02nd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220009468 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BRAKING DISTANCE - A method for determining a braking distance of a vehicle, wherein a coefficient of friction (COF)actual between a brake lining and a brake disc is calculated as a function of a tensioning force Fd, a vehicle velocity V and a temperature of the frictional layer Tdisc, wherein the temperature of the frictional layer Tdisc is updated dynamically on the basis of the coefficient of friction COFactual in order to calculate a braking distance which approaches reality. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009469 | Monitoring Brake Performance of a Machine - A control system is used to monitor the brake performance of a machine by detecting a brake engagement for decelerating the machine. If a wheel lock of at least one wheel of the machine is detected during the brake engagement and resulting from the brake engagement whilst the machine is moving, the data collected by the control system for brake engagement is rejected or the generation of brake performance data associated with the brake engagement is prevented. The machine may be an autonomous machine and the brake engagement may be routinely scheduled to provide for brake system monitoring while the machine is in operation. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009470 | ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is an electronic parking brake system including: an electronic parking brake configured to provide a clamping force required for parking a vehicle by a motor; and a controller electrically connected to the motor, wherein the controller is configured to, in response to the electronic parking brake being in a parking release state or in a parking stop state and a transmission position being in a P-stage, identify whether a rollback occurs in the vehicle, and upon determining that a rollback has occurred in the vehicle, operate the electronic parking brake to park the vehicle. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009471 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MODULAR VEHICLE - A method for operating a vehicle comprising at least one functional module, two or more drive modules, which are: autonomously operated, individually associated with a set of energy parameters, a pair of wheels, an electrical motor operating the wheels, and an interface releasably connected to an interface on the functional module, and wherein one drive module has a gear ratio different from any gear ratio of any other drive module. The method comprises: obtaining route information describing a planned route of the vehicle; determining a distribution of a requested driving torque between the respective at least one electrical motors of the two or more drive modules for operating the vehicle along the route based on the route information and the individual sets of energy parameters in order to meet energy criteria; and controlling the two or more drive modules to produce the requested driving torque, in accordance with the determined distribution. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009472 | ELECTRIFICATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A system is provided for performing an automated electrification operation for an electric vehicle ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009473 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STOPPING AN ENGINE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method and system for operating a vehicle that includes an automatic transmission with a torque converter clutch is described. In one example, the method includes predicting a time that the torque converter clutch will open so that stopping rotation of the engine may be requested before the torque converter clutch is opened. The stopping rotation of the engine is requested to conserve fuel. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009474 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING A MINIMUM DRIVER DEMAND WHEEL TORQUE - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting driver demand wheel torque of a vehicle. The driver demand wheel torque may be adjusted as a function of a minimum wheel torque. The minimum wheel torque may be determined according to a plurality of torques that may be evaluated in three different phases. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009475 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A controller for a vehicle includes a target traveling torque calculating unit, a target torque calculating unit, and a torque controlling unit. The target torque calculating unit is configured to execute an increasing process that increases, on condition that the target traveling torque is greater a threshold, a ratio of the target engine torque to the target traveling torque as compared to a case in which the target traveling torque is less than or equal to the threshold. The threshold is less than a maximum output value, which is a maximum value of a torque that can be generated by the motor-generator. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009476 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle having a transmission, an engine, and first and second drive motors. The method includes: performing charging through the first drive motor using the power of the engine by engaging an engine clutch disposed between the engine and the first drive motor while a vehicle is stopped with the gear stage shifted to the parking (P) range; turning off the engine and controlling the clutch of the transmission to enter an open state when the gear stage is shifted to the driving (D) range; and commencing movement of the vehicle using the second drive motor alone or using at least one of the first drive motor or the engine together with the second drive motor based on at least one of requested torque, available torque of the second drive motor, or the speed of the first drive motor. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009477 | MILD HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mild hybrid vehicle and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mild hybrid vehicle includes a sensor that detects shift intention of a driver to provide the shift intention as sensing information, a controller that determines a target rotation speed of an MHSG based on the sensing information and controls the MHSG based on the target rotation speed, and the MHSG that controls the rotation speed of the engine under control of the controller when the shift intention is detected. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009478 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID POWER TRAIN OF VEHICLE - A method of controlling a hybrid power train may include: driving a first input shaft connected to a second motor-generator by the second motor-generator to synchronize a speed of a driven gear of a target gear position with a speed of an output shaft; moving a sleeve to directly connect the second input shaft, the output shaft, and the driven gear of the target gear position; decreasing torque of the first motor-generator and increasing torque of the second motor-generator to converge torque transferred from the second motor-generator to the output shaft, to torque of the output shaft; moving the sleeve to release the second input shaft and maintain only the output shaft and the driven gear; and increasing torque of an engine and decreasing the torque of the second motor-generator to converge torque transferred from the engine to the output shaft, to the torque of the output shaft. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009479 | Hybrid Vehicle Control Device - Provided is a hybrid vehicle control device excellent in quietness while suppressing knocking within an allowable limit. The hybrid vehicle control device of an aspect of the invention is a hybrid vehicle control device that controls a hybrid vehicle including a motor that drives wheels, a generator that supplies electric power to the motor, and an engine configured by an internal combustion engine that drives the generator, and includes a control unit that calculates a knock index value indicating a knock degree of the engine at an engine operating point represented by a relationship between an engine rotational speed and an engine torque, and controls the engine rotational speed and the engine torque based on the knock index value. As the knock index value decreases, the control unit sets the target engine rotation speed to be lower and the target engine torque to be higher in the target power generation amount. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009480 | VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS A VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAMETERS PREFERRED BY AN IDENTIFIED DRIVER - A vehicular driving assistance system is operable to control driving of a vehicle when operating in a driving assist mode. When the vehicular driving assistance system is not operating in the driving assist mode, a driver controls driving of the vehicle. The system identifies the driver and receives information pertaining to operation by the identified driver of the vehicle while the vehicle is driven by the identified driver. The system generates first and second personalized parameter sets for the identified driver when the driver drives the vehicle during respective first and second driving conditions. When the system is operating in the driving assist mode and the identified driver is present in the vehicle, and responsive to a current driving condition of the vehicle corresponding to one of the determined driving conditions, the system controls the vehicle in accordance with the respective generated personalized parameter set for that driving condition. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009481 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a control apparatus for a vehicle configured to perform parking assist control, the control apparatus including a first power supply device, a second power supply device, and a power supply circuit, the power supply circuit being configured to, when an abnormality occurs in the first power supply device during the performance of the parking assist control, supply an electric power from the second power supply device to a braking device and a shift switching device, and the braking device and the shift switching device being configured to operate such that a timing at which a current flowing from the second power supply device to the braking device reaches a maximum value and a timing at which a current flowing from the second power supply device to the shift switching device reaches a maximum value do not overlap. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009482 | BACKWARD DRIVING ASSIST APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first collection unit configured to collect a plurality of consecutive forward image frames captured by a camera during forward driving of the vehicle; and a driving route generation unit configured to derive a forward driving trajectory during the forward driving of the vehicle, based on matching of common feature points present in the plurality of consecutive forward image frames, and generate the derived forward driving trajectory as a backward driving prediction route. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009483 | Methods and Systems for Prioritizing Computing Methods for Autonomous Vehicles - A method includes receiving sensor data associated with one or more inputs associated with a road portion, determining a level of risk associated with each of the one or more inputs, determining an estimated amount of computing resources that each of a plurality of candidate computing methods will consume, and selecting one or more computing methods from the plurality of candidate computing methods to associate with the one or more inputs based on the levels of risk associated with the one or more inputs and the estimated amount of computing resources that the candidate computing methods will consume. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009484 | PREDICTION OF DYNAMIC OBJECTS AT CONCEALED AREAS - A method for the adaptation of a driving behavior of a vehicle by a control unit. Measurement data collected by at least one radar sensor and/or LIDAR sensor are received and, by evaluating the received measurement data, at least one obstacle within a scanning range of the radar sensor and/or LIDAR sensor is ascertained. Based on the ascertained obstacle and an installation position of the radar sensor and/or LIDAR sensor, a section of the scanning range concealed by the obstacle is ascertained. An object prediction is generated for the concealed section of the scanning range that a dynamic object may potentially cross a driving lane of the vehicle from the concealed section of the scanning range. A driving behavior of the vehicle is adapted as a function of the situation based on the object prediction. A control unit, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also described. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009485 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle cruise control device controls traveling of a vehicle, the vehicle cruise control device includes arithmetic circuitry, and device processing circuitry to control actuation of one or more traveling devices mounted in the vehicle, based on an arithmetic result from the arithmetic circuitry. The arithmetic circuitry is configured to recognize a vehicle external environment based on an output from information acquisition circuitry that acquires information of the vehicle external environment; set a route to be traveled by the vehicle, in accordance with the recognized vehicle external environment; determine a target motion of the vehicle to follow the route that was set; and set operations of one or more body-related devices of the vehicle, based on the target motion of the vehicle, and generate control signals that control the one or more body-related devices. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009486 | CALCULATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL AND TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM USING SAME - An arithmetic unit includes circuitry configured to recognize a vehicle exterior environment, set a route, determine a target motion to follow a set route, and output amounts to control traveling devices in accordance with the target motion. The circuitry is configured to calculate a steering amount for achieving the target motion, generate a control signal for controlling a steering device based on the steering amount, and directly output the control signal to the steering device. The circuitry is configured to calculate a driving force for achieving the target motion and in accordance with the steering amount, and output the drive force to a first microcomputer controlling a driving device. The circuitry is configured to calculate a braking force for achieving the target motion and in accordance with the steering amount, and output the braking force to a second microcomputer controlling a braking device. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009487 | CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF A VEHICLE WHEN CORNERING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPEED SETPOINT - Disclosed is a method intended to regulate the speed of a vehicle with at least partially automated driving and knowing the radius of curvature of a future segment which it is about to take on its route. This method comprises a step ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009488 | Driving Processing Method, Vehicle, Terminal, Server, System and Storage Medium - Disclosed are a driving processing method, a vehicle ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009489 | DRIVING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure discloses a driving device, a driving device control method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining whether an automatic driving state is currently available; if yes, detecting whether a user operates an acceleration controller; if the user operates the acceleration controller, receiving an output signal of the acceleration controller in real time; and finally, changing a driving speed based on a simulated acceleration control signal. According to the present disclosure, an operation on the acceleration controller can be used as an acceleration/deceleration operation in the automatic driving state, thereby improving user experience and market competitiveness. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009490 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for controlling a vehicle ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009491 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO AN INTERSECTION - Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle with respect to an intersection are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a vehicle with respect to an intersection, includes determining a distance of the vehicle with respect to the intersection, wherein the intersection includes a traffic light, determining a velocity of the vehicle, and receiving traffic light state information regarding the traffic light. The method also includes calculating, based on the distance of the vehicle to the intersection, the velocity of the vehicle, and the traffic light state information, a zone of interest with respect to the traffic light. The method further includes manipulating the velocity of the vehicle to modify a size of the zone of interest when a current trajectory of the vehicle will cause the vehicle to enter the zone of interest. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009492 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is disclosed a control system and a method for a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode. The control system comprises one or more controllers. The speed and/or path of the vehicle in the autonomous mode is appropriate to a driving context. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009493 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A travel control device includes a first recognizer recognizing first travel environment information based on information acquired by an autonomous sensor, a second recognizer recognizing second travel environment information acquired by external communication, a main deceleration controller performing main deceleration control against an obstacle when it is determined, based on the first information, that the vehicle is traveling on a branch road merging with a main road and an obstacle may interfere with the vehicle at a merging point with the main road at a predicted time, and a preliminary deceleration controller performing preliminary deceleration control against the obstacle before the main deceleration control when it is determined, based on the second information, that the vehicle is traveling on the branch road, and the obstacle is to exist at the merging point at the predicted time and the obstacle is not recognized yet based on the first information. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009494 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE - A control device of a mobile body is provided. The control device includes at least one processor circuit with a memory comprising instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to at least: plan an action of the mobile body; acquire an evaluation value for starting the action; and determine to start the action when the evaluation value acquired at a first time satisfies a first condition and the evaluation value acquired at a second time later than the first time satisfies a second condition. The second condition is more strict than the first condition. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009495 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes processor being configured to: perform automated driving control for automatically performing a driving operation of the vehicle; and provide a driving event which will occur at a point ahead in the direction of advance from a current point based on a driving plan for automated driving through the information provision device to the driver. The processor is further configured to: judge the suitability of the driving operation corresponding to the driving event being performed by the driver at a point before the point of the driving event; and provide the driver with judgment information so that the driver does not perform the driving operation corresponding to the driving event at a point before the point of the driving event when judging it is not suitable to perform it. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009496 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A vehicle control device is configured to control traveling of a vehicle capable of self-driving. The vehicle control device includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the vehicle control device to perform operations including: determining a control condition related to vehicle traveling when an own vehicle as a control target vehicle is in automated traveling by self-driving; and controlling traveling of the own vehicle based on a determination result. The determining the control condition includes, in a case in which an obstacle is present in front of the own vehicle, determining, as the control condition, whether passing is possible and further whether overtaking is possible. The controlling the traveling of the own vehicle comprises executing the passing or the overtaking or another travel control in accordance with whether the passing is possible and whether the overtaking is possible. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009497 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device that may be a control device of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle including an engine; an electric generator configured to generate electric power by operation of the engine; a battery configured to store the electric power; a traction motor configured to operate by the electric power stored in the battery; and a throttle valve configured to adjust an amount of air to be supplied to the engine. The control device is configured to estimate torque of the engine based on an output current value of the electric generator. The control device is configured to estimate an actual aperture of the throttle valve based on the estimated torque and revolution speed of the engine. The control device is configured to perform feedback control so that the aperture of the throttle valve is adjusted to the target aperture based on the estimated actual aperture. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009498 | ENHANCED VEHICLE OPERATION - A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to, generate a synthetic image by adjusting respective color values of one or more pixels of a reference image based on a specified meteorological optical range from a vehicle sensor to simulated fog, and input the synthetic image to a machine learning program to train the machine learning program to identify a meteorological optical range from the vehicle sensor to actual fog. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009499 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a technique for controlling a vehicle according to a group type for a target group moving object. Provided are: a group detection unit | 2022-01-13 |
20220009500 | OPERATIONAL DESIGN DOMAIN DETECTION FOR ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS - A vehicle controller including a driver assistance module configured to perform at least one of an automated and a semi-automated driver assistance function. The at least one of the automated and the semi-automated driver assistance function including a rated operational domain. The vehicle controller also including an image based operational domain detector including at least one channel configured to receive an image from a frame buffer and determine at least part of an operational domain of at least one camera originating the image based at least in part on the image. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009501 | VEHICLE SENSORS ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MAPPING THE ROAD PROFILES - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling components of a vehicle are provided. The vehicle can include a data processing system (“DPS”) including one or more processors and memory. The DPS can receive sensor data from sensors of the vehicle. The DPS can determine a vehicle body height. The DPS can determine a vehicle roll angle. The DPS can determine a first height of a road and a second height or the road. The DPS can determine a road height based on the first height of the road and the second height of the road. The DPS can provide the road height to a controller of one or more vehicles. The DPS can adjust the component of the one or more vehicles. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009502 | ROAD SURFACE CONDITION DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND ROAD SURFACE CONDITION DETERMINATION METHOD - A road-surface state determination apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The road-surface state determination apparatus includes an acquiring unit and a control unit. The acquiring unit acquires, as a first detection signal, information on a changed pixel of which a luminance value changes based on an absolute displacement of a road-surface state or a relative displacement of the road-surface state relative to a moving vehicle. The control unit determines a type of the road-surface state using the first detection signal. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009503 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ALCOHOL INTERLOCK OF VEHICLE - An alcohol interlock control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a sensor configured to acquire a biosignal of an occupant that is seated in a driver's seat; and a controller configured to determine whether or not the occupant seated in the driver's seat has changed based on the biosignal of the occupant, and when changed, to determine whether the occupant is in a drunken state, and may identify a driver based on the biosignal of the occupant seated in the driver's seat without an additional device and cost, and may fundamentally block an improper alcohol measurement of an additional occupant instead of the driver. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009504 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD - In an information processing apparatus for managing or controlling a moving body used by a user based on a predetermined use condition, the moving body is configured to be switchable between an automatic driving mode and a manual driving mode, and the information processing apparatus comprises a use condition acquisition section for acquiring information related to the use condition of the moving body, a switch command acquisition section for acquiring a switch command for switching a driving mode of the moving body, and a switch judgment section for judging permission/prohibition of switching of the driving mode indicated by the switch command, based on the use condition of the moving body. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009505 | DANGER PREDICTION DEVICE, DANGER PREDICTION SYSTEM, METHOD OF DANGER PREDICTION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A danger prediction device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire, from a traveling vehicle, position information for the traveling vehicle on a travel path and behavior information for the traveling vehicle at a location corresponding to the position information, compile, from a plurality of acquired items of behavior information, behavior information corresponding to position information for locations having a similar attribute, and input compiled behavior information to a prediction model generated based on pre-gathered vehicle behavior information and a danger level corresponding to the pre-gathered vehicle behavior information, and perform danger prediction for a location corresponding to the compiled behavior information. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009506 | CONDITIONING SYSTEM, STIMULUS APPLYING SYSTEM, CONDITIONING METHOD, STIMULUS APPLYING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A conditioning system includes a prediction unit and a stimulus applying unit. The prediction unit is configured to predict, based on a state related to a user, an occurrence of an event to be caused by the state related to the user. The stimulus applying unit is configured to apply, when the prediction unit predicts that the event occurs in future, a stimulus associated with the event to the user in advance of the event. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009507 | VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC STACK CLEARING OF STACK FRAME - A vehicular control system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) that includes (i) a next stack activation size hardware register and (ii) a hardware memory initializer configured to initialize memory. The ECU determines a maximum stack size of a vehicle control function called by a root function. The vehicle control function controls a system of the equipped vehicle. The next stack activation size hardware register stores a value equivalent to the determined maximum stack size of the first function. The ECU, prior to executing the vehicle function and while executing the root function, triggers execution of the hardware memory initializer. The hardware memory initializer initializes memory in parallel with execution of the root function based on the next stack activation size hardware register. The ECU executes the vehicle control function responsive to receiving an indication of completion from the hardware memory initializer indicating the memory initialization is complete. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009508 | Control Architecture for a Vehicle - A control architecture for a vehicle connects a first control unit to a first vehicle communication network. A second control unit is connected to a second vehicle communication network. Commands are received by a plurality of commanded units from the first control unit and/or the second control unit over communication lines. An interlink communication line is connected between the first control unit to the second control unit. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009509 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle travel control device includes computation circuitry, and a device controller that controls actuation of a traveling device mounted on a vehicle, based on a result from the computation circuitry. The computation circuitry identifies a vehicle outdoor environment based on an output from image circuitry that acquires image information of vehicle outdoor environment, sets a route on which the vehicle is to travel, in accordance with the vehicle outdoor environment previously identified, determines a target motion of the vehicle to follow the route previously set, calculates a target physical quantity to be executed by the traveling device to achieve the target motion previously determined, and calculates a controlled variable of the traveling device such that the target physical quantity calculated is achieved, and the device controller outputs a control signal to the traveling device so as to control the traveling device to control a motion of the vehicle. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009510 | METHOD FOR TRAINING AT LEAST ONE ALGORITHM FOR A CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MOTOR VEHICLE - Method for training at least one algorithm for a control device of a motor vehicle for implementing an autonomous driving function, wherein the algorithm is trained by means of a self-learning neural network, comprising the following steps of: a) providing a computer program product module for the autonomous driving function, wherein the computer program product module contains the algorithm to be trained and the self-learning neural network; b) providing at least one metric and a reward function; c) embedding the computer program product module in a simulation environment for simulating at least one relevant traffic situation, and training the self-learning neural network by simulating critical scenarios and determining the metric (M) until a first measure of quality (G | 2022-01-13 |
20220009511 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device of a mobile object includes a control unit configured to restrict, based on information specifying a suppression area where occurrence of a communication delay is to be suppressed, the mobile object from performing an operation that induces a communication delay in the suppression area. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009512 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING OF DRIVER INPUTS TO IMPROVE AUTOMATED DRIVING - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving automated driving by testing for inputs during driving. In one embodiment, a method includes testing an input from a driver in a manual driving mode of a vehicle. The method also includes adapting a fixed time interval on a condition that a test result of the input satisfies criteria used to validate driver inputs. The method also includes monitoring, via an input system of the vehicle, for driver feedback according to the fixed time interval in an automated driving mode. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009513 | DEVICE PROVIDED TO VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Proposed are a device provided to a vehicle and a control method therefor. Specifically, proposed is a device provided to a vehicle, the device comprising: a plurality of system on chips (SoCs) which execute at least one application and are connected via a predetermined input/output interface; and a display which is provided in the vehicle and outputs an execution screen of the at least one application. Further, proposed is that a first SoC, among the plurality of SoCs, requests the execution of a specific application, among the at least one application, to a second SoC on the basis of the resource state of the first SoC, and as a response to the request, receives the execution result of the specific application from the second SoC. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009514 | VEHICLE SURROUNDING MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle surrounding monitoring apparatus executes an underfloor object informing process for informing occupants of a vehicle of a probability that there is an object under the vehicle. When an object around the vehicle is detected, the vehicle surrounding monitoring apparatus memorizes information on the object as real-time object information. When the object which had been detected, is not detected, the vehicle surrounding monitoring apparatus acquires information on a moving of the object which had been detected for a predetermined time period as past object information, based on the memorized real-time object information. When determining that there is the object which had been detected under the vehicle, based on the past object information, the vehicle surrounding monitoring apparatus executes the underfloor object informing process. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009515 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR MEASURING INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE USING DRIVING IMAGE - A method for measuring an inter-vehicle distance using a processor is provided. The method includes acquiring a driving image photographed by a photographing device of a first vehicle; detecting a second vehicle from the driving image and calculating a ratio between an image width of the detected second vehicle and an image width of a lane in which the second vehicle is located; determining a size class of the second vehicle among a plurality of size classes based on the calculated ratio; determining a width of the second vehicle based on the determined size class of the second vehicle; and calculating a distance from the photographing device to the second vehicle based on the determined width of the second vehicle, a focal length of the photographing device, and the image width of the second vehicle. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009516 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle cruise control device includes: an arithmetic circuitry and a device circuitry that controls actuation of traveling devices mounted in a vehicle. The arithmetic circuitry is configured to recognize a vehicle external environment; set a route to be traveled by the vehicle; determine a target motion of the vehicle to follow the set route; and generate an image to be displayed for driving assistance, by using an image taken by the camera and information on the recognized vehicle external environment. The control circuitry is configured to control actuation of one or more traveling devices mounted in the vehicle, based on the target motion determined. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009517 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVE INSTRUCTION DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVE INSTRUCTION METHOD - An autonomous drive instruction device shortens the time required for vehicles to arrive at a designated location from a parking location in a parking lot without a navigation map. The autonomous drive instruction device includes a travel-direction determiner and an autonomous drive instructor. The travel-direction determiner determines one path as the travel direction of the vehicle on the basis of the designated location and information on paths in a branch area. The one path corresponds to an extension direction that forms a smaller one of angles formed by extension directions of the paths from the branch area and a designated-location direction from the branch area to the designated location. The autonomous drive instructor outputs instruction information including information on the travel direction to the autonomous drive control device such that the autonomous dive control device controls the vehicle to move in the travel direction by autonomous driving. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009518 | ROAD VECTOR FIELDS - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. In one implementation, at least one processor may receive, from a camera of a vehicle, at least one image captured from an environment of the vehicle. The processor may analyze the at least one image to identify a road topology feature in the environment of the vehicle represented in the at least one image and at least one point associated with the at least one image. Based on the identified road topology feature, the processor may determine an estimated path in the environment of the vehicle associated with the at least one point. The processor may further cause the vehicle to implement a navigational action based on the estimated path. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009519 | FIRE SPREADING PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A fire spreading prevention system for a vehicle can prevent a fire breaking out in a battery mounted in the vehicle from spreading throughout the vehicle. The fire spreading prevention system includes a battery state detector that detects battery state information for sensing a battery fire in the vehicle; a controller that outputs a control signal for removing a battery upon determining that the battery fire breaks out; and a battery removal apparatus installed in the vehicle to fix the battery to a vehicle body, and configured to release the battery from the vehicle body and simultaneously to remove the battery from the vehicle in response to the control signal from the controller. When a fire is sensed, the fire spreading prevention system removes the battery from the vehicle and separates and discharges the battery to outside of the vehicle, thereby preventing the fire from spreading throughout the vehicle. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009520 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - Systems, methods, and computer program products to enhance the situational competency of a vehicle, when operating at least partially in an autonomous mode, and/or the safe operation of a vehicle, when operating at least partially in an autonomous mode. Such systems, methods, and computer program products are to facilitate operation of a vehicle, when operating at least partially in an autonomous mode, in a multi-lane roadway environment to coordinate a change of lane of the autonomous vehicle from a first lane in which the autonomous vehicle is currently operating and a target lane change area of a second lane. Such coordination is to dynamically take into consideration several operational safety factors within the driving environment, including the presence of one or more vehicles in a third lane adjacent to the target lane area of the second lane and the geometric roadway design. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009521 | Autonomous Tractor and Method to Cultivate Farmland Using This Tractor - An autonomous tractor for autonomously crossing farmland, includes one or more sensors for detection of an obstacle when crossing the farmland, and a central processing unit (CPU) for receiving input signals from the the sensors and for controlling movement of the tractor based on the input signals in order to avoid the obstacle, a coupler for coupling an agricultural machine able to be coupled to the tractor, and the agricultural machine includes one or more additional sensors for detection of the obstacle, wherein coupling of the agricultural machine operatively connects the additional sensors to the CPU and automatically provides data to the CPU regarding the location of each of the additional sensors on the agricultural machine and one or more specifications of each of these additional sensors. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009522 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes a controller circuit in communication with a steering sensor and one or more perception sensors. The steering sensor is configured to detect a steering torque of a steering wheel of a host vehicle. The one or more perception sensors are configured to detect an environment proximate the host vehicle. The controller circuit is configured to determine when an operator of the host vehicle requests a take-over from fully automated control of the host vehicle based on the steering sensor. The controller circuit classifies the take-over request based on the steering sensor. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009523 | Security System and Method for Disabling Vehicle Functions - A vehicle system comprising a plurality of subsystems, each of the plurality of subsystems configured to perform at least a portion of at least one of a plurality of functions. The plurality of functions are organized in a hierarchy of functions including complex higher order functions and simpler lower order functions. The vehicle system further comprises an advanced computing module configured to control the plurality of subsystems in order to perform a higher order function and a lower order function that supports the higher order function. The advanced computing module comprises software instructions including a first gate point. The first gate point may be activated to prevent the advanced computing module from performing the higher order function. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009524 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING APPARATUS, AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Evacuation control such as deceleration or stop of a vehicle is executed in response to an application from a driver of the vehicle for refusal of switching to manual driving. It is a moving apparatus that is switchable between automatic driving and manual driving and includes a driver information acquisition unit that acquires driver information of a driver of the moving apparatus, an environmental information acquisition unit that acquires surrounding information of the moving apparatus, a takeover abandonment input unit that inputs, to a system, takeover refusal information for a driver to refuse driving takeover to change automatic driving of the moving apparatus to manual driving, and a data processing unit that checks a switching point from automatic driving to manual driving on the basis of information acquired by the environmental information acquisition unit and executes a manual driving return request notification to the driver before reaching the switching point, in which the data processing unit further executes an evacuation process of a vehicle in response to a takeover abandonment input. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009525 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE BODY, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD - Provided are a reservation information acquisition section of acquiring reservation information indicating a reservation condition for reservation of the first mobile object, an arrival determination section of determining whether the first mobile object can arrive at the position indicated by the reservation information by the time indicated by the reservation information, an arrangement section of determining to move the second mobile object different from the first mobile object to the position indicated by the reservation information in a case where it is determined that the first mobile object cannot arrive at the position indicated by the reservation information by the time indicated by the reservation information, and a consideration determination section of determining a condition regarding a consideration for the use of the second mobile object. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009526 | Method and Control Unit for Operating an Automated Longitudinal and/or Lateral Guidance Function of a Vehicle - A control unit and method for an autonomous and/or semi-autonomous ego vehicle are provided. The control unit is configured to determine a course of an ego lane, referred to as the behavioral ego lane, within which the ego vehicle is driving, based on driving trajectories of a plurality of vehicles within an environment of the ego vehicle. The control unit is configured to operate an automated longitudinal and/or lateral guidance function of the ego vehicle in dependence of the course of the behavioral ego lane. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009527 | HIGH-SPEED MASS TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A high-speed mass transport system having a monorail track disposed along a travel path and a monorail car with a driving unit suspended from the monorail track and a commuter car selectively attached to the driving unit. The high-speed mass transport system having also having an omnidirectional wheel transporter being adapted to selectively raise and lower to engage the commuter car, thus allowing the commuter car to detach from and reattach to the driving unit. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009528 | PERMANENT MAGNET DIRECT-DRIVE BOGIE AND RAIL VEHICLE THEREOF - A permanent magnet direct-drive bogie and a rail vehicle thereof are disclosed. The permanent magnet direct-drive bogie comprises a frame ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009529 | RAIL VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A rail vehicle body structure, comprising: a tubular corrugated plate; an annular beam and an underframe cross beam sleeved within the corrugated plate; and underframe side beams provided between the annular beam and the underframe cross beam. The two sides of the bottom of the corrugated plate are symmetrically provided with connection parts, and the underframe side beam is disposed on the outside of the connection part. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009530 | PORTABLE HANDLE APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus including a first strap configured to be placed in a straight or a curled state; and a handle attached to the first strap; and wherein the first strap in the curled state is configured attached to a subway ceiling rail. The first strap may be attached to the handle through a carabiner, a ring, and a second strap. The second strap may have a triangular section and a base of the triangular section may be attached to the handle by passing through an opening of a hollow cylindrical tube of the handle. The first strap may have first and second layers of material and a first attachment device between the layers, and a second attachment device attached to the outside of the first strap; wherein in the curled state, the first attachment device is attached to the second attachment device to hold the apparatus onto the rail. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009531 | VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A vehicle guidance system and method of forming the same. The vehicle guidance system includes a transport guideway having an at least partial tube structure; vehicle tracks; a vehicle, having a fuselage with an uppermost surface and a lowermost surface, that travels over the vehicle tracks; and at least one track channel assembly arranged on an inside of the at least partial tube structure. The at least one track channel assembly is arranged so that, as the vehicle travels over the vehicle track, the at least one track channel assembly is located between the uppermost surface and the lowermost surface of the fuselage. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009532 | Wire-Traversing Robot and Method of Operation - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a robot comprising a body, a processor, and a memory. The memory further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the body to engage a first wire to support the robot from the first wire, traverse the first wire, engage a second wire simultaneously while engaging the first wire, the second wire branching from the first wire, then after engaging the second wire, disengage the first wire and traverse the second wire. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009533 | METHOD FOR SENDING INFORMATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL LOCATED IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a method for sending information to an individual ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009534 | Avalanche Slide Detection System and Method - An impact detection tower is disclosed that can facilitate a reliable method of avalanche detection, related to the maintenance and monitoring a railway system. The avalanche detection system can include a plurality of impact detection towers comprising sensors in operable communication with a gateway configured to utilize data transmitted from the sensors to determine if an avalanche has occurred. The gateway can be in operable connection with a human-machine interface to facilitate monitoring of the system by a railroad engineer. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009535 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAILWAY ASSET MSANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for railway asset management. The methods comprise: using a virtual reality device to recognize and collect real world information about railway assets located in a railyard; and using the real world information to (i) associate a railway asset to a data collection unit, (ii) provide an individual with an augmented reality experience associated with the railyard and/or (iii) facilitate automated railyard management tasks. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009536 | HANDCART - A stackable handcart includes a cart frame, a display, and a restriction member. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a front end portion that abuts a first stackable handcart when the stackable handcart is stacked with the first stackable handcart from behind the first stackable handcart. The display is attached to the cart frame. The restriction member is attached to the cart frame at a position to abut a front end portion of a second stackable handcart when the second stackable handcart is stacked with the stackable handcart from behind the stackable handcart. The restriction member is positioned such that a display of the second stackable handcart does not abut the display of the stackable handcart when the front end portion of the second stackable handcart abuts the restriction member. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009537 | SHOPPING CART - According to one embodiment a shopping cart includes an imaging unit configured to acquire images of a surface at a location of the shopping cart and a controller. The controller is configured to detect a boundary pattern in images acquired by the imaging unit. The boundary pattern is painted or drawn on the surface at a boundary between a first area and a second area. Based on the detected boundary pattern the controller determines whether the shopping cart has been moved from the first area to the second area or from the second area to the first area. The controller then controls mobility of the shopping cart based on whether the shopping cart has been moved from the first area to the second area or from the second area to the first area. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009538 | BABY CARRIAGE BRAKE MECHANISM AND BABY CARRIAGE HAVING THE SAME - The disclosure provides a baby carriage brake mechanism and a baby carriage. The baby carriage brake mechanism includes a frame, a brake drive assembly, linkage assemblies, brake locks and wheels. The brake drive assembly is disposed on the frame. The linkage assemblies are respectively slidably disposed on the frame on both of left and right sides. Both ends of the brake drive assembly are respectively in abutting connection with the two linkage assemblies. The linkage assemblies are coupled to the brake locks. Two wheels are respectively pivotally disposed at both sides of the frame. By driving the brake drive assembly to push the linkage assemblies to act with the brake locks, the brake locks on both sides are engaged with the wheels, thereby locking the wheels on both sides. Therefore, the baby carriage brake mechanism of the disclosure may brake wheels on both sides simultaneously with simple operation. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009539 | HEATING AND DETECTING DEVICE FOR DETECTING A CONTACT BETWEEN A USER AND A STEERING WHEEL OF A VEHICLE, AND FOR HEATING THE STEERING WHEEL | 2022-01-13 |
20220009540 | STEERING WHEEL SENSOR | 2022-01-13 |
20220009541 | MANUAL STEERING CONTROL UNIT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A vehicle ( | 2022-01-13 |
