| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
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| 20160121799 | ACCENT LIGHTING OF AUTOMOTIVE ROOF RAILS - A roof rail assembly ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121800 | Watersport Equipment Carrier - A watersport equipment carrier configured to be mounted on a vehicle includes an elongate base having an upper surface configured to receive watersport equipment and a locking portion. A securement strap having an anchor end and a free end and the anchor end is coupled to the base at an anchoring point. A locking mechanism is coupled to the locking portion of the base and configured to secure the free end of the strap to the base such that the free end of the strap passes through the locking mechanism in a locked configuration. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121801 | TAILGATE COMPARTMENT RELEASE MECHANISM ARRANGEMENT - A tailgate assembly for a vehicle includes a structure that defines a compartment, and a cover that is moveably attached to the structure to cover the compartment. A compartment latch mechanism is attached to the structure for latching the cover to the structure. A compartment release mechanism is coupled to the compartment latch mechanism for actuating the compartment latch mechanism. The compartment release mechanism is disposed on one of a first lateral edge surface or a second lateral edge surface of the structure. When the tailgate assembly is disposed in a first position, the body of the vehicle conceals the compartment release mechanism to prevent access to the compartment release mechanism, thereby preventing actuation of the compartment latch mechanism and securing the cover relative to the structure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121802 | VEHICLE COMPONENT COUPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one aspect, a coupling system is provided. The coupling system includes a first component comprising a body, a second component comprising an inner wall defining at least one receiving aperture, wherein a notch is formed in the inner wall, and at least one tab extending outwardly from the body. The at least one tab is biased in a direction away from the body, and a retention feature is formed on the at least one tab and configured to interferingly engage the notch. When the at least one tab is inserted into a corresponding receiving aperture of the at least one receiving aperture, the at least one tab is biased against the inner wall and the retention feature interferingly engages the notch to facilitate coupling the first component to the second component in a desired orientation. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121803 | MULTI-PART CARGO ORGANIZER ASSEMBLED WITH SNAP-FIT BARBS - A cargo organizer has a base and one or more upstanding walls. The organizer walls are joined to the base by inserting barbs disposed on the lower surface of the walls into respective barb receivers. In one embodiment, side margins of the barb receivers mate with side margins of recesses in the lower margin of the wall. Relieved areas formed in the front surface of the organizer wall mate with upstanding plates of the base. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121804 | HOLDER - A holder is provided which includes a first connection member having at least one coupling member, a mobile device holding member rotatably attached to the first connection member and configured to accommodate a mobile device therein, a second connection member including at least one receiving member configured to receive the at least one coupling member, and an attachment member configured to be attached to an external device. The first connection member is interposed between the mobile device holding member and the second connection member. The at least one coupling member is detachably attached to the at least one receiving member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121805 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTERIOR PANEL IN A VEHICLE - Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a display assembly for an interior panel of a vehicle, corresponding method of use and a computer readable medium including instructions for operating the display assembly. The display assembly allows for the private viewing of multimedia content for occupants in a vehicle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121806 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OUTPUT VIDEO OF REAR CAMERA FOR VEHICLES - A video adjusting method of a rear camera for a vehicle, including: detecting a predetermined pattern through an intrinsic parameter of a rear camera and geometry information; estimating a posture of the rear camera currently provided in the vehicle, from a pattern reference coordinate system through the predetermined pattern detected by the pattern detecting step; obtaining the homography corresponding to an angle error of the installed camera which is checked by the camera posture estimating step; and calibrating the video photographed by the installed camera based on a posture of a camera mounted in accordance with the design criteria using the homography obtained by the homography obtaining step. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121807 | VEHICULAR CAMERA WITH ALIGNED HOUSING MEMBERS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN ALIGNED HOUSING MEMBERS - A camera for mounting on a vehicle includes a front housing member having a lens, an imaging element and a circuit board, with the circuit board includes a set of front electrical connectors. A rear housing member mates with the front housing member along a first axis. The rear housing member includes a set of rear electrical connectors that, with the rear housing member mated with the front housing member, directly contact the front electrical connectors without use of a jumper. One set of the sets of front and rear electrical connectors is a set of male electrical connectors and the other set of the sets of front and rear electrical connectors is a set of female electrical connectors. Each female electrical connector has jaw structure including first and second jaws. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121808 | FOOTREST INCORPORATING MEANS FOR STORING TYRE REPAIR EQUIPMENT - A footrest to be installed between a bulkhead and a floor of a motor vehicle includes a bearing wall to support the foot or feet of a passenger and a sound insulation mat extending opposite at least part of the bearing wall and attached to the floor. The mat includes an insulating layer between the floor and a covering layer attached to the insulating layer. The bearing wall includes a storage compartment and an internal face positioned facing an exterior face of the covering layer at installation of the foot rest. The storage compartment extends between the internal face of the bearing face and the exterior face of the covering layer. The storage compartment has a bottom wall fixed permanently to the internal face of the bearing wall by first, and second connecting members and includes housings the content of which is directly accessible without removing the storage compartment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121809 | BADGE ASSEMBLY FOR BEING CONNECTED TO AN AIRBAG COVER, AIRBAG COVER, AIRBAG MODULE AND VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL COMPRISING SUCH BADGE ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a badge assembly for being connected to an airbag cover composing a badge ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121810 | VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM ASSEMBLY - A main trim panel has a trim surface, a plurality of first attachment parts and a recessed surface that is spaced apart from the trim surface. The recessed surface defines a flange that includes a first tether attachment part and a plurality of attachment parts. A sub-trim panel has a second tether attachment part and a plurality of fastener parts fixed to the attachment parts of the flange. A tether has a first end attached to the first tether attachment part and a second end attached to the second tether attachment part, such that with the sub-trim panel installed to the main trim panel, the sub-trim panel the covers and conceals the flange, the first tether attachment part and the tether, and with the sub-trim panel un-installed from the main trim panel the tether limits movement of the sub-trim panel relative to the main trim panel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121811 | ASSIST HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - An assist handle for a vehicle, in which an elastically supported friction pin is mounted to a support bracket installed in a headlining and supporting a handle body by an elastic force of an elastic spring, and the friction pin may be always in contact with an inside face of a seat portion formed at the handle body in order that the friction pin may be rotatably installed in the support bracket, and thus the handle body may be allowed to smoothly rotate without abrupt rotation by generating a friction resistance due to the contact of the friction pin with the seat portion as the handle body is rotated relative to the support bracket. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121812 | Apparatus And Methods For Joining Articles - A fixation assembly for affixing a first object to a second object, such as for affixing a component to the surface of a vehicle, includes an insert body and an enclosure at least partially surrounding the inset body. The insert body has a threaded bore, and the enclosure defines a mounting surface for mounting the fixation assembly on the surface of the vehicle. An adhesive disposed on the mounting surface facilitates bonding the fixation assembly to the surface without requiring holes to be drilled in the vehicle. The fixation assembly may further include a fastener having external threads complementary to the threaded bore. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121813 | INSERT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAL - The present disclosure relates to an insert for a motor vehicle seal, with multiple frames connected to one another via webs. The webs have adjacent first legs with outer face ends along an insert longitudinal axis. A minimum distance of the outer face ends of the first legs of first frames to a bending axis of these legs is smaller than a maximum distance of the outer face ends of the first legs of second frames to the bending axis of the first legs of the first frames. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121814 | HIGH PERFORMANCE MOLDABLE COMPOSITE - A moldable composite with high heat resistance and noise absorption properties utilizes nonwoven fabrics and a heat resistance additive. The composition that provides both superior acoustic performance and excellent flex modulus that may be utilized in automotive products and applications in interior and exterior structures. A blowing agent may be utilized to create micro porous cells in a polymer non-woven structure. The cells or voids make the material lighter and allow the material to have superior acoustic properties that are useful in automotive applications. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121815 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FASTENING AN ELONGATED OBJECT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - An arrangement for fastening at least one elongated object ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121816 | CAN COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DATA FRAME STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVING COMMUNICATION SPEED THROUGH INCREASE IN DATA AMOUNT - A controller area network (CAN) communication method for electronic devices of a vehicle includes: transmitting data using a data frame in which communication mode information designating high speed CAN communication processing or general CAN communication processing is inserted into a null bit or a reserved bit that is not used in a general CAN communication protocol; receiving the transmitted data; and processing the received data in a high speed CAN communication mode or a general CAN communication mode based on the communication mode information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121817 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A method and system for controlling a vehicle. The method comprises: a mobile terminal ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121818 | bus system for configuring communication interfaces in the vehicle and method for manufacturing such a bus system - A bus system for configuring communication interfaces in a vehicle has at least two different bus lines which are each electrically coupled to one and the same first voltage-limiting element to limit the voltage level of a voltage pulse occurring with a predefined reference potential as a positive voltage pulse between one of the two bus lines and a first point. In addition, the two bus lines are each electrically coupled to one and the same second voltage-limiting element to limit the voltage level of a voltage pulse occurring with a predefined reference potential as a negative voltage pulse between one of the two bus lines and a second point, to a second voltage limit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121819 | CARPET WITH WIRE HARNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CARPET WITH WIRE HARNESS - A technology attaching a wire harness and a carpet to a vehicle body panel at a low cost is provided. A carpet with wire harness includes: a carpet main body; a wire harness arranged on the carpet main body; a retaining tab having a portion near a base end connected to the carpet main body and, together with the carpet main body, wrapping up and holding the wire harness by folding back a portion near a forefront end of the retaining tab; and an attachment portion attaching the retaining tab to the carpet main body by passing an insertion portion through the carpet main body and a portion of the retaining tab nearer to the forefront end than the portion covering the wire harness. The carpet main body is attached to a vehicle body panel by inserting the insertion portion through the vehicle body panel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121820 | Wire Harness - A wire harness is provided with an electrically conductive path, a tubular sheath member which accommodates the electrically conductive path in an inner part, and a sheet member positioned between at least a part of a circumferential direction of the electrically conductive path and an inner peripheral surface of the sheath member. The sheet member may be wound on the electrically conductive path so as to cover an entire area in the circumferential direction. The sheet member may be intermittently arranged in an axial direction of a tube of the sheath member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121821 | BAND CLIP AND ASSEMBLY - A band clip ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121822 | HARNESS CLIP AND SYSTEM FOR CLIPPING WIRING HARNESS - A harness clip for clipping a wire to mounting supports of a vehicle includes a body and a tie-strap. The body includes a clip portion having a generally “U”-shaped channel for receiving the wire at an interior surface of body. The clip portion has two openings from the interior surface to an exterior surface opposite of the interior surface. The body also includes a mount-receiving portion extending from the clip portion. The mount-receiving portion includes two legs that are configured to engage the mounting supports. The tie-strap is engaged to the body and includes a cord that is inserted through the two openings in the clip portion of the body to generally encapsulate the wire with the clip portion. The tie-strap is configured to be tightened around at least a portion of the wire. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121823 | Controlling Automotive Vehicle Powertrain, Drivetrain Suspension Components and Accessories Using Portable Personal Electronic Telecommunication Devices - The circuit controls powertrain, drivetrain, vehicle suspension and accessory components of an automotive vehicle to programmatically provide different drive and handling performance using a portable personal electronic telecommunication device having memory and a processor. The circuit includes a protocol converter circuit coupled to receive electric power from an electrical power system of the automotive vehicle, and has at least one port to electrically couple to at least one actuator that supplies control to the controlled component of the automotive vehicle. The protocol converter circuit provides a communication channel by which communication is established with a portable personal electronic telecommunication device. An executable program stored in the memory circuit and operated by the processor of the portable personal electronic telecommunication device supplies control signals via the protocol converter circuit to the one or more actuators, thereby programmatically providing different vehicle drive and handling performances. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121824 | SOLAR POWER GENERATOR FOR WINDOW - A solar power generator for a window includes a glass layer and a sunlight generation layer disposed over the glass layer. The sunlight generation layer is configured to generate electric current using sunlight transmitted through the glass layer. A protective film layer is configured to protect the sunlight generation layer. The sunlight generation layer includes a transparent conductive film provided over the glass layer, a transparent solar power generator active layer provided over the transparent conductive film, and a transparent counter electrode provided over the transparent solar power generator active layer. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121825 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An automotive control system includes a plurality of control units including a touch sensor. The automotive control system also includes a control unit recognizer that recognizes a control unit of the plurality of control units that a driver has touched through the touch sensor. The automotive control system also includes a voice recognizer that recognizes selection of a function of an automotive information appliance by analyzing a voice command from the driver. The automotive control system also includes a controller that connects the selected function with the recognized control unit and controls the selected function according to operation of the recognized control unit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121826 | Bumper Reinforcement - A bumper reinforcement composed of a hollow shape material includes: a rear wall; an upper wall; a lower wall; a front wall; a partition wall located between the rear wall and the front wall and extending from the upper wall to the lower wall; an upper support wall and a lower support wall located between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending from the rear wall to the partition wall; and an intermediate support wall located between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending from the front wall to the partition wall. An intersection of the partition wall with the upper support wall is located above an intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall, and an intersection of the partition wall with the lower support wall is located below the intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121827 | AUTOMOBILE BUMPER BEAM - An automobile bumper beam to be disposed in a vehicle width direction includes: a small sectional area portion at a center in the vehicle width direction; paired sectional area changing portions continuous to outsides in the vehicle width direction of the small sectional area portion; and paired large sectional area portions continuous to outsides in the vehicle width direction of the sectional area changing portions. The small sectional area portion projects most outward in a front-rear direction at paired impact load input portions. Thus, impact load in minor collision is inputted as two-point concentrated load to the paired input portions of a bumper beam body, reducing a peak value of bending moment acting on the body, and the sectional area changing portions and large sectional area portions bear the moment, thereby enhancing strength of the body, reducing its thickness and weight, and achieving an excellent collision energy absorbing effect. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121828 | FRONT PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND STIFFENING THERETO - A bumper stiffener includes at least one rib projecting from a first major face of the plate and extending in the direction of an impact to be absorbed by the shock absorber stiffener. The compressive strength in longitudinal direction of the rib is higher at its ends than in its middle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121829 | VEHICLE CONNECTING MEMBER AND VEHICLE FRONT SECTION STRUCTURE - There is provided a vehicle connecting member including: a front face portion that is connected to a crash box; a first connecting section inserted with and connected to a front end portion of a side member provided running along a vehicle front-rear direction at the vehicle front-rear direction rear side of the crash box; a second connecting section that is formed at a vehicle width direction outside of the first connecting section in a vehicle plan view, and that is connected to a lower end portion of an outrigger provided running along the vehicle front-rear direction at the vehicle width direction outside of the side member so as to extend toward a vehicle vertical direction lower side; and one or more lateral ribs that couple together the first connecting section and the second connecting section. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121830 | CRASHBOX FOR A BUMPER SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a crashbox for a bumper system of a motor vehicle, comprising an upper wall and a lower wall, wherein the crashbox is divided in the longitudinal extent thereof into a first length portion and an adjoining second length portion ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121831 | Frontal Impact Energy Absorption Members - A vehicle includes a bumper beam and a bumper fascia that covers the bumper beam. An energy absorption member includes a first laterally positioned leg including a mounting flange connected to the bumper beam and a second laterally positioned leg including a mounting flange connected to the bumper beam. The first and second laterally positioned legs are located at opposite sides of a forward facing surface and are spaced-apart from each other. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121832 | Vehicle Front Bumper with Utility Well - A vehicle front bumper with a middle portion and end or lateral portions, the end or lateral portions each having a polygon shaped rearward and downward angled forward facing surface, at least one of which has a utility well perimeter opening. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121833 | ELECTRONIC AIRBAG IGNITION CIRCUIT HAVING A VARIABLE IGNITION CURRENT DURATION - An electronic airbag ignition circuit includes a first and second output for the electrically conductive connection to a first and second terminal of a magnetic actuator. The electronic airbag ignition circuit also includes a first switching element, whose contact-break path is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the first output, and a second switching element, whose contact-break path is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the second output. The electronic airbag ignition circuit includes a second control circuit connected in an electrically conductive manner to a control terminal of the second switching element. The second control circuit is configured to close the second switching element in a first triggering mode for a first predetermined duration and in a second triggering mode for a second predetermined duration that differs from the first duration. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121834 | SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, ASSOCIATED MOTOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a safety system for a motor vehicle ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121835 | ADAPTIVE SUPPRESSION OF VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicle has a restraint system with at least two restraint devices. A sensor detects a potential collision object and outputs a signal representing a relative position of the potential collision object to the vehicle. A processing device suppresses deployment of at least one of the restraint devices based at least in part on the signal output by the at least one sensor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121836 | CLIP, CURTAIN AIRBAG MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PILLAR GARNISH MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A clip includes a clip main body. The clip main body has a pair of locking pawls which are deformable in a direction in which they approach each other. The pair of the locking pawls have internal side faces opposed to each other. A projection/recess is provided on at least part of the internal side face of the pair of the locking pawls. A projection portion of the projection/recess of the locking pawl on one side is opposed to a recess portion of the projection/recess of the locking pawl on the other side. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121837 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRIM COMPONENT WITH HIDDEN TEAR PATTERN AND TRIM COMPONENT WITH HIDDEN TEAR PATTERN - A method of manufacturing a trim component includes forming a skin layer of the trim component, and spraying a foam layer on the skin layer according to a first spray pattern that establishes a first gap in the foam layer arranged as a predetermined tear pattern. The skin layer extends across the first gap. A corresponding trim component has a skin layer with an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and a foam layer sprayed on the inner surface of the skin layer according to a predetermined spray pattern so that the foam layer has a first gap arranged as a predetermined tear pattern, with the skin layer extending across the first gap. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121838 | CURTAIN AIRBAG APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a curtain airbag apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same, which may prevent a head of an occupant from being moved forward after coming into contact with an airbag. To this end, according to the curtain airbag apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a deployment guide is disposed to penetrate a deployment ring coupled to one surface of the airbag, and tightened by expansive force of the airbag to allow the airbag to be bent in a shape that protrudes toward the other surface. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121839 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus capable of protecting an occupant using a single airbag while corresponding to various positions of a vehicle where a collision occurs. An airbag of the airbag apparatus is installed on a seatback, and deployed from an upper side of the occupant's head to a lower side of the occupant's head to surround the occupant's upper body, together with the seatback. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121840 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device includes an inflator, an airbag, a holding member, and a gas rectifying member. The holding member has an opening to be formed at least when the airbag initiates to inflate. The holding member restricts the inflation of the airbag toward its outer periphery until the middle of the deployment of the airbag. The gas rectifying member restricts a flow of a gas toward an occupant and has an outlet port that discharges the gas toward the outer periphery of the airbag. When the airbag inflates, the gas rectifying member projects toward the occupant through the opening of the holding member, and the gas of the inflator causes the gas rectifying member to inflate until at least part of the outlet port is located at the occupant side beyond the opening of the holding member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121841 | GAS GENERATOR FOR RESTRAINING DEVICE - The present invention provides a gas generator for a restraining device, including:
