24th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220185205 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A BOX FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS EXTENDING BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE CABIN - The invention relates to a motor vehicle intended to be driven by a driver comprising a cabin comprising a floor with an upper surface, a passenger compartment delimited in a vertical direction by the upper surface of the floor and extending on an upper side of the upper surface, at least one electronic device configured to be electronically controlled, and a box housing an electronic equipment configured to control the at least one electronic device, wherein the box is waterproof and at least a portion of the box extends on a lower side of the upper surface, the lower side of the upper surface being opposite to the upper side. The invention also relates to a method for assembling the box to the cabin of the motor vehicle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185206 | CONFIGURABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF USE - A configurable management system for a vehicle includes a receiving unit adapted to receive a message associated with a vehicle resource from a communication network of the vehicle. A control unit is adapted to determine a vehicle resource associated with the received message. An integration unit includes an external network connected to the control unit and the integration unit further includes at least one node, wherein the at least one node is configured to send an external message on the external network to the control unit. The control unit converts the external message to a suitable message that is sent to the vehicle resource. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185207 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical assembly is presented herein. The electrical assembly includes a first printed circuit board having a planar first substrate and a first conductive trace disposed thereon, a second printed circuit board distinct from the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board having a planar second substrate and a second conductive trace disposed thereon, and an electrically conductive device having at least two terminals interconnecting the first conductive trace to the second conductive trace. A method of assembling an electrical distribution center is also presented. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185208 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND INSULATED SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY - There is provided a power supply controller including: a monitor voltage generation part configured to generate a monitor voltage according to a primary voltage of a transformer that forms an insulated switching power supply; a sample/hold part configured to sample/hold the monitor voltage and output a feedback voltage; and a controller configured to turn on/off a primary current of the transformer by a fixed on-time method according to the feedback voltage, wherein the sample/hold part samples/holds the primary voltage at a plurality of different timings and outputs one of a plurality of hold values as the feedback voltage. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185209 | POWER NETWORK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER NETWORK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A power network for a motor vehicle includes a first partial power network connected to a supply potential, a second partial power network, and a coupling element which couples the second partial power network to the supply potential via the first partial power network. The coupling element has a reversible disconnect function, such that the coupling element reversibly decouples the first partial power network from the second partial power network based on a physical value of the first partial power network. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185210 | SEAT ADJUSTMENT - A computer includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive a series of pressure maps indicating a respective series of sitting positions of an occupant in a seat, wherein the pressure maps include a current pressure map; update a profile of the occupant based on the pressure maps, wherein the profile includes a plurality of clusters of sitting positions and classifications of the clusters as preferred or nonpreferred, and updating the profile includes sorting one of the sitting positions into one of the clusters that is classified as preferred in response to the occupant remaining in that sitting position for greater than a threshold time; and adjust a physical configuration of the seat in response to the current sitting position being in one of the clusters that is classified as nonpreferred. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185211 | VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE - A vehicle bumper structure to be applied to a vehicle includes an impact absorber to be disposed on a front end side or a rear end side of the vehicle so as to extends in a vehicle width direction. The impact absorber includes small reaction section and a large reaction section. The small reaction section is to be disposed on an outer end side in the vehicle width direction. The small reaction section is configured to generate a predetermined reaction against a colliding object. The large reaction section is to be disposed on an inner side of the small reaction section in the vehicle width direction. The large reaction section is adjacent to the small reaction section. The large reaction section is configured to generate a larger reaction against the colliding object than the predetermined reaction. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185212 | BUMPER ABSORBER - In order to absorb collision energy so as to prevent an increase in reaction force against a pedestrian to a level higher than or equal to a certain level during collision, a bumper absorber of the present invention includes: a trunk part that extends in an X direction and that is simply compressed in the X direction in response to an impact; and a branch part that branches off from the trunk part toward a rear of a vehicle body, the branch part having a branching part in which the branch part branches off from the trunk part and which is provided with a breakage inducing part that causes breakage between the trunk part and the branch part in response to the impact. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185213 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR FORMING VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEMS - A reinforcement structure ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220185214 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATING COMPARTMENTS OF A VEHICLE - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to isolating a compartment. In one embodiment, a method includes isolating airflow to an occupant by actuation of a partition in response to a signal indicating a risk and the partition utilizes an inflatable bladder to seal an area of a compartment in a vehicle. The method also includes communicating a precaution associated with the actuation to occupants. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185215 | RESCUE DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING DIRECTION OF AUTOMOBILE FALLING INTO WATER THROUGH BUOYANCY - Disclosed is a rescue device for adjusting the direction of an automobile falling into water through buoyancy. The rescue device comprises an automobile body, wherein storage cavities are formed in the automobile head and the automobile tail of the automobile body, a first high-pressure quick inflation pump is embedded in the inner wall of the storage cavity, a square buoyancy air bag is folded and stored in the storage cavity, an annular storage box body is embedded in a shell of the automobile body, meanwhile, the annular storage box body is located on the side close to the driving position of the automobile body, and an annular buoyancy air bag is folded and stored in the annular storage box body. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185216 | DEPLOYABLE PLATE FOR REARWARD-FACING SEAT - An assembly of a dash for a vehicle includes a first plate and a second plate movable along an axis away from the first plate. The second plate moves from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The assembly includes spring between the first plate and the second plate that biases the second plate toward the deployed position. The assembly includes a post extending along the axis from the second plate through the first plate. The assembly includes a pin releasably engaging the post with the first plate in the undeployed position. The assembly includes a release supported by the first plate and connected to the pin. The pin is disengageable from the post transverse to the axis by the release. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185217 | VEHICLE CABIN BARRIER SYSTEM - The present invention may provide a barrier system for preventing transmission of disease (i.e., airborne or droplet-based disease) between two occupants of a vehicle, the barrier system comprising a frame adjustable in size and shape to fit the cabin of a plurality of different passenger vehicles, a shield operable to fit over the frame and being impervious to droplets expelled from the nose or mouth of a person, and a securing member operable to hold the barrier system in place. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185218 | INSTRUMENT PANEL MOUNTED DRIVER AIRBAG - An airbag system includes an airbag and an inflator positioned in an instrument panel. The airbag includes a first chamber and a second chamber spaced from the instrument panel by the first chamber. A plurality of tethers is positioned within the second chamber. Each tether is coupled between a central area of a lower side and a central area of an upper side. A first and second lower extensions and a first and second upper extensions extend from the lower side and the upper side of the airbag, respectively. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185219 | AIRBAG AND SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members attached to each other, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members to communicate the bag portions, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib. The rib portion includes plural radial ribs arranged radially inward of the annular rib, the plural radial ribs radially surrounding the communication hole and extending in a radial direction of the communication hole. At least one of the radial ribs is arranged at a position radially away from the communication hole. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185220 | AIRBAG WITH SINGLE PANEL VENT FLAP - An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag comprising a vent having a closed condition blocking inflation fluid flow through the vent, and an opened condition permitting inflation fluid to flow through the vent. The vent includes a vent opening formed in a panel of the airbag and a vent flap connected to the airbag panel adjacent to the vent opening. The vent flap is configured to block inflation fluid flow through the vent opening in the closed condition of the vent, and to permit inflation fluid flow through the vent opening in the opened condition of the vent. The vent flap includes a plurality of folds configured to form one or more pleats in the vent flap. The vent flap is held extending across and covering the vent opening in the closed condition of the vent. The vent flap is released and uncovers the vent opening in the open condition of the vent. In response to the vent flap being released in the open condition of the vent, the pleats are configured to unfold under the pressure of inflation fluid in the airbag to uncover the vent opening and permit inflation fluid to vent through the vent opening. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185221 | AIRBAG FOR VEHICLE - An airbag for a vehicle is proposed. The airbag includes an inflator configured to generate gas, the airbag cushion connected to the inflator and configured to expand by the gas, and a variable vent provided in a first side of the airbag cushion and configured to control opening and closing state of a vent hole of the variable vent for gas escape from the airbag cushion in response to an operational condition of the airbag cushion. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185222 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - Disclosed is an airbag apparatus capable of safely protecting a passenger by increasing the width of an airbag cushion in a leftward-rightward direction when the passenger comes into contact with the airbag cushion. The airbag apparatus includes: a first tether disposed inside the airbag cushion in a forward-backward direction, and a second tether disposed inside the airbag cushion in the leftward-rightward direction and connected to the first tether. When the passenger comes into contact with the airbag cushion upon deployment of the airbag cushion, the width of the airbag cushion in the leftward-rightward direction is increased. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185223 | IGNITER ASSEMBLY AND MOLDING METHOD FOR HOLDING PART - An igniter assembly includes an igniter, a collar, and a holding part, a cup body having a cylindrical peripheral wall and a lid wall and a closing part defining an accommodating space with the cup body, the peripheral wall is sectioned, in an axial direction, into a contact region in contact with the closing part and a noncontact region not in contact with the closing part, the holding part includes a base part covering the contact region and a surrounding wall formed continuously to the base part and surrounding the noncontact region, and a fragile part is formed in the holding part between a first area including at least a part of the base part and a second area including a tip end of the surrounding wall, and thus the second area deforms radially outward preferentially when a load is applied to the surrounding wall by the igniter activated. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185224 | AIRBAG INFLATOR WITH PRESSURE RELIEF AND INCREASED COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY - An airbag inflator includes a lower pressure vessel supporting an initiator assembly, a booster can centrally mounted in the lower pressure vessel and secured to the initiator assembly, and an energetics canister secured over the booster can such that the energetics canister is positioned radially between the lower pressure vessel and the booster can. An energetics cover encloses a circumferential space between the booster can and the energetics canister. A flow diverter closes the booster can and includes inlet vent openings downstream of the energetics cover. An upper pressure vessel positioned over the flow diverter and engaging the lower pressure vessel includes an exit orifice sealed with a rupturable membrane. A manifold is secured over the upper pressure vessel. The inflator increases combustion efficiency and lowers gaseous effluents. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185225 | ENERGY ABSORBING MEMBER BENEATH VEHICLE HOOD - In at least some implementations, an energy absorbing member for a vehicle includes an engine cover adapted to be mounted beneath a vehicle hood and to overlie at least part of an engine, and an upper member coupled to the engine cover. The upper member is cantilevered to the engine cover wherein the upper member has a base coupled to the engine cover and a free end spaced from the base, and the upper member is flexible and a first portion of the upper member spaced from the base and including the free end is movable relative to the base. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185226 | ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN HOOD HINGE WITH INTEGRATED LATCH ASSEMBLY - An active hinge including a hood bracket for attachment to a vehicle hood, a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body, and a deploy bracket pivotally connected to the hood bracket and the body bracket. A pawl is pivotally connected to one of the hood bracket and the deploy bracket. A bolt is fixed to one of the hood bracket and the deploy bracket. The pawl is moveable between an unlocked position in which the pawl is spaced from the bolt, and a locked position wherein the pawl engages the bolt to fix the hood bracket to the deploy bracket. An actuator is configured to move the locking hook from the first to the second position and to cause the hood bracket to move. At least one locking element limits movement of the hood bracket relative to the body bracket. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185227 | DEPLOYABLE FLAP HINGE - A deployable flap hinge includes a flap part ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220185228 | VEHICLE SEAT BELT DEVICE - A vehicle seat belt device including: a buckle that is positioned so as to face a corner formed by a seat cushion and a seat back those constitute a rear center seat, and to which a tang of a seat belt is detachably attached; a webbing that connects the buckle to a lower floor; a loop portion formed on a side surface part of the buckle; and a first band that is inserted into the loop portion, is engaged with the buckle at one extending end, and is fixed to the seat back at the other end, is provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185229 | SEAT BELT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat belt device for a vehicle includes: a seat provided with a seatback and a seat cushion, and mounted on a floor panel; a buckle arranged at a lower edge of the seatback and coupled to a tongue member of a seat belt; a webbing having a base end thereof fixed to the floor panel, and a tip end thereof coupled to the buckle through between the seatback and the seat cushion; and a fixing band member arranged along a seat surface of the seatback. The fixing band member is provided with an auxiliary band member having the loop through which the webbing, coupled with the buckle at the tip end of the webbing, is inserted. The buckle inserted through the loop is held at an initial position by the auxiliary band member. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185230 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC SECURING - A method for dynamically securing an occupant strapped into a vehicle seat with a seat belt involves determining a lateral acceleration of the vehicle and a road course ahead of the vehicle. A lateral acceleration to be expected in the course of a bend ahead of the vehicle is predicted based on image data of a vehicle environment acquired by means of at least one camera on the vehicle and/or on the basis of acquired data of a navigation map. In the event that the predicted lateral acceleration exceeds a situation-dependent predetermined trigger threshold for tightening the seat belt, a belt force acting on the seat belt is increased before the lateral acceleration acts on the occupant. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185231 | Automobile Security System Aids in Passenger Heatstroke Prevention - A vehicle, system, and method provide determining whether a thermal risk exists for an occupant of a passenger compartment of a vehicle based on: identifying, via the temperature sensor, that the temperature within the passenger compartment is outside of a safe temperature range, identifying, via an electronic control module, that an engine of the vehicle is not running, and identifying, via the occupant sensor, that an occupant is in the passenger compartment. In response to determining that the thermal risk exists, a controller starts starting the engine via an ignition locking system, closes power-actuated windows of the passenger compartment, locks power-locked doors of the passenger compartment, and activates a heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of the vehicle via a climate control unit. The HVAC maintains the temperature of the passenger compartment within the safe temperature range to safeguard the occupant until return of a responsible party. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185232 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD IN VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, PORTABLE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR PORTABLE DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE CONTROLLER, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE CONTROLLER - A vehicle control system includes a portable device configured to store information on an electronic lock of a vehicle and an in-vehicle controller configured to communicate with the portable device, the in-vehicle controller being installed in the vehicle. The in-vehicle controller is configured to generate a permission command to permit the specific operation to be performed when the in-vehicle controller determines that the operation requested to be performed on the vehicle is a specific operation that needs permission from the authorized user, in-vehicle controller when the in-vehicle controller determines that the portable device is within a predetermined range around the vehicle, and when the in-vehicle controller determines that near field communication between the portable device and the communication terminal based on a first telecommunications standard is established. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185233 | Systems And Methods For Head Position Interpolation For User Tracking - A method for maintaining tracking using non-identifiable biometrics includes determining, via a computer vision system, an identity of a user using a set of facial features, associating the set of facial features with a head and a secondary human landmark that does not include the set of facial features, and determining that the set of facial features is unlocatable by a computer vision system. The method includes tracking the user, via the computer vision system, using the head and the secondary human landmark. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185234 | SECURE ACCESS TO VEHICLE USING BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER - Secure access to a vehicle is described, in which one or more biometric identifiers of a user may be utilized to enable the vehicle. The user may not operate the vehicle without satisfying security measures based on his/her biometric identifier generated from various biological traits. In some embodiments, an artificial engine and/or algorithm may be combined to facilitate the authentication process to determine whether the user is authorized to use the vehicle. The secure access features may also manage a list of biometric identifiers of the authorized users. In some instances, the secure access features may be temporarily disabled. Further, individual parts of the vehicle may be associated with a unique identifier of the vehicle (which may include a vehicle identification number), and/or may be configured to transmit their geological locations determined by a global positioning system (GPS). | 2022-06-16 |
20220185235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTOLLING ACCESS TO A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for controlling access to a vehicle, including using the detection of a personnel transport apparatus to actuate vehicle doors to unlock and determining a suitable means of access to the vehicle based on a determined type of patient transport apparatus. The determined suitable means may include a ramp, a lift or manual access depending on the type of patient transport apparatus. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185236 | DEFOGGING DEVICE - A defogging device includes a heating wire configured to heat a windshield. The heating wire includes a plurality of parallel arrangement portions generally parallel to each other and provided such that respective intermediate parts, in the longitudinal direction, of the parallel arrangement portions are placed inside a field angle region. The parallel arrangement portions include two adjacent parallel arrangement portions provided such that respective first ends, in the longitudinal direction, of the two adjacent parallel arrangement portions are connected to each other via a connecting portion outside the field angle region, and respective second ends of the two adjacent parallel arrangement portions are separated from each other without being connected to each other. The second ends of the two adjacent parallel arrangement portions are connected to heat-amount supplement portions provided outside the field angle region and projecting toward their respective counterparts out of the two adjacent parallel arrangement portions. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185237 | HEATING PLATE, CONDUCTIVE PATTERN SHEET, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEATING PLATE - A heating plate includes: a pair of glass plates; a conductive pattern disposed between the pair of glass plates and defining a plurality of opening areas; and a joint layer disposed between the conductive pattern and at least one of the pair of glass plates; wherein the conductive pattern includes a plurality of connection elements that extend between two branch points to define the opening areas; and a rate of the connection elements, which are straight line segments connecting the two branch points, relative to the plurality of connection elements, is less than 20%. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185238 | HEATING PLATE, CONDUCTIVE PATTERN SHEET, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEATING PLATE - A heating plate includes: a pair of glass plates; a conductive pattern disposed between the pair of glass plates and defining a plurality of opening areas; and a joint layer disposed between the conductive pattern and at least one of the pair of glass plates; wherein the conductive pattern includes a plurality of connection elements that extend between two branch points to define the opening areas; and a rate of the connection elements, which are straight line segments connecting the two branch points, relative to the plurality of connection elements, is less than 20%. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185239 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF A WIPER FOR A VEHICLE USING THE SAME - Provided are a control system of a wiper for a vehicle and a control method of the wiper for the vehicle using the same, which are capable of extending a life-span of the wiper by controlling a parking position of a unidirectional wiper. The control method includes: counting parking times at a first parking position and a second parking position of the wiper; determining whether the parking time at the first parking position of the wiper exceeds the parking time at the second parking position; and designating a parking position of the wiper according to whether the parking time at the first parking position of the wiper exceeds the parking time at the second parking position. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185240 | SYSTEM FOR CLEANING AT LEAST TWO SENSORS/TRANSMITTERS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a system for cleaning at least two sensors/transmitters for a motor vehicle, the system comprising at least one first device for projecting a cleaning fluid onto at least one first sensor/transmitter, at least one second device for projecting a cleaning fluid onto at least one second sensor/transmitter, at least one reservoir, at least one circuit for distribution of the cleaning fluid, connecting the reservoir to the first and second projection devices, at least one electronic pump, and at least one control unit, characterized in that the control unit is configured to receive information on a request for activation of the first and/or second projection device(s) in order to determine a theoretical value of at least one operating parameter of a pump. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185241 | SENSOR CLEANING WITH SELF-HEATED FLUID OR AIR - A sensor cleaning system, having a pump, a tank containing a fluid, the tank in fluid communication with the pump, a nozzle, at least one valve in fluid communication with the pump and the nozzle, and a sensor unit which controls the pump. During a first mode of operation, the valve is placed in a first configuration, and the pump transfers fluid from the tank, through the sensor unit, and back to the tank. During a second mode of operation, the valve is placed in a second configuration, and the pump transfers fluid from the tank, through the sensor unit, to the nozzle. During both modes of operation, heat is transferred from the sensor unit to the fluid as the fluid passes through the sensor unit, increasing the temperature of the fluid. The heated fluid sprayed from the nozzle is used to clean a detection component, such as a sensor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185242 | Method and System for Washing a Vehicle - A wash equipment assembly for a car wash and method of operating the equipment are described. For example, the assembly includes a cleaning element configured to clean a vehicle, an arm assembly operably attached to the cleaning element and configured to move the cleaning element to a vehicle cleaning position, the arm movably fixed to a support at a first end and the cleaning element mounted on the arm at a second end, a controlled locator for positioning the arm relative to the support such that the cleaning equipment is moved to the vehicle cleaning position, and a sensor for evaluating an actual orientation of the cleaning element relative to a default orientation of the cleaning element. In certain implementations, the controlled locator can modify the position of the arm in response to a signal from the sensor, thereby providing a closed loop control system. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185243 | CONVEX WHEEL CHOCK - A convex wheel chock includes a contact surface generally facing a vehicle tire, a support element connected to the contact surface to transfer a tire load from the contact surface, and a base portion coupled to the support element to provide structural support to the wheel chock and transfer the tire load to a ground surface. The contact surface includes a convex surface to be engaged by the tire, extending generally upwards from the base portion to the support element. The convex wheel chock may further include a concave extension surface joined to an upper end of the convex surface. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185244 | BRAKE PRELOAD SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Vehicles according to at least some embodiments of the disclosure include a sensor, and a computing device comprising at least one hardware processing unit. The computing device is programmed to perform operations comprising capturing an image with the sensor, identifying an object in the image, and in response to an accuracy of the identification meeting a first criterion, pre-loading a braking system of the autonomous vehicle. In some aspects, the computing device may predict that an obj ect not currently within a path of the vehicle has a probability of entering the path of the vehicle that meets a second criterion. When the probability of entering the path meets the second criterion, some of the disclosed embodiments may pre-load the braking system. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185245 | HILL-HOLD ASSIST - A vehicle includes a powertrain having a powerplant and a transmission. The transmission has an input shaft operably coupled to the powerplant and an output shaft operably coupled to driven wheels. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a brake pedal being applied, a speed of the output shaft being less than a threshold speed, and a position of an accelerator pedal being less than a threshold position, automatically engage friction brakes regardless of road grade and continue engagement of the friction brakes despite subsequent release of the brake pedal such that the friction brakes are engaged to hold the vehicle stationary independent of the road grade. The controller is further programmed to release the friction brakes in response to a position of the accelerator pedal being greater than a second threshold position. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185246 | ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM - An electronic braking system including a prime mover speed sensor structured to sense a prime mover speed, a vehicle speed sensor structured to sense a vehicle speed, one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine an overspeed condition based on the prime mover speed and the vehicle speed, generate a tuned overspeed value based on the overspeed condition, and generate a braking command based on the tuned overspeed value. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185247 | MEASUREMENT METHOD WITH SYNCHRONOUS SUBSAMPLING - An electronic circuit ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220185248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC BRAKE - According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of controlling an electro-hydraulic brake including an electronic brake-force distribution (EBD) control function, the method comprising: an emergency braking determination operation of determining whether emergency braking is required for a vehicle; a motor control operation of controlling a current flowing in a motor connected to a main master cylinder to increase hydraulic pressure supplied to wheel brakes when it is determined that the emergency braking is required; a rear wheel inlet valve closing operation of closing an inlet valve connected to a rear wheel brake for a predetermined time so that a pressure of the rear wheel brake is not increased earlier than a pressure of a front wheel brake; a closed time period calculation operation of calculating a time during which the inlet valve is maintained in a closed state; and a rear wheel inlet valve opening operation of determining whether a time during which the inlet valve is closed exceeds a closed time period (t), maintaining the inlet valve in the closed state until the time reaches the closed time period (t), and opening the inlet valve when the time exceeds the closed time period (t). | 2022-06-16 |
20220185249 | Vehicle Motion Control Device, Vehicle Motion Control Method, And Vehicle Motion Control System - In motion control in the present invention, operation amounts relating to braking and drive are set as a control command when a difference between a physical quantity relating to a target vehicle attitude which is based on a target trajectory and a physical quantity relating to a linear model vehicle attitude which is based on a linear model of a vehicle exceeds a threshold value, operation amounts relating to braking and steering are set as the control command when the difference is equal to or smaller than the threshold value, and an attitude of the vehicle in a yaw direction is controlled based on the control command. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185250 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC BRAKE DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND MOTOR CONTROLLING METHOD AND ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROLLING METHOD USING THE SAME METHOD - An object of the invention is to provide a motor control device capable of realizing a redundancy while suppressing an increase in the number of parts and the number of connection signal lines. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185251 | ELECTROPNEUMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE - An electropneumatic brake system for a utility vehicle includes a front first brake cylinder and a front second brake cylinder on a front axle, the front first brake cylinder and the front second brake cylinder being configured to brake respective first and second front vehicle wheels. The system also includes a rear first brake cylinder and a rear second brake cylinder on a rear axle, the rear first brake cylinder and the rear second brake cylinder being configured to brake respective first and second rear vehicle wheels. The system additionally includes a central brake control device configured to output brake control signals for pneumatic pressurization of the front first and second brake cylinders and the rear first and second brake cylinders, and further includes two front wheel revolution rate sensors and two rear wheel revolution rate sensors configured to sense respective wheel revolution rates. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185252 | Brake Control System For A Rail Car - A brake control system includes first and second brake control units for controlling braking of first and second bogies of a rail car. The brake control units include relay valves for controlling pressurized air flow from a main reservoir to brake cylinder pipes. A bypass conduit connects an outlet of a first brake control module to an outlet of a second brake control module. A fail-safe valve moves between open and closed positions. In the closed position, the fail-safe valve prevents a flow of the pressurized air between the brake control units. The fail-safe valve provides a first pilot pressure to a first relay valve upon a failure of the first brake control unit and provides a third pilot pressure to the second relay valve in response to a failure of the second brake control unit. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185253 | Dump Truck - Provided is a dump truck capable of performing an actuation test of an emergency brake system at an appropriate timing. The dump truck comprises: front wheel and rear wheel emergency brake systems, each system including an accumulator that accumulates hydraulic oil supplied from a hydraulic pump, a brake device that is actuated by the hydraulic oil supplied from the accumulator, and a solenoid valve that opens and closes a flow path of the hydraulic oil extending from the accumulator to the brake device; and a controller configured to execute front test processing and rear test processing alternately (step S | 2022-06-16 |
