01st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220001806 | Universal Mount System For Vehicle Roof Rack - A Universal Rack Mounting System for vehicles to hold a roof rack attached to the outer body of a vehicle is provided. The Universal Rack Mounting System comprises a mounting block with sufficient flexibility to conform to the contour of a vehicle roof. The mounting block affixes to the ditch channel of a vehicle roof without the need to drill holes through the outer surface of the vehicle and can be used to attach a variety of commercial roof rack systems. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001807 | CARGO CARRIER - A lid for a cargo carrier having a reinforced front portion for reducing a flexibility of the lid at least in the reinforced front portion. The reinforced front portion includes a reinforcing structure. The reinforcing structure includes at least two continuous elongate reinforcing sections. Each of the at least two continuous elongate reinforcing sections extends along or is defined in an inner surface of the lid and has a different main extension direction. At least two of the at least two continuous elongate reinforcing sections cross each other and each of the at least two continuous elongate reinforcing sections extends along a path defined by a differentiable function. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001808 | TAILGATE PAD - A tailgate pad. The tailgate pad includes a front side. The tailgate pad also includes a back side. The tailgate pad further includes a fold out panel coupled with the front side, the fold out panel to wrap about at least a portion of a wheel of a vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001809 | CARGO HOLD ASSEMBLY FOR A PICKUP TRUCK CARGO BED - Provided is an accessory mounting system for use in a cargo bed of a pickup truck. The accessory mounting system comprises a cargo hold assembly and at least one accessory member for releasable attachment to the cargo hold assembly. The at least one accessory member is configured to confer a cargo holding functionality to the cargo hold assembly. The cargo hold assembly includes a base configured to be mounted to a side-wall portion of the cargo bed. The base includes a plurality of registration bosses, each being configured to receive a corresponding registration cavity provided on the at least one accessory member. The at least one accessory member may be mountable upon the base in more than one orientation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001810 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT HOLDER - An electronic equipment holder includes a first housing part to hold an electronic equipment including a display, and a second housing part that is adjacent to the first housing part and includes a wall part including a partially notched communicating part to communicate with the first housing part. The display can be viewed from a side of the second housing part through the communicating part. The first housing part are integrally formed with the second housing part. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001811 | EXTERIOR VISION UNIT - The invention relates to an exterior vision unit for a vehicle. The unit includes a base for attachment to the vehicle and a swiveling housing mounted at the base which can be swiveled at least between a park position, a work position, and an extreme overfold position. The housing includes a camera unit with a lens. The exterior viewing unit includes an adjustable cover for temporarily covering the lens. The cover is adjustable between a cover position and a release position. It also includes an adjustment device for adjusting the cover between its cover position and release position or vice versa. The adjustment device is fitted with an adjusting device connected to the cover in such a way that the cover adjusts when the adjusting device is moved. The adjustment device further includes an initial movable gripping device designed for temporary engagement with the adjusting device linked to the cover. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001812 | VEHICULAR CAMERA SYSTEM WITH FORWARD VIEWING CAMERA - A vehicular camera system includes an attaching structure configured to attach at an in-cabin side of a vehicle windshield. A camera module accommodates a circuit board and an imager and the camera module includes a lens aligned with the imager. The attaching structure includes a camera module receiving portion having an opening at a lower portion of the camera module receiving portion. With the attaching structure attached at the in-cabin side of the vehicle windshield, the camera module is inserted upward through the opening and is at least partially received in the camera module receiving portion to attach the camera module at the camera module receiving portion. With the attaching structure attached at the in-cabin side of the vehicle windshield and with the camera module at least partially received in the camera module receiving portion, the imager views through the vehicle windshield and forward of the vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001813 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, CAMERA, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - This image generation device is provided with: an image acquisition unit that acquires a rear-side image of the rear side of a vehicle; and an image generation unit. When the rear-side image includes an overlapped portion where an image region, in which an auxiliary line for assisting in the backward driving of the vehicle is overlaid, overlaps an image region in which a specific target is positioned, the image generation unit generates, in at least the overlapped portion, an image in which the auxiliary line is not overlaid or is overlaid in a semi-transparent state; and when the rear-side image does not include the overlapped portion, the image generation unit generates an image in which the auxiliary line is overlaid on the rear-side image. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001814 | VEHICLE WITH TOILET - To achieve both a reduction in weight of a toilet room and an improvement in strength thereof. A vehicle with a toilet includes a toilet room including a side-surface part and a ceiling part connected to the side-surface part. The side-surface part includes a plate-like side-surface outer plate extending in a vertical direction, and an upper-end edge frame extending in a longitudinal direction and connected to an inner-side upper-end edge of the side-surface outer plate. The ceiling part includes a plate-like ceiling outer plate extending in a horizontal direction, and a side-end edge frame extending in the longitudinal direction and connected to an inner-side side-end edge of the ceiling outer plate. The upper-end edge frame of the side-surface part and the side-end edge frame of the ceiling part are connected to each other by at least one rod-like reinforcing member. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001815 | TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A track assembly for a rail-mounted component of a vehicle includes a rail cartridge slidably coupled with a track and defines a first slot. A first electrical connector is positioned within the rail cartridge. A connection cartridge defines a channel. The connection cartridge includes first and second sidewalls joined by a bottom wall. A second electrical connector is positioned within the channel and is configured to selectively engage with the first electrical connector. An actuation member is positioned within the channel and is movable between first and second positions. The actuation member is biased to the first position. An actuator is operably coupled with the actuation member to selectively move the actuation member into the second position against the bias. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001816 | WIRE EXTERIOR BODY AND EXTERIOR-COVERED WIRE HARNESS - A wire exterior body and an exterior-covered wire harness, capable of reducing vibration noise generated by vibration of the exterior body attached to a vehicle or the like and the wire harness in the exterior body, caused by vibration of the vehicle or the like, are provided. A wire exterior body to be attached to an outer periphery of a wire, formed by bending a resin sheet, includes a plurality of wall parts extending along the extending direction of the wire and forming an accommodating part for accommodating the wire. At least one of the plurality of wall parts has a protruding part protruding from the at least one wall part. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001817 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A vehicle power supply device includes a voltage decrease circuit, a control unit, and a voltage increase power supply unit. The voltage decrease circuit includes multiple MOSFETs as switching elements, receives a voltage supplied from a battery, decreases, by turning on and turning off the switching elements, the received voltage to an operation voltage of an operation target device, and outputs the decreased voltage to the operation target device. The control unit controls an operation of the voltage decrease circuit. The voltage increase power supply unit is connected with the voltage decrease circuit in parallel, receives the voltage supplied from the battery, increases the received voltage, and outputs the increased voltage to the control unit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001818 | Energy Absorption Component for a Motor Vehicle and Energy Absorption Element and Strengthening Element Therefor - An energy absorption component for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorption element that has a longitudinal element with first and second support regions that support the longitudinal element on a bumper crossmember of the motor vehicle and on a shell construction element of the motor vehicle, respectively. A strengthening element is disposed on an outside of the longitudinal element and has first and second support regions that support the strengthening element on the bumper crossmember and on the shell construction element, respectively. An end of the first support region of the strengthening element is disposed apart from an end of the first support region of the longitudinal element by a first distance and an end of the second support region of the strengthening element is disposed apart from an end of the second support region of the longitudinal element by a second distance. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001819 | VEHICLE FRONT BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle front body structure is provided for reliably transferring a collision load to a crash can and a front frame by preventing a bumper beam from buckling during a small overlap collision. Bending rigidity of the bumper beam in a vehicle width direction is such that 1) a bending moment generated on the bumper beam when a collision load in a direction toward a vehicle rear side is applied to an extending section, which extends outward in the vehicle width direction from a crash can fixed section, is the highest in a vehicle width direction inner end portion of the crash can fixed section on a side where the collision load is applied, and 2) the bending moment is continuously reduced as a distance from the vehicle width direction inner end portion in the vehicle width direction increases. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001820 | SNAP-ON AUTOMOTIVE GRILLE OVERLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An improved snap-on grille overlay and method for manufacturing the same, comprising interior regions containing the snap-on technology used for snapping over corresponding exterior regions of a manufacturer's existing grille, wherein upon engagement of a rigid polymer upper lip and a rigid polymer lower lip and a rigid polymer connecting lip of the present invention's improved automotive grille overlay with the corresponding portions of a manufacturer's grille, the present invention's improved automotive grille overlay is firmly affixed to said manufacturer's grille without the use of double-sided tape or clips as taught by the prior art. In addition, a three dimensional (3D) scanned imaging of the individual embodiment component parts is generated, after rigorous testing, and is transferred to an injection molding computer to generate the injection molding designed precisely corresponding to each individual component parts of the present invention. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001821 | DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE - A driving control device is configured to control driving of occupant protection devices to be mounted on a vehicle. The driving control device includes a detection result acquisition unit, a collision form estimation unit, and a device selection unit. The detection result acquisition unit acquires a detection result of an object ahead of the vehicle before collision. The collision form estimation unit estimates a form of collision that may occur with the object based on the detection result. When a collision between the vehicle and the object is detected, the device selection unit selects which of the occupant protection devices should be driven based on the collision form estimated by the collision form estimation unit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001822 | VEHICLE AIRBAG CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle airbag control system has an airbag module, a detector and an electronic controller. The airbag module has an airbag that is configured to be positioned below a vehicle floor panel in an undeployed state. The airbag that is configured to be positioned to be above the vehicle floor panel in the deployed state. The detector is configured to detect a presence of an obstruction over the airbag module at a location above the vehicle floor panel. The electronic controller is programmed to deploy the airbag based on a detected result of the detector. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001823 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a restraint system having at least one airbag, wherein a head position of a vehicle occupant relative to a reference point in the vehicle is continuously defined. The distance between the head of the vehicle occupant and the at least one airbag in the idle state is determined from the defined head position of the vehicle occupant. The determined distance is evaluated by a comparison with stored reference values and at least one triggering size of the at least one airbag is determined on the basis of the comparison. When the restraint system is triggered, triggering signals corresponding to the at least one triggering size are transmitted to the at least one airbag, as well as to a corresponding restraint system for a vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001824 | STEERING DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING AN AIRBAG MODULE ON A STEERING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The disclosure is directed to a steering device assembly for positioning and fastening an airbag module on a steering device of a motor vehicle. The steering device assembly comprises a first positioning body having a detent lever, a carrier, a spring element, and a second positioning body. The detent lever comprises a first leg and a second leg connected to the first leg at one leg end the detent lever is mounted for pivoting between an initial position and a final assembly position on the carrier. The spring element loads the detent lever into the final assembly position. Each leg extends to an opposite free leg end at a specified angle. The second positioning body has a stop for the free leg end of the first leg for pivoting the detent lever from the initial position into the final assembly position and a detent contour for locking with the free leg end of the second leg in the final assembly position of the detent lever. A method for installing an airbag module on a steering device of a motor vehicle by the steering device assembly. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001825 | AIRBAG MODULE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A GAS GENERATOR IN AN AIRBAG - An airbag module ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001826 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DIFFUSER AND A GAS GENERATOR, AIRBAG MODULE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING AN ASSEMBLY - In an assembly ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001827 | VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT - A vehicle interior component configured to present a user interface for a vehicle occupant with at least one vehicle system and/or network is disclosed. The component may comprise a housing, cover structure and user interface system configured to present the user interface at a cover surface. The user interface may comprise a light display configured to transmit light from a light source and/or an input device configured to interface with a sensor arrangement. The user interface may comprise output from the light display and/or input by interaction with the input device at the cover surface through the sensor arrangement. The component may comprise an interface module comprising the light display and the input device. The light display may comprise a light guide and/or display panel. The light guide may comprise a projection and/or icon configured to transmit light through an aperture and/or recess of the cover structure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001828 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING INFLATORS - An occupant protection system for a vehicle may include an expandable curtain and/or an expandable bladder configured to be expanded from a stowed state to a deployed state. The system may also include a transverse ceiling trim panel and one or more side ceiling trim panels configured to be coupled to a ceiling of the vehicle, with the transverse ceiling trim panel extending substantially transversely with respect to the one or more side ceiling trim panels. Portions of the ceiling trim panels may be configured to deflect and allow expansion of the expandable curtain and/or the expandable bladder to the deployed state. The system may also include a deployment controller and one or more inflators configured to cause deployment of the expandable curtain at a first time and deployment of the expandable bladder at a second time after the first time. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001829 | A COATING COMPOSITION, A COATED FABRIC, A METHOD OF MAKING A COATED FABRIC, AND AN ARTICLE MADE FROM THE COATED FABRIC - A coating composition which comprises a first polymeric component which comprises a first polymeric dispersion, wherein polymers contained in the first polymeric dispersion have a surface free energy of equal to or greater than 28 mJ/m | 2022-01-06 |
