10th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220072982 | ADJUSTABLE BACK AND LUMBAR SUPPORT - A system is disclosed. The system includes a passenger seat. The passenger seat includes a seatback comprising one or more guide tracks and a headrest configured to couple to the seatback. The headrest includes a head portion and a lumbar portion. The lumbar portion is configured to separate from the head portion and translate to a lumbar portion of the seatback. The lumbar portion includes one or more brackets configured to slide along the one or more guide tracks. The passenger seat further includes a translation assembly mechanically coupled to the seatback and the lumbar portion. The translation assembly includes a cable coupled to the one or more brackets, wherein a movement of the cable corresponds to a translation of the lumbar portion. The translation assembly further includes a cable route. The translation assembly further includes one or more pulleys configured to guide the cable through the cable route. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072983 | MOVABLE ARMREST ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A seating assembly of a row of seating of a vehicle comprising: (a) a seat including a frame having an inboard side; and (b) an inboard armrest assembly comprising: (i) a lower bracket attached to the inboard side of the frame of the seat; (ii) an upper bracket pivotally coupled to the lower bracket about a pivot axis extending generally forward-to-rearward; and (iii) a cushion unit mounted upon the upper bracket, the upper bracket having an inboard position and, upon application of an outboard force to the upper bracket, an outboard position further outboard than the inboard position, the upper bracket transitioning from the inboard position to the outboard position about the pivot axis. The outboard force moving the cushion unit to the outboard position removes the inboard armrest assembly from projecting into a center aisle of a vehicle. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072984 | HEADREST ASSEMBLY WITH FRICTION HINGE - A headrest assembly for use in a vehicle includes a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. The headrest assembly also includes an armature operatively coupling the rear portion to a seatback of an automobile seat. The front portion includes a central panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, wherein the first side panel pivots relative to the central panel about a first vertical axis, and the second side panel pivots relative to the central panel about a second vertical axis. The headrest assembly also includes a first spring clip assembly connecting the first side panel to a side of the central panel and a second spring clip assembly connecting the second side panel to an opposite side of the central panel, the first and second spring clip assemblies maintaining an angular position of the first and second side panels absent manual adjustment. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072985 | VEHICLE SEAT HAVING A FLUID CHAMBER UNIT - The invention relates to a vehicle seat having an upper seat part for receiving a person, which upper seat part comprises a seat plate part and a seat cushion part, the seat cushion part being arranged above the seat plate part in relation to a height axis of the vehicle seat and the seat plate part and the seat cushion part being arranged so as to at least partially overlap in relation to the height axis, forming an intermediate first overlap region, a fluid chamber unit having at least two fluid chambers being arranged at least partially within the first overlap region between the seat plate part and the seat cushion part, a control unit being provided, designed to introduce and to remove a fluid into/from the at least two fluid chambers so that an expansion in the height axis of the at least two fluid chambers can be controlled. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072986 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIBRATION OF SEAT OF VEHICLE IN SYNC WITH MUSIC - A system for generating a vibration of a seat of a vehicle in sync with music outputted from an audio device using an electric motor included in the seat to adjust the seat in forward and backward directions and upward and downward directions includes: an electric-motor multiple-control circuit configured to receive a signal of a seat position adjustment switch and a signal of an audio switch, generate a driving current required to vibrate the seat, and output the driving current to an electric motor. The electric motor receives a signal from the electric-motor multiple-control circuit and generates a motor torque while being driven, and the generated motor torque is transferred to the seat to generate a target vibration in the seat. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072987 | BOARDING HANDRAIL - A boarding handrail includes: a base supported by a support member provided on a periphery of an entrance of a vehicle; a handrail main body provided on the base and capable of being grasped by a passenger who gets on or off the vehicle through the entrance; and a moving member movably fitted on the handrail main body. The moving member has a self-propelled device that rolls over an outer circumferential surface of the handrail main body so as to cause the moving member to move in an axial direction while rotating on its axis, and an irradiation device that irradiates the outer circumferential surface of the handrail main body with ultraviolet light. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072988 | CANTILEVER DISPLACEMENT CARGO CARRIER - The present invention is a cargo carrier. The preferred embodiment is a cantilever displacement cargo carrier with a beam. The first end of the beam comprises a cantilever displacement housing with a pivot hole. A pivot beam is pivotally attached to the beam at the cantilever displacement housing by a pivot pin inserted into the pivot hole and a pivot bushing. The pivot beam preferably has at least one pin saddle where a horizontal bearing pin with at least one bearing is inserted. The bearing preferably has an outer circumference that extends above the top surface of the pivot beam and contacts the cantilever displacement housing. The second end of the beam has a receiver saddle where the pivot beam can be locked in place at an anchor bushing by a retainer pin. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072989 | RETRACTABLE COVER FOR A BOAT TRAILER - A retractable trailer cover adapted for mounting to an existing boat trailer and a method for retrofitting the trailer cover to the boat trailer. The trailer cover includes multiple ribs extending from one side to the other, a flexible cover material, two elongated tracks, and multiple wheels received within the tracks. The ribs are affixed to the wheels so as to be slidably mounted to the tracks. Mounting brackets can be spaced along each of the trailer cover sides, and the tracks can be affixed to the mounting brackets. To mount the trailer cover to the boat trailer, the mounting brackets can be attached to a frame of the boat trailer. The trailer cover can selectively be expanded and retracted to cover and uncover an associated boat and boat trailer and may be used with new or used trailers. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072990 | TRAILER WITH ISOLATED SUITES - Implementations of a trailer with isolated suites are provided. In some implementations, the trailer with isolated suites comprises a road transportable trailer with a plurality of separate isolated living suites or units each having a separate independent heating and air conditioning system and an upper bed or a lower bed alternating on each side of the trailer such that the beds of side-adjacent units are positioned in a vertical bunk bed configuration with the beds separately isolated within in each unit. In some implementations, a method of using the trailer with isolated suites comprises transporting the trailer with isolated suites to a desired location, positioning and setting up the trailer with isolated suites at the location, using the units of the trailer with isolated suites to provide individual living quarters that are completely separated and environmentally isolated from each other for a plurality of users to prevent or minimize the spread of COVID-19 (or other infectious diseases) among the users. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072991 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle configured for guiding an optimal digital key tag position to a digital key user and a method of controlling the vehicle may include a short-range communication module configured to receive a signal from a digital key within a preset distance ranging from the short-range communication module to the digital key; a lamp; and a controller connected to and configured to control the lamp and the short-range communication module based on a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the received signal. The controller may be configured to determine a reference range based on the RSSI of the received signal in a first mode, to control the lamp to provide information related to a position of the digital key according to the RSSI of the received signal and the reference range in a second mode, and to control the short-range communication module to transmit a signal regarding the position of the digital key to the digital key in the second mode. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072992 | VEHICULAR REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING - A vehicular rear window assembly includes a window panel having an inner glass panel and an outer glass panel laminated together. A lighting device includes a plurality of light sources arranged on a circuit element. The vehicular rear window assembly is configured to be disposed at a rear portion of a cabin of a vehicle. The lighting device is disposed between the inner glass panel and the outer glass panel. The light sources, when electrically powered, emit light that is visible through the outer glass panel of the window panel so as to be viewable by a person viewing the vehicular rear window assembly from exterior and rearward of the vehicle. At least some of the light sources of the lighting device are electrically powered responsive to actuation of a brake of the vehicle to provide a center high mounting stop lamp feature that is integrated within the window panel. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072993 | LIGHT ELEMENT FOR BODYWORK COMPONENT MADE OF INJECTION-MOLDED POLYCARBONATE - A light element for a bodywork component is provided. The light element includes at least one light source and a light guide, where the light guide forms a profile of an open cross-section, comprising:
