24th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210179024 | WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATIONS FOR AIRCRAFT - Disclosed is an aircraft having motors operable to actuate an aircraft windshield wiper and an aircraft control surface. The aircraft includes a distributed control system having digital storage and integrated with redundant processors. The aircraft includes controller instructions stored on the digital storage operable upon execution to operate a control surface motor of the motors to actuate the control surface to impact an orientation of the aircraft and operate a windshield wiper motor of the motors to actuate the windshield wipers. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SENSOR PROTECTION SYSTEM - The present teaching relates to method and system for sensor protection. A sensor protection system includes an assembly having a first structure embedded in a second structure, wherein a sensor is firmly placed in the first structure for sensing information through the assembly and protected from negative impact of outside environment, and one or more devices mounted on the second structure for providing means to clean a slanted surface of the second structure through which the sensor senses the surrounding information, wherein the one or more devices can be individually or jointly activated as needed to clean the slanted surface in order to prevent degradation of information sensed by the sensor through the assembly. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179026 | WIPER LINKAGE SYSTEM - A wiper linkage system directly transmits rotating force of a motor to one wiper arm. The wiper linkage system includes: a gear housing installed on a wiper motor, a pipe rod installed on the gear housing, a crank arm installed on an output shaft of the wiper motor, a first wiper arm installed on a first end of the crank arm by a rotating shaft, a pivot housing assembled with the pipe rod, and a second wiper arm operated by a link structure including a link unit coupled to a second end of the crank arm and the pivot housing. In particular, a first end of the pipe rod is fixed to a vehicle body by a pipe mounting. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179027 | HEATED WIPERS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - This disclosure details motor vehicle wiper systems and associated methods for heating wiper blades of the wiper systems. In exemplary embodiments, a wiper blade of a wiper may include a beam blade portion, a tip portion, and a heater element. Each of the beam blade portion, the tip portion, and the heater element may include a different material composition. The material composition of the heater element, for example, may include a thermally conductive polymer. The temperature of the blade may be regulated by adjusting a current flow through the thermally conductive polymer heater element. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179028 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type includes an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof, the connecting device comprising at least two parts provided with protrusion/hole means for detachably connecting the parts together, wherein the first part is retained onto the wiper blade and wherein the second part comprises a channel for receiving a rod-like extension of the oscillating arm, wherein the windscreen wiper device is provided with first and second retention means for retaining the connecting device onto the oscillating arm, wherein the first retention means are formed by protrusion/hole means on the rod-like extension of the oscillating arm and on an inner wall of the channel for snappingly interconnecting the rod-like extension of the oscillating arm and the second part of the connecting device. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179029 | VALVE DEVICE AND CLEANING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A valve device includes a washing inlet, outlets, a switching inlet, a movable switching member, and a conversion engagement portion. The outlets is configured to be in communication with the washing inlet. The movable switching member is movable in a linear direction based on a pressure of a fluid that is fed to the switching inlet. The conversion engagement portion converts linear movement of the movable switching member into a rotation of a predetermined angle. The valve device is configured to switch which of the outlets is in communication with the washing inlet in accordance with a rotation angle of the movable switching member | 2021-06-17 |
20210179030 | VEHICULAR CLEANER SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING VEHICULAR CLEANER SYSTEM - The vehicular cleaner system is provided with: a tank ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210179031 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN APPARATUS ADAPTED TO CLEAN A SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A method for controlling a sensor assembly cleaning apparatus includes receiving sensor data from various vehicle sensors, determining a level of obscurement of the transparent surface, and determining whether the level of obscurement exceeds a threshold level. If the transparent surface is obscured beyond the threshold level, a control signal may be sent to the apparatus to initiate the ejection of pressurized air onto the transparent surface. Optionally, the method may further evaluate other parameters such as the vehicle velocity in relation to a threshold vehicle velocity prior to sending the control signal to ensure that the cleaning operation using pressurized air would not be superfluous in light of the vehicle velocity. In addition, a method for selectively activating the sensor assembly cleaning apparatus includes determining an activation schedule for the apparatus based on an arrangement of transparent surfaces and controlling the apparatus to operate based on the activation schedule. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179032 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY CLEANING APPARATUSES - Described herein are sensor assembly cleaning apparatuses and methods of operation thereof that utilize a fluid such as pressurized air to cause dispersion of debris, rain droplets/water droplets from other sources, condensation, or any other environmental contaminant that may obscure a transparent surface such as a glass window of a camera housing from the glass window. In this manner, the pressurized air acts to clean the transparent surface, and as a result, improve the clarity of the field-of-view provided through that transparent surface to a camera housed in the camera housing. In addition, sensor assembly cleaning apparatuses described herein can include a water nozzle that is adapted to eject high pressure water onto the transparent surface as well as towards an air nozzle or an air vent that is adapted to eject the pressurized air. The water nozzle can thus be used to remove debris form the air nozzle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179033 | SYSTEM FOR WASHING MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS - The present invention for rights for a system configured for use with an existing motor vehicle windshield washer system whereby a portion of solution is directed to a headlamp washing outlet. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179034 | PLASTIC CLIP CORE AND ROTARY BRUSH - A plastic clip core is disclosed for use in a rotary brush in a carwash. The plastic clip core is used in conjunction with a rotational hub, a plurality of plastic clips, and an equal plurality of longitudinal washing elements (“LWE”). The plastic clip core has a plurality of semi-cylindrical void cavities, each with an adjoining cylindrical void cavity. Each plastic clip has two parallel members, a first member and a second member. Each LWE has an upper edge, lower edge, free edge, and a cylindrical mount. A first member of a plastic clip fits into the cylindrical mount of the LWE and the semi-cylindrical void cavity. The second member of the plastic clip fits into the cylindrical void cavity, thus securing the LWE to the plastic clip core. The plastic clip core mates with the rotational hub in a no-slip condition. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179035 | Attachable Leveling System With Supporting Bracket - A vehicle leveling system includes a jack adapted to be mounted to a vehicle frame without modifying the vehicle frame. In a particular embodiment, the jack includes a first bracket adapted to urge against the bottom and side surfaces of a member of the frame and configured to be fastened to a member of the frame through a manufacturer-provided aperture in the frame. The jack additionally includes a second bracket to couple the first bracket to the jack. In a more particular embodiment, the first bracket includes a horizontal adjustment feature, and the second bracket includes a vertical adjustment feature. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179036 | ACTIVE AIR SCOOP - An air duct system for a vehicle including at least one active air scoop configured to control air flow to the wheel wells of a vehicle. In some examples, the active air scoop can be positioned at the underbody of the vehicle. In some examples, the air duct system can include a first and second branch directing air to first and second areas of the wheel well. In some examples, the amount of air directed to the first and second branch are controlled by the active scoop and/or one or more valves in the air duct. In some examples, the active air scoop can be controlled based on one or more temperature measurements in the wheel well. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179037 | EMERGENCY STOP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - An emergency stop system for transferring an at least semi-autonomously operable vehicle into a safe state includes an actuating device configured to output an actuating signal, a control device configured to receive the actuating signal and to output a control signal, and an emergency braking device configured to actively brake the vehicle. The emergency braking device is configured to actuate a braking system provided in the vehicle based on the output control signal and based on a predetermined operating mode in order to generate a braking force for decelerating the vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179038 | DRIVER AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR A BRAKE CONTROLLER - A brake control unit includes a processor, a first high side driver and a second high side driver. The processor sends signals to the first high side driver and the second high side driver. The first and second high side drivers process the signals independent of each other. The processor diagnoses faults and locations of faults based on feedback from the high side drivers. The first high side driver controls the braking of a first trailer brake. The second high side driver controls the braking of a second trailer brake. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179039 | BRAKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A braking assistance apparatus for a vehicle that calculates a first target deceleration of a host vehicle for avoiding a collision based on a relative distance and a relative speed between an obstacle and the host vehicle, calculates a second target deceleration of the host vehicle based on an assist level indicating the risk of the host vehicle colliding with the obstacle and a master cylinder pressure that is a braking operation related quantity, calculates a final target deceleration on the basis of a weighted sum of the target decelerations in which a weight of larger one of the target decelerations is set larger than the other weight so as not to exceed the larger one of the target decelerations, and performs braking assistance by controlling the braking device so that a deceleration of the host vehicle becomes the final target deceleration. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179040 | COMPENSATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING BRAKING INCONVENIENCE OF FLEX BRAKE - A compensation control system is provided for preventing braking inconvenience of a flex brake that compensates for brake hydraulic pressure only for initial braking when a brake mode is forcibly switched, thus allowing a driver to recognize a change in braking force, and thereby improving stability when a vehicle is driven. The control system forcibly switches the brake mode, selected by a driver when a booster system fails, into a normal brake mode, and compensates to reduce the magnitude of brake hydraulic pressure, which is to be reduced when the brake mode is forcibly switched, during initial braking. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179041 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A LEAK IN A DRIVE-BY-WIRE BRAKE SYSTEM - A method of detecting a leak in a brake-by-wire hydraulic brake system includes determining if the brake system is in an ABS cycle and determining a pressure medium volume delivered for a measured brake pressure when the brake system is in the ABS cycle. The pressure medium volume is compared with a model value for the brake system at the measured brake pressure. Wheel slip of at least one wheel is identified when a difference between the pressure medium volume and the model value exceeds a specified threshold. At least one brake is isolated corresponding to the at least one wheel without wheel slip. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179042 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A braking control device includes an actuator, a controller, a steering angle sensor, and a yaw rate sensor. The controller calculates a reference turning amount, an actual turning amount, an understeer index, sets to a non-adjustment region in which the increase slope is not decreased when the understeer index is smaller than or equal to a first threshold value, sets to an adjustment region in which the increase slope is decreased when the understeer index is greater than or equal to a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value, and sets to a transition region in which the increase slope is decreased when the understeer index is transitioned from the non-adjustment region and the increase slope is not decreased when the understeer index is transitioned from the adjustment region when the understeer index is greater than the first threshold value and smaller than the second threshold value. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179043 | METHOD FOR THE FUNCTIONAL TESTING OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL FILL LEVEL MONITORING DEVICE - A method for functional testing of an electromechanical fill level monitoring device. In order to test the plausibility of a signal emitted by a fill level monitoring device of a first pressure medium chamber, a forced actuation of this fill level monitoring device is carried from time to time. This forced actuation is carried out in that a pressure medium delivery unit in a pressure medium circuit having the first pressure medium chamber is activated for a predefined period. This delivers the pressure medium fill level monitoring device into a second pressure medium chamber via a pressure medium connection. On the basis of the signal profile output by the fill level monitoring device, the proper operation of the fill level monitoring device is inferred in the electronic control unit. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179044 | HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME AND CONTROL UNIT FOR THIS - A hydraulic motor vehicle brake system is specified with a device for generating a hydraulic fluid pressure. The device comprises an electrically controllable actuator and a piston in a pressure chamber, which is movable by means of the electrically controllable actuator for changing a hydraulic fluid pressure in the pressure chamber. The brake system also comprises a wheel brake pressure control device with a reservoir for the storage of hydraulic fluid discharged from a motor vehicle wheel brake in a pressure reduction phase, wherein the reservoir is fluidically coupled to the pressure chamber. A control system of the brake system is designed to output a control signal for the actuator in the event of a detected loss of function of the control device and in the event of a detected critical filling volume of the reservoir with hydraulic fluid during operation of the control device, which causes the piston to be driven back for pressure reduction in the pressure chamber with suction of hydraulic fluid from the reservoir. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179045 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a brake system of a vehicle comprises detecting a failure of a sensor for at least one of the vehicle wheels, checking whether a brake control function is being executed at the time of the failure, continuing the brake control function if a brake control function is being executed and deactivating the brake control function when execution of the brake control function has been completed. If no brake control function is being executed at the time of the failure then executing the brake control function if a brake control function is initiated within a defined period of time after the failure, and deactivating the brake control function after execution of the brake control function has been completed and the period of time has expired or if no brake control function has been initiated within the defined period of time. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179046 | HYDRAULIC TANK FOR A BICYCLE - A hydraulic tank has an elastically deformable membrane defining a variable compensation chamber within the tank. The membrane has a fixed perimeter portion and a thrusting portion. A perimeter inlet portion is arranged between the perimeter fixing portion and the thrusting portion. In the condition of minimum expansion of the compensation chamber, the thrusting portion is completely arranged between the perimeter inlet portion of the membrane and a wall of the tank. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179047 | HYDRAULIC TANK FOR A BICYCLE - A hydraulic tank for a bicycle that has a compensation chamber within the tank. The tank also has a ventilation hole and a ventilation channel, which is in fluid communication with the ventilation hole, and has an inlet opening arranged on a side wall of the tank. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179048 | FLUID RESERVOIR WITH A STOP VALVE - A fluid container for supplying a consuming device with a working fluid, including at least one connector piece having a shut-off valve arranged therein for preventing undesired escaping of the working fluid from the fluid container. In order to increase safety against undesired emptying of the fluid container, it is provided that the valve closure body, in the closed state of the shut-off valve, is accommodated in the fluid container completely inside a contour formed by an outer edge of the connector piece, and provision is made, for support against the valve closure body, of a support, which, upon insertion of the connector piece into the receiving seat, engages at least regionally into the connecting duct and in this way displaces the valve closure body in the connecting duct. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179049 | RESERVOIR TANK - In a state where a reservoir tank is mounted on a vehicle, a top surface of a first storage chamber is inclined relative to a horizontal plane so that a height position (H1) of a connection part with a first fluid passage is highest, a top surface of a second storage chamber is inclined relative to the horizontal plane so that a height position (H3) of any one position adjacent to a first partitioning part of a first rib is highest, and the height position (H1) of the connection part with the first fluid passage of the top surface of the first storage chamber, a height position (H2) of a connection part with the first storage chamber of a top surface of the first fluid passage, the height position (H3) of any one position of the top surface of the second storage chamber, a height position (H4) of a connection part with the second storage chamber of a top surface of a second fluid passage, and a height position (H5) of a connection part with a space on one side further from the second storage chamber of the top surface of the second fluid passage satisfy a relation of H1≤H22021-06-17 |