20220009542 | Outer Column and Steering Device - The front-side portion of an outer column includes a substantially cylindrical column main body portion having a pair of clamp portions and externally fitting with an inner column, and a reinforcing bridge portion that is integrally provided below the column main body portion. The front-side connecting portion of the reinforcing bridge portion includes a front-side inclined portion that inclines in a direction toward the front side going toward the upper side, and a rear-side connecting portion inclines in a direction toward the rear side going toward the upper side. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009543 | RAKE HOLD LOAD PLATE FOR STEERING SYSTEM - A friction plate for a vehicle steering system is provided. The friction plate includes a plate body defining a slot for receiving a rake bolt therethrough, the plate body having a planar side. The friction plate also includes a plurality of protrusions extending from the plate body to define a non-planar region of the friction plate. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009544 | ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED DRIVE DEVICE AND ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device includes a motor housing of an electric motor. The motor housing includes an end face part opposite to an output part of a rotating shaft of the electric motor. An electronic control part is arranged at the end face part. A connector assembly is arranged on a side of the electronic control part opposite to a side of the electronic control part that faces the end face part. A metal cover for the electronic control part includes a bottom part and a lateral peripheral part. The bottom part includes: an exposure hole through which an external terminal forming part is exposed to outside; and an annular reinforcing projecting portion formed at an edge of the exposure hole. The lateral peripheral part is angled from the bottom part, and forms an opening through which the lateral peripheral part is fixed to the end face part. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009545 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ERROR IN REFERENCE SIGNAL OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER IN MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device may include: a power management integrated circuit (PMIC); and a micro controller unit (MCU) electrically connected to the PMIC. The MCU may be configured to: generate, based on a first driving power signal output from the PMIC to drive the MCU, a digital signal for determining an error in a reference signal of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) included in the MCU; identify an error rate of the digital signal; and determine a mode for controlling a motor driven power steering system, based on the error rate of the digital signal. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009546 | VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE - When a vehicle speed Vs of a vehicle is a predetermined alternative vehicle speed, a target steering torque Tref is reduced in accordance with the absolute value of the difference between a physical quantity generated through turning motion of the vehicle and an estimated value of the physical quantity at an alternative vehicle speed. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009547 | STEERING DEVICE AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD FOR STEERING DEVICE - A steering device incudes an electric motor configured to steer a steered wheel coupled to a steering wheel and a control unit configured to control the electric motor and change a steering angle of the steered wheel. The control unit includes an angle feedback control unit configured to execute automatic traveling control and automatic parking control, and a gain setting unit configured to set a feedback gain in the automatic parking control to a value smaller than a feedback gain in the automatic traveling control. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009548 | DETECTION SIGNAL CORRECTION METHOD, MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - A detection signal correction method includes: calculating a rotation angle of a rotation shaft of a motor, based on a detection signal of a sensor; calculating a steering velocity of a steering shaft based on the rotation angle; calculating an error of the detection signal; and correcting the error of the detection signals when the steering velocity is equal to or greater than a steering velocity threshold value and the error of the detection signal is equal to or greater than an error threshold value. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009549 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING - An apparatus for controlling an MDPS may include: a filtering unit configured to filter a specific frequency from a first current steering angle provided from a steering angle sensor; a command steering angle control unit configured to remove noise of a first command steering angle inputted from an autonomous driving system, and output a second command steering angle; a steering angle position control unit configured to compensate for a first steering angle error corresponding to the difference between the second command steering angle and the first current steering angle filtered by the filtering unit, and output a first command current; and a responsiveness improvement unit configured to compensate for a second steering angle error corresponding to the difference between the second command steering angle and a second current steering angle provided from a motor, and apply the compensation result value to the steering angle position control unit. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM - Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling a motor driven power steering system. The apparatus may include an MDPS basic logic unit configured to determine a first auxiliary command current in a manual driving mode of a vehicle, an autonomous driving steering control unit configured to determine a second auxiliary command current in an autonomous driving mode, a filter unit configured to filter the column torque so that noise torque is removed, and a control unit configured to control whether to activate the filter unit according to whether a predefined sudden steering condition is satisfied, to determine a driver's steering intervention based on selectively filtered column torque, to determine a final auxiliary command current by applying a weight to the first and second auxiliary command currents, and to control switching from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009551 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRANSFORMATION PARAMETERS - A method may determine transformation parameters for a transformation of a position of a vehicle between a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system. In the method, a trajectory may be traveled with the vehicle in a step. In another step, the positions of the vehicle while traveling the trajectory may be acquired in the first coordinate system with a first position detection system, and in the second coordinate system with a second position detection system. In a further step, transformation parameters between the coordinate systems may be derived based on the positions of the vehicle acquired in the coordinate systems, and based on at least one geometric parameter of the trajectory. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009552 | POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS - A position estimation apparatus includes: an image information calculation unit that extracts each of image feature points from a plurality of images which are sequentially captured and associates the image feature points with each other between the plurality of images; a travel amount calculation unit that estimates the position of the mobile object; a three-dimensional image feature point calculation unit that estimates a three-dimensional position of the image feature point in a real space on the basis of a result of associating the image feature points with each other and the position of the mobile object; a position correction unit that corrects the three-dimensional position and the position of the mobile object so as to reduce a position error between a position of the three-dimensional position, when the three-dimensional position is reprojected onto any one of the plurality of images, in the relevant image and the image feature point; a route regeneration judgment unit that judges whether or not to regenerate the route on the basis of a result of comparison between the corrected position of the mobile object and the route. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009553 | VEHICLE BODY DAMPER BRACE - A vehicle body damper brace including: a rod member having an elongated shape; a housing including a tubular part arranged externally about the rod member; an elastic connector including a first connection body comprising a viscoelastic material, the elastic connector elastically connecting the rod member and the housing to each other in an axis-perpendicular direction; and a regulator provided on at least one axial side of the first connection body and separately from the elastic connector, the regulator suppressing an amount of relative displacement between the rod member and the housing in a prizing direction. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009554 | Superstructure Arrangement for A Motor Vehicle Shell Construction - A superstructure arrangement of a motor vehicle shell construction of a motor vehicle includes a superstructure with first and second longitudinal girders running in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle. An auxiliary frame is fixed on the motor vehicle shell construction and is disposed below the first and second longitudinal girders and includes first and second longitudinal elements which diverge from each other from a back to a front in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle. A first front end region of the first longitudinal element juts out beyond the first longitudinal girder on a first outside in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle and a second front end region of the second longitudinal element juts out beyond the second longitudinal girder on a second outside in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009555 | ILLUMINATABLE OUTER BODY PANEL FOR A VEHICLE AND OUTER BODY PANEL ILLUMINATION METHOD - A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a replaceable outer body panel having an illuminatable portion, and at least one step within the replaceable outer body panel. The at least one step provides a step platform. A vehicle illumination method includes emitting light from a phosphor material of a replaceable outer body panel, and providing at least one step platform within the replaceable outer body panel. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009556 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHTWEIGHT COWL CROSSBAR - A method for manufacturing a lightweight cowl crossbar includes: producing an inner pipe, laminating a plurality of composite material layers wound around the inner pipe, and extruding an outer pipe on the winding layer, in which the plurality of composite material layers adjacent to each other are wound in different directions. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009557 | DASHBOARD BODY WITH A LACUNARY STRUCTURE AND INTEGRATED FLUID CIRCULATION DUCTS - A dashboard body produced as a single piece, in particular by three-dimensional printing, and having a lacunary structure defining at least one fluid circulation duct having at least one opening. The one or more fluid circulation ducts can be connected to an auxiliary device, such as an air conditioning device, which can be fixed to the dashboard body. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009558 | VEHICLE COCKPIT MODULE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a vehicle cockpit module assembly in which a center speaker is seated, and the vehicle cockpit module assembly includes a cowl crossbar assembly fixed to a side portion and a dash panel in a vehicle body, a duct connecting part integrally coupled to the cowl crossbar assembly, an air conditioning module coupled to the duct connecting part to supply external air to the duct connecting part, a defrost duct coupled to an upper portion of the duct connecting part, and a connection duct having a center duct coupled to a front surface of the duct connecting part and a side duct coupled to each of both side portions of the duct connecting part. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009559 | FLOOR TUNNEL - The present floor tunnel is laid on a floor surface of a vehicle interior along a vehicle front-rear direction, extends substantially linearly along the vehicle front-rear direction, has a front end and a rear end, and has an open cross-sectional shape of a hat shape in which a shape of a cross section perpendicular to the vehicle front-rear direction protrudes from the floor surface. The floor tunnel includes a front end region that has the front end and a main region that has the rear end and continues to the front end region. When a total length from the front end to the rear end is L (mm), a boundary position between the front end region and the main region is within a range between a position at 30 mm from the front end toward the rear end and a position at L/5 from the front end toward the rear end. Yield strength of the front end region is lower than yield strength of the main region. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009560 | CHASSIS FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A chassis for an electric vehicle, comprises a left side frame and a right side frame made of a material comprising carbon fibre, at least one lower structural member connected with and extending across the left side frame and the right side frame, and a plurality of upper structural members connected with and extending across the left side frame and the right side frame. The lower structural member provides support for one or more rechargeable battery packs. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009561 | RESIN PANEL SPACER BLOCK FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION, LOAD SUPPORT, AND GAP PREVENTION - A spacer for vehicle panels can be shaped such that it absorbs a substantial portion of a first load, the first load applied in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the exterior panel; controllably deforms along a second direction when a second load is applied substantially along the second direction; wherein the second direction is other than the first direction. The spacer need not deform along the second direction when the first load is applied. The spacer can have a shaped member having a channel extending through the spacer perpendicular from the exterior panel, such that the spacer can controllably deform along a width of the channel. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009562 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINER FOR A VEHICLE BED - The present disclosure is directed to a cargo moving system for moving storage units from the front of a truck bed to the rear and back again. The disclosed product is made of two components, a rail system, and a customizable storage unit. In a pickup truck embodiment, the rail system sits on top of vertical rails disposed on or in a pickup truck bed that can run from the cab to the tailgate. A storage unit sits on the rails or tracks and is moved by a motorized or manual transport system. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009563 | VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR DELIVERY VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a chassis defining a longitudinal axis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a cargo body coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the cab, and a driver seat disposed within the cab. The cab has a first door with a first window and a second door with a second window. When the driver seat is in a position that accommodates an operator being in the 95 | 2022-01-13 |
20220009564 | HOUSING BODY AND WORKING MACHINE - The disclosed art includes: a machine body; an operator's seat mounted on the machine body and including a seat part and a backrest part; a manipulator base disposed on a lateral side of the operator's seat; and a housing body for housing a printed material therein, and the housing body is disposed forward of the backrest part and on the opposite side of the manipulator base from the operator's seat. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009565 | SYSTEM FOR AERODYNAMICALLY IMPROVING A LAND VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A TRUCK OR THE LIKE - A system for aerodynamically improving a land vehicle comprising an outer surface of the vehicle and a rear surface in the direction of travel, a deflector, having an inclination with respect to the front surface, and a series of vortex generators which are arranged on the surfaces. The rear surface, deflector, is inclined to the centre of the vehicle by between 5° to 30° with respect to the outer surface of the vehicle, and the vortex generators are arranged on the outer surface at a maximum distance of 250 mm from the change in inclination between the outer surface of the vehicle and the rear surface, wherein the vortex generators, have an inclination (β) in relation to the vehicle longitudinal axis of between 2° to 50° and the vortex generators protrude by between 1 cm to 15 cm in relation to the adjacent surfaces. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009566 | AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS - An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adaptable for use with vehicles having downstream surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus consists of a series of nesting shapes and/or frameworks that extend rearward for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration. | 2022-01-13 |
20220009567 | OMNIWHEEL TRACK SYSTEM AND PLATFORM USING THE SAME - An omniwheel track system comprising a frame comprising at least one supporting plate, an endless drive mechanism mounted to the frame, and a plurality of segment assemblies mounted to the frame and drivable by the endless drive mechanism, the plurality of segment assemblies forming an endless track rotatable about the frame, each segment assembly comprising a housing adapted to receive at least one load wheel, each load wheel mounted to a corresponding segment assembly and rotatable about an axis, each axis forming an angle with a side of the housing. There is also provided an omniwheel track system platform comprising a plurality of the omniwheel track systems described above arranged on a main frame such that the omniwheel track system platform is movable omnidirectionally. | 2022-01-13 |