37th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220289121 | GLASS FOR VEHICLES AND CAMERA UNIT | 2022-09-15 |
20220289122 | Trailer Hitch Storage Apparatus - An apparatus for storing and organizing trailer hitch accessories; the apparatus includes a mounting plate, at least one shelf, a set of support shafts and at least one set of mount-accessory holders. The apparatus is particularly useful for storing and organizing hitch ball mount assemblies used with receiver-type hitches. The apparatus preferably stores and organizes hitch ball mounts, hitch balls, and hitch pins. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289123 | SPLIT ROOF LINING AND DATUM SCHEME - A split roof lining and datum scheme includes first, second and third roof lining assemblies. The first and second roof lining assemblies are aligned and directly connected to a roof installation of a vehicle using alignment features mated with datums in the roof installation. The third roof lining assembly is aligned and directly connected with the first and second roof lining assemblies suing alignment features mated with datums in the first and second roof lining assemblies. The third roof lining assembly is not directly connected to the roof installation. Cover assemblies, optionally including light sources, cover interfaces between the first and third roof lining assemblies and between the second and third roof lining assemblies. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289124 | INSULATING ELEMENT - An insulating element for sealing off a structural element in a motor vehicle includes a carrier and an expandable material that is arranged on the carrier. The insulating element has a top side and a bottom side, wherein at least three contact points are arranged on each of the top side and the bottom side, which are designed in such a way that, when a plurality of identical insulating elements are stacked, adjacent insulating elements respectively lie on one another via these contact points and are thus arranged parallel to one another. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289125 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SOUNDPROOF CUSHIONING MATERIAL AND SOUNDPROOF CUSHIONING MATERIAL - A soundproof cushioning material to be attached to an inner face of a wheel well of a vehicle body, including: a soundproof cushioning area, in which a non-woven fabric having a large number of short fibers entangled with each other is disposed; and a continuous resin area defining a continuous face with the soundproof cushioning area with a boundary part intervening therebetween. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the soundproof cushioning material. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289126 | CAMERA BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A bracket assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket body having a glare shield and a circuit. The bracket assembly further includes an electrical device that is electrically connected to the circuit of the bracket body. The circuit comprises a plurality of leads extending along the bracket body. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289127 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING A NETWORK OF CONDUCTIVE PATHWAYS ON A SUBSTRATE - The disclosed embodiments include an automobile panel that can include a polymer substrate, a network of conductive pathways, and connectors coupled to ends of the network of conductive pathways. The network of conductive pathways can include conductive material disposed in cavities forming a network of channels in the polymer substrate. The conductive material at least partially encapsulates by the polymer substrate. The connectors are connectable to automotive electronic devices thereby forming electrical circuits that include the network of conductive pathways and the automotive electronics. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289128 | IN-VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY STRUCTURE - An in-vehicle power supply structure, in which a vehicle is divided into a plurality of zones and a power supply hub for connecting an electronic device is provided in each of the zones, includes a break detection wire routed along a power supply wire, for detecting damage to the power supply wire caused by an external force acting on the vehicle by its own damage. Both ends of the break detection wire are connected to power supply hubs placed adjacent to each other. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289129 | VEHICLE-INTERIOR MONITORING SYSTEM, VEHICLE-INTERIOR MONITORING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING VEHICLE-INTERIOR MONITORING PROGRAM STORED THEREON - An in-vehicle unit, which is installed in a vehicle, determines whether a remote process is to be performed on the basis of a remaining amount of an energy usable by this unit. When the remote process is determined not to be performed, the in-vehicle unit recognizes a target in an interior of a vehicle and determines a situation in the interior of the vehicle on the basis of a result of recognition. When the remote process is determined to be performed, the in-vehicle unit sends sensor information to a vehicle-interior monitoring support apparatus, which performs processes similar to the above in-vehicle recognition and the above in-vehicle determination, and receives a result of determination on the situation in the interior of the vehicle by the support apparatus. The in-vehicle unit performs a monitoring control related to the interior of the vehicle on the basis of the result of determination. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289130 | CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM - A control device to control a first DC-DC converter and a second DC-DC converter that supply power to equipment, the control device comprising a processor configured to: determine whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied; and in a case in which a predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied, perform control to switch which of the DC-DC converters is prioritized for power supply to the equipment. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289131 | ABNORMALITY ESTIMATING APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION PROGRAM - Provided is an anomaly detection device capable of acquiring a degree of anomaly required for anomaly detection even when a feature pattern of time series data changes over time. The anomaly detection device of the present invention is a device that detects the degree of anomaly in the time series data. The anomaly detection device includes a first acquisition unit, a prediction unit, and an anomaly degree acquisition unit. The first acquisition unit acquires, from a first section that is a partial section of the time series data, a dynamic feature pattern of the first section. The prediction unit predicts data of a second section that is a partial section of the time series data later than the first section by using the feature pattern to obtain predicted second section data. The anomaly degree acquisition unit acquires the degree of anomaly based on a difference between the predicted second section data and actual data of the second section in the time series data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289132 | VEHICLE SEAT CUSHION AIRBAG, CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A seat cushion airbag for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion that is formed with a center part installed in a center of or around a front part of a seat cushion of a vehicle and is located between legs of a passenger when being deployed. An extension part extends on both sides of the center part and is located above the legs of the passenger and an inflator is connected to the airbag cushion and provides an expansion force to the airbag cushion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289133 | AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AIRBAG BODIES HAVING SEWN PORTIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME - An airbag assembly including an airbag body having a front side and an opposite rear side, a fold line provided on one of the front side and the rear side, the fold line configured to adjust a length of the one of the front side and the rear side such that a length of the rear side is greater than a length of the front side when the airbag body is in a deployed state, the fold line defining a lower boundary, and a sewn portion provided on an outer surface portion of the front side and an outer surface portion of the rear side. The sewn portion fixes an inner surface portion of the front side to an inner surface portion of the rear side at a location within a predetermined distance from the lower boundary. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289134 | AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag device installed in a vehicle seat having a seat cushion forming the seat surface and a seatback forming the backrest, and an inflator that generates expansion gas and an airbag that is deployed by the expansion gas released from said inflator. The airbag includes a pair of left and right side chambers that deploy forward from the side of the seatback and primarily protect the occupant's waist to shoulders, and an upper chamber that is continuous with the side chambers, deploys forward above the side chambers, and mainly protects the occupant's neck and head. On the left and right sides of the seatback, the location on the side where the seatbelt crosses near the shoulder is the first side, and the side opposite to said first side is the second side. A recess is formed on the first side of the airbag where the seatbelt fits. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289135 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAVING VEHICLE SENSOR - A seat belt retractor including a fixed frame connected to a vehicle body; a spool mounted on the fixed frame so as to be rotatable about a shaft arranged in a predetermined direction, in which a seat belt is wound around the spool; a control disc connected to the shaft about which the spool rotates to rotate together with the spool, and having external teeth; a vehicle sensor unit for detecting a change in acceleration of a vehicle by a fluctuation of an inertial member to prevent the control disc from rotating; and an installation member coupled to a housing which is coupled to one sidewall of the fixed frame, wherein the vehicle sensor unit is directly and rotatably coupled to the installation member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289136 | VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT - Upon identifying an authorized user approaching a vehicle, vehicle locks are controlled to permit the authorized user to access an authorized area based on a user authorization. Permitted vehicle features within the authorized area for the authorized user are identified based on the user authorization. Upon receiving a user input selecting one permitted vehicle feature, the selected permitted vehicle feature is actuated based on determining that a state of charge of a battery is above a charge threshold. Upon determining that the state of charge of the battery decreases below the charge threshold, actuation of the selected permitted vehicle feature is stopped. Then an engine is controlled to charge the battery based on the user authorization. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289137 | Vehicle Equipped with Safety System and Method of Responding to an Unauthorized Possession of a Vehicle - A method of, and safety system usable in, responding to an unauthorized possession of a vehicle configured to transport at least one person, including the steps of: obtaining the vehicle with the safety system associated therewith, the safety system configured to at least one of: a) generate at least one form of detectable signal; b) generate an electronic signal; and c) generate at least one image of a person in/on the vehicle; and generating an input to cause the system to generate at least one of: i) the at least one form of detectable signal that can be sensed by persons in the vicinity of the vehicle; ii) the electronic signal; and iii) the at least one image of a person in/on the vehicle. The system is configured so that at least one of the at least one form of detectable signal, the electronic signal, and the at least one image is generated after a time delay following the generation of the input to the safety system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289138 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AUTHORIZED USE DETERMINATION - Autonomous vehicle methods and systems are described herein for communicating with an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to remotely control operation of the vehicle, to detect and remove unauthorized passengers, to deliver loads, to receive registration information for the vehicle, to provide accessibility information to the vehicle, and/or to receive sensor or other environmental data to integrate with an electronic game or other extended reality experience. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289139 | LOW POWER AUTHENTICATION AND UNLOCK SYSTEM - The present application generally relates to battery powered door unlock mechanisms. More specifically, the application teaches an unlock system including a door unlock mechanism, a capacitive circuit having a first time response, a resistive-capacitive circuit having a second time response wherein the second time response is longer than the first time response, a battery for coupling a battery charge to the capacitive circuit and the resistive capacitive circuit in response to a door unlock authentication signal, and a relay for coupling a first charge from the capacitive circuit to the door unlock mechanism in response to the relay being activated by a second charge from the resistive-capacitive circuit after the second time response. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289140 | AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, VEHICLE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING AN AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM - An authentication device including:a processor; a first communication section installed at a vehicle and configured to perform first wireless communication with a terminal; and a plurality of second communication sections installed at the vehicle and configured to perform second wireless communication with the terminal, the processor being configured to: compute a distance and an angle of a position of the terminal with respect to the first communication section based on the first wireless communication of the first communication section with the terminal; cause a second communication section that, out of the plurality of second communication sections, corresponds to the computed angle, to execute the second wireless communication with the terminal; and determine, based on the executed second wireless communication and the computed distance, whether or not the terminal is present in an area corresponding to the second communication section executing the second wireless communication. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289141 | UWB Module Auto Location In Vehicle - Systems and method are provided and include ultra-wide band (UWB) modules located within a vehicle at module locations that are located at known distances relative to each other. The UWB modules perform UWB distance ranging with a portable device and with each other. A control module instructs each UWB module to perform distance ranging with every other UWB module of the plurality of UWB modules, receives a set of measurements associated with each UWB module, performs a comparison of the measurements with the known distances, and determines locations for each UWB module based on the comparison, the locations being one of the plurality of module locations. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289142 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A DISTANCE VALUE REPRESENTING A TIME OF FLIGHT AND/OR A DISTANCE BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO TRANSCEIVERS, IN PARTICULAR ON THE PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE KEY - Disclosed are a method and a device for determining, repeated in time intervals, of at least one of a distance value representing a time of flight and a distance between at least two transceivers by exchanging messages between the at least two transceivers, wherein on the part of at least one transceiver: at least one antenna is provided in each case for transferring messages by in each case at least one of transmitting and receiving the messages, wherein furthermore at least one evaluation unit is provided to determine a first distance value using messages transferred by at least one antenna and to determine at least one second distance value using of messages transferred by at least one antenna, wherein furthermore a selection unit is provided, which is configured to select in each case, from the last determined distance values, the smallest distance value | 2022-09-15 |
20220289143 | VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION - While a vehicle is in a minimal power state, a first sensor is activated based on a location of the vehicle within a monitored area. The vehicle is transitioned to an on state based on detecting an object via data from the first sensor. Then the vehicle is operated to block an exit from the monitored area based on identifying the object as an unauthorized object. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289144 | Sensor Device and Driver Assistance System - A sensor device includes at least one sensor unit, which is configured to detect a detection area; at least one through element, wherein the at least one sensor unit is configured to detect the detection area through the at least one through element; at least one temperature sensor on or in at least one through element, the at least one temperature sensor being configured to detect a temperature of the at least one through element; at least one heating unit, which is configured to heat the at least one through element; and a controller, which is connected to the at least one temperature sensor and the at least one heating unit and which is configured to control the at least one heating unit based on the temperature detected by the at least one temperature sensor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289145 | COMPOSITE WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY - An aircraft windshield wiper system includes a wiper arm, a wiper blade coupled to a first end of the wiper arm, and an output shaft coupled to a second end of the wiper arm. The wiper blade includes a support member coupled to a blade element through a clip and a fastener extending through the blade element. The support member can be made from a composite material and the clip and fastener allow for attachment of the blade element to the support member without piercing the support member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289146 | A Roof Module Having an Environment Sensor for Autonomous or Partially Autonomous Vehicle Operation - A roof module for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, is proposed, the roof module having a roof cladding, which forms an outer visible surface of the roof module, and at least one sensor module having an environment sensor for sensing a vehicle environment during an autonomous or partially autonomous operation of the motor vehicle. A viewing area can be formed in the roof cladding for the environment sensor and the viewing area can be provided with a cleaning element. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289147 | System and Method for Cleaning Sensors of a Vehicle - A system for cleaning sensors of a vehicle includes at least one cleaning apparatus which is configured to clean a number of sensors of a vehicle and a control apparatus which is configured to control the at least one cleaning apparatus. The control apparatus is also configured so as, on the basis of at least one situation parameter, to select a plurality of sensors which are intended to be cleaned from the number of sensors and to determine the order in which the selected plurality of sensors are intended to be cleaned. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289148 | Vehicle Cleaning System - A vehicle cleaning system that can be manufactured to integrate with an existing motor vehicle or as part of a new vehicle manufacture, providing a convenient automated method of cleaning a large motor vehicle such as a trailer or RV. The vehicle cleaning system can be implemented by delivering water from either an independent valve running to an onboard cleaning system; a water line connection; or from an onboard holding tank which may contain water or other cleaning agents, to a valve system operating a series of extrusion nozzles. The cleaning system may have one or more manual or electromechanical pumps and a manual or electromechanical valve system to actuate at least one cleaning cycle, or to activate the operation of the vehicle cleaning system in specific zones along the body of a vehicle. The vehicle cleaning system may operate by means of a roof-mounted actuated piping and nozzle system or an extrusion nozzle spray system having recessed extendable nozzles, or an integrated nozzle system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILE CLEANING - A 5-step system of washing a vehicle that will yield substantially contamination-free surfaces. To yield the desired results, each step uses a product formulation that incorporates matching color-coordinated wash buckets and microfiber wash mitts to prevent cross-contamination or neutralization of chemicals, which could render them less effective and jeopardize our ability to achieve optimum results. Each step incorporates a formula that attacks and eliminates a specific range of soil types, such as: Hydrocarbon film, grease, brake dust, hard water mineral deposits, bug and tar residue, tree sap, dried paint overspray, etc. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289150 | Handheld Washing Device - The present invention relates to a handheld portable washing device. The handheld washing device is designed to apply a pressurized soapy solution and water to any surface for washing. The washing device includes an elongated shaft having a hose connector on one end and an interchangeable dispensing nozzle on the opposite end. The hose connector receives a liquid from a hose or other source, wherein the liquid runs through a conduit within the elongated shaft for dispensing. The device has a handle for gripping and includes a built-in battery, motor and control circuit. The portable device provides an adjustable spray device for enabling a user to manually change pressure and the flow of a liquid. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289151 | PREDICTIVE DRIVER ALERTNESS ASSESSMENT - In an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more first sensors, one or more second sensors, and a processor disposed onboard a vehicle. The first sensors are configured to at least facilitate obtaining first sensor data with regard to an external environment outside the vehicle. The second sensors are configured to at least facilitate obtaining second sensor data with regard to one or more eyes of a driver of the vehicle. The processor is configured to at least facilitate: determining a predicted gaze angle of the one or more eyes of the driver based on the external environment outside the vehicle, using the first sensor data; determining a measured gaze angle of the one or more eyes of the driver, using the second sensor data, and controlling one or more vehicle actions based on a comparison of the predicted and measured gaze angles. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289152 | MILITARY VEHICLE - A brake system includes a brake actuator configured to engage a brake to limit movement of a tractive element, an air-to-hydraulic intensifier coupled to the brake actuator where the air-to-hydraulic intensifier is configured to receive a supply of air and provide a hydraulic fluid to the brake actuator based on the supply of air to overcome a brake biasing force of the brake actuator to disengage the brake actuator from the brake to permit movement of the tractive element, a hydraulic reservoir coupled to the air-to-hydraulic intensifier, and a valve. The valve includes a first port fluidly coupled to the air-to-hydraulic intensifier, a second port fluidly coupled to the hydraulic reservoir, a third port fluidly coupled to the brake actuator, and a valve gate that is repositionable between a first position that couples the first port to the third port and a second position that couples the second port to the third port. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289153 | SLOPE BRAKE PRESSURE DETERMINING METHOD AND DETERMINING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - The invention relates to a slope brake pressure determining method and system. The method includes: a pre-braking slope estimated value is determined according to a specified cycle, where a current pre-braking slope estimated value is determined and is used as a first slope estimated value a | 2022-09-15 |
20220289154 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL UNIT, BRAKE SYSTEM, AND STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - To obtain a hydraulic pressure control unit that can be downsized. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289155 | BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE - A braking control system and method of a vehicle are configured to safely stop the vehicle by determining whether a brake line fails via detecting a change in braking pressure and compensating for braking force through an engaging operation of an electric parking brake (EPB) when determining that the brake line fails in association with driver manipulation of the brake pedal. The braking control system includes: a vehicle speed detector; a wheel lock detector; a brake pedal operation detector that determines whether a brake pedal is operated; a brake line failure detector that determines whether the brake line fails when the brake pedal is operated; and a controller configured to engage the EPB when a current vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined vehicle speed, a current state is a wheel-unlock state, and the brake line fails. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289156 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An integrated electronic brake system includes a main control section configured in a first area to receive one or more of a value from a pedal sensor, a value from a cylinder pressure sensor, a value from a wheel speed sensor, or an EPB signal to perform EPB control and drive a main braking valve and a braking motor for the main braking of a vehicle, and to drive an additional braking valve for the additional braking, a sub-control section configured in a second area to receive one or more of the value from the pedal sensor, the value from the wheel speed sensor, or the EPB signal to perform the EPB control and drive the main braking valve and the braking motor through a bypass circuit, and a connection bus connecting the first area and the second area mounted in one box to transfer signals between the main control section and the sub-control section. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289157 | METHOD FOR DEFINING AT LEAST ONE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE OF A PRESSURE-MEDIUM-ACTUATED BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for defining at least one characteristic curve which, in a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle, represents a relationship between a brake pressure and a brake demand), and for operating a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle, in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a brake pressure, and in which the brake pressure is formed based on at least one such characteristic curve, and to a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a brake pressure. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289158 | METHOD FOR DEFINING AT LEAST ONE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE OF A PRESSURE-MEDIUM-ACTUATED BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for defining at least one characteristic curve of a pressure-medium-actuated brake system of a vehicle, the curve representing a relationship between a brake pressure and a brake demand, and for operating a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle, in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a braking pressure, and in which the braking pressure is formed based on at least one such characteristic curve, and to a pressure-actuated brake system of a vehicle in which at least one brake cylinder can be supplied with a pressurized medium under a braking pressure. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289159 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROPNEUMATIC PARKING BRAKE MODULE, ELECTROPNEUMATIC PARKING BRAKE MODULE, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE PNEUMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM, VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to a method for operating an electropneumatic parking brake module for an electronically controllable pneumatic brake system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, having a supply port for receiving a supply pressure, at least one parking brake port for the connection of at least one parking brake cylinder, a main valve assembly which receives the supply pressure and is configured to output a spring brake pressure at the parking brake port in dependence on a control pressure, and a pilot valve assembly which receives the supply pressure and is to provide the control pressure, wherein the pilot valve assembly has a bistable valve which can be switched between a first air admission position and a second air release position, and a control unit for providing first and second switch signals to the pilot valve assembly. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289160 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating a Braking System - A braking system for a vehicle includes a processing circuit, a pad position detector, a pressure sensor, a pad positioner and a pressure combiner. The pressure sensor and the pad positioner are adapted to determine a thickness of a friction material of a pad of the braking system. The pad position detector is adapted to detect the position between the pad and a rotor of the braking system. The pad positioner and the pressure combiner are adapted to determine a desired position between the pad and the rotor to provide a desired braking response time and a desired amount of drag. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289161 | BRAKE DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLES - A brake device for a motor vehicle with two axles in which at least one axle has an electric traction motor for driving and braking at least one wheel arranged on an axle, and in which energy can be recovered by means of the traction motor during braking, each wheel having a wheel brake. The brake device includes a pressure supply having an electric motor-driven pump in the form of a piston-cylinder unit or a rotary pump, which can both build up pressure and reduce pressure, and which is part of a pressure supply device. An open-loop and closed-loop control device controls the traction motor and components of the pressure supply device such that a braking deceleration can be set by closed-loop control individually for each brake circuit, each axle or wheel brakes of an axle, with different braking torques at the respective axles or wheel brakes of an axle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289162 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC BRAKE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An integrated electronic brake apparatus may include: a main control unit configured to receive one or more of an EPB signal, a value from a pedal sensor, a value from a cylinder pressure sensor, or a value from a wheel speed sensor, perform EPB control, drive a main brake valve and a brake motor for main braking of the vehicle according to an operation of a pedal, and drive an additional brake valve for additional braking; an auxiliary control unit configured to receive one or more of the EPB signal, the value from the pedal sensor, or the value from the wheel speed sensor when a driving signal is inputted thereto, perform EPB control, and control the operation of the EPB to perform a pseudo ABS operation; and a connection bus configured to connect the first and second areas mounted in one box, and transfer a signal transmitted/received between the main control unit and the auxiliary control unit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289163 | CONTROLLED AIR DELIVERY FOR TIRE INFLATION AND AIR BRAKE - One or more techniques and systems are described herein for synchronized air delivery method between a vehicle's central tire inflation system (CTIS) and an air trailer brake (ATB) system. A synchronized air delivery system can utilize a shared air source as a common shared input to drive two different systems, including the ATB system and CTIS. Based on ATB and CTIS air need feedback, an air compressor clutch can automatically control ON and OFF modes for air inputs using a control algorithm. Air can be provided to the ATB system, to provide air to brakes on a coupled trailer, over the tire inflation operation, such as during a braking event. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289164 | METHOD OF DAMAGE PREDICTION FOR ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE AND ADAPTATION THEREOF - A method of determining the cumulative damage of a brake system, the method comprising: (a) estimating or measuring one or more brake forces based upon one or more parameters; (b) determining a cycle for each of the brake forces and associating each brake force with the determined cycle; and (c) determining a cumulative damage of the brake system based upon the determined cycles and the associated brake forces. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289165 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220289166 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes power source, electrical storage device, electric motor connected to driving wheel, able to be driven by supply of electric power from electrical storage device and supplys regenerative electric power generated upon regenerative operation to electrical storage device, a road information acquisition part acquires road information related to scheduled traveling route of the vehicle, a control target segment extraction part extracts control target segment, in which change of remaining capacity of the electrical storage device equal to or greater than predetermined value is predicted, on scheduled traveling route, and a charge/discharge planning part plans charge/discharge of the electrical storage device based on vehicle traveling load in road from the vehicle to the control target segment, and the charge/discharge planning part determines the vehicle traveling load of the segment located before the control target segment according to attribute of the control target segment. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289167 | VEHICLE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A vehicle communication apparatus includes a first communication device that makes an emergency call from a vehicle to the outside of the vehicle at the time of an emergency, a second communication device that makes communication differing from the emergency call, an internal power source, and a power source controller that can be connected to the internal power source and an external power source mounted on the vehicle and controls power supply to the first communication device and the second communication device. The power source controller supplies electric power of the internal power source to the first communication device and prohibits power supply to the second communication device from the internal power source when power supply from the external power source cannot be received. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289168 | Control Device and a Method for Controlling Components of a Drivetrain System of a Vehicle - The teachings of the present disclosure may include operation of a drivetrain system for a vehicle with multiple operation modes. The first includes coupling the AC electric machine with the internal combustion engine for starting the internal combustion engine or for supplying an additional torque. The second includes coupling the internal combustion engine with the AC electric machine for charging the electric battery. The third includes decoupling the AC electric machine from the internal combustion engine and connecting an AC winding to a heating resistance of a catalyst device for electrically heating the catalyst device. The fourth includes coupling the internal combustion engine with the AC electric machine to the heating resistance for electrically heating the catalyst device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289169 | TRUCK - A truck is provided. An electric motor generates a traveling drive force. A battery supplies power to the electric motor. An engine drives a generator capable of charging the battery. The battery is provided between the electric motor and the engine in a front-and-rear direction of the truck. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289170 | CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control method for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes: a generator configured to charge a battery by using power of an engine; an electric motor configured to drive a driving wheel by electric power of the battery; and a particulate filter configured to collect particulate matter contained in exhaust gas from the engine. In the control method, the engine is driven to raise a temperature of the particulate filter when a first temperature rise condition is satisfied in which a first predetermined amount or more of the particulate matter is accumulated in the particulate filter and the temperature of the particulate filter is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature. Drive of the engine is prohibited, when a predetermined first condition that a driver does not intend to drive the engine is satisfied. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289171 | ACCELERATION METHOD FOR A HYBRID DRIVETRAIN - An acceleration method for a hybrid drivetrain includes providing the hybrid drivetrain, setting an initial torque transmission ratio of a belt-drive transmission to a lower transmission ratio, and opening a first disconnect clutch to interrupt torque transmission between an internal combustion engine and an electric machine. The method also includes receiving an acceleration command, shifting the torque transmission ratio with a transmission adjustment gradient from the lower transmission ratio towards an upper transmission ratio, increasing a rotor speed of a rotor shaft of the electric machine with a rotor shaft adjustment gradient, and engaging a first disconnect clutch to rotate an ICE shaft to start the internal combustion engine and increase a rotational speed of the ICE shaft towards a current rotor speed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289172 | DRIVING MACHINE - There is provided with a driving machine capable of easily performing switching from a power saving mode to an engine drivable mode. A driving machine comprises an engine; a battery; an operation unit including an emergency stop switch that stops the engine; and a control unit having operation modes, the operation modes including a normal mode in which the engine is drivable and a power saving mode in which the engine is not drivable and a power consumption amount of the battery is suppressed to be smaller than a power consumption amount of the battery in the normal mode, wherein the control unit switches from the power saving mode to the normal mode based on an input of the emergency stop switch when the operation mode is the power saving mode. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289173 | Steering Control Apparatus, Steering Control Method, and Steering Control System - A steering control apparatus according to the present invention acquires a reference target torque, which is a torque regarding steering that is required to avoid an obstacle present ahead of a vehicle, determines a torque correction value for correcting the reference target torque based on specifications regarding running of the vehicle, determines a target torque based on the reference target torque and the torque correction value, and outputs a torque instruction for achieving the determined target torque to an actuator regarding the steering. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289174 | Vehicle Control Apparatus, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System - A vehicle control apparatus acquires a first collision risk based on a relative distance and a relative speed between an obstacle ahead of a vehicle and the vehicle, outputs a first control instruction for autonomously applying a braking force to the vehicle based on the first collision risk, acquires a second collision risk into which the first collision risk is updated after the braking force is autonomously applied to the vehicle, outputs a second control instruction for autonomously applying a force regarding steering to the vehicle based on the second collision risk, and outputs a third control instruction for controlling the braking force to be generated on a wheel portion of the vehicle based on the second collision risk after the force regarding the steering is autonomously applied to the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289175 | VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ROAD SURFACE AND DEBRIS DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION - A vehicular control system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and an electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicular control system, responsive to processing at the ECU of sensor data captured by one of the plurality of sensors, detects an object in the path of the vehicle. The object may be one selected from the group consisting of (i) a pothole, (ii) road debris, and (iii) a speed bump. The ECU, responsive to detecting the object in the path of the vehicle, provides an output to another ECU. The other ECU, responsive to receiving the output, controls two or more of (i) braking of the vehicle, (ii) steering of the vehicle, and (iii) suspension of the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289176 | ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein a vehicle includes a display; a sound device; a vibrator; an occupant detector configured to detect an occupant to output occupant information; an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle to output obstacle information; a braking system that generates a braking force; and a controller configured to set braking distance information based on the occupant information, control operation of at least one of the display, the sound device, and the vibrator based on the set braking distance information and the obstacle information, and control the braking system in response to operation control information of the at least one of the display, the sound device and the vibrator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289177 | 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. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289178 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - An acquisition unit acquires data regarding a travel trajectory of another vehicle from the other vehicle. A specifying unit specifies an intersection position between the travel trajectory of the other vehicle and a travel trajectory of a self-vehicle. A setting unit setts a region based on the intersection position and the travel trajectory of the other vehicle as a monitoring region when performing driving assistance. A determination unit determines whether or not to update the monitoring region based on a result of comparison between first data that is the data used to set the monitoring region and second data that is the data acquired from the other vehicle traveling in the monitoring region. The setting unit updates the monitoring region based on the second data in a case where the determination unit determines to update the monitoring region. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289179 | TRAJECTORY CHECKER - Among other things, techniques are described for checking the safety of proposed trajectories of a vehicle. In one aspect, at least one processor of a vehicle identifies a proposed trajectory of the vehicle. The processor determines a predicted trajectory of an object external to the vehicle. The processor obtains a velocity of the vehicle and predicts, based on the proposed trajectory and velocity of the vehicle and the predicted trajectory of the object, a likelihood of collision between the vehicle and the object. In response to predicting the likelihood of collision, the processor determines a change to a parameter of the proposed trajectory of the vehicle, and adjusts the proposed trajectory based on the change to the parameter. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289180 | Multi-Task Machine-Learned Models for Object Intention Determination in Autonomous Driving - Generally, the disclosed systems and methods utilize multi-task machine-learned models for object intention determination in autonomous driving applications. For example, a computing system can receive sensor data obtained relative to an autonomous vehicle and map data associated with a surrounding geographic environment of the autonomous vehicle. The sensor data and map data can be provided as input to a machine-learned intent model. The computing system can receive a jointly determined prediction from the machine-learned intent model for multiple outputs including at least one detection output indicative of one or more objects detected within the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle, a first corresponding forecasting output descriptive of a trajectory indicative of an expected path of the one or more objects towards a goal location, and/or a second corresponding forecasting output descriptive of a discrete behavior intention determined from a predefined group of possible behavior intentions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289181 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DRIVER'S HANDS ON/OFF STEERING WHEEL DURING DRIVING AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A driver's hands on/off detection system for detecting whether a driver's hands are on/off a steering wheel during driving is applied to a vehicle. When a driving assistance system is operated by a controller during driving, the driver's hands on/off detection system calculates an electronic motor driven power steering system (MDPS) torque representative value and a vehicle measurement data representative value as a representative value ratio between sensors, and divides a disturbance driving area and a normal driving area by a magnitude of the representative value ratio between sensors to perform sensor detection correction control of a hands on/off check using a disturbance torque threshold to the torque filtering value or torque-based sensing control of a hands on/off check using an upper/lower torque limit value to the torque filtering value, thereby reducing the hands on/off detection errors during driving with only a vehicle-mounted sensor without using a capacitive sensor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289182 | Apparatus for Controlling Lane Keeping, Vehicle System Having the Same and Method Thereof - A lane keeping control apparatus and, a vehicle system including the same are provided. The lane keeping control apparatus includes a processor that supports a lane replacement mode by determining an intention of a driver based on a steering direction of the driver and a steering torque value of the driver during lane keeping control; and a storage that stores data and algorithms driven by the processor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289183 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LANE KEEPING, SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF - A lane keeping control apparatus, a vehicle system including the same includes a processor that is configured to calculate a target lateral movement distance based on lane information during lane keeping control. The processor corrects the target lateral movement distance by correcting a heading angle of a vehicle and an offset from a target path before the vehicle reaches the target path and a storage stores data and algorithms driven by the processor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289184 | Method and Device for Scheduling a Trajectory of a Vehicle - Methods and systems for scheduling a trajectory of a vehicle are provided. Kinematic parameters of the vehicle are detected by using at least one vehicle state sensor, and environmental parameters of the vehicle are detected by using at least one environment sensor. A curvature rate and a longitudinal jerk are estimated based on respective cost functions depending from the kinematic parameters and the environmental parameters of the vehicle. A scheduled trajectory of the vehicle is estimated based on the curvature rate and the longitudinal jerk. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289185 | VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A vehicle controller includes a processor configured to: detect a lane being traveled by the vehicle, set a planned trajectory to be traveled by the vehicle along the detected lane, detect a lane line demarcating the lane being traveled by the vehicle and an obstacle in an area around the vehicle, identify an effective section of the planned trajectory, the effective section being a section in which the planned trajectory and the detected lane line match, and control motion of the vehicle to avoid a collision between the obstacle and the vehicle in the case that the obstacle is located in the effective section and on the planned trajectory. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289186 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A vehicle control apparatus, may include a driving environment sensor configured for obtaining information on a front vehicle; a communication portion configured for receiving road information; and a controller that utilizes the information on the front vehicle and the road information to determine an acceleration expectable state of a host vehicle, increases torque of a motor before a driver's input to an accelerator pedal of the host vehicle when the host vehicle is in the acceleration expectable state, and further increases the torque of the motor to be greater than a motor torque rise slope in the acceleration expectable state when the host vehicle is in the acceleration expectable state after increasing the torque of the motor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289187 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a vehicle. The control system is configured to receive speed profile data indicative of a speed profile of the vehicle, wherein the speed profile represents one or more speeds at which the vehicle will be automatically controlled to travel at on a route ahead of the vehicle; receive route data indicative of the route ahead of the vehicle; determine, using the received speed profile data and the received route data, a representation comprising a relative position of the vehicle with respect to the route ahead and an indication of the speed profile on the route ahead; and output a signal indicative of the representation for provision to an output device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289188 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE - A control device of a vehicle includes a processor configured to modify target acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle according to acceleration/deceleration required of the vehicle in automated driving control of the vehicle. The target acceleration/deceleration is included in a first acceleration/deceleration request received via a communication interface from a driving assistance controller for assisting a driver of the vehicle in driving. The processor outputs a second acceleration/deceleration request including the modified target acceleration/deceleration via the communication interface to an accelerator controller. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289189 | MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A mobile object control device includes a recognizer that recognizes a surroundings situation of a mobile object, and a controller that controls an acceleration and deceleration of the mobile object based on the surroundings situation recognized by recognize, and the controller sets a risk area at a first reference position based on an end of an obstacle present around the mobile object in a traveling direction of the mobile object when a predicted trajectory in which another mobile object is estimated to move and a future trajectory of the mobile object interfere with each other, and the length of a target area corresponding to the predicted trajectory in a predicted trajectory direction is equal to or larger than a predetermined length with respect to the target area difficult for the recognizer to recognize due to the obstacle, and controls at least the speed of the mobile object based on the set risk area. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289190 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A driving assistance device includes a determination unit that determines whether a brake light of a preceding vehicle located in front of a vehicle is turned on, based on a lighting state of a headlight of the preceding vehicle and an acceleration/deceleration of the preceding vehicle, a calculation unit that calculates a target acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, based on a determination by the determination unit of whether the brake light of the preceding vehicle is turned on, and a control unit that controls the vehicle so that an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle corresponds to the target acceleration/deceleration. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289191 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus including a communication unit mounted on a subject vehicle so as to be communicably connected to a forward vehicle and a rearward vehicle, and an electronic control unit including a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform setting a first target inter-vehicle distance between the subject vehicle and the forward vehicle and a second target inter-vehicle distance between the subject vehicle and the rearward vehicle, transmitting information on the first and second target inter-vehicle distances to the forward vehicle and the rearward vehicle through the communication unit, and controlling a travel actuator so that a forward inter-vehicle distance between the subject vehicle and the forward vehicle is equal to or longer than the first target inter-vehicle distance and a rearward inter-vehicle distance between the subject vehicle and the rearward vehicle is equal to or longer than the second target inter-vehicle distance. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289192 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device includes one or more processors configured to control operation of a host vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to perform first following control controlling acceleration and deceleration of the host vehicle so that the host vehicle follows a first preceding vehicle running in front of the host vehicle in the same lane as the host vehicle, and perform second following control prohibiting the first following control while a lane change is being performed and controlling acceleration and deceleration of the host vehicle so that the host vehicle follows a second preceding vehicle running in front of the host vehicle in a destination lane, if the lane change of the host vehicle is started during the first following control. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A vehicle control apparatus of a host vehicle, may include a driving environment sensor that obtains information on a front vehicle; a communication portion that receives traffic situation information; and a controller that is electrically connected to the driving environment sensor and the communication portion and utilizes the information on the front vehicle and the traffic situation information to determine a cruise driving state of the host vehicle and that, when the vehicle is in the cruise driving state, controls torque of the vehicle so that a torque change corresponding to an opening rate of an accelerator pedal of the host vehicle becomes smaller than a predetermined value. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289194 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING DRIVING, VEHICLE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF - A platooning control apparatus may include a processor configured to detect the occurrence of acceleration and shifting of a vehicle in front of a host vehicle based on information received from the vehicle in front during platooning, and to set a feedforward control input value of a host vehicle to zero for controlling an inter-vehicle distance with the vehicle in front in a section in which the acceleration and the shifting of the vehicle in front occurs; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289195 | PROBABILISTIC ADAPTIVE RISK HORIZON FOR EVENT AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATION IN AUTOMATED DRIVING - In an exemplary embodiment, a system is provided that includes one or more first sensors, one or more second sensors, and a processor. The one or more first sensors are disposed onboard a host vehicle, and are configured to at least facilitate obtaining first sensor data with respect to the host vehicle. The one or more second sensors are disposed onboard the host vehicle and configured to at least facilitate obtaining second sensor data with respect to a target vehicle that is in proximity to the host vehicle. The processor is coupled to the one or more first sensors and the one or more second sensors, and is configured to at least facilitate: creating an adaptive prediction horizon that includes a probabilistic time-to-event horizon with respect to possible vehicle events between the host vehicle and the target vehicle; and controlling the host vehicle based on the probabilistic time-to-event horizon. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTUATOR INITIATED LAUNCH OR LINE LOCK CONTROL - A control system for a vehicle may include a brake assembly having a brake actuator that operates brakes to apply braking forces to wheels of the vehicle when actuated, a propulsion system having a propulsion actuator operable to apply propulsive forces to at least some of the wheels when actuated, a hand-operated actuator, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the hand-operated actuator, the propulsion system, and the brake assembly to apply a balancing brake force to balance the propulsive forces generated based on actuation of the propulsion actuator while the vehicle is below a threshold speed and both the hand-operated actuator is actuated and the brake actuator is not actuated, and release the braking forces when the hand-operated actuator is released. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289197 | DRIVING DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND DRIVING DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A driving diagnosis device includes: an event display unit that displays at least one event that is executed while a vehicle is driven; an event determination unit that determines whether the event is executed; a change element giving unit that gives, to a character of a game that is displayed on a display unit of an operation terminal by executing a game application, a change element generated in response to the event determined to be executed by the event determination unit; and a determination prohibition unit that causes the event determination unit not to determine that the same event is executed, when the same event is executed after the number of times the same event is executed exceeds a limited number of times that is a predetermined plurality of times. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289198 | AUTOMATED EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM - Among other things, systems and methods are described for an automated emergency braking system. A deceleration command is obtained from an automated emergency braking (AEB) system of a vehicle. A second deceleration command is obtained responsive to an operational mode of the vehicle. Arbitration is performed between the deceleration command from the AEB system and the second deceleration command based on the operational mode of the vehicle. Braking of the vehicle is initiated using the arbitrated deceleration command. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289199 | BRAKE ARBITRATION - Among other things, systems and methods are described for brake arbitration. Safe stop requests are obtained. A safe stop request is associated with a deceleration value of a vehicle in motion. Safe stop activations associated with the safe stop request are determined, wherein the safe stop activations are associated with predetermined deceleration values. An automated emergency (AEB) system deceleration command is calculated. Arbitration is performed between the deceleration values associated with the safe stop request, predetermined deceleration values associated with the safe stop activations, and the deceleration value calculated from data captured by the AEB system to determine a final deceleration output. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289200 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH MOTOR SPEED REGENERATIVE BREAKING - A method of controlling a hybrid-electric vehicle includes determining that a slow-down condition of the hybrid-electric vehicle comprises a reduction in speed of the hybrid-electric vehicle that is greater than or equal to a threshold. The method also includes modifying transmission shifting points in a regenerative braking mode to rotate an electric machine of the hybrid-electric vehicle above an engine start limit. The method also includes, in response to receiving an indication of an end of the slow-down condition, causing rotation of the electric machine above the engine start limit to trigger starting an engine of the hybrid-electric vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289201 | METHOD FOR THE AT LEAST ASSISTED MERGING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INTO A TRAFFIC LANE - A method for the at least assisted merging of a motor vehicle into a traffic lane. The method includes: determining that a motor vehicle is to be merged into the traffic lane, receiving signals from the surroundings, which represent surroundings of the motor vehicle including at least partially the traffic lane, generating remote control signals for remotely controlling a lateral guidance and/or a longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle based on the signals from the surroundings, in order to at least assist the motor vehicle during the remote control on the basis of the remote control signals in merging into the traffic lane, outputting the generated remote control signals. A device, a computer program, and a machine-readable memory medium, are also described. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289202 | Vehicle Movement Sensor - Vehicle movement sensor for a vehicle travelling on a road surface. An optoelectronic sensor from a first sample area on the road surface at a first location relative to the vehicle and generating a pixel pattern image of road surface irregularities in the first sample area. A processor for sampling pixel pattern images of the first sample area and determining movement of the vehicle using digital image correlation of sequential sampled pixel pattern images of the first sample area. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289203 | VEHICLE RIDER BEHAVIORAL MONITORING - Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for vehicle rider behavioral monitoring. A behavioral monitoring system uses sensor data received from vehicles to monitor the behavior of the vehicle riders (e.g., vehicle operator and/or vehicle passengers) and performs predetermined actions if undesirable behavior is detected. For example, the behavioral monitoring system can transmit a notification or generate a record if inappropriate language or actions are detected. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289204 | DRIVING DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND DRIVING DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A driving diagnosis device includes a detection value recorder configured to acquire and record a detection value detected by a detector provided in a vehicle from a detection value acquirer for acquiring the detection value, the detection value being a physical quantity that changes based on at least one of traveling, steering, and braking of the vehicle or a physical quantity that changes by operation of a predetermined operating member, an information extractor configured to extract a specific detection value that is the detection value specified from the detection value recorder, a KPI acquirer configured to acquire a key performance indicator based on the specific detection value, and a score calculator configured to calculate a driving operation score based on the key performance indicator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289205 | VEHICLE SPEED CALCULATING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle speed calculating device includes a vehicle speed calculating unit configured to calculate a control vehicle speed that is acquired by estimating a vehicle body speed that is a speed at which a vehicle is actually traveling, as a state variable used to control an onboard device configured to operate to realize various functions provided in the vehicle. The vehicle speed calculating unit is configured to include an extraction function of extracting at least one wheel speed acquired from at least one wheel that is assumed to be rotating in a state in which an influence causing a difference from the vehicle body speed is likely to be small, out of wheel speeds of a plurality of wheels, and a calculation function of calculating the control vehicle speed based on the at least one wheel speed extracted by the extraction function. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289206 | METHOD FOR ITERATIVELY DETERMINING THE RADIUS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEEL - A method for iteratively determining the radius of a wheel of a number of wheels can be utilized for a motor vehicle having a driving direction sensor unit for detecting straight line travel, with each wheel being assigned an incremental sensor unit for detecting increments embodying wheel rotational movements. The method may involve checking whether the motor vehicle is driving based on the incremental sensor units, checking whether the motor vehicle is driving in a straight line based on the driving direction sensor unit, checking whether each wheel is slide-free and slip-free based on the incremental sensor units, determining the distance driven by each wheel based on the sensor value of the respective incremental sensor unit and the radius to be iteratively determined of the wheel of a previous iteration, determining the distance driven by the motor vehicle based on the distance driven by each wheel, determining the radius to be iteratively determined of the wheel based on the distance traveled by the motor vehicle and the sensor value of the respective incremental sensor unit, verifying that a validation condition is met and then repeating the aforementioned steps. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289207 | VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEM - A vehicle sensor unit includes a communication device configured to communicate with one or more other sensor units, a controller of a vehicle system on which the vehicle sensor unit is disposed, and one or more sensors; a sensor configured to sense one or more characteristics of a vehicle on which the vehicle sensor unit is disposed; and a controller configured to determine one or more operating conditions of the vehicle based on the one or more characteristics that are sensed by the sensor. The controller is configured to control the communication device to communicate the one or more characteristics, the one or more operating conditions, or both the one or more characteristics and the one or more operating conditions. The communication device and the sensor are configured to be disposed onboard the vehicle that does not have an internal source of electric power. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289208 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A vehicle control device including a motion condition detector detecting motion conditions including a rotational motion and a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle on which a load is to be loaded, a wheel load acquisition unit acquiring wheel loads of wheels, a loading state acquisition unit acquiring a loading state of the load loaded on the vehicle, an inertia value calculator calculating an inertia value including principal axes of inertia about a center of gravity of the vehicle with the load included, based on the acquired loading state, and a controller performing overturning prevention control that suppresses an increase in difference between the wheel loads of front and rear wheels of the vehicle, using the acquired wheel loads of the wheels, the inertia value, and detection values of the motion conditions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289209 | EVALUATING MULTI-MODAL TRAJECTORY PREDICTIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for evaluating a behavior prediction system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289210 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A driving assistance device is provided. An acquisition unit configured to acquire data regarding a travel trajectory of another vehicle from the other vehicle by vehicle-to-vehicle communication. A specifying unit configured to specify an intersection position between the travel trajectory of the other vehicle and a travel trajectory of a self-vehicle based on the data acquired by the acquisition unit. A selection unit configured to select data for setting a region based on the intersection position and the travel trajectory of the other vehicle as a monitoring region when performing driving assistance in a case where the intersection position is specifiable by the specifying unit. The selection unit selects data that has been partially deleted from the data acquired by the acquisition unit based on the intersection position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289211 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE OPERATION BASED ON A PREDICTED STATE OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT - A method for operating a vehicle that includes a passenger is described. In one example, the method adjusts vehicle suspension and exhaust system sound in response to characteristics of the passenger that are monitored via a camera and a microphone. The method may operate the vehicle suspension and exhaust system in a way that soothes the passenger. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289212 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A control system for a vehicle includes a time sensitive network switch and one or more processors. The time sensitive network switch is configured to receive sensor data from light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensors, radio detection and ranging (RADAR) sensors, or image sensors. The sensor data is representative of estimated objects that are in an external environment of the autonomous vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to receive the sensor data and determine instructions to control movement of the autonomous vehicle at least partially based on the sensor data from the time sensitive network switch and at least partially based on map data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289213 | CENTRAL ARITHMETIC UNIT - About a central arithmetic unit in an in-vehicle network system, the configuration which can easily correspond to a wide range of vehicle types and grades is provided. The central arithmetic unit ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220289214 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH CHAT DISPLAY PART - An information exchange device according to an embodiment includes a user terminal to which first data including a user command is input, an IOT terminal for generating second data including information of a thing, and a cloud server provided with a first communication part for exchanging the first data with the user terminal, a second communication part for exchanging the second data with the IOT terminal, a command extraction part for extracting the user command from the first data, an information extraction part for extracting the information of the thing matching the user command from the second data, and an AI controller for calculating the user command and the information of the thing and generating third data that is a response to the first data, wherein the cloud server and the user terminal exchange the first data and the third data in a chat format with each other. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289215 | DRIVING DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, DRIVING DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM AND DRIVING DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A driving diagnosis device acquires at least one of vehicle information regarding a vehicle state and driving information regarding a driving state of the driver, and measures the number of times each of conditions of preset evaluation items related to driving is met, based on the acquired vehicle information and the acquired driving information. Then, the driving diagnosis device outputs warning information when the number of measurement times of the evaluation items reaches a predetermined warning number corresponding to the one of the evaluation items. Further, the driving diagnosis device performs advance notification to the driver when a predetermined notification condition is satisfied before the number of measurement times reaches the warning number. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289216 | FAILURE SYMPTOM SENSING SYSTEM, VEHICLE, FAILURE SYMPTOM SENSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A failure symptom sensing system may comprise an acquisition unit configured to acquire, while a driving function of a vehicle is in operation, a plurality of data from a plurality of sensors configured to sense a state of the vehicle. The failure symptom sensing system may comprise a generation unit configured to generate, from the plurality of data, feature quantity data indicating a feature quantity of each of the plurality of data in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. The failure symptom sensing system may comprise a sensing unit configured to sense, when the sensing unit senses an instruction to stop the driving function of the vehicle, whether an indication of failure of the vehicle exists based on the feature quantity data and a predetermined reference feature quantity data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289217 | VEHICLE-IN-VIRTUAL-ENVIRONMENT (VVE) METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM - The Vehicle-in-Virtual-Environment (VVE) technology described herein is directed to the use of a computational system and software that generates a highly realistic real world or representative 3D environment, generates raw perception and localization and communication sensor information from that environment, and feeds these to the autonomous driving computer system in an autonomous vehicle (AV) such that the autonomous driving system behaves as if it is in that environment. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289218 | PERFORMANCE TESTING FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS - Herein, a “perception statistical performance model” (PSPM) for modelling a perception slice of a runtime stack for an autonomous vehicle or other robotic system may be used e.g. for safety/performance testing. A first PSPM is configured to: receive a computed perception ground truth; determine from the perception ground truth, based on a set of learned parameters, a probabilistic perception uncertainty distribution, the parameters learned from a set of actual perception outputs generated using the perception slice to be modelled, in order to compute a first time series of perception outputs. A second time series of perception outputs is computed using a second PSPM for modelling a second perception slice of the runtime stack, the first PSPM learned from data of a first sensor modality of the perception slice and the time series, and the second PSPM learned independently thereof from data of a second sensor modality of the second perception slice and the second time series. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289219 | MANAGER, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, VEHICLE, AND CONTROL APPARATUS - A manager installed in a vehicle includes: a first accepting unit that accepts a plurality of kinematic plans from a plurality of ADAS applications; an arbitration unit that arbitrates the kinematic plans; a calculation unit that calculates a motion request based on an arbitration result by the arbitration unit; and a distribution unit that distributes the motion request to at least one actuator system, wherein the first accepting unit accepts information relating to the actuator system to which the distribution unit distributes the motion request from the ADAS applications, along with the kinematic plans. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289220 | Method for Determining an Object's Position Using Different Items of Sensor Information - A method for determining an object's position using different items of sensor information includes: a) reading the sensor information into a Kalman filter, b) merging the sensor information with the Kalman filter, with the Kalman filter supplying as a result estimated values for states and information associated with the estimated values regarding the accuracy of the estimates, c) monitoring the results of the Kalman filter by estimating a probability of accuracy, with which the estimation error lies within an error band, with the probability of accuracy being determined on the basis of a plurality of conditional probabilities, the conditions for which each relate to estimation errors from at least one earlier series. | 2022-09-15 |