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20210179050 | Brake Control Apparatus - A guide ring of a pump portion is fixed in a cylinder containing hole in such a manner that a distal end of a first end portion thereof is positioned in a cam containing hole on an upper side with respect to an opening edge of the cylinder containing hole. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179051 | HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A hydraulic motor vehicle braking system includes a first functional unit, a second functional unit and a switching device. The first functional unit comprises at least one first valve arrangement designed to optionally connect or disconnect at least one first wheel brake associated with a first axle to or from an existing hydraulic pressure, and at least one second valve arrangement designed to optionally connect or disconnect at least one second wheel brake associated with a second axle to or from an existing hydraulic pressure. The second functional unit comprises at least one second electrical brake pressure generator, by means of which a brake pressure can be generated on at least the at least one second wheel brake, and a second control system which is designed to control the at least one second electrical brake pressure generator for a brake pressure regulation on at least the at least one second wheel brake in the event of a failure of the first functional unit. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179052 | VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques for braking an autonomous vehicle include providing a pressurized fluid stream from a plurality of pressurized fluid sources to a plurality of pressure-controlled electronic braking assemblies; providing the pressurized fluid stream from a pressurized fluid control output of a first pressure-controlled electronic braking assembly directly to a pressurized fluid control input of a second pressure-controlled electronic braking assembly; providing the pressurized fluid stream from the second pressure-controlled electronic braking assembly to at least one vehicle brake set; providing sensor output data from one or more vehicle sensors to a plurality of electronic control units; and based at least in part on the sensor output data, controlling at least one of the first or second pressure-controlled electronic braking assemblies to adjust a pressure of the pressurized fluid stream from at least one of the first or second pressure-controlled electronic braking assemblies to the vehicle brake set. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179053 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER UNIT AND DASH PANEL - In an assembly comprising a brake master cylinder unit and a dash panel of a vehicle disclosed herein, the electric motor may be fixed to a body of the brake master cylinder unit such that a rotation axis of the electric motor extends along a vehicle-width direction. By fixing the electric motor such that the rotation axis extends along the vehicle-width direction, an overall height of the cylinder unit may be lowered. A position where the pushrod is fixed to the cylinder unit can be lowered, and a position of a pivot of the brake pedal (a connection point between the brake pedal and the dash panel) can also be lowered. As a result, the brake pedal (a pedal arm) can be shortened and weight(s) of part(s) related to the cylinder unit (the pedal arm) can be reduced. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179054 | System For Train Terminal Test - A system for identifying whether the braking system of a train is functioning properly such as during a train terminal test. A monitor on a rail car is used to detect abnormalities in the braking system and can report problems to a handheld terminal or a central controller in the locomotive. The monitor has a pressure sensor for measuring brake pipe pressure, auxiliary reservoir pressure, emergency reservoir pressure, and brake cylinder pressure at the rail car. The monitor also has a controller that can calculate whether brake pipe reduction resulting the appropriate amount of brake cylinder pressure. The monitor can then provide the results locally via a visual indicator or remotely to a handheld terminal used by a train inspector or the controller in the locomotive. Testing data over time may be stored for future reference or transmitted remotely to assist with maintenance and service scheduling. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179055 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A HOVERING VEHICLE - A transportation system is disclosed. The transportation system has a vehicle that is self-powered and configured to generate an air cushion on a trackless lane having a substantially flat surface. The vehicle is configured to move over the substantially flat surface on the air cushion. The transportation system also has a guidance system configured to guide the vehicle between peripheries of the trackless lane. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179056 | ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DRIVING FORCE FOR THE SAME - A method of distributing driving force of a four wheel drive (4WD) eco-friendly vehicle includes determining a first allowable range of driving force for each driving force based on determination of travel stability, determining a second allowable range of driving force for each driving wheel based on system limitations of at least one of the first driving source or the second driving source, determining a range of available driving force of the first driving wheel based on the first allowable range of driving force and the second allowable range of driving force, determining first target driving force of the first driving wheel in consideration of efficiency of the first driving source within the range of available driving force, and determining second target driving force of the second driving wheel based on the first target driving force and requested torque. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179057 | DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM, VEHICLE WITH SELF-DRIVING CAPABILITY, AND DRIVING ASSIST METHOD - An automated-parking control unit prevents a brake noise during braking, when causing a vehicle to start moving forward or backward. The automated-parking control unit includes: an environment recognizer to recognize environment of a vehicle; a behavior controller to execute behavior control inclusive of steering and acceleration/deceleration, based on recognized information; a brake hold instructor to suspend the vehicle with the behavior control and hold the suspension until receiving behavior-related operation by a driver; and a brake fluid pressure controller, when the vehicle is made to start moving forward or backward, to estimate a range having a brake noise and increase a change rate of a brake fluid pressure in a brake-noise range having a brake noise, as compared with that in a no-brake-noise range. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179058 | PARKING RELEASE MONITORING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE - A parking release monitoring device for an automatic transmission vehicle is proposed. The device includes: a receiver sensing an output signal of a shift lever; a determiner determining a target gear stage in accordance with the output signal of the shift lever; a driver transmitting a control signal to a parking solenoid to engage a parking sprag and applying a driving current to a clutch control solenoid to engage a clutch and prevent rolling of the vehicle when the determined target gear stage is a P-gear stage; and a detector measuring the intensity of the driving current applied to the clutch control solenoid, in which the determiner receives intensity information of the driving current applied to the clutch control solenoid from the detector and compares the received intensity information of the driving current with the output signal of the shift lever, thereby determining whether parking release has occurred. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179059 | Rear Wheel Steering Control Method and System for Cargo Trailer - The present disclosure provides a rear wheel steering (RWS) control method and system for a cargo trailer. The RWS control method may include determining a driving mode of a vehicle connected to the cargo trailer, executing an RWS control logic of the cargo trailer based on the driving mode and an input signal from the vehicle corresponding to the driving mode, and performing RWS control for the cargo trailer based on the RWS control logic. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179060 | EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SERIES HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN - A vehicle is provided which includes an engine; an electric motor; a drivetrain driven by said engine and said electric motor, said drivetrain including a rotatable shaft; a generator which is attached to said rotatable shaft, and which generates electrical energy in response to the rotation of said shaft; an energy recovery system; and an electrical energy storage system. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TERRAIN DRIVING MODE OF HYBRID VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a terrain driving mode of a hybrid vehicle, including defining demand torque required for vehicle driving depending on driver demand and an environment of a driving road, differentiating demand torque in response to the terrain driving mode, calculating accumulated driving energy from a time point of an operation in the terrain driving mode based on the differentiated demand torque, and determining a terrain driving method based on the calculated accumulated driving energy and a state of energy (SoE) in consideration of a state of charge (SoC) and a voltage condition of a battery cell. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179062 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The disclosure relates to a hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling of the hybrid vehicle, and an aspect of the disclosure is to generate optimal vehicle control values through learning using Q-learning technique of reinforcement learning in the field of machine learning based on vehicle state information. The method of controlling the hybrid vehicle includes obtaining vehicle state information including battery SOC information, engine on/off information, demand power, vehicle speed information, and fuel consumption information; creating a vehicle model information map using the vehicle state information; creating a Q value table based on the vehicle model information map; and calculating power distribution control values of an engine and a motor through reinforcement learning based on the Q value table. