02nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210009074 | SURROUNDING AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF DEPLOYMENT - A surrounding inflatable airbag assembly configured to deploy for a seat back of a vehicle is disclosed. Inflatable airbag assemblies may provide protection for an occupant in a vehicle collision event. In a collision event, or other event producing forward and/or lateral movement of the occupant relative to the vehicle, the disclosed inflatable airbag assembly may receive and support the occupant during ride down so as to prevent or minimize injury resulting from impact with a vehicle structure disposed forward or lateral to a vehicle seating position. The disclosed airbag may deploy from the seat back including a head back portion. During deployment, a front portion of the airbag may extend up and over the head of the occupant and further extend forward and downward in front of the vehicle seating position. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009075 | FILTER DIFFUSER - A diffuser includes a first tube and a second tube. The first tube includes a key and defines a first opening. The second tube is inserted through the first opening. The second tube defines a notch. The key is inserted into the notch. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009076 | Deformation Structure and Pedestrian Protection Device Having a Deformation Structure - A deformation structure includes at least one first layer and a second layer, which are arranged spaced apart from one another in a deformation direction and such that they can be displaced relative to one another. The first layer and the second layer have complementary protrusions and recesses, which are designed in such a way that the protrusions of the first layer and recesses of the second layer, as well as the protrusions of the second layer and recesses of the first layer can dip into one another. The first layer and the second layer are connected to one another via deformable web elements in such a way that, with a high impulse in the deformation direction, the protrusions of the first layer dip into recesses of the second layer, and protrusions of the second layer dip into recesses of the first layer, such that a deformation of the deformation structure occurs at a low force level in the deformation direction, and with a low impulse in the deformation direction, the protrusions of the first layer impinge on the protrusions of the second layer such that a deformation of the deformation structure occurs at a high force level in the deformation direction. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009077 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION DETECTION - An automotive vehicle includes a body having a passenger compartment, an anchorage system for securing a child restraint disposed in the passenger compartment, the anchorage system including a latchable bar member, a child restraint installation system coupled to the anchorage system, the child restraint installation system including a trigger member, a sensor contact member, a compression member, a retaining member, and a sensor, and at least one controller in communication with the sensor, the at least one controller being configured to, in response to satisfaction of a first operating condition, generate a first notification signal and, in response to satisfaction of a second operating condition, generate a second notification signal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009078 | REMOTE ACCESS OF TRANSPORTS - An example operation may include one or more of connecting, by a processor of a transport, to a network comprised of a plurality of transports, receiving, by the processor of the transport, an access key request to the transport from a device, broadcasting, by the processor of the transport, the request to the network, collecting, by the processor of the transport, authorizations from a subset of the plurality of the transports, and sending a one-time access key to the device, if the authorizations are received from a minimal required number of the transports. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009079 | ELECTRONIC UNIT FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MONITORING FUNCTIONALITIES OF THE AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - The invention relates to an electronic control unit ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009080 | VEHICLE DOOR UNLOCKING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door unlocking method and apparatus, a system, a vehicle, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a distance between a target object outside a vehicle and the vehicle by means of at least one distance sensor provided in the vehicle; in response to the distance satisfying a predetermined condition, waking up and controlling an image collection module provided in the vehicle to collect a first image of the target object; performing face recognition based on the first image; and in response to successful face recognition, sending a vehicle door unlocking instruction to at least one vehicle door lock of the vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009081 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE, AND FINGERPRINT CHIP - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to vehicle technologies, and disclose a method and system for controlling a vehicle, and a fingerprint chip. The method comprises: collecting a fingerprint image of a user; authenticating the user according to the fingerprint image and acquiring identity information of the user after the authentication succeeds; acquiring a vehicle personalization parameter of the user according to the identity information of the user and setting up the vehicle according to the vehicle personalization parameter. The embodiments further provide a vehicle control system and a fingerprint chip. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can allow simple and quick personalized settings of a vehicle based on identity recognition, which can facilitate sharing a vehicle among family members in most cases. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009082 | Wiper Device - A wiper device is disclosed. The wiper device coupled to a wiper arm to remove a foreign substance of the present invention includes a contact member configured to wipe off the foreign substance, a pressing member configured to press the contact member to be in contact with a windshield, and a cover member configured to cover the pressing member, wherein the cover member is provided with a supporting unit formed with a coupling hole and the pressing member is provided with a coupling unit configured to be inserted into the coupling hole to be coupled with the supporting unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009083 | WIPER SYSTEM INCLUDING WIPER BLADES WITH DIFFERENT LENGTHS - A wiper system including wiper blades with different lengths may include: an arm to be rotated, and a blade to be rotated with the arm. In particular, the arm includes a retainer to press the blade, and the blade includes: a primary coupled to a front end of the retainer; and a plurality of yokes coupled to the primary and to receive a transferred pressing force and to transfer the pressing force to a bertebra coupled to a lower side thereof. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009084 | MULTIPLE WIPER BLADE ADAPTER FOR WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY - A wiper system and, more specifically, wiper adapters are provided for wiper assemblies. The adapter engages retention features formed on the front end of the wiper arm, and the blade assembly is equipped with an adapter that mates with the arm geometry to secure itself together. The adapters mount to a common arm geometry and allow for ready, direct connection of the wiper arm to the adapter, which in turn connects to a wiper assembly. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009085 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SURFACE - The apparatus for cleaning a surface comprises a housing for accommodating an object whose surface is to be cleaned, a wiper driving actuator adjacent the surface to be cleaned, the wiper driving actuator comprising an at least partially closed loop adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the housing, and at least one wiper assembly operable by the wiper driving actuator to move along the at least partially closed loop and having a first end that is attached to the wiper driving actuator, the wiper assembly being movably mounted in the housing such that, in use, a constant distance is kept between the wiper assembly and the surface to be cleaned. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009086 | RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a receiving/transmitting device for vehicle that inhibits applied cleaning liquid from spoiling an outer appearance of a vehicle. A receiving/transmitting device for vehicle of the present invention includes: a receiver/transmitter configured to receive and/or transmit a radio wave; a transmissive cover positioned so as to be fixed relative to the receiver/transmitter; a receiver/transmitter moving unit configured to cause the cover and the receiver/transmitter to reciprocate between a receiving/transmitting position and a cleaning position; and a nozzle device configured to eject cleaning liquid toward the surface of the cover when the receiver/transmitter is at the cleaning position. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009087 | CONTROL FOR PASSIVE WIPER SYSTEM - A system includes a dome, a wiper assembly, a position sensor and a control device. The wiper assembly includes a wiper blade configured to rotate around the dome. The position sensor may be configured to send a signal to a control device when a wiper blade passes the position sensor. The control device may include one or more processors configured to receive the signal from the position sensor and determine a location of the wiper blade relative to the dome based on the received signal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009088 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED SENSOR CLEANING DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted sensor cleaning device cleans a sensing surface of a vehicle-mounted sensor. The vehicle-mounted sensor cleaning device includes a gas nozzle spraying a gas toward the sensing surface, a gas supply device supplying the gas to the gas nozzle, and a control section controlling operation of the gas supply device. A predetermined value is set in the control section, for indicating an abnormal state of detection accuracy of the vehicle-mounted sensor based on detection accuracy information of an object which is obtained from the vehicle-mounted sensor. A gas supply threshold value is also set, for use in operating the gas supply device to direct a supply of the gas toward the sensing surface before the detection accuracy information becomes equal to or lower than the predetermined value. If the detection accuracy information has become lower than the gas supply threshold value, the control section operates the gas supply device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009089 | Battery Swapping System - Disclosed is a battery swapping system, comprising a battery swapping device, a signal transmission unit, a position sensor, and a detection section. The battery swapping device comprises a master control unit and a battery pack disassembly and assembly unit. The battery pack disassembly and assembly unit is used for clamping the battery pack, the master control unit is used for controlling the battery pack disassembly and assembly unit to move along a preset path. The position sensor is used for generating a stopping instruction upon sensing of the detection section, sending the stopping instruction to the master control unit which is used for stopping moving the battery pack disassembly and assembly unit according to the stopping instruction. According to the present invention, whether a battery pack is mounted in place can be accurately detected, the accuracy and safety of battery pack swapping is ensured and the costs are low. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009090 | Magnetic Brake Assist,Traction Control and Forward Assist - This device is magnetic brake assist, traction control and forward assist. It uses magnets inserted in the vehicles rims and in a stationary hub bolted behind the wheels hub and brake disk; to either slow the rotation of the tire down or speed the rotation up for braking and or for forward assist. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009091 | AUTOMATIC PARKING CONTROL METHOD AND AUTOMATIC PARKING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - An automatic parking control device includes an automatic parking controller that carries out automatic parking control, and a park-by-wire controller in which a park lock is automatically engaged when automatic parking is completed at a target stopping position by the automatic parking control. The park-by-wire controller determines whether a system abnormality would occur, in which the park-by-wire system does not operate normally during the automatic parking control. The automatic parking controller prohibits the starting of the automatic parking control upon determining that the system abnormality would occur before the automatic parking control is started. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009092 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PARKING BRAKE - A method for controlling a parking brake of a vehicle, including: receiving an activation signal which represents a manual operating unit of a parking brake being activated by a driver; reading a speed decrease signal which represents a value of a speed decrease of the vehicle upon receiving the activation signal; and emitting a delay signal as a function of the value of the speed decrease, wherein the delay signal is configured for delaying a complete engagement of the parking brake. Also described are a related apparatus/device, and a computer readable medium. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009093 | DEVICE/METHOD FOR PARKING BRAKE ASSISTANCE - A method for parking brake adaptable assistance on a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a parking brake and a set of sensors, and at least one electronic control unit controlling the parking brake and the set of sensors, each sensor being monitored by the at least one control unit to measure a specific parameter, and a set of actuators, each actuator being activated by the at least one electronic control unit to engage a specific action or reminder, characterized in that the method comprises a first list ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009094 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS DECELERATION CONTROL APPARATUS - An autonomous deceleration control apparatus includes a brake module that receives an input signal; and a brake control module that controls an operational state of the brake module. The brake module includes a pedal link having a preset length and provided to be rotatable within a preset range; and a pedal encoder located adjacent to the one end of the pedal link and configured to detect a rotational state of the pedal link. The brake control module includes: a driver; a movable link rotatable about a movable link shaft located at one end thereof by the driver and provided to press the pedal link downwards according to a rotational state thereof; and a driver encoder connected to the movable link and configured to provide an operational state of the driver and movable link state information on the location of the movable link according to the operational state of the driver. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING REDUNDANCY BRAKING IN CASE OF BREAKDOWN OF MAIN BRAKE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for operating a main brake in case of a failure of an autonomous driving function of an autonomous vehicle. the system for operating the main brake in case of a failure of the autonomous driving function of the autonomous vehicle includes an autonomous driving control unit configured to perform control such that the autonomous vehicle travels in the autonomous driving mode, a main brake control unit configured to perform first communication with the autonomous driving control unit and to output a first control signal so that a frictional braking force is generated to a main brake by hydraulic pressure, and a regenerative braking control unit configured to perform second communication with the main brake control unit and to output a second control signal so that a regenerative braking force is generated to a motor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009096 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRAKING A MOTOR VEHICLE - A brake system for a motor vehicle, having a first hydraulic brake device configured to brake wheels on a first axle of the motor vehicle, a first control unit configured to control the braking operation of the wheels on the first axle; and a second hydraulic brake device configured to brake the wheels on a second axle of the motor vehicle, and a second control unit configured to control the braking operation of the wheels on the second axle. The first control unit is coupled with the second control unit via a communication channel. The first control unit and the second control unit are each configured to receive data that are relevant for the control of the braking operation, the first control unit furthermore being configured to transmit a data signal on the basis of the received data via the communication channel to the second control unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009097 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE - An all-terrain vehicle is disclosed having a braking system with an anti-lock braking control module and a first brake master cylinder hydraulically coupled to the anti-lock braking control module. A first brake actuator is coupled to the first brake master cylinder and a brake caliper is coupled to at least some of the ground engaging members. The first brake master cylinder upon actuation provides anti-lock braking to either the first or second ground engaging members. A second brake master cylinder is hydraulically coupled to the anti-lock braking control module. A second brake actuator is coupled to the second brake master cylinder and a brake caliper is coupled to at least some of the ground engaging members. The second brake master cylinder upon actuation provides anti-lock braking to either the first or second ground engaging members. The vehicle also has a speed monitor with a gear ring positioned on an exterior surface of a stub shaft and a speed pickup positioned adjacent to the gear ring. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009098 | PEDAL FREE EMULATOR AND BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - A pedal feel emulator includes: a body; a displacement piston provided inside the body, the displacement piston being movable along an axial direction of the body, the displacement piston has a hollow part at lower part, and the hollow part is surrounded by a surrounding wall; a retainer provided fixed inside the body, the retainer being under the displacement piston; a first elastic object provided between the displacement piston and the retainer, the first elastic object being retained by the retainer; and a second elastic object provided inside the hollow part of the displacement piston, an air gap is provided between bottom surface of the second elastic object and top surface of the retainer. A brake-by-wire system including the pedal feel emulator is also disclosed herein. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009099 | MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - A master cylinder includes: a cylinder body; an isolation wall provided inside the cylinder body, arranged between a first chamber and a second chamber to isolate the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein, the isolation wall is integrally formed with the cylinder body; a first piston; a second piston; a first rod provided in connection with the first piston; a second rod provided inside the cylinder body, being in connection with the first piston, wherein, the second rod is supported in the isolation wall; and a cap provided at a first opening of the cylinder body, the first opening is at an end of the second chamber along the axial direction. A brake-by-wire system including the master cylinder is also disclosed herein. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009100 | CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE DECELERATION DEVICE - A control unit for at least one vehicle deceleration device of a vehicle. The control unit includes an electronics unit including a memory unit in which a characteristic curve is stored which specifies a relation between a first input variable specified by an operation of a brake actuation element of the vehicle, and a setpoint variable regarding a setpoint vehicle deceleration exerted on the vehicle using the at least one vehicle deceleration device. The electronics device newly specifies at least one characteristic curve value of the characteristic curve under consideration of a second input variable specified by the driver by an operation of an accelerator of the vehicle, a current traffic and/or environment situation, and/or an ascertained position of the vehicle and a position-specific item of traffic and/or environment information, and the correspondingly modified characteristic curve is stored in the memory unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009101 | Trailer Control Valve With Integrated Trailer Supply - A trailer control valve for a tractor includes a body defining a supply port and first and second delivery ports. The supply port is configured for fluid communication with a fluid source on the tractor. The first and second delivery ports are configured for fluid communication with glad-hand connectors through which fluid is supplied from the tractor to a trailer for, respectively, releasing a parking brake and applying a service brake. The first delivery port is in fluid communication with the supply port. A relay valve is supported within the body and includes a valve member configured to move between positions preventing and permitting fluid communication between the supply port and the second delivery port. Pressure transducers in the body generate pressure signals indicative of fluid pressure at the delivery ports permitting detection of the presence of a trailer coupled to the tractor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009102 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A controller includes a failure detection unit that detects a failure in a first power supply system, and a power supply system control unit that closes a relay in a case where an execution of an automatic parking function starts and, during the execution of the function, causes the first power supply system to supply power, without causing a second power supply system to supply power, to the electric brake device, by setting a target output voltage of the second power supply system lower than an output voltage of the first power supply system when the failure detection unit does not detect the failure, and operates the electric brake device by setting the target output voltage to a voltage within a range in which the electric brake device is operable when the failure detection unit detects the failure. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009103 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control device of an embodiment includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a host vehicle and a driving controller configured to perform driving control by controlling one or both of a speed and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer. In a case where a speed relationship between the host vehicle and a forward vehicle traveling in front of the host vehicle satisfies predetermined conditions, the driving controller is configured to perform passing control for passing the forward vehicle, and holds feature information of the forward vehicle under predetermined conditions. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009104 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM - A hybrid powertrain system includes an electric machine, a torque converter, a transmission, a hydraulic pump, and a controller, and it is arranged to transfer mechanical power to a driveline. The torque converter includes a clutch, a pump, and a turbine, and the electric machine is rotatably coupled to the hydraulic pump and to the torque converter pump. The hydraulic pump is fluidly connected to the transmission, and the controller is operably connected to the electric machine and the torque converter clutch. The controller is executable to determine an operator command, and control the electric machine to spin the hydraulic pump in a speed control mode and control the torque converter clutch in an open state. Upon achieving a desired minimum pump speed, the torque converter clutch is applied in a slip state and the electric machine is controlled in response to the operator command. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009105 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method of controlling a vehicle hybrid propulsion system is provided. The propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine, first and second clutches, an electric motor, and a gearbox having an input shaft and an output shaft connected to drive wheels. The method includes a first operating mode of starting the engine by the motor, a second operating mode of actuating a gear shift, and a third operating mode which actuates starting of the engine and the gear shift. The method includes passing from the first to the third operating modes even if starting of the engine has not been completed, or passing from the second to the third operating modes even if actuation of the gear shift has not been completed, so that the transition from one operating mode to another can be freely actuated at any time, depending upon operating conditions of the hybrid propulsion system. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009106 | HYBRID DRIVETRAIN FOR A HYBRID-DRIVEN VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SAME - A hybrid drivetrain for a hybrid-driven vehicle, having an internal combustion engine which outputs to vehicle wheels via a load path, in which a dual-mass flywheel is connected, which has flywheel masses elastically coupled via spring assemblies, and at least one electric machine, which can be coupled with respect to drive into the load path via an automatic transmission, wherein a drive torque (MBKM) from the internal combustion engine and a drive torque (MEM) from the electric machine can be added together with power addition in the automatic transmission to form a total drive torque, using which the vehicle wheels are drivable, and wherein an electronic control unit, on the basis of driving mode parameters and/or a driver intention, controls and engine controller of the internal combustion engine and/or power electronics of the electric machine using target torque specifications. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009107 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD - A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle involves, for determining a position of the vehicle in a digital environment map, detecting environment data for the vehicle using an on-board sensor system and matched with map data stored in the environment map. A position of the vehicle in a real environment is determined using position data of the vehicle from an on-board satellite receiver. Accuracy of the determined position of the vehicle is determined based on the position data and environment data matched with the environment data. Accuracy is predicted with which the position of the vehicle in the environment map can be determined for a predetermined section of road ahead of the vehicle. Fully automated operation of the vehicle is enabled when the determined accuracy and the predicted accuracy for the predetermined section of road ahead of the vehicle are greater than at least one accuracy threshold. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009108 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a vehicle includes: a steering apparatus ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009109 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE RIDE COMFORT FOR USERS WITHIN A VEHICLE DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE - Systems and methods to improve ride comfort for users within a vehicle during operation of the vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: generate output signals; determine the current operational information regarding the vehicle; determine a current set of forces operating on one or more of the vehicle and one or more of the users within the vehicle; compare a characteristic of the current set of forces to a comfort threshold level; and responsive to the characteristic breaching the comfort threshold level, effectuate a modification in the operation of the vehicle such that a subsequent change in the characteristic that corresponds to the modification reduces and/or remedies the breach of the comfort threshold level. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009110 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PARKING OF A VEHICLE, A SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND A METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus, a system including the apparatus, and a control method thereof, control parking of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor that recognizes a parking line or an object in a parking place, generates a reference line based on the parking line or the object, aligns the vehicle subject to the parking control based on the reference line, generates an expected driving path for a search for a parking place, and automatically searches for the parking place while the vehicle travels based on the expected driving path and storage that stores parking place information searched by the processor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING AUTOMATED VALET PARKING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND VEHICLE FOR REALIZING SAME - A system and method for supporting automated valet parking are provided. The vehicle may autonomously travel to an empty parking space and perform automated parking based on communication with the infrastructure. Further, the vehicle may autonomously travel to a parking space to a pickup area based on the communication with the infrastructure. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009112 | DUAL DIRECTION ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND ASSISTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM - A dual direction accident prevention (DDAP) and assistive braking system (ABS) which detects both the risk of a frontal accident and a rear accident and then coordinates braking to prevent both if possible while giving priority to preventing a frontal accident. In the event of an imminent rear collision with an object or vehicle in front of a driver, the system will choose a braking force which minimizes the impact of the rear collision, while determining a safe approach toward the front obstacle. Furthermore, if a vehicle is approaching the driver and an accident is imminent, and there is no further room in front to reduce the effect of the imminent impact, the system prepares the vehicle and driver by bracing for impact by applying emergency brakes, tightening seatbelts, etc. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009113 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE CONTROL - A vehicle includes: a capturer configured to obtain height information of a preceding vehicle; a sensor configured to obtain at least one of position information or speed information of the preceding vehicle and a leading vehicle; and a controller configured to determine a first distance between the preceding vehicle and a subject vehicle, to determine a second distance between the preceding vehicle and the leading vehicle, to determine an acceleration of the preceding vehicle based on a relative speed and a relative distance of the preceding vehicle and the leading vehicle, and to control at least one of braking or steering of the subject vehicle when the second distance is less than or equal to a collision prediction distance between the preceding vehicle and the leading vehicle and the acceleration of the preceding vehicle is less than a predetermined value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009114 | CERTIFIED CONTROL FOR SELF-DRIVING CARS - A method for certified control of a self-driving ego vehicle is described. The method includes analyzing a safety situation of the self-driving ego vehicle to determine a proposed vehicle control action using a main controller of the self-driving ego vehicle. The method also includes presenting, by the main controller, the proposed vehicle control action to an interlock controller, including a certificate of the proposed vehicle control action. The method further includes checking a safety certification evidence from the certificate by the interlock controller using a predefined safety argument to verify the safety certification evidence of the certificate. The method also includes directing, by a low-level controller, the self-driving ego vehicle to perform a certified vehicle control action. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009115 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle control device ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009116 | Work Vehicle - A wheel loader 100 includes a front working device 101, an automatic brake device that automatically applies braking to a vehicle body, a vehicle speed sensor 15 that detects a vehicle speed of the vehicle body, an angle sensor 37 that detects a height of the front working device 101, an obstacle detection sensor 29 that detects an obstacle present in surroundings of the vehicle body, and a brake controller 27 that controls operation of the automatic brake device on the basis of a detection signal from the obstacle detection sensor 29, wherein the brake controller 27 limits a braking force of the automatic brake device when the height h of the front working device 101 is equal to or greater than a predetermined height h1, or the vehicle speed v is equal to or greater than a predetermined vehicle speed v1, and the obstacle has been detected by the obstacle detection sensor 29. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009117 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A sensor detects an obstacle to a vehicle. An alert device provides alert information for inquiring a passenger to determine whether to continue automatic driving when a distance between the obstacle and an end of the lane is equal to or larger than a width necessary for travel based on a width of the vehicle. An input device receives a passenger's manipulation to continue automatic driving in response the inquiry provided from the alert device. A command output unit outputs a command to ease lane-based restriction on continuation of automatic driving to an automatic driving control device when the manipulation in response is received. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009118 | EXTENSION TO SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION - Various systems and methods for controlling a vehicle using driving policies are described herein. A system for controlling a vehicle using driving policies includes a memory device; and a processor subsystem to access instructions on the memory device that cause the processor subsystem to: operate a host vehicle using a driving policy from a policy repository, the host vehicle operating in a lane on a first road, the driving policy governed by a safety model; detect a second vehicle, the second vehicle operating in a second lane; determine whether the second vehicle is an oncoming vehicle or an intersecting vehicle, the oncoming vehicle operating on the first road with the first and second lanes in adjacent bidirectional arrangement, and the intersecting vehicle operating on a second road that intersects the first road; and initiate a vehicle maneuver of the host vehicle to reduce or avoid a collision with the second vehicle, based on the safety model, the vehicle maneuver performed based on whether the second vehicle is an oncoming vehicle or an intersecting vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009119 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR A SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for controlling a motor vehicle ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009120 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD - A driving assistance device to properly recognize a relative positional relationship between mobile objects without the use of map information. The driving assistance device includes a relative position judgment section for judging a relative positional relationship of an object of interest and a first neighboring object relative to a second neighboring object, based on object-of-interest information and neighbor information, to make a judgment as a first judgment on a relative positional relationship between the object of interest and the first neighboring object, based on the aforementioned judgment result. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009121 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE RISK-AWARE DRIVING - A safety device for a vehicle including a memory configured to store instructions; one or more processors coupled to the memory to execute the instructions stored in the memory, wherein the instructions implement a safety driving model for the vehicle to determine a safety driving state for the vehicle, wherein determining includes obtaining data for one or more objects in a vehicle environment of the vehicle, wherein the data comprises motion data associated with at least one object of the one or more objects; determining a predicted motion trajectory for at least one object of the one or more objects; determining whether a risk indicating a risk of a collision for the vehicle and the at least one or more objects exceeds a predefined risk threshold; and generating an information that the risk exceeds the predefined risk threshold to be considered in determining the safety driving state for the vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009122 | LANE-CENTERING ASSISTANCE - A vehicle control system includes a computer including a processor and a memory storing instruction executable by the processor to, in response to detecting hands being off a steering wheel for a threshold time while a lane-centering assist operation is active, steer a vehicle including the steering wheel from a center of a lane to a lateral position between the center of the lane and an edge of the lane; then steer the vehicle from the lateral position to the center of the lane; and then maintain the vehicle at the center of the lane. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009123 | LANE INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD - Disclosed is a lane information generating method that can generate lane information of an increasing or decreasing lane which increases or decreases from a traveling lane with high accuracy is provided. By determining characteristic points based not only on traveling trajectory information of a vehicle but also on the shape of the increasing line of the increasing lane increasing from two traveling lanes, a control unit can complementarily using information of a shape of the increasing line at a position at which variation is easily generated in the traveling trajectory, and thus generate the characteristic points as the lane information of an increasing line with high accuracy. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009124 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRAVELING POSITION OF VEHICLE - In an apparatus for determining a traveling position of an own vehicle that is an autonomous driving vehicle equipped with the apparatus, a judgment section is configured to judge presence or absence of at least one of a travel history of other vehicles regarding the lane in which the own vehicle is traveling and an object that is located in the vicinity of the own vehicle within the lane in which the own vehicle is traveling and should be avoided coming into contact with. The traveling position is a widthwise position of the own vehicle within a lane in which the own vehicle is traveling. A determination section is configured to determine the traveling position using the travel history in response to the judgment section judging that the travel history exists and using position information of the object in response to the judgment section judging that the object exists. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - A system for control of a steering system of a vehicle. The system including an actuator for applying a force or a torque to the steering system. A force or torque can be superimposed on a force or torque originating from the wheels. The system includes a detection unit disposed on the vehicle and configured for anticipatorily detecting at least one surface condition of a surface section located ahead of the vehicle in the direction of vehicle travel and subsequently driven on by the vehicle. The system including a data processing unit disposed on the vehicle and connected to and communicating with the detection unit. The data processing unit configured for generating control signals for controlling an actuator of the steering system based on the detected surface condition. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009126 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes a recognition unit configured to recognize surrounding conditions of a vehicle, a driving control unit configured to control a speed and a steering of the vehicle on the basis of a result of recognition from the recognition unit, and a reception unit configured to receive an operation of an occupant of the vehicle of selecting on which of a first path and a second path the vehicle is to travel at a branching point through which the vehicle passes. The driving control unit is configured to control the speed and the steering of the vehicle in a plurality of modes with different automation levels, to decrease the automation level at a point before the branching point, and to delay a time at which the automation level is decreased when the operation of selecting one of the first path and the second path is received by the reception unit in comparison with when the operation is not received. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009127 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control system includes a recognition unit recognizing a surrounding environment of an own vehicle, and a driving control unit controlling a speed or steering of the own vehicle on the basis of a recognition result from the recognition unit, in which the driving control unit causes the own vehicle to perform a first operation in which an inter-vehicle distance between a preceding vehicle and the own vehicle is reduced, and a second operation in which an inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the own vehicle is increased after the first operation in a case where a change amount of another vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition or another vehicle is identified as a cutting-in vehicle, on the basis of one of a behavior or a position of another vehicle when another vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane that is adjacent to a traveling lane of the own vehicle changes lane to the traveling lane. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009128 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to a method of generating a target operational speed band ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009129 | CONTROLLING A DRIVE TORQUE AND DRIVE TRAIN ASSEMBLY - A drive torque of an electric motor for driving a driveline included in a driveline assembly of a motor vehicle can be controlled as a function of the vehicle speed in such a way that, when the vehicle speed is below a predetermined threshold value, the electric motor is controlled in a high torque mode and, when the vehicle speed is above the threshold value, the electric motor is controlled in a low torque mode. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009130 | ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE AND LAUNCH CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An eco-friendly vehicle and a launch control method for an eco-friendly vehicle reduces an unpleasant secondary launch effect based on a gear alignment state of a transmission in a specific situation. The launch control method includes: determining a first condition for enabling a preset stop control when the first condition is satisfied; turning off a control for generating a creep torque of a motor when a brake is released; controlling a transmission in an open state and enabling the control for generating the creep torque; and when a second condition for revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor is satisfied, controlling the transmission in a lock state through a slip state. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009131 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus includes a controller configured to perform creep traveling control in which a vehicle is caused to travel regardless of an accelerator operation. When one or both of front wheels or one or both of rear wheels of the vehicle are determined as having moved onto a step by the controller after the creep traveling control starts, the controller causes a target vehicle speed of the creep traveling control to be lower than a first target vehicle speed until the remaining wheels out of the front wheels and the rear wheels are determined as having moved onto the step. The first target vehicle speed is equal to the target vehicle speed having been set before a time when the one or both of the front wheels or the one or both of the rear wheels are determined as having moved onto the step. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009132 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD - An automatic travel control unit ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009133 | FLEET-BASED AVERAGE LANE CHANGE AND DRIVER-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR MODELLING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE LANE CHANGE OPERATION - Systems and methods are provided for creating more organic lane change models for autonomous or semi-autonomous operation of a vehicle. A plurality of data associated with a plurality of driver-performed lane change maneuvers is collected from a plurality of different vehicle. Driver-performed lane change maneuvers are discarded when determined to fall outside a threshold of safety. A generic model is generated from the non-discarded data for average lane change maneuvers. Specific models can be generated for different drivers, vehicle types, and other metrics by comparison with the generic model. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009134 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes a driving controller configured to control a speed and steering of a vehicle to perform an automatic lane change, in which the driving controller limits the automatic lane change when it is detected that the vehicle is in a first area having a length of a first distance in a longitudinal direction of a road with a starting point of a specific road structure set as a reference or in a second area having a length of a second distance in the longitudinal direction of the road with an end point of the specific road structure set as a reference on the basis of information of at least one of an external recognition result and map information. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009135 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE - A driving support device wherein an own vehicle and a peripheral vehicle are symbolized, and relative dispositions are displayed in real time in a display unit visible to the driver, is obtained to facilitate a lane change by a driver. The driving support device includes a vehicle detecting unit, which detects peripheral vehicles positioned in a periphery of a vehicle, and an image generating unit, which generates an image representing positions of the vehicle and the peripheral vehicles from vehicle information obtained by the vehicle detecting unit. The image generating unit generates a driving support image including vehicle information representing relative dispositions of the vehicle and the peripheral vehicles using symbols indicating the vehicle and the peripheral vehicles. The image generating unit includes an image stacking unit, which generates original data of the driving support image, and an image control unit, which cuts a necessary portion from the original data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009136 | PRESENTING GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH RESULTS USING LOCATION PROJECTION AND TIME WINDOWS - Users within transit in a vehicle may initiate location queries to fulfill a set of interests, such as stops for food, fuel, and lodging. A device may fulfill the queries according to various factors, such as the distance of nearby locations to the user or to another location specified by the user, and the popularity of various locations. However, the user may not have specified or even chosen a route, and may wish to have interests fulfilled at a later time (e.g., stopping for food in 30 minutes), and a presentation of search results near the user's current location may be unhelpful. Presented herein are techniques for fulfilling location queries that involve predicting a route of the user, and identifying a timing window for the query results (e.g., locations that are likely to be near the user's projected location when the wishes to stop for food in 30 minutes). | 2021-01-14 |