20220001830 | AIRBAG MODULE - An airbag module ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001831 | SAFETY BELT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SAFETY BELT - The invention provides a seat belt ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001832 | SAFETY BELT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SAFETY BELT - The invention provides a seat belt ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001833 | WEBBING RETRACTOR - A webbing retractor includes: a take-up shaft on which a webbing that is applied to a vehicle occupant can be taken-up, and on which the webbing is taken-up due to the take-up shaft being rotated in a take-up direction, and that is rotated in a pull-out direction due to the webbing being pulled-out; a restricting member that, by being operated, restricts rotation of the take-up shaft in the pull-out direction; a sensing section that senses a pulled-out state of the webbing; and a control section that, in a case in which the sensed pulled-out state corresponds to a state in which the webbing is pulled-out to a predetermined position, operates the restricting member and restricts rotation of the take-up shaft. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001834 | POWER TRANSMISSION MEMBER, PRETENSIONER, RETRACTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER TRANSMISSION MEMBER - A power transmission member including a base resin that has a water absorption characteristic that a water absorption rate is 1% or less when Method 1 of ISO 62 (a method for measuring a weight increasing rate after being immersed in water at 23° C. for 24 hours) is used and an elastomer that imparts mechanical characteristics to the power transmission member | 2022-01-06 |
20220001835 | DETECTING ABNORMAL CAN BUS WAKE-UP PATTERN - Techniques for using a detector coupled to a controller area network (CAN) bus of a vehicle system to identify and generate alerts in response to wake-up attacks on the vehicle system. Techniques include an electronic control unit (ECU) sending a wake-up message across the CAN bus that is detected by the detector. The detector includes memory and a processor to identify the timestamp of the wake-up message when the vehicle ignition is off. The detector determines a total operational time for the ECU over an observation time period and generates a notification of a wake-up anomaly when the total operational time over the observation time period exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001836 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRECISE POSITION ESTIMATION FOR VEHICLE OVER UWB - The present invention is to perform position estimation in relation to a vehicle and a key module by using an ultra-wideband (UWB) and, specifically, relates to a method and system for precise position estimation for a vehicle, whereby position can be estimated, with effects minimized that result from the type of the vehicle and the quality of exterior metal of the vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001837 | START SWITCH DEVICE - A start switch device includes a start button configured to send a command to start or stop a vehicle drive device, a biometric sensor arranged on the start button for reading a biometric information of an operator to operate an operating surface of the start button, a light source configured to emit an illuminating light from an inside of the start button toward the operating surface, and a design part arranged around the biometric sensor on the operating surface and configured to define a design on the operating surface by the illuminating light transmitted therethrough. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001838 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a vehicle capable of locking/unlocking a vehicle door through a remote controller even when the vehicle's main battery cannot supply power normally. A vehicle includes: a door locking device configured to perform locking/unlocking of the door; and a controller configured to drive the door locking device using the power of a first battery, charge a second battery with the power of the first battery, and drive the door locking device using the power of the second battery when power is not supplied from the first battery. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001839 | LIQUID SPRAYING WIPER FRAME FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOWS, AND OPTIMISATION OF THE SEALING OF THIS FRAME - The invention relates to a wiper frame ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001840 | WIPER BLADE WITH COVER - A cover for windshield wiper blades having an elongate body with a central collar and first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar. The first and second elongate portions having outer ends, and the central collar defining an interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue. A channel is disposed along each of the first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar towards the outer ends; and an end retainer or other securing mechanism is located at the outer ends. Also, windshield wiper blades incorporating such covers. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001841 | Cleaning Unit - A cleaning unit for a window or a sensor in a motor vehicle includes a reservoir for a cleaning liquid, at least one cleaning nozzle provided in or on a cleaning nozzle unit, a fluid connection between the reservoir and the cleaning nozzle and at least one spray pump provided between the reservoir and the cleaning nozzle. The spray pump is formed by a piston-cylinder unit that has a cylinder axis and is provided in or on the cleaning nozzle unit. The cleaning unit is characterized in that the piston of the piston-cylinder unit is designed as an electromagnetically actuated piston, which can be actuated in a first direction under the action of an electromagnetic force directed along the cylinder axis, which first direction forms a compression direction. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001842 | WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES, AND RELATED METHODS FOR A KNEELING VEHICLE OR TRAILER CHASSIS - An apparatus has: a chassis; wheel assemblies at opposed sides of the chassis, each wheel assembly having: a ground engaging wheel; a wheel mount; a control arm pivotally connected between the wheel mount and the chassis; and an actuator pivotally connected between the wheel mount of the ground engaging wheel and the chassis; in which the actuator is operable to, in use, cause the ground engaging wheel to: pitch down with increasing camber from an upright position into a facedown position to lower the chassis; and pitch up with decreasing camber from the facedown position into the upright position to raise the chassis. A method involves lowering the chassis by operating the actuators to pitch the ground engaging wheels down into the facedown position; and raising the chassis by operating the actuators to pitch the ground engaging wheels up into the upright position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001843 | DEVICE FOR ACTUATING THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR IN A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a device in which a brake member and an accelerator member are arranged in an actuation unit for actuating the brake and accelerator in a vehicle. The actuation unit can be moved from an active driving position during autonomous driving into an at least approximately horizontal position to form a leg rest, the brake member and the accelerator member being deactivated. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001844 | WORK VEHICLE - A crane vehicle capable of preventing another vehicle from coming into contact with a tip end portion of a boom when entering an intersection includes a controller that detects an obstacle on a lateral side of a tip end portion of a boom by using left and right cameras when the vehicle enters an intersection or the like. When it is determined that a detected obstacle may come into contact with the tip end portion of the boom, the controller drives a brake device to stop a crane vehicle, and causes a speaker to output a warning sound. When it is determined that there is no risk of contact with the boom as the detected obstacle stops, or moves away from the crane vehicle by turning left or right, or passing an intersection, the controller releases the driving of the brake device to enable travelling of the crane vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001845 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE AND BRAKE SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a brake control device and a brake system capable of braking with a shortened braking response when shifting from non-braking to braking. A brake control device | 2022-01-06 |
