40th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210309235 | CONTROL OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS - A system and/or method include receiving vehicle function sequence schemas, which specify a sequence of vehicle functions in the presence of a triggering event linked to the particular vehicle function sequence schema, checking the received vehicle function sequence schemas, storing the checked vehicle function sequence schemas, and checking the presence of a triggering event, selecting a stored vehicle function sequence schema linked to the present triggering event, generating control signals for controlling vehicle function devices according to the selected vehicle function sequence schema, and outputting the generated control signals to the vehicle function devices. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309236 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTION - A system for implementing an automobile electronic control function includes a plurality of automobile parts and an integrated unit VIU, and the VIU is configured to obtain control information of the plurality of automobile parts. The VIU is configured to control the plurality of automobile parts based on the control information. The plurality of automobile parts include automobile parts having only an execution function, and/or automobile parts having a part of an electronic control function and an execution function. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309237 | VEHICLE PROGRAM UPDATE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE PROGRAM UPDATE METHOD - A vehicle program update system and a vehicle program update method are provided which update a vehicle program that is used to control a vehicle by an on-board control device mounted on the vehicle to an update program received by the vehicle from an external device separate from the vehicle via wireless communication. When the update of the vehicle program is completed, determination is made whether the updated vehicle program is normal. When determination is made that the updated vehicle program is not normal, control of the vehicle is switched from control that is performed by the on-board control device using the vehicle program to limp home control for performing a limp home operation in which the vehicle travels using a driving force from a vehicle driving force source without being controlled by the on-board control device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309238 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING VEHICLE - A method for operating an autonomously driving vehicle that is connected to a central computer unit via a communication connection for exchanging data. During the autonomous driving mode, a request to take over a driving task is emitted to a vehicle user when at least one takeover condition is fulfilled. The takeover condition is fulfilled when it is established that the communication connection to the central computer unit is disrupted on a route portion that exceeds a predetermined length and on which the vehicle is located or which the vehicle is approaching. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309239 | MONITORING A COMPONENT OF A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MEANS OF TRANSPORT - A method to a computer program containing instructions and to a module for monitoring a component of a control system for a transport. In a first step, a function call is sent to the component to execute a function used by the component using defined input data. Then a response from the component to the function call is received. The response is subsequently compared with an expected response. Finally, an action is performed in response to a result of the comparison. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309240 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL MIS-OPERATION OF DRIVER - An apparatus for processing an accelerator pedal mis-operation of a driver: includes a vehicle information obtaining device that obtains vehicle information corresponding to an operation of the driver; and a processor that detects an accelerator pedal monitoring situation based on the vehicle information and determine the accelerator pedal mis-operation of the driver based on an opening degree of an accelerator pedal corresponding to the operation of the driver in the accelerator pedal monitoring situation to switch a vehicle mode to enter a safe mode. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309241 | VOICE DIALOGUE DEVICE, VOICE DIALOGUE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VOICE DIALOGUE SYSTEM - The present disclosure including determining that a state of a load on an occupant in a vehicle on the basis of at least one of a traveling state of the vehicle ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309242 | Vehicle Travel Control Method and Travel Control Device - A travel control method for a vehicle for executing autonomous travel control includes, prior to executing the autonomous travel control, presenting a driver with travel control information as to whether or not to accept execution of the autonomous travel control and detecting, in response to a presentation of the travel control information, an acceptance input made by the driver indicating that the driver accepts the execution of the autonomous travel control. The travel control method also includes: setting an input form of a present acceptance input by the driver to an input form different from an input form of a previous acceptance input. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309243 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A driver assistance system includes a first sensor installed in a vehicle to have a front view of a vehicle, and configured to obtain front image data; a second sensor installed in the vehicle to have a front detection field of view of the vehicle and selected from a group consisting of a radar sensor and a LiDAR sensor, configured to obtain front detection data; a third sensor installed in the vehicle to have a side detection field of view of the vehicle and selected from a group consisting of the radar sensor and the LiDAR sensor, and configured to obtain side detection data; and a controller including a processor configured to process at least one of the front image data, the front detection data, and the side detection data. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309244 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WARNING ABOUT DRIVING OF VEHICLE - An apparatus for providing a warning about the driving of a vehicle is provided and includes a sensor that obtains a state of a driver and a state of the vehicle. An input device receives, from the driver, risk criteria information including critical speed and holding time of a driving assistance function that are defined based on a tendency of the driver. A storage stores at least one program instruction executed by a controller. The controller sets at least one additional warning output condition based on the risk criteria information, determines whether the additional warning output condition is satisfied, based on the state of the driver and the state of the vehicle, and outputs a driving warning based on an outcome of the determination. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309245 | CONTROL OF VEHICLE FUNCTIONS - A method for the automated performance of vehicle functions is specified. The method includes: checking for the existence of a triggering event; if there is a triggering event, selecting a vehicle function procedure schema associated with the present triggering event;, generating and outputting a signal representing the linked vehicle function procedure schema | 2021-10-07 |
20210309246 | AUTOMATED DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM - An automated driving control system has: a steering pressure sensor that detects a holding state of the steering by the driver; a steering vibrator that vibrates the steering; and an ECU configured to execute control for making a vehicle drive automatically in response to an automated driving request made by the driver and to execute control for the steering vibrator. The ECU is configured to control the steering vibrator so as to vibrate the steering in the case where the vehicle is not in the state capable of performing the automated driving at the time when the driver makes the automated driving request and where the steering pressure sensor detects that the driver is about to release the steering. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309247 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ARRANGING SEATS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A method and apparatus for automatically arranging seats of an autonomous vehicle enable seats to be remotely changed between a standard arrangement mode and a final target arrangement mode. The apparatus includes a manipulation device configured to generate a signal corresponding to a target arrangement mode of seats through manipulation by a passenger, seat motors respectively provided in the seats so as to control positions and postures of the seats, seat controllers for controlling operation of the seat motors, and a vehicle controller configured to transmit a signal from the manipulation device to the seat controllers, transmit an abnormal signal indicating jamming of the seats to the manipulation device or control the seat controllers provided in the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to easily change the seats to a desired arrangement mode in an autonomous vehicle without interference with peripheral components during movement of the seats. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309248 | Using Image Augmentation with Simulated Objects for Training Machine Learning Models in Autonomous Driving Applications - In various examples, systems and methods are disclosed that preserve rich, detail-centric information from a real-world image by augmenting the real-world image with simulated objects to train a machine learning model to detect objects in an input image. The machine learning model may be trained, in deployment, to detect objects and determine bounding shapes to encapsulate detected objects. The machine learning model may further be trained to determine the type of road object encountered, calculate hazard ratings, and calculate confidence percentages. In deployment, detection of a road object, determination of a corresponding bounding shape, identification of road object type, and/or calculation of a hazard rating by the machine learning model may be used as an aid for determining next steps regarding the surrounding environment—e.g., navigating around the road debris, driving over the road debris, or coming to a complete stop—in a variety of autonomous machine applications. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309249 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC RUNNING VEHICLE AND AUTOMATIC RUNNING VEHICLE - An operating situation obtaining unit obtains the operating situation information of a plurality of operating vehicles along a predetermined route. A delayed vehicle extraction unit extracts a delayed vehicle that is delayed in actual operation relative to the operation schedule from among the plurality of operating vehicles, based on the operating situation information of the respective operating vehicles. An overtaking instruction unit outputs an overtaking instruction to overtake the delayed vehicle to a following vehicle that immediately follows the delayed vehicle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309250 | VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present application discloses a vehicle driving control method, an apparatus, a vehicle, an electronic device and a storage medium, relates to artificial intelligence, automatic driving and intelligent transportation in computer technology. Including: dividing a preset driving time period of a vehicle, to acquire multiple driving time points, successively acquiring driving information at a first time point in adjacent driving time points, acquiring driving information at a second time point in the adjacent driving time points according to the driving information at the first time point and a pre-configured driving control amount, calibrating the driving control amount according to the driving information at the first time point and the driving information at the second time point, and determining a driving path between the adjacent driving time points based on the calibrated driving control amount, and controlling a driving of the vehicle according to the driving path. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309251 | TEST FAILURE DETECTION USING A GOVERNING AGENT DATA SET - Systems and methods for detecting out-of-bounds behavior of an agent in a simulation including multiple agents and an ego vehicle may include: providing a scenario governing behavior of an agent in the simulation; operating the simulation in accordance with the scenario across multiple occurrences; collecting data regarding behavior of the agent in the scenario for each occurrence; comparing collected data regarding behavior of the agent in the scenario with a governing data set for the scenario; and reporting an out-of-bounds condition to a system user when the results of the comparison indicate that the behavior of the agent in the scenario deviates from the agent behavior in the governing data set scenario by more than a predetermined amount. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309252 | AFFECTIVE-COGNITIVE LOAD BASED DIGITAL ASSISTANT - Embodiments of the present disclosure sets forth a computer-implemented method comprising receiving, from at least one sensor, sensor data associated with an environment, computing, based on the sensor data, a cognitive load associated with a user within the environment, computing, based on the sensor data, an affective load associated with an emotional state of the user, determining, based on both the cognitive load at the affective load, an affective-cognitive load, determining, based on the affective-cognitive load, a user readiness state associated with the user, and causing one or more actions to occur based on the user readiness state. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309253 | TECHNIQUES FOR CUSTOMIZING SELF-DRIVING MODELS - In various embodiments, while a self-driving model operates a vehicle, a user monitoring subsystem acquires sensor data associated with a user of the vehicle and a vehicle observation subsystem acquires sensor data associated with the vehicle. The user monitoring subsystem computes values for a psychological metric based on the sensor data associated with the user. Based on the values for the psychological metric, a feedback application determines a description of the user over a first time period. The feedback application generates a dataset based on the description and the sensor data associated with the vehicle. Subsequently, a training application performs machine learning operation(s) on the self-driving model based on the dataset to generate a modified self-driving model. Advantageously, the dataset enables the training application to automatically modify the self-driving model to account for the impact different driving actions have on the user. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309254 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control device of a vehicle includes: an action plan creating part that creates an action plan for autonomous driving by the vehicle; and a distance detection part that outputs detection information on detection of an object. The action plan creating part includes a collision probability map setting part configured to, when the distance detection part detects an obstacle, determine a collision probability map, which is a two-dimensional map of a collision probability distribution representing likelihood of a collision between the vehicle and the detected obstacle in a two-dimensional space of a location and a speed. The action plan creating part is configured to create a current action plan based on the collision probability map, a predetermined target collision probability, and a current location and a current speed of the vehicle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309255 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN AN AUTOMATED DRIVING MODE - A method for operating a motor vehicle in an automated driving mode by way of an assistance function for automated driving in consideration of a performance capability of the assistance function, the performance capability being reconciled with a performance demand in order to perform the assistance function. In the method, a performance demand for an upcoming driving situation is ascertained as a performance demand. Also provided according to the present invention is an apparatus that is configured to execute the method. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309256 | Selection of a Target Object for at Least Automated Guidance of a Motor Vehicle - A driving system for at least automated longitudinal guidance for a motor vehicle is designed to determine or receive a virtual acceleration for the motor vehicle, to determine, for each of at least two further road users in the environment of the motor vehicle, the duration until a virtual collision of the motor vehicle with the road user in question, in each case at least in dependence on the virtual acceleration of the motor vehicle, to select one of the at least two further road users as a target object in dependence on the respective durations until a virtual collision of the motor vehicle with the respective road users, which durations were determined for the at least two further road users, and to determine the longitudinal guidance for the motor vehicle in dependence on the road user selected as the control object. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309257 | MANAGEMENT OF VEHICLE SENSORS AND RESPONSES TO SENSOR DATA - A system for controlling vehicle sensors includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing a sensor control module including instructions that control processor(s) to, if the vehicle is not moving, and responsive to occurrence of an event, control operation of at least one radar sensor to scan the vehicle occupant compartment at a first scanning rate. Responsive to an occurrence of another event following commencement of scanning at the first scanning rate, the processor(s) control operation of the at least one radar sensor to scan the occupant compartment at a second scanning rate different from the first scanning rate. After passage of a predetermined time period after commencement of scanning at the second scanning rate, it is determined whether a living object resides in the occupant compartment. If no living object resides in the occupant compartment, radar scanning of the occupant compartment is discontinued. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309258 | OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - When a delayed vehicle exists and a non-uniformity index of operation intervals becomes equal to or greater than an allowable value, an operation management device generates a temporary running plan for driving the delayed vehicle to run at a prescribed first scheduled speed and another vehicle to run at a speed reduced lower than the first scheduled speed, and when the non-uniformity index of the operation intervals is reduced to a non-uniformity allowable value greater than zero as a result of the multiple vehicles running in accordance with the temporary running plan, the device generates a return running plan for driving the other vehicle to run at the first scheduled speed and the delayed vehicle to run at a speed temporarily increased higher than the first scheduled speed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309259 | VEHICULAR CABIN MONITORING AND RESPONSE - Embodiments may relate to a vehicle comprising: a sensor to identify, based on an audio or visual condition, the occurrence of a condition related to a passenger of the vehicle. The vehicle may further include a processor coupled with the sensor. The processor may be configured to identify, in a user profile of the first passenger of the vehicle, a pre-identified action. The processor may further be configured to perform, or facilitate the performance of, the pre-identified action by the vehicle based on the occurrence of the audio or visual condition. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309260 | AUTOMATIC RUNNING VEHICLE AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC RUNNING VEHICLE - An automatic running vehicle executes regular operation control based on an operation schedule provided from an operation management device. The automatic running vehicle includes an automatic running control unit. The automatic running control unit executes retreat control to move to a retreat position on the predetermined route and stop there upon receipt of a retreat instruction from the operation management device or an immediately following overtaking vehicle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309261 | DRIVER AND ENVIRONMENT MONITORING TO PREDICT HUMAN DRIVING MANEUVERS AND REDUCE HUMAN DRIVING ERRORS - Techniques are disclosed to detect, inform, and automatically correct typical awareness-related human driver mistakes. This may include those that are caused by a misunderstanding of the current situation, a lack of focus or attention, and/or overconfidence in any currently-engaged assistance features. The disclosure is directed to the prediction of vehicle maneuvers using driver and external environment modeling. The consequence of executing a predicted maneuver is categorized based upon its risk or danger posed to the driving environment, and the vehicle may execute various actions based upon the categorization of a predicted riving maneuver to mitigate or eliminate that risk. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309262 | AUTOMATED DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM - An automated driving control system includes: a steering pressure sensor that detects holding of a steering by the driver; an accelerator sensor that detects an operation of an accelerator pedal by the driver; and an ECU configured to execute control for making a vehicle drive automatically. In the case where the steering pressure sensor detects holding of the steering by the driver and the accelerator sensor detects the operation of the accelerator pedal by the driver while the vehicle is made to drive automatically, the ECU cancels the automated driving of the vehicle, and controls the vehicle at least according to the operation of the accelerator pedal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309263 | SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS AND AUTOMATED DELIVERY VEHICLES TO COMMUNICATE WITH THIRD PARTIES - Described herein are various systems and processes for vehicles for delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods, and operations thereof. The automated delivery vehicle may include a food transport container and various sensors configured to determine the location and/or surroundings of the vehicle. The automated delivery vehicle may further include a display and/or other output source configured to provide outputs to persons surrounding the automated delivery vehicle. Such outputs may include, for example, an information graphical representation (e.g., provided on a display), an audio output, and/or data communicated to a wireless device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309264 | HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION - A human-robot collaboration system, including at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: predict a human atomic action based on a probability density function of possible human atomic actions for performing a predefined task; and plan a motion of the robot based on the predicted human atomic action. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309265 | TROLLEY | 2021-10-07 |
20210309266 | ASCENT AID ON A RAIL VEHICLE - An ascent aid on a rail vehicle having a vehicle body includes a step and at least one folding mechanism fastened to the step at one end, as seen in longitudinal direction of the step. The folding mechanism has two lateral rods connecting the step to the vehicle body at hinges. The folding mechanism has a connecting rod additionally connecting one of the lateral rods to the vehicle body at hinges. The connecting rod is split into two parts by a folding hinge. The folding hinge is coupled to an action of force on the folding hinge causing the step to be folded at the hinges between first and second positions relative to the vehicle. In the first position, an ascent to a driver's cab of the vehicle is assisted. In the second position, the step is folded to maintain a predetermined clearance gauge of the vehicle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309267 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM, BOGIE ASSEMBLY WITH SAME, AND RAIL VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides a suspension system, a bogie assembly with the same, and a rail vehicle. The suspension system includes a vehicle body connecting seat, an elastic component, a transverse damper and a vertical damper. The vehicle body connecting seat is positioned above the elastic component and is connected to the elastic component, and the transverse damper and the vertical damper are respectively hinged to the vehicle body connecting seat and are perpendicular to each other. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309268 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAIL WORKER AND RAIL VEHICLE WARNING AND POSITION DETERMINATION - System and methods are provided for warning a worker of a rail vehicle, or an operator of the rail vehicle of the worker. The system includes a worker device, a vehicle device, and a central server. The devices and server operate on one or a combination of actual or simulated satellite navigational signals, and beacon signals to determine the position of the devices, to generate a warning. The position determination may prioritize beacon signals over satellite navigation signals. The position determination may involve correcting a calculated position based on a measured power level of the beacon signal received from the beacon transmitter, an elapsed time since a previous beacon signal was last received by the device from the beacon transmitter, an elapsed time since a previous satellite navigation signal was received by the device, or an accuracy of the position of the device based on the satellite navigation signal. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309269 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOVEMENT INFORMATION - A method produces movement information describing a movement of a vehicle. Accordingly, the vehicle is connected to a power transmission line, and at least one electrical variable relating to the power transmission line is measured, forming at least one line-based measured value, and the movement information is determined by using the at least one line-based measured value. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309270 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and a method includes a monitoring device disposed onboard a first vehicle of a vehicle system. The monitoring device may obtain information about one or more of the monitoring device, the first vehicle, the vehicle system, or a route along which the vehicle system moves. The system includes a communication system having one or more processors configured to wirelessly activate and communicate with the monitoring device. The communication system is configured to wirelessly activate the monitoring device by controlling the monitoring device to establish a communication link between the monitoring device and a control system disposed onboard another vehicle of the vehicle system. The communication system is separate from and disposed a distance away from the monitoring device and the vehicle system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309271 | ANOMALY DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING - Examples of techniques for anomaly detection in a grade crossing prediction system are disclosed. Aspects include receiving a training data set comprising a plurality of labelled time series of signal values from a track circuit in a grade crossing predictor system, removing one or more non-unique values from each labelled time series of signal values in the plurality of labelled time series of signal values, extracting a plurality of features from the plurality of labelled time series of signal values, the plurality of features comprising: a number of signal values for each labeled time series of signal values in the plurality of labelled time series of signal values that are larger than a first threshold and a standard deviation for each labelled time series of signal values in the plurality of labelled time series of signal values, and training a machine learning algorithm utilizing the plurality of features. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309272 | MAGAZINE FOR BUNDLES OF BLANKS - A magazine for bundles of blanks includes a vertical channel configured for inserting and extracting bundles of blanks and a succession of groups of supporting parts distributed along the channel. The supporting parts are configured to support the underside of a respective bundle of blanks. More specifically, each supporting part is movable between an extracted position, where it projects from the channel, towards the inside of the channel, to intercept a bundle that is moving down along the channel and to provide a steady support for the bundle, and a retracted position, where the supporting part is aligned or recessed with respect to the channel to allow the bundle to move along the channel towards a portion under the supporting part. The magazine also includes, for each supporting part, an actuating device configured to promote the passage of the supporting part from the retracted position to the extracted position and controllable by an operator, preferably manually. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309273 | APPLIANCE DOLLY WITH PACKAGING INTERFACE - An appliance dolly includes a frame comprising a top end, a bottom end, a front end, and a back end. A platform is attached to the front end of the frame at the bottom end of the frame. A plate that is configured to engage with an appliance package between a box of the appliance package and a lid of the appliance package is disposed on the frame above the platform. The plate is movable between an engaged position between the box and the lid and a disengaged position where the plate is spaced apart from the box and the lid. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309274 | APPLIANCE DOLLY - The present disclosure is directed to a hot water heater dolly that allows a user to move and place a hot water heater onto a platform or stand for installation. In embodiments, a hot water heater could be leaned onto a dolly, wheeled into place, and then stood upright from the dolly onto a platform. This solves the problem of deadlifting a water heater onto a platform or stand during installation. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309275 | SMART STROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a smart stroller and a method of controlling the same. The smart stroller includes a sensor part for sensing various information regarding a space in which a baby is seated and information regarding the surrounding environment in which the smart stroller is traveling. The sensed information is transmitted to a controller so as to be calculated as information for controlling operation of the smart stroller or information for informing to a user. This may enable the smart stroller to travel in a stable manner. This may also allow the user to check the state of the baby in real time and take necessary action. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309276 | Stroller - A collapsible stroller comprising a handle assembly, a front leg assembly and a rear leg assembly pivotably connected to one another such that the stroller is able to be moved between a folded configuration, where the front leg and handle assemblies are folded to positions substantially adjacent to the rear leg assembly, and an unfolded configuration, where the front leg and handle assemblies are unfolded to positions away from the rear leg assembly, and a link assembly comprising a front member and a rear member pivotally connected to one another, wherein the front member is pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of the front leg assembly and the rear member is pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of the rear leg assembly, such that when the stroller is moved to its folded configuration the front and rear members are folded toward each other to lie substantially adjacent to one another and the front and rear leg assemblies, and when the stroller is moved to its unfolded configuration the front and rear members are folded away from each other and the front and rear leg assemblies such that they are substantially coplanar with one another, and wherein the link assembly further comprises a biasing means for biasing the front and rear link members toward their unfolded positions. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309277 | ADJUSTING DRIVE FOR A STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An adjusting drive for a motor-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, includes a motorized drive unit and an external threaded spindle which has an external thread and a coaxial internal thread into which an internal threaded spindle engages. The external threaded spindle and the internal threaded spindle can be driven in rotation relative to one another about an axis by the drive unit. In order to provide an adjusting drive which requires a reduced drive torque and delivers an optimized free adjustment path, the external threaded spindle engages with its external thread in a drive nut, wherein the drive nut or the internal threaded spindle is able to be driven in rotation by the drive unit and is supported relative to the drive unit in the direction of the axis. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309278 | Screw Shaft and Method for Manufacturing Same, and Electric Position Adjusting Device for Steering Wheel and Method for Manufacturing Same - A screw shaft includes a large-diameter shaft portion having a male-side screw portion over the entire length of the outer circumferential surface thereof; a first small-diameter shaft portion arranged adjacent to one side in the axial direction of the large-diameter shaft portion, and having an outer diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter shaft portion, and having a helical first rolling mark on the outer circumferential surface thereof; and a second small-diameter shaft portion arranged adjacent to the other side in the axial direction of the large-diameter shaft portion, and having an outer diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the large-diameter shaft portion, and having a helical first rolling mark on the outer circumferential surface thereof. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309279 | ADJUSTMENT LEVER DECELERATION ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING COLUMN - An adjustment lever deceleration assembly for a steering column includes an adjustment lever rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The adjustment lever deceleration assembly also includes a component positioned proximate the adjustment lever, the component rotating at a speed less than a rotational speed of the adjustment lever during adjustment between the locked position to the unlocked position. The adjustment lever deceleration assembly further includes an adjustment lever decelerator integrally formed with the adjustment lever, the adjustment lever decelerator positioned on the adjustment lever to contact the component during rotation of the adjustment lever toward the unlocked position, wherein the adjustment lever deflects and absorbs energy upon contact with the component. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309280 | GUIDANCE AND LIMITING UNIT SUBASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY - A device for assembling a column tube in an adjustable steering column assembly, comprising a spacer portion adapted to provide rotational damping; provide damping during adjustment of the steering column assembly (e.g., telescope adjustment); and assist in centering the column tube when in an unlocked position and assist in resisting lash. The device may further comprise a stop bracket portion adapted to limit rotational travel of the column tube when in an unlocked position; and retain the column tube longitudinally within the steering column assembly. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309281 | CONTACTLESS ABSOLUTE RAKE POSITION SENSOR FOR POWER ADJUSTABLE COLUMNS - Embodiments described herein are for a position sensor system integrated into a steering column assembly of a vehicle. The position sensor includes an elongated target comprising a sloping top surface, a first arcuate lateral surface, a second arcuate lateral surface, and an attachment feature for connecting the elongated target to a moveable part of the steering column assembly. The position sensor also includes a sensor device comprising an attachment feature for connecting the sensor device to a stationary part of the steering column assembly and a sensor situated over the sloping top surface of the elongated target. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the elongated target relative to the sensor, where the position of the elongated target corresponds to a position of a steering column of the steering column assembly. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309282 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A steering column may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis and which is connectable via a height adjustment lever to a vehicle. The height adjustment lever has two opposing sidewalls between which the casing unit is received pivotably about a joint axis. The casing unit may have guide grooves that extend in a direction of the longitudinal axis. A sliding body may be disposed between each sidewall and the casing unit. Each sliding body may be displaceable in a sliding manner in a guide groove in the direction of the longitudinal axis and is supported on the respective sidewall. A supporting element may be arranged between each sliding body and the respective sidewall, which supporting element is supported from the inside against the respective sidewall and pushes the respective sliding body from the outside into the respective guide groove. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309283 | RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR UNIT - The rack housing has an engaging concave section having a bottom surface configured by a bottom inclined surface that is inclined in a direction outward in the radial direction toward the opening side of the rack housing, and the rack bush comprises an engaging convex section having a top surface configured by a top inclined surface that is inclined in a direction outward in the radial direction toward the opening side of the rack housing. The top inclined surface is pressed against the bottom inclined surface toward outside in the radial direction, and the outside surface of the engaging convex section facing the opening side of the rack housing is pressed against the inner side surface of the engaging concave section facing the inner side of the rack housing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309284 | Rack and Pinion Type Steering Gear Unit - A rack housing has a concave portion first inclined surface 45 on the inner side surface of an engaging concave portion located on the opening side that is inclined in a direction toward the back side while going outward in the radial direction. The rack bush has a convex portion first inclined surface on the outer side surface of an engaging convex portion that faces the concave portion first inclined surface, and that is inclined in a direction toward the back side while going outward in the radial direction. The convex portion first inclined surface is pressed outward in the radial direction against the concave portion first inclined surface, and the other outer side surface of the engaging convex portion facing the back side is pressed in the axial direction against the other inner side surface of the engaging concave portion facing the opening side. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309285 | HUB UNIT HAVING STEERING FUNCTION AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH HUB UNIT - Provided is a steering function equipped hub unit ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309286 | ELECTRIC POWERED RECIRCULATING BALL ASSEMBLY - An electric powered recirculating ball assembly includes a steering rack. The electric powered recirculating ball assembly also includes a steering gear housing. The electric powered recirculating ball assembly further includes a plurality of rolling elements operatively coupled to the steering rack and in contact with mating geometry of a component operatively coupled to, or integrally formed with, the steering gear housing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309287 | SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES FOR STEERING AND WORK FUNCTIONS IN A WHEEL LOADER - A hydraulic system ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309288 | AUTOMATIC STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - An automatic steering control apparatus includes a road information recognition device, a travel state detector, and a steering angle control device. The road information recognition device recognizes road information ahead of a vehicle. The travel state detector detects information regarding a travel state of the vehicle. The steering angle control device controls a steering angle of the vehicle, on the basis of the road information and the information regarding the travel state, to allow the vehicle to move toward a target position ahead of the vehicle. The steering angle control device controls the steering angle, to allow at least a portion of a steering angle waveform to have a non-sinusoidal wave. The steering angle waveform represents a time change in the steering angle in a case where the vehicle travels while crossing repetitively an ideal travel locus to be obtained from the target position. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309289 | Vehicle Control System, Vehicle Control Method, and Electric Power Steering System - An EPS controller reduces a turning angle of front wheels when it is determined that a normative yaw rate is larger than an actual yaw rate. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309290 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A steering control device includes control circuitry configured to perform synchronization control. The synchronization control includes a target synchronization angle calculating process of calculating a target synchronization angle that is a steering-side rotation angle satisfying a predetermined correspondence relationship with respect to a turning-side rotation angle; a target relay angle calculating process of calculating a target relay angle that is located closer to a first side in a circumferential direction than a first-side angle is, the first-side angle being one of the steering-side rotation angle and the target synchronization angle and being located closer to the first side than another of the steering-side rotation angle and the target synchronization angle is; and a motor driving process of operating a steering-side motor such that the steering-side rotation angle reaches the target synchronization angle after operating the steering-side motor such that the steering-side rotation angle reaches the target relay angle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309291 | DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE ONE-SIDE PULL FACTOR AND STEERING DEVICE - A device for estimating a factor of one-side pull to be generated at a vehicle includes one or more sensors, a calculator, and an estimator. The one or more sensors are configured to detect an acting force on one or more sensors wheels. The calculator is configured to calculate a position of a center of a ground contact load based on information outputted by the one or more sensors. The estimator is configured to estimate the factor based on a lateral displacement of the center of the ground contact load. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309292 | STEERING CONTROL METHOD AND STEERING CONTROL DEVICE - A steering control method controls the steering of a vehicle having a steer-by-wire steering mechanism. A steering reaction force is set that includes a restoration component for restoring a steering angle of the steering wheel to a reference angle, a viscous component corresponding to a steering angular velocity of the steering wheel, and a friction component corresponding to the steering angular velocity. An actuator is controlled to apply a rotational torque to the steering wheel for generating the steering reaction force. A turning angle of the steered wheel is controlled in accordance with the steering angle. A target travel path is set upon determining the driver is not operating the steering wheel. The actuator is controlled such that the steering angle becomes a target steering angle for causing the vehicle to travel along the target travel path to suppress the friction component of the steering reaction force. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309293 | TRACK SYSTEM - A track system includes an attachment assembly including at least one of a first pivot defining a roll pivot axis, a second pivot defining a pitch pivot axis, and a third pivot defining a yaw pivot axis of the track system. A frame assembly is disposed laterally outwardly from the attachment assembly and connected to the attachment assembly. The track system further includes at least one actuator for pivoting the frame assembly about at least one of the roll and yaw pivot axes, and at least one monitoring for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition. The at least one monitoring sensor is communicating with a track system controller to control the operation of the at least one actuator based on the at least one of the state of the track system and the ground surface condition. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309294 | ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING FRICTION COEFFICIENT OF ROAD SURFACE AND STEERING DEVICE - An estimation device for estimating a friction coefficient of a road surface includes a sensor, a moment calculator, and a friction coefficient estimator. The sensor is configured to detect a force acting on a wheel. The moment calculator is configured to calculate a moment around a vertical axis at a center of a ground contact load of a tire of the wheel based on an output of the sensor. The friction coefficient estimator is configured to estimate the friction coefficient of the road surface with which the tire is in contact, based on the moment. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309295 | VEHICLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLING METHOD - A vehicle support structure according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cross-member of a vehicle support structure. The cross-member extends longitudinally along a cross-member axis. The frame assembly further includes a rail of the vehicle support structure. The rail extends longitudinally along a rail axis that is transverse to the cross-member axis. The rail extends into a pocket of the cross-member such that a portion of the rail is nested within the cross-member. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309296 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a fiber reinforced resin member, a reinforcing member, and a fixer. Thea fiber reinforced resin member at least includes a fragile portion. The reinforcing member covers the fragile portion and reinforces the fragile portion. The fixer fixes the reinforcing member to the fiber reinforced resin member. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309297 | VEHICLE COMPONENT WITH MULTI-HOLLOW BEAM - A rocker component for a vehicle includes a reinforcement beam having a metal sheet that is shaped with a plurality of elongated bends extending in parallel along a length of the reinforcement beam that together form a cross-sectional shape extending continuously along the length of the reinforcement beam. The cross-sectional shape of reinforcement beam includes a beam portion and a flange portion integrally extending from the beam portion. The beam portion has a multi-hollow shape that encloses a plurality of hollow cavities that extend longitudinally between openings at opposing ends of the reinforcement beam. The flange portion integrally extends from the beam portion and includes an edge of the metal sheet. The flange portion is configured to attach to the vehicle for supporting the rocker component along an outboard side region of the vehicle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309298 | BODY REINFORCING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A body reinforcing apparatus for a vehicle is provided at a junction where multiple body members are gathered together and connected to each other to couple the body members. In particular, the body reinforcing apparatus includes: a reinforcing body formed in a 3D-truss structure by a 3D-printing process, and having a plurality of extended portions extended toward the body members; and a fastening member integrally formed with an end of each of the extended portions by inserting the fastening member during the 3D printing process, and having a first end inserted in the extended portion and integrated with the extended portion, and a second end fastened to each of the body members. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309299 | VEHICLE SKELETON STRUCTURE - A vehicle skeleton structure includes: a first front pillar portion provided at a first side portion of a vehicle body; a second front pillar portion provided at a second side portion of the vehicle body; a front upper cross portion coupled to upper portions of the first and second front pillar portions; a front lower cross portion coupled to lower portions of the first and second front pillar portions; a first rear pillar portion provided at the first side portion along a rear peripheral edge portion of the door opening portion; a second rear pillar portion provided at the second side portion; a rear upper cross portion coupled to upper portions of the first and second rear pillar portions; and a rear lower cross portion coupled to lower portions of the first and second rear pillar portions. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309300 | MEMBER AND VEHICLE FRAME - This member includes a first sheet material and a second sheet material overlapped with the first sheet material, and the first sheet material and the second sheet material are joined to each other at an interface therebetween by three joint line portions. A first joint line portion includes an A portion whose shortest in-plane distance from a second joint line portion is 20 times or more and 120 times or less a sheet thickness of the first sheet material, a second joint line portion includes a B portion whose shortest in-plane distance from the first joint line portion is 20 times or more and 120 times or less the sheet thickness of the first sheet material, a third joint line portion is in a region interposed between the A portion and the B portion, and has a length of a length component of 250 mm or more in an extension direction of an intermediate line between the first joint line portion and the second joint line portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309301 | FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - There are provided a cowl provided to support a front windshield in an inclined state where a rear side of the front windshield is located at a higher level than a front side of the front windshield and forming a lower edge of an opening portion for arranging the front windshield and a bonnet provided in front of and above the cowl. An upper portion of the cowl comprises a first face portion to which the front windshield adheres and an inclined second face portion which extends obliquely rearwardly-and-downwardly from the first face portion, and a front end of the first face portion is positioned on a rearward side, in a vehicle longitudinal direction, of a rear end of the bonnet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309302 | FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A front vehicle-body structure for reducing second-order vibration of a windshield, and improving NVH performance in a vehicle cabin. A tower bar coupling each of left and right front suspension housings with a region around a vehicle-width-direction center portion of a cowl forming a lower edge of an opening for a front windshield has a center portion extending in a vehicle width direction along the cowl. A bracket extending from the cowl toward a front of a vehicle is provided in a region including a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the front windshield in the lower edge of the opening. The center portion of the tower bar is fixed to the bracket from above, and a reinforcement member supporting the fixing region from below is provided. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309303 | FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A front vehicle-body structure which reduces third-order vibration of a windshield, and improves NVH performance in a vehicle cabin. A front windshield fixed to an edge portion of an opening formed in a vehicle body, a pair of left and right front suspension housings, a cowl forming a lower edge of the opening for the front windshield, and a tower bar coupling each of the left and right front suspension housings with a region around a vehicle-width-direction center portion of the cowl are provided. Node members, each of which locally improves bending rigidity of the cowl, are disposed in two positions in the cowl that divide a bonding surface to a windshield lower edge into generally three equal parts in the vehicle width direction, and the tower bar is fixed between respective positions of the two node members in the cowl. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309304 | Hybrid Component and Method for Manufacturing a Hybrid Component - A hybrid component comprising at least two component portions, which are connected via at least one connection portion, wherein: the at least one connection portion extends in a joining direction; a first component portion is formed from a first material which has a first modulus of elasticity; a second component portion is formed from a second material which has a second modulus of elasticity different from the first modulus of elasticity; and the at least one connection portion is designed at least to compensate for a sudden change in rigidity between the two component portions, the at least one connection portion having a rigidity that increases in the joining direction and in the direction of the component portion with the higher modulus of elasticity. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309305 | Component For A Vehicle, Vehicle Per SE and Method For Producing The Component - A component for a vehicle that can be operated with a combustible operating gas has a first component element which has or forms an at least partially open or free cavity, and a second component element which is designed as a displacement component and at least partially fills the cavity of the first component element. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309306 | TEMPORARY STABILIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A temporary stabilizer system allows a spoiler or wing to be removably attached to a car or some other vehicle. The stabilizer then generates downforce relative to the velocity of the air passing around it to hold the car to the ground and increase the control thereof. The stabilizer is attached by suction cups or by an artificial suction force. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309307 | REAR VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE - A rear vehicle-body structure separates air flowing on a side of the vehicle so as not to flow around to a rear of the vehicle, to ensure aerodynamic performance. The disclosed rear vehicle-body structure has a rear combi lamp mounted on a vehicle-width-direction outer side face of a vehicle rear portion, and a rear bumper mounted under the rear combi lamp. The rear combi lamp includes, on the vehicle-width-direction outer side face, a curved portion that is curved from a vehicle-width-direction outer side forwardly inward in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view. The curved portion has a curvature increasing toward a lower side of the vehicle. A protruding portion protruding toward the vehicle-width-direction outer side as going to a rear of the vehicle is provided at a front portion of the curved portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309308 | TRACK SYSTEM - A track system includes an attachment assembly, a frame assembly connected to the attachment assembly including at least one wheel-bearing frame member. The track system further has leading and trailing idler wheel assemblies at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, at least one support wheel assembly at least indirectly connected to the at least one wheel-bearing frame member, an endless track extending around the leading idler wheel assembly, the trailing idler wheel assembly, and the at least one support wheel assembly. At least one monitoring sensor connected to the endless track and including an array of sensing devices communicates with a track system controller for determining, at least indirectly, at least one of a state of the track system and a ground surface condition. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309309 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A control apparatus includes a control unit ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309310 | Control of Robotic Devices with Non-Constant Body Pitch - An example implementation involves controlling robots with non-constant body pitch and height. The implementation involves obtaining a model of the robot that represents the robot as a first point mass rigidly coupled with a second point mass along a longitudinal axis. The implementation also involves determining a state of a first pair of legs, and determining a height of the first point mass based on the model and the state of the first pair of legs. The implementation further involves determining a first amount of vertical force for at least one leg of the first pair of legs to apply along a vertical axis against a surface while the at least one leg is in contact with the surface. Additionally, the implementation involves causing the at least one leg of the first pair of legs to begin applying the amount of vertical force against the surface. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309311 | Seat Preclusion to Avoid Unauthorized Mounting on a Two-Wheeler - A two-wheeler mount preclusion apparatus comprising: a saddle-post block coupling a saddle with a post; a point of articulation disposed on the block; and a tool of manipulation at the point of articulation of said block, when manipulated, allowing for at least a degree of rotation of the saddle, wherein the rotation of the saddle renders the two-wheeler into a mount-precluded state. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCK CONTROL - The present disclosure provides a system and method for controlling a lock of a subject. The system may obtain an instruction for locking the subject. The system may obtain a status of the subject. The system may control the lock of the subject based on the instruction and the status of the subject. In response to a determination that the subject is in a motion status, the system may repeatedly update the status of the subject until an updated status of the subject is a static status. The system may lock the subject by controlling the lock of the subject based on the instruction and the static status of the subject. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309313 | AIR VALVE REFLECTOR FOR A VEHICLE, AND KIT, WHEEL AND BICYCLE CONTAINING - A reflector for a vehicle wheel, or a bicycle wheel, contains an air valve attachment, and a reflective surface affixed to the air valve attachment. The reflective surface contains a portion which is aligned perpendicular to the axis of the air valve attachment. A bicycle wheel and a kit are also described herein. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309314 | FRONT FENDER FIXING STRUCTURE FOR DIRT BIKE - A front fender fixing structure for a dirt bike includes a front fender and a fixing plate. The front fender includes a connecting portion and a plurality of first locking holes. The connecting portion includes a plurality of first engaging members arranged in an array. The fixing plate includes a plurality of second engaging members arranged in an array and a plurality of second locking holes. The second engaging members correspond to the first engaging members. The first locking holes correspond to the second locking holes. The fixing plate is fixed to the connecting portion by the first locking members and the second locking members that are arranged in an array. Because the first and second engaging members are arranged in an array, when the fixing plate is placed on the connecting portion, the fixing plate can be fixed at the adjustment position without moving because of locking screws. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309315 | Collision Protection Device on a Motorized Bicycle - A collision protection device on a motorized bicycle includes a catching element which is securely mounted on a frame of the motorized bicycle. The catching element includes a receptacle which is delimited by two guide sections and is open in the direction towards a front wheel of the motorized bicycle. The free ends of the guide sections pointing in the direction of travel are arranged such that they are always at a distance from the front wheel during normal riding but, in the event of a front-end collision in which the front wheel impacts on an obstacle, the front wheel is pushed into the receptacle between the free ends of the guide portions towards the frame of the motorized bicycle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309316 | BICYCLE FRAME - The invention relates to a bicycle frame made by injection molding pellets of a long glass fibre reinforced polypropylene composition having a core containing glass fibres and an impregnating agent and a sheath of polypropylene surrounding said core, wherein the pellets have an average length of at least 1 mm, the amount of the glass fibers is 10 to 70 wt % with respect to the composition and the polypropylene has a flexural modulus determined according to ASTM D790A of at least 1000 N/mm | 2021-10-07 |
20210309317 | REACTIVE FORCE GENERATION DEVICE OF CLUTCH-BY-WIRE SYSTEM AND CLUTCH LEVER DEVICE - A reactive force generation device ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309318 | VEHICLE AND VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A position adjusting system for use in a vehicle includes a seat for supporting a rider, a rear wheel and a steerable front wheel, a steering arrangement including a handle bar for allowing the rider to control the steerable wheel, and a hub for interconnecting the components of the wheeled vehicle. The steerable wheel is steerable about at least two axes. The position adjusting system includes an adjustable seat support movably connected to the hub, an adjustable handle bar support movably connected to the hub, and a releasable position locking system configured to lock the position of the components of the vehicle relative to the hub. The hub includes a first portion and second portion, wherein the first and second portions are moveably connected to one another, such as by pivoting, sliding, or a combination of pivoting and sliding. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309319 | ELECTRIC BICYCLE ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING METHOD AND ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - An electric bicycle assistance controlling method and an assistance controlling system are applied to an operation processor of an electric bicycle. The electric bicycle assistance controlling method includes defining several health levels and a first power interval and a second power interval, acquiring one health level and a target heart rate interval, and measuring a current human power and a current heart rate. When the current heart rate is within the target heart rate interval, the operation processor determines the assistance controlling system to output a second motor assistance in response to the current human power inside the first power interval, and determines the assistance controlling system to output a third motor assistance in response to the current human power inside the second power interval. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309320 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENT OF A BICYCLE HAVING A MULTI-SPROCKET ARRANGEMENT - A drive arrangement for a bicycle has a multi-sprocket arrangement for a rear wheel hub of the bicycle. The multi-sprocket arrangement comprises a plurality of sprockets with different diameters, wherein the sprockets each have a plurality of teeth which are separated by tooth spaces, and which can be placed in engagement with a drive chain with wide and narrow chain links which follow one another alternatively in succession. On a circumference of at least a starting sprocket of the plurality of sprockets, at least one sequence of teeth is provided at a location where a changeover of the drive chain from the starting sprocket to a selected sprocket occurs. The sequence of teeth comprises a first tooth having a tooth base that is tangent to a root circle of the starting sprocket or lies radially outside of the root circle, and at least one additional tooth which follows the first tooth lies with its tooth base radially within the root circle of the starting sprocket. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309321 | AIR LAYER AND HYDROPHOBIC DRAG REDUCTION AND PREFERENTIAL GUIDANCE AND RECOVERY OF GAS WITH ENGINEERED SURFACES - Disclosed herein are a method and a system for forming an air layer over a portion of an engineered surface, wherein the air layer is formed with a reduced flux and preferentially steering gas away from, or toward, a specific location by way of a hydrophobic surface, a hydrophilic surface, and/or a structured surface. Moreover, disclosed are a method and a system for recovering or separating a portion of the gas or other fluid layer. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309322 | Rotational Boat Hook and Line Threading Device - Here is disclosed a boat hook mooring tool for grasping a rope on a flat deck. The boat hook consists of an elongated handle having a long axis, and opposite first and second ends with a head co-axially mounted to the elongated handle at the first end. The head has a hook which extends away from the head and is positioned perpendicularly relative to the long axis of the handle such that the rope can be captured by the hook by rotating the handle. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309323 | CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION SHIP - The present invention relates to a container transportation ship. More particularly, the present invention relates to a container transportation ship for transporting containers, characterized in that a loading space in which at least one container is loaded and a loading/unloading space configured such that an external transfer means can directly enter/exit in order to load and unload the container, are delimited on the deck of the container transportation ship; and a crane is provided to move the container in the longitudinal direction of the container transportation ship, in the transverse direction thereof, and in the upward/downward direction thereof for the purpose of loading the container on the external transfer means that has entered the loading/unloading space or unloading the container from the external transfer means. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309324 | WATERCRAFT ACCESSORY - An accessory for providing storage for a watercraft includes a base extending in a longitudinal direction having an upper side, a lower side, a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side and a plurality of mounting rails extending along a perimeter of the upper side of the base along the front side, the rear side, the left side, and rear side thereof. The mounting rails project from the upper side of the base thereby defining a recessed platform space therebetween. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309325 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR BATTERY OF MARINE VESSEL, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND MARINE VESSEL - In a control device for a battery of a marine vessel, a first value indicating either a voltage or a power storage amount of a main battery to supply electric power to start the engine is acquired. When the first value that has been acquired is smaller than a first threshold value, at least one of a prohibition of a transition to a motor drive mode in which a propeller is driven by using at least a motor regardless of an operation mode that is designated and a prohibition of charging a load battery is performed, and the engine is caused to rotate to charge the main battery. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309326 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MARINE PROPULSION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND MARINE VESSEL - A control system for a marine propulsion device includes a propeller driven by either an engine or a motor. The control system includes a first memory to store first information to identify whether the control system has shut down normally or abnormally even during a reset period of the control system, a second memory to store second information indicating control states of the engine and the motor even during the reset period of the control system, and a controller configured or programmed to start controlling the engine and the motor, based on the second information stored in the second memory, when the first information stored in the first memory indicates an abnormal shutdown of the control system at a startup of the control system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309327 | Man Overboard Rescue System - A man over board rescue system | 2021-10-07 |
20210309328 | Cooper River Dive Spike - A Multi-Functional Dive Tool - The present invention is a multi-functional dive tool designed for use by underwater or scuba divers, in particular divers that do so in rivers. The tool is a handheld metal spike designed to be utilized as a personal anchor or stabilizer when diving in water subject to strong currents. The tool has a pointed end to assist in pushing the spike into the river, ocean or lake bed. Unlike the prior art, the dive spike is constructed of materials with sufficient strength and weight that it can anchor the diver. The tool may also be used for a stand for cameras or lights, an anchor or pivot point for search lines, or an animal deterrent among other uses. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309329 | DETERMINING THE PARTIAL PRESSURE OF A GAS IN A PRESSURE VESSEL - There is disclosed a method and system for determining the partial pressure of at least one gas in a mixture of gasses contained in a pressure vessel, in particular a pressure vessel in the form of a life support pressure chamber/decompression chamber, or a diving gas storage cylinder. The method comprises the steps of: coupling a gas analysis sensor ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210309330 | Underwater mask - An underwater mask includes a frame, a transparent portion supported by the frame, a seal portion mounted on the frame and adapted to be positioned on a user's face, and a ventilation tube. The seal portion has a partition wall resting on the user's nose and forming upper and lower chambers, which communicate through a passage in the partition wall and a one-way valve to enable air to flow only from the upper to the lower chamber. The ventilation tube has separate channels providing communication between the upper and respectively the lower chamber and the outer environment, and a hub between tube and mask, fastened to the mask and connected to the tube by a joint, so that in a coupling position the hub and the tube are fastened, and in a releasing position the hub and the tube remain connected but the tube is free to swing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309331 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES LEVERAGING SYNTHETIC DATA TO TRAIN MACHINE LEARNING MODELS - The present invention provides systems and methods for leveraging synthetic data to train machine learning models. A synthetic training engine may be used to train machine learning models. The synthetic training engine can automatically annotate real images for valuable tasks, such as object segmentation, depth map estimation, and classifying whether a structure is in an image. The synthetic training engine can also train the machine learning model with synthetic images in such a way that the machine learning model will work on real images. The output of the machine learning model may perform valuable tasks, such as the detection of integrity threats in underwater structures. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309332 | BIOMIMETIC ROBOTIC MANTA RAY - A biomimetic robotic manta ray includes a head cabin, a central cabin, a pair of pectoral fins and a caudal fin cabin. The pectoral fin includes a crank-rocker mechanism and a bevel gear mechanism. The biomimetic robotic manta ray achieves undulatory propulsion through a coordinated periodic motion of the crank-rocker mechanism. A complex closed motion trail of the tail end of the pectoral fin of the manta ray is traced through the coordination of the bevel gear mechanism and the crank-rocker mechanism. The biomimetic robotic manta ray achieves a combined motion of two vertical undulations superimposed on the pectoral fin of a natural manta ray. The motion trail, which has an important effect on the efficient motion of the manta ray, of the tail end of the pectoral fin is approximately simulated. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309333 | SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER EXPLORATION USING A SUBMERGED DEVICE HAVING LOCAL PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND TOWED BY A SURFACE VESSEL - Disclosed is a system for underwater exploration using a submerged device towed by a surface vessel, the submerged device being connected to the vessel by a towing line and including equipment supplied by the electricity, characterized in that the submerged device includes at least one device for the local production of electrical energy, the device being an electric hydrogenerator and in that the towing line has no electrical supply cable connecting the vessel to the submerged device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210309334 | PROPULSION DEVICE WITH OUTBOARD WATERJET FOR MARINE VEHICLES - Propulsion device with outboard waterjet for marine vehicles, which comprises a nacelle ( | 2021-10-07 |