41st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210316647 | CUP HOLDER TABLE - A tray and tray platform insert for mounting in a vehicle cup holder, in which said tray includes a platform with a downwardly projecting platform opening eccentrically located in said tray platform for fitting into a vehicle cup holder. The platform insert has an eccentrically located opening and is configured to be repositionable on the tray platform such that either:
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20210316648 | VEHICLE CUP HOLDER ALLOWING WIRELESS CHARGING - Provided is a vehicle cup holder allowing wireless charging. A vehicle cup holder allowing wireless charging according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing having an accommodation space for accommodating objects, including a portable telephone; a support member coupled to the housing by means of a rotational shaft to allow rotation in the accommodation space, and comprising a wireless transmission module for wirelessly charging the battery of a portable telephone; and a driving member allowing or disallowing rotation of the rotational shaft so as to maintain the support member in a first state in which a portable telephone can be charged, or in a second state in which an object can be accommodated in the accommodation space. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316649 | VEHICLE CUP HOLDER ALLOWING WIRELESS CHARGING - Provided is a vehicle cup holder allowing wireless charging. A vehicle cup holder allowing wireless charging according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing having an accommodation space for accommodating objects, including a portable telephone; a support unit coupled to the housing by means of a rotational shaft to allow rotation in the accommodation space, and comprising a wireless transmission module for wirelessly charging the battery of a portable telephone; a sensing unit for sensing input signals from a user or the proximity of a portable telephone; and a driving unit for providing driving power to the rotational shaft so as to allow the position of the support unit to be changed, on the basis of a signal sensed by the sensing unit, to a charging position in which the portable telephone can be charged, or to a standby position in which an object can be accommodated in the accommodation space. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316650 | Seat Engageable Transport Container Assembly - A seat engageable transport container assembly for transporting food in a vehicle includes a box, which in turn comprises a bottom panel and a set of four perimeter panels. The bottom panel is rectangular. Each perimeter panel is hingedly engaged to a respective edge of the bottom panel and is selectively fixedly positionable perpendicularly to the bottom panel. The box is selectively positionable in a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration. In the deployed configuration, a top of the box is open for insertion of an article into the box. In the collapsed configuration, the perimeter panels are positioned proximate to and substantially parallel to the bottom panel. A respective perimeter panel has a pair of apertures positioned therein for insertion of a safety belt of a vehicle to secure the box to a seat. A leveler is engaged to the bottom panel and is used to level the box. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316651 | MOBILE PLATFORM FOR A VEHICLE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT - A platform and a wheel assembly, wherein the wheel assembly comprises one of: i) at least one supporting plate on each side of the platform, facing lateral edges of the platform, the supporting plate mounting a least a bottom rotating wheel at a first height of the plate and a top rotating wheel at a second height of the plate, the second height being higher that said first height, an interspace between facing rotating circumferential surfaces of said wheels engaging a respective lateral edge of the platform; a rotation axis of the wheels being mounted on said plate with a controlled positional tolerance; and ii) at least one wheel mounted on lateral edges of the platform, a rotation axis of the wheels being mounted on the platform with a controlled positional tolerance. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316652 | TRAILER MOUNTED LOG LOADER - Embodiments for a trailer mounted log loader are described. The trailer mounted log loader includes an A-frame made of square beams which have a connection plate attached at one end forming an apex of the A-frame. A hollow connection adapter is positioned between and connected to the connection plates of the A-frame. An extendable boom arm is situated within the hollow connection adapter. The extendable boom arm has an attachment point at a distal end opposite from the hollow connection adapter where an attachable attachment is connectable to the extendable boom arm. A pair of pivot arms are connected to a base of the A-frame. The A-frame pivot arms are in turn pivotally connect to a pair of uprights . . . . The ability to remove the uprights from the support posts allows the trailer mounted log loader to be mounted to any trailer or truck bed or stored when not in use. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316653 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ENGAGING AND TRANSPORTING OBJECTS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for engaging, lifting, and moving objects such as wheeled cargo trailers are provided. In one embodiment, a mobile apparatus includes a transport mechanism, a frame, and one or more lift assemblies. The lift assemblies may be adjusted using one or more attached actuators that position the lift assemblies and/or components thereof for engaging and lifting an object. The transport mechanism may be autonomously operated. A vision system may be used to locate and identify objects and/or guide the mobile apparatus into position to engage and lift the objects. An adapter for a pneumatic braking system of a wheeled cargo trailer is also provided. The adapter provides a pneumatic attachment for a pressurized air source that is separate from a glad hands connector attached to the braking system. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316654 | Control System and Control Method for Adapting the Reproduction of Visual Signals for a Vehicle Having a Hybrid Drive - A control system for adapting a reproduction of visual signals for a vehicle having a hybrid drive. The control system includes a sensor, which is designed to sense the operating mode of an internal combustion engine and of an electric drive device of the vehicle and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the sensor and is designed to adapt the reproduction of a visual signal in accordance with the sensed operating modes of the internal combustion engine and of the electric drive. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316655 | GLASS PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR A ROOF OF A VEHICLE - A glass panel assembly for use in a roof of a vehicle, comprises a glass panel, a frame and an elongate lighting device. The glass panel comprises an interior main surface and the interior main surface of the glass panel is configured to be directed to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The frame is adhered to the interior main surface and comprises a shaped element. The shaped element is one of a recess and a protrusion. The elongate lighting device is coupled to the frame by a mating shape engaging the shaped element. The lighting device is configured to directly illuminate at least a part of said passenger compartment. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316656 | VEHICLE ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various implementations of an illumination system include a light guide, a housing having a ceiling and defining a window, and a base coupled to the housing. The light guide is supported between the base and the ceiling. At least one light source is disposed adjacent a first end of the light guide. The light guide transmits the light from the light source through at least a portion of the outer surface of the light guide and the window. One or more tabs extending from the base each define at least one opening, and the at least one opening defined by each tab is alignable with an opening in a spoke portion of a frame. The openings receive a fastener to couple the base to the spoke portion. The housing may be integrally formed with a trim cover coupled to the frame. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316657 | LIGHTING MODULE - A lighting module comprises a light source, an optical mixing element or chamber and a spectral converting diffuser for tuning the wavelength and spatially homogenising the intensity of the ouptut light from the light source. Also disclosed is a method of improving Colour Rendering Index (CRI) of a lighting device that includes coupling the lighting module with the lighting device. Use of the lighting module in conjunction with a lighting device is also described. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316658 | SUN VISOR WITH MAGNETIC SWITCH - A sun visor according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a magnetic switch, and a vanity including a light. The light is configured to turn on and off when the magnetic switch is activated and deactivated. The sun visor further includes a vanity cover moveable between an open position and a closed position. Further, movement of the vanity cover relative to the vanity is configured to activate and deactivate the magnetic switch. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316659 | COLOR SELECTION FOR AMBIENT LIGHTING OF A VEHICLE - A device for controlling ambient lighting of a vehicle includes a light element in a vehicle interior, a touch-sensitive display unit, and a control unit. The light element emits light in one of a plurality of colors that can be generated by the light element. The display unit displays a plurality of colors of a predefined color spectrum simultaneously in a color scale, and detects a location of a user input made by touching the display unit. Via the detected location, the user input is assigned to an associated color displayed in the color scale and information about the color assigned to the user input is transmitted to the control unit, which controls the light element for emitting light in the color assigned to the user input. The light element and display unit have the same color space, such that the color associated with the user input, displayed on the display unit are the same. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316660 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WARNING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A device and a method for warning a driver of a vehicle. The vehicle includes one or multiple surroundings sensor(s) that detect objects in the vehicle surroundings, and an evaluation device is provided in which a surroundings model is created from the object detections by the one or multiple surroundings sensor(s). Also provided is an actuator system that informs the driver of recognized objects of the surroundings model, in that the actuator system for informing the driver contains a piece of spatial warning information, and the driver is haptically informed of the position of the object. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316661 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND MOVING OBJECT - Provided is an image display device including: a display unit configured to display an image on a side window of a vehicle; and a control unit configured to control an opening and closing motion of the side window, according to a display state of the display unit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WARNING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE OF AN OBJECT IN A PROXIMITY OF THE VEHICLE - A warning system and a method for warning a driver of a vehicle of an object in a proximity of the vehicle. The system includes a device for detecting the object, a device for processing an image of the object based on the detection so that a representation indicative of the object is achieved, and a display for displaying the representation indicative of the object in the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316663 | INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM WITH AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION - A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head adjustably mounted at a mounting structure. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and an electro-optic variable reflectance mirror reflective element. A glare light sensor senses glare light emanating from headlights of another vehicle rearward of the equipped vehicle. An ambient light sensor senses ambient light at the vehicle. The ambient light sensor comprises part of a rain sensing device disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of the vehicle. Mirror control circuitry is operable to adjust dimming of the mirror reflective element responsive to an output from the glare light sensor and an output from the ambient light sensor. Responsive to the output from the glare light sensor and the output from the ambient light sensor, the mirror control circuitry controls dimming of the mirror reflective element. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316664 | VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head adjustably disposed at a mounting structure. An electro-optic reflective element is attached at an attachment element that attaches at an electrically powered actuator disposed in the mirror head. The attachment element includes a protruding portion that is at least partially received at a notched region of the rear glass substrate when the reflective element is disposed at the attachment element. An outer surface of the protruding portion of the attachment element corresponds with the second perimeter edge of the rear glass substrate at the notched region of the rear glass substrate. With the electro-optic reflective element disposed at the mirror head, the outer surface of the protruding portion provides a curved transition from an outer surface of the mirror head toward the first surface of the front glass substrate. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316665 | SEAT-BACK HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present technology relates generally to movable personal electronic device (PED) holder assemblies that can be attached to seat-back assemblies mounted on vehicle seats, such as in an airplane, train, bus, or other vehicle. The PED holder assembly can be partially inserted into the seat-back pocket or set on top of a surface and has a receiving portion that extends down from a clip portion. The receiving portion includes legs extending down from the clip, a support portion, and retention shoulders, and is configured to receive and hold onto a PED without need for user involvement after placing the PED in a receiving area. Further, the receiving portion is configured to not impede access to the tray table locking mechanism on a seat-back assembly and is configured to allow the tray table to be moved from a folded-up position to a folded-down position without having to move the PED holder. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316666 | ADJUSTABLE MODULAR EQUIPMENT CARRYING DEVICE - The invention herein relates to a customizable carrying device. The carrying device has at least one flexible panel member with a front side and a back side. The front side is configured with pockets for the storage of items. The pockets may come in the form of an open pocket or a zippered pocket. There may be only one pocket or a plurality of varying pockets. The back side is configured with a coupling feature, such as hook and loop fasteners. The coupling feature of the back side extends across the back thereof. The carrying device comes with one or more flexible straps. The straps are configured such that proximate to each end is a connector feature. The straps may be used to attach one panel member to another panel member such that a saddle bag assembly is created. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316667 | COLLAPSIBLE CARGO PLATFORM - The disclosure relates generally to a cargo platform designed to be used in connection with a trailer hitch and, more particularly, to a cargo platform designed to be collapsible. A cargo platform has an open position and a closed position. The cargo platform includes a frame with a front portion, a rear portion, first and second stationary side portions coupled to the front portion, first and second rotatable side portions, a first hinge element to rotatably could the first rotatable side portion to the rear portion, a second hinge element to rotatably could the second rotatable side portion to the rear portion, and a foldable floor. The foldable floor includes a first floor, second floor rotatably connected to the first floor, and a third floor rotatably connected to the second floor. The first floor is coupled to the front portion. The third floor is coupled to the rear portion. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316668 | HITCHABLE APPARATUS FOR USE WITH VEHICLES - The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus attachable to a vehicle having a flatbed support surface and a hitch receiver to assist with loading and unloading of wheeled items on and off the vehicle. The apparatus may be attached to a vehicle in a ramp configuration. The apparatus may also be attached to a vehicle in a non-ramp configuration such as a support surface configuration for carrying items thereon. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316669 | POLYHEDRAL SENSOR CALIBRATION TARGET FOR CALIBRATING MULTIPLE TYPES OF SENSORS - A polyhedral sensor target includes multiple surfaces. A housing, such as a vehicle, may include a camera and a distance measurement sensor, such as a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor. The housing may move between different positions during calibration, for instance by being rotated atop a turntable. The camera and distance measurement sensor may both capture data during calibration, from which visual and distance measurement representations of the polyhedral sensor target are identified. The camera and distance measurement sensor are calibrated based on their respective representations, for example by mapping vertices within the representations to the same location. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316670 | Toolbox - A toolbox accessory system for organizing and utilizing a utility box of a truck. The toolbox accessory system comprises one or more rail assemblies attached to one or more back walls of the utility box. The toolbox accessory system comprises one or more accessory assemblies configured to selectively attach to the one or more rail assemblies. The one or more accessory assemblies are configured to selectively store tools within one or more utility boxes. The one or more accessory assemblies are attached in a vertical configuration along the one or more back walls of the one or more utility boxes. A box shell comprises the one or more back walls, a top portion, a bottom portion, two side walls, and a front opening. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316671 | Plastic Cover Comprising a Coating Layer - A plastics cover for a motor vehicle includes a visible side, an inner side, and a carrier side. The carrier layer is composed of a transparent polymer material, which has a continuous and constant basic wall thickness and at least one of an arrow-shaped, tetrahedral, pyramidal, conical, or cuboidal recess at which at least one wall thickness variation is formed on the inner side of the carrier layer. The finishing layer which is arranged on a visible surface of the carrier layer. The finishing layer comprises a transparent polymer material. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316672 | Motor Vehicle - A water channel structure for a motor vehicle includes a water channel side wall where the water channel sidewall has an overlap region which is arrangeable in the motor vehicle overlapping a side wall of a motor vehicle body in an overlap plane. A set-off region is disposed on the overlap region where at least a part of the set-off region is spaced apart from the overlap plane. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316673 | 3D THERMOFORMED ELEMENT - A three-dimensional, vacuum thermal insulating element comprising a compressed three-dimensional porous structure, an envelope closed in an airtight manner comprising a thermoformable barrier wall, enclosing the porous structure, which is interposed between two major surfaces of the barrier wall, and where, at outside ambient temperature and pressure, a pressure between less than 10 | 2021-10-14 |