20220185254 | BY-WIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A brake system for a motor vehicle comprises a normally closed circuit separation valve such that the system is configured to operate in 1) in a by-wire mode when the circuit separation valve is open, such that pressure only from a pressure chamber of a linear actuator is delivered to both first and second pairs of wheel brakes, and 2) in a circuit separation mode with the circuit separation valve in the normally closed position, such that pressure from a tandem master cylinder is delivered only to the first pair of wheel brakes, and such that pressure from the pressure chamber of the linear actuator is concurrently delivered only to the second pair of wheel brakes. The system can provide braking pressure even in the event of a by-wire braking module leak that causes inoperability of an ECU. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185255 | ELECTRIC DRUM BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an electric drum brake system, including: an electric drum brake configured to be driven by an electric motor; a current sensor configured to detect a current input to the electric motor; and a controller configured to, when parking is released, determine a parking release time based on a temperature of the electric drum brake, and when a maintenance time reaches the determined parking release time, end a parking release operation by stopping the electric motor, the maintenance time being a period of time while a state where a motor current detected by the current sensor reaches a target current is maintained. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185256 | ACTUATOR OF ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE - An actuator of an electric parking brake is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an actuator of an electric parking brake is provided, the actuator including a driving part which generates a rotation force, a first gear part which transmits the rotation force of the driving part, a second gear part including a rotation shaft which receives the rotation force from the first gear part to rotate, and a rotation shaft control part which is disposed at one side of the second gear part on the rotation shaft, provides a degree of rotational freedom to the rotation shaft during braking, and prevents reverse rotation of the second gear part due to a reverse rotation torque by fixing the rotation shaft when the braking is completed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185257 | PISTON PUMP FOR BRAKE SYSTEM - According to at least one aspect, the present disclosure provides a piston pump comprising: a piston unit configured to reciprocate by driving of a motor cam; a sleeve unit disposed to surround at least a part of the piston unit and having a space in which brake oil is stored; and a check valve unit facing the sleeve unit and discharging the brake oil to an outside of the sleeve unit when a pressure of the brake oil increases, wherein the piston unit includes a first piston having a first end in contact with the motor cam and reciprocating, a second piston having a first end coupled to a second end of the first piston and configured to press the brake oil, and a spring cap coupled to a second end of the second piston and disposed to accommodate an inlet spring therein. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185258 | A SPRING BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR A VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR PARKING OR EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR USE IN A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE - A spring brake actuator ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220185259 | BRAKE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION - A brake temperature estimation apparatus for estimating the temperature of a vehicle brake is disclosed. The apparatus includes a memory which stores thermal behavior information relating the temperature of a brake of a braked wheel of the vehicle to the temperature of tire gas in the tire of the braked wheel, and a controller which is configured to: receive a first tire gas temperature value relating to the temperature of tire gas in the tire of the braked wheel at a given time; receive a second tire gas temperature value relating to the temperature of tire gas in a tire of a non-braked wheel of the vehicle at the given time; calculate a difference between the first tire gas temperature value and the second tire gas temperature value; and estimate a temperature of the brake of the braked wheel based on the calculated difference and the thermal behavior information. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE STOP-START EVENTS - Systems and methods are provided for controlling a transmission. An engine stop-start event may be allowed or denied based on one or more characteristics of the vehicle including the transmission. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185261 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF AN ELECTRIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF SHIFT - A device for controlling driving of an electric four-wheel drive vehicle at the time of shift is provided. The device controls driving of an electric four-wheel drive vehicle to minimize energy loss occurring on a power transmission path during shift, thereby improving fuel efficiency. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185262 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle including an engine, a starter and an electric motor that is connected to an electric storage device through a relay. The control apparatus executes an engine start control to crank and start the engine by using a selected one of the starter and the electric motor. The control apparatus detects presence or absence of failure of the electric motor, when executing the engine start control by using the electric motor with the relay being closed. When detecting the failure of the electric motor, the control apparatus causes the relay to be opened, and to suspend execution of the engine start control by using the electric motor, and is configured, when start of the engine is requested next, to execute the engine start control by using the starter while keeping the relay to be opened. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185263 | AIRCRAFT AND FLIGHT CONTROLLER FOR AIRCRAFT - A vehicle control apparatus includes a contact detector, an attitude stabilization processor, and a steering intention determining unit. The contact detector is configured to detect a contact of a vehicle with an object. The attitude stabilization processor is configured to execute an attitude stabilization control that generates a yaw moment at a vehicle body on the basis of a deviation between a target yaw rate and an actual yaw rate. The steering intention determining unit is configured to determine a presence of a driver's intention to perform steering. The attitude stabilization processor is configured to stop the generation of the yaw moment by the attitude stabilization control or reduce the yaw moment to be generated by the attitude stabilization control, in a case where the steering intention determining unit determines that the driver's intention to perform the steering is absent after the detection of the contact by the contact detector. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185264 | Small Platform Test Vehicle - The teaching generally provide for an overrunable test vehicle for dynamic vehicle testing of advanced driver assistant systems. The overrunable test vehicle comprising a chassis with a control section defining a cavity, the control section having a profile height, and a carrier section having a profile height different than the control section profile height, the carrier section including a mounting area configured to receive a soft target. The overrunable test vehicle including a caster member supported by the chassis in the carrier section, a drive mechanism located in the control section having an electric motor and a drive wheel. The overrunable test vehicle also including a control system disposed within the cavity of the control section and coupled with the at least one electric motor for sending and receiving information. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR-BASED VEHICLE CRASH PREDICTION, DETECTION, AND RECONSTRUCTION - Embodiments relate to transportation systems. More particularly, embodiments relate to methods and systems of vehicle data collection by a user having a mobile device. In a particular embodiment, vehicle data (also termed herein “driving data” or “data”) is collected, analyzed and transformed, and combinations of collected data and transformed data are used in different ways, including, but not limited to, predicting, detecting, and reconstructing vehicle accidents. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185266 | VELOCITY-BASED RELEVANCE FILTER - A vehicle computing system may implement techniques to improve collision prediction and avoidance between a vehicle and objects in an environment. A vehicle computing system of the vehicle generates a relevance polygon associated with a planned path of the vehicle based at least in part on a speed associated with the vehicle traveling through the environment. The vehicle computing system identifies objects in the environment and determines whether the objects are located within a boundary of the relevance polygon. Based on a determination that an object is within the boundary, the vehicle computing system determines that the object is relevant to the vehicle and includes data associated therewith in vehicle control planning considerations. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185267 | OBJECT DETERMINATION IN AN OCCLUDED REGION - A vehicle computing device may implement techniques to predict behavior of objects or predicted objects in an environment. The techniques may include using a model to determine whether a potential object will emerge from an occluded region in the environment. The model may be configured to use one or more algorithms, classifiers, and/or computational resources to predict an intersection point and/or an intersection time between the potential object and the vehicle. Based on the predicted intersection point and/or the predicted intersection time, the vehicle computing device may control operation of the vehicle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185268 | TRACK MERGENCE MODULE AND METHOD - Disclosed are a track mergence module and a method by which track deletion conditions are set to be varied depending on various situations and a track corresponding to the set track deletion conditions is deleted. The track mergence module includes a track deletion condition generation and storage unit, a phenomenon determination unit and a track mergence unit. A track to be deleted may be accurately deleted by generating the track deletion conditions so as to adaptively correspond to the performance of a sensor and various situations in which a host vehicle is placed, thereby being capable of erroneous braking of the autonomously driving host vehicle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185269 | AUTOMOTIVE ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE SYNERGISTIC COLLISION SAFETY - Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that conducts a real-time analysis of interior sensor data associated with a vehicle, exterior sensor data associated with the vehicle and environmental data associated with the vehicle. Additionally, the technology may determine whether a hazard condition exists based on the real-time analysis, wherein the hazard condition includes a deviation of a current behavior waveform from a reference behavior waveform by a predetermined amount. In one example, a safety measure is triggered with respect to the vehicle if the hazard condition exists. The safety measure may be selected based on a reaction time constraint associated with the hazard condition. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185270 | COLLISION PROBABILITY CALCULATION DEVICE, COLLISION PROBABILITY CALCULATION SYSTEM AND COLLISION PROBABILITY CALCULATION METHOD - A collision probability calculation device is provided with: a setting unit that sets a two-dimensional area composed of direction components of a first direction and a second direction, and including a first estimated position where a vehicle is estimated to arrive in the future from a reference position; a first variance calculation unit for calculating a first variance value of first position information in the two-dimensional area; a second variance calculation unit for calculating a second variance value of second position information on a second estimated position where an object is estimated to arrive in the future at the time when the vehicle arrives at the first estimated position; and a probability calculation unit for calculating the probability of a collision between the vehicle and the object, using the two-dimensional area, the first position information, the second position information, the first variance value and the second variance value. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DRIVING - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for controlling vehicle driving. The method includes: generating a global path of a driving site of a vehicle; executing following controlling: generating a local path of a site in front of a current position of the vehicle based on the global path, the local path following a direction of the global path, controlling the vehicle to drive along the local path until reaching an end point of the local path, determining whether the vehicle reaches an end point of the global path, and terminating the controlling if the vehicle reaches the endpoint of the global path; and continuing, in response to determining the vehicle failing to reach the end point of the global path, executing the controlling. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185272 | LANE CONNECTORS AS A CONSTRAINT - Among other things, systems and techniques are described for planning and control of a vehicle. A described technique includes obtaining a lateral width lookup table associated with a map of a geographic region, the map including information identifying lanes and lane connectors on which a vehicle can travel in the geographic region, the lookup table including lateral widths associated with the lanes and the lane connectors; determining a list of at least one lane or lane connector in at least one path of the vehicle; querying the lookup table to obtain at least one lateral width corresponding to the at least one lane or lane connector; generating spatial constraints for the at least one lane or lane connector based on the at least one lateral width; generating trajectories based on the list and the spatial constraints; and causing the vehicle to move along a selected trajectory of the trajectories. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185273 | VEHICLE ASSIST SYSTEM - A method for assisting the operation of a vehicle traveling on a roadway includes detecting at least one lane line on the roadway. A line of engagement is generated for each lane line and spaced from a centerline of each respective lane line. A distance between the vehicle and the positioned lines of engagement is monitored. Lane keep assistance is automatically performed in response to the vehicle position relative to the lines of engagement. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185274 | SELF-CONTAINED INTELLIGENT BRAKING SUBSYSTEM - An off-road vehicle includes a driveline, a control system, and a braking system. The driveline provides driveline power and driveline brake power to a first tractive assembly and/or a second tractive assembly. The control system stores vehicle information, determines driving instructions based on environment data, and determines speed references for tractive elements of the first and second tractive assemblies based on the driving instructions and the vehicle information. The braking system includes brakes and a braking subsystem. The brake subsystem operates the brakes to provide brake power to one or more components of the first and/or second tractive assemblies. The brake controller controls the brakes to selectively provide the brake power and the control system controls the driveline to selectively provide the driveline power and the driveline brake power based on current speeds of the tractive elements and the speed references to accommodate the driving instructions. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185275 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLE - The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of appropriately assisting with driving of a motorcycle by a rider. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185276 | DRIVING SPEED CONTROL DEVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL WORK VEHICLE, AND DRIVING SPEED CONTROL METHOD FOR AGRICULTURAL WORK VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a driving speed control device for an agricultural work vehicle, and a driving speed control method for an agricultural work vehicle, the device comprising: a confirmation unit for confirming set transmission information about a driving device of an agricultural work vehicle, and confirming a transmission mode for controlling an engine and a transmission of the driving device; an acquisition unit, which confirms, from the set transmission information, set revolutions per minute (RPM) relating to RPM of the engine when the transmission mode is an RPM designation mode, so as to acquire transmission information on the basis of the set RPM; and a control unit for controlling the driving device by using the acquired transmission information according to the transmission mode. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185277 | System, Vehicle, Method and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium for Improving Driving Safety - A system, vehicle, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for improving driving safety are provided. The system includes: a steering wheel; a paddle attached to the steering wheel; a pressure sensor, which is installed between the paddle and a contact point of the paddle to the steering wheel and is coupled to a control component, wherein the pressure sensor is configured to sense a pressure exerted on the pressure sensor by the paddle and send the sensed pressure to the control component; and the control component, which is configured to, in responsive to receiving the sensed pressure, determine a level of deceleration corresponding to the sensed pressure and send a deceleration command which instructs to decelerate, based on the determined level of deceleration, a vehicle on which the system for improving the driving safety is installed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185278 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOVEMENT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD - An imaging section | 2022-06-16 |