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20220072994 | CANCELLATION DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE FEATURE - A cancellation device for an automotive feature on a vehicle includes a lever to be manually moved relative to the vehicle from a first, neutral position to a second, non-neutral position to actuate the motor vehicle feature. The cancellation device also includes at least one magnet to move the lever back to the first, neutral position. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072995 | PUDDLE LAMP DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - A puddle lamp device configured for displaying an image may include a housing; and an illumination system lens, an image film, and a plurality of image forming system lenses embedded in the housing, and sequentially arranged in one direction thereof, in which at least one image forming system lens among the plurality of image forming system lenses is made of a cycloolefin polymer (COP) material, and the present invention may make an image to be displayed clearer while performing a function of a puddle lamp, thereby improving the resolution. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072996 | DYNAMIC LAMP UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a dynamic lamp device ( | 2022-03-10 |
20220072997 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN IMAGE DISPLAYED ON A MONITOR IN A VEHICLE CAB TO A VEHICLE CONFIGURATION - The invention relates to adapting to a vehicle configuration an image displayed on a monitor. The vehicle comprises comprising a camera assembly comprising a supporting arm mounted on the cab and a camera on said supporting arm for providing a captured image of an area located rearwards and along a vehicle side. The method comprises determining if the vehicle is in a first configuration with a trailer connected to the cab or in a second configuration with no trailer connected to the cab. The method comprises automatically processing the captured image to display on the monitor a first image corresponding to a part of the captured image defined by a first frame when the vehicle is in the first configuration, or a second image corresponding to a part of the captured image defined by a second frame when the vehicle is in the second configuration. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072998 | REARVIEW HEAD UP DISPLAY - A motor vehicle includes a rearview camera capturing images of a scene behind the motor vehicle. An electronic processor receives the images captured by the camera. A virtual image projection arrangement is communicatively coupled to the electronic processor and presents a virtual image dependent upon the images captured by the camera. The virtual image is visible by a driver of the vehicle after being reflected by a windshield. | 2022-03-10 |
20220072999 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDE MIRROR AUTO ADJUST FOR TRAILERING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - Methods and apparatus are provided for articulating mirrors for trailering in a motor vehicle. The method includes receiving a trailer dimension, receiving an indication of a trailering mode, receiving an image of a trailer hitch assembly in response to the indication of the trailering mode, estimating a hitch articulation angle in response to the image, estimating a trailer rear corner position in response to the hitch articulation angle and the trailer dimension, generating a mirror control signal to adjust a mirror position such that the trailer rear corner position is within a mirror field of view, and adjusting the mirror position in response to the mirror control signal. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073000 | TILTING MECHANISM OF VIEW DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A tilting mechanism of a view device for a vehicle has a configuration in which a rotating section is rotatably supported on a shaft of a fixed portion. A helical compression spring is fitted onto the shaft. A plate is attached to the free-end side of the shaft via a washer. An outer circumferential surface of the shaft and a center hole of the washer include respective different diameter portions. A gap g in a radial direction is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the center hole of the washer. The tilting mechanism includes a deviation mechanism. The deviation mechanism makes the gap g become narrow or zero at the different diameter portions at at least one place, the different diameter portions facing each other, by making the washer move relative to the shaft in the radial direction. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073001 | VEHICULAR EXTERIOR MIRROR WITH ACTUATOR - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head movably attached at a mounting base configured for mounting at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. An actuator is operable to move the mirror head relative to the mounting base between at least an extended position and a folded position. The actuator includes a first detent interface that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the folded or extended position when the mirror head is moved via the actuator to that position. The actuator includes a second detent interface that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the folded or extended position when the mirror head is manually moved to that position. The second detent interface is not engaged while the actuator moves the mirror head between the folded position and the extended position. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073002 | ENHANCED FLEXIBLE GRIPPER PAD FOR TOWING MIRROR CLAMP | 2022-03-10 |
20220073003 | AUTO-SWITCH DISPLAY INTELLIGENT REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM - A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073004 | COMBINED VEHICLE CLIMBING LADDER AND RECOVERY BOARD - A vehicle assembly, includes, among other things, an accessory usable as a climbing ladder to access an area of a vehicle. The accessory is also configured to be used as a recovery board. A method of using a vehicle accessory includes, among other things, accessing a vertically upper area of a vehicle using an accessory as a climbing ladder, the accessory also usable as a recovery board. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073005 | STORAGE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A storage system for a vehicle includes a storage bin. The storage bin is positioned vehicle-downward of the seating assembly of said vehicle. A trim component overlies a door sill of said vehicle. The trim component and the storage bin together define an under-seat storage cavity. The trim component defines a side receptacle distinct from the under-seat storage cavity. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073006 | PORTABLE DASH POUCH - A dashboard pouch is provided. The dashboard pouch ensemble includes a base tray, configured to be detachably attached to an external surface, and a document pouch, configured to be inserted into a cavity of the base tray. The base tray includes a first cover, comprising a first end hingedly connected to a first side panel of the base tray, and a second end including one or more first fastening devices, and a second cover comprising a first end connected to the first side panel of the document pouch, and a second end connected to a second side panel of the base tray, and the second cover is configured to form a cavity with a base panel, side panels, and a rear panel of the base tray, wherein the second side panel includes one or more second fastening devices. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073007 | BICYCLE RACK - A bicycle rack configured to mount to a luggage rack on a vehicle and comprising a front wheel support and a frame support. The front wheel support comprises a first pair of elongate members configured to couple to the luggage rack, the first pair of elongate members each having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal ends of the first pair of elongate members each comprise a U-shaped recess for supporting the front wheel of the bicycle. The frame support comprises an elongate main body having two opposed ends, a forks mount configured to couple to one of the opposed ends of the main body and to removably couple to the front forks of the bicycle, a rear frame support coupled the other opposed end of the main body, and a first support bracket configured to couple the main body to the luggage rack. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073008 | GRIPPING ARM FOR A BICYCLE CARRIER WITH A RATCHETING MECHANISM - A bicycle carrier includes a base configured to support a bicycle, a wheel securement arm, and a connection assembly. The wheel securement arm has a free end and a fixed end. The fixed end is rotatably coupled to the base. The connection assembly is coupled to the wheel securement arm and fixed to the base. The connection assembly is configured to rotate the wheel securement arm about the base. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073009 | AIR OUTLET FIXTURE - The present disclosure provides an air outlet fixture. The air outlet fixture includes: a clamping assembly including a first clamping arm a second clamping arm, and a hinge articulating the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm, the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm, the first clamping arm including a first arm body, and the second clamping arm comprising a second arm body; an adjusting means coupled to the clamping assembly and configured for adjusting a clamping force of the clamping assembly; and a connecting member mounted to the clamping assembly and configured for connecting an external device; wherein, the clamping assembly further comprises a reinforcing member mounted to one of the first arm body and the second arm body, in at least one state the reinforcing member is driven by the adjusting means. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073010 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A WINDSCREEN OF A CAB OF A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a management method of an assistance system for a windscreen of a cab of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a camera assembly including at least one camera located on the top of the windscreen with an angle between 25° and 75° with respect to the windscreen, for providing a captured image of a wide angle field of view located in front of the vehicle, said wide angle field of view comprising a first front field of vision, a second field of vision of a front-view and a third rear field of the vision, the method comprising:
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20220073011 | REAR VIEW CAMERA FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a rear view camera for a vehicle, comprising: a camera configured to photograph a rear region behind a vehicle; a protective cover configured to surround at least a portion of the camera; an outer cover that is coupled to the protective cover and provided to be exposed to the outside of the vehicle, the outer cover including a through-hole through which the camera is configured to photograph the rear region behind the vehicle; and a touch sensing unit configured to generate an electrical signal in response to detecting a touch on the outer cover by a user who possesses a smart key of the vehicle, wherein a trunk of the vehicle is opened in response to the electrical signal generated by the touch sensing unit. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073012 | Tool Holders - Tool holders for transporting implements such as lawn and garden tools, and configured to be attached to a three-point hitch such as a tractor hitch, or a regular hitch, or to receive such as those on an ATV or lawn mower, or the lip of an object such as a wheelbarrow or yard cart, are described. Also described are washers having triangular ears. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073013 | SOUND INSULATION ELEMENT FOR THE FIREWALL OF A VEHICLE BODY AND SUPPORT ELEMENT FOR A SOUND INSULATION ELEMENT OF THIS TYPE - A sound insulation element for the wall of a vehicle body between the passenger compartment and the engine compartment has a front side facing the passenger compartment formed by the outer side of A plastic carrier layer, and a rear side which rests against the front wall formed by the outer side of a sound-absorbing layer. At least one holding-down projection projects from the plastic carrier layer at and/or offset from the edge of the hole of the carrier layer on the inner side of the plastic carrier layer facing away from the outer side of the plastic carrier layer facing the sound-absorbing layer, which is embedded in the sound-absorbing material of the sound-absorbing layer and whose free ends facing away from the plastic carrier layer are substantially aligned with the outer side of the sound-absorbing layer facing away from the plastic carrier layer. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073014 | WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY HAVING 3-DIMENSIONAL SLEEVE GUIDE, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An electrical wiring harness assembly includes a wiring harness formed by bundled electrical lines, and including breakouts diverging from a main trunk. A sleeve guide encloses a compound junction formed by the main trunk and the breakouts and includes a plurality of breakout guide tubes receiving the plurality of breakouts and fixing outgoing trajectories of the plurality of breakouts from the main trunk in a 3-dimensional pattern where the outgoing trajectories all differ, relative to the center axis of the sleeve guide, in at least one of a longitudinal, a circumferential, or an angular aspect. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073015 | CLAMP AND CLAMP-EQUIPPED WIRE HARNESS - A clamp including: a holding portion configured to hold a wire harness; and a fixing portion that is provided in a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the holding portion and is to be fixed to a fixed portion; wherein the fixing portion includes: a base that includes a first surface that faces a holding portion side and a second surface located opposite to the first surface, a support shaft that extends from the second surface of the base in a direction away from the holding portion, a lock that is provided at a leading end of the support shaft and is formed to be able to be locked to the fixed portion, and a vibration suppressor that is made of a material whose elastic modulus is lower than that of the base and protrudes from the second surface of the base toward a lock side. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073016 | WIRE HARNESS ROUTING MEMBER - A wire harness routing member that routes a plurality of electric wires in a vehicle, the wire harness routing member including: a base plate that is arranged below a floor panel of a passenger compartment; and a wire harness having the plurality of electric wires fixed to the base plate, wherein at least one electric wire out of the plurality of electric wires is a continuous electric wire with a first end extending from a surface of the base plate or an edge of the base plate and being arranged in a front space of the vehicle or a rear space of the vehicle, and a second end extending from the edge of the base plate and being arranged in the front space of the vehicle or the rear space of the vehicle. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073017 | GROMMET - When not in use and axis of a grommet is straight, a grommet entire length is 120% or greater and 150% or less of a distance from a through hole of a body panel to an opposing member, an accordion sleeve outer diameter is 37% or greater and 42% or less of the grommet entire length, an accordion sleeve length is 50% or greater and 55% or less of the grommet entire length, an accordion sleeve pitch is 12% or greater and 17% or less of the accordion sleeve length. When in use and the grommet is bent, an angle between opening directions of first and second openings is ninety degrees or greater, and a grommet length in the opening direction of the second opening is 82% or greater and 87% or less of the distance from the through hole of the body panel to the opposing member. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073018 | VEHICLE DEVICE - A vehicle device includes a non-volatile memory and a volatile memory. The non-volatile memory stores, as read-only data, a system image. The system image read from the non-volatile memory is extracted in the volatile memory. The vehicle device generates a symbolic link. The vehicle device accesses a file included in the system image. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073019 | VEHICLE DEVICE - A vehicle device includes a control unit and a monitoring unit monitoring an abnormality occurred in the control unit and solving the abnormality. The control unit includes a plurality of operating systems that respectively control a plurality of human machine interfaces. The monitoring unit monitors whether the abnormality is occurred in functions of the control unit. In response to a detection of the abnormality, the monitoring unit solves the abnormality of the function in which the abnormality is detected while continuing operation of the function in which the abnormality is not detected. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073020 | ON-BOARD CABINET, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides an on-board cabinet, an autonomous driving device, and a vehicle. The on-board cabinet includes a cabinet body, at least one shock absorbing assembly, and at least one carrier plate. The cabinet body includes an interior providing a space for accommodating, and the shock absorbing assembly and the carrier plate are disposed inside the cabinet body. The shock absorbing assembly includes an adjusting plate and an elastic element, the adjusting plate is vertically disposed inside the cabinet body by the elastic element, and the carrier plate is movably disposed on the adjusting plate. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073021 | SOLAR POWERED VEHICLE TOPPER UNIT - A solar powered vehicle topper unit and systems and methods for the same are provided. A solar energy harvesting device is electrically connected to an electronic display within a housing. The solar energy harvesting device is located above the housing. The solar energy harvesting device has a first footprint, and the housing has a second footprint which is smaller than the first footprint. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073022 | VEHICLE AND ELECTROSTATIC ELIMINATION COMPONENT - An aspect of the present disclosure provides a vehicle which includes: an electrostatic eliminator that reduces a positive charge of a specific portion or that charges the specific portion with a negative charge, the specific portion being defined as a portion to be positively charged at which a positively charged air flow that flows around a vehicle body during travel starts to vary from a flow along a surface of the positively charged vehicle body to a flow separated from the surface as negative charges are accumulated because of the external factors. The specific portion is constituted from a conductive material with a surface resistance value that is less than a surface resistance value of the electrostatic eliminator. The electrostatic eliminator is constituted from a conductive resin with a surface resistance value in a range of 10 | 2022-03-10 |