20210316674 | COVER FOR A PRESSURE-LIMITING VALVE ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE, PRESSURE-LIMITING VALVE ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COVER FOR A PRESSURE-LIMITING VALVE ARRANGEMENT | 2021-10-14 |
20210316675 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FITTING A LICENSE PLATE, PREFERABLY A MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE, WITH A DATA CARRIER, AND LICENSE PLATE - A method and a device with which a license plate can be produced in a favorable fashion. This is achieved by assigning a sticker to a license plate body of the license plate or to a metal plate in order to produce a multiplicity of license plate bodies. Very precise positioning of a data carrier in a receptacle of a license plate body of a license plate is particularly costly. Increased fabrication costs are to be expected owing to the necessary precision and the associated complexity of the production process of a license plate having a data carrier. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316676 | NOISE FILTER AND WIRE HARNESS - The present invention provides a noise filter that can provide a wire linking a power source and a load along a desired path regardless of an installation location of the noise filter. A noise filter is connected to a wire of a wire harness linking a power source and a load and eliminates noise transmitted from the power source to the load. The noise filter includes a housing, a capacitor that is housed inside the housing, a ground terminal that is connected to the capacitor, and a noise filter wire that has a first end connected directly to the capacitor and a second end connected by splicing to a middle portion of the wire of the wire harness. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316677 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRICAL COUPLER OF VEHICLE SHOCK ABSORBER AND VEHICLE SHOCK ABSORBER INCLUDING SAME - A shock absorber for damping movement of a wheel suspension system of a vehicle can include a damper tube, a piston, a damping adjustment assembly, and a protective cover. The damper tube can contain a fluid. The piston can be located in the damper tube so as to accommodate relative movement between the damper tube and the piston. The damping adjustment assembly can be connected to the damper tube, and can include a reservoir, a solenoid valve, and a wire harness connection. The solenoid valve can be in fluid communication with each of the reservoir and the damper tube and configured to selectively open and close fluid communication between the reservoir and the damper tube. The wire harness connection can be in electrical communication with the solenoid valve. The protective cover can contain the wire harness connection. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316678 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power supply system includes an onboard rectifier that may be disposed onboard an electric vehicle. The onboard rectifier is configured to receive an alternating current conducted from a power generating station via a transmission line at a frequency that is at least a utility power line frequency. The onboard rectifier may change the alternating current into a direct current and to output the direct current to an electric propulsion system of the electric vehicle to power the propulsion system and propel the electric vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316679 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - In a power supply system, a first route includes a first power supply connected to a first load. A second route includes a second power supply connected to a second load. A connection path connects the first and second routes at a connection point. The first power supply includes a voltage generator generating an operating voltage operating the first and second loads. The second power supply includes an electrical storage device charging based on power supplied from the voltage generator. A switching circuit includes a first switch having a diode component with an anode and a cathode being directed to the electrical storage device and the connection path, respectively, and is disposed between the connection point and the electrical storage device. A switch state controller outputs a switch-off command to the first switch when the electrical storage device is in the fully charged condition. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316680 | IN-VEHICLE BACKUP POWER SOURCE CONTROL APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE BACKUP POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - An increase in the capacity of a power storage unit is effectively suppressed. An in-vehicle backup power source control apparatus includes a discharge unit, a control unit, and a temperature obtaining unit. The control unit controls a discharge operation such that an output voltage of the discharge unit reaches a target voltage. The temperature obtaining unit obtains the temperature of a power storage unit. When the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining unit is within a predetermined first temperature range, the control unit sets the target voltage to a first target voltage, and when the temperature obtained by the temperature obtaining unit is within a predetermined second temperature range that is higher than the first temperature range, the control unit sets the target voltage to a second target voltage that is higher than first target voltage. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316681 | VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A vehicle includes a scent discharge device configured to discharge a scent into a vehicle cabin. When a shift position is a travel position, the scent discharge device is controlled such that a first scent is discharged into the vehicle cabin, and when the shift position is a non-travel position, the control on the scent discharge device is changed from the control performed when the shift position is the travel position to a different control. Hereby, when the shift position is the travel position, the first scent is discharged. This makes is possible to restrain drowsiness of a driver while the driver is driving. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316682 | Method for Determining a Digital Assistant for Carrying out a Vehicle Function from a Plurality of Digital Assistants in a Vehicle, Computer-Readable Medium, System, and Vehicle - A digital assistant is determined from a plurality of digital assistants in a vehicle for performing a vehicle function. A speech message of a vehicle occupant is received via a digital assistant from the plurality of digital assistants in the vehicle. A command of the speech message is ascertained via the digital assistant. An execution authorization of the vehicle occupant is determined for the command of the speech message via the digital assistant. If the vehicle occupant has an execution authorization for the command of the speech message, command of the speech message is executed via the digital assistant in order perform the vehicle function in the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316683 | VEHICLE - A vehicle may include a body including a rear surface defining an opening, a door configured to open and close the opening, and a rear bumper reinforcement fixed to a portion of the body located below the opening via a crash box. The body may include a lower back reinforcement extending in a vehicle widthwise direction along a lower edge of the opening and at least a part of the lower back reinforcement may be located directly above the rear bumper reinforcement in a vehicle height direction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316684 | ENHANCED BUMPER SYSTEM - A bumper system ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210316685 | SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING THE AUTOMATIC RETRACTION OF A SEATBELT - Embodiments described herein generally relate to a system for preventing the automatic retraction of a seatbelt. The system generally includes one or more processors, one or more host vehicle status sensors, one or more seatbelt braking mechanisms, and one or more memory modules. The one or more host vehicle status sensors output a status signal that a host vehicle is stopped an off-road driving condition. The one or more memory modules store logic that causes the one or more processors to determine that the host vehicle is in the off-road driving condition based on the status signal output by the one or more host vehicle status sensors and activate the one or more seatbelt braking mechanisms in response to detecting the host vehicle is in the off-road driving condition to prevent automatic retraction of the seatbelt. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316686 | COLUMN COVER UNIT - A column cover unit may include: a column cover configured to cover a steering column of a vehicle and comprising a first cover portion and a second cover portion, wherein a boundary between the first cover portion and the second cover portion extends from a front end of the column cover at a front portion of the vehicle toward a rear portion of the vehicle; and a contact member configured to separate the first cover portion and the second cover portion from each other at the boundary by contacting the column cover when the column cover is moved toward the front portion of the vehicle with the steering column. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316687 | DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG APPARATUS - A driver seat airbag apparatus may include: a mounting plate having a housing space formed at the front thereof; a cover having an insertion part and a pressing part, wherein the insertion part is formed at the rear of the cover and inserted into the housing space, and the pressing part is formed at the front of the insertion part; and a coupling part formed at each of the mounting plate and the outer surface of the insertion part, and comprising a male portion and a female portion that are locked to each other when the insertion part is inserted into the housing space. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316688 | DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE | 2021-10-14 |
