and front wheel speeds are measured for the front wheels. A determination is made as to the understeer of the vehicle using a comparison of the front wheel speeds and the rear wheel speeds. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120136526 | VEHICULAR ACTION DATA RECORD APPARATUS - When anomalous vehicle actions occur in a vehicle multiple times, it is determined whether each action data is included in a series of action data sets that are closely related mutually or an irrelevant independent action data set. When it is included in the series of action data sets, the ECUs record the series of action data sets in respective own memories according to a predetermined recording order. In contrast, when it is included in the independent action data set, an earliest ECU that is earliest in the recording order records the action data by overwriting its own memory. In this case, the earliest ECU transmits an instruction to other ECUs to delete all past action data that are recorded in own memories of the other ECUs. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120143432 | Fault Diagnosis Logic of Fuel Filter Heater and Fault Diagnosis Method Therefor - Fault diagnosis logic of a fuel filter heater may include a microprocessor electrically connected with the fuel filter heater, applying ground voltage to a power supply terminal of the fuel filter heater when an ignition switch turns on and a fuel filter relay turns on, measuring resistance of the fuel filter heater, and determining whether or not the fuel filter heater fails according to whether a measured resistance of the fuel filter heater is within a predetermined range or not. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120173071 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE - To provide a vehicle electronic control unit including a first microcomputer ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120239241 | YAW RATE FORECASTING - A yaw-rate forecasting system for a vehicle. The system includes a yaw rate sensor and an electronic control unit. The yaw rate sensor is configured to detect a yaw rate of the vehicle and to generate a signal indicative of the detected yaw rate. The electronic control unit is coupled to the yaw rate sensor, and is configured to receive the signal indicative of the yaw rate of the vehicle from the yaw rate sensor, forecast a future yaw rate, determine a stability of the vehicle using the forecasted yaw rate, and to generate a signal to control actuation of a vehicle brake. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120253586 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR DATA RECORDING CONTROL SYSTEM AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A vehicle behavior data recording control system is disclosed. The system comprises a vehicle abnormality detector for detecting a vehicle abnormality and a recorder for acquiring vehicle abnormality information from the vehicle abnormality detector. In response to occurrence of an unexpected behavior, the recorder determines whether or not a cause of the unexpected behavior is the vehicle abnormality. When the cause of the unexpected behavior is the vehicle abnormality, the recorder is prohibited from recording a behavior data relating to the unexpected behavior. When the cause of the unexpected behavior is not the vehicle abnormality, the recorder records the behavior data relating to the unexpected behavior in the memory as an unexpected behavior data. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120265394 | Cruise Control Method - A method of controlling an engine in a motor vehicle includes opening a throttle to an increased angle when conditions for fuel cut cycling are met. More specifically, when cruise control is on, the motor vehicle is moving downhill, and the current speed drops below a target speed, the engine control unit may choose to increase the angle of the throttle while maintaining fuel cut. Under other interrupting events, the engine control unit may choose to resume fueling control or reduce the throttle angle. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120265395 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for determining if a tire of a vehicle is improperly inflated. The system includes a radar, a wheel speed sensor, and a controller. The radar is configured to emit a signal generally parallel to a surface the vehicle is traveling on, to detect a reflection of the signal off of an object positioned perpendicular to the vehicle, and to output an indication of a speed of the vehicle. The wheel speed sensor is configured to sense a speed of a wheel of the vehicle. The controller is coupled to the radar and the wheel speed sensor, and is configured to receive the indication of the speed of the vehicle from the radar, to calculate a speed of the vehicle based on the sensed speed of the wheel, and to determine a tire of the wheel is improperly inflated when the speed of the vehicle calculated using the wheel speed sensor varies by more than a predetermined amount from the speed of the vehicle determined using the radar signal. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120290166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE MONITORING WITH PROCESSING INTERRUPTION TOLERANCE - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for vehicle monitoring with processing interruption tolerance. One or more vehicle sensors can transmit one or more data streams to a primary data processing system via a data channel. A secondary data buffer can be coupled to the data channel to continuously capture the set of data streams and/or subsets thereof. During normal operation, the set of data streams are processed by the primary data processing system. After a limited-duration fault occurs in the primary data processing system, it can recover by accessing the backup data in the secondary data buffer. The lost data can be retrieved from the secondary data buffer using timestamp information to process the data in its original time context and to ensure that no already-processed data is included. The set of data streams can be downsampled or decimated in the secondary data buffer to extend storage capacity. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130054079 | VALVE ID REGISTRATION SYSTEM - A valve ID registration system includes a sudden pressure decrease detector that detects a sudden pressure decrease in the tire and a transmission unit that transmits a valve signal. When the detector detects a sudden pressure decrease, the transmission unit transmits the valve signal, which includes sudden pressure decrease information, with more frames than normal. A sudden pressure decrease monitoring unit monitors the received valve signal for sudden pressure decrease information. After the valve signal including the sudden pressure decrease information is received with more frames than normal, when a new valve signal is received including the same valve ID as that in the valve signal including the sudden pressure decrease information and the new valve signal indicates an increase in air pressure, a registration unit determines that the valve signals were transmitted from the tire of the vehicle and registers the valve ID. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130116881 | MOTOR-VEHICLE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS TO DISTINGUISH DEGRADATION FROM TAMPERING - A method for responding to conditions detected in an on-board diagnostic unit of a motor vehicle and signaling degradation of a component of the motor vehicle. The method includes providing a first response if the conditions signal degradation of the component due to tampering, and providing a second response if the conditions signal degradation of the component not due to tampering. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130144481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILURE - A system for detecting accelerator pedal failure in an accelerator pedal system including a vehicle control system, the pedal failure detecting system having an accelerator pedal; a pedal arm; a sensor configured to interpret a force applied to the accelerator pedal and further configured to transmit a signal as a sensor output to the vehicle control system, wherein the vehicle control system is configured to correlate the sensor output to an accelerator pedal position, and to indicate a failure condition when it is not feasible the to read the sensor output given the accelerator pedal position. A method for detecting accelerator pedal failure conditions in an accelerator pedal system. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130253756 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a vehicle control system configured to select one of driving modes which are associated with abnormalities of control units and are previously defined in a mapping table, and to output an execution command via CAN bus to a corresponding control unit that achieves the selected driving mode. In the above process, the driving modes stored in a driving mode change instruction unit each provide a driving state which enables a vehicle to perform safety driving reliably, while maintaining a minimum necessary driving performance even when an abnormality occurs in the relevant control units. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130304304 | COMBINATION OF AN ON-BOARD POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND AT LEAST ONE LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A combination ( | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130317690 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE BATTERY - A vehicle battery diagnosis apparatus is provided that diagnoses a history of a usage state of a secondary battery of a vehicle and that presents a suppression measure against battery degradation. The vehicle battery diagnosis apparatus includes a storage unit and a diagnosis unit. The storage unit stores an alternative suppression measure for a factor responsible for degradation of the secondary battery. The diagnosis unit prohibits presentation of the alternative suppression measure as a suppression measure upon determining the alternative suppression measure fails to satisfy a prescribed presentation criterion. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130338870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTICS OF AN ACTIVE GRILLE SHUTTER SYSTEM - A system and method for diagnosing a mechanical failure in an active grille shutter (AGS) system of a vehicle. The method includes receiving at least one mechanical fault condition signal, each of the at least one mechanical fault condition signals being indicative of whether a particular mechanical fault condition was detected in the AGS system. The method also includes receiving a temperature signal indicating a temperature at a location proximate to a grille shutter of the AGS and determining whether to perform an extended diagnostic based on the at least one mechanical fault condition signal and the temperature signal. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130338871 | BATTERY CONDITION MONITORING DEVICE - A battery condition monitoring device has a control section for monitoring conditions of a high voltage battery on the basis of detection signals detected and transmitted by monitoring ICs. The control section has a main control section and a sub control section. When the main control section is in an abnormal condition, the sub control section detects the conditions of the high voltage battery, and instructs SMRs to turn on and off an electrical connection between the high voltage battery and a vehicle driving electric motor. The SMRs are arranged on connection lines through which the high voltage battery is connected to the vehicle driving electric motor. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130338872 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INITIATING AN OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS - A method for initiating an operation under emergency conditions of a motor vehicle, the method including detecting a malfunction of a component of the motor vehicle; checking whether an operation under emergency conditions is possible; reporting the malfunction to the driver; initiating the operation under emergency conditions under predefined conditions, the operation under emergency conditions being initiated following an active confirmation by the driver. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140025249 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONTINUOUS AND INTERMITTENT FAULTS - A method for diagnosing a device of a vehicle, includes: generating samples of a parameter of the device; indicating whether each of the samples passed or failed based on comparisons of the samples with one of a predetermined value and a predetermined range; tracking a first number of consecutive samples compared, a second number of the first number of samples that failed, a third number of the first number of samples that failed consecutively, and a fourth number of a last predetermined number of samples compared that failed; selecting one of a normal control mode, a temporary default action mode and a permanent default action mode based on the first, second, third, and fourth numbers; and selectively setting a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) in memory when in the permanent default action mode. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140032037 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING A STARTER RELAY FAILURE USING SYNCHRONIZED STATE MACHINE - A method and electrical system for detecting and compensating for a failure in a starter circuit that comprises first and second relays in a circuit path to a starter motor of a vehicle. The method and system determine if at least one of the first or second relays is in a closed position when it should be in an open position and disables a vehicle starter operation if it is determined that at least one of the first or second relays is in the closed position when it should be in the open position. The vehicle starter operation could be a stop-start operation of the engine. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140039747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE MONITORING WITH PROCESSING INTERRUPTION TOLERANCE - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for vehicle monitoring with processing interruption tolerance. One or more vehicle sensors can transmit one or more data streams to a primary data processing system via a data channel. A secondary data buffer can be coupled to the data channel to continuously capture the set of data streams and/or subsets thereof. During normal operation, the set of data streams are processed by the primary data processing system. After a limited-duration fault occurs in the primary data processing system, it can recover by accessing the backup data in the secondary data buffer. The lost data can be retrieved from the secondary data buffer using timestamp information to process the data in its original time context and to ensure that no already-processed data is included. The set of data streams can be downsampled or decimated in the secondary data buffer to extend storage capacity. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140052325 | Semiconductor Circuit and Method in a Safety Concept for Use in a Motor Vehicle - A semiconductor circuit for an electronic control device for use in a system in a motor vehicle, said system not being mechanically intrinsically safe, and a method for monitoring the semiconductor circuit, wherein the semiconductor circuit comprises a functional computer (FR), at least one monitoring unit (MU) and a monitoring computer (UR), wherein the functional computer (FR), the monitoring unit (MU) and the monitoring computer (UR) are each physically independent of each other, and the full or a restricted function of the semiconductor circuit is ensured by the functional computer (FR) in the event of a failure of the monitoring computer (UR) and vice versa. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052326 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT - A method for actuating a component of a drive train of a motor vehicle. The component is mechanically prestressed into a safe state. The method has the steps: sensing a fault state; sensing whether the fault state is a first or second type of fault state; immediate interruption of the actuation of the component so that the component is passively transferred into the safe state by the mechanical prestress if the fault state, is of the first type of fault state, or actuation of the component in such a way that the component is actively transferred into the safe state if the fault state is of the second type of fault state. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140081508 | Automotive Control Unit and Automotive Control System - An object of the present invention is to enhance the accuracy and the level of detail of an abnormality diagnosis by checking a transmitting-end application or controller for an abnormality by using abnormality diagnosis results concerning a plurality of communication messages. Disclosed is an automotive control unit having a plurality of applications for controlling a vehicle-mounted device and a common execution environment section for permitting the applications to exchange data with each other. The automotive control unit includes a communication protection section that, when the applications exchange data with the common execution environment section, checks the data for an abnormality, and a system abnormality check section that determines in accordance with an abnormality check result produced by the communication protection section whether the system is abnormal. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081509 | FAIL OPERATIONAL POWER SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS - A method for operating a diagnostic system of a vehicle including a fail operational power system (FOPS) module and a fail operational system (FOS) module includes the FOS module requesting a microcontroller of the FOPS module to generate a diagnostic control signal. The FOS module receives the diagnostic information from a component module of the FOPS module based on the diagnostic control signal generated by the microcontroller. The FOS module executes isolator diagnostics based on the received diagnostic information. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140088817 | METHOD AND SAFETY CONCEPT FOR RECOGNIZING DEFECTS IN A DRIVE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method and associated safety system are provided for the recognition of defects in a drive system of a motor vehicle, having an electronically controllable brake control system and having at least one electronically controlled driving engine, an electronically controllable clutch and/or having an electronically controllable transmission. An electronic braking control device is assigned to the brake control system, which braking control device is connected with an independent monitoring module. The independent monitoring module checks for an occurrence of an implausible braking torque, for detecting a defect in the drive system. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140121884 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FRICTION IN A POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A power steering system including a sensor arranged or located in the steering system. The sensor detects an acoustic vibration or an acceleration signal in the steering system during a change in the steering angle and generates a sensor signal representing the vibration or the acceleration signal. A control unit receives the sensor signal and compares the sensor signal with a threshold value to detect a fault state; for example when the sensor signal is larger than the threshold value. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140172227 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - In the present invention, on the basis of the results of determining whether or not a constituent element of a vehicle control device is malfunctioning, the malfunction determination logic for determining whether or not the vehicle control device as a whole is malfunctioning is caused to be easily reusable. This vehicle control device determines the level of functional malfunction of the vehicle control device on the basis of what combination of hardware configuring the vehicle control device is malfunctioning, and executes a failsafe function that is in accordance with the level of functional malfunction (see FIG. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140188326 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINING FAILURE OF UREA LEVEL SENSOR - A method and a system of determining failure of a urea level sensor may include: determining whether a difference between current and previous urea levels is smaller than or equal to a first predetermined level; determining, if the difference between the current and previous urea levels is smaller than or equal to the first predetermined level, whether a vehicle speed is faster than a predetermined vehicle speed; determining, if vehicle speed is faster than the predetermined vehicle speed, whether a vehicle acceleration is higher than a predetermined acceleration; determining, if vehicle acceleration is higher than the predetermined acceleration, whether a difference between current and previous raw urea levels is smaller than a predetermined raw urea level; and storing stuck failure code and restricting an output or the vehicle speed if the difference between the current and previous raw urea levels is smaller than the predetermined raw urea level. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINING FAILURE OF UREA QUALITY SENSOR - A method and a system determines failure of a urea quality sensor. The method may include: determining whether a urea temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature; determining, if the urea temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature, whether a vehicle speed is faster than a predetermined vehicle speed; determining, if the vehicle speed is faster than the predetermined vehicle speed, whether a difference between a current urea quality and a previous urea quality is higher than a predetermined urea quality; and storing a failure code if the difference between the current urea quality and the previous urea quality is higher than the predetermined urea quality. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140277904 | Method for Monitoring a Subsystem Installed in a Motor Vehicle - A method for monitoring a subsystem installed in a motor vehicle involves a diagnostic unit checking the subsystem for system errors at least during driving cycles of the motor vehicle, the check being carried out for an occurrence as well as for a correction of a system error. The diagnostic unit carries out a misuse assessment based on a frequency of detection of the occurrence and/or the correction of the system error in order to determine whether the detected occurrence and/or the detected correction of the system error is/are based on misuse. If occurrence of the system error is detected, a restricted operating mode is activated or an activated restricted operating mode is continued in which drivability of the vehicle is restricted after a predefinable number of driving cycles has elapsed or after a predefinable travel distance has passed without the correction of the system error being detected. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140288760 | GRILL SHUTTER DEVICE - A shutter mechanism is adapted to be provided to a grill opening in a vehicle body. Opening and closing operations of the shutter mechanism are controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU determines whether a vehicle is in a traveling end state. If the vehicle is in the traveling end state, the ECU determines whether or not the shutter mechanism is in an open state. If the ECU determines that the open state of the shutter mechanism cannot be confirmed, the ECU controls the shutter mechanism to open the shutter mechanism. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140336864 | ACTUATOR CONTROL APPARATUS - An actuator control apparatus including a by-wire control circuit, a monitor circuit, a drive determination section, and a prohibition section is provided. The by-wire control circuit electrically controls an actuator acting as a drive source of an on-board apparatus. The monitor circuit monitors whether or not the by-wire control circuit is normally operating. The monitor circuit is provided separately from the by-wire control circuit. The drive determination section determines prohibition and permission of driving the actuator. The prohibition section prohibits the actuator from being driven when the permission of driving the actuator is not determined by the drive determination section. The prohibition section also prohibits the actuator from being driven when the monitor circuit determines that the by-wire control circuit is not normally operating. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140379199 | METHOD FOR AGING-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT OPERATION IN PARTICULAR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a motor vehicle having at least one component which is subject to an operation-dependent aging process, in which the connection between a load profile of the at least one component and a damage resulting therefrom is determined, and the damage of the at least one component is estimated from the determined connection, and in which an operating strategy for operating the motor vehicle is set on the basis of the estimated damage of the at least one component. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150032325 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT WITH ACTIVE CONTROL USING INTEGRATED ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT - A system and method for actively controlling a structure is disclosed. At least one non-optimal event is identified in real-time based on at least one real-time elasticity measurement, if an event threshold exceeds a predetermined value. In response to an active control command, a control mechanism is then activated in real-time to compensate for the non-optimal event. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150066284 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL FOR IMPAIRED DRIVER - A condition of an operator of a vehicle is detected. It is determined that the condition is an impaired condition. At least one autonomous operation is performed based on the impaired condition. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150088361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTACTOR HEALTH - A method for monitoring contactor health according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, storing wear data associated with a contactor, categorizing the wear data into at least a first bin and a second bin, assigning a first health level to the wear data associated with the first bin and assigning a second health level to the wear data associated with the second bin. Health information concerning the contactor is communicated to the vehicle operator. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088362 | SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE INDUCEMENT METHOD - Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to an SCR aftertreatment system and incentives/inducements for an operator/user to maintain the SCR aftertreatment in compliance with operating requirements and/or regulations. An engine is operationally coupled to at least one of a DEF tank and an SCR aftertreatment system. An inducement signal value is determined in response to a threshold value being obtained relating to at least one of the DEF tank level indication, a DEF quality indication, and an SCR aftertreatment system malfunction indication. The inducement signal value initiates at least one derate value of the engine to incentivize or induce the operator to have the aftertreatment system maintained and avoid or prevent out-of compliance operation of the SCR aftertreatment system. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150120130 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system includes a contactor system, a vehicle control unit, and a fault diagnostic system. The contactor system includes one or more contactors. The vehicle control unit is coupled to the contactor system via a first connection and a second connection. The vehicle control unit is configured to provide a controlling signal to the contactor system through at least one of the first connection and the second connection to control the one or more contactors. The fault diagnostic system is configured to identify faults occurring in the first connection and the second connection. A method is also provided. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150322835 | UREA SOLUTION AFTER-TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR WARNING OF UREA SOLUTION STATE USING TOUCH - A urea solution after-treatment system may include a controller which receives urea solution detection information of a urea solution storage tank ( | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150330135 | System and Method of Blockage Detection During an Automatic Adjustment of a Movable Vehicle Part in a Motor Vehicle - A system and method are provided for detecting blockages during an automatic adjustment of a movable vehicle part in a motor vehicle equipped with an electric motor drive and an electronic control unit. The drive current as well as the movement speed of the drive are detected by the electronic control unit. When the movement speed increases above the normal level, the control unit suppresses the detection of a blockage event if a drive current increase required for the movement speed increase cannot be ascertained. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160005243 | VEHICLE STATUS NOTIFICATION AND OPERATOR IDENTIFICATION - A computing system located on-board a vehicle issues an event notification responsive to detection of an event condition. The on-board computing system detects the presence of wireless-enabled devices located within the vehicle or within proximity to the vehicle over a wireless communications link. The on-board computing system seeks to determine the identity of one or more persons that enter, attempt to enter, or operate the vehicle based on identifiers obtained from one or more wireless-enabled devices carried by those persons. The on-board computing system distinguishes multiple users from each other by designating one user as the vehicle operator, and one or more other users as passengers of the vehicle. The on-board computing system may include a removable on-board interface device that interfaces with an on-board vehicle control system. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160104327 | ROAD EMERGENCY ACTIVATION - A vehicle system includes a processing device programmed to monitor an operating state of a vehicle and the operation of at least one subsystem module. Depending on the operating state of the vehicle, the processing device can detect a subsystem module failure. If a failure is detected, the processing device can perform a remedial action. The remedial action taken may be based on the type of failure detected. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160107525 | METHOD FOR RECONNECTING A RELAY IN A VEHICLE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method for reconnecting a relay in a vehicle battery management system includes: measuring an insulation resistance between a positive electrode or a negative electrode of a battery and a vehicle chassis; turning off each of relays connected between the positive and negative electrodes of the battery and a load when the measured insulation resistance is less than a reference value; re-measuring the insulation resistance; and performing a relay-on sequence for turning on each of the relays when the resistance value of the re-measured insulation resistance is greater than the reference value. A relay reconnection number of the relay-on sequence, based on a repetition of the measuring and re-measuring, is set and limited so as to not exceed a threshold value. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160108657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MALFUNCTION DIAGNOSIS OF MIDDLE DOOR OR STEP FOR VEHICLE - A malfunction diagnosis method of a middle door or a step for a vehicle may include: a first receiving step receiving a first operating signal from the middle door or the step of the vehicle; a first diagnosis step of diagnosing whether the middle door or the step is in a failure state based on the first operating signal; a second receiving step of receiving a second operating signal from the middle door or the step of the vehicle; a second diagnosis step of diagnosing whether the middle door or the step is in a failure state based on the second operating signal; determining whether an engine is starting if the first and second diagnosing steps indicate the middle door or the step is in the failure state; and setting an interlock on an accelerator pedal if it is determined that the engine is starting. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160146876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INSULATION-BREAKDOWN OF VEHICLE COMPONENT - A system and method for diagnosing insulation-breakdown of a vehicle component including a system in a vehicle including high voltage components are provided. The system includes a battery pack that is configured to supply a high voltage to the vehicle and a high voltage relay that is connected to an output stage of the battery pack. Additionally, a high voltage component controller is connected to an output stage of the high voltage relay to turn the high voltage component on and off. A battery management system interlocks with the battery pack, the high voltage relay, and the high voltage component controller to diagnose whether the battery pack, an input stage of the high voltage component controller, and the high voltage component are insulated-breakdown. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160160780 | A CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A CONTROL SYSTEM - An electronic control unit suitable for a motorcycle provides diagnostic support, tachometer drive and warning lamp drive all multiplexed onto one pin and driven by a single driver circuit. In a diagnostics mode, the pin is connected to diagnostic equipment. When a diagnostic test has been completed, a tachometer drive signal is output on the pin, the drive signal having a duty cycle set high enough to illuminate the warning lamp if a fault condition is detected by on-board sensors. By combining multiple functions onto a single pin with a single driver circuit, the cost of implementing an engine control unit may be reduced compared with existing arrangements which require separate pins and drivers for each function. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160171797 | CONTROL METHOD FOR HYDROGEN LEAK DETERMINING SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160193973 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A COMPONENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160378103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS ACTIVITY AND HARMFUL HARDWARE/SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS TO A VEHICLE - An Artificial Intelligence (AI) interface and engine is described that enables the monitoring and analysis of vehicle information to determine if the vehicle has had at least one of hardware and software maliciously changed, added, or removed. The AI interface may determine the presence of the maliciously changed, added, or removed hardware and/or software such as by receiving an emergency condition from at least one sensor that is in disagreement with another sensor. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20190143915 | TEMPERATURE-BASED EMBEDDED MODEM FEATURE SCALING | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190143999 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220135016 | VEHICLE BRAKING CALIBRATION SYSTEM - A vehicle braking calibration system and related method includes a valve fluidly coupled with a vehicle braking system of a vehicle. The valve is configured to move between an open position and a closed position to control an amount of a fluid that is directed out of the braking system. A sensor detects one or more characteristics of the fluid that is directed out of the braking system. A controller determines a state of the braking system based on the one or more characteristics of the fluid. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220135058 | APPARATUS PROVIDING A WIPER FAIL-SAFE MODE, A SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND A METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus providing a wiper fail-safe mode, a system having the same, and a method thereof identify the occurrence of a wiper system failure and notify the driver of the occurrence of the failure. The system includes a wiper control module that is connected with at least one of a wiper and a rain sensor and outputs at least one of location information of the wiper and failure information of the rain sensor. The system includes an apparatus providing a wiper fail-safe mode that identifies a failure of a wiper system based on at least one of state information of a wiper switch, the state information being received from the wiper switch, the location information of the wiper, the location information being received from the wiper control module, or the failure information of the rain sensor and outputs a notification of the failure of the wiper system. | 05-05-2022 |