20220073023 | AUTOMATIC ACCIDENT DETECTION - A method, apparatus and product for automatic accident detection. The method comprising: obtaining readings from a mobile device of a user carried thereby and not affixed to a vehicle in which the user is riding; determining, based on the readings obtained from the mobile device, that the user is riding in the vehicle; obtaining data from the mobile device of the user; and determining automatically, based on the data obtained from the mobile device, that the vehicle was involved in an accident. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073024 | ACCESSORY SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT - A method of using a support accessory rack includes aligning a first mounting portion of the support accessory rack with a first pin of a rollover protective structure. The method includes aligning a second mounting portion of the support accessory rack with a second pin of a second rollover protective structure. The method includes actuating the first pin to secure the first mounting portion to the rollover protective structure. The method further includes actuating the second pin to secure the second mounting portion to the rollover protective structure. The method includes pivoting a rotating support member of the support accessory rack away from the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion, and supporting the rotating support member onto a lateral bar of the rollover protective structure. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073025 | AIRBAG SUPPORT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SWIVEL SEAT - An airbag support device for a vehicle swivel seat includes: a support frame disposed on a lateral side of a seat back frame; a side airbag disposed on a rear plate of the support frame; a plurality of support bars disposed in an extendable manner on a lateral plate of the support frame; an extension drive bar configured to extend such that the extension drive bar connects the plurality of support bars to each other while extending; and a support bar extension drive assembly, connected to the rear plate of the support frame and the extension drive bar, wherein the support bar extension drive assembly is configured to push the extension drive bar inward and outward and at the same time to extend the support bar when the side airbag is inflated. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073026 | REAR SEAT AIRBAG MODULE AND VEHICLE SEAT - A rear seat airbag module includes: an airbag; and an inflator configured to supply gas for expansion and deployment into the airbag. The rear seat airbag module is attached to a frame of a seat back of a vehicle seat, and is configured to expand and deploy the airbag to a seat rear side of the seat back. The rear seat airbag module is displaceable to the seat rear side or deformable to the seat rear side due to an easily deformable configuration, by being pressed by a back of an occupant seated on the vehicle seat, as a result of the back being sunk in the seat back due to an impact of a rear collision of a vehicle. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073027 | SEAT AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat airbag device for a vehicle is proposed. The seat airbag device for a vehicle includes: a main chamber located in a vehicle seat at a side portion of an occupant and configured to be deployed toward a front portion of the vehicle when gas is injected thereinto; a sub-chamber connected to a front end of the main chamber and configured to be deployed in a direction intersecting a deployment direction of the main chamber when the gas is injected thereinto; and an expansion portion expanded from the front end of the main chamber and connected to an upper portion or a lower portion of the sub-chamber. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073028 | KNEE AIRBAG MODULE - A knee airbag module, comprising an airbag ( | 2022-03-10 |
20220073029 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALARM INDICATING NON-FASTENING STATE OF SEATBELT OF VEHICLE - A system for providing an alarm indicating a non-fastening state of a seatbelt of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a seatbelt part provided in a seat of the vehicle; a first controller connected in communication to the seatbelt part and configured to determine whether a buckle of the seatbelt part is fastened and a first sensor module connected to the first controller. The first sensor module includes a first transmitter configured to transmit a buckle fastening signal when the buckle is fastened. A second sensor module includes a first receiver that is configured to receive the buckle fastening signal from the first sensor module. A second controller is connected in communication to the second sensor module, and is configured to receive the buckle fastening signal and output an alarm indicating whether the seatbelt is fastened. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073030 | TECHNIQUES TO DETECT THEFT OF GOODS IN VEHICLES - Techniques are described for determining an occurrence of theft in a vehicle. An example processor implemented method comprises receiving, by a computer located in an autonomous vehicle and at a first time, a first torque value that indicates a first amount of torque applied by an engine of the autonomous vehicle to drive the autonomous vehicle, receiving, at a second time that is later in time than the first time, a second torque value that indicates a second amount of torque applied by the engine of the autonomous vehicle, determining that a difference between a first value and a second value is greater than a pre-determined value, where the first value and the second value are functions of at least the first torque value and at least the second value respectively, and displaying, in response to the determining, a message that indicates a theft detection in the autonomous vehicle. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073031 | KEY DELIVERY AND CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT FOR PHONE-BASED KEYS - A controller may implement a key delivery manager on the vehicle side to aid in control of consumer access key delivery. These controls may include, for example, key redelivery to a mobile device, choosing a type of key delivery according to availability of vehicle connectivity, and revoking keys according to availability of vehicle connectivity. By using the key delivery manager, the controller takes into account state knowledge as well as connectivity availability to dictate which delivery method (and subsequent user interactions) should be utilized. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073032 | KEYED-ALIKE PHONE-BASED KEYS - A keyed-alike digital consumer access key is generated for distribution to a plurality of vehicles of a fleet. The keyed-alike digital consumer access key is deployed to the plurality of vehicles. The keyed-alike digital consumer access key is deployed to a mobile device. A request from a mobile device may be received to gain access to the plurality of vehicles. Responsive to validating the mobile device, the mobile device may be sent the keyed-alike digital consumer access key and a unique identifier corresponding to the mobile device, the keyed-alike digital consumer access key for use by the mobile device in authentication to one or more of the plurality of vehicles, the unique identifier for use by the mobile device in tracking which mobile device is accessing the one or more of the plurality of vehicles. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073033 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE LOCK AND VEHICLE - An apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle lock and a vehicle may be provided. The apparatus may include a main control circuit and a switch lock execution component. The main control circuit may be configured to determine a movement speed of the vehicle when the vehicle is in an unlocked state and is moved illegally. The main control circuit may be also configured to power on the switch lock execution component and control the switch lock execution component to lock a vehicle lock when the movement speed is greater than zero and less than a preset threshold. The switch lock execution component may be configured to execute a locking operation under control of the main control circuit after the switch lock execution component is powered on. According to the present disclosure, when the vehicle is moved illegally and the movement speed of the vehicle is greater than zero and less than the preset threshold, then locking operation may be executed so as to reduce a probability of occurrence of a dangerous accident. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073034 | WIPER STRUCTURE FOR RESIN WINDOW AND WIPER RUBBER - A wiper structure for a resin window includes a wiper configured to wipe a part of a surface of the resin window. The wiper has an elastic wiper rubber and a wiper holder configured to hold the wiper rubber. The wiper rubber has a holding base portion, a lip portion, a body portion, and a neck portion. The lip portion is in contact with the resin window. In the lip portion, a ratio of a lip length in the direction toward the surface of the resin window to a lip thickness in the thickness direction is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2.3. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073035 | DIRT DETECTION SYSTEM, LIDAR UNIT, SENSING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE - This dirt detection system is composed to detect dirt attached to an outer cover of a lighting tool for a vehicle. A camera, a LiDAR unit, and a millimeter wave radar, which detect the surrounding environment of the vehicle, are each mounted on the lighting tool for a vehicle. The dirt detection system is provided with: a thermal imaging camera composed to acquire thermal image data showing the outer cover; a lighting tool cleaner composed to remove the dirt attached to the outer cover; and a lighting tool cleaner control unit composed to determine, on the basis of the thermal image data, whether the dirt is attached to the outer cover and to drive the lighting tool cleaner in response to the determination that the dirt is attached to the outer cover. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073036 | VEHICLE SENSOR CALIBRATION TARGET ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A target alignment system for calibrating a safety sensor mounted on a vehicle with front and rear wheels by locating an optimum target position upon a horizontal surface for accurate calibration of the sensor. The target alignment system comprises a plurality of visual guide projectors and a pair of target assemblies which project a visible guide line perimeter around the vehicle, the perimeter including parallel longitudinal lines on either side of the vehicle, a lateral alignment guide line crossing the longitudinal lines in front of the vehicle, and a center guide line colinear with the vehicle center line. The front and rear wheels of the vehicle are longitudinally aligned causing the vehicle thrust line to match the vehicle center line. One of the visual guide projectors projects a transverse line across the center guide line, creating an intersection point which marks the optimum target position. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073037 | VEHICLE COLLISON PREVENTION SYSTEM AND COLLISION PREVENTION METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle collision prevention system and a collision prevention method by using the same, and may include a first light source positioned on a left side of a vehicle, a second light source positioned on a right side of the vehicle, a camera positioned at a center of the vehicle and providing a shape, which is displayed when rays emitted from the first light source and the second light source irradiate an object, as image data, an image processing device that generating braking information based on the image data, and a braking device that performing a braking operation of decreasing a speed of the vehicle or stopping the vehicle based on the braking information. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073038 | ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE - An electric brake mechanism includes a piston ( | 2022-03-10 |
20220073039 | BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a brake system comprising at least one brake with a frictional surface, a pad carrier with a brake pad, and a control and monitoring unit. According to the invention, the brake system additionally comprises a brake temperature sensor which is connected to the control and monitoring unit that is designed to ascertain brake temperature maintenance values on the basis of the brake effectiveness request, to compare a temperature ascertained by the brake temperature sensor with corresponding brake temperature maintenance values, and to ascertain at least one correction factor on the basis of a deviation. The control and monitoring unit is additionally designed to correct the brake control signal by the at least one correction factor and to actuate the controller using the corrected brake control signal. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073040 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW SPEED BRAKING OPERATION - A brake control system of the present disclosure includes an accelerometer coupled to an axle. A brake control unit is configured to receive an axle acceleration signal indicative of an axle acceleration from the accelerometer, and decrease a braking command pressure in response to the axle acceleration being greater than a threshold acceleration value. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073041 | Method for the Traction Control of a Single-Track Motor Vehicle Taking the Slip Angle of the Rear Wheel Into Consideration - A method for determining a slip angle λ | 2022-03-10 |
20220073042 | TIRE STIFFNESS ESTIMATION AND ROAD FRICTION ESTIMATION - Methods, computer program products and apparatuses for estimating the uncertainty of a friction potential value of a wheel of a vehicle are disclosed. The method for estimating the uncertainty of a friction potential value of a wheel of a vehicle comprises obtaining a range of tire models ( | 2022-03-10 |
20220073043 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a braking control device that executes an anti-skid control for reducing a braking force when a difference between a target deceleration and an actual deceleration of a vehicle is greater than or equal to a reference value in a braking state in which the braking force is applied to a wheel according to an increase in the target deceleration of the vehicle, the braking control device including a control unit that executes a specific control for reducing an intervention degree of the anti-skid control as a response delay of the actual deceleration with respect to the increase in the target deceleration in the braking state becomes larger. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073044 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE PNEUMATIC PRESSURE IN A VOLUME - A method is described for controlling pneumatic pressure by actuating a charge and a discharge valve that vary the pressure, comprising, among other things, providing a matrix wherein each cell indicates a time for opening the charge or discharge valve; if the initial pressure value (PVi) in the volume is less than the target pressure value (PVt) to be reached, opening the charge valve, decreasing the value of the opening time indicated in the selected cell if the pressure value in the volume exceeds the target pressure value (PVt) and possibly increasing the value of the time indicated in the selected cell; if the initial pressure value (PVi) in the volume is greater than the target pressure value (PVt), opening the one discharge valve for the time indicated in a selected cell and possibly increasing the time value indicated in the selected cell and possibly decreasing the time value indicated in the selected cell. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073045 | ELECTRIC-BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - The objective is to suppress a delay in the response of pressing force of an electric brake, when braking and non-braking are alternately repeated in an electric-brake control apparatus. An electric-brake control amount calculation unit of an electric-brake control apparatus according to the present disclosure calculates a control amount for securing a clearance between a brake pad and a brake disk, based on a position of the brake pad, calculated by a position calculator at a non-braking time, and secures the clearance by changing the control amount in two or more separate steps at a time when the braking is switched to the non-braking. As a result, it is made possible to obtain an electric-brake control apparatus that can suppress a delay in the response of pressing force of an electric brake, when braking and non-braking are alternately repeated. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073046 | GAS-LIQUID SEPARATING GAS EXCHANGE DEVICE - Described herein is a gas-liquid separating gas exchange device comprising a vent mechanism that services gas exchange between the interior and exterior of a housing, a shelter of the vent mechanism distal from the housing that provides shelter of a distal area around the vent mechanism, an area-encompassing abutment rising distally from the housing and encompassing both the vent mechanism and the shelter and creating a fluid-catchment junction between the shelter and the abutment, and at least one fluid-exchange passageway in the at least one shelter allowing fluid exchange between the distal sheltered area and the abutment into the fluid-catchment junction. The gas-liquid separating gas exchange device may separate gas and liquid by gravity, energy of vibration, air-pressure forces, or a combination thereof and facilitates expulsion of contaminating liquid and debris from the housing. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073047 | VENTILATION CAP ON A SOLENOID VALVE IN COMPRESSED-AIR INSTALLATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE FOR VEHICLES - A venting cap for a solenoid valve for compressed-air systems includes a carrier element configured to be arranged on an outlet tube of the solenoid valve and a sealing element arranged on the carrier element. The sealing element is in the form of a cap which engages radially and axially over the carrier element and which has a coaxially extending circular rim. The circular rim has on its inner side, adjacent to a free axial end, at least one receiver for at least one radially outwardly projecting snap-in contour of a geometrically complementary form on the carrier element. The carrier element has a coaxially arranged hollow-cylindrical extension, which is configured to be fastened to the axial end of the outlet tube. The carrier element has a coaxial venting path connected to an exit opening via a labyrinthine sealing structure. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073048 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKING SYSTEM, AND BRAKING SYSTEM - A braking system having wheel brakes, a pressure supply device connected to the wheel brakes, a master brake cylinder actuated by a brake pedal and connected to the wheel brakes, and a brake fluid reservoir having a first and a second reservoir chamber separated by a partition wall, wherein the first reservoir chamber is connected to the pressure supply device, via which the pressure supply device is supplied with pressure medium, and the second reservoir chamber is connected to the master brake cylinder, via which the master brake cylinder is supplied with pressure medium The braking system is operated in a first operating mode when the first filling level is reached and a second operating mode when the second filling level is reached, and a hydraulic fallback level if a lowest filling level is reached. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073049 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CLEARANCE OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE, BRAKE, AND CONTROL UNIT - A method for determining a clearance of an electromechanical brake involves the following steps: Activating a clearance determination cycle for the brake, moving an electromechanical brake actuator by a drive motor into a first end position, moving the electromechanical brake actuator via the drive motor toward a second end position, continuously determining a rotor position and/or a motor current of the drive motor during the movement of the brake actuator toward the second end position, determining a contact positiat which the brake pad comes into contact with the brake disc, on the basis of the rotor position and/or of the motor current, and determining a clearance and/or a degree of pad wear on the basis of the determined contact position. A suitable electomechanical brake and a respective control unit carry out the method. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073050 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ARBITRATING FUEL CUT OUT FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method and system for operating a hybrid vehicle that includes an integrated starter/generator and a driveline disconnect clutch is described. In one example, the method determines whether or not to rotate an engine via an electric machine while propelling a vehicle via the electric machine according to vehicle efficiency. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073051 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle for supplying a constant current to a motor without changing a gate voltage even at high temperatures is provided. The vehicle includes at least one switching element that supplies a current to a motor; a temperature sensor that detects temperature information of at least one transistor; at least one processor that transmits a clock signal corresponding to driving of the motor; and a driver that receives the clock signal, and transmits a driving signal to the transistor. A converter then determines a duty of the driving signal based on the temperature information received from the temperature sensor. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073052 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AMPHIBIOUS VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING MODULAR HYBRID FLYING AUTOMOBILE - Provided is an artificial intelligence (AI) amphibious vertical take-off and landing modular hybrid flying automobile. The automobile may include a vehicle and a drone. The vehicle may include a vehicle body, a chassis, an engine, a transmission unit, a steering unit, a brake unit, an AI vehicle control unit, and one or more batteries. The vehicle may further include a wind turbine, a fuel cell stack, a hydrogen storage tank, an AI control unit, a plurality of sensors, and an obstacle detection module in communication with the plurality of sensors. The obstacle detection module may be configured to detect an obstacle and activate the brake unit. The drone may include a connection unit configured to releasably attach to a top of the vehicle body of the vehicle, a drone body, propellers configured to provide a vertical take-off and landing, and an AI drone control unit. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073053 | Method for Operating a Powertrain of a Motor Vehicle, in Particular a Car, and Motor Vehicle - A method operates a motor vehicle powertrain having at least one electric machine and an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine has at least one first cylinder and at least one second cylinder. During a first operating phase, the first cylinder and the second cylinder are activated simultaneously so that during the first operating phase the motor vehicle is driven by way of the first cylinder and by way of the second cylinder. During a transition phase that follows the first operating phase, at least the first cylinder is switched off, while at least the second cylinder remains activated. And, during a second operating phase that follows the transition phase, the first cylinder is switched off and simultaneously the second cylinder is activated so that during the second operating phase the motor vehicle is driven at least by way of the second cylinder. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073054 | System and Method for Reducing Vehicle Turning Radius - A method of providing automated application of turn radius reduction in a driver assist mode may include receiving steering wheel angle and wheel speed information to determine a target wheel slip during a turn. The method may further include comparing the target wheel slip to a current wheel slip to determine a slip error, and applying braking torque to an inside wheel based on the slip error to reduce the turn radius. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS PARKING OF VEHICLE - A system for performing autonomous parking of a vehicle includes: a camera configured to acquire a surrounding image of the vehicle including a parking line; and a controller configured to derive spatial recognition data based on the surrounding vehicle image as an input, derive a feature point corresponding to the parking line based on the surrounding image and the spatial recognition data, determine a candidate parking line based on clustering of the feature point, and control the vehicle to perform parking in a parking area having the candidate parking line. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073056 | Method Of Determining A Parking Position For A Motor Vehicle, Driver Assistance System For Performing Such Method, And Motor Vehicle With A Driver Assistance System - The invention relates to a method for determining a parking position for a motor vehicle, wherein a perpendicular parking space is detected by means of a sensor system of the motor vehicle, and a parking space data set characterizing the perpendicular parking space is provided to a control unit of the motor vehicle, and the parking position is determined by the control unit by using the parking space data set, as well as by using an access parameter of the motor vehicle that characterizes a possible opening of at least one folding element of the motor vehicle. The invention provides that the parking position is established using an additional access parameter of an additional motor vehicle that is parked adjacent to the parking position. Moreover the invention relates to a driver assistance system and a motor vehicle. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073057 | PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS, PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A parking assist apparatus is configured to perform parking control so as to park a vehicle in a parking region provided with a wireless power transmitter configured to supply electric power, in a non-contact manner, to the vehicle capable of wireless charging. The parking assist apparatus includes: a processor; and a memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the parking assist apparatus to perform operations. The operations include: acquiring foreign object information indicating that a foreign object is present in a predetermined region including the wireless power transmitter in the parking region; and stopping the parking control in a case in which the foreign object information is acquired. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073058 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A parking assistance device is configured to: control an automated guided vehicle that transports a first vehicle to a target position; provide parking assistance to a second vehicle having an automated valet parking function; determine whether or not a vehicle to be parked is the second vehicle; determine whether or not an ignition of the second vehicle is on when determining that the vehicle to be parked is the second vehicle; and transmit a command to turn on the ignition to the second vehicle when determining that the ignition of the second vehicle is off. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073059 | PARKING LOT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND PARKING LOT FACILITY - A parking lot system includes an entering place, a leaving place, a space, an automated guided vehicle, and a management device. The management device sets, in the space, a parking lot, a first passage connecting the entering place to the leaving place through the parking lot, and a second passage connecting the leaving place to the entering place. The management device causes the automated guided vehicle to transport a vehicle from the entering place to the parking lot and to transport the vehicle from the parking lot to the leaving place. The management device further causes the automated guided vehicle to move from the leaving place to the entering place. The first passage and the second passage are divided from each other. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073060 | VEHICLE TRAVELING CONTROLLER - Disclosed is a vehicle traveling controller that performs emergency evacuation traveling in the case of an emergency for proper traveling control. The vehicle traveling controller determines whether the vehicle traveling in accordance with a normal traveling rule is not dangerous and becomes proper traveling or not on the basis of environmental information around a vehicle (S | 2022-03-10 |