20220001846 | CORNER MODULE FOR VEHICLE - The present disclosure in at least one embodiment provides a corner module for a vehicle, including a front-wheel corner module configured to drive a front wheel and including a front-wheel inwheel motor installed on the front wheel to generate a driving force and a friction braking device configured to generate a braking force on the front wheel, a rear-wheel corner module configured to drive a rear wheel and including a rear-wheel inwheel motor installed on the rear wheel to generate a driving force, a driving information detector configured to detect driving information of the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to control the front-wheel corner module to form a friction braking force by using the driving information and to control the rear-wheel corner module to form a regenerative braking force, wherein the front-wheel corner module uses the front-wheel inwheel motor that is provided with a lower specification than the rear-wheel inwheel motor to save the manufacturing cost, and the rear-wheel corner module has no friction braking device installed so that the rear-wheel inwheel motor is undamaged by heat. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001847 | ELECTRIC-POWERED ACTUATOR AND ELECTRIC BRAKING DEVICE - The electric-powered actuator includes a control device including: a motor angle estimation unit, and a reverse-input holding control section having a function of engaging an engaging part with an engaged part by controlling a solenoid to set the reverse-input holding mechanism into a reverse-input holding state while the electric-powered actuator is applying a load and a function of, from the reverse-input holding state, disengaging the engaging part from the engaged part to set the reverse-input holding mechanism into a reverse-input holding release state. The reverse-input holding control section includes an engagement intermediate control function section configured to control the estimated rotation angle such that the engaged part and the engaging part come into a predetermined positional relation within a certain period of time, when the engaging part is brought into engagement with the engaged part and when the engaging part is brought out of engagement with the engaged part. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001848 | METHOD OF POWER MANAGEMENT AND A POWER SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for power management of an electrically powered vehicle ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001849 | Apparatus for Selectively Sharing the Power of a Multidrive Unit Vehicle - An apparatus for selectively sharing, towards separate users, the power of a multi-drive unit vehicle, includes a mechanical transmission, that connects propulsion units of the vehicle to at least one primary drive unit; a secondary power unit for service units, which is operatively positioned between the mechanical transmission and at least one service unit of the vehicle; as well as at least one of either a first or a second joint, that are mounted on the mechanical transmission on either side of the secondary power unit for service units and are switchable by operating suitable control means. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001850 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MANAGEMENT USING ADAPTIVE POWER SPLIT RATIO - Methods and systems of power management in a hybrid vehicle are disclosed. A control system of the hybrid vehicle obtains battery temperature and catalyst temperature. The control system determines (a) whether the battery temperature is within an optimal battery temperature range and (b) whether the catalyst temperature is within an optimal catalyst temperature range. The control system determines a power split ratio (PSR) based on the determination of (a) and (b). The control system controls the engine and the motor-generator based on the determined PSR. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001851 | Internal Combustion Engine Control Device - Provided is an internal combustion engine control device capable of maintaining an activation temperature of a catalyst while suppressing deterioration of an exhaust gas in a hybrid engine. To this end, the internal combustion engine control device of the present invention controls an internal combustion engine in an engine for a hybrid vehicle. The internal combustion engine has a catalyst that purifies the harmful substances in the exhaust gas and a catalyst temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the catalyst. Then, when the temperature of the catalyst detected by the catalyst temperature detection unit does not reach a predetermined temperature, the internal combustion engine control device performs a catalyst temperature rise control for increasing the temperature of the catalyst and performs motoring. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001852 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - Provided is a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, and switches a driving mode between an EV mode and an HV mode. A position of the hybrid vehicle is determined, when determination is made that the hybrid vehicle is within a low emission zone where operation of the internal combustion engine is to be restricted, the operation of the internal combustion engine is stopped, and when determination is made that the hybrid vehicle is within an entrance area adjacent to a boundary of the low emission zone outside the low emission zone, an occupant of the hybrid vehicle is notified that the hybrid vehicle enters or is likely to enter the low emission zone soon. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001853 | VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle capable of suppressing vibration of a drive unit having an engine and a motor to be small and having high vehicle motion performance. The drive unit for travel of the vehicle includes an engine and a motor. The engine is a rotary engine and has an engine output shaft and an engine housing. The motor has a motor output shaft, a rotor, and a stator that are accommodated in a motor housing. The engine housing of the engine and the motor housing of the motor are directly joined to each other. The engine output shaft and the motor output shaft are directly joined to each other. The rotor of the motor has: a main body section that generates a rotational magnetic field with the stator; and a weight section that functions as a balance weight of the engine. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001854 | Regenerative Braking System and Electrically-Driven Work Vehicle Using Regenerative Braking System - A power regeneration device | 2022-01-06 |
20220001855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC MACHINES - The present disclosure relates to a controller for controlling operation of at least first and second traction machines in a vehicle. The controller includes a processor configured to predict an operating temperature of each of said at least first and second traction machines for at least a portion of a current route. The processor determines at least first and second torque requests for said at least first and second traction machines. The at least first and second torque requests are determined in dependence on the predicted operating temperatures of the at least first and second traction machines. The processor generates at least first and second traction motor control signals in dependence on the determined at least first and second torque requests. The present disclosure also relates to method of controlling at least first and second traction machines in a vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001856 | METHOD FOR SECURING A STARTING MOVEMENT OF A SEMI-AUTOMATED OR FULLY AUTOMATED VEHICLE - A method for securing a starting movement of a semi-automated or fully automated vehicle, the vehicle including at least one imaging sensor, which is configured to capture images of a close-up range of the vehicle. A recognition of objects in the close-up range of the vehicle is carried out. A starting movement of the vehicle is prevented if an object has been recognized. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001857 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A parking assistance device includes a processor and a memory having instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the parking assistance device to perform operations. The operations include: calculating a parking route to generate parking route information; and changing a stop determination distance parameter included in an automatic parking parameter based on obstacle information input to the parking assistance device and the parking route information. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001858 | DANGEROUS SCENE PREDICTION DEVICE, DANGEROUS SCENE PREDICTION METHOD, AND DANGEROUS SCENE PREDICTION PROGRAM - A dangerous scene prediction device | 2022-01-06 |
20220001859 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING COLLISION OF CUT-IN VEHICLE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An autonomous driving system for preventing collision with a cut-in vehicle may include a counterpart vehicle detector detecting driving information of a surrounding vehicle to deliver the driving information of the surrounding vehicle to a vehicle controller, a host vehicle detector detecting driving information of a host vehicle to deliver the driving information of the host vehicle to the vehicle controller, and the vehicle controller generating avoidance routes for avoiding collision with the surrounding vehicle entering a front of the host vehicle, designating a reach location according to a speed at a specific interval on the avoidance routes, and selecting an avoidance route for avoiding the collision among the plurality of avoidance routes, and then controlling a speed of the host vehicle to reach the reach location for avoiding the collision with the surrounding vehicle on the selected avoidance route, when there is possibility of collision. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001860 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE, INVOLVING THE CONTROL OF STEERING AND DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING SYSTEMS - An obstacle-avoidance method includes detecting an obstacle in a vicinity of a motor vehicle and planning an obstacle-avoidance path for avoiding the obstacle; and commanding steering and differential braking systems to handle the avoidance path. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001861 | Contingent Model Predictive Control Incorporating Online Estimation of Nominal and Uncertain Parameters - Systems and methods are provided for uncertainty based contingency model predictive control of a vehicle in uncertain road conditions. Applications may be found for collision imminent steering, on-road autonomous vehicles and real time decision-making influenced by an unknown environment. An uncertainty road coefficient of friction may be estimated using an Unscented Kalman filter, and the controller may be updated based upon the estimated uncertainties to provide for collision avoidance in unknown conditions. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001862 | OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL PROGRAM - An obstacle avoidance control device is a device that, if an obstacle requiring avoidance is detected to the front in the travelling direction of a vehicle travelling on the basis of a preset set route, calculates an avoidance route for avoiding the obstacle and causes the vehicle to travel on the basis of the avoidance route. The obstacle avoidance control device includes: a detection unit that detects the direction in which an obstacle is present; and a control unit that, prior to calculation of the avoidance route, executes shift control for shifting the set route a prescribed distance in the travel direction of the vehicle and in a direction away from the direction in which the obstacle is present, and for causing the vehicle to travel on the basis of the shifted route. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001863 | ROAD SEGMENT SIMILARITY DETERMINATION - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a road segment. A set of features associated with the road segment can be determined based at least in part on data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle. A level of similarity between the road segment and each of a set of road segment types can be determined by comparing the set of features to features associated with each of the set of road segment types. The road segment can be classified as a road segment type based on the level of similarity. Scenario information associated with the road segment can be determined based on the classified road segment type. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001864 | CRUISE CONTROL METHOD FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AND CRUISE CONTROL APPARATUS APPLIED TO THE SAME - In a cruise control method and a cruise control apparatus for a manual transmission vehicle, upon receiving a signal from an input device to start a cruise mode, a cruise control controller calculates an optimal gear stage for satisfying a target cruise traveling speed according to a traveling state of a vehicle, and a display device displays the calculated optimal gear stage to the driver to induce the driver to shift to the optimal gear stage. In addition, whether the gear stage by the driver's operation has matched the optimal gear stage may be determined within a predetermined time to determine whether a cruise control continues according to the determination result, thereby eliminating the driver's inconvenience due to frequent cancellation of the cruise mode. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001865 | VEHICLE PLATOONING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed is a vehicle platooning control apparatus including a vehicle speed setter configured to set a target speed of a platooning group based on driving-speed-based fuel economy data of a vehicle included in the platooning group, a distance setter configured to set a separation distance between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle based on the target speed set by the vehicle speed setter, and a driving controller configured to control driving of the vehicle based on the target speed set by the vehicle speed setter or the separation distance set by the distance setter. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001866 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS, VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing method for a vehicle includes capturing and storing images of an area in front of the vehicle, acquiring information on the speed of the vehicle, and transmitting an image to an information processing apparatus when a judgment is made that a change in speed equal to or greater than a threshold occurs while the vehicle is traveling in a predetermined section, the image being captured during a predetermined period that includes the time when the judgment is made. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001867 | LANE CHANGE PLANNING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A lane change planning device has a processor configured to assess whether or not it has been planned to carry out multiple lane changes within a single road, based on a traveling lane plan that represents a lane on which a vehicle is scheduled to travel within a predetermined zone of a traveling route toward the destination location of the vehicle, and to create a lane change plan such that a first scheduled lane change zone that the vehicle has been assigned for a lane change to be carried out afterwards, is shorter than a second scheduled lane change zone that has been assigned for a lane change to be carried out beforehand, when it has been planned to carry out multiple lane changes within a single road. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001868 | Preparing a Motor Vehicle for an Operation - A method for controlling a preparation function for an operation of a motor vehicle includes determining an expected time of use of the motor vehicle based on a previous journey of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes a time switch configured to control the preparation function. The method also includes outputting the specified time of use and detecting a confirmation of the time of use. The method also includes setting the time switch to prepare the motor vehicle at the confirmed time of use. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001869 | AUTHENTICATED TRAFFIC SIGNS - A street sign authentication arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an RFID tag reader for reading information encrypted on a street sign encountered by the motor vehicle. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the RFID tag reader, and verifies, based on the information read from the street sign, that the information was encrypted by an authorized entity. The processor controls movement of the motor vehicle based on the information read from the street sign if the processor is able to verify that the information was encrypted by the authorized entity. The processor refrains from controlling movement of the motor vehicle based on the information read from the street sign if the processor is not able to verify that the information was encrypted by the authorized entity. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001870 | VEHICLE TRAVEL DIRECTION ESTIMATION DEVICE - A vehicle travel direction estimation device includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores mapping data that prescribe mapping. The processor is configured to output, as an output variable, a travel direction variable that is a variable that indicates whether a vehicle is traveling forward or rearward. The mapping includes, as input variables, a front-rear acceleration variable that is a variable that indicates the acceleration of the vehicle in the front-rear direction and a vehicle speed variable that is a variable that indicates the travel speed of the vehicle or variations in the travel speed. The processor is configured to execute an acquisition process and a calculation process. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001871 | ROAD VECTOR FIELDS - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. In one implementation, at least one processor may receive, from a camera of a vehicle, at least one image captured from an environment of the vehicle. The processor may analyze the at least one image to identify a road topology feature in the environment of the vehicle represented in the at least one image and at least one point associated with the at least one image. Based on the identified road topology feature, the processor may determine an estimated path in the environment of the vehicle associated with the at least one point. The processor may further cause the vehicle to implement a navigational action based on the estimated path. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001872 | SEMANTIC LANE DESCRIPTION - Systems and methods for navigating a host vehicle are disclosed. In one implementation at least one processor is programmed to receive at least one image captured by a camera from an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the at least one image to identity a representation of a lane of travel of the host vehicle along a road segment and a representation of at least one additional lane of travel along the road segment; analyze the at least one image to identify an attribute associated with the at least one additional lane of travel; determine, based on the attribute, information indicative of a characterization of the at least one additional lane of travel; and send the information indicative of the characterization of the at least one additional lane of travel to a server for use in updating a road navigation model. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE SAFETY DISTANCE AND SPEED ALERTS UNDER SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS - Vehicle alert and control systems and methods taking into account a detected road friction at a following vehicle and a predicted road friction by the following vehicle. The detected road friction between the following vehicle tires and the road surface may be assessed using a variety of methodologies and is used to compute a critical safety distance between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle and a critical safety speed of the following vehicle. The predicted road friction ahead of the following vehicle may also be assessed using a variety of methodologies (lidar, camera, and cloud-based examples are provided) and is used to compute a warning safety distance between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle and a warning safety speed of the following vehicle. These functionalities may be applied to vehicle/stationary object warning and response scenarios as well. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001874 | DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM AND DRIVER MONITORING METHOD - A driver monitoring system includes an automated driving controller that allows hands-off operation in which a driver releases hands from a steering wheel of a vehicle, and controls an automated steering driving in which the vehicle is automatically steered, and a request notification controller that notifies a hands-on request for prompting the driver of the vehicle to perform a hands-on operation to hold the steering wheel, or a surrounding confirmation request for prompting the driver to perform a surrounding confirmation operation to confirm a surrounding condition. During the automated steering driving, the request notification controller is configured to notify the hands-on request or the surrounding confirmation request again when an elapsed time from notification of the hands-on request or the surrounding confirmation request exceeds a criterion time. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001875 | DROWSINESS SIGN NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND DROWSINESS SIGN NOTIFICATION METHOD - A drowsiness sign notification system applied to a vehicle includes a driver monitor and a controller. The driver monitor detects a driver state being a state of a driver of the vehicle. The controller executes a drowsiness sign determination process that determines whether or not the driver shows a drowsiness sign based on the driver state. When it is determined that the driver shows the drowsiness sign and an activation condition is satisfied, the controller executes rest area informing process that informs the driver of a rest area. The activation condition of the rest area informing process is set from a viewpoint of a relationship between a location of the rest area and a target route of the vehicle, or an expected time required for the vehicle to reach the rest area. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001876 | DRIVE PLANNING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DRIVE PLANNING AND DRIVE PLANNING METHOD - A drive planning device has a processor configured to assess whether or not there is a problem with the driver and to assess whether or not a predetermined condition has been met based on information for the surrounding environment of a vehicle, and to create a first driving plan in which the vehicle is moved to the shoulder and stopped when it has been assessed that there is a problem with the driver and the predetermined condition has been met, or to create a second driving plan in which the vehicle is stopped in the traffic lane in which the vehicle is traveling when it has been assessed that there is a problem with the driver and the condition assessment unit has assessed that the predetermined condition has not been met. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001877 | Medical Monitoring Virtual Human with Situational Awareness - Virtual humans exhibit behaviors associated with inputs and outputs of an autonomous control system for medical monitoring of patients. To foster the awareness and trust, the virtual humans exhibit situational awareness via apparent (e.g., rendered) behaviors based on inputs such as physiological vital signs. The virtual humans also exhibit situational control via apparent behaviors associated with outputs such as direct control of devices, functions of control, actions based on high-level goals, and the optional use of virtual versions of conventional physical controls. A dynamic virtual human who continually exhibits awareness of the system state and relevant contextual circumstances, along with the ability to directly control the system, is used to reduce negative feelings associated with the system such as uncertainty, concern, stress, or anxiety on the part of real human patients. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001878 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHOD - The driver assistance system comprises a detector, a navigator, a stimulator, and a voice interactor. The detector detects wakefulness reduction of a driver or absent-minded driving by the driver. The navigator navigates a vehicle based on map information. The stimulator continuously or intermittently applies stimulation to the driver. The voice interactor interacts with the driver by voice. The navigator searches for a resting facility on a route from the map information in response to a detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving. The voice interactor executes a first interaction of proposing navigation to the resting facility by the navigator in response to the detection of the wakefulness reduction or the absent-minded driving, and executes a second interaction of proposing application of stimulation by the stimulator after an execution of the first interaction and during a period until the vehicle arrives at the resting facility. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001879 | Tire Selection Methods and Systems - There is disclosed a method, for determining a suitable tire for use on a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises an electronic device capable of collecting driving data relating to the driving of the vehicle. The method comprises obtaining driving data ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001880 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFICIENT RETRIEVAL OF PERSONALITY DATA - A technique for enabling efficient retrieval of a digital representation of personality data of a user ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220001881 | MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE AND METHOD, COMPRISING AN EVALUATION OF REAR WHEEL SPEED BASED ON THE FRON WHEELS ONLY - An evaluation of the speed of movement of a rear wheel of a motor vehicle on the ground, in particular on the inside of a bend, is made exclusively according to the speeds of the front wheels, in situations in which a direct measurement is not possible or in order to accurately evaluate occurrences of wheel lock-up or wheel slip. The invention can be applied to improving the braking setpoints when cornering. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001882 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING CONTROL, DEVICE, MEDIUM AND SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for driving control, a device, a medium and a system are provided. An embodiment of the method includes: receiving, at a conveyance located in a first geographic region, a first message from a device platform subsystem associated with the conveyance, the first message including information related to a first regional platform subsystem, and the first regional platform subsystem including a driving-related message related to the first geographic region; and sending a second message to the first regional platform subsystem, the second message including conveyance-related information of the conveyance. Then, receiving, from the first regional platform subsystem, a driving-related message associated with the conveyance in the first geographic region, where the driving-related message associated with the conveyance is determined based on the conveyance-related information and is used for a driving control on the conveyance in the first geographic region. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001883 | Method and Apparatus for Automatic Adjustment of a Vehicle to a Predetermined Performance Condition - A method for automatic adjustment of the performance of a vehicle may include detecting at least one significant physical quantity for checking the performance of the vehicle; defining at least one pair of reference indicators correlated with that physical quantity; saving at least one value of a said reference indicator in a predetermined nominal reference condition; detecting at least one value of a said reference indicator in a real operating condition of the vehicle; comparing said nominal reference indicator and real reference indicator and, if their values are different from each other, and implementing a correction of the driving power of the vehicle to compensate for the difference ascertained. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001884 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED PROCESSING DEVICE OF LEARNING-USE DATA - A vehicle-mounted processing device of learning-use data including a data acquisition unit acquiring data relating to operation of the vehicle, a neural network storage unit storing a neural network which outputs output values relating to operational control of the vehicle if data which was acquired at the data acquisition unit is input, and a learning-use data storage unit storing learning-use data of weights of the neural network. If the frequency of learning of the weights of the neural network on the vehicle or the frequency of transmission of the learning-use data to the server becomes lower, the amount of storage per unit time of the learning-use data successively stored in the learning-use data storage unit or the amount of the learning-use data which finishes being stored in the learning-use data storage unit is made to decrease. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001885 | CONTROLLING DRIVING MODES OF SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES - A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors compare a control processor competence level of an on-board SDV control processor in controlling the SDV to a human driver competence level of a human driver in controlling the SDV while the SDV encounters a current roadway condition which is a result of current weather conditions of the roadway on which the SDV is currently traveling. One or more processors then selectively assign control of the SDV to the SDV control processor or to the human driver while the SDV encounters the current roadway condition based on which of the control processor competence level and the human driver competence level is relatively higher to one another. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001886 | USING A VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY A STATUS OF A GARAGE DOOR - Example embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to using a vehicle to identify a status of a garage door, such as, for identifying whether the garage door is fully closed, fully open, or partially open. The identification may be carried out in response to an inquiry from an individual, such as, a driver of the vehicle that has exited through the garage door. A detection apparatus such as an image capture system or an ultrasonic sensor that can be a part of a vehicle security system may be used for identifying the status of the garage door. The image capture system may capture and store an image of the garage door when the vehicle is exiting the garage. Upon receiving an inquiry from the driver, the garage door status detection system may display the image on a smartphone of the driver or an infotainment system in the vehicle. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001887 | DISPLAY AND VOICE OUTPUT CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A display and voice output control system of a vehicle on which automated driving is performed includes a display device, a voice output device and a controller. The controller controls a notification of a recommended behavior by the display device and the voice output device. In the notification control, it is judged whether or not a notification condition of the recommended behavior is satisfied. If it is judged that the notification condition is satisfied, it is judged whether a notification relaxation condition of the recommended behavior is satisfied based on a status of a driver and a driving status of the vehicle. If it is judged that the notification relaxation conditions is satisfied, relaxation notification processing is executed. Otherwise, normal notification processing is executed. In the relaxation notification processing, an output status of the recommended behavior in the voice output device is controlled to an inactive state. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001888 | NOTIFICATION LOCATION SETTING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR NOTIFICATION LOCATION SETTING, AND NOTIFICATION LOCATION SETTING METHOD - A notification location setting device comprises a notification device, and a processor configured to set on a traveling road a notification location where the driver is to be notified of a control switching request for switching operation of the vehicle from automatic control to manual control, based on the shape of a width-varying zone where the width of the traveling road varies before a merging location, in a case where a merging location where the traveling road on which the vehicle is traveling within a traveling route toward the destination location of the vehicle merges with another road, and to notify the driver of the control switching request via the notification device when the vehicle has not entered the other road at the notification location. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001889 | Method for assisting a user of an assistance system, assistance system and vehicle comprising such a system - The invention regards an assistance system and a method for assisting a user of such an assistance system including a display displaying representations of one or more objects in the environment of the display. In a first step, information on an environment of the display, is determined and presence of objects in the environment is determined. Then, a representation of the environment including representations of the objects determined in the environment is generated. For at least one of the determined and displayed objects, a starting point for an indicator line is calculated from a direction of the object relative to the display, and, for each determined starting point, an indicator line connecting the starting point with the displayed representation of the real world object is drawn. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001890 | METHOD FOR PARTIALLY OR FULLY AUTONOMOUSLY GUIDING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for partially or fully autonomously guiding a motor vehicle includes setting a target steering angle for guiding along a target trajectory. It is checked whether a zero point shift exists between a current position of the motor vehicle with respect to the target trajectory. The set target steering angle is adjusted on the basis of a correction constant in the event that a determined zero point shift exceeds a predefined threshold. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001891 | SENSING METHOD, INTELLIGENT CONTROL DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE - A sensing method for an autonomous driving vehicle includes steps of: obtaining an instruction; driving a center sensor assembly, or a center sensor assembly to sense corresponding areas to obtain first road condition data; judging whether a first occlusion area appears in the first road condition data; calculating a first safety area when a first occlusion area appears in the first road condition data; planning a first execution instruction; controlling the autonomous driving vehicle to motion in the first safety area; driving the at least one edge sensor assembly, or driving the at least one edge sensor assembly and the center sensor assembly to obtain second road condition data; judging whether a second occlusion area appears in the second road condition data; and planning a second execution instruction to control the autonomous driving vehicle to motion when a second occlusion area appears in the second road condition data. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CURATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICIES - A system for dynamic policy curation includes a computing system and interfaces with an autonomous agent. A method for dynamic policy curation includes collecting a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs; and determining a set of available policies based on processing the set of inputs. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: selecting a policy; implementing a policy; and/or any other suitable processes. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001893 | MOTION SICKNESS DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Techniques described herein include detecting a degree of motion sickness experienced by a user within a vehicle. A suitable combination of physiological data (heart rate, heart rate variability parameters, blood volume pulse, oxygen values, respiration values, galvanic skin response, skin conductance values, and the like), eye gaze data (e.g., images of the user), vehicle motion data (e.g., accelerometer, gyroscope data indicative of vehicle oscillations) may be utilized to identify the degree of motion sickness experienced by the user. One or more autonomous actions may be performed to prevent an escalation in the degree of motion sickness experienced by the user or to ameliorate the degree of motion sickness currently experienced by the user. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001894 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FOR REDUCING MOTION SICKNESS - A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle is capable of predicting and eliminating a possibility of motion sickness before and during travelling of the autonomous vehicle. The system includes: a first control unit which compares a first vehicle motion sickness index that is determined by a travelling simulation with a first threshold set including passenger information before travelling and controls a boarding location of a passenger before travelling; and a second control unit which computes a passenger motion sickness index from passenger state information and vehicle state information detected during travelling, compares a second threshold indicating the degree of sensitivity to motion sickness according to passenger information during travelling with the passenger motion sickness index, and controls the autonomous vehicle so as to reduce or eliminate a generation of a motion sickness causing frequency. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001895 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle control device that can ensure riding comfort or safety. A vehicle control device includes a driving plan calculation unit that calculates a drivable area, which is a space in which an own vehicle is safely drivable, based on a driving environment around the own vehicle and a destination of the own vehicle; and a vehicle motion control unit that calculates a target track including a route and a velocity satisfying a predetermined riding comfort condition in the drivable area calculated by the driving plan calculation unit and controls the own vehicle so as to follow the target track. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001896 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A control device includes a travel controller configured to cause a mobile object to travel autonomously. The travel controller controls the mobile object such that a behavior in which control details for the mobile object do not change even if travel conditions of a conditions-varying travel path in which the travel conditions vary according to a time period vary is performed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001897 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH TRAILER ASSIST AND TRAFFIC DETECTION FUNCTIONS - A vehicular trailer assist system includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and viewing at least rearward of the vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU), which includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The ECU executes a deep neural network (DNN) to determine presence of a trailer in image data captured by the camera. The DNN, responsive to processing of image data captured by the camera, determines a position of a trailer in the captured image data. The DNN, responsive to determining the position of the trailer, classifies the trailer into a trailer category. The ECU, responsive to the DNN determining the position of the trailer and based on the classification, generates an output to autonomously control the vehicle to align the vehicle with the trailer and navigate the vehicle toward the trailer. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001898 | VEHICULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a processor configured to provide a first control signal for blocking interworking between a steering wheel and a vehicle wheel upon receiving autonomous driving mode information, and to provide a second control signal for interworking between the steering wheel and the vehicle wheel upon determining whether a reliability of the autonomous driving mode is equal to or less than a reference value. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001899 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM USING RELIABILITY OF INPUT SIGNAL FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A vehicle control system uses reliability of an input signal of an autonomous vehicle to safely travel through an intersection or a crossroad. The system includes a first calculating unit that calculates reliability for behavior information of a front vehicle and a second calculating unit calculates reliability for state information of a traffic light in the crossroad or the intersection based on a surrounding vehicle. A third calculating unit calculates reliability for brake light information of the front vehicle and a fourth calculating unit calculates reliability for flow information of the surrounding vehicle passing the crossroad or the intersection. A determining unit generates a vehicle control signal according to the calculated reliability. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001900 | DRIVER ABNORMALITY RESPONSE DEVICE, DRIVER ABNORMALITY RESPONSE SYSTEM, AND DRIVER ABNORMALITY RESPONSE METHOD - It is an object to provide a driver abnormality response device determining, when an abnormality of a driver occurs, whether the driver has an intention to allow a service facility to perform remote operation on a vehicle. The driver abnormality response device includes a driver abnormality acquisition unit and a controller. The driver abnormality acquisition unit acquires an abnormal condition of the driver of the vehicle. Based on the abnormal condition of the driver, the controller performs an intention check sequence to check whether the driver has the intention to allow the service facility capable of performing the remote operation on control of driving of the vehicle to perform the remote operation. Based on a result of the intention check sequence, the controller authorizes the service facility to perform the remote operation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001901 | FLEXIBLE COMBINED TRANSPORT OF PEOPLE AND FREIGHT - The invention introduces, among others, interchangeable transport units, delivery vehicles with a smart loading system, pallet robots, custom platforms with positioning systems and self-propelled trailers, to create flexibility, positive environmental impacts and an efficient transportation system. A proposed method involves the flexible transport of persons and/or freight, using means of transport of choice for the transport of persons, freight, or a combination of persons and freight, whereby a coordination system coordinates the demand for transport of persons and freight. To this end, the coordination system registers the current and expandable capacity of persons and freight of a transport means, a residual capacity, determined by the difference between the passenger capacity and the passenger transport demand, and a transforming capacity, which is determined by the size of the residual capacity that can be transformed for the carriage of freight. The coordination system then calculates a freight capacity, which is determined by the transforming capacity of the expandable freight capacity. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001902 | CARRIER DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CARRIER DEVICE - A carrier device is provided, which includes: a moving body; a top plate arranged above and separated from the moving body; a magnet plate including a plurality of permanent magnets arranged parallel to a predetermined moving direction on a lower surface of the top plate in a manner that adjacent polarities are different; a moving control coil unit including a plurality of exciting coils arranged on an upper surface of the moving body along and separated from the magnet plate; top gap control coil units including a plurality of exciting coils arranged on the upper surface of the moving body along and separated from the magnet plate; and a controller supplying drive currents respectively to the moving control coil unit and the top gap control coil units to make the moving body move along the moving direction, and controlling a top gap. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001903 | RAIL TRAIN - A rail train is provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, comprising: a semi-enclosed air duct, the semi-enclosed air duct comprises an air duct top and an air duct side; the air duct top is fixed with an inner top of a rail train body, the air duct side is connected on both sides of the air duct top and extends downward; a large side top, and the the large side top is fixed to the rail train body as a part of a rail train roof, and the large side top is top-sealed at a bottom of the air duct side to form an air passage with the air duct. The rail train solves the technical problem that the roof and the air duct of the rail train are not conducive to overall weight reduction of the rail train. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ANTI-YAW DAMPER - Provided is a method for controlling an anti-yaw damper, including: obtaining lateral acceleration signals of a frame and performing a first preprocessing on the lateral acceleration signals; obtaining a pressure difference between two chambers of an anti-yaw damper piston and performing a second preprocessing of the pressure difference; obtaining an MPPT algorithm objective function value at the current moment and an MPPT algorithm objective function value at the previous moment according to first preprocessing results and second preprocessing results, and comparing the MPPT algorithm objective function value at the current moment with the MPPT algorithm objective function value at the previous moment; and controlling the adjustment direction of an electromagnetic proportional valve of the anti-yaw damper according to the comparison result. According to the method, the damping force of the anti-yaw damper can be adjusted in real time, therefore the adaptability of the damper in different wheel wear conditions and the kinetic stability of a motor train unit are improved. Also provided is an apparatus for controlling an anti-yaw damper. | 2022-01-06 |
20220001905 | Anti-Climber Device for a Rail Vehicle - An anti-climber device for a rail vehicle includes an impact plate having a plurality of protruding formations, wherein the profile of the formations when the anti-climber device is in the installed position is formed as a polygonal curve with a repeating sequence of sections that rise and fall relative to the horizontal, where the extent of the formations above the surface of the impact plate follows a polygonal curve with a repeating sequence of rising and falling sections. | 2022-01-06 |