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| 20160121842 | Apparatus for operating a cold-gas generator for a vehicle - A cold gas generator for a vehicle includes a container for storing gas, and an outlet opening closed by a closure element. The apparatus for operating the cold gas generator has a first terminal for a first connecting line for providing a first operating voltage potential, and a second terminal for a second connecting line for providing a second operating voltage potential. The apparatus also has an electrical coil to actuate, in response to a coil current, a closure device for controlling a gas flow through the outlet opening, the coil being connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. The apparatus also has a firing device to open the closure element in response to a firing current, the firing device being connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121843 | AIRBAG MODULE ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WITH THE AIRBAG MODULE ARRANGEMENT - An airbag module for a vehicle is disclosed. The airbag module includes a module housing, a gas generator in response to an impact of the vehicle, and an airbag for expanding with the gas. The airbag and the gas generator are arranged in the module housing. The airbag, module includes an actuator member for carrying out a linear movement and for actuating an unlocking mechanism of an engine bonnet or hood of the vehicle. The actuator member in a position of rest is arranged within the module housing and in an activation position is arranged at least in sections outside the housing. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121844 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE PRESENTER - A belt buckle feeder ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121845 | INFLATABLE BELT D-RING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A D-ring assembly for an inflatable belt of a vehicle includes a patch bracket, in which a portion of the patch bracket supporting a D-ring is inclined forward with respect to a portion of the patch bracket fixed to a pillar of the vehicle; and the D-ring installed at the patch bracket to be rotatable in a left or right direction, so that the two-layer webbing is guided toward the front of a wearer, allowing a passenger to easily wear the webbing. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121846 | PRETENSIONER WITH GUIDE LOOP OR ANCHOR - A number of variations may include a product comprising: a pretensioner that moves from a first position to a second position, several with a with guide loop assembly comprising: a guide loop; a pretensioner, wherein the pretensioner is attached to the guide loop; and wherein the pretensioner moves a guide loop from a first position to a second position upon deployment. A number of variations may also include a slot in the pretensioner body through which motion is communicated to a seatbelt anchor or guide loop to move it from a first position to a second position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121847 | BIOLOGICAL OBJECT DETECTOR, VEHICLE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTOR, AND SEAT BELT NON-WEARING WARNING SYSTEM - A heat flux sensor is installed in such a way that heat flux emanating from a biological object present at a predetermined position is detectable. It is determined whether or not a biological object is present at the predetermined position by comparing sensing results of the heat flux sensor with determination criteria. The determination criteria is preset according to heat flux that can be sensed when a biological object is present at the predetermined position. When the sensing results of the heat flux sensor satisfy the determination criteria, in other words, when the heat flux sensed by the heat flux sensor is the heat flux emanating from a biological object, it is determined that a biological object is present at the predetermined position. Consequently, it is possible to realize accurate detection of a biological object. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121848 | WARNING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING INFANT SEAT BUCKLE SECUREMENT - A child seat-vehicle safety system for a passenger vehicle, including at least one child seat buckle signaling device with a buckling detector for signaling the buckle status, and a portable controller device that attaches to the On-Board Diagnostic II (OBD-II) port of the vehicle, for detecting the status of the vehicle ignition system, receiving the buckle status signal, and generating an alarm signal in response to a predetermined condition of the ignition status and the buckle status signal. The system provides a method of warning a vehicle operator that a child has been left buckled in a vehicle after the vehicle's ignition system has been turned off, by generating an alarm signal when the ignition status is ‘off’ and the buckle status signal is ‘buckled’ beyond a predetermined grace or timeout period. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121849 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPENING TAIL GATE - A control method for opening a tail gate for a vehicle capable of performing an auto opening operation of the tail gate includes steps of primarily sensing an intention of a user carrying a smart key to open the tail gate and then performing secondary sensing to confirm whether a distance between the smart key and the tail gate is equal to or more than a predetermined distance. Thus, any damage or interference of the tail gate may be prevented. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121850 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE OF OPERATIONAL VEHICLE - An anti-theft device of an operational vehicle, in which an operation of cancelling an anti-theft mode is simply and easily performed, is provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121851 | VEHICLE SECURITY ARRANGEMENT - A security arrangement for a motor vehicle having a vehicle management system and an on board diagnostics port to permit the external interrogation of the management system. The security arrangement includes a blocker having an electrical line, a switch and a controller to control the position of the switch, the switch having a closed position in which the electrical line is complete and an open position in which the electrical line is incomplete. The controller has a record of an identifier and is configured to close the switch when the identifier is communicated to the controller. The identifier can be communicated to the controller by way of data-input means or by a removable adaptor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121852 | DEFROSTER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A defroster structure for a vehicle includes a duct guiding conditioned air sent out of an air conditioning unit to an outlet. The outlet is provided at a center of an upper surface of an instrument panel in a vehicle width direction along a lower end of a windshield. The duct includes an upstream portion, a downstream portion, and a curved portion curved and connecting the upstream and downstream portions together. An air passage in the duct has a partition dividing the air passage in a vehicle longitudinal direction into central and side air supply passages, which distribute air to a center and right and left sides of the windshield in the vehicle width direction. The partition extends from a point upstream of the curved portion of the duct to the downstream portion. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121853 | VEHICLE WIPER - A vehicle wiper comprises a retainer that is formed in an elongated shape open at the lower side facing toward a windshield, and that is provided so as to be capable of swinging about a shaft axis of a pivot shaft that is swung to-and-fro; a first nozzle member that is housed inside the retainer, and that is capable of ejecting washer fluid from an ejection portion; and 1 a retainer cover member that closes off an opening of the retainer, and that is formed with a window through which the ejection portion of the first nozzle member is externally exposed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121854 | METHOD FOR WASHING A VEHICLE WINDOW - The invention relates to a method for washing a motor vehicle wind shield ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121855 | PASSIVE WIPER SYSTEM - A wiper system for clearing a surface of a dome includes a plurality of wiper blades that are configured to move around a circumference of the dome. Rotation of the wiper blades in a first direction around the circumference of the dome deploys the wiper blades into an upright position and rotation of the wiper blades in a second direction opposite the first direction stows the wiper blades into a collapsed position. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121856 | ICE SCRAPER - An ice scraper for removing ice from a surface includes a longitudinal handle with a longitudinal axis, and a blade with a first scraping edge extending transversely relative to the handle. A blade holder extends between the handle and the blade, with the blade holder extending in an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The blade is connected to the blade holder with a joint coupling for allowing movement of the blade relative to the blade holder. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121857 | Drum Brake S-Cam Having Offset Cam Followers - A drum brake is provided that improves the direction of the actuating forces to reduce stress, improve efficiency and permit thicker brake linings. First and second brake shoes each have a first end pivotally coupled to a brake spider. First and second cam followers are disposed at corresponding second ends of the brake shoes. A cam engages the cam followers with movement of the cam causing the brake shoes to move between positions of engagement and disengagement with a braking surface. The cam followers are offset such that a center of the first cam follower is disposed at a first distance from a center axis of the brake and a center of the second cam follower is disposed at a second distance from the center axis with the first distance different from the second distance so as to improve the direction of the cam force vector. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121858 | DRUM BRAKE S-CAM HAVING OFFSET CAM FOLLOWERS - A drum brake is provided that improves the direction of the actuating forces to reduce stress, improve efficiency and permit thicker brake linings. First and second brake shoes each have a first end pivotally coupled to the same or different anchor pins on a brake spider. First and second cam followers are disposed at corresponding second ends of the brake shoes. A cam engages the cam followers with movement of the cam causing the brake shoes to move between positions of engagement and disengagement with a braking surface. The cam followers are offset such that distances between the centers of the first cam followers and the anchor pin or pins supporting the brake shoes differ so as to improve the direction of the cam force vector. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121859 | VENTURI BRAKE DUCT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a body. The body includes a forward end and a rearward end spaced from each other along a longitudinal axis. The forward end of the body defines an opening for allowing airflow into the body. The vehicle also includes a venturi brake duct assembly positioned relative to the opening to receive the airflow from the opening and to guide the airflow to a brake device for cooling the brake device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121860 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BRAKING - Methods and apparatus for braking may control a brake between three states. Methods and apparatus for braking may comprise a sensor for sensing information about a brake input device, may comprise a brake control system coupled with the brake and the brake input device, and may control the brake based on the sensed information and input to the brake input device. Methods and apparatus for braking may control the brake to engage a friction material with a rotor if the brake input device indicates the brake should be engaged, and to remove the friction material from contact with the rotor if the brake input device indicates the brake should not be engaged. Methods and apparatus for braking may determine a condition of imminent braking based on the sensed information and may control the brake to enter a ready-to-engage state accordingly. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121861 | AUTOMATIC BRAKE HOLD WITH LOW SPEED MANEUVERABILITY - A transportation vehicle has an autohold selector, such as a push button switch or other human-machine interface (HMI). A gear selector in the vehicle includes forward and reverse gear positions. A brake pedal can be depressed by a driver to actuate a brake actuator when slowing or stopping the vehicle. A control circuit is configured to initiate a brake hold event of the brake actuator in response to predetermined conditions including the autohold selector being on and the vehicle braking to a stop with the brake pedal depressed, wherein initiating the brake hold event is prevented if the gear selector is in the reverse position. If a brake hold event is in progress, then shifting the gear selector to reverse terminates the brake hold event. Low speed maneuvers, such as parking the vehicle, can be performed without a need for manually canceling the autohold feature. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121862 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system for a vehicle having a plurality of wheels, the vehicle speed control system being operable to receive an input signal corresponding to a rate of change of an angle of pitch of the vehicle, pitch rate, the system being operable to command a change in an amount of torque applied to at least one of the plurality of wheels in dependence on the pitch rate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121863 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE AND BRAKE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a vehicle brake control apparatus, and a brake control method thereof. The vehicle brake control apparatus includes a detector configured to detect automatic brake control pressure information when an automatic brake apparatus performs an automatic braking by using the automatic brake control pressure information as closing to a current object, and releases the automatic braking; a determination unit configured to determine whether it is a first state in which a present time of detected automatic brake control pressure information is an automatic brake release time; a braking force maintenance unit configured to maintain the automatic brake release time of the automatic brake control pressure information, when it is determined to be the first state, until driver brake control pressure information of a pedal, which is stepped by a driver, becomes the same state as the automatic brake control information; and a controller configured to deliver a command of maintaining braking force to the braking force maintenance unit so as to receive the automatic brake control pressure information and the driver brake control pressure information, and so as to maintain the automatic brake release time of the automatic brake control pressure information until the driver brake control pressure information becomes the same state as the automatic brake control pressure information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121864 | BRAKE APPARATUS AND BRAKE SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a brake apparatus capable of improving applicability to a wide range of vehicles. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121865 | Hydraulic Device of a Vehicle Braking System - A hydraulic device of a vehicle braking system includes a storage reservoir configured to store brake fluid. The hydraulic device further includes a pump with a suction side configured to set a brake fluid pressure in at least one associated wheel brake. The hydraulic device also includes a line connection interposed between the storage reservoir and the suction side of the pump. In addition, the hydraulic device includes a high-pressure switching valve arranged in the line connection. The high-pressure switching valve is configured to possess an opening pressure of less than 1 bar. Further, the hydraulic device includes at least one brake circuit, and the at least one brake circuit includes the pump, the line connection, and the high-pressure switching valve. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121866 | VEHICULAR BRAKE DEVICE - The vehicular brake device according to the present invention is provided with a first flow passage connecting a first electromagnetic valve and a wheel cylinder, a second flow passage connecting a reservoir portion capable of storing brake fluid and the first flow passage and a second electromagnetic valve disposed in the second flow passage. A pressure differential generating portion generates a predetermined pressure differential by moving a master piston by a drive pressure generating portion after an execution of an advancement control to advance the master piston so that the stroke position of the master piston is within an advanced side area. A second electromagnetic valve control portion places the second electromagnetic valve in an open state for a period including at least a portion of the period of time in an execution period of the advancement control. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121867 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control method of an ESC (Electronic Stability Control) apparatus may include: sensing, by a control unit, whether one or more inlet valves (IVs) of a hydraulic modulation unit are opened, through a sensing unit during ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) operation; and increasing an operating current of a motor by a preset reference value when the one or more IVs are opened. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121868 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A master cylinder includes pressurizing chambers and atmospheric pressure chambers which are in communication with a reservoir provided upstream. The pressurizing chambers of the master cylinder are connected to a brake fluid pressure control valve device through master pressure pipes provided with master cut valves. The atmospheric pressure chambers of the master cylinder bypass the master cut valves and are connected to the brake fluid pressure control valve device through bypass pipes provided with check valves. A pump constituting a brake fluid pressurizing section of the brake hydraulic control valve device suctions the brake fluid from the reservoir preferentially through the bypass pipes provided with the check valves and pressurizes the brake fluid to supply a brake fluid pressure to brake fluid pressure adjust sections. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121869 | BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY - A brake booster assembly and method of operation thereof are provided. The assembly includes a rack moveable along a first axis. A sensor is coupled with the rack for sensing force and displacement of the rack and outputting a proportional signal. A clutch subassembly is disposed adjacent and coupled to the rack and includes a drum and a hub in a spaced relationship with the drum. A motor is disposed adjacent the rack and coupled to the clutch subassembly for rotating the drum. A magnetorheological fluid is disposed between the drum and the hub. An electromagnet is disposed about the clutch subassembly for generating an electromagnetic field to affect the viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid. A controller is electrically connected to the electromagnet and to the sensor and to the motor for controlling the motor and the electromagnetic field of the electromagnet in response to the signal from the sensor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121870 | Method, Controller and System for Monitoring Brake Operation - Various embodiments of an apparatus and method for monitoring a brake operation are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect, the brake operation monitoring system comprises a plurality of wheel speed sensors, a brake demand sensor; a plurality of stability sensors and a controller. The controller comprises wheel speed ports; a brake demand port; stability sensor ports; a communication port for receiving a plurality of messages; and a processing unit comprising control logic. The control logic receives a brake demand signal, at least one stability signal indicative of the cornering of the vehicle, and individual wheel speeds. The control logic calculates a master value to compare to individual wheel speed signals if the brake demand signal indicates no braking. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121871 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VACUUM PUMP IN GASOLINE VEHICLE WITH CLUTCH - A system for controlling a vacuum pump in a gasoline vehicle with a clutch includes a clutch installed between a driving source supplying power of an engine and a vacuum pump to selectively interrupt the power supplied from the driving source to the vacuum pump. A pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure of a vacuum line installed between the vacuum pump and a brake booster. A controller is configured to compare the pressure measured by the pressure sensor with a target pressure value to selectively interrupt the clutch. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121872 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A GEAR - A method is provided for balancing clutch wear in a dual clutch transmission, the transmission comprising a first transmission mechanism arranged to transmit mechanical driving force from an output shaft of the internal combustion engine to a first input shaft and to put any one of a first set of gears in an engaged state to connect the first input shaft to the ground engaging members; a second transmission mechanism arranged to transmit mechanical driving force from the output shaft of the internal combustion engine to a second input shaft and to put any one of a second set of gears in an engaged state to connect the second input shaft to the ground engaging members; a controllable first clutch unit arranged to bring the output shaft of the internal combustion engine and the first input shaft into engagement with each other; a controllable second clutch unit arranged to bring the output shaft of the internal combustion engine and the second input shaft into engagement with each other, and an electronic control unit arranged to control gear selection and clutch unit actuation. The method involves performing the steps of determining which clutch unit is subjected to the most accumulated wear and selecting a gear actuated by the other clutch unit during launch of the vehicle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121873 | ENGINE ROTATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle status is judged with respect to whether the following conditions are met: the shift position of a shift lever | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121874 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine: a regenerative motor for use when the hybrid vehicle runs, the motor having characteristics such that the motor efficiency is 90% or more at a rotational speed of 75% of the maximum rotational speed of the motor when the load of the motor is 10% or more of the maximum load of the motor; and a transmission which transmits the power of the engine to a wheel drive shaft. The motor is coupled to the wheel drive shaft without being coupled to the transmission. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121875 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121876 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING MOTOR FROM OVERHEATING WHEN TMED HYBRID VEHICLE IS DRIVEN - A control method and system are provided for preventing a motor from overheating when a TMED hybrid vehicle is driven to thus improve driving performance by operating an engine before limiting motor output based on a driving state while the vehicle is driven in an EV mode, and the current temperature of the motor. The method includes monitoring a motor temperature of a hybrid vehicle and operating an engine when the current motor temperature of the motor is a first motor temperature or greater when the vehicle is driven in an EV mode. In addition, motor output is limited when the current motor temperature is equal to or greater than a third motor temperature, which is greater than the first motor temperature, after the engine is operated. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121877 | Stall-Start Method and Apparatus for a Parallel Hybrid Vehicle - The application relates to a method for stall-starting a hybrid vehicle comprising a combustion engine ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121878 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control apparatus controls a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a power generation unit that converts at least one of an engine output of the internal combustion engine and a kinetic energy of the vehicle into electric power, and a power storage unit that stores the electric power. The vehicle control apparatus includes: a first control unit configured to control the vehicle to alternate repeatedly between acceleration travel, in which the vehicle accelerates using the engine output, and coasting travel, in which the vehicle coasts without using the engine output, such that a vehicle speed is maintained within a predetermined speed region; and a second control unit configured to control the power generation unit to convert at least one of the engine output and the kinetic energy into electric power during a coasting period in which the vehicle performs the coasting travel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121879 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - In a hybrid vehicle including an engine, motor generators, a purifier having a purification catalyst for reducing toxic substances contained in exhaust gas from the engine, output from the engine is controlled in accordance with the amount of the toxic substances contained in the exhaust gas from the engine, and target engine output is controlled on the basis of a warm up state of the engine and purification capability of the purifier, so that the amount of the toxic substances contained in the exhaust gas discharged from the purifier becomes less than a predetermined value. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121880 | SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR ENGINE CLUTCH LOCK-UP IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control method for synchronization of engine speed and motor speed when lock-up of an engine clutch of a hybrid electric vehicle is carried out. The synchronization control method includes increasing engine speed by controlling toward motor speed as a target speed when synchronization starts according to a demand for the lock-up of an engine clutch during travelling of the hybrid electric vehicle using motor driving power while the engine clutch is opened; estimating an engine speed at a time of speed change when the motor speed increases and reaches a preset changed speed at which a speed change is carried out; calculating motor speed after the speed change using the changed speed and information on gear ratio before and after the changed speed when the estimated engine speed at the time of speed change is less than the preset changed speed; and controlling the engine speed by changing the target speed into the motor speed after the speed change. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING SHUT DOWN IN LIMPHOME DRIVING - An apparatus and method for preventing a shut down in limphome driving are provided. The apparatus includes an engine clutch and a hybrid control unit (HCU) that is configured to operate a vehicle by dualizing a driving of the vehicle into a normal driving control and a limphome driving control. When the driving of the vehicle is in the limphome driving control, the HCU is configured to reduce a vehicle speed and perform a control right shift based on a status of the engine clutch. In addition, an engine control unit (ECU) is configured to compare a current engine revolution per minute (RPM) with a targeted engine RPM based on the control right shift to operate the engine to adjust the engine RPM to reach the targeted engine RPM. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121882 | METHOD FOR LIMITING ENGINE TORQUE WHEN ERROR OCCURS IN WATER SENSOR OF FUEL FILTER - A method for limiting an engine torque when a failure occurs in a water sensor of a fuel filter includes sensing the failure of the water sensor installed in the fuel filter through a failure diagnosis logic in a diesel hybrid vehicle. A current vehicle driving mode is checked when the failure of the water sensor is sensed. Whether or not a first time period elapses a first delay time after sensing the failure of the water sensor when the current vehicle driving mode is an engine driving mode is determined. The engine torque is limited and reduced when the first time period elapses the first delay time. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121883 | FRONT-REAR TORQUE SPLIT CONTROL FOR AN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE WITH INDEPENDENT POWER-SOURCES - A method of controlling operation of an all-wheel-drive vehicle having independent power-sources includes driving the vehicle via at least one of a first power-source through a first set of wheels and a second power-source through a second set of wheels. The method also includes determining a rotating speed of each of the first and second sets of wheels relative to a road surface. The method additionally includes determining a road speed of the vehicle and determining a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a slip of the vehicle relative to the road surface using the determined rotating speed of each of the first and second sets of wheels and the speed of the vehicle. Furthermore, the method includes controlling the vehicle slip via regulating a torque output of the first and/or second power-source. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121884 | IMPACT MITIGATION BY INTELLIGENT VEHICLE POSITIONING - A method and system for mitigating the impact of a vehicle collision senses location, speed, orientation, and direction of movement data of a host vehicle and an interfering vehicle that has moved or is moving into the path of the host vehicle. A control unit analyzes the data and determines whether a collision is unavoidable. If so, the control unit determines a vehicle path for the host vehicle that will minimize the effects of the collision. By changing the vehicle path, the impact of the collision is less direct and the effect on both of the vehicles is mitigated to some degree. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121885 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE METHOD INCLUDING DETERMINING HEIGHT OF AN OBJECT FIXED TO A VEHICLE - A method and system of avoiding a collision between an object attached to a rear of a vehicle and an object behind the vehicle during reverse maneuvering of the vehicle includes determining with an electronic control unit of the vehicle an adjusted top height of a first object attached to a rear of the vehicle. The electronic control unit then determines whether the adjusted top height is lower than a clearance height of a second object behind the vehicle and unattached to the vehicle. Upon determining that the adjusted top height of the first object is not lower than the clearance height of the second object, the electronic control unit determines that the first object would collide with the second object if the vehicle is reverse maneuvered too close to the second object and upon determining that the collision would occur alerting a user of the vehicle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121886 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WITHOUT ACTIVATED LATERAL GUIDANCE ASSISTANCE - A method and a device for transitioning a vehicle driving without activated lateral guidance assistance into a driving state having reduced risk of collision consequences in the event of an emergency of the driver, wherein the speed of the vehicle is greater than a threshold speed. The method includes detecting a hands-off situation of the driver in a hands-off phase and outputting a hands-off warning, performing a warning escalation in an escalation phase if there is no response to the hands-off warning, and reducing the vehicle speed to a speed less than the threshold speed in an intervention phase if there is no response in the escalation phase. During the hands-off phase, the escalation phase, and the intervention phase, a returning torque is applied to the steering apparatus of the vehicle if it is detected that the vehicle is leaving the current lane. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121887 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COLLISION OBJECT OF VEHICLE - An apparatus for detecting a collision object of a vehicle senses one or more relative vehicles positioned in front of an own vehicle through sensors provided in the own vehicle and collects relative vehicle information on the sensed relative vehicles, calculates relative positions of the relative vehicles when the own vehicle and the relative vehicles arrive at the same line in consideration of prediction paths of the own vehicle and the relative vehicles, selects a collision type depending on relative velocity relationships and access angles of the relative vehicles, calculates a collision position between the own vehicle and the relative vehicles in the selected collision type, calculates collision information based on the collision position, and selects a collision object among the one or more relative vehicles based on the collision information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121888 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A driver assistance method includes: sensing whether a vehicle enters a slope road; detecting information of the slope road using sensors which are equipped in the vehicle; confirming whether the slope road is a curved road based on the information of the slope road; measuring a curvature of the slope road when the slope road is confirmed to be a curved road; and assisting a driving operation of the vehicle based on the curvature of the slope road. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121889 | TRAVEL LANE MARKING RECOGNITION SYSTEM - An on-board camera captures an image of a travel lane ahead of an own vehicle. At least one state acquisition apparatus acquires an acquired value indicating a state of the own vehicle. A travel lane marking recognition system recognizes a travel lane marking that demarcates the travel lane from an image captured by the on-board camera. The travel lane marking recognition system sets a reliability level of the recognized travel lane marking based on the acquired value of the at least one state acquisition apparatus. When the reliability level is higher than a first predetermined threshold, the travel lane marking recognition system performs driving control of the own vehicle based on the recognized travel lane marking. When the reliability level is lower than the first predetermined threshold, the travel lane marking recognition system performs a deviation warning of deviation from the travel lane based on the recognized travel lane marking. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121890 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE USING V2V COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an adaptive cruise control system using v2v communication and a control method thereof. The adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle using V2V communication includes: a relative distance/speed input unit receiving a relative distance and a relative speed between a recognized preceding vehicle and an own vehicle; a communication unit receiving road surface information from the recognized preceding vehicle; a constant changing unit comparing the received road surface information with road surface information received at a previous time and changing a V2V distance constant when the road surface information is changed in accordance with a result of the comparison; a target V2V distance calculation unit calculating a target V2V distance between the recognized preceding vehicle and the own vehicle based on the changed V2V distance constant; and a target acceleration calculation unit calculating the target acceleration of the own vehicle by using the received road surface information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLNG ACCELERATION TORQUE OF VEHICLE - A system for controlling acceleration torque of a vehicle includes: a driving information detection unit that detects driving information of the vehicle; a forward-vehicle detector that detects the information about another vehicle located substantially ahead of the vehicle; and a control unit that calculates a basic acceleration torque and a basic slew rate of the vehicle when the vehicle is accelerating based on the detected driving information, calculates a desired acceleration torque and a final slew rate by correcting the basic acceleration torque and the basic slew rate based on the detected information about the other vehicle, and outputs a torque-related order to adjust a torque output from a power system of the vehicle to the desired acceleration torque in accordance with the final slew rate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121892 | Method and device for determining a driving state of an external motor vehicle - A method that determines a driving state of an external motor vehicle includes: detecting the external motor vehicle by at least one sensor, the external vehicle moving in a longitudinal direction; determining a reference for a motion of the external motor vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction; determining a first distance between the external motor vehicle and the reference at a first point in time; determining a second distance between the external motor vehicle and the reference at a second point in time lying after the first point in time; determining a difference between the first distance and the second distance; and determining the driving state as assistance-supported if the difference is less than or equal to a specified value. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121893 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING OVERTAKING - A method for assisting overtaking includes determining a first speed of a first vehicle, determining a first distance to a second vehicle in front of the first and a second speed of the second vehicle by a sensor in the first vehicle, determining a second distance to a third vehicle behind the first and a third speed of the third vehicle by a sensor in the first vehicle, determining a first speed change associated with a first driving operation allowing the first vehicle to keep a first safety distance to the second while the third vehicle overtakes the first, determining a second speed change associated with a second driving operation allowing the first vehicle to keep a second safety distance to the third while the first vehicle overtakes the second, comparing the first and second speed changes and performing the driving operation associated with the most favourable speed change. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121894 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING ECONOMIC DRIVING, VEHICLE APPLIED TO THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for guiding economic driving may include a vehicle generating driving information in accordance with driving. A vehicle management server is configured to receive and store vehicle information and driver information of the vehicle from the vehicle. A vehicle terminal configured to store the vehicle information and transmit the driving information. A business management server is configured to generate economic driving evaluation information according to a preset economic driving algorithm using the driving information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121895 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD CONSIDERING A TRAVELING MODE OF A VEHICLE - Disclosed is a display apparatus which considers the speed and traveling mode of a vehicle. The display apparatus includes an information obtaining unit configured to obtain at least one of internal and external information about a vehicle, a control unit configured to process the information obtained by the information obtaining unit into a single image or a plurality of images by using a single image generator and control the image to be changed according to a traveling mode of the vehicle, and a display unit configured to display the image or the plurality of images. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121896 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control system and method is applied to a vehicle including: a continuously variable transmission for changing a speed ratio continuously that is disposed between an input shaft and an output shaft; a geared transmission that is disposed parallel to the continuously variable transmission, and that is adapted to establish a speed ratio that cannot be established by the continuously variable transmission; and a friction clutch that is brought into engagement to switch a torque transmission route from a route including the geared transmission to a route including the continuously variable transmission. The vehicle control system is configured to start a speed change operation of the continuously variable transmission before a commencement of clutch-to-clutch shifting between the friction clutches when switching the torque transmission route from the route including the geared transmission to the route including the continuously variable transmission. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121897 | Vehicle and Method of Control Thereof - A controller for a motor vehicle, the vehicle comprising: drive means operable to provide motive power to the vehicle, the drive means being operable automatically to be switched off and subsequently restarted during a drive-cycle thereby to reduce an amount of time for which the drive means is on during a given drivecycle, and a transmission operable to be connected to and disconnected from the drive means, the controller comprising an input for receiving vehicle data; processing means arranged to determine control signals for controlling the transmission in dependence on the vehicle data received at the inputs; and an output arranged to output the determined control signals to the transmission, wherein the processing means is arranged to determine a drive means restart type, to determine the control signals for controlling the transmission in dependence on the drive means restart type and, in the event that the processing means determines that the restart type is a system requested restart, the processing means is arranged to maintain the transmission in a state of disconnection from the drive means. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160121898 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING COASTING OPERATION OF HYBRID VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method of controlling coasting operation of a hybrid vehicle during a coasting operation and an apparatus for performing the same are provided. The coasting operation is controlled by calculating a remaining distance from a current location of a vehicle and a location at a target vehicle speed and an approach distance until reaching the target vehicle speed demanded at a current vehicle speed. Additionally, an inertia torque is adjusted to correspond to vehicle variation based on roads, slopes of the roads, and exterior disturbances. Thus, since inertia torque is adjusted during the coasting operation based on the target vehicle speed, unnecessary energy loss is reduced and fuel ratio is enhanced during traveling on roads. | 2016-05-05 |