20220073061 | CLUTCH DEVICE AND COLLISION MITIGATION MECHANISM - When a collision occurs, a driving force of a drive shaft is transmitted to a reversing high-load multiple disk clutch via an inertia absorbing gear mechanism. Then, the driving force is transmitted to a gear via a gear, and inertia is absorbed and the driving force acts to rotate an output shaft at a low speed. On the other hand, when the gear rotates, a regenerative/backing up motor also rotates, and so-called regenerative driving is also performed. Due to these operations, the output shaft rapidly decreases in rotation speed, and goes into a rotation stopping state from a forward rotating state. Then, when a vehicle speed sensor detects that the vehicle speed has reached “0,” the regenerative/backing up motor is driven, the output shaft is driven to rotate reversely for several seconds, and thereafter, driving of the regenerative/backing up motor is stopped. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING ONE OR MORE SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES - The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for operating one or more self-driving vehicles. In some embodiments, the self-driving vehicles may include a vehicle processor being operable to: control the vehicle to navigate an operating environment in an initial vehicle navigation mode; monitor for one or more trigger conditions indicating a possible change for the vehicle navigation mode; detect a trigger condition; determine a prospective vehicle navigation mode associated with the detected trigger condition; determine whether to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode; and in response to determining to change from the initial vehicle navigation mode to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, adjust one or more vehicle attributes corresponding to the prospective vehicle navigation mode, otherwise continue to operate the vehicle in the initial vehicle navigation mode. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073063 | VEHICLE DETECTION AND RESPONSE - A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a virtual boundary between a host roadway lane of a host vehicle and a target roadway lane of a target vehicle, the virtual boundary based on a predicted path of the target vehicle, determine a first constraint value based on a boundary approach velocity of the target vehicle, determine a second constraint value based on (1) a boundary approach velocity of the host vehicle and (2) a boundary approach acceleration of the host vehicle and perform a threat assessment of a collision between the host vehicle and the target vehicle upon determining that the first constraint value violates a first threshold or the second constraint value violates a second threshold. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073064 | SYSTEM PREVENTING COLLISION OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle includes: a detection sensor configured to acquire a front view of the vehicle, and configured to detect an obstacle in the front view; and a controller including at least one processor which is configured to process data obtained from the detection sensor. The controller may be configured to determine a predicted position of a collision between the vehicle and the obstacle, determine an avoidance position capable of avoiding a collision with the obstacle based on the collision prediction position, generate a plurality of avoidance paths corresponding to a plurality of predetermined conditions, respectively, based on the avoidance position, and control a steering angle adjustment unit to follow any one of the plurality of avoidance paths. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073065 | APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING RISK OF COLLISION OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle for predicting a risk of collision includes a controller configured to: calculate distances between the vehicle and left and right lines of a first lane, respectively, using a position of the vehicle and first lane width information of the first lane, calculate distances between the surrounding vehicle and left and right lines of a second lane, respectively, using a position of the surrounding vehicle and second lane width information of the second lane, calculate a second distance between the vehicle and the surrounding vehicle by reflecting at least one of the calculated distances between the vehicle and the left and right lines of the first lane or the calculated distances between the surrounding vehicle and the left and right lines of the second lane to a first distance, and predict a risk of collision between the vehicle and the surrounding vehicle based on the second distance. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073066 | VEHICLE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A vehicle external environment recognition apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a position calculation processor, a three-dimensional object determination processor, an identification object identifying processor, and a vehicle tracking processor. The position calculation processor calculates three-dimensional positions of respective blocks in a captured image. The three-dimensional object determination processor groups the blocks to put any two or more of the blocks that have the three-dimensional positions differing from each other within a predetermined range in a group and thereby determines three-dimensional objects. The identification object identifying processor identifies a preceding vehicle relative to the vehicle and a sidewall on the basis of the three-dimensional objects. The vehicle tracking processor estimates a future position of the preceding vehicle to track the preceding vehicle. The vehicle tracking processor determines whether or not the preceding vehicle identified by the identification object identifying processor corresponds to a portion of the sidewall. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073067 | PEDESTRIAN COLLISION PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A pedestrian collision prevention system of a vehicle including a detection unit to detect one or both of a fixed object and a pedestrian located in a vicinity of the vehicle; a prediction unit to predict a collision possibility with the pedestrian based on one or both of the fixed object and the pedestrian detected by the detection unit; and a control unit to set a detection sensitivity based on the collision possibility predicted by the prediction unit and to control one or both of generation of a warning signal and driving of the vehicle based on the detection sensitivity. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073068 | RIDER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A riding assistance system for a motorcycle comprising: a processing resource; a memory configured to store data usable by the processing resource; and at least one wide-angle forward-looking camera configured to be installed on the motorcycle in a manner enabling it to capture images of a scene including at least a right side and a left side in front of the motorcycle; wherein the processing resource is configured to: obtain a series of at least two images consecutively acquired by the camera; analyze a region of interest within at least a pair of consecutive images of the series to identify features having respective feature locations within the at least pair of consecutive images; determine vectors of movement of the features; and generate a warning notification upon a criterion associated with the vectors of movement being met. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073069 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM - An autonomous driving system mounted on a vehicle determines a target path based on necessary information and performs vehicle travel control such that the vehicle follows the target path. A first coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a first timing when the necessary information is acquired. A second coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a second timing later than the first timing. The autonomous driving system calculates, based on the necessary information acquired at the first timing, a first target path defined in the first coordinate system. Then, the autonomous driving system corrects the first target path to a second target path defined in the second coordinate system by performing coordinate transformation from the first coordinate system to the second coordinate system. The autonomous driving system uses the second target path as the target path to perform the vehicle travel control. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073070 | VEHICLE DRAFT MODE - A first fuel consumption value is determined for operating a host vehicle in a current lane on a road. A lead vehicle operating in front of the host vehicle and in a target lane on the road is identified based on a speed of the lead vehicle being greater than a first threshold and less than or equal to a second threshold. The second threshold is greater than the first threshold. A second fuel consumption value is predicted for operating the host vehicle at a specified distance behind the lead vehicle in the target lane based on the speed of the lead vehicle. The host vehicle is operated at the specified distance behind the lead vehicle in the target lane based on the predicted second fuel consumption value being greater than the first fuel consumption value. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073071 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING THE TARGET OBJECT FOR AN AUTOMATIC DISTANCE CONTROL OF A SINGLE-TRACK MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for selecting the target object for an automatic distance control of a single-track motor vehicle. The presence of a second single-track motor vehicle preceding directly in the same lane and a third single-track motor vehicle preceding directly the second single-track motor vehicle are detected with the aid of a surroundings sensor system. The lateral offset of the second single-track motor vehicle and of the third single-track motor vehicle are ascertained with regard to the single-track motor vehicle. The target object being selected for the method for distance control as a function of at least one of the lateral offsets. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073072 | NETWORK COMPUTER SYSTEM TO CONTROL FREIGHT VEHICLE OPERATION CONFIGURATIONS - In some examples, a network computer system can monitor a plurality of mobile computing devices to determine a current location of a corresponding freight operator of a plurality of freight operators. The network computer system can record the current location of each of the plurality of freight operators in a data store of the set of memory resources. Additionally, the network computer system can repeatedly query the data store to determine when at least two freight operators of the plurality of freight operators that satisfy a set of drafting conditions. The set of drafting conditions including a proximity condition as between the at least two freight operators and a candidate commencement location. In response to the determination, the network computer system can implement a drafting arrangement between the at least two freight operators. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073073 | Device and Method for Controlling Platooning - A device for controlling platooning includes a communication device configured to support wireless communication between a vehicle and a preceding vehicle, and a processor connected to the communication device, wherein the processor is configured to monitor a communication performance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle during the platooning and to control a behavior of the vehicle by selectively applying first longitudinal direction control logic or second longitudinal direction control logic based on the communication performance. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073074 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DECELERATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VEHICLE - A method for controlling deceleration of a vehicle includes determining, by a controller, a reference deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on current speed information of the vehicle and stop signal residual time information of a traffic light located ahead of the vehicle, determining, by the controller, whether the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to a distance between the vehicle and the traffic light, and determining, by the controller, a speed profile including an actual deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on a waiting distance of a waiting vehicle that waits before the traffic light when it is determined that the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to the distance between the vehicle and the traffic light. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073075 | TRAINING METHOD - A training method includes: a simulation step outputting, by a simulator, a characteristic variable based on an input parameter set, the parameter set being input to the simulator and indicating that a specific component is presumed to have an abnormality in advance; and a training step updating, by a training device, mapping based on an input training data and an input teaching data, the input variables being input to the training device as the training data, the input variables including the characteristic variable output in the simulation step, the abnormality determination variable being input to the training device as the teaching data, the abnormality determination variable indicating that the specific component has the abnormality. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073076 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTING SIMULATED VEHICLE LANE CHANGE TRAJECTORY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This application discloses a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for constructing a simulated vehicle lane change trajectory, the method including: constructing a lane change trajectory coordinate system, and determining a target preceding vehicle according to a position of a lane change vehicle; determining target longitudinal traveling data; constructing, when a preset lane change condition is met, or when the preset lane change condition is not met, but it is determined to continue to change lanes, a first lane change trajectory when a following vehicle decelerates; updating, when the preset lane change condition is not met, but it is determined to continue to change lanes, the longitudinal traveling data when the following vehicle does not decelerate, and constructing a second lane change trajectory; and updating, when the preset lane change condition is not met, and it is determined not to continue to change lanes, transverse traveling data and longitudinal traveling data in an original lane return process, and constructing a first original lane return trajectory. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073077 | Low Resolution Traffic Light Candidate Identification Followed by High Resolution Candidate Analysis - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. The systems and methods may detect traffic lights. For example, one or more traffic lights may be detected using detection-redundant camera detection paths, a fusion of information from a traffic light transmitter and one or more cameras, based on contrast enhancement for night images, and based on low resolution traffic light candidate identification followed by high resolution candidate analysis. Additionally, the systems and methods may navigation based on a worst time to red estimation. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073078 | RUT DETERMINATION DEVICE, RUT DETERMINATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A rut determination device is configured to determine, for each road section, presence or absence of a rut based on any one of a plurality of first variation quantities each of which is the variation quantity of a vehicle-body slip angular velocity per unit time for each vehicle, a plurality of first processed values each of which is a value obtained by performing predetermined processing for each of the plurality of the first variation quantities, a plurality of second variation quantities each of which is the variation quantity of a vehicle-body slip-related value, which is the product of the vehicle-body slip angular velocity and the vehicle speed for each vehicle, per unit time, and a plurality of second processed values each of which is a value obtained by performing the predetermined processing for each of the plurality of the second variation quantities. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073079 | ALCOLOCK DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an ignition interlock device and system for accurately detecting a drunk driver by running an interactive visual test presented for the driver to visualize on a screen of the alcolock device, which further comprises at least an eye gaze tracking module for recording eye movements and measuring gaze data, and a motor skill computing module for computing motion parameters from the sensor data measured during the interactive visual test. The alcolock device may further comprise a drunk detection module for measuring drunkenness of the driver by mapping gaze parameters and motion parameters to measure the mismatch between motor skills and cognitive processing performance, and a decision module for allowing the driver to drive the vehicle, or not, based on the measured drunkenness. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073080 | AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING CART - The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure, which includes a person, an object, or both as a transport target, comprises a deck on which the transport target is placed and a sensing device configured to detect a disappearance of the transport target from the deck. At least a part of a periphery of the deck is opened for better accessibility to the deck for the transport target. The autonomous traveling cart according to the present disclosure also comprises a controller configured to stop traveling control for transporting the transport target in response to detection of the disappearance of the transport target by the sensing device. | 2022-03-10 |
20220073081 | IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM, IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS, AND IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A user's position inside a passenger compartment is judged easily and reliably and control according to the user's position is provided. An in-vehicle apparatus control system coupling an in-vehicle apparatus installed in a vehicle to a mobile terminal in a communicable manner, wherein the in-vehicle apparatus control system includes: a storage unit that stores a face image of a user of the mobile terminal by associating the face image with identification information of the mobile terminal; and a seated position judgment unit that judges a seated position of the user by means of facial recognition by using an inside passenger compartment image, which captures an image of an inside of a passenger compartment, and the face image, wherein the in-vehicle apparatus executes control according to the seated position of the user of the mobile terminal when accepting a specified control request from the mobile terminal. | 2022-03-10 |