20220185279 | Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System - The vehicle control device includes a control unit that performs a calculation, based on input information, for changing at least one of a target vehicle speed of the vehicle and a target inter-vehicle interval between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle traveling in front of the vehicle. The control unit changes at least one of the target vehicle speed and the target inter-vehicle interval depending on input information relating to following of the preceding vehicle and input information relating to a way of operating an adjusting unit by the passenger of the vehicle, and outputs a control command for controlling a braking/driving device that breaks or drives the vehicle so as to achieve the changed target vehicle speed or the changed target inter-vehicle interval. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185280 | VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A vehicle driving assistance system performs traveling assistance control under which an own vehicle automatically travels with. The traveling assistance control includes first constant-speed control for automatically controlling the acceleration of the own vehicle, based on a first vehicle-speed range including a set vehicle speed, such that the vehicle speed of the own vehicle is kept equal to the set vehicle speed, and second constant-speed control for automatically controlling the acceleration of the own vehicle, based on a second vehicle-speed range including the set vehicle speed, such that the vehicle speed of the own vehicle is kept equal to the set vehicle speed. The second vehicle-speed range is set to a wider range than the first vehicle-speed range. The vehicle driving assistance system switches the traveling assistance control between the first constant-speed control and the second constant-speed control, according to the traveling state of the own vehicle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185281 | SPEED CONTROL DEVICE - A speed control device sets a target speed of the own vehicle to a basic speed that is a set speed set in advance or sets the target speed of the own vehicle to a basic speed that is a speed equal to or less than the set speed in which a distance to a preceding vehicle is maintained at a predetermined distance or more when there is a preceding vehicle. The speed control device sets the target speed of the own vehicle to a correction speed instead of the basic speed when the speed control device determines that an adjacent lane is congested and a speed difference between the speed of the own vehicle and an average speed or a lowest speed of another vehicle in the adjacent lane is equal to or more than a first reference value. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185282 | WORK VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A work vehicle includes an engine, a transmission to change a received rotational force to a rotational force at a gear ratio that corresponds to a desired vehicle speed and output the changed rotational force, a first operating tool to change the rotation speed of the engine and a deceleration rate of the transmission, a rotation speed controller to control the rotation speed of the engine based on an input provided to the first operating tool, and a second operating tool to receive a holding instruction to hold the rotation speed of the engine constant. In response to the holding instruction being inputted to the second operating tool, the rotation speed controller is configured or programmed to disable control of the rotation speed of the engine which control is based on the input provided to the first operating tool, and hold the rotation speed of the engine constant in accordance with the holding instruction. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185283 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE WHEN VEHICLE PASSES OVER SPEED BUMP - A method of controlling a vehicle when the vehicle passes over a speed bump, may include: dividing sections of the road into a first section within a first time period before the front wheel of the vehicle collides with the speed bump, a second section while the front wheel collides with the speed bump, a third section within a second time period before the rear wheel collides with the speed bump, and a fourth section while the rear wheel collides with the speed bump; and controlling and distributing at least one of suspension damping force, driving power and braking force to the front wheel and the rear wheel for each of the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section to reduce the amount of impact to be applied when the vehicle collides with the speed bump and to reduce a vertical motion of the vehicle that occurs while the vehicle goes over the speed bump. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185284 | METHOD FOR STARTING OFF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for starting off a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has a drive train, which comprises a hybrid drive unit, a transmission and an accelerator pedal, by means of which a driver can set a driver's desired torque, wherein during the starting off of the motor vehicle the hybrid drive unit is regulated to a total drive torque greater than the driver's desired torque in a first operating phase. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185285 | UNINTENDED STANDSTILL RESPONSE IN AN ASSISTED HITCHING OPERATION - A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes an imaging system, a vehicle control system including at least one vehicle sensor, and a controller. The controller controls the vehicle using the vehicle control system to move the vehicle into an aligned position, where a hitch ball on the vehicle is aligned with the coupler, including monitoring a signal from the vehicle sensor and tracking a position of the coupler relative to the hitch ball in image data. When the signal indicates an unintended stopped vehicle state, the controller determines a distance from the hitch ball to the coupler. If the distance is above a predetermined threshold, the controller controls the vehicle control system to cause the vehicle to move. If the distance is below the predetermined threshold, the controller indicates the unintended stopped vehicle state to a driver of the vehicle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185286 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A POWER TAKE-OFF UNIT - The present invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle. A request for coupling a power take-off is detected. It is checked ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220185287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGET DETECTION OF VEHICLE - A method and system for target detection of a vehicle is proposed. In the method and system, when the vehicle is turning, a warning signal according to a risk level of collision is generated at the right timing as a risk level of collision between the host vehicle and the other vehicle behind the host vehicle may be accurately identified by correcting a driving path of the host vehicle and position of the other vehicle on the basis of a driving state of the host vehicle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185288 | LATERAL SAFETY AREA - Techniques for determining a safety area for a vehicle are discussed herein. In some cases, a first safety area can be based on a vehicle travelling through an environment and a second safety area can be based on a steering control or a velocity of the vehicle. A width of the safety areas can be updated based on a position of a bounding box associated with the vehicle. The position can be based on the vehicle traversing along a trajectory. Sensor data can be filtered based on the sensor data falling within the safety area(s). | 2022-06-16 |
20220185289 | LANE CHANGE GAP FINDER - Techniques for determining gaps for performing lane change operations are described. A first region in an environment of a vehicle can be determined. The first region can be associated with a first time period through which the vehicle is unable to travel and can correspond to a constraint space. A second region of the environment can be determined. The second region can be associated with a second time period and can correspond to a configuration space. A gap in the environment can be determined based on a portion of the configuration space that is exclusive of the constraint space. A trajectory can be determined based on the gap. The trajectory can be associated with performing a lane change operation and can be associated with a cost. The vehicle can be controlled to perform the lane change operation based at least in part on the trajectory and the cost. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185290 | A METHOD FOR A LANE CHANGE OF A PLURALITY OF VEHICLES - The invention relates to a method for a lane change of a plurality of vehicles ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220185291 | ENGINE START CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREFOR - An engine start controller for a hybrid vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The engine start controller includes a hybrid starter generator (HSG) that is connected to an engine by a belt, a sensor that is configured to measure an HSG speed, and a processor that applies a starting torque to the HSG. When starting the engine, the processor calculates an HSG speed estimated based on the applied starting torque and calculates an amount of slip of the belt using the HSG speed. In addition, the processor calculates a torque change rate correction value based on the calculated amount of slip, and corrects a rate of change rate in the starting torque based on the torque change rate correction value. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185292 | UPDATE SYSTEM FOR RELATED VALUE INFORMATION AND UPDATE METHOD FOR RELATED VALUE INFORMATION - An update system for related value information, comprises a first vehicle and a storage device which stores related value information. The first vehicle provides, to the storage device, travel information formed by associating a sensor value for identifying a road surface displacement-related value, and a measurement position at which the sensor value is measured, with each other, in a period from a time at which a predetermined measurement start condition is satisfied to a time at which a predetermined measurement end condition is satisfied. The storage device updates the related value information based on based on the road surface displacement-related values from which a low frequency component is removed. The storage device updates related value information based on the road surface displacement-related values obtained by excluding, at least one of start-stage related values or end-stage related values. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185293 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING MAXIMUM ROAD FRICTION COEFFICIENT - According to the method of estimating a maximum road friction coefficient, artificial braking or driving-related control is conducted and a maximum road friction coefficient is estimated based on a difference in wheel speeds between front and rear wheels, compensated for slip of tires. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185294 | ITERATIVE METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MOVEMENT OF A MATERIAL BODY BY GENERATING A FILTERED MOVEMENT GRID - An iterative method for estimating the movement of at least one material body in a surrounding space discretized into a grid of cells, includes the following steps: a) obtaining an inconsistency grid in iteration t (IG | 2022-06-16 |