20210316689 | AIR BAG DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide an airbag apparatus capable of quickly and assuredly restraining a passenger. In particular, to make it possible to deploy an airbag in a large area to cover the front surface of the steering wheel quickly and smoothly at the initial stage of deploying the airbag. Moreover, to simplify the compression step of the airbag, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. An airbag apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured such that the airbag is housed as a compressed body which is compressed to collapse. The second aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an airbag apparatus, wherein the method includes the step of forming a compressed body of an airbag by compressing the airbag so as to collapse the airbag without rolling or folding the airbag. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316690 | VEHICLE SEAT - To improve workability when attaching an airbag module disposed in a side portion of a vehicle seat from a seat back side. A vehicle seat (S) includes: a side frame ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210316691 | VEHICLE SEAT DEVICE - A vehicle seat device includes: an expansion and contraction pattern setting unit that sets an expansion and contraction pattern of each air bag for air bags which are expanded to press a seat skin from an inside; an adjustment position detection unit that detects an adjustment position of a seat element constituting a seat for the seat provided with each of the air bags; and a pressing operation reduction region estimation unit that estimates an existence of a pressing operation reduction region where a pressing operation of the seat skin due to the expansion of the air bag is reduced based on the adjustment position of the seat element. When the existence of the pressing operation reduction region is estimated, the expansion and contraction pattern setting unit sets the expansion and contraction pattern excluding the air bag located in the pressing operation reduction region among the respective air bags. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316692 | MULTILAYER FILM FOR USE IN AIR BAG AND AIR BAG - The present disclosure is directed to provide a multilayer film for use in an air bag, which provides sufficient adhesiveness and blocking tendency in a well-balanced manner. The multilayer film for use in an air bag according to the present disclosure includes an adhesive layer and an outer layer. The adhesive layer includes a resin having a glass transition temperature from 0° C. to 80° C. and a melting point from 100° C. to 160° C. The outer layer includes a resin having a melting point higher than the melting point of the resin included in the adhesive layer by 20° C. or higher. Further, an air bag according to the present disclosure includes a synthetic fiber fabric and the aforementioned multilayer film for use in an air bag, in which the adhesive layer in multilayer film is laminated with the synthetic fiber fabric. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316693 | BI-DIRECTIONAL AIRBAG CUSHION WRAPPERS AND RELATED AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Airbag cushion wrapper and related airbag assemblies, along with related assembly/manufacturing methods. In some embodiments, the airbag cushion assembly may comprise an airbag cushion and an inflator comprising an inflator wire. A wrapper may extend about the airbag cushion, which wrapper may comprise a first section wrapped about the airbag cushion in a first direction and a second section coupled with the first section, the second section being wrapped about the airbag cushion in a second direction opposite the first direction and such that the first section extends at least partially within the second section. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316694 | OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM - An occupant protection system includes a first airbag device, a second airbag device, and an airbag control processor. The first airbag device includes a first bag. The first bag is configured to be deployed along a side surface of a compartment of a vehicle upon a side impact of the vehicle. The second airbag device includes a second bag. The second bag includes a shoulder pressing part. The shoulder pressing part is configured to be deployed between a seat back and a shoulder, of an occupant, on an outer side in a vehicle width direction. The airbag control processor is configured to control deployment and non-deployment of the shoulder pressing part of the second airbag device in accordance with a state of the side impact of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316695 | PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICE - Pair of airbags, a left side tensile cloth and the right side tensile cloth stowed within the seat cushion of the seat, and a lower tensile cloth that connects both ends of the left side tensile cloth and the right side tensile cloth in the inner portion of the seat cushion, wherein the lower tensile cloth is disposed in the center in the left-right direction of the seat cushion and to the front side of center in the front-rear direction of the seat cushion, where the left side tensile cloth and the right side tensile cloth extend to the left and right rearwardly from both the left and right ends of the lower tensile cloth in the inner portion of the cushion, such that the left side tensile cloth and the right side tensile cloth are stretched between the seatback and the seat cushion when the airbag expands and deploys. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316696 | VEHICLE SIDE AIRBAG - An airbag for a vehicle, such as a side airbag, may be mounted to or proximate to a seat assembly on which a passenger may sit. The side airbag may include a chamber and an inflator configured to cause the chamber to expand toward the passenger to slow an acceleration of the passenger responsive to an imminent impact of the vehicle with another object or surface. Upon deployment of the chamber, the side airbag may cause a portion of the seat assembly (a seat tub, seat pan, and/or cushion coupled thereto) to deform toward the passenger seated thereon while remaining occluded from the passenger by the assembly. In some examples, the chamber may be stored in an unfolded position to allow for a more rapid deployment. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316697 | VARIABLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A MOTIVE SYSTEM - Variable behaviour control mechanism with a variety of motion characteristics, the mechanism comprising means to measure a plurality of motion characteristics and to activate systems when a threshold of the motion characteristics is reached. The mechanism described is, for example, a vehicle seat belt and the mechanism minimises or prevents unwanted activation of line extension or retraction of the seat belt. A first mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when a combination of the sensed motion characteristics achieves a threshold. A second mechanism is described where activation occurs between at least one primary system and at least one secondary system when at least one sensed motion characteristic achieves a threshold, the threshold being modified based on at least one further motion characteristic. A method of use of the above mechanisms is also described. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316698 | EJECTOR ELEMENT FOR A BELT BUCKLE SENSOR WITH A TRIGGER, AND A BELT BUCKLE WITH SUCH AN EJECTOR ELEMENT - An ejector element with a trigger for a belt buckle sensor includes a plate-shaped ejector body and a trigger blade of a magnetic and/or metallic material for producing a change in a magnetic field of a Hall sensor or an inductive sensor. The ejector element is distinguished by the fact that the trigger blade is connected in one piece to the ejector body, wherein the one-piece connection between the trigger blade and the ejector body is produced by an injection-molding process. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316699 | TWO STEP SMART KEY START SYSTEM - An ignition start system in which authentication of a key is carried out twice, first to activate the ignition switch to allow starting the engine and second at the time prior to moving the vehicle from a parked position. The two step authentication prevents driving off in a car that has been started without having the key for security purposes and also to avoid inconvenient situations that can otherwise occur. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316700 | MOBILE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE - When a mobile device is securely connected to a vehicle, at least a portion of a control interface of the vehicle can be extended to the mobile device, allowing a user of the mobile device to operate certain functions of the vehicle from the mobile device. For example, a passenger of a vehicle can control some aspects of the vehicle, while the driver controls driving aspects. Optionally, the passenger can take the role of a co-driver or co-pilot of the vehicle in some embodiments. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED - An identification system configured so as to identify a driver of a vehicle after the vehicle has been started, the identification system includes a state detection module configured so as to generate a first dataset containing information relating to at least one movement of a device of the vehicle; an identification module carried or worn by a carrier or wearer and configured so as to generate a second dataset including movement data of the carrier or wearer; and a computing module configured so as to correlate the first dataset with the second dataset so as to determine whether the carrier or wearer and the driver are the same person. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316702 | LIDAR SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A lidar sensor may include: a transmitter configured to transmit laser; a receiver configured to receive reflected laser; a mirror rotating unit configured to rotate a mirror in a designated direction, the mirror serving to reflect the transmitted or received laser; a cleaning device driving unit configured to drive a cleaning device to remove foreign matters adhering to the cover of the lidar sensor; a signal processing unit configured to determine when or where the lidar sensor is covered and calculate a distance to an object; and a control unit configured to control the transmitter not to transmit a laser signal or control a rotational velocity or rotation time of the mirror at a point of time that the lidar sensor is covered by the cleaning device, and control detection or utilization of the received signal when the distance to the object is calculated. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316703 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A START TIME FOR A RECHARGING PROCEDURE FOR A PLUNGER DEVICE OF AN ELECTRONICALLY SLIP-CONTROLLABLE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONICALLY SLIP-CONTROLLABLE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING A PLUNGER DEVICE - A method for determining a start time for a recharging procedure for a plunger device of an electronically slip-controllable power brake system, and an electronically slip-controllable power brake system having a plunger device. Plunger devices have a plunger cylinder, a plunger piston, and a plunger working space and are operable by a drive motor. A recharging procedure of the plunger device is required from time to time. The start time for a recharging procedure of the plunger device is ascertained as a function of characteristic values that describe the driving state of a vehicle equipped with the power brake system, and/or the operating state of the plunger device when an actual position of the plunger piston lies within a specifiable working range of the plunger device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316704 | Pneumatic Braking Device - A pneumatic braking device for a utility vehicle includes at least one pneumatically controllable spring accumulator for a parking brake of the utility vehicle and an electronic parking brake device. The electronic parking brake device has at least one electronic control unit, at least one bistable valve unit, at least one first valve unit by which a parking brake of a trailer of the utility vehicle can be deactivated when activating the parking brake of the utility vehicle, at least one second valve device which can be connected in such a way that when there is a decrease in the system pressure for supplying the parking brake of the trailer, the parking brake of the trailer can be activated, and a traction vehicle protection valve. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316705 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PNEUMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM OF A TRAILER VEHICLE - A method includes steps for controlling a pneumatic braking system of a trailer vehicle which is connected to a tow vehicle equipped with a hydraulic or pneumatic braking system. At the start of an actuation of the foot brake valve, an electrical switch is closed or opened, and a switching signal is transmitted to an electronic control unit as a braking start signal for an incipient braking process. A brake value sensor detects a brake value representative of the drivers current deceleration request and transmits the brake value to the electronic control unit as a brake value signal. The brake value sensor is used for determining the incipient braking process, and a backup valve is only deactivated by switching a redundancy valve from an open position to a blocking position if the brake value signal detected by the brake value sensor has reached or exceeded a predefined minimum signal value. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316706 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a brake control device that supplies hydraulic pressure from a hydraulic pressure supply source to a wheel cylinder through a hydraulic pressure supply passage, and adjusts braking hydraulic pressure, which is the hydraulic pressure in the wheel cylinder by a solenoid valve provided in the hydraulic pressure supply passage, the brake control device including a control unit that, when holding the solenoid valve in an operating state, applies to the solenoid valve a holding current set to greater than or equal to a minimum required current necessary for holding the solenoid valve in the operating state; and a current adjusting unit that adjusts the holding current based on change in braking conditions. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316707 | GUIDE SLEEVE FOR GUIDING A COLLAR OF A RELAY VALVE FOR AN ELECTROPNEUMATIC MODULATOR - A guide sleeve for guiding a collar of a relay valve for an electropneumatic modulator for a brake system for a vehicle, includes: a guide section configured to be couple-able to a counterpart guide section of the collar of the relay valve so as to allow guidance of the collar along the guide section; and a holding section configured to fasten the guide sleeve in a positively locking manner in a housing of the relay valve. Also described are a related guide sleeve device, and a relay valve, and a related method. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316708 | VALVE BLOCK FOR HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a valve block for a hydraulic brake system. The valve block for a hydraulic brake system includes a first valve row in which NO valve receiving bores to receive a plurality of NO valves are disposed, a second valve row in which NC valve receiving bores to receive a plurality of NC valves are disposed, a pair of pump receiving bores formed symmetrically to each other on opposite side surfaces to be disposed between the first and second valve rows and receiving a piston pump, a pair of first damping bores formed symmetrically to each other on the opposite side surfaces to be disposed above the first valve row and receiving a first pressure pulsation reducing device, a pair of second damping bores formed symmetrically to each other on an upper surface to be disposed above the first damping bores and receiving a second pressure pulsation reducing device, a pair of low pressure accumulator receiving bores formed symmetrically to each other on a lower surface, and a pressure sensor receiving bore formed on a front surface to be disposed adjacent to the pair of low pressure accumulator receiving bores. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316709 | METHOD FOR TESTING THE FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY OF A HYDRAULIC VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - For testing the functional capability of a hydraulic power vehicle braking system, a power brake pressure generator is switched on. The power brake pressure generator displaces brake fluid through the non-actuated master brake cylinder into a brake fluid reservoir, which is why no brake pressure is built up. A brake pressure build-up allows a “hidden defect” to be inferred, which has no impact during normal operation and is therefore not noticed. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316710 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND PROVIDING BRAKING ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, INDICATIVE OF A PARTICULATE EMISSION DUE TO THE USE OF A VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - A method and device for detecting and providing braking assessment information indicative of a particulate emission from a vehicle braking system involves determining, upon a braking event, one or more physical quantities related to the particulate emission caused by the braking event based on detection of at least one physical quantity detected from the one or more physical quantities performed by respective detection means provided in the vehicle. The method and device may also include calculating, by an algorithm or mathematical assessment model, stored and executable in a computer, at least one braking assessment index, based on the one or more determined physical quantities. The braking assessment index being representative of a particulate emission amount by the vehicle braking system upon the braking event, and providing a user with braking assessment information related to the calculated braking assessment index, by a user interface. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316711 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST HVAC, WINDOW AND SEAT BASED ON HISTORICAL USER'S BEHAVIOR - Embodiments are directed to controlling a thermal environment inside a cabin of a vehicle by detecting a user in the cabin of the vehicle and retrieving a profile for the detected user. The profile can define settings for each of one or more features of the vehicle influencing the thermal environment inside the cabin of the vehicle. A set of current environmental conditions can be detected and a setting for each of the one or more features of the vehicle influencing the thermal environment inside the cabin of the vehicle can be determined based on the retrieved user profile and the detected set of current environmental conditions. The determined settings can then be applied to each of the one or more features of the vehicle influencing the thermal environment inside the cabin of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316712 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DRIVING OF ELECTRIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - A device for controlling an electronic four-wheel drive (E-4WD) of a vehicle includes: a first powertrain for a front wheel, where the first powertrain includes an engine, and a front wheel motor; and a second powertrain for a rear wheel, where the second powertrain includes a rear wheel motor. The device provides a rear wheel motor driving mode, a front wheel motor driving mode, a combined driving mode in which the front wheel motor and the rear wheel motor are both driven, and an engine-on mode according to driver power demand for the vehicle, such that fuel efficiency of the vehicle is improved. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RUNTIME PLANNING OF AN ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED WORK VEHICLE - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for automatically planning the workday of a battery unit powered electric work vehicle. The vehicle includes a chassis supported by traveling devices, itself further supporting a work implement. A battery unit discharges energy for at least assisting with actuation of the traveling devices and/or work implement. A controller receives input data from a user regarding specified missions to be performed by the work vehicle in a given period of time, and predicts rates of energy consumption for at least one operating mode corresponding to each remaining mission to be performed. The controller further generates, to a user interface, output data corresponding to a required charge state of the battery unit based on the predicted rates of energy consumption, relative to a detected current charge state of the battery unit. The controller may monitor activity and/or consumption rates throughout the day and proactively generate outputs for, e.g., usage optimization. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316714 | ENGINE UNIT AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCLUDING ENGINE UNIT - An engine unit includes: an engine that is able to independently inject fuel into cylinders; a cleaning device that cleans exhaust gas from the engine; and a control device that performs low-temperature starting control for increasing an amount of injected fuel when the engine is started at a low temperature. The control device performs temperature increase control for performing fuel cutoff for some cylinders of the engine and increasing an amount of fuel injected into other cylinders after an increase in an amount of fuel in the low-temperature starting control has reached a first predetermined amount when an increase in temperature of the cleaning device is requested while the low-temperature starting control is being performed. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316715 | ENGINE UNIT AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCLUDING ENGINE UNIT - An engine unit includes: an engine that is able to independently inject fuel into cylinders; an exhaust gas recirculation device that recirculates exhaust gas of the engine to intake air; a cleaning device that cleans exhaust gas from the engine; and a control device that controls the engine and the exhaust gas recirculation device. The control device performs control such that an amount of exhaust gas recirculated to intake air is less when fuel cutoff is performed for some cylinders out of all cylinders of the engine than when fuel is injected into all the cylinders of the engine. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316716 | VEHICLE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION - A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping profile. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316717 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle | 2021-10-14 |
20210316718 | AUTOMATED VALET PARKING SYSTEM AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - An automated valet parking system provides an automated valet parking service in a parking lot. A vehicle supporting the automated valet parking service executes braking control so as to automatically decelerate and stop before a target stop position in the parking lot. Braking result information indicates a braking distance until the vehicle is stopped by the braking control or an error distance between the target stop position and an actual stop position. The automated valet parking system determines whether or not the braking distance or the error distance deviates from an acceptable range. When the braking distance or the error distance deviates from the acceptable range, the automated valet parking system decides that an abnormality occurs in a braking device or a tire of the vehicle and transmits notification information notifying the abnormality occurrence to a terminal device operated by a user of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316719 | PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A parking assistance method is provided. The method includes recognizing image features of a traffic line corresponding to a parking position of a vehicle. A category of the parking position of the vehicle is determined based on the image features of the traffic line. Once the vehicle is determined to be parking illegally based on the category of the parking position of the vehicle; a warning is issued. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316720 | VEHICLE COLLISION ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING COLLISION AVOIDANCE ACTION - An impairment analysis (“IA”) computer system for detecting a driver or vehicle impairment is provided. The IA computer system is associated with a host vehicle, and includes a plurality of sensors, and at least one processor in communication with the plurality of sensors and at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to: (i) interrogate a target vehicle via the plurality of sensors by scanning at least one of the target vehicle and a target driver; (ii) receive sensor data including at least one of target driver data and target vehicle condition data; (iii) analyze the sensor data to determine whether at least one of lane drift and vehicle speed deviation for the target vehicle exceeds a respective threshold; (iv) detect an impairment of the target driver or target vehicle based upon the analysis; and/or (v) direct collision avoidance action based upon the detection. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316721 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle control method includes determining whether a driving intention of a user is a U-turn intention or a left turn intention based on image information obtained by an imager. In response to determining that the driving intention of the user is the U-turn intention or the left turn intention an obstacle is detected that may cause a collision during a U-turn driving or a left turn driving based on the image information and obstacle information detected by an obstacle detector. In response, collision avoidance control is performed with the detected obstacle based on steering angle information of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316722 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAJECTORY BASED SAFEKEEPING OF VEHICLES - Systems and methods for operating a vehicle. The methods comprise: generating, by a computing device, a vehicle trajectory for the vehicle that is in motion; detecting an object within a given distance from the vehicle; generating, by the computing device, at least one possible object trajectory for the object which was detected; performing, by the computing device, a collision check to determine that there remains time to react safely to worst-case behavior by the object (the collision check being based on the vehicle trajectory and at least one possible object trajectory); and performing operations, by the computing device, to selectively cause the vehicle to perform an emergency maneuver based on results of the collision check. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316723 | ON-BOARD SENSOR SYSTEM - An on-board sensor system includes: a first sensor configured to detect a situation around a vehicle; a second sensor having a higher angular resolution than the first sensor; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of the first sensor; and a range decision unit configured to decide, based on the detection result, an observation range to be observed by the second sensor around the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316724 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes an information acquirer configured to acquire vehicle surrounding information, and a controller configured to execute driving assistance control. The controller is configured to set a first line as a target traveling line when an operation status of the driving assistance control is ON. The controller is configured to set, when a driving switching request is made, the target traveling line to cause a vehicle to travel along a second line displaced from the first line by a predetermined displacement amount after a specific timing that is a timing when a predetermined time has elapsed from a requested timing. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316725 | Limiting a Target Value for a Control Variable of a Driver Assistance System - A driver assistance system is configured to determine or receive a setpoint value for a control variable of the motor vehicle, to determine or receive an actual value for the control variable of the motor vehicle, to determine a correction value for reducing a deviation between the setpoint value for the control variable and the actual value for the control variable depending on the deviation between the setpoint value for the control variable and the actual value for the control variable, to compare the correction value with a first threshold value, and at least to limit a future change in the setpoint value for the control variable which increases the deviation between the target value for the control variable and the actual value for the control variable depending on the comparison of the correction value with the first threshold value. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316726 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED IN COOPERATIVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle speed based on information about forward vehicles that travel in the same lane may be acquired using Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communications in a cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) system. The CACC system includes a communication unit receiving vehicle information from neighboring vehicles using V2V communications; an information collection unit collecting vehicle information of the neighboring vehicles and the subject vehicle using sensors; and a control unit determining a forward vehicle and a far-forward vehicle using the sensors, selecting first and second target vehicles for being followed by the subject vehicle based on the vehicle information of the forward vehicle and the far-forward vehicle and the vehicle information of the neighboring vehicles, and controlling the driving speed of the subject vehicle based on speed information of the first and second target vehicles. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316727 | MOTORCYCLE-DRIVE ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - There is provided a motorcycle-drive assistance apparatus that makes rapid deceleration by an engine brake possible so that braking control unintended by a rider can be avoided. The motorcycle-drive assistance apparatus is configured in such a way that a deceleration-start inter-vehicle distance calculation unit calculates a deceleration-start inter-vehicle distance, by use of an acceleration value read from an engine-brake acceleration value storage unit, based on an own-vehicle speed calculated by an own-vehicle speed calculation unit and a road-surface gradient angle calculated by a road-surface gradient angle calculation unit and in such a way that when the inter-vehicle distance between an own vehicle and another vehicle, detected by an object detection unit, becomes smaller than the calculated deceleration-start inter-vehicle distance, deceleration of the own vehicle through the engine brake is started. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316728 | SMART CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A smart cruise control system includes a controller communicatively connected to a first sensor obtaining front image data and a second sensor obtaining front radar data, wherein the controller is configured to recognize a front vehicle based on the front image data and the front radar data, and in response to the front vehicle being not recognized in the front radar data and the front vehicle being recognized in the front image data, control the vehicle so that the vehicle is not accelerated even if the distance between the vehicle and the front vehicle recognized in the front image data is greater than the preset distance. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316729 | Vehicle Control Apparatus, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Following Running System - A vehicle control apparatus is configured to be mounted on a following vehicle in a vehicle following running system that achieves following running by non-mechanically towing a preceding vehicle and the following vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus is configured to acquire a first physical amount regarding a motion amount of the preceding vehicle generated when the preceding vehicle starts running that is transmitted from the preceding vehicle, determine a second physical amount regarding a motion amount of the following vehicle required when the following vehicle starts running based on the acquired first physical amount, and output an instruction for achieving the determined second physical amount to an actuator regarding driving of the following vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316730 | LEANING VEHICLE WITH A STEERABLE FRONT WHEEL - A leaning vehicle including a vehicle body, a steerable front wheel set swivelable around an axis extending in an up-down direction, a rear wheel set, a turn operation input device that receives a turn operation and transmits the turn operation non-mechanically, a leaning device including a lean actuator that leans the vehicle body, the steerable front wheel set and the rear wheel set to a leftward or rightward direction, and a centripetal force generator including a centripetal force generation actuator, which outputs a controllable torque to thereby generate an additional centripetal force that acts on the steerable front wheel set and the rear wheel set during a turn of the leaning vehicle. The controller controls the torque while controlling the lean actuator in accordance with the received turn operation, to thereby control a leaning condition of the vehicle body during the turn and to control generation of the additional centripetal force. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316731 | DIRECTIONAL SHIFT CONTROL IN VEHICLES - The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling gear selection in a transmission of a vehicle in response to a directional shift requested by an operator and to a control system for controlling gear selection to manage directional shifts in vehicles, from a first direct to a second direction (e.g. forward to reverse). The method compares the current transmission output speed with a predetermined direction shift threshold transmission output speed. If the current transmission output speed is less than or equal to the predetermined direction shift threshold transmission output speed, the transmission is caused to execute a direction shift from the initial first direction gear to the same second direction gear, or a next highest second direction gear if there is no second direction gear which corresponds to the initial first direction gear. If the current transmission output speed is greater than the predetermined direction shift threshold transmission output speed, the direction shift is inhibited until the current transmission output speed slows to less than or equal to the predetermined direction shift threshold transmission output speed. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316732 | INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS FOR IN-WHEEL SYSTEM VEHICLE - An integrated control apparatus for in-wheel system vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a shift button for a shift control and a dial for a steering control which are assembled integrally to each other to form one integrated component. The apparatus provides a driver with vehicle information through an operation of the dial when the steering control is not performed, and eliminates a risk of accidents occurring due to a control error by configuring a shift control manner and a steering control manner to be different from each other. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316733 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle travel control device includes a travel information collector and a travel control unit. The travel information collector is configured to collect travel environment information of a first vehicle. The travel environment information at least includes travel information of the first vehicle, ambient environment information of the first vehicle including external appearance information of a second vehicle, and first-vehicle lane information for recognizing a traveling lane of the first vehicle. The travel control unit is configured to perform travel control of the first vehicle based on the travel environment information. When the traveling lane of the first vehicle is a nonpriority lane and the first vehicle traveling on a nonpriority lane is to merge into a priority lane, the travel control unit is configured to perform control for causing the first vehicle to travel along a lane boundary line of the traveling lane, based on the travel environment information. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316734 | VEHICLE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A vehicle travel assistance apparatus includes a traveling environment information acquiring unit, a preceding vehicle recognizing unit, a vehicle shadow detector, a front vehicle shadow determining unit, and a second preceding vehicle estimating unit. The vehicle shadow detector detects a vehicle shadow of a train of vehicles including a first vehicle shadow of a first preceding vehicle recognized by the preceding vehicle recognizing unit and a front vehicle shadow of a front vehicle traveling in front of the first preceding vehicle based on a brightness difference from a road surface. When the front vehicle shadow determining unit determines that the front vehicle shadow separating from the first vehicle shadow is identified from the vehicle shadow, the second preceding vehicle estimating unit estimates a position of a second preceding vehicle belonging to the train of the vehicles including the first preceding vehicle based on the front vehicle shadow. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316735 | TERMINAL DEVICE, PERSONAL MOBILITY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PERSONAL MOBILITY - A terminal device and a personal mobility communicating with terminal device are disclosed. The personal mobility receives gesture information about a leader gesture recognized by a terminal when in a leader state while performing a group riding mode. Additionally, the personal mobility identifies intention information corresponding to the received gesture information and transmits the identified intention information to another personal mobility in the follower state. At least one of a illuminator or sound output are operated based on the identified intention information and the transmitted intention information from the personal mobility in the leader state is displayed through display while performing the group riding mode. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316736 | DRIVER ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The driver abnormality determination apparatus includes circuitry configured to detect a driver state of a driver of a vehicle, recognize a driving scene of the vehicle based on external environment information, and detect a state of an involuntary function of the driver, detect a state of a base function that serves as the basis of a driving operation by the driver, detect a state of a predictive driving function of the driver, and detect an abnormality of the driver based on the states each of the involuntary function, the base function, the predictive function, and a determination function based on a detection target item. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316737 | DRIVER ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A driver abnormality determination apparatus includes circuitry configured to detect a driver state of a driver of a vehicle, detect a driving operation of the driver, detect an exertion level of an involuntary function of the driver based on the driver state, detect an exertion level of a driving function of the driver based on the driving operation; and determine driver abnormality based on the execution level of the involuntary function and the execution level of the driving function. On condition that a function level of one of the execution level of the involuntary function and the execution level of the driving function is equal to or lower than a specified determination criterion, the circuitry is configured to relax a determination criterion for the other function level. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316738 | DRIVER ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - [Solution] A driver abnormality determination system includes circuitry configured to detect a driving operation of a driver, detect behavior of the driver's head and motion of eyeballs and/or movement of a sightline of the driver, recognize a driving scene in which the vehicle is driven; a memory that stores a sensor table of a relationship between the driving scene and detected values to be used to determine a driver abnormality; and determine the driver abnormality based on the sensor table, the driving scene, the driving operation and the behavior. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316739 | STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE, STATE DETERMINATION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A state determination device to determine that a driver driving a vehicle is in a driving difficult state detects an abnormality in a state of the driver, and detects at least one of an abnormality in a driving operation input by the driver or an abnormality in a traveling state of the vehicle. In response to detecting the abnormality in the state of the driver alone, the state determination device does not determine that the driver is in the driving difficult state but determines that the driver is in the driving difficult state in response to detecting the abnormality in the state of the driver and additionally detecting the at least one of the abnormality in the driving operation input by the driver or the abnormality in the traveling state of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316740 | OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE - A refuse vehicle has a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels, as well as a motor. A vehicle body is also supported by the chassis and defines a receptacle for storing refuse. A lifting system is coupled to the vehicle body and is movable between a first position and a second position vertically offset from the first position using a hydraulic system. The refuse vehicle also has a processing unit in communication with the lifting system and the motor. The processing unit is configured to access and execute a plurality of preset operational modes stored within a memory to adjust performance parameters of the refuse vehicle. The operational modes include at least two different operational modes corresponding to different route types. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316741 | OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A REFUSE VEHICLE - A refuse vehicle has a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels, as well as a motor. A vehicle body is also supported by the chassis and defines a receptacle for storing refuse. A lifting system is configured to engage and lift waste containers to transfer refuse within waste containers into the receptacle using a hydraulic system. The refuse vehicle also has a processing unit in communication with the lifting system and the motor. The processing unit is configured to access and execute a plurality of preset operational modes stored within a memory to adjust performance parameters of the hydraulic system. The operational modes include at least two different operational modes corresponding to different refuse types. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316742 | ERROR HANDLING IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - Error handling in an autonomous vehicle, including: receiving, by a control system of the autonomous vehicle, from an automation computing system, a remediation sequence comprising a first plurality of operational commands determined to bring the autonomous vehicle to a stop; determining, by the control system, that the error state associated with the autonomous vehicle has been reached; and executing, by the control system, in response to the error state being reached, the first plurality of operational commands. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316743 | INTEGRATED FIDUCIAL MARKER FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY CALIBRATING SENSORS OF DIFFERENT TYPES - The present teaching relates to different configurations for facilitating calibration of multiple sensors of different types. A plurality of fiducial markers are arranged in space for simultaneously calibrating multiple sensors of different types. Each of the plurality of fiducial markers has a feature point thereon and is provided to enable the multiple sensors to calibrate by detecting the features points and estimating their corresponding 3D coordinates with respect to respective coordinate systems of the multiple sensors. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316744 | ACTIVELY ADAPTING TO DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS BASED ON HUMAN INTERACTIONS - A method performed by an autonomous vehicle includes identifying a condition preventing the autonomous vehicle from proceeding along an intended route. The method also includes prompting a passenger of the autonomous vehicle to interact with a driver of a first vehicle in response to identifying the condition. The method further includes receiving, from the passenger, an input at an interface of the autonomous vehicle indicating a successful interaction or an unsuccessful interaction with the driver. The method also includes controlling the autonomous vehicle to proceed along the intended route based on the input indicating the successful interaction with the driver. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316745 | VEHICLE-BASED VOICE PROCESSING METHOD, VOICE PROCESSOR, AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED PROCESSOR - The present application discloses a vehicle-based voice processing method, a voice processor, a vehicle-mounted processor, a vehicle, an electronic device, and a storage medium, and relates to automatic driving, artificial intelligence, and voice technology in the computer field. The specific implementation is: receiving a voice message transmitted by the vehicle-mounted processor based on a plurality of audio channels, where the voice message carries identifiers of the plurality of audio channels; determining a multi-sound zone type corresponding to the voice message according to the identifiers of each audio channel in the voice message; invoking an audio processing method corresponding to the multi-sound zone type corresponding to the voice message to process the voice message so as to obtain a processing result. | 2021-10-14 |
20210316746 | PEER-TO-PEER OCCUPANCY ESTIMATION - A method for prioritizing occlusion information is presented. The method includes determining, at a first time period, a first sensor's view of a spatial area is occluded. The method also includes observing, at a second time period, the spatial area. The method further includes determining a level of risk associated with the spatial area based on the observation. The method still further includes prioritizing transmission of the occlusion information corresponding to the spatial area based on the determined level of risk and transmitting the occlusion information corresponding to the spatial area based on the priority. | 2021-10-14 |