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179063 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE, TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE - A travel control device is mounted on a vehicle including an electric motor and an internal combustion engine that are power sources and a storage battery that stores energy for driving the electric motor and regenerative energy recovered by regenerative braking of the electric motor. The travel control device includes an electronic control device configured to create a speed profile in which a speed of the vehicle is predicted, estimate a predicted amount of the regenerative energy to be recovered, based on the speed profile, and decide the power source to be used for traveling, based on the predicted amount of the regenerative energy and thermal information indicating a demand related to heat of the vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179064 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Method for Controlling Speed Limit for the Same - Controlling a speed limit includes determining a virtual vehicle speed as being a lower one of a vehicle speed and a target limit speed, determining a virtual APS value as being a larger one of a first APS value and a second APS value, transitioning to a second mode at a point in time at which an actual APS value and the second APS value become different, when it is expected to transition to the second mode, among a first mode for sustaining a SOC of a battery at the target limit speed and the second mode for depleting the SOC, and determining a transmission gear position by applying the determined virtual vehicle speed and the determined virtual APS value to one of a first shifting pattern and a second shifting pattern. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179065 | ENERGY CONSERVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems are described for conserving energy used by an energy consuming device. In certain embodiments, an energy conservation system can be configured to deliver energy to the energy consuming device for a period, followed by a period where energy delivery is dampened and/or cut. By cycling the delivery of energy in this fashion, the energy conservation can achieve a pulsed efficiency. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179066 | Method and Control Unit for Operating a Hybrid Vehicle - A method for operating a hybrid vehicle that includes a prime mover ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210179067 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER - An apparatus of controlling a hybrid vehicle may include: an engine configured to an engine power; a drive motor to assist the power of the engine and selectively operate as a generator to generate electrical energy; a clutch disposed between the engine and the drive motor; a battery to supply electrical energy to the drive motor or to be charged by the electrical energy generated by the drive motor; an electric supercharger installed in an intake line through which an ambient air is supplied to a combustion chamber of the engine; and a controller to operate the electric supercharger and control the engine power output from the engine and a drive motor power output from the drive motor based on a desired power of a driver and a SOC (state of charge) of the battery. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179068 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Engine Operation Control Method Therefor - An engine operation control method for a hybrid electric vehicle includes determining a necessity for warm up control for an engine, determining a time required for the warm up control upon determining that the warm up control is necessary, predicting driving conditions in a predetermined forward range, determining a time or a point at which driving power of the engine is required in the predicted driving conditions, determining a control start time or a control start point to complete the warm up control before arrival at the determined time or point at which the driving power of the engine is required based on the determined time required for the warm up control, and starting the warm up control upon arrival at the control start time or the control start point. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179069 | APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus of controlling a hybrid vehicle may include: an engine; a drive motor to assist the power of the engine and selectively operate as a generator to generate electrical energy; a battery to supply electrical energy; a first intake valve disposed in a first intake line; a second intake valve disposed in a second intake line; a first electric supercharger disposed in the first intake line; a second electric supercharger disposed in the second intake line; a connecting valve disposed in a connecting line for connecting the first intake line and the second intake line; and a controller that determines a driving mode of the first and second electric superchargers. In particular, the controller controls the drive motor and the first and second electric superchargers based on a supercharger consumed energy, an additional fuel energy, and a drive motor consumed energy. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179070 | POWERTRAIN CONTROLS FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND AN AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A vehicle system includes a powertrain including an electric motor operatively coupled with an automated manual transmission and an electronic control system including a gear shift control module, a transmission control module, and a motor control module in operative communication with one another over one or more controller area networks. The electronic control system includes supervisory controls configured to configured to arbitrate between a plurality of motor operation requests received over the one or more controller area networks to select a winning motor operation request, the plurality of motor operation requests including the operator torque request, evaluate one or more shift inhibit conditions, and command the electric motor to provide the winning motor operation request when none of the one or more shift inhibit conditions evaluate as true. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179071 | Control of an engine for a machine with a dual path powetrain - An electronic control unit to control an engine control module of an engine is disclosed. The electronic control unit may receive a machine input associated with the engine. The electronic control unit may select, based on the machine input, a lug mapping from a plurality of lug mappings for controlling a load of the engine. The electronic control unit may control, using the lug mapping, power output of the engine and power to a propulsion module of the machine to satisfy a drawbar power/torque threshold and steering power torque threshold associated with the machine. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179072 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system includes: an imaging device configured to capture an image of a surrounding of a vehicle; a display device configured to display a surrounding image of the vehicle based on the image captured by the imaging device; and a control device configured to control a display of the display device based on the surrounding image and to calculate a trajectory of the vehicle from a current position to a target position. In a case where the trajectory includes a switching position for steering the vehicle and changing a moving direction thereof and the vehicle is moving toward the switching position, the control device causes the display device to superimpose the switching position on the surrounding image and to hide at least a first part of the trajectory, the first part connecting the switching position and the target position. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179073 | AUTOMATED ACTIVATION OF A REMOTE PARKING FEATURE - A parking system ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210179074 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a power transmission system for a vehicle calculates estimated driving force while taking account of inertia loss torque and a transmission efficiency, during execution of automatic parking control for automatically parking the vehicle at a target parking position. During execution of automatic parking control, the control apparatus sets a traveling mode to a gear traveling mode in which power is transmitted via a gear mechanism, or sets the traveling mode to a belt traveling mode in which power is transmitted via a stepless speed change mechanism, and fixes the speed ratio of the stepless speed change mechanism to the lowest-side speed ratio. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179075 | Vehicle Equipped with Electric Motor and Parking Control Method Therefor - A method of parking control for a vehicle equipped with an electric motor independent from a transmission includes calculating external force applied to wheels when predetermined conditions including shifting to a parking (P) stage are satisfied, determining whether a drive shaft fixing apparatus activated according to shifting to the P stage is combined, and controlling the electric motor such that a torque having a magnitude less than the external force is applied to the wheels in a direction opposite to the external force when the drive shaft fixing apparatus is determined to be combined. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179076 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system is configured to autonomously move a vehicle to a target parking position. The parking assist system includes: a distance acquiring unit configured to acquire a distance between the vehicle and a vehicle stopper provided in the target parking position; and a control unit configured to control a movement of the vehicle to the target parking position based on the distance acquired by the distance acquiring unit. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179077 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A display device for a vehicle includes: an image display unit configured to display a direction indicating image that indicates a travel direction of the vehicle; and a control device configured to execute travel control of the vehicle. The direction indicating image is switchable between a first image that indicates a first travel direction of the vehicle and a second image that indicates a second travel direction of the vehicle, the second travel direction being opposite to the first travel direction. In a case where the control device switches the travel direction of the vehicle from the first travel direction to the second travel direction, the image display unit switches the direction indicating image from the first image to the second image based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle, a state of a power transmission device, and a steering state of the vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179078 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system includes: a display device configured to display a parking space candidate; and a control device configured to control a screen display of the display device, to set the parking space candidate selected by a user to a target parking space, to set a stop position where the vehicle should be stopped in the target parking space, and to execute a driving process to autonomously move the vehicle along a trajectory to the stop position. While executing the driving process, the control device causes the display device to display the trajectory and the stop position and determines whether the stop position is suitable based on external environment information. Upon determining that the stop position is not suitable, the control device corrects the stop position and causes the display device to display the stop position that has been corrected. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179079 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system for a vehicle includes a control device configured to execute an automatic parking process for autonomously moving the vehicle from a current position to a parking position. The control device is configured such that in a case where the control device has stopped the vehicle according to detection of an obstacle by an external environment sensor in a prescribed range from the parking position during execution of the automatic parking process, the control device does not permit resumption of movement of the vehicle in the automatic parking process, and in a case where the control device has stopped the vehicle according to an operation of a brake operation member by the driver in the prescribed range from the parking position during the execution of the automatic parking process, the control device permits the resumption of movement of the vehicle in the automatic parking process. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179080 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system includes: a control device configured to control a powertrain, a brake device, and a steering device to autonomously move a vehicle to a target position; a display device; and operation members configured to receive an operation performed by an occupant of the vehicle. The control device is configured to set at least one target position candidate according to a first operation performed on one of the operation members and cause the display device to display the at least one target position candidate, decide the target position from the at least one target position candidate according to a second operation performed on one of the operation members, and execute driving control for autonomously moving the vehicle to the target position according to a third operation performed on one of the operation members, wherein the first operation and the third operation are an identical operation. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179081 | TRAVEL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a travel support system of a vehicle, including a detection unit configured to detect information of a periphery of the vehicle, a control unit configured to perform travel support control based on the information detected by the detection unit, and a stationary state control unit configured to cause the vehicle to be stationary at one of completion and suspension of the travel support control by the control unit, wherein the stationary state control unit performs steering control to maintain a steering angle at one of the completion and suspension of the travel support control while the vehicle is stationary. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179082 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A driving assistance system for a vehicle, comprising: a detection unit configured to detect information regarding surroundings of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to perform driving assistance control based on information detected by the detection unit, wherein, when the control unit performs an operation of stopping movement due to an object detected by the detection unit during the driving assistance control, the control unit restarts the movement after a predetermined time elapses from when the stop operation is started. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179083 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system for a vehicle includes a control device configured to control the vehicle to execute an automatic moving process for autonomously moving the vehicle from a current position to a target position. The control device is configured such that, in a case where a parking brake driving condition is satisfied when the control device stops the vehicle during movement to the target position in the automatic moving process and thereafter cancels the automatic moving process without permitting resumption of the movement of the vehicle, the control device switches a shift position of the shift device of the vehicle to a parking position and drives the parking brake device of the vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179084 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM - A parking assist system includes: a control device configured to execute a driving process for autonomously moving a vehicle to a target position; a steering operation member configured to receive a steering operation performed by an occupant; a vehicle state detecting device; and a notification device configured to make a notification to the occupant. In the driving process, the control device executes vehicle speed control and steering control. When, during execution of the driving process, the control device determines that the vehicle is a suspension state in which the driving process should be temporarily suspended, the control device causes the notification device to output a prescribed notification and executes a suspension process. In the suspension process, the control device executes the vehicle speed control to stop the vehicle and stops the steering control. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179085 | PARKING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A parking support system of a vehicle, comprises: a detection unit configured to detect information of a periphery of the vehicle; a control unit configured to control, based on the information detected by the detection unit, a parking space entry operation of the vehicle to a parking space and a parking space exit operation of the vehicle from the parking space; and a stationary state control unit configured to maintain a stationary state of the vehicle after one of the parking space entry operation and the parking space exit operation has been completed. The stationary state control unit maintains the stationary state by first maintenance control when the parking space entry operation has been completed and maintains the stationary state by second maintenance control, which is different from the first maintenance control when the parking space exit operation has been completed. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179086 | PARKING ASSISTING DEVICE, PARKING ASSISTING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR THE PARKING ASSISTING DEVICE - An automatic parking control unit comprises a recognizing section recognizing an outer world outside a vehicle, a vehicle operation control section performing an operation control on the vehicle, an automatic parking control section performing a parking operation to park the vehicle at a target parking position and a display control section synthesizing images taken by a camera group into an image of a surrounding area of the vehicle and displaying the image on an output device group. The display control section displays an image of the surrounding area of the vehicle and a vehicle body image of the vehicle with a portion of the vehicle made translucent. the portion of the vehicle making a blind area to a driver in the surrounding area of the vehicle and the portion of the vehicle is changed according to a direction in which the vehicle is running. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179087 | PARKING ASSIST DEVICE, PARKING ASSIST METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A parking assist device provides control over a subject vehicle of interest such that the subject vehicle parks into a target parking location, based on information obtained by recognizing surroundings of the subject vehicle. The parking assist device includes: a parking available position detection part configured to detect one or more parking available locations each of which is a location available for the subject vehicle to park, based on the recognition information; and a target parking position determination part configured to, when the parking available position detection part detects a plurality of the parking available locations, extract a prescribed number or a smaller number of candidate parking locations from among the detected parking available locations, based on a distance between a current location of the subject vehicle and each of the parking available locations, display the extracted candidate parking locations in a display device, and selects a target parking location from among the displayed candidate parking locations. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179088 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A parking assistance device including a recognition part configured to acquire recognition information through recognition of surroundings, a parking region determiner configured to determine a space between other vehicles as a parking region of the host vehicle based on the recognition information, an automatic parking controller configured to perform a parking operation to park the host vehicle in the parking region, and a parking location determiner. In response to determining that an entry width of the parking region is less than a predetermined value, the parking location determiner is configured to determine a parking location of the host vehicle in the parking region that is at a central location as viewed from an entry side of the parking region. In response to determining that the entry width is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the parking location determiner is configured to determine the parking location that is closer to one of the other vehicles as viewed from the entry side. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179089 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A parking assistance device includes a recognition part that is configured to acquire recognition information through recognition of surroundings of a host vehicle, a maneuver controller that is configured to perform maneuver control to park the host vehicle in a parking region based on the recognition information, a maintain stop position controller that is configured to keep the host vehicle stationary after the host vehicle is stopped by the maneuver control of the maneuver controller until a predetermined operation is received from a driver, a determination part that is configured to determine a type of the parking region in which the host vehicle is to be parked with the maneuver controller; and a decision part that is configured to determine, in accordance with the type of the parking region that is determined by the determination part, a parking reference location that is used to park the host vehicle in the parking region. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179090 | VEHICLE - The ECU executes TRC for controlling the posture of the vehicle and automatic parking control for parking the vehicle at a target parking position without being based on the vehicle operation of the user. The ECU calculates a user accelerator opening based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal and a control accelerator opening calculated in reverse from the required driving force of the vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179091 | ADAPTIVE OBJECT IN-PATH DETECTION MODEL FOR AUTOMATED OR SEMI-AUTOMATED VEHICLE OPERATION - A method for operating an advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) includes determining a distance between an object and a vehicle, selecting a path estimation methodology from multiple path estimation methodologies based at least in part on a distance between the vehicle and the object, and activating at least one ADAS action in response to determining that the object intersects the estimated path. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179092 | ACTIVE SAFETY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR PRE-ADJUSTING SPEED AND CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - An active safety assistance system for pre-adjusting speed and a control method using the same detect whether there is one other vehicle around a host vehicle. The trajectory of the other vehicle neighboring the host vehicle is estimated when the other vehicle exists. After fitting the other-vehicle trajectory to a lane to determine the intention of the other vehicle, the method determines whether the other vehicle is used as a target vehicle that influences the movement of the host vehicle and calculates a control parameter according to the fitted result and the intention of the other vehicle. The method calculates a target speed and a steering-wheel angle of the host vehicle and controls a steering wheel, a throttle pedal and a brake force of the host vehicle according to the trajectory, the control parameter, and the target speed of the host vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179093 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus comprises a controller for performing collision avoidance braking control and lane deviation suppressing control. When a performing condition of the lane deviation suppressing control is satisfied at a timing of the collision avoidance braking control is about to be performed, the controller makes direction determination processing for determining whether or not the own vehicle travels to a direction toward which it will collide with a target object or to a direction toward which it will avoid colliding with the target object. In the direction determination processing, when it is determined the own vehicle travels to a collision direction, the controller stops the lane deviation suppressing control to perform the collision avoidance braking control, and when it is determined the own vehicle travels to a collision avoidance direction, the controller performs cooperative control for making the lane deviation suppressing control cooperate with the collision avoidance braking control. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179094 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATION - A system and method to avoid collisions on highways, and to minimize the fatalities, injury, and damage when a collision is unavoidable. The system includes sensor means to detect other vehicles, and computing means to evaluate when a collision is imminent and to determine whether the collision is avoidable. If the collision is avoidable by a sequence of controlled accelerations and decelerations and steering, the system implements that sequence of actions automatically. If the collision is unavoidable, a different sequence is implemented to minimize the overall harm of the unavoidable collision. The system further includes indirect mitigation steps such as flashing the brake lights automatically. An optional post-collision strategy is implemented to prevent secondary collisions, particularly if the driver is incapacitated. Adjustment means enable the driver to set the type and timing of automatic interventions. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179095 | Vehicle Communication with Connected Objects in Proximity to the Vehicle using Cloud Systems - Methods and systems are provided. One system is of a vehicle for processing communication with connected objects. The processing by the system uses a processor of the vehicle and processing and data from one or more servers of a cloud system. The connected objects include objects having communication capabilities that are either fixed at specific locations as infrastructure proximate to where the vehicle is located or locations proximate to where the vehicle is moving. The system includes a global positioning system of the vehicle for generating geo-location for the vehicle and a heading direction. The geo-location is configured to be shared with a server of the cloud system using a communications device of the vehicle. The server of the cloud system is configured to receive the geo-location of the vehicle to identify the heading direction of the vehicle. The communications device of the vehicle is configured receive state data from at least one of said connected objects that are proximate in location relative to the vehicle or are along the heading direction of the vehicle. The processor is one of a plurality of processors of on-board electronics, and the processor is configured to execute instructions that processes data associated with of said heading direction of the vehicle and updates in state data received from connected objects. The processing is configured to cause initiation of an action by a subsystem of the vehicle. In one example, the action by the subsystem of the vehicle is to produce a safety warning notification presented on a display of the vehicle or an automatic action by the vehicle for safety. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING A VEHICLE - A navigational system for a host vehicle may comprise at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the image to identify a navigational state associated with the host vehicle; and determine, based on the navigational state, a navigational action for the host vehicle based on a policy that maps possible navigational actions to sensed states. The navigational action may be based on a safety constraint applicable to the navigational state, the safety constraint including a safety distance constraint associated with the host vehicle, wherein the safety distance constraint is based on a determined speed of the host vehicle and a determined speed of a detected target object. The processor may cause an adjustment of a navigational actuator of the host vehicle to implement the determined navigational action. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179097 | LANE-ATTENTION: PREDICTING VEHICLES' MOVING TRAJECTORIES BY LEARNING THEIR ATTENTION OVER LANES - An obstacle state evolution of a spatial position of a moving obstacle over a period of time is determined. A lane-obstacle relation evolution of the moving obstacle with each of one or more lanes near the moving obstacle over the period of time is further determined. An intended movement of the moving obstacle is predicted based on the obstacle state evolution and the lane-obstacle evolution. Thereafter, a trajectory of the ADV is planned to control the ADV to avoid a collision with the moving obstacle based on the predicted intended movement of the moving obstacle. The above process is iteratively performed for each of the moving obstacles detected within a predetermined proximity of the ADV. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179098 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle and a method are capable of efficient autonomous parking by forming an occupancy map and a probability map using a camera and an ultrasonic sensor, and a method of controlling the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a camera disposed in a vehicle to have a plurality of channels and configured to obtain an image from around the vehicle; a sensing device including an ultrasonic sensor and configured to obtain distance information between an object and the vehicle; and a controller. The controller is configured to match the distance information with the image from around the vehicle, to divide the image from around the vehicle into a plurality of areas, to determine a risk of each of the plurality of areas by matching the object included in the plurality of areas to a predetermined class, and to form a probability map and an occupancy map corresponding to the image from around the vehicle based on the risk. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179099 | MULTI-MODE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - Implementations a method using a collision detection device associated with a user to detect a moving object in an environment and provide an alert to the user are provided. In some implementations the environment comprises at least one transmitter of opportunity. In some implementations, the collision detection device comprises a receiver and a processor. In some implementations, the method comprises receiving at the collision detection device Wi-Fi signals reflected from the moving object where the Wi-Fi signals originate from a Wi-Fi source not associated with the moving object. The method further comprises detecting, measuring, and tracking the Doppler effect of the Wi-Fi signals at the collision detection device to track velocity vector relative to the collision detection device. The method further comprises calculating the time of arrival of the moving object based on the velocity vector relative to the location of the collision detection device. The method further comprises tracking the relative angle between the moving object and the collision detection device based on the velocity vector. The method further comprises predicting the occurrence of a collision between the moving object and the collision detection device based on the relative angle. The method further comprises providing a notification based on the predicting step. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179100 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF A VEHICLE - A method for controlling a longitudinal position of a vehicle involves a longitudinal positioning control system generating a longitudinal acceleration control signal from a longitudinal dynamic feedforward set point and from longitudinal dynamic control error quantities for a subordinate acceleration control unit acting on a drive device and braking device of the vehicle. A current control reference point corresponding to a current time point and at least one forward control reference point corresponding to a presettable look-ahead time point are determined as control-relevant time points, current or predicted actual/required deviations of a longitudinal position, of a driving speed and of acceleration are determined for each of the control reference points and provide the basis for forming the longitudinal dynamic control error quantities, and required values of an acceleration are determined for each of the control reference points and provide the basis for forming the longitudinal dynamic feedforward set point. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179101 | A SPEED CONTROL COMMAND AUTO-CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - According to some embodiments, a system receives a first control command and a speed measurement of the ADV. The system determines an expected acceleration of the ADV based on the speed measurement and the first control command. The system receives an acceleration measurement of the ADV. The system determines a feedback error based on the acceleration measurement and the expected acceleration. The system updates a portion of the calibration table based on the determined feedback error. The system generates a second control command to control the ADV based on the calibration table having the updated portion to control the ADV autonomously according to the second control command. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179102 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device includes an identifier identifying a vehicle speed of a vehicle having a driving motor, based on a rotation speed of a power transmission shaft, and a controller controlling operation of the driving motor. The controller can switch between a normal mode of controlling acceleration/deceleration in accordance with a driver's acceleration/deceleration operation, and a cruise control mode of maintaining the vehicle speed at a target speed without being dependent on the acceleration/deceleration operation. During the cruise control mode, the controller calculates a torque command value for the driving motor by using proportional control based on a deviation between the vehicle speed and the target speed. If a prediction indicates that torsion in the shaft is to be released, the controller adjusts the torque command value such that an absolute value of torque of a proportional-control component is smaller than when the torsion is not to be released. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A WORK VEHICLE TOWING AN IMPLEMENT - A method for controlling the speed of a work vehicle towing an implement that is movable between a working position, in which ground engaging tools of the implement are configured to perform a field operation, and a transport position, in which the ground engaging tools are raised relative to the ground. The method may include monitoring, with a computing device, an implement weight supported by the implement while the implement is in the transport position. The method may further include comparing, with the computing device, the implement weight to a predetermined threshold weight. Additionally, the method may include, when the implement weight differs from the predetermined threshold weight, adjusting, with the computing device, a maximum speed limit for the work vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179104 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DRIVING DEPENDING ON BABY MODE - Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a vehicle driving depending on a baby mode, including activating an apparatus for automatically controlling and limiting a speed of a vehicle, and determining a state of a car seat when the car seat is installed, correcting a speed profile of the apparatus for automatically controlling and limiting the speed of the vehicle based on the state of the car seat, determining whether the vehicle enters a turning section, when the vehicle enters the turning section, performing at least one of turning section acceleration control or turning section deceleration control based on the state of the car seat, and determining whether the vehicle passes through the turning section after performing at least one of the turning section acceleration or deceleration. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179105 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a vehicle and a method of controlling the same including a technology for towing an autonomous vehicle in the event of a sensor failure using another vehicle. The vehicle includes a detection sensor configured to detect an object around the vehicle to acquire at least one of position information or velocity information of the object, a communicator configured to communicate with a target vehicle located in front of the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine whether the detection sensor fails, control the communicator to transmit a vehicle towing request signal for towing the vehicle to the target vehicle upon determining that the detection sensor fails, and control the vehicle to travel by following the target vehicle upon receiving a vehicle tow confirmation signal of the vehicle from the target vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179106 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A system and a method for controlling an operation of an autonomous vehicle are provided, in which information regarding front vehicles and surrounding traffic information is received in the autonomous vehicle. A traffic flow of the front vehicles and a time when a traffic light color is changed are estimated through the input information and a maximum vehicle velocity at which the autonomous vehicle is capable of crossing the traffic light is calculated while securing a safety distance from the front vehicle by regenerative braking force to generate an acceleration/deceleration control signal for adjusting a driving velocity. Braking is performed by distributing regenerative braking force and friction braking force of the driving vehicle according to the acceleration/deceleration control signal. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179107 | VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR AND PARKING CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle and a parking control method therefor which can prevent a parking curb or a driving system from being damaged during parking due to collision with the parking curb or running over the parking curb according to creep torque imitation by an electric motor in a vehicle equipped with the electric motor. A parking control method includes determining whether a parking situation occurs, applying a creep torque modification coefficient to a creep torque until contact with an object that applies a reaction force to a wheel in a parking direction is sensed to determine a modified creep torque upon determining the parking situation, and variably controlling the creep torque by applying a variable coefficient to the modified creep torque. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179108 | METHOD OF IMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY OF FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE BY USING NAVIGATION INFORMATION, AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - Disclosed are a method of improving fuel efficiency of a fuel cell electric vehicle, and an apparatus and a system therefor. The method includes collecting navigation information and vehicle speed information, calculating a coasting line when a specified event point is detected based on the navigation information, determining whether deceleration is necessary by comparing a current traveling speed with a coasting line speed corresponding to a current location, and changing a criterion for determining whether to enter a fuel cell stop (FC STOP) state when the deceleration is necessary as a determination result. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179109 | TIRE NOISE TEST METHOD, VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE - A tire noise testing method, a vehicle and a control device that are efficient in an actual vehicle noise test. The method of the invention is conducted while a vehicle is driven automatically. The method includes a step of operating a control unit when the vehicle reaches a predetermined position or reaches a predetermined speed, for putting the vehicle into coast-traveling with a prime mover of the vehicle in a non-driving state. The method further includes a step of operating a measuring unit for measuring the tire noise of the vehicle during the coast-traveling of the vehicle. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179110 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device includes a controller configured to control operation of a braking device and operation of a driving motor. The controller can switch between a normal mode of controlling acceleration/deceleration in accordance with a driver's acceleration/deceleration operation, and a cruise control mode of maintaining the vehicle speed at a target speed without being dependent on the acceleration/deceleration operation. The controller is configured to execute braking control, including braking by the braking device and regenerative braking by the driving motor, during the cruise control mode in accordance with a change in a vehicle traveling condition. The braking control includes causing the braking device to generate a braking force without using the regenerative braking and subsequently executing a braking-force switching process including increasing a braking force by the regenerative braking while reducing the braking force from the braking device, if a determination result indicates that the vehicle speed is stable. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A system and a method of controlling an operation of an autonomous vehicle are provided. The method includes receiving, by the autonomous vehicle, information about neighboring vehicles and estimating a lane change intention of a first vehicle of the neighboring vehicles in a next lane in a front direction of the autonomous vehicle through the input information. Whether to allow the first vehicle to change a lane in consideration of acceleration/deceleration of the autonomous vehicle and whether a safe distance between the autonomous vehicle and the neighboring vehicles is secured is determined. An acceleration/deceleration control signal is generated for adjusting a traveling speed of the traveling vehicle and regenerative braking force and friction braking force of the autonomous vehicle is distributed according to the acceleration/deceleration control signal to perform braking. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179112 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention provides a vehicle control apparatus which allows a vehicle to safely negotiate a bump smoothly without feeling unusual to the driver of the vehicle. This vehicle control apparatus is characterized by comprising: a strain sensor output value acquisition unit that acquires the output value of a strain sensor ( | 2021-06-17 |