20220185295 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED DRIVING LANE PLANNING IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES - The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of lane planning in an autonomous vehicle. Sensor data are received that capture ground images of a road the autonomous vehicle is on. Based on the sensor data, a current lane of the road that autonomous vehicle is currently occupying is detected. Information indicating presence of a passenger in the vehicle is obtained and used to retrieve a personalized lane control model related to the passenger. Lane control for the autonomous vehicle is planned based on the detected current lane and self-aware capability parameters in accordance with the personalized lane control model. The self-aware capability parameters are used to predict operational capability of the autonomous vehicle with respect to a current location of the autonomous vehicle. The personalized lane control model is generated based on recorded human driving data. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HUMAN-LIKE DRIVING LANE PLANNING IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES - The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of lane planning in an autonomous vehicle. Sensor data are received that capture ground images of a road the autonomous vehicle is on. Based on the sensor data, a current lane of the road that autonomous vehicle is currently occupying is detected. Lane control for the autonomous vehicle is planned based on the detected current lane and self-aware capability parameters in accordance with a driving lane control model. The self-aware capability parameters are used to predict operational capability of the autonomous vehicle with respect to a current location of the autonomous vehicle. The driving lane control model is generated based on recorded human driving data to achieve human-like lane control behavior in different scenarios. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185297 | SENSOR EVALUATION SYSTEM, SENSOR EVALUATION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - A sensor evaluation system includes an infrastructure device installed outside a vehicle, and an information processing device. The infrastructure device includes an infrastructure sensor that detects the environment around the infrastructure device, and an infrastructure information processing device that performs information processing. The infrastructure information processing device calculates first feature point position information indicating information on a position of a feature point in the environment around the infrastructure device, based on detection information of the infrastructure sensor. The information processing device calculates second feature point position information indicating information on a position of a feature point in the environment around the vehicle, based on the detection information of a sensor. The information processing device evaluates a function of the sensor based on a difference between the first feature point position information and the second feature point position information, which are associated with the same feature point. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185298 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSE METHODS AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS WITH SERIALIZED COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES - Described herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for implementing automated vehicle safety response measures to ensure continued safe automated vehicle operation for a limited period of time after a vehicle component or vehicle system that supports an automated vehicle driving function fails. When a critical vehicle component/system such as a vehicle computing platform fails, the vehicle is likely no longer capable of performing calculations required to safely operate and navigate the vehicle in an autonomous manner, or at a minimum, is no longer able to ensure the accuracy of such calculations. In such a scenario, the automated vehicle safety response measures disclosed herein can ensure—despite failure of the vehicle component/system—continued safe automated operation of the vehicle for a limited period of time in order to bring the vehicle to a safe stop. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185299 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SAFETY PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHOD | 2022-06-16 |
20220185300 | VEHICLE LOCALISATION - Aspects of the present invention relate to a control system for a host vehicle, vehicle comprising the control system and a method for estimating a lateral position of a host vehicle. The host vehicle comprises a first sensor arrangement disposed at a first orientation relative to the host vehicle and at least one additional sensor arrangement, each additional sensor arrangement being disposed at an orientation relative to the host vehicle that is different to the first orientation. First sensor information is received from the first sensor arrangement and additional sensor information is received from each additional sensor arrangement. A lateral position of the vehicle relative to a roadway is determined using the additional sensor information if all or part of the first sensor information is interrupted and an output is provided in dependence on the determined lateral position. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185301 | CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE AND ERROR MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - Proposed is a method of managing an error of a control unit for a vehicle, the method including: collecting an error; converting the collected error into a database in a form required for a diagnosis and debugging; and performing a recovery mechanism by interworking a platform health management cluster (PHM), a statement management cluster (SM), and an execution management cluster (EM), in which the collecting of the error includes: collecting a user error occurring in an application for a vehicle; collecting a platform error occurring in at least one of the platform health management cluster (PHM), the statement management cluster (SM), and the execution management cluster (EM); or collecting an integrated error according to whether a network management cluster (NM), a time synchronization cluster (TS), and a persistency cluster (PER) are normally operated. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185302 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE STACK - This disclosure relates to method and system for validating an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) stack. The method may include receiving an Operational Design Domain (ODD) and real-world data for evaluating at least one of an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) and the AV. The ODD is based on at least one feature of at least one of the ADAS and the AV. For each of a plurality of iterations, the method may further include generating a driving scenario based on the ODD of the AV and the real-world data through a Quality of Ride Experience (QoRE)-aware cognitive engine, plugging and running at least one of the ADAS and the AV algorithm based on the driving scenario, and determining a set of performance metrics corresponding to the at least one feature of at least one of the ADAS and the AV in the driving scenario based on the simulating. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185303 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING ASYNCHRONOUS DRIVER - A vehicle control device includes a processor and a flash storage. The processor is configured to execute a plurality of processes that are associated with a corresponding vehicle control component. The processor is configured to execute an asynchronous driver that, in response to a write request of a respective process, writes vehicle status data of the respective process in a corresponding process context in the flash storage. The processor is configured to execute a synchronous driver that, in response to a write request of a predetermined process, stops the executing of the asynchronous driver on the processor and writes vehicle status data of the predetermined process in the flash storage. The synchronous driver is configured to activate the asynchronous driver again, with restoring of a saved process context, after the writing of the vehicle status data of the predetermined process in the flash storage. | 2022-06-16 |
20220185304 | ARITHMETIC OPERATION DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES - An arithmetic operation device for automobiles includes a first arithmetic operation section ( | 2022-06-16 |