44th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210339717 | MANUALLY-OPERABLE HYDRAULIC STABILIZING SYSTEM - A stabilizing system includes a plurality of jacks, each operated by a corresponding hydraulic actuator. A hydraulic fluid transfer pump supplies hydraulic fluid to and receives hydraulic fluid from one or more pressure chambers of the actuator. A pilot-operated check or directional valve may be provided in fluid communication with one or more of the pressure chambers and configured to regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid to and from the pressure chamber. A directional control valve may connect the pump output with the jacks via respective pilot-operated directional valves. The directional control valve may include a plurality of switch positions respectively connecting the pump output with pairs of the jacks. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339718 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR FRONT PORTAL DRIVETRAIN ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and methods are provided for a braking system for a front portal drivetrain assembly to improve the mechanical strength and performance of vehicle drivetrains. The braking system includes a brake caliper coupled with a drivetrain and a brake disc coupled to a drive axle such that a periphery of the brake disc passes within the brake caliper. A front portal spindle assembly includes a pinion gear assembly and an output gear assembly that provide a gear reduction at a front wheel of the vehicle. Upon activation of the braking system, the brake caliper applies pressure to the brake disc to slow rotation of the drive axle while the gear reduction at the front wheel contributes to engine braking during deceleration of the vehicle. The gear reduction of the front portal spindle assembly facilitates reducing the size of the brake caliper, the brake disc, or a combination thereof. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339719 | PASSENGER SIDE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR BRAKE CONTROLLER - A passenger side driving instructor brake controller can include a telescoping shaft including a first end and a second end, and a brake lever connector disposed at the first end of a telescoping shaft and adapted to be secured to a brake lever of a motor vehicle disposed within a driver-side front floorboard area of the motor vehicle. A tubular main body bent near its mid-section, the tubular main body configured to adjustably accept the second end of the telescoping shaft therein and secure the telescoping shaft with locking hardware at a fixed position within the tubular main body to enable the main body to traverse over a main console of the motor vehicle where the tubular main body is bent at its mid-section and also to extend into a passenger compartment area of the motor vehicle wherein the tubular main body can terminate at a handle area. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339720 | PASSENGER SIDE DRIVING INSTRUCTOR BRAKE CONTROLLER - A passenger side driving instructor brake controller can include a telescoping shaft including a first end and a second end, and a brake lever connector disposed at the first end of a telescoping shaft and adapted to be secured to a brake lever of a motor vehicle disposed within a driver-side front floorboard area of the motor vehicle. A tubular main body bent near its mid-section, the tubular main body configured to adjustably accept the second end of the telescoping shaft therein and secure the telescoping shaft with locking hardware at a fixed position within the tubular main body to enable the main body to traverse over a main console of the motor vehicle where the tubular main body is bent at its mid-section and also to extend into a passenger compartment area of the motor vehicle wherein the tubular main body can terminate at a handle area. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339721 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORKING BRAKES OF A HYDRAULICALLY OR ELECTRICALLY OPERATED WORK MACHINE - This invention relates to off-road work machines and to controlling the brakes of an off-road work machine and particularly to an arrangement and a method for controlling the working brakes of a hydraulic or electric work machine. It is characteristic of a method according to the invention for controlling the brakes, preferably the working brakes, of a hydraulic or electric work machine ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210339722 | CENTRAL ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE IMPLEMENTED AS A COMPONENT AND HAVING AN INTEGRATED CENTRAL BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - An electro-pneumatic central pressure control module, having at least two channels, implemented as a structural unit for an electro-pneumatic service brake of a vehicle, having at least two pressure control channels which are electrically controllable with regard to a brake pressure. A central electronic brake control device has a board, carrying electrical and electronic components, in which routines at least for controlling the brake pressure and for controlling the driving dynamics are implemented in the electrical and electronic components. At least one inertial sensor is arranged on or at the at least one board and is electrically conductively connected to at least several of the electrical and electronic components on the board so that the output signals of the at least one inertial sensor are integrated into the at least several electrical and electronic components for carrying out the control of the driving dynamics. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339723 | Vehicle Control Apparatus and Vehicle Control System - A vehicle control apparatus includes a first ECU electrically connected to a wheel speed sensor and a second ECU electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339724 | Stroke Simulator and Brake Control Apparatus - A stroke simulator is configured in such a manner that an elastic member disposed in a cylinder of the stroke simulator is restricted from being deformed in a radial direction of the cylinder. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339725 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A brake system, for a vehicle, includes a first electric-power-supply-unit (EPSU), and an electronic-brake-control-unit (EBCU) connected to the first EPSU. Furthermore, the brake system includes a first axle-pressure-modulator (APM) for service-brake-chambers associated with a first vehicle-axle. The first APM is connected to the EBCU. The brake system includes a second APM for spring-brake-cylinders associated with a second vehicle-axle. The second APM is connected to the EBCU. The brake system further includes a second EPSU, and an electronic-parking-brake-controller (EPBC). The EPBC is connected to the second EPSU. The EPBC is fluidically connected to the spring-brake-cylinders. The brake system includes a pressure modulator unit (PMU) fluidically connected to the first APM. The PMU is connected to the EPBC, which issues a control-signal for controlling the PMU. The PMU commands pneumatic-control-pressure for the first APM depending on the control-signal from the EPBC. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339726 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a control method of a brake system including a reservoir in which oil is stored, wherein the control method includes detecting a first level of a liquid level of oil stored in the reservoir, detecting a second level of the liquid level of oil stored in the reservoir, determining a decrease trend of an oil amount stored in the reservoir based on a time point when the first level is detected and a time point when the second level is detected, and limiting at least one additional function based on the decrease trend of the oil amount. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339727 | PRESSURE GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DUAL-ACTION RECIPROCATING PISTON - A pressure generating device may comprise a piston-cylinder unit having a bilaterally acting piston with two effective surfaces defining two respective, separate working spaces in a sealing manner. Each working space is connected via a hydraulic line to a hydraulic circuit, wherein at least one hydraulic chamber of a consumer is connected to each hydraulic circuit, and wherein a drive drives the piston. Each working space may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium, via a respective hydraulic line having a respective switching valve. Alternatively, one or both working spaces may be in communication with a reservoir for hydraulic medium via a hydraulic line, with a switching valve in one or both hydraulic lines, and/or a respective outlet valve may be associated with one or more hydraulic chambers of the consumer, and a further connecting line having a switching valve may connect the pressure chambers and/or hydraulic lines. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339728 | BRAKE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A brake health monitoring system and method measure pressures in different components of a brake system of a vehicle system during movement of the vehicle system. Two or more of the pressures that are measured in the different components are compared with each other to select a health monitoring mode. One or more allowable pressures are selected based on the health monitoring mode that is selected. A state of health of the brake system is determined by comparing one or more of the pressures that is measured with the one or more allowable pressures that are selected. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339729 | FORAGE HARVESTER WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF RECEIVING VEHICLE - A sensor detects a variable indicative of a position of a receiving vehicle relative to a harvester during a harvester operation in which a material conveyance subsystem on the harvester is conveying harvested material to the receiving vehicle. If the receiving vehicle is in a compromised position in which it is out of range of the material conveyance subsystem or is about to be out of range, then a control signal is generated that can alert the operator of the harvester, automatically control harvester speed, or perform other control operations. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339730 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACTION LOCK ENGAGEMENT CONTROL FOR A POWER MACHINE - A power machine can include a traction lock system to stop movement of the power machine. The traction lock system can include a controller configured to receive a brake input from an operator. In response to receiving the brake input, the controller can temporarily command a target (e.g., reduced) speed of the engine before engaging the brake. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR HEADING ANGLE - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for compensating for a heading angle. The apparatus for compensating for a heading angle includes a compensation condition determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined compensation condition is satisfied, to compensate for a heading angle of a camera, and a heading angle processing unit configured to compensate for the heading angle of the camera using a lane distance input from the camera, when it is determined by the compensation condition determination unit that the compensation condition is satisfied. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339732 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of controlling an engine and a transmission of a vehicle includes: determining, by a controller, whether the engine is restarted after releasing the vehicle's SSC (Start & Stop coasting) or whether the vehicle is accelerating during NCC (Neutral Coasting control), determining an RPM and gear stage of the transmission if it is determined that the engine is restarted after releasing the vehicle's SSC or the vehicle is accelerating during NCC, determining a mild hybrid starter and generator (MHSG) target RPM and an MHSG target RPM gradient of the vehicle, performing, by the controller, MHSG RPM control of the vehicle to follow the MHSG target RPM and the MHSG target RPM gradient, determining whether the MHSG RPM slips compared to the MHSG target RPM, and performing proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control to follow the MHSG target RPM if the MHSG RPM slips compared to the MHSG target RPM. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339733 | ENGINE START CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID VEHICLE, AND HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210339734 | CONTROL METHOD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED COMBUSTION GAS TREATMENT DEVICE - A control method is performed to control a traction device of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine that includes a plurality of cylinders. Each of cylinders has at least one air intake valve, at least one exhaust valve for the combustion gases generated by the internal combustion engine, and a fuel injector. A treatment device is provided for the combustion gases that is active from an actuation temperature. The treatment device is placed downstream of the exhaust valve. The traction device includes an electrical heater for heating the combustion gas treatment device. The traction method further compares a temperature of the combustion gas treatment device with an actuating threshold temperature and actuates the electrical heater and stopping a fuel supply being supplied to one or more of the cylinders as long as the temperature of the combustion gas treatment device is below the actuating threshold temperature. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339735 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle | 2021-11-04 |
20210339736 | SYSTEM FOR PARKING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - The subject disclosure relates to features that improve safety for autonomous vehicle (AV) maneuvers and in particular, that improve safety for parallel parking. A process of the disclosed technology includes steps for initiating a parking maneuver, navigating the AV into a parking location, and detecting a roadway grade with respect to a direction of the AV. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for automatically adjusting a wheel angle of the AV based on the roadway grade with respect to the direction of the AV. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339737 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A system includes one or more processors configured to track working hours of one or more crew members of a vehicle system as the vehicle system travels. The one or more processors are configured to control the vehicle system to one or more of stop movement of the vehicle system, slow movement of the vehicle system, prevent movement of the vehicle system from a stationary position, or control movement of the vehicle system to an alternative location, responsive to one or more of (i) determining that the working hours of the one or more crew members exceed a prescribed service limit, (ii) determining that the working hours are projected to exceed the prescribed service limit before the vehicle system reaches a designated location, or (iii) determining that the working hours are within a designated time window before the prescribed service limit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339738 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN ON-VEHICLE LIDAR SENSOR - A spatial monitoring system for a vehicle includes a LiDAR sensor, sensors arranged to monitor ambient environmental states, sensors arranged to monitor vehicle operating conditions, and a controller. The controller includes an instruction set that is executable to monitor the ambient environmental states and the vehicle operating conditions. The LiDAR sensor captures a point cloud, and the instruction set is executable to determine point cloud metrics. Desired control parameters for the LiDAR sensor are determined based upon the ambient environmental conditions, the vehicle operating conditions, and the point cloud metrics, and the LiDAR sensor is controlled based upon the desired control parameters. The LiDAR sensor is controlled to capture an image of a field-of-view proximal to the vehicle based upon the desired control parameters. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339739 | Method For Operating A Vehicle Assistance Or Control System - The invention relates to a method for operating a vehicle assistance or control system with a vehicle and with an offboard obstacle recognition sensor for recognizing obstacles for the vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes an onboard obstacle recognition sensor for recognizing obstacles to the vehicle, wherein a first grid map is generated relative to the offboard obstacle recognition sensor, a second grid map relative to the onboard obstacle recognition sensor, or respectively relative to the vehicle, and wherein a consolidated grid map is generated depending on the first grid map and the second grid map. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339740 | Vehicle Assistance or Control System, as Well as Its Use as Guides - The invention relates to a vehicle assistance or control system with a vehicle and with an in particular autonomously drivable offboard obstacle recognition sensor for recognizing obstacles to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes an onboard obstacle recognition sensor for recognizing obstacles to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle assistance or control system includes a synchronization circuit for determining the alignment of the offboard obstacle recognition sensor relative to the vehicle, and/or relative to the onboard obstacle recognition sensor depending on an output signal from the offboard obstacle recognition sensor and an output signal from the onboard obstacle recognition sensor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339741 | CONSTRAINING VEHICLE OPERATION BASED ON UNCERTAINTY IN PERCEPTION AND/OR PREDICTION - Techniques and methods associated with performing monitoring associated with operations of autonomous vehicles. For instance, the vehicle may capture sensor data using one or more sensors. The vehicle may then analyze the sensor data using systems in order to determine estimated locations associated with the vehicle and estimated locations associated with situations that may result in a potential unsafe scenario represented by the sensor data. Additionally, the vehicle may determine a distribution of estimated locations associated with the vehicle and using the distributions of estimated locations, the vehicle may determine risk probabilities associated with operations of the vehicle. The vehicle may then redefine or update a route or maneuver to perform when the risk probability exceeds a threshold. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339742 | RISK PROCESSING FOR VEHICLES HAVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CAPABILITIES - Among other things, sensor signals are received using a vehicle comprising an autonomous driving capability. A risk associated with operating the vehicle is identified based on the sensor signals. The autonomous driving capability is modified in response to the risk. The operation of the vehicle is updated based on the modifying of the autonomous capability. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339743 | Unmanned Lane Keeping Method and Device, Computer Device, and Storage Medium - The present disclosure relates to an unmanned lane keeping method and device, a computer device, and a storage medium. The method includes that: a vehicle road image collected by a data collector of the vehicle is received; the vehicle road image is transmitted to a preset DNN model of the vehicle for processing to obtain a steering wheel angle corresponding to the vehicle road image, wherein the DNN model of the vehicle is established by deep learning, and is used for characterizing a correspondence between the vehicle road image and the steering wheel angle; and the vehicle is controlled to keep driving in a corresponding lane according to the steering wheel angle. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339744 | ADJUST OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS BASED ON IDENTIFIED ROADWAY IRREGULARITIES - Methods and systems are provided for improving vehicle speed measurements. A vehicle may detect the impact of a roadway irregularity to its front wheels and its rear wheels, and may calculate an instantaneous vehicle speed on the basis of its wheelbase and an elapsed time between the two impacts. This instantaneous vehicle speed may then be used to calculate one or more correction factors which may be used to correct a conventionally-acquired vehicle speed measurement, an operational parameter of the vehicle underlying such measurements (such as a wheel size or a final drive ratio), or both. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339745 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle control device includes an acceleration rate feedback processor, a target driving force processor, a requested torque processor, a supercharging determination torque processor, a requested speed processor, and a supercharging operation determination processor. The requested torque processor calculates requested torque of an engine on the basis of target torque obtained from a target driving force and a transmission ratio of a transmission. When determining the requested torque is in the vicinity of supercharging determination torque, the acceleration rate feedback processor inhibits calculation of an amount of acceleration rate feedback. When determining that the requested torque is in the vicinity of the supercharging determination torque, the requested speed processor corrects a target speed in accordance with an altitude, to set a requested speed at a smaller value than on flat ground as the altitude becomes higher. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339746 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device includes a forward recognizer configured to recognize a forward situation of a vehicle, a brake controller configured to perform brake control, and a determiner configured to determine execution of the brake control and drive control based on target data obtained by the forward recognizer and/or from map information. The brake controller performs the brake control to stop the vehicle at a position before a stop line of a road surface, based on a recognition result from the forward recognizer. When the vehicle stops and the forward situation is determined to be safe the determiner slowly drives the vehicle to another position before a crossing road edge where the road on which the vehicle drives intersects with another road. When the vehicle is at the other position and the forward situation is determined to be safe, the determiner slowly drives the vehicle from the other position by a predetermined distance. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339747 | MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTION PRECEDENCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode at a multi-way stop intersection. For instance, that the vehicle has come to a stop at a multi-stop intersection may be determined. At least one road user at the intersection may be identified. Based on the determination that the vehicle has come to the stop, a period of time to wait for the at least one road user to proceed through the intersection may be determined. After waiting the determined period of time, that the at least one road user has not begun to proceed through the intersection may be determined. Based on the determination that the at least one user has not begun to proceed through the intersection, the vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode in order to proceed through the intersection. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339748 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE, AND A VEHICLE - A method and a device for operating an assistance system of a vehicle involves detecting laterally static and laterally dynamic objects, which the vehicle is to drive past, as lateral boundary objects. A respective lateral distance of the vehicle from the respective lateral boundary object is detected. A speed of the respective laterally dynamic object is determined and at least the respectively laterally dynamic object is classified according to its type. A set of characteristic curves is stored in a control unit of the vehicle, the characteristic curves of the set being assigned in each case to an environmental situation predetermined depending on lateral boundary objects. It is predetermined by a respective characteristic curve for the respective environmental situation at what maximum speed the vehicle is to drive past a lateral boundary object at different lateral distances from the latter. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339749 | FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE - A four-wheel drive vehicle includes: a drive-power distribution device for transmitting a drive power of an engine toward main and auxiliary drive wheels, at a drive-power distribution ratio between the auxiliary drive wheels and the main drive wheels; and a control apparatus for executing a drive-power distribution control for adjusting the drive-power distribution ratio, and executing an engine automatic-start control for causing the engine to be started upon satisfaction of an engine-start condition. Upon execution of the engine automatic-start control, the control apparatus changes a target engine rotational speed from a predetermined engine-start rotational speed to a changed engine rotational speed, such that a difference of the changed engine rotational speed from a resonance rotational speed that causes resonance of a drive system to which the engine is connected in a power transmittable manner, is larger than a difference of the predetermined engine-start rotational speed from the resonance rotational speed. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339750 | Methods and Systems for Tracking an Object - A computer implemented method for tracking an object comprises the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: upon first detection of the object, assigning a first parameter to the object; carrying out a prediction of a state of the object; determining whether a second parameter is to be assigned to the object; carrying out re-initialization of the state of the object responsive to determining the first parameter is assigned to the object; and carrying out an update of the state of the object responsive to determining the second parameter is assigned to the object. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339751 | VEHICLE AND DRIVE SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a communicator, a road-surface abnormality determiner, and a driving controller. The communicator is configured to establish communication with a following vehicle following the vehicle driving ahead in a travel road. The road-surface abnormality determiner is configured to determine whether there is an abnormality on a road surface of the travel road, based on comparison between first driving information, serving as a reference to be used when the vehicle drives on the travel road, and second driving information detected as a result of the vehicle having actually driven. When the road-surface abnormality determiner determines that there is the abnormality, the driving controller is configured to predict whether the following vehicle is able to avoid the abnormality and to send an instruction to avoid the abnormality to the following vehicle via the communicator if the driving controller predicts that the following vehicle is able to avoid the abnormality. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339752 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND WATER SPRINKLING METHOD - An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a water sprinkling place based on information indicating a road surface condition and is configured to send, to at least one vehicle that is going to travel on the water sprinkling place, a notification instructing to sprinkle waste water of the at least one vehicle by the communication unit. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339753 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MOBILE MACHINE PATH VISUALIZATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A method of controlling a mobile machine having a set of ground engaging elements includes receiving an image of terrain proximate the mobile machine, detecting a contour of the terrain, determining a projected path of the set of ground engaging elements based on the detected contour of the terrain, and controlling a display device to display the image with an overlay representing the projected path of the ground engaging elements. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339754 | DATA ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosures are a data analysis method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer storage medium. The data analysis method comprises: receiving driver data sent by a DMS and vehicle data sent by an ADAS, the driver data comprising driver behavior data and a first device identifier of the DMS, and the vehicle data comprising vehicle driving data and a second device identifier of the ADAS; according to a first mapping between device identifiers and vehicle identifiers that is established in a database, determining vehicle identifiers respectively corresponding to the first device identifier and the second device identifier; and in response to the first device identifier and the second device identifier corresponding to the same vehicle identifier, analyzing the driver data and/or analyzing the vehicle data according to the driver behavior data and the vehicle driving data. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339755 | DRIVING STATE MONITORING DEVICE, DRIVING STATE MONITORING METHOD, AND DRIVING STATE MONITORING SYSTEM - A driving-state monitoring system includes a driving-state monitoring device and a driving-state sensing device. The driving-state sensing device captures an image of a driver of a vehicle to thereby generate driving-state data. The driving-state monitoring device acquires the driving-state data and the captured image of a driver of a vehicle from the driving-state sensing device. An authentication process is made to determine whether or not a driver matches a pre-registered driver based on the information of a driver included in the captured image, thus determining the identification information of the driver successfully authenticated. The driving-state data is recorded on a database in association with the identification information of the driver. Accordingly, it is possible for the driving-state monitoring device to monitor a plurality of vehicles using a plurality of driving-state sensing devices, thus precisely managing a plurality of vehicles in terms of their driving states. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339756 | VEHICLE-INITIATED CADENCED OPERATOR INTERACTION - A vehicle-initiated cadenced operator interaction system introduces an operational concept to a vehicle operator via a machine-initiated interaction. Thereafter, interaction is initiated by the industrial vehicle according to a cadence that provides a gap between interactions so that the operator can demonstrate the behavior associated with the introduced concept. Industrial vehicle data associated with the content of the interaction(s) is analyzed and evaluated against pre-defined operational criteria to determine whether the operator is demonstrating the appropriate skill/behavior associated with the interaction(s). Responsive to the operator's demonstrated ability, the system can modify operation of the vehicle to tune the industrial vehicle to the operator. The system can also extend to the operating environment, by interacting with electronic devices, vehicles, machines, etc., in the operating environment to tune the environment to the operator. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339757 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION - Methods and systems are provided for updating a relevant vehicle parameter in a vehicle so as to improve accuracy of a vehicle velocity determination. In one example, a method comprises integrating signals of a longitudinal acceleration sensor to obtain a first vehicle velocity and obtaining a second vehicle velocity from a wheel speed sensor between a first and a second reference point, and updating the relevant vehicle parameter as a function of a difference between a slope associated with the first vehicle velocity and another slope associated with the second vehicle velocity. In this way, accuracy of vehicle speed determination via one or more wheel speed sensors may be improved. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339758 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING TRACKED VEHICLES - A vehicle comprising a track system can be monitored to obtain information regarding the vehicle, including information regarding the track system, such as an indication of a physical state of a track and/or other component of the track system based on at least on 3D recognition and/or 2D recognition of image data of a track system component. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339759 | COGNITIVE STATE VEHICLE NAVIGATION BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING AND MODES - Image-based analysis techniques are used for cognitive state vehicle navigation, including an autonomous or a semi-autonomous vehicle. Images including facial data of a vehicle occupant are obtained using an in-vehicle imaging device. The vehicle occupant can be an operator of or a passenger within the vehicle. A first computing device is used to analyze the images to determine occupant cognitive state data. The analysis can occur at various times along a vehicle travel route. The cognitive state data is mapped to location data along the vehicle travel route. Information about the vehicle travel route is updated based on the cognitive state data and mode data for the vehicle. The updated information is provided for vehicle control. The mode data is configurable based on a mode setting. The mode data is weighted based on additional information. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339760 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE - An abnormality detection device includes: an intake pressure sensor configured to detect an intake pressure of an internal combustion engine; an opening sensor configured to detect a throttle opening of the internal combustion engine; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on detection results of the intake pressure sensor and the opening sensor, whether the intake pressure sensor is abnormal. The determination unit determines, based on a result of intake pressure comparison between different throttle openings, whether the intake pressure sensor is abnormal. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339761 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle-mounted control apparatus comprises a controller configured to control the drive power source of the vehicle on the basis of the control signal, wherein the controller puts the drive power source into a startable state or an unstartable state in accordance with the control signal, monitors the control signal, and when a transmission source of the control signal is determined to have malfunctioned, puts the drive power source into the startable state regardless of the control signal. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339762 | COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING - An information processing method for automated driving includes: a request determining step of receiving a vehicle control request from an autonomous driving kit and determining whether the vehicle control request is a first request of a trajectory type or a second request of a combined type of an acceleration and a steering amount; a first request transmitting step of transmitting a control signal corresponding to the first request to a control unit when it is determined that the vehicle control request is the first request; and a second request transmitting step of transmitting a control signal corresponding to the second request to the control unit when it is determined that the vehicle control request is the second request. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339763 | PREDICTIVE VEHICLE OPERATING ASSISTANCE - Described herein are various systems and processes for predictive operating assistance of vehicles. The systems and techniques described herein may be applicable to vehicles such as vehicles operated by a driver, semi-autonomous vehicles, and/or autonomous vehicles. The assistance techniques described herein may be predictive. That is, the techniques allow for the prediction of non-optimal or dangerous operating conditions before the vehicle control is compromised. Accordingly, a warning may be provided and/or operation of the vehicle may be changed based on the predictive assistance determinations. In certain embodiments, the techniques described herein may provide warnings to a driver, may detect faults within the vehicle, may aid in route planning, may detect obstacles proximate to the vehicle, and/or may aid in the operation of the vehicle. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR PREVENTING AUTOMATION EXPECTATION MISMATCH IN VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a method of evaluating a current risk of mismatch between actual driving automation capabilities of a vehicle and driving automation capabilities of the vehicle expected by a driver. The method comprises monitoring at least one physical property of the driver indicative of a gaze direction; determining a first visual attention metric value indicative of a level of visual attention to the road ahead; comparing the first visual attention metric value to a first threshold value; and providing, when the comparison indicates that the current level of visual attention to the road is lower than the first threshold level, a signal indicative of an elevated risk of expectation mismatch. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339765 | IN-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - A method determines the region where a vehicle can travel without changing clarity of the position information of the object detected by a sensor. An in-vehicle control device includes an object detection unit detecting the position of an object from image information captured by an image pickup device, an object information storage unit stores a pre-processing grid map including a position of a detected object set as an object occupied region and a position where no object has been detected is as an object unoccupied region, an information processing unit generates a determination grid map in which part of the object unoccupied region of the map is replaced with the object occupied region, and a road surface region determination unit that generates an automatic driving grid map in which a closed space surrounded by the object occupied region of the determination grid map is set as a road surface region. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339766 | Infrastructure Interaction System and Method - A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving situational data from an infrastructure system; processing the situational data to identify one or more AV-impacting conditions; generating AV instructions based, at least in part, upon the one or more AV-impacting conditions; and providing the AV instructions to one or more autonomous vehicles. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339767 | Mapping System and Method - A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving metric data that is based, at least in part, upon sensor data generated by various sensors of an autonomous vehicle; processing the metric data; and generating a temporal understanding with respect to the autonomous vehicle based, at least in part, upon the metric data. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339768 | HEADLAND-FOLLOWING TURNS - A method of path planning for an autonomous vehicle to make a turn includes receiving a request for a turn of a vehicle from a current swath to a next swath in a work area. The work area has a headland at a periphery thereof, and the headland is characterized by a guidance line therethrough. The method further includes receiving information of the current swath, information of the next swath, and information of the guidance line, and determining a trajectory of the turn based on the information of the current swath, the information of the next swath, and the information of the guidance line. The trajectory includes one or more segments. At least a portion of a first segment of the one or more segments follows the guidance line in the headland. The method further includes, outputting the trajectory to a control system of the vehicle for executing the turn. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339769 | MAINTAINING CONSISTENT SENSOR OUTPUT - An example autonomous vehicle includes a body configured for movement along a surface, a sensor on the body to output a signal in a plane and to obtain information about an environment based on the signal, and a control system to use the information to determine a location of the autonomous vehicle in the environment. The sensor is configured to keep constant the plane of the signal for different positions of the body. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339770 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for ensuring safety when a line-of-sight direction of a driver is inappropriate according to a driving situation. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - A method for controlling autonomous driving for an autonomous driving vehicle, includes collecting sensing information on autonomous driving in an autonomous driving mode, calculating an initial longitudinal control value based on the sensing information on the autonomous driving, correcting the initial longitudinal control value based on the sensing information, and performing a longitudinal driving control by transmitting the corrected longitudinal control value to a lower controller. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339772 | DRIVING SCENARIOS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - One aspect herein provides a method of analysing driving behaviour in a data processing computer system, the method comprising: receiving at the data processing computer system driving behaviour data to be analysed, wherein the driving behaviour data records vehicle movements within a monitored driving area; analysing the driving behaviour data to determine a normal driving behaviour model for the monitored driving area; using object tracking to determine driving trajectories of vehicles driving in the monitored driving area; comparing the driving trajectories with the normal driving behaviour model to identify at least one abnormal driving trajectory; and extracting a portion of the driving behaviour data corresponding to a time interval associated with the abnormal driving trajectory. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339773 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for controlling autonomous driving in an autonomous vehicle includes: determining whether a human driver is in a forward gaze state under an autonomous driving mode, setting a first steering wheel torque threshold and a first torque holding time, based on a result of determining whether the human driver is in the forward gaze state, determining whether human driver intervention has occurred, based on the first steering wheel torque threshold and the first torque holding time, and switching the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode when the human driver intervention has occurred. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339774 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for controlling autonomous driving in an autonomous vehicle includes detecting an autonomous driving-related critical situation during the autonomous driving, outputting a notification message requesting a control-right handover from an autonomous driving system to a human driver when the autonomous driving-related critical situation is detected, and activating a minimal risk maneuver (MRM) driving mode to deactivate the autonomous driving system when the control-right handover is not successful. In particular, when the minimal risk maneuver (MRM) driving mode is activated, the deactivated state of the autonomous driving system is maintained until an engine-restart of the autonomous vehicle is detected. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339775 | SYSTEM FOR REALIZING AUTOMATED TRANSPORT OF GOODS AND RELATED APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a system for automated goods transportation and related devices, capable of achieving fully automated goods transportation within a particular area. The system includes: a management system, a loading/unloading control device, and autonomous driving control devices provided on respective autonomous vehicles. The management system is configured to manage goods information and transportation statuses of the respective autonomous vehicles, generate transportation tasks based on the goods information and the transportation statuses of the respective autonomous vehicles, and transmit each of the transportation tasks to the autonomous driving control device of the matching autonomous vehicle. The autonomous driving control device on each of the autonomous vehicles is configured to control, the autonomous vehicle to complete transportation in accordance with the transportation task. The loading/unloading control device is configured to control a loading/unloading device to automatically load goods onto or unload goods from the autonomous vehicles. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339776 | CONNECTIVITY-ENABLED TRAFFIC-AWARE SUPPLEMENTAL SENSOR CONTROL FOR INFORMED DRIVING - A sensor control system for a vehicle includes one or more processors and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores a zone of interest determination module including computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to determine if at least one localized zone of interest resides within a preliminary zone of interest of the vehicle. The memory also stores a sensor control module including computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to control one or more operational parameters of at least one sensor so as to, if at least one localized zone of interest resides within the preliminary zone of interest, bring at least a portion of the at least one localized zone of interest into a of field view of the at least one sensor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE VEHICLES WITH ONE OR MORE CONTROLLED VEHICLES - A system and method for controlling one or more vehicles with one or more controlled vehicles may include one or more processors and a memory in communication with the one or more processors. The memory may include one or more modules that cause the one or more modules to obtain a state of an environment having a universe of vehicles operating therein, identify one or more anomaly vehicles from the universe of vehicles operating in the environment, select one more actions to control a plurality of controlled vehicles to control the operation of one or more anomaly vehicles and direct the plurality of controlled vehicles execute the one or more actions. The selecting of one or more actions may be performed by utilizing a reinforcement-learning trained algorithm. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339778 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR TRAINS - A communication architecture of a train in which at least one central processing unit arranged in a train carriage is interconnected through a communication network of the train with a plurality of peripheral processing units. The central processing unit is provided on a single board with: a processor designed to process data associated with an SIL 0 safety level; a coprocessor designed to process data associated with an SIL 1-SIL 2 safety level; an internal bus built on the board and configured to allow a two-way data communication between the processor and the coprocessor; an interface for the communication network of the train. The coprocessor is designed to be programmed in a reconfigurable manner with a software that allows the validation and encoding of data coming from the processor according to a safety protocol. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339779 | POSITION SPECIFYING DEVICE, POSITION SPECIFYING SYSTEM, POSITION SPECIFYING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Included are: a unit that receives an indicated read range for an identification tag being affixed to one of devices installed in a train and storing an individual information item identifying the device; a unit that obtains a design information item indicating a model number of a device within the indicated read range and an installation position of the device with the model number in vehicles of the train; a unit that obtains a model number information item indicating a relationship between the model number and the individual information item; a reader that reads an individual information item of the device stored in an identification tag; and a unit that ascertains a model number of the device having the individual information item read and associates the installation position with the individual information item of the device having the model number when the device ascertained is present in the read range. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339780 | DOLLY, PANEL CARRIER AND PANEL LIFT - An apparatus for carrying construction panels in front and side carry configurations. The apparatus comprising a dolly frame, wheels, a dolly raise assembly so as to permit movement of a car and a load carriage along the dolly frame, a pivot mount hingedly mounted to the car and a load support, wherein the load support is pivotable relative to the pivot mount about a pivot axis between a front carry position and a side carry position. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprising a dolly raise assembly for controlled movement of a load carriage along the longitudinal extent of a dolly frame, and a panel lift fixable to the load carriage for lifting and orienting construction panels for attachment to a wall or ceiling. The panel lift having a lift frame with a panel carriage track, a panel carriage for supporting the panel, and a panel carriage raise assembly for controlled movement of the panel carriage along the panel carriage track. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339781 | Transport Device and System for Processing Workpieces - The present invention refers to a transport device with at least one transport system for jointly transporting at least one tool and at least one workpiece, wherein the transport system has a ceiling wall, a floor wall spaced apart from the ceiling wall, at least one side wall and at least one intermediate space between the ceiling wall and the floor wall, and wherein the intermediate space has at least one opening. In order to enable simultaneous and safe transport of one or more workpieces together with the tools required for machining and thus in particular to reduce downtimes of machining machines as well as costs, the ceiling wall or a cover plate connected therewith as well as the at least one intermediate space each have at least one holder, wherein the at least two holders are set up to receive the at least one workpiece and/or the at least one tool. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339782 | SELF-DRIVING SYSTEMS WITH INVENTORY HOLDER - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system that can engage and move an inventory holder. In one embodiment, the self-driving system includes a mobile base comprising motorized wheels, an actuator disposed within the mobile base, the actuator is operable to adjust a height of the mobile base, a console having an upper portion and a main body, the main body being coupled to a first end of the mobile base in a standing configuration, and a first camera disposed on a first side of the upper portion of the console, the first camera facing a second end of the mobile base opposing the first end. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339783 | ALL-TERRAIN PLATFORM DOLLY - An adjustable all-terrain dolly system ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210339784 | CHILD STROLLER APPARATUS - A child stroller apparatus includes a stroller frame and a stroller seat. The stroller seat includes a backrest portion fixedly connected with a first joining part, a seat portion fixedly connected with a second joining part that is pivotally connected with the first joining part, a coupling part pivotally connected with the second joining part at a side thereof opposite to that of the first joining part and adapted to connect with the stroller frame, a latch movable between a locking position engaged with the coupling part and an unlocking position disengaged from the coupling part, and a linking mechanism configured to movably couple the latch to the first joining part so that the backrest portion is rotatable in a folding direction to cause the latch to disengage from the coupling part and in an unfolding direction to cause the latch to engage with the coupling part. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339785 | FOLDABLE STROLLERS WITH REMOVEABLE SEATS AND RELATED METHODS - Foldable strollers with removable seats and related methods are disclosed herein. An example stroller disclosed herein a wheeled frame, a receiver coupled to the frame, and a seat. The seat includes a mount, a lock disposed in the mount; and a handle having an extended positon and a retracted position relative to the seat. The lock is to move from a first position to a second position when the mount is disposed in the receiver to removably couple the seat to the frame, and the lock to move from the second position to the first position to release the seat from the receiver when the handle moves from the retracted position to the extended position. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339786 | STROLLER - A stroller includes a front leg, a rear leg rotatably connected to the front leg, a handle assembly and a locking component. The handle assembly is rotatably connected to one of the front leg and the rear leg. The locking component is movably disposed on the handle assembly. The locking component can be driven to disengage from the one of the front leg and the rear leg for allowing the rotating movement of the handle assembly during a rotating movement of an upper handle portion of the handle assembly. Furthermore, the rotating movement of the handle assembly can drive the other one of the front leg and the rear leg to rotate. Therefore, the entire stroller is allowed to be folded easily and compactly by disengaging the locking component and then rotating the handle assembly, which brings convenience in use. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339787 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A TROLLEY COMPRISING A MECHANICAL BRAKE ALLOWING FOR A SAFE ROCKING PATTERN - Wheel assembly (200) a self-propelling trolley (100), comprising a wheel (111,112); an electric motor (151,152) arranged to perform a rocking drive pattern; an electric connector (220), arranged to connect the motor (151,152) to a battery (156); and a mechanical brake (230) activatable so that a rotational movement of the wheel (111,112) is limited, The invention is characterised in that the mechanical brake (230) is arranged so that, in an engaged state, the wheel (111,112) can turn freely in relation to the trolley (100) across a ground distance of between 5 and 20 cm between a first rotary limit position and a second rotary limit position. The movement limitation is provided by several elongated concentric tracks interacting with a pin. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339788 | STEERING SECTION FOR STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - Provided is a structure of a steering section of a steer-by-wire system capable of maintaining large leg space in the driver's seat in the vertical direction. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339789 | PLASTIC INJECTED RIGID SPLINED SHAFT CONNECTION - An intermediate shaft assembly and method of assembly thereof are provided. The intermediate shaft assembly includes a first shaft extending between a first end and a second end. The first shaft has a tubular wall portion with an inner surface bounding a hollow bore extending into said first end. The inner surface has a plurality of female splines and the tubular wall portion has at least one through opening. A second shaft extends between a coupling end and a connection end. The connection end has an outer surface sized for a clearance fit within the hollow bore. The outer surface has a plurality of male splines configured for an interdigitated fit with the female splines. The interdigitated fit establishes a clearance gap between the male splines and the female spines. A polymeric material at least partially fills the clearance gap and extends into the at least one through opening. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339790 | ELECTRIC STEERING DEVICE - A steering jacket includes a first jacket member and a second jacket member in this order from a side proximal to a steering wheel, and the first jacket member and the second jacket member overlap each other such that the steering jacket is extendable and retractable in an axial direction. An actuator is connected to an extension bracket that is attached to an outer surface of the first jacket member and extends toward the front of a vehicle body, so as to extend and retract the first jacket member with respect to the second jacket member. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339791 | INNER CAM ASSEMBLY FOR STEERING RAKE ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY - A steering column assembly includes a jacket pivotable about a rake axis. The steering column assembly also includes a rake adjustment assembly that includes a lever rotatable to lock and unlock the rake adjustment assembly. The rake adjustment assembly also includes a lever cam operatively coupled to, or integrally formed with, the lever. The rake adjustment assembly further includes an inner cam assembly in contact with the lever cam, wherein the inner cam assembly is formed of two different materials. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339792 | STEERING COLUMN HAVING FOLDABLE STEERING WHEEL STRUCTURE - Embodiments may allow the steering wheel to be received in a vehicle body to secure a space for the driver's seat in autonomous driving mode and prevent the steering wheel from interfering with the driver's body, thereby allowing for the driver's comfortable movement while preventing the driver from intervening in steering. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339793 | Steering Device having a Connector Unit for Making Electrical Contact with a Steering Sensor Unit - A steering device includes: a steering gear housing, which provides a sensor accommodation region; a steering sensor unit, which is situated in the sensor accommodation region when installed; a housing cover, which is provided to cover the sensor accommodation region in the axial direction when installed; and a connector unit, which can be situated in a contact recess in the steering gear housing or in the housing cover, for making, in particular direct, electrical contact with the steering sensor unit during the process of installing the connector unit. The connector unit includes a plug unit with at least one plug element for connection to the steering sensor unit, and a support unit. The connector unit also includes an elastic compensation unit, which is connected fixedly to the plug element and to the support unit and is provided to resiliently support the plug element. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339794 | DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device includes a motor, a control unit, a connector unit, a cover, and a seal member. The control unit is arranged coaxially with the motor and configured to control a drive of the motor. The connector unit connects the control unit to an external connector. The cover is a member separate from the connector unit and covers the control unit. The seal member is provided between the connector unit and the cover. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339795 | SPRING ELEMENT FOR A REDUCTION GEAR OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING SYSTEM - An electromechanical steering system may include a reduction gearbox where a worm gear is mounted in first and second bearings rotatably about a longitudinal axis. Rolling elements are disposed between inner and outer rings of the bearings. The inner rings are rotationally fixed on a shaft driven by the worm gear. A spring element is disposed between the inner ring of the second bearing and the worm gear. The spring element has an at least partially annular main body that when installed extends coaxially with the longitudinal axis. Spring arms in a circumferential direction are spaced apart from the longitudinal axis emanating from an external circumferential side of the main body. A first spring arm has a first leg that points away from the longitudinal axis and a second leg on which a free end is disposed, with the second leg running at least partially parallel to the longitudinal axis. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339796 | REDUNDANT CONTROL UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - A motor vehicle steering system may include an electric motor and a control unit that controls the electric motor. The control unit may have at least two redundant control paths for controlling the electric motor and an asymmetry detection device. The asymmetry detection device may be configured to compare electric current intensities of the at least two redundant control paths and to cause a faulty control path to be interrupted when there is asymmetry. Each of the at least two redundant control paths may include a switching element that is connected to the asymmetry detection device for interrupting the respective redundant control path. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339797 | STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE INPUT SHAFTS, REMANUFACTURING KIT, AND REMANUFACTURING METHODS - A steering gear assembly, which utilizes a manually-drive first rotatable input shaft coupled with a rotatable valve member to control flow of hydraulic fluid to different downstream passages, includes a torsion tube and a transfer shaft extending within the interior of the torsion tube, with the transfer shaft being configured to receive rotational force from a second rotatable input shaft coupled to a motor or another mechanical torque-supplying element. The torsion tube applies a rotational restoring force to the rotatable valve member. A removable end cover for a steering gear assembly housing includes a rotary seal permitting rotation of the transfer shaft and/or second rotatable input shaft, with the first and second rotatable input shafts opposing one another. A remanufacturing kit for a steering gear assembly includes a torsion tube, a transfer shaft, and an end cover as mentioned. A method for remanufacturing a steering gear assembly is further provided. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339798 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system for a vehicle, including: a pair of wheel steering devices that respectively steer right and left wheels independently of each other; and a controller configured to control the pair of wheel steering devices, wherein the controller is configured to: determine a standard steering amount or each of the right and left wheels in accordance with a steering request; execute opposite-phase shift steering in which steering amounts of the respective right and left wheels are shifted in mutually opposite directions by respective shift amounts with respect to the standard steering amounts determined respectively for the right and left wheels; and estimate a friction coefficient of a road surface on which the vehicle is running based on steering forces respectively applied to the right and left wheels in the opposite-phase shift steering. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339799 | PIN - A pin for rotatably connecting a steering knuckle to a transverse steering element. A first end of the pin may be adapted to be rigidly coupled to the steering knuckle and a second end of the pin may be configured to be coupled to the transverse steering element through formation of a spherical joint with the transverse steering element. The pin may also have, in a region of the spherical joint, a double universal joint axis which at its first end is rigidly coupled to the pin and at its second end is configured to be coupled to a steering sensor, and which is adapted to transfer a steering angle to the steering sensor. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339800 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING THE FRONT WHEELS OF A VEHICLE FORWARD - The present invention provides embodiments of modified upper and lower control arms for attachment to the steering knuckle that came with the vehicle, or for attachment to a modified steering knuckle of an embodiment of the invention, such that the steering knuckle, and in particular the wheel hub opening of the steering knuckle, are located at positions that are closer to the front of the vehicle than the positions provided by the control arms that came with the vehicle. The forward position of the wheel hub relative to the position provided by the factory or stock control arms moves the wheel and tire forward by the same distance, thereby allowing much larger wheels and tires to be mounted on the vehicle which do not rub against or interfere with the wheel well, fender or body mount, thereby increasing the approach angle of the vehicle for use in off-road climbing. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339801 | AUTOMOBILE STRUCTURAL MEMBER - An automobile structural member being a hollow automobile structural member having: a top wall part; a bottom wall part facing the top wall part; and a pair of heightwise wall parts that connect to the top wall part and the bottom wall part, the automobile structural member including a first corrugated reinforcing member being inside the automobile structural member, wherein: a bottom portion and a top portion of the first corrugated reinforcing member extend in a direction from the top wall part toward the bottom wall part; and the bottom portion of the first corrugated reinforcing member is joined to an inner surface of the heightwise wall part of either of a pair of the heightwise wall parts. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339802 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES WITH AUGMENTED ENERGY ABSORPTION PROPERTIES - Apparatus and methods for additively manufactured structures with augmented energy absorption properties are presented herein. Three dimensional (3D) additive manufacturing structures may be constructed with spatially dependent features to create crash components. When used in the construction of a transport vehicle, the crash components with spatially dependent additively manufactured features may enhance and augment crash energy absorption. This in turn absorbs and re-distributes more crash energy away from the vehicle's occupant(s), thereby improving the occupants' safety. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339803 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes an inner sill member, an outer sill member and a first reinforcement bracket. The inner sill member has an inner upper flange, a horizontally extending section and an inner lower flange extending downward from the horizontally extending section. The outer sill member has an outer upper flange and an outer lower flange. The inner upper flange and the outer upper flanges are fixedly attached to one another. The inner lower flange and the outer lower flanges are fixedly attached to one another defining a sill structure with hollow interior. The first reinforcement bracket is disposed within the hollow interior and has an outboard portion fixedly attached to the outer sill member and an inboard portion fixedly attached to the horizontally extending section of the inner sill member. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339804 | SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR A FRONT-END MODULE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND FRONT-END MODULE COMPRISING SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a supporting structure ( | 2021-11-04 |
20210339805 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND SPRINKLING METHOD - An information processing device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a sprinkling mode based on information indicating the environment of a sprinkling place. The control unit is configured to send, through the communication unit, a notification indicating the sprinkling mode to at least one vehicle scheduled to travel in the sprinkling place. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339806 | AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A fairing system, including a fixed fairing assembly configured to attach to a cab of a tractor-trailer, a movable fairing assembly configured to attach to at least one of the fixed fairing assembly or the cab of the tractor-trailer, and an actuator assembly configured to move the movable fairing assembly relative to the fixed fairing assembly. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339807 | UPPER WHEEL DEFLECTOR PANEL - A laterally extending aerodynamic deflector panel disposed upstream in front of an otherwise exposed uppermost portion of a vehicle wheel assembly, and arranged to divert headwinds from otherwise impinging upon drag-magnified uppermost wheel surfaces to thereby minimize overall vehicle drag. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339808 | ACTIVE DIFFUSER MECHANISM - Aspects of the present invention relate to an active diffuser mechanism for a vehicle comprising a mounting mechanism tor connecting a diffuser body to a body of a vehicle such that the diffuser body is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position in which an airflow surface of the diffuser body is spaced further away from the body of the vehicle than in the stowed position. The mounting mechanism comprises a linkage mechanism configured such that the diffuser body follows a linear translation path and a rotational path during movement from the stowed position to the deployed position. Aspects of the present invention also related to an active diffuser assembly, an active diffuser system and a vehicle comprising such an active diffuser mechanism. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339809 | IMPLEMENT RECOGNITION LIGHTING - Systems and methods for targeted illumination of an object coupled to a machine, such as an implement coupled to an agricultural vehicle, are disclosed. The systems and methods include sensing an area adjacent to the machine, determining whether an implement is present in the sensed area, and providing targeted illumination to the detected object while avoiding the provision of light to the area that is not occupied by the object. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339810 | TRUCK GOOSENECK FIFTH WHEEL TORSION HITCH - A trailer coupler has a fixed frame portion that is connected to a moving frame portion with link arms. The link arms are attached to torsion components that are affixed to both the fixed frame portion and moving frame portion with the moving frame portion located between ends of the fixed frame portion. The moving frame portion has a resting position where the torsion components are at rest and a displaced position where external forces have caused the torsion components to move. The moving frame portion can be displaced through rotation or vertical movement by external forces. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339811 | Predictively Adjustable Hydraulic Pressure Rails - A robotic device may traverse a path in a direction of locomotion. Sensor data indicative of one or more physical features of the environment in the direction of locomotion may be received. The implementation may further involve determining that traversing the path involves traversing the one or more physical features of the environment. Based on the sensor data indicative of the one or more physical features of the environment in the direction of locomotion, a hydraulic pressure to supply to the one or more hydraulic actuators to traverse the one or more physical features of the environment may be predicted. Before traversing the one or more physical features of the environment, the hydraulic drive system may adjust pressure of supplied hydraulic fluid from the first pressure to the predicted hydraulic pressure. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339812 | VEHICLE SEAT SYSTEM WITH STOWABLE BACK SUPPORT - A vehicle seat system is disclosed. The disclosed system may include a stowable back support portion configured to interface with the back of a user (e.g., a passenger and/or driver, as desired). In some embodiments, the support portion may be connected to a guide system for stowing within an interior hollow of the secondary seat portion (e.g., pillion) of a vehicle seat. In some other embodiments, the support portion may be a separate structure configured to be removably stored within the interior hollow and installed at a corresponding mounting site on the vehicle seat or host platform. In some still other embodiments, the support portion may be a rearward portion of the vehicle seat which is attached to the remainder of the vehicle seat by a hinge or other pivoting element which permits the rearward portion to rotate into position. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339813 | MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLE - Presented is a multipurpose vehicle capable of being used by a user for travelling related purposes. The multipurpose vehicle comprises a vehicle frame comprising a vehicle rack and a plurality of connector portions, a plurality of swing arms, a plurality of lever arms, a plurality of hinge arms, a plurality of wing board(s) and a plurality of side boards. Each lever arm comprises a connector arrangement for removably connecting the lever arm to the vehicle rack. A handle is connected to a connector portion of the vehicle frame and the handle is manually operable to enable adjustment of the rotation of at least two swing arm(s). The multipurpose vehicle could be positioned in multiple operating modes by operating at least one of the handle and/or connector arrangement(s). | 2021-11-04 |
20210339814 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE - An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an operating member, an electric switch, and a controller. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The electric switch is configured to receive a user input in response to a movement of the operating member to operate an additional device. The controller is configured to change a mode of the controller at least between a first mode in which the controller is configured to be under first power consumption and a second mode in which the controller is configured to be under second power consumption different from the first power consumption. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339815 | FOLDING BICYCLE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF INDIVIDUALS AND LOADS - A bicycle for transporting loads and individuals, wherein the rear wheel is arranged with a first spacing from the front wheel and wherein the bicycle is constructed to be able to be adjusted in terms of length by the front wheel and/or the rear wheel being able to be moved from a first position into a second position so that the rear wheel and the front wheel in the second position are arranged with a second spacing from each other, wherein the second spacing is greater than the first spacing, and wherein the bicycle both with the first spacing and with the second spacing from the front wheel and rear wheel is ready to ride or can be ridden. | 2021-11-04 |
20210339816 | SEAT POST - A system including: a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with the seat post, the user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of the seat post and for communicating received instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of the seat post; and a valve assembly in communication with the motive source, the valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of the received instructions by the motive source. | 2021-11-04 |