20210009137 | ROAD SURFACE CONDITION DETECTION - A system includes a computer comprising a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions such that the processor is programmed to determine, based on vehicle lidar sensor data, a reflectivity of an area of a road surface, and to determine whether the area is wet based on the determined reflectivity of the area, a dry-condition reflectivity threshold for the area, and an angle of viewing the area from the lidar sensor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009138 | ROAD LOAD COMPENSATION FOR MATCHING ACCELERATION EXPECTATION - Disclosed is a vehicle road load compensation system that includes an accelerator pedal, a throttle, a transmission wherein a vehicle torque is generated proportional to the transmission gear and the motor power, and a control unit disposed within the vehicle and configured to receive real-time sensor data relating to the road load of the vehicle. The control unit includes a real-time throttle map relating the accelerator pedal position to the throttle position, such that a given accelerator pedal position directs a corresponding target throttle position. The control unit also includes a real-time shift map relating a desired transmission gear to a current transmission gear, vehicle speed, and throttle position. In response to the sensor data, the control unit updates the throttle map and shift map such that the vehicle torque is altered based on the road load of the vehicle. The controller may also update a real-time torque converter lockup map. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009139 | SLOPE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A slope estimation device estimates a slope of a vehicle traveling road, and includes an input section that acquires a detected value of an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration in a front-back direction of the vehicle, a centripetal force detecting section that detects centripetal force acting on the acceleration sensor due to a turning motion of the vehicle, and a slope computing section that computes the slope of the vehicle traveling road based on the detected value of the acceleration sensor. When the vehicle is in the turning motion, the slope computing section computes the slope of the traveling road by determining a component of the centripetal force superimposed on the detected value of the acceleration sensor based on a turning center position of the vehicle, a gravity center position of the vehicle, and an installation position of acceleration sensor, and subtracting the component of the centripetal force from the detected value of the acceleration sensor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009140 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF A VEHICLE ACCORDING TO REACTIONS OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to identifying when a situational awareness of a vehicle is inconsistent with a surrounding environment. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing occupant sensor data about at least one occupant of the vehicle to generate a reaction level of the occupant. The reaction level characterizes at least a current response of the occupant to the surrounding environment and control of the vehicle within the surrounding environment. The method includes comparing an expected reaction for the occupant with the reaction level to determine whether the reaction level of the occupant correlates with the situational awareness of the vehicle about the surrounding environment. The method includes, in response to identifying that the reaction level does not correlate with the expected reaction, executing, by the vehicle, a responsive action to account for inconsistencies in the situational awareness of the vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009141 | VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM WITH HEART RATE MEASUREMENT - A driver monitoring system for a vehicle includes a camera and an ECU. The camera is disposed at an interior of the vehicle so as to view the face of a driver of the vehicle. The camera captures image data and the captured image data includes image data representative of the face of the driver. The ECU includes electronic circuitry and associated software, with the electronic circuitry including an image processor that processes image data captured by the camera. The ECU, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines a heart rate of the driver. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009142 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING A RISK FOR ROLLOVER OF A WORKING MACHINE - A method is provided for predicting a risk for rollover of a working machine for load transportation. The method includes: obtaining ground topographic data of a geographical area located close to the working machine from a ground topographic detection system; extracting a ground gradient from the ground topographic data; obtaining weight information of the load being currently transported by means of an on-board load weighting system or by receiving load information originating from the device that loaded the load being currently transported; determining a current maximal allowed ground gradient for the working machine based on the weight information; and predicting a risk for working machine rollover if the working machine approaches a geographical area including a ground gradient exceeding or being close to the current maximal allowed ground gradient for the working machine. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009143 | ASSISTED HITCHING SYSTEM WITH HANDOFF PROCESS FOR INTERRUPTED OPERATION - A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a steering system including a vehicle steering wheel, a powertrain control system including an accelerator and a gear selector, a brake system including service brakes and a parking brake, and a controller. The controller executes an automated hitching maneuver, monitors the system for an interruption event. Upon identifying a standard interruption event, the controller causes the steering wheel to move to a centered position, causes the gear selector to engage a park mode, engages the parking brake, and ceases control of the steering system, the powertrain control system and the brake system. Upon identifying an exception interruption event, the controller ceases control of the steering system, the powertrain control system, and the brake system without causing the steering wheel to move to the centered position. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009144 | VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROLLING METHOD - A vehicle and a vehicle controlling method are provided. The vehicle includes a computing system; a vehicle controlling module coupled to the computing system; and a positioning module coupled to the computing system and the vehicle controlling module. The vehicle controlling module receives a safe stop path and a fusion coordinate from the computing system. When the vehicle controlling module determines that an abnormality occurs in the computing system, the vehicle controlling module receives a positioning coordinate from the positioning module and calculates an offset corresponding to the positioning coordinate and the fusion coordinate. The vehicle controlling module transmits a vehicle controlling command to the vehicle according to the offset and the safe stop path. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009145 | AUTOMATED FACTORY TESTFLOW OF PROCESSING UNIT WITH SENSOR INTEGRATION FOR DRIVING PLATFORM - Diagnosing a sensor processing unit of an autonomous driving vehicle is described. An example computer-implemented method can include transmitting an executable image of a sensor processing application from a host system to the sensor processing unit via at least one of a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) or an Ethernet connection. The method also includes causing the sensor processing unit to execute and launch the executable image of the sensor processing application in the DRAM from the eMMC storage device. The method also includes transmitting a sequence of predetermined commands to the executed sensor processing application to perform a plurality of sensor data processing operations on sensor data obtained from a plurality of sensors or sensor simulators associated with an autonomous driving vehicle. The method also includes comparing processing results of the sensor processing operations against expected processing results to determine whether the sensor processing application operates properly. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009146 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF ROAD SENSOR UNIT - A system and a method for automatically configuring a road sensor unit. Embodiments of the invention include detecting, by the road sensor unit, an identification unit of a road socket unit upon insertion of the road sensor unit into the road socket unit, reading, by the road sensor unit, a unique designation of the identification unit of the road socket unit, transmitting, by the road sensor unit, the unique designation and a unique sensor identification of the road sensor unit to a remote server, receiving, by the road sensor unit from the remote server, unique parameters, wherein the unique parameters are based on the unique designation of the identification unit, configuring, by the road sensor unit, the road sensor unit to operate based on the unique parameter and operating said road sensor unit with the configuration. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009147 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING AND/OR DETECTING A SENSOR SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for monitoring and/or detecting a sensor system of a vehicle comprises a step of identifying a parameter value using a response signal, and a step of determining a monitoring signal that can be allocated to the sensor system, said determination being carried out using the parameter value and a predetermined reaction value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009148 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a vehicle and a driving controller configured to control a speed or steering of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer. The driving controller selects one of a plurality of traveling states in which rates of automation related to control of the vehicle are different from each other. The driving controller switches the selected traveling state to the traveling state different from the traveling state selected among the plurality of traveling states when a continuous traveling time or a continuous traveling distance that the vehicle continuously travels in the selected traveling state exceeds a standard value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009149 | DISTRACTEDNESS SENSING SYSTEM - A distraction detection system includes using a first signal, e.g., EDP signals or vehicle speed, and an additional signal to determine whether a person is distracted. The distraction system can be part of a vehicle seating system, A vehicle seating system is described and includes a seat configured to support an occupant and to be mounted in a vehicle and occupant sensing system at least partially integrated into the seat to sense an occupant. The sensing system senses a first criterion with respect to the occupant. A controller is configured to receive the first criterion signal from the sensing system and a second criterion to determine a distraction state of the driver. The controller can also determine a false distraction state using the distraction state and other criterion in a vehicle. The controller outputs a control signal when the distraction state exceeds a distraction threshold and when distraction is confirmed. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009150 | METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING DANGEROUS ACTION OF PERSONNEL IN VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for recognizing a dangerous action of personnel in a vehicle, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining at least one video stream of the personnel in the vehicle through an image capturing device, each video stream includes information about at least one of the personnel in the vehicle; performing action recognition on the personnel in the vehicle based on the video stream; and responsive to that a result of the action recognition belongs to a predetermined dangerous action, performing at least one of: sending prompt information, or executing an operation to control the vehicle, wherein the predetermined dangerous action includes at least one of the following action representations of the personnel in the vehicle: a distraction action, a discomfort state, or a non-standard behavior. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009151 | SERVER DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A server device configured to communicate with a communication device mounted in a vehicle, the server device includes a controller configured to execute acquiring a position of an emergency vehicle, specifying a non-emergency vehicle at a predetermined distance from the position of the emergency vehicle, and transmitting, to a communication device mounted in the non-emergency vehicle, a communication stop request as information for prompting an occupant of the non-emergency vehicle to stop use of wireless communication. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VEHICLE SPEED ALERTS - Disclosed is a system and method for generating a vehicle speed alert in a driving simulation system that communicates with a remote driving simulator engine and a remote speed optimization engine. The remote speed optimization engine receives data from the vehicle speed alert system after the vehicle speed alert system has received data from the remote driving simulator engine, including the vehicle's simulated distance to a signalized intersection, the time remaining for the simulated traffic light to change, and the current simulated light status (green, yellow, red) of the traffic light. The vehicle speed alert system then receives from the remote speed optimization engine a recommended speed profile for that given instant, and if the driver's current speed does not fall within some maximum difference with the current recommended speed profile, calculates and transmits an alert to an output device to alert the driver of action necessary to achieve the recommended speed profile. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009153 | Collision Visualization Device For Visualizing Driving State Of Vehicle And Recording Medium - A collision visualization device includes an identification unit analyzing vehicle traveling information in which information representing at least a type and occurrence time of an event generated in a vehicle to be analyzed in a time period including occurrence time of a collision or each of a series of collisions occurring for the vehicle, is recorded in accordance with occurrence order, and identifying a state of the vehicle in the time period, and a visualization unit causing a display device to display an iconic image representing the state of the vehicle identified by the identification unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009154 | Centralized Shared Autonomous Vehicle Operational Management - Centralized shared scenario-specific operational control management includes receiving, at a centralized shared scenario-specific operational control management device, shared scenario-specific operational control management input data, from an autonomous vehicle, validating the shared scenario-specific operational control management input data, identifying a current distinct vehicle operational scenario based on the shared scenario-specific operational control management input data, generating shared scenario-specific operational control management output data based on the current distinct vehicle operational scenario, and transmitting the shared scenario-specific operational control management output data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009155 | UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, UNMANNED VEHICLE, AND UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - An unmanned vehicle control system includes: a travel condition data acquisition unit that acquires travel condition data specifying a travel condition of an unmanned vehicle, the travel condition data including a target travel speed and a target azimuth of the unmanned vehicle at each of a plurality of travel points; a travel condition change unit that outputs a change command to change the travel condition specified by the travel condition data based on a difference in the target azimuth among the plurality of travel points; and a travel control unit that outputs a control command to control traveling of the unmanned vehicle based on the change command. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009156 | Intelligent Driving Method and Intelligent Driving System - An intelligent driving method comprising: obtaining feature parameters of a vehicle at a current moment and a road attribute of a driving scenario of the vehicle in a preset future time period; comparing the feature parameters at the current moment with feature parameters of a standard scenario in a scenario feature library; comparing the road attribute of the driving scenario of the vehicle in the preset future time period with a road attribute of the standard scenario in the scenario feature library; determining a total similarity of each scenario class to a driving scenario of the vehicle at the current moment based on comparing results; determining, as the driving scenario at the current moment, a first scenario class with a highest total similarity in N scenario classes; and controlling, based on the determining result, the vehicle to perform intelligent driving. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009157 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, VEHICLE, DELINQUENT DRIVING DETECTION SYSTEM, AND SERVER DEVICE - A driving assistance apparatus performs a delinquent driving detection process. The delinquent driving detection process includes: inquiring of an external database, using information on one or more other vehicles in a vicinity of the vehicle and/or area information including a point where the vehicle is positioned, about whether there is a delinquent driving vehicle that has performed delinquent driving among the one or more other vehicles; detecting presence or absence of delinquent driving by the one or more other vehicles based on an inquiry result from the database; generating, in response to detection of the presence of the delinquent driving, delinquent driving vehicle information including ID information of a delinquent driving vehicle that performs the delinquent driving and traveling trajectory information of the delinquent driving vehicle and the vehicle; and requesting the database that the delinquent driving vehicle information be registered or updated. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009158 | PATH PROVIDING DEVICE AND PATH PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A path providing device for providing a route to a vehicle includes a first communication module configured to receive a high-definition (HD) map information from an external server, a second communication module configured to receive external information generated by an external device located within a predetermined range from the vehicle, and a processor configured to generate forward path information for guiding the vehicle based on the HD map and provide the forward path information to at least one of electric components provided in the vehicle. The processor is configured to generate dynamic information related to an object to be sensed by the at least one of the electric components based on the external information and to match the dynamic information to the forward path information. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009159 | FALLBACK PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR PLATOONING SYSTEMS - A fallback safety system for a vehicle equipped with a platooning system is configured to detect an operating state and a functional failure of the platooning system of the vehicle and to detect a distance of the vehicle to a vehicle driving in front with a sensor system of the vehicle. Further, in the case of a detected functional failure of the platooning system during a convoy driving operation of the vehicle controlled by the platooning system, the fallback safety system is configured to initiate braking of the vehicle and to adjust a braking acceleration of the vehicle during the initiated braking depending on the detected distance of the vehicle to the vehicle driving in front. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009160 | MINING OR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A vehicle assistance system comprising a computer and a client device. The computer is configured to receive an identification reference and a current position of the first vehicle, provide a route of the first vehicle based on the identification reference and the current position of the first vehicle, receiving an identification reference and current position of a second vehicle, providing a route of the second vehicle based on the identification reference and the current position of the second vehicle, detect an expected location where the route of the first and second vehicle intersect or overlap, detect an expected time when the first and second vehicle intersect at the expected location, generate adaptation data based on the expected location and the expected time, the adaptation data representing an adaptation of a route parameter of the route of the first or second vehicle, sending the adaptation data to the client device. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009161 | PATH PROVIDING DEVICE AND PATH PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A path providing device for a vehicle configured to communicate with a repeater includes: a telecommunication control unit configured to perform communication with the repeater, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from the repeater, EHP information comprising at least one of an optimal path providing a direction with respect to one or more lanes or autonomous driving visibility information in which sensing information is merged with the optimal path, and distribute the received EHP information to at least one electrical part disposed at the vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009162 | STEERING METHOD FOR AN AUTONOMOUSLY STEERED VEHICLE - A steering method for an autonomously steered vehicle having a hybrid steering system, including: identifying a malfunction during an autonomous driving procedure, wherein the hybrid steering system includes a hydraulic steering assistance system, an electromechanical steering assistance system and a control unit for monitoring and controlling the autonomous driving procedure of the vehicle, and switching the steering task by the control unit to a steering braking procedure, by which the vehicle is steered by braking at least one wheel, wherein due to the braking force that is acting on the scrub radius, a steering torque is produced that causes the wheels to turn. Also described is a related a servo-assisted steering assembly. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009163 | Systems and Methods for Generating Motion Forecast Data for Actors with Respect to an Autonomous Vehicle and Training a Machine Learned Model for the Same - Systems and methods for generating motion forecast data for actors with respect to an autonomous vehicle and training a machine learned model for the same are disclosed. The computing system can include an object detection model and a graph neural network including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges. The computing system can be configured to input sensor data into the object detection model; receive object detection data describing the location of the plurality of the actors relative to the autonomous vehicle as an output of the object detection model; input the object detection data into the graph neural network; iteratively update a plurality of node states respectively associated with the plurality of nodes; and receive, as an output of the graph neural network, the motion forecast data with respect to the plurality of actors. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009164 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control system comprising a vehicle control device, and a remote operation terminal. The vehicle control device controls a host vehicle capable of traveling in each of an autonomous self-driving mode, a remote self-driving mode, and a manual driving mode. The remote operation terminal remotely operate the host vehicle. The vehicle control device acquires a nearby-vehicle driving mode representing a driving mode of a nearby vehicle that is a vehicle near the host vehicle. In a case in which the nearby-vehicle driving mode of the nearby vehicle is a remote self-driving mode and a driving mode of the host vehicle is the autonomous self-driving mode, the vehicle control device controls travel of the host vehicle in the autonomous self-driving mode so that a distance between the nearby vehicle and the host vehicle becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined distance. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009165 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted equipment control device includes a controller configured to cause equipment of any of a headlight, a wiper, and an air-conditioning device to continue a visual securing operation for securing visibility of a driver of a vehicle even after driving control of the vehicle is switched from automated driving control to manual driving control regardless of an operation mode of the equipment specified by an operation switch for setting an operation of the equipment when an operation mode executed by the equipment immediately before driving control of the vehicle is switched from automated driving control to manual driving control is an operation mode corresponding to the visual securing operation. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009166 | Systems and Methods for Generating Motion Forecast Data for a Plurality of Actors with Respect to an Autonomous Vehicle - A computing system can be configured to input data that describes sensor data into an object detection model and receive, as an output of the object detection model, object detection data describing features of the plurality of the actors relative to the autonomous vehicle. The computing system can generate an input sequence that describes the object detection data. The computing system can analyze the input sequence using an interaction model to produce, as an output of the interaction model, an attention embedding with respect to the plurality of actors. The computing system can be configured to input the attention embedding into a recurrent model and determine respective trajectories for the plurality of actors based on motion forecast data received as an output of the recurrent model. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009167 | Robust Optimization-Based Affine Abstractions For Uncertain Affine Dynamics - A method for affine abstraction of intention models of vehicles is disclosed. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009168 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS IN CONTAINERS AND THE WAGON FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - A method for transporting goods in containers, wherein the wagon carries two layers of containers, characterized in that the bottom layer comprises containers without side walls. The goods carried in the bottom containers can be loaded and unloaded independently from the goods carried in the top containers. The bottom containers are used for transporting coils. The coils are loaded and unloaded by inserting a coil lifter arm through inner diameter of the coil. A wagon for transporting containers comprising bogies ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210009169 | METHOD AND CAST COMPONENTS FOR COLD FORMED CENTER SILL RAIL CAR MODIFICATION PROGRAMS AND RAILCARS FORMED THEREBY - A method of modification of a railcar which includes providing an existing railcar with a cold formed center sill; removing an upper portion of the railcar; Cutting and splicing the center sill; Forming an upper railcar body having top chord sections and a pair of end walls and side walls coupled to the top chord structure, wherein each sidewall includes a side sheet, a plurality of side stakes and side sill; Forming an underframe construction including the spliced center sill, bolsters configured to be above truck assemblies and coupled to the center sill and a plurality of lateral I-Beam cross bearers that extend from the center sill toward and stopping short of the inside of the side sheet, and wherein the cross bearers include vertical connection plates configures for coupling to side stakes which are positioned between the bolsters; and Coupling the upper body to the underframe. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009170 | DOOR LEAF FRAME, DOOR LEAF, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DOOR LEAF FRAME - One object is to provide a door leaf frame capable of easy manufacturing, a door leaf, and a method of manufacturing the door leaf frame. A door leaf frame includes: two face plates disposed on opposite surface sides of a door leaf so as to be opposed to each other; two side plates each positioned on a lateral side of the door leaf and connected to the two face plates to form a U-shaped section; and two fastening members fastened to the two face plates. The face plates and the side plates are positioned relative to each other by projections provided on the side plates and holes provided in the face plates. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009171 | MULTI-PART TREAD STRIP - A tread strip for a vehicle is formed of at least two parts, an inner part and an outer part. The inner part is configured for attachment to the vehicle and/or to an outer part. The outer part is configured for attachment to the inner part and/or the vehicle. The outer part further includes an intermediate portion extending along a longitudinal axis between two attachment portions, the two attachment portions being configured for attachment to the inner part. The inner part has an intermediate portion extending along the longitudinal axis between two end portions. The end portions are configured for attachment of the inner part to the vehicle and/or for attachment to the outer part. The tread strip may be mounted to a vehicle by attaching the inner part and then attaching the outer part to the inner part and/or sealing the inner part with respect to the vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009172 | DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR A WINDOW - A drainage device, in particular for a shaft window, contains a vertically movable valve part which has a valve head and an immovable valve part valve which has a drain which can be dosed by the valve head in a closed position. The vertically movable valve part is arranged on a counterweight. | 2021-01-14 |
20210009173 | Railcar Backup Cooling System - A railcar backup cooling system may be added to an existing railcar (e.g., a boxcar) to provide supplemental or backup cooling to the railcar in the event that an HVAC failure or other circumstance occurs, which causes the interior temperature of the railcar to rise. The system includes a container of liquid or compressed gas mounted on the railcar, a valve controlling the flow of the liquid or gas from the container, and a controller configured to open the valve when the HVAC system fails or is otherwise unable to maintain the railcar at the desired temperature. When the valve is opened, the liquid and/or gas stored in the container may exit, expanding into a cool gas and thereby acting to cool the railcar environment. | 2021-01-14 |