20210179113 | DRIVING CONSCIOUSNESS ESTIMATION DEVICE - A driving consciousness estimation device includes a driver state estimation unit configured to estimate a state of a driver of a host vehicle, a manual driving ability estimation unit configured to estimate a manual driving ability of the driver based on at least one of a travel state of the host vehicle, a traveling environment around the host vehicle, and a reaction of the driver, and a driving readiness calculation unit configured to calculate a driving readiness relating to a driving consciousness of the driver based on the state of the driver and the manual driving ability of the driver. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179114 | System For Monitoring Driving Behaviour In GPS Denied Environment - System and method for assessing driving behaviour and hard events in a vehicle in a GPS denied environment are disclosed. One or more first driving parameters are recorded using sensors such as accelerometer and gyroscope. A method for numerically reorienting the sensor parameters is also disclosed. The method computes the second driving parameters along the longitudinal, lateral and vertical axes of the vehicle based on the forces acting along the lateral axis of the vehicle is minimum when the vehicle is being driven along a straight path with non-zero acceleration. A method for detecting the hard events is also disclosed which detects the events that are symptomatic of unsafe driving. The detected events are then mapped to a score that can be used to measure safety and comfort of the drive and assess driving behaviour. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179115 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A YAW SENSOR - A method and associated system for monitoring the on-vehicle yaw-rate sensor includes determining a vehicle heading during vehicle operation and determining a first vehicle heading parameter based thereon. A second vehicle heading parameter is determined via the yaw-rate sensor. A yaw-rate sensor bias parameter is determined based upon the first vehicle heading parameter and the second vehicle heading parameter. A first yaw term is determined via the yaw-rate sensor, and a final yaw term is determined based upon the first yaw term and the yaw-rate sensor bias parameter. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179116 | TRAILED VEHICLES, MOBILE DEVICES, AND WEIGHT SENSING SYSTEM USER INTERFACES COMPRISED THEREIN - A trailed vehicle comprises a cargo area, a wheeled axle assembly supporting the cargo area, a hitch assembly configured to secure the trailed vehicle to a tow vehicle, and a weight sensing system comprising a weight processing module and a user interface. The weight processing module comprises a processor and non-transitory computer readable storage comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the weight processing module to execute an axle-specific vehicle weight determination, an axle-specific vehicle weight display presented at the user interface, a hitch-specific vehicle weight determination, a hitch-specific vehicle weight display presented at the user interface, a hitch-specific weight percentage determination, a hitch-specific weight percentage display presented at the user interface, a total weight determination, a total weight display presented at the user interface, an available cargo weight determination, and an available cargo weight display presented at the user interface. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF VEHICLE SUB-SYSTEMS BASED ON MONITORING OF VEHICLE OCCUPANT(S) - There is provided a system for generating instructions for adjustment of vehicle sub-system(s) according to an analysis of a computed six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) of vehicle occupant(s), comprising: hardware processor(s), and a non-transitory memory having stored thereon a code for execution by the at least one hardware processor, the code comprising instructions for: obtaining at least one image of a cabin of a vehicle captured by an image sensor, obtaining depth data from a depth sensor that senses the cabin of the vehicle, wherein the at least one image and the depth data depict at least one head of at least one occupant, computing 6 DOF for the at least one head according to the at least one image and depth data, and generating instructions for adjustment of at least one vehicle sub-system according to the computed 6 DOF of the at least one vehicle occupant. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179118 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for using machine learning to determine control parameters for a control system, in particular of a motor vehicle, in particular for controlling a driving operation of the motor vehicle. The method includes: providing a set of travel trajectories; deriving reward functions from the travel trajectories, using an inverse reinforcement learning method; deriving driver type-specific clusters based on the reward functions; determining control parameters for a particular driver type-specific cluster. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179119 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle may include a vehicle driving control device; and a plurality of electronic control devices configured to control the vehicle driving control device, wherein the plurality of electronic control devices includes: a memory configured to store a preset reference; and a processor configured to perform Controller Area Network (CAN) communication with another electronic control device among the plurality of electronic control devices, compare a signal of the Vehicle network communication with the preset reference, and determine whether to control the vehicle driving control device based on a result of the comparison. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179120 | VEHICLE DATA CLASSIFYING METHOD AND VEHICLE DATA CLASSIFYING DEVICE - Repeatedly performing a process of selecting vehicle data within a second time from time-series data, while shifting a selection range by a third time and causing a portion of the previous selection range and a portion of the current selection range to overlap, and determining a vehicle state indicated by the vehicle data included in each of the selection ranges; and selecting a detection time period of the vehicle data to be classified, selecting all of the selection ranges that include the vehicle data of the selected detection time period, identifying the vehicle state that is most numerous among one or more vehicle states indicated by the vehicle data included in the selected selection ranges, and classifying all of the types of vehicle data detected in the selected detection time period as data of the identified vehicle state. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179121 | FAULT COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT - The described techniques relate to coordinating and managing faults of systems of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, to enable the vehicle to respond safely and appropriately to the faults. In examples, a centralized fault monitor system receives faults from different vehicle systems, maps the received faults to associated fault constraints, prioritizes different and shared parameters between the fault constraints, and communicates the constraint parameters to appropriate vehicle systems accordingly. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179122 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES WITH DUAL AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMS FOR SAFETY - According to one embodiment, a first autonomous driving system (e.g., main system) is configured to perform a planning and control operation on an ADV, including perceiving a driving environment surrounding the ADV and planning a trajectory to drive the ADV. A second autonomous driving system (e.g., a backup system) operates as a redundant driving system to monitor a first operating status of the first autonomous driving system. The first autonomous driving system further monitors a second operating status of the second autonomous driving system. A safety action is performed to transition the ADV into a safer state based on the monitored operating status of the first and second autonomous driving systems. | 2021-06-17 |
20210179123 | In-Vehicle Electronic Control System - Fail-safe is performed appropriately when an automatic driving ECU has a failure. Provided is an in-vehicle electronic control system including a recognition device that recognizes a situation outside a vehicle, a track calculation unit that calculates a track on which the vehicle travels, a failure diagnosis unit that diagnoses a failure of the track calculation unit, and an output unit that outputs a control signal used to control the vehicle, in which a control signal generated based on a brake control instruction generated by the recognition device and a control signal generated based on a track control instruction generated by the track calculation unit are input to the output unit, and when the failure diagnosis unit diagnoses that the track calculation unit has a failure, the output unit outputs a control signal generated based on the brake control instruction generated by the recognition device. | 2021-06-17 |