13th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220097628 | AUTOMOTIVE ORNAMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An automotive ornament, including a circuit board, a substrate, a light-emitting element, a surface decoration layer, and a pressure sensing element, is provided. The substrate is disposed on the circuit board. The light-emitting element is disposed between the circuit board and the substrate, and the light-emitting element is electrically connected to the circuit board. The surface decoration layer wraps the substrate. The surface decoration layer covers the pressure sensing element. The pressure sensing element is electrically connected to the light-emitting element through the circuit board, and pressure sensing of the pressure sensing element causes the light-emitting element to emit light, vibrate, or feedback sound. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097629 | VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT - There is provided a panel capable of assembling a first member and a second member in a small space while suppressing the influence of dimensional variation. Panel | 2022-03-31 |
20220097630 | VEHICULAR DEVICE - A vehicular device includes a control unit, a main board on which the control unit is mounted, and a module that has a functional unit having different specifications depending on a product model of the vehicular device. The module has a module side control unit configured to control the functional unit of the module. The main board and the module are housed in a casing and connected with each other through a common interface regardless of the specifications of the functional unit. The module side control unit is configured to control the functional unit based on a control command received from the control unit, the control command being common regardless of the specifications of the functional unit. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097631 | Extended Slide Vehicle Seat with Low Profile Adjustment Control - Disclosed is a vehicle that includes a vehicle seat with a backrest, a cushion, a sliding rail, and a seat mount coupled to the sliding rail. A recline control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a lateral axis of the vehicle. A slide control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the slide control handle in both a first orientation and a second orientation. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097632 | DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND METHOD - In an embodiment a circuit includes drive circuitry configured to be coupled to a control terminal of an electronic switch and configured to apply a discharge signal to the control terminal causing the electronic switch to become conductive and provide an electrical discharge path for an energized element, a sensing node configured to be coupled to the control terminal and configured to sense a voltage at the control terminal and a feedback network coupled between the sensing node and the drive circuitry, wherein the feedback network includes a comparator circuit coupled to the sensing node and configured to compare the voltage at the control terminal and sensed at the sensing node with a reference threshold and to provide a comparison signal having a first value and a second value, respectively, in response to the voltage at the control terminal being higher or lower than the reference threshold, and wherein the drive circuitry is configured to produce the discharge signal as a function of the comparison signal. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097633 | VIBRATION DAMPING MOUNTS FOR BATTERIES IN ELECTRIC REFUSE VEHICLE - A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, an electric energy system, the electric energy system including one or more battery cells and control hardware, the electric energy system coupled to the body and configured to be accessed through an opening in the body, and one or more vibration isolation devices, the one or more vibration isolation devices structured to reduce effects of disruptive forces on the electric energy system. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097634 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes a first power output portion, a second power output portion, and a ring-form main pathway. A power supply system includes a first output pathway connecting the main pathway with the first power output portion, a second output pathway connecting the main pathway with the second power output portion, and a loading pathway connecting the main pathway with an electric load. The power supply system includes multiple main switches and a control unit. The main switch is configured to switch between a ring connection state and a non-ring connection state of the main pathway. The control unit controls the switching of the main switch. The control unit is configured to activate a non-ring connection mode that turns off one of the main switches and turns on the remainder of the main switches. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097635 | VEHICLE FRONT END STRUCTURE - A vehicle front end structure includes a front bumper assembly, an overrider bracket, and a vehicle sensor. The front bumper assembly has a reinforcement bracket and a first energy absorbing member attached to forward portions of a vehicle body structure. The reinforcement bracket is located rearward of and spaced apart from a forward section of the first energy absorbing member defining a space therebetween. The first energy absorbing member further has a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion with a central gap defined therebetween. The overrider bracket is installed to the reinforcement bracket and is located within the central gap between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion. The overrider bracket defines a pocket area with a second energy absorbing member installed within the pocket area. The vehicle sensor is supported to vehicle body structure and positioned above the second energy absorbing member. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097636 | VEHICLE OCCUPANCY MONITOR - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for monitoring a vehicle are disclosed. A vehicle monitoring system for monitoring a vehicle includes one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include: receiving, from a vehicle occupancy monitor and by the vehicle monitoring system, vehicle occupancy data that indicates presence of a vehicle occupant; receiving, by the vehicle monitoring system and from a sensor, sensor data that indicates an attribute of the vehicle; analyzing, by the vehicle monitoring system, the vehicle occupancy data and the sensor data; and based on analyzing the vehicle occupancy data and the sensor data, performing a vehicle monitoring system action. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097637 | WIRELESS SENSOR ARRAY FOR OCCUPANCY DETECTION IN PASSENGER VEHICLES - An occupancy detection system consists of a master controller for a series of joined receivers consisting of reader modules and transponder modules in close proximity to one another. The reader modules are able to both send power to the transponder modules wirelessly and receive signals from the transponder modules, where the transponder modules are sending signals based on information received from buckle sensors, occupancy sensors, or both. The transponder modules, set in each seat of the vehicle, will get the latch/unlatch signals from the buckles, and send this information back through the reader modules to the main controller. The main controller will interface with the vehicle to provide user interface notifications. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097638 | DEPLOYABLE SEAT ARMREST - A seat includes a seatback and an armrest supported by the seatback. The armrest is rotatable relative to the seatback to a deployed position. A swing bar is supported by the armrest and is rotatable relative to the armrest to a downward position. The swing bar in the downward position is elongated downwardly from the armrest. A drive belt is indexed with the armrest and the swing bar to rotate the swing bar to the downward position when the armrests rotates to the deployed position. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097639 | Bioshield - The present invention is a portable partition for conveniently shielding users from bodily fluids particulate. In particular, the invention allows a user to create a partition in unique manner to help mitigate the spread of pathogens. The proposed embodiment provides a unique experience for a user by providing a pleasant and most importantly a safe experience. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097640 | ENERGY ABSORBING FEATURE FOR SEATBACK - A seat includes a seat bottom having an occupant support surface, a seatback connected to the seat bottom, the seatback having an occupant support side cooperating with the occupant support surface, and a rear side, and an energy absorbing feature including a rigid member connected to the rear side of the seatback. The rigid member is movable between a storage position adjacent the seatback, and a deployed position extending into a cargo space of a vehicle upon detection or occurrence of an impact event. In the deployed position, the rigid member is capable of interfacing with cargo, a cargo floor, or both, to reduce force imparted on and deflection of the seatback and deflect cargo from impacting the seatback. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097641 | OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An occupant crash protection device is an occupant crash protection device for a vehicle including an aisle between a side face of a seat in the vehicle width direction and a vehicle cabin wall facing the side face. The occupant crash protection device includes: a seat-side airbag device configured to deploy a seat-side gas cushion portion between the aisle and an occupant sitting on the seat, the seat-side airbag device being placed around the seat; and a wall-side airbag device including a wall-side gas cushion portion configured to be deployed downward from the upper side of the vehicle cabin wall, the wall-side airbag device being placed inside an end part, on the vehicle cabin wall side, of a ceiling surface. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097642 | OPW AIRBAG - The invention relates to an OPW (one piece woven) airbag comprising warp threads and weft threads which are woven into at least three woven fabric layers, a lower fabric layer (UG), an upper fabric layer (OG), and a central fabric layer (MG) arranged therebetween. The warp threads and weft threads of the central fabric layer (MG) protrude out of the central fabric layer (MG) and completely float between the lower fabric layer (UG) and the upper fabric layer (OG) in a first sub-region (ETB) of the OPW airbag and are integrated into the lower fabric layer (UG) or into the upper fabric layer (OG) in a second sub-region (ZTB) of the OPW airbag. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097643 | AIRBAG MODULE FOR A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH AN AIRBAG MODULE - The invention relates to an airbag module ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097644 | SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY - A restraint system includes a seat and a linear guide adjacent the seat. The linear guide has a base fixed relative to the seat and a lifter moveable relative to the base. An airbag has a mounting connection. The mounting connection is supported by and fixed to the lifter of the linear guide. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097645 | OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION FOR VEHICLE - An occupant crash protection includes: a seat-side airbag device configured to deploy a seat-side gas cushion portion between an aisle and an occupant sitting on a seat, the seat-side airbag device being placed around the seat on which the occupant sits; and a wall-side airbag device configured to deploy a wall-side gas cushion portion toward the seat-side gas cushion portion to be deployed from the seat side to the aisle, the wall-side airbag device being placed inside a vehicle cabin wall. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097646 | GAS GENERATOR - A gas generator includes, a housing having a first container including a first bottom surface portion and a second container including a second bottom surface portion, the housing being formed by joining the first container and the second container, and an igniter attached to a. mounting hole formed in the second bottom surface portion of the second container, the mounting hole including a passing region in the mounting hole, through which the igniter is passing, and a tip region around the passing region, the tip region being located, in a radial direction of the housing, outside an imaginary outer contour line when the igniter is projected onto the second bottom surface portion, in which paired edge portions intersect with each other to form a tip portion having a convex shape protruding outward in the radial direction of the housing on the outermost side of the region. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097647 | EXTERIOR PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An exterior protection apparatus includes an exterior airbag device, a collision detector, a controller, and engaging members. The exterior airbag device includes a bag body, and an inflator that expands the bag body rearward from a front part of a vehicle body of a vehicle so as to overlie a hood of the vehicle body. The collision detector predicts or detects contact between the vehicle body and a movable body. The controller causes the exterior airbag device to be expanded when the collision detector predicts or detects the contact. The engaging members are disposed in a vehicle width direction at the front part. The engaging members engage with the expanded bag body. At least the engaging members at both ends in the vehicle width direction are disengageable from the bag body when a load component in the vehicle width direction acts on the bag body. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097648 | EXTERIOR PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An exterior protection apparatus for a vehicle includes an exterior airbag device, a collision detector, and a controller. The exterior airbag device includes a bag body, and an inflator configured to expand the bag body over a hood of a vehicle body of the vehicle in a state of having a width corresponding to a vehicle width of the vehicle body of the vehicle. The collision detector is configured to predict or detect a collision between the vehicle body and a person outside the vehicle. The controller is configured to cause the bag body of the exterior airbag device to be expanded in a case where the collision detector predicts or detects the collision. The exterior airbag device includes a flexible crossing member configured to extend along a direction of the vehicle width on an upper surface of the bag body widely expanded. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097649 | WIRELESS SEATBELT REMINDER DEVICE - A technology is provided that secures the straightness of an electromagnetic wave signal transmitted and received according to the fastening of a buckle. A wireless seatbelt reminder device includes a tunnel member that is disposed in parallel to a seat rail, and has a passage formed therein. A sub-transmission and reception unit transmits an electromagnetic wave signal in the longitudinal direction of the passage as a seatbelt is fastened to a buckle and a main transmission and reception unit receives the electromagnetic wave signal transmitted by the sub-transmission and reception unit inside the passage to transfer the electromagnetic wave signal to an integrated controller. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097650 | VEHICULAR APPARATUS, VEHICULAR SYSTEM, AND USER AUTHENTICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PRODUCT - A vehicular apparatus is configured to authenticate a user of a vehicle. In response to authenticating the user, a user management table, which manages an association between the user and a permitted or prohibited operation of the user for each vehicle scene, is referred to, and the permitted or prohibited operation of the user authenticated is specified to provide a specified result. An application corresponding to the permitted or prohibited operation of the user is notified of the specified result to manage the operation of the user. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097651 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An authentication system includes a terminal and a key authentication unit arranged in a communication peer that communicates with the terminal. The key authentication unit receives key information of the terminal carried by a user through wireless communication and performs key authentication that verifies authenticity of the key information. The authentication system further includes detectors that are arranged at different locations and detect biological information of the user and a biometric authentication unit that uses the biological information to perform biometric authentication. The authentication system further includes a controller that controls actuation of the communication peer based on a location of one of the detectors that detected the biological information, an authentication result of the key authentication, and an authentication result of the biometric authentication. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097652 | METHOD OF VEHICLE THEFT DECTECTION - A method and system of theft detection for a vehicle are provided. The method comprises providing a telematics module, a body control module and an engine control module disposed in the vehicle having components and at least one theft-detected state. The body control module is in communication with the telematics module and the engine control module. The telematics module is in further communication with a backend server disposed remotely from the vehicle. The method further comprises detecting at least one event by the body control module defining a theft flag. The method further comprises detecting disablement of the telematics module from one of the body control module and the backend server. The method further comprises activating the at least one theft-detected state of the vehicle when the theft flag and disablement of the telematics module are detected. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097653 | WIPER BLADE REPLACEMENT KIT - A replacement kit ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097654 | WINDSHIELD WIPER - A wiper blade assembly comprises a blade having upper and lower major surfaces, a wiper element extending from the lower major surface of the blade, a connector mounted on the upper major surface of the blade, and spoilers extending from opposite sides of the connector. The spoilers and the connector ore configured to positively engage each other. The spoiler includes a slice which will form a tear in the spoiler should the spoiler be moved axially relative to the connector to at least discourage reattachment of the spoiler should the spoiler be removed. The connector is a connector assembly comprising a connector base mountable to the blade of the wiper and an adapter which is separate from the connector base. The adapter is removably mountable to the connector base. Several different adapters are disclosed to allow the wiper assembly to be connected to different types of vehicle wiper arms. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097655 | FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - The fluid dispensing system ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097656 | CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SENSOR - A sensor-cleaning apparatus includes an upper piece, a lower piece fixed to the upper piece, a plurality of inserts inserted into the upper piece, and a plurality of nozzles. The upper piece and the lower piece form a tubular segment that is elongated along an arc of circle and encloses a chamber. Each nozzle is formed of the upper piece and one of the inserts. Each nozzle includes a deflection surface and a tunnel from the chamber to the deflection surface, and each tunnel is partially formed of the upper piece and partially formed of the respective insert. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097657 | CLEANER FOR VEHICLES, BRACKET FOR CLEANERS FOR VEHICLES, AND CLEANER UNIT FOR VEHICLES - A cleaner unit for vehicles include: a plurality of vehicle onboard cameras arranged in a row in an air sending-out direction, a multiple-blade fan for sending out the air jetted to the plurality of vehicle onboard cameras in the air sending-out direction, and one air duct for conveying the air coming from the multiple-blade fan to the plurality of vehicle onboard cameras. The air duct has a partition plate arranged along a direction that intersects the air sending-out direction, causing the direction of some of the air to be changed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097658 | VEHICLE CLEANER SYSTEM - A vehicle cleaner system according to the present invention includes: cleaner units that eject cleaning fluid to on-vehicle objects to be cleaned; motor pumps that supply the cleaning fluid to the cleaner units; normally closed solenoid valves provided between the cleaner units and the motor pumps to switch between allowance and disallowance of the transfer of the cleaning fluid from the motor pumps to the cleaner units; and a cleaner control unit that controls the motor pumps and the solenoid valves. The cleaner control unit sets an operation stop time t | 2022-03-31 |
20220097659 | VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY | 2022-03-31 |
20220097660 | BRAKE ASSIST DURING VEHICLE ONE PEDAL DRIVE - A vehicle includes friction brakes, an electronic park brake system, and controllers. The controllers, responsive to the vehicle coming to a stop, and the vehicle being on plug, a driver door of the vehicle being open, or a driver seatbelt being unbuckled, issue a standstill friction brake request for the friction brakes and an electronic park brake request for the electronic park brake system. The controllers also, responsive to engagement of the electronic park brake system, discontinue the issue of the standstill friction brake request. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097661 | VEHICLE BRAKING AND WARNING METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE BASED ON BINOCULAR STEREO CAMERA - The present disclosure provides vehicle braking and warning method, system and device based on a binocular stereo camera. The vehicle braking and warning method includes: acquiring first target information within a detection range of the binocular stereo camera, second target information within a detection range of a millimeter-wave radar, and current vehicle driving information; acquiring sensing result data about a target obstacle in accordance with the first target information and the second target information in conjunction with a predetermined weight; and outputting a braking instruction and/or a warning instruction in accordance with the sensing result data and the current vehicle driving information so as to enable a vehicle to adjust its driving state in accordance with the instructions. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097662 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - The driving force control device includes: a requested driving force calculation unit configured to calculate requested driving force requested to the vehicle, in a coasting state where neither an accelerator operation nor a brake operation is performed by a driver; a power train control unit configured to control a gear ratio of the power train on the basis of the requested driving force and driving force that is achieved by the power train in the coasting state; a braking force calculation unit configured to calculate braking force required for achieving the requested driving force, when the requested driving force is smaller than driving force that is achieved by the power train at a gear ratio set by the power train control unit; and a brake control unit configured to cause the brake to generate the braking force calculated by the braking force calculation unit. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097663 | AIRCRAFT SYSTEM - An aircraft system for an aircraft having a controller configured to determine, based on a criterion indicative of an aircraft condition or a runway condition, a maximum braking level able to be applied to a brake of the aircraft in an emergency braking mode. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097664 | Lawn Care Vehicle Brake System with Improved Brake Cable Actuation - A riding lawn care vehicle ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097665 | Multi-Vehicle Braking System - A braking system conducts an electronic command signal via a cable extending through multiple first vehicles in a first segment of a multi-vehicle system. The electronic command signal directs engagement or release of an air brake coupled to a brake pipe that extends along a length of the multi-vehicle system. A pneumatic command signal is communicated via the brake pipe to one or more second vehicles in a second segment of the multi-vehicle system. The pneumatic command signal directs one or more of the engagement or the release of the air brake coupled to the brake pipe in the one or more second vehicles. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097666 | SERVICE BRAKE APPLICATION UTILIZING A MULTI-CIRCUIT HYDRAULIC- POWER VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - Wheel brakes of one vehicle axle of a dual-circuit hydraulic-power vehicle brake system for an electric or hybrid vehicle are connected to one brake circuit. Brake pressure is applied by a power brake-pressure generator to the two brake circuits with a time offset. It is thereby possible to compensate for a deceleration effect of an electric motor of the vehicle, which is operated as a generator during a braking. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097667 | HYDRAULIC BLOCK FOR A HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT OF A HYDRAULIC POWER VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM - For fastening an mounting part to a hydraulic block of a hydraulic power unit of a hydraulic power vehicle braking system, holes are configured in a fastening flange of the mounting part with collars, which are clampingly inserted in mounting holes of the hydraulic block. A perforated disk is situated on the fastening flange as a fastening part and is fastened by screws screwed into the mounting holes of the hydraulic block. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097668 | METHOD FOR LEAKAGE MONITORING OF A COMPRESSED-AIR SYSTEM - A method for leakage monitoring of a compressed air system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The compressed-air system has a compressed air supply system, a compressor, and a plurality of compressed-air consumer circuits. The method includes: a) successive detection of a supply pressure via a pressure sensor in a main supply line or in a supply line of at least one compressed air consumer circuit at a predefined time interval; b) successive calculation of pressure gradients of the supply pressure from at least two consecutively detected pressure values; c) comparison of the determined pressure gradients with a predefined gradient limit value; and d) output of a warning signal when the pressure gradient within a predefined monitoring time period which comprises a plurality of delivery pauses of the compressor has not exceeded the gradient limit value. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097669 | Railway Braking System Comprising A Device Displaying A Status Of A Service Brake And/Or A Status Of A Parking Brake And Rail Vehicle Provided With Such A System - A vehicle braking system includes a service brake and/or a parking brake, a network of pneumatic pipes provided for supplying, via at least one pneumatic pressure agent, the service brake and/or the parking brake to place the brake(s) in an engaged state or a disengaged state, and a display device for displaying the engaged state and/or the disengaged state of the service brake and/or of the parking brake. The display device includes at least one pneumatic intake connected to the service brake and/or to the parking brake via the network of pneumatic pipes, at least one electrical input, at least one electro-pneumatic triggering member connected to the pneumatic intake and to the electrical input, and at least one electronic display member connected to the electro-pneumatic triggering member and controlled to display the engaged state or the disengaged state of the service brake and/or of the parking brake. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097670 | ONE-PEDAL DRIVE METHOD TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED TO A STOP USING FEEDBACK POWERTRAIN TORQUE CONTROLS - A controller, responsive to accelerator pedal release and a speed of the vehicle being less than a threshold, operates an electric machine to provide braking torque according to a predetermined speed versus time profile that defines a predetermined duration for the speed to become zero and a target speed for each time instant during the predetermined duration such that, for a given one of the time instants, the electric machine increases the braking torque responsive to the speed being greater than the target speed and decreases the braking torque responsive to the speed being less than the target speed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097671 | BRAKE ASSIST DURING VEHICLE ONE PEDAL DRIVE - Responsive to accelerator pedal release and a speed of a vehicle being less than a threshold in a presence of indication that available powertrain torque has been reduced for at least a predetermined period of time during an absence of brake pedal engagement, a controller operates friction brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. Responsive to accelerator pedal release and the speed being less than the threshold in an absence of the indication that available powertrain torque has been reduced and brake pedal engagement, the controller operates an electric machine and not the friction brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097672 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a high-voltage system circuit including a high-voltage battery, a low-voltage system circuit including a low-voltage battery and an updater, a DC-DC converter coupled between the high-voltage system circuit and the low-voltage system circuit, and a controller. The low-voltage battery has a lower output voltage than the high-voltage battery. The updater updates a program of an update-target device with electric power supplied from the low-voltage or high-voltage battery. The DC-DC converter is capable of reducing in voltage output electric power of the high-voltage battery and then supplying the electric power to the updater. The controller sets a target SOC range of the high-voltage battery and controls charging of the high-voltage battery based on the target SOC range. The controller changes a target SOC lower-limit value of the high-voltage battery to a value higher than a normal value when updating of the program of the update-target device is scheduled. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097673 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a high-voltage system circuit including a high-voltage battery and an inverter, a low-voltage system circuit including a low-voltage battery and an updater, a DC-DC converter coupled between the two circuits, and a controller. The inverter converts DC electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery into AC electric power and outputs the AC electric power to a motor. The low-voltage battery has a lower output voltage than the high-voltage battery. The updater updates a program of an update-target device by using electric power supplied from the low-voltage or high-voltage battery. The DC-DC converter reduces in voltage output electric power of the high-voltage battery and then supplies the electric power to the low-voltage system circuit. When the updater starts updating of the program by using the electric power reduced in voltage, the controller limits operation of the inverter in response to the start of the updating of the program. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097674 | Systems and Methods for Limiting Engine Torque and Controlling a Clutch - A system of a vehicle includes: a torque request module configured to determine a first engine torque request based on a driver input and to set a second engine torque request to a lesser one of (a) the first engine torque request and (b) an engine torque limit; and a torque limit module configured to, when a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined speed, an accelerator pedal position is greater than a predetermined accelerator pedal position, and a brake torque request for braking of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined torque, set the engine torque limit to less than the first engine torque request. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097675 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF WARNING A VEHICLE OPERATOR OF AN IMPENDING SHUTDOWN OF AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET ON THE VEHICLE - A vehicle powertrain includes a battery, an electric machine, an electrical circuit, an electrical outlet, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to receive electrical power from the battery to propel the vehicle and to deliver electrical power to the battery to recharge the battery. The electrical circuit is configured to transfer electrical power between the battery and the electric machine. The electrical outlet is configured to deliver power from the electrical circuit to an external device that is connected to the outlet. The controller is programmed to, in response to a first set of conditions that is indicative of the vehicle powertrain overheating or a second set of conditions that is indicative of an inability to charge the battery to a requested charge value, issue a warning of an impending shutdown of the electrical outlet. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097676 | Regenerative Braking and Retarding System for Hybrid Commercial Vehicles - The invention provides a brake assist and retarder system for hybrid commercial vehicles. The system is mainly specific to the application scenarios of long-distance transport for large commercial vehicles (trucks or buses). According to the vehicle-mounted three-dimensional electronic map, the three-dimensional positioning data of the vehicle measured by the navigator, and data such as relative speed and absolute distance between the vehicle and the vehicle ahead in the same lane measured by the forward looking millimeter wave radar, the electrical power split device is commanded through the vehicle control unit to allocate the flow direction and amplitude of 100 kW-class electric power accurately, continuously and dynamically among the generator set, the power battery pack and the driving motor with response time scale of 10 ms, and meet the transient power balance of road load required by the vehicle dynamics equation in real time; achieve vehicle energy saving and emission reduction through predictive adaptive cruise control and fuel saving AI algorithms, educe drivers' labor intensity of long-distance driving, realize the functions of emergency brake assist and retarding when the vehicle is going down a long slope, and improve the vehicle driving safety. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097677 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AN ENGINE STARTING DEVICE - A method for operating a vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine that may be automatically stopped and started is described. In one example, selection of an engine starting device is based on a value of an engine starting torque reserve. The engine starting torque reserve may be dynamically adjusted so that life spans of engine starting devices may meet expectations. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097678 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A control device, for a vehicle, comprising an electronic control unit configured to: output a first command value, for tightening a pack clearance, to a hydraulic control circuit system prior to output of a second command value, for transmitting cranking torque that raises a rotation speed of the engine, during a transition of switching a control state of a clutch from a released state to an engaged state when an engine is started; and perform, when the engine is started, first control for outputting the cranking torque by an electric motor and second control for starting operation of the engine, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the first command value to a first hydraulic pressure when the engine is started in a first situation, and set the first command value to a higher second hydraulic pressure higher when the engine is started in a second situation. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097679 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising an electronic control unit configured to: perform, when the engine is started, a first clutch actuator control in which the clutch transmits a cranking torque for increasing a rotation speed of the engine during a transition in which the control state of the clutch is switched from a released state to an engaged state; perform, when the engine is started, first control for outputting the cranking torque by the electric motor and second control for starting operation of the engine; and perform, after the first clutch actuator control is completed, a second clutch actuator control in which a torque capacity of the clutch is set to a predetermined torque smaller than the cranking torque. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097680 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An electronic control unit is configured to: control a clutch actuator based on first phase definition that defines a plurality of stages of progress provided for each of control states of the clutch, the clutch being switched among the control states in a process of starting the engine; and control at least one of a motor and an engine based on second phase definition that defines a plurality of stages of progress, the second phase definition being different from the first phase definition. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097681 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus to be applied to a hybrid vehicle includes a continuously variable transmission, a clutch mechanism, and a travel processor. The continuously variable transmission is coupled to an engine and a first motor via an input passage, and coupled to drive wheels via an output passage. The clutch mechanism is provided on the output passage. When the travel mode is switched from a first mode in which the clutch mechanism is engaged to the second mode in which the clutch mechanism is released, the travel processor releases the clutch mechanism and stops the continuously variable transmission while maintaining a speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission. When the travel mode is switched from the second mode to the first mode, the travel processor synchronizes rotation speeds of input-side and output-side portions of the clutch mechanism by controlling the continuously variable transmission, and engages the clutch mechanism. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097682 | ACTIVE SAFETY SUSPENSION SYSTEM - In some embodiments, a rapid-response active suspension system controls suspension force and position for improving vehicle safety and drivability. The system may interface with various sensors that detect safety critical vehicle states and adjust the suspension of each wheel to improve safety. Pre-crash and collision sensors may notify the active suspension controller of a collision and the stance may be adjusted to improve occupant safety during an impact while maintaining active control of the wheels. Wheel forces may also be controlled to improve the effectiveness of vehicle safety systems such as ABS and ESP in order to improve traction. Also, bi-directional information may be communicated between the active suspension system and other vehicle safety systems such that each system may respond to information provided to the other. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097683 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING TURNING PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE - An apparatus for improving turning performance of a vehicle includes: a turning characteristic detection module configured to detect a turning situation based on vehicle information obtained from at least one sensor and to calculate a required driving force to be implemented in the vehicle for a turning motion; a driving force estimation module configured to estimate a limited driving force applicable to a drive wheel; and a turning characteristic control module configured to control and apply a braking force corresponding to a difference between the required driving force and the limited driving force to a motor to inhibit a wheel slip, when the required driving force is greater than the limited driving force. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097684 | TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS - A traveling control apparatus for a vehicle includes a steering angle detector, a vehicle speed detector, and a cruise control unit. The cruise control unit includes a steering angle speed detector, a steering angle correction value setting unit, and a target acceleration rate setting unit. The steering angle correction value setting unit sets a steering angle correction value, on the basis of a speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detector and a steering angle speed calculated by the steering angle speed detector. The target acceleration rate setting unit sets a target acceleration rate of a cruise control, on the basis of a steering angle and the speed of the vehicle. The steering angle is based on an addition of the steering angle correction value set by the steering angle correction value setting unit to the steering angle absolute value detected by the steering angle detector. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097685 | System and Method for Automated Driving and for Automated Parking in Reverse in a Parking Space From the Automated Driving Mode - A system is configured to control an ego motor vehicle in an automated driving mode with at least automated longitudinal guidance. A parking space is detected during the automated driving mode with at least automated longitudinal guidance. It is checked whether there is a following vehicle behind the vehicle in question. If there is a following vehicle, in a first action alternative the system can bring the motor vehicle to a standstill in a stationary position in which the motor vehicle is not yet located after the parking space. After the motor vehicle reaches the stationary position, the motor vehicle is driven past the parking space in an automated fashion, and the motor vehicle is then brought to a standstill in a stationary position in which it is located after the parking space, in order then for the motor vehicle to be parked in the parking space in reverse in an automated fashion. If, on the other hand, a following vehicle is not detected at all, the system carries out a second alternative in which the motor vehicle drives past the parking space in an automated fashion, and is then brought to a standstill in a stationary position in which the motor vehicle is located after the parking space, in order then for the motor vehicle to be parked in the parking space in reverse from this position in one or more maneuvers. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097686 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A parking assistance device includes a central processing unit. The central processing unit detects the size of a parking space. The central processing unit sets the size of an extra space to be secured at a minimum between a vehicle and an object around the parking space while changing that size according to the detected size of the parking space. Based on the set size of the extra space, the central processing unit provides assistance in parking the vehicle into the parking space. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097687 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A parking assistance apparatus includes: a route calculation unit configured to calculate a movement route for moving a vehicle to a parking target position; an inclination angle calculation unit configured to calculate first inclination angle information, calculate second inclination angle information by performing a filtering process, and when there is a deviation between the first inclination angle information and the second inclination angle information, reset the first inclination angle information used in the filtering process and calculate the second inclination angle information by performing the filtering process using first inclination angle information calculated after the resetting; and a movement control unit configured to execute movement control for controlling a driving force and a braking force to move the vehicle to the parking target position along the movement route, while adjusting the driving force and the braking force according to the second inclination angle information. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097688 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AT LEAST SEMI-AUTOMATED MOBILE PLATFORM - A method for evaluating a first method for a control of an at least semi-automated mobile platform in surroundings of the mobile platform. The method includes: determining a control action using the first method for a setting of the surroundings; | 2022-03-31 |
20220097689 | DETECTION, WARNING AND PREPARATIVE ACTION FOR VEHICLE CONTACT MITIGATION - The present application relates to a system for providing alert notifications of possible vehicle contact events including a vehicle controller for determining a first velocity of a host vehicle, a sensor for determining a second velocity of a proximate vehicle, a processor configured for predicting a time of intersection of the first velocity and the second velocity generating a control signal in response to the time of intersection being less than a first threshold time, and a controller configured for providing a vehicle contact warning and performing a contact preparation action in response to the control signal. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097690 | OPTICAL SENSE-COMPUTE SOLUTION FOR REAL-TIME NAVIGATION INVOLVING MULTIPLE VEHICLES - A real-time machine perception system and vehicles with real-time perception systems can be adapted for navigation in conflict zone environments and include an optical sensor and an optical processing component coupled to the optical sensor. The optical processing component can be configured to solve a non-linear control problem comprising solving a multi-vehicle merging or multi-vehicle synchronization problem. The optical processing component can perform optical processing on a signal from the optical sensor according to a deep learning algorithm having weights determined by solving the non-linear control problem. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097691 | DRIVING CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - A driving controller for a vehicle includes a detector that obtains driving information of a preceding vehicle and information about the road and a controller that determines a risk level of the preceding vehicle based on the driving information of the preceding vehicle and determines whether to perform avoidance control depending on the risk level. When it is determined that a breakdown or risk occurs in the preceding vehicle, the driving controller provides corresponding logic capable of avoiding the preceding vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097692 | VEHICLE PATH GENERATION DEVICE, VEHICLE PATH GENERATION METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - There are included an own vehicle position sensor which detects the position of an own vehicle; a reference path acquisition unit which acquires a reference path on which the own vehicle travels; a reference path determination unit which determines whether or not the own vehicle is traveling on the reference path; a temporary vehicle path calculation unit which, when it is determined by the reference path determination unit that the own vehicle is not traveling on the reference path, calculates a temporary vehicle path from at least two points, a travel start point of the own vehicle and an end point of the reference path; and a vehicle path setting unit which sets either the temporary vehicle path calculated by the temporary vehicle path calculation unit or the reference path on which it is determined by the reference path determination unit that the own vehicle is traveling as the vehicle path of the own vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097693 | SERVER DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A server device includes: a server communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle, and receive fallen object avoidance information from the vehicle, the fallen object avoidance information including position information on a fallen object and information indicating whether an avoidance operation was performed by the vehicle for the fallen object; and a server control unit configured to determine, for the same fallen object that is present at the same position, whether the same fallen object should be avoided based on the fallen object avoidance information, and notify a first following vehicle that the same fallen object should be avoided when the server control unit determines that the same fallen object should be avoided, the first following vehicle being a vehicle that is traveling within a predetermined range behind the same fallen object. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097694 | VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN AVOIDANCE - A vehicular collision avoidance system includes a sensor disposed at a vehicle for sensing exterior and forwardly of the vehicle. A processor processes sensor data captured by the sensor to determine the presence of a pedestrian ahead of the vehicle and outside a path of travel of the vehicle. The processor determines a projected path of travel of the pedestrian based on movement of the pedestrian. The processor determines where the forward path of travel of the vehicle intersects the projected path of travel of the pedestrian. The system, responsive at least in part to prediction that the pedestrian will be in the forward path of travel of the vehicle when the vehicle time to intersection elapses, adjusts the speed of the vehicle based at least in part on a driver attentiveness parameter pertaining to a determined attentiveness of a driver of the vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097695 | BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM TO AID VEHICLE ACTIONS - A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive a blockchain including a record of a vehicle status, wherein the vehicle status comprises at least an intended vehicle operation of a first vehicle; determine a path recommendation for the first vehicle based on at least a vehicle trajectory of a second vehicle; and transmit the path recommendation to the first vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097696 | VEHICULAR LANE CENTERING SYSTEM - A vehicular lane centering system is enabled responsive to speed of the vehicle exceeding a threshold speed and includes a camera and a processor. Based on processing of captured image data, the system determines position of a left lane delimiter and a right lane delimiter on the road. The system establishes a left safe zone delimiter based on the determined position of the left lane delimiter and a right safe zone delimiter based on the determined position of the right lane delimiter. With the system enabled, the system takes corrective action responsive to the vehicular lane centering system determining that the vehicle is at risk of unintentionally crossing the left safe zone delimiter or the right safe zone delimiter. When the system does not determine position of the left lane delimiter or the right lane delimiter for a first period of time, corrective action taken by the system is reduced. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097697 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure relates to adaptive cruise control in the field of automatic driving, and discloses a vehicle control method, an apparatus, an electronic device and a storage medium. A specific implementation is: firstly, determining a target travelling scenario according to real-time monitoring data upon fulfilment of a preset update condition; then, determining a target time headway according to the target travelling scenario, where the target time headway is used to dynamically adjust a relative motion state between an host vehicle and a surrounding vehicle; and finally, controlling a vehicle according to the target time headway. It solves the problem of the prior art in overemphasizing the state of the vehicle ahead for automatic driving control while overlooking the perception of the driver or passenger of the host vehicle in the travelling scenario can prompt the driver to manually intervene, compromising the experience of the automatic driving. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING A VEHICLE PLATOON - A method for managing a vehicle platoon is provided. The method includes transmitting one or more driving parameters to a vehicle in the vehicle platoon ( | 2022-03-31 |
20220097699 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE - The vehicle control device includes a start determination unit configured to determine whether or not the inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the host vehicle has become equal to or greater than a start threshold greater in value than the stop threshold, and a vehicle control unit configured to start the host vehicle based on a preset speed profile after the start determination unit determines that the inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the host vehicle is equal to or greater than the start threshold and maintain the stopped state of the host vehicle until the start determination unit determines that the inter-vehicle distance between the preceding vehicle and the host vehicle is equal to or greater than the start threshold after the preceding vehicle and the host vehicle stop. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097700 | ONE-PEDAL DRIVE FILTERS AND RATE LIMITS OF POWERTRAIN TORQUE - A vehicle includes a powertrain having an electric machine configured to power driven wheels, an accelerator pedal, and a brake pedal. A controller is programmed to, in response to driver-demanded torque corresponding to a position of the accelerator pedal, selectively brake the vehicle via operation of the electric machine, in further response to a speed of the vehicle being greater than a threshold, limit a rate of change of the driver-demanded torque commanded to the powertrain based on a first rate limit, and, in further response to the speed being less than another threshold, limit a rate of change of the driver-demanded torque commanded to the powertrain based on a second rate limit that is higher than the first rate limit such that, for a given driver-demanded torque, acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle is more responsive than when the first rate limit is applied. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097701 | ONE-PEDAL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle includes an accelerator pedal, an electric machine, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to propel and brake the vehicle according to a one-pedal driving operation. The controller is programmed to, in response to depressing the accelerator pedal, command a desired torque to the electric machine. The controller is further programmed to, adjust the desired torque based on a gradient of a road surface that the vehicle is positioned on. The controller is further programmed to, in response to movement of the electric machine in a direction that is opposite to a desired direction while the adjusted desired torque is being applied, increase the adjusted desired torque by a compensation torque such that movement of the electric machine transitions to the desired direction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097702 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes a prime mover provided on a vehicle body, a first indicator light provided on the vehicle body, a second indicator light provided on a working device connected to the vehicle body, and an integrated controller including a first controller portion to control the prime mover, and a second controller portion to control the first indicator light and the second indicator light. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DRIVER AWARENESS OF ENGINE STOPPAGE BY A VEHICLE - Systems and methods for reducing driver awareness of engine stoppage by a vehicle are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the system includes a stop-start mechanism in communication with an engine operable to cause movement of the vehicle, the stop-start mechanism programmed to shut off the engine at a beginning of a nonoperational period and restart the engine at an end of the nonoperational period. The system also includes a vibration device triggered to cause at least one vehicle component to vibrate when the stop-start mechanism shuts off the engine at the beginning of the nonoperational period, and triggered to cease causing the at least one vehicle component to vibrate when the stop-start mechanism restarts the engine at the end of the nonoperational period. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097704 | CRAWL OPERATIONS FOR FOUR-WHEEL STEERING VEHICLES - Crawl operations for four-wheel steering vehicles are described herein. An example vehicle described herein includes four wheels, a front steering actuator to turn the front wheels, a rear steering actuator to turn the rear wheels, a front drive motor to drive the front wheels, and a rear drive motor to drive the rear wheels. The vehicle also includes an electronic control unit (ECU) to activate the front steering actuator to turn the front wheels in a first direction, activate the rear steering actuator to turn the rear wheels in a second direction opposite the first direction such that the front wheels and the rear wheels are turned in opposite directions, activate the front drive motor to drive the front wheels in a reverse direction, and activate the rear drive motor to drive the rear wheels in a forward direction while the front wheels are driven in the reverse direction. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097705 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DESCENT, A POWERTRAIN, A VEHICLE, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a method for controlling a vehicle in association with a descent, the vehicle having a powertrain comprising: a drive unit configured to provide propulsion power; an auxiliary brake device; and a first cooling circuit comprising a first coolant; wherein the drive unit and the auxiliary brake device are arranged to be selectively connected or disconnected with/from the first cooling circuit, wherein the drive unit has a first maximum temperature and the auxiliary brake device has a second maximum temperature higher than the first maximum temperature, the method comprising: controlling the drive unit to reduce the provided propulsion power when the vehicle is approaching an upcoming descent, which fulfils predetermined criteria; disconnecting the drive unit from the first cooling circuit; connecting the auxiliary brake device with the first cooling circuit; and controlling the auxiliary brake device to brake to vehicle down the descent. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097706 | VEHICLE ONE PEDAL DRIVE GRADE COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a gear selector that selects between a drive and reverse gear. The gear selected defines an intended travel direction. The vehicle also includes a controller that, responsive to user input, activates a one-pedal drive system, and responsive to detecting the vehicle is rolling back for more than a predefined time period, a feedforward road grade compensation torque being opposite to the intended travel direction and having a magnitude greater than a feedforward threshold, and a feedback data noise compensation torque in the intended travel direction having a magnitude greater than a feedback threshold, reduces the maximum magnitude of the feedforward road grade compensation torque to a predefined value throughout a current key cycle for the vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097707 | POWERTRAIN TO FRICTION BRAKE STANDSTILL HANDOFF FOR ONE PEDAL DRIVE - A method for controlling a vehicle includes monitoring the vehicle speed for a first threshold in conjunction with a driver request for negative torque, after which the method comprises increasing a friction braking ratio. The method further comprises monitoring the speed of the vehicle for a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is lower than the first, after which the method comprises solely using the friction braking for braking holding torque. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097708 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USING MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTORS - Systems and methods for controlling the operation of an autonomous vehicle are disclosed herein. One embodiment performs traffic light detection at an intersection using a sensor-based traffic light detector to produce a sensor-based detection output, the sensor-based detection output having an associated first confidence level; performs traffic light detection at the intersection using a vehicle-to-infrastructure-based (V2I-based) traffic light detector to produce a V2I-based detection output, the V2I-based detection output having an associated second confidence level; performs one of (1) selecting as a final traffic-light-detection output whichever of the sensor-based detection output and the V2I-based detection output has a higher associated confidence level and (2) generating the final traffic-light-detection output by fusing the sensor-based detection output and the V2I-based detection output using a first learning-based classifier; and controls the operation of the autonomous vehicle based, at least in part, on the final traffic-light-detection output. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097709 | AUTOMATED LANE CHANGE SYSTEM WITH STEERING WHEEL ACTIVATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An automated lane change system for a motor vehicle includes one or more environmental sensors for generating an input signal indicative of a position of an object relative to the motor vehicle, with the object being disposed at a distance from the motor vehicle. The input signal is further indicative of a velocity of the object relative to the motor vehicle. The system further includes a steering wheel sensor generating a gripped signal, in response to a driver gripping a steering wheel. A controller generates an activation signal, in response to the controller receiving the input signal from the environmental sensor and the gripped signal from the steering wheel sensor. An actuator controls the steering wheel, a propulsion mechanism, and a braking mechanism for maneuvering the motor vehicle from a current driving lane to a target driving lane, in response to the actuator receiving the activation signal from the controller. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097710 | LANE CHANGE INFORMATION SHARING DEVICE AND VEHICLE - Provided are a lane change information sharing device and a vehicle with which information for making a lane change can be shared between vehicles forming a vehicle group. The lane change information sharing device is equipped with: a determination section for determining, when a first vehicle forming a vehicle group changes lanes from a first lane to a second lane, which is adjacent to the first lane, whether an obstruction exists in a virtual route from the first lane to the second lane of the first vehicle; and an information-sharing control execution section for executing a control for transmitting information about the first possible lane change region, which is a region that can be used by the first vehicle when the first vehicle changes lanes from the first lane to the second lane, to a second vehicle forming the vehicle group together with the first vehicle, when the determination section has determined that no obstruction exists. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097711 | VEHICLE LANE CHANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A vehicle lane changing method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: a vehicle lane changing apparatus identifies a lane changing point and sends lane changing warning information which includes at least one piece of the following information: information about a distance between a first vehicle and the lane changing point, information about a distance between a second vehicle and the lane changing point, and lane changing time information; then the apparatus sends first lane changing indication information which includes at least one piece of the following information: recommended vehicle speed interval information of the first vehicle and recommended vehicle speed interval information of the second vehicle; and then the apparatus obtains a lane changing result of the first vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097712 | System and Method for Predictive Pre-Warming Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) - The present disclosure relates to a method and a control unit for controlling pre-warming process of an engine of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). The method comprises determining start-up time of the engine. The method also comprises determining engine heating time for the engine. The pre-warming process of the engine is initiated prior to start up time of the engine. The process of pre-warming is discontinued when the determined start-up time of the engine is greater than the engine heating time and the process is restarted when the determined start-up time of the engine is less than the engine heating time and when the pre-warming process of the engine is discontinued. The above-mentioned process is reiterated at plurality of time intervals for controlling the pre-warming process of the engine which results in energy efficiency and sufficient heat for warm-up of the engine. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097713 | CROSSWIND RISK DETERMINATION - Real-time wind data for a location is determined based on a detected movement of an object relative to a vehicle. The real-time wind data includes a wind speed and a wind direction. Upon receiving stored wind data for the location from a remote computer, a crosswind risk is determined based on the real-time wind data and the stored wind data. A vehicle component is actuated to compensate for the crosswind risk. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097714 | EFFICIENT ROAD COORDINATES TRANSFORMATIONS LIBRARY - A system and method operate an autonomous vehicle. A sensor senses a road and an object. A processor determines, in a Cartesian reference frame, a representation of the road and a source point representative of the object, samples a first waypoint and a second waypoint from the representation of the road, determines a linear projection of the source point to a line connecting the first waypoint and the second waypoint, determines a first estimate of a longitudinal component of the source point in a road-based reference frame based on the linear projection, the first estimate being on a curve representing the road between the first waypoint and the second waypoint, determines a second estimate of the longitudinal component from the first estimate, determines a coordinate of the source point in the road-based reference frame from the second estimate and operates the vehicle with respect to the object using the coordinate. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097715 | DRIVING SUPPORT APPARATUS - A driving support apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to obtain data indicating behavior of a body of a vehicle while the vehicle is driving. The controller is configured to continuously output a sound that is to be changed in accordance with the behavior while the vehicle is driving. The controller is configured to set a predetermined threshold for a value indicating magnitude of the behavior, based on a driving condition of the vehicle. The controller is configured to change the sound in accordance with the value indicating the magnitude of the behavior in a case where the value indicating the magnitude of the behavior is smaller than the predetermined threshold. The controller is configured to execute predetermined control in a case where the value indicating the magnitude of the behavior is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097716 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ACCIDENT OF PERSONAL MOBILITY, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ACCIDENT OF PERSONAL MOBILITY - A device for determining an accident of personal mobility in real time, a system for rapidly identifying and coping with the accident, and a method for determining the accident of the personal mobility are provided. The device includes a sensor device that obtains at least one of an angle between the personal mobility and a ground, an amount of impact on the personal mobility, or a speed of the personal mobility, and a determination device that determines whether the accident of the personal mobility has occurred based on the at least one of the angle, the amount of impact, or the speed. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097717 | OPERATING SOUND ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE ON-BOARD COMPONENT, OPERATING SOUND ESTIMATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE ON-BOARD COMPONENT, AND MEMORY MEDIUM - An operating noise estimation device for a vehicle on-board component, an operating sound estimation method for a vehicle on-board component, and a memory medium are provided. The vehicle on-board component is operated by rotation that is output by a drive source of a vehicle. One of an independently-operating sound index value and a coupling-associated operating sound index value is an input-side index value, and the other one is an output-side index value. A neural network is trained using, for training data, a measurement value of the independently-operating sound index value and a measurement value of the coupling-associated operating sound index value for an individual vehicle on-board component. The execution device estimates, using the trained neural network, a value of the output-side index value of the vehicle on-board component in which the input-side index value is a specified value. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097718 | COMMERCIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE - A commercial vehicle with a cargo space includes a detection unit for detecting movement of a wheel suspension and/or an inertial measuring unit for detecting movements of a sprung mass of the vehicle in order to evaluate a loading state of cargo in the cargo space. To provide improved cargo capacity, improved user-friendliness, and improved driving behavior, the commercial vehicle has an optical signaling unit arranged in the cargo space which is electrically activatable using an evaluation electronics unit, wherein the evaluation electronics unit is configured to activate the signaling unit on the basis of signals of the detection unit and/or the inertial measuring unit which are generated upon placement of the cargo on a cargo surface of the cargo space in such a way that an optimum position of the cargo surface is displayable by means of the signaling unit. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097719 | CONTEXTUAL DRIVER BEHAVIOR MONITORING - A database of high risk locations is formed and high risk causal factors for the high risk locations determined. Driver behavior is monitored at the sites in the database using data collection devices such as electronic logging devices or mobile phones to see if the drivers exhibit the same specific behaviors that are considered contributing factors to specific accident types at risk of occurrence at those sites. Warnings are provided to drivers approaching the specific sites to prompt behavioral changes which may further be monitored by the data collection devices. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097720 | MAP INFORMATION SYSTEM - A map information system includes a map database including map information; and a driving assist level determination device. The map information is associated with an evaluation value indicating a certainty of the map information for each location in an absolute coordinate system. Information indicating that the intervention operation is performed is included in driving environment information indicating a driving environment of a vehicle. The driving assist level determination device is configured to acquire, based on the driving environment information, intervention operation information indicating an intervention operation location where the intervention operation is performed, acquire, based on the map information, the evaluation value for each point or section in a target range, and determine, based on the evaluation value and the intervention operation location, an allowable level for each point or section within the target range. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097721 | INTELLIGENT DRIVING PASSIVE PEDAL CONTROL - A method for assignment of vehicle control includes receiving route data indicating a route between a starting location of a vehicle and a destination location, and determining an optimal vehicle configuration for the route based on a target vehicle speed and a hybrid torque split. The method further includes receiving a driver requested torque value and determining a passive pedal torque value based on the route data and vehicle powertrain data. The method further includes selectively assigning control of the vehicle to a vehicle system or to a driver of the vehicle based on the driver requested torque value and the passive pedal torque value. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097722 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus has doors provided on a vehicle, including at least one first door which has a first maximum opening amount and at least one second door which has a second maximum opening amount smaller than the first maximum opening amount. The vehicle control apparatus sets a distance threshold to a first value when an opening operation is carried out or is about to be carried out to at least one first door, and sets the distance threshold to a second value smaller than the first value when the opening operation is carried out or is about to be carried out to the at least one second door. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097723 | VEHICLE-LAUNCHING WARNING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle-launching warning device including an acquiring module acquiring traffic light information and driver status information and some or all of: location information, status and navigation of a vehicle, map information, status information of a preceding vehicle, and environmental information; a processing module processing the acquired information to determine whether a target traffic light is at the end of a red light signal and whether a driver's degree of attentiveness is high enough for driving, the target traffic light being a next traffic light in a travelling direction of the vehicle after passing through a current traffic light; a determining module generating a warning command if it is determined the target traffic light is at the end of a red light signal and the driver's degree of attentiveness is not high enough for driving; and an outputting module outputting the warning command to a human machine interface (HMI). | 2022-03-31 |
20220097724 | ASSOCIATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus for, in an environment including a plurality of vehicles of a plurality of users and a plurality of portable terminals of the plurality of users, associating the plurality of users based on position signals received from the plurality of vehicles and the plurality of portable terminals. In a first mode of operation the information processing apparatus allows for greetings to be exchanged between users when the vehicles are in a driving state. In another mode of operation, a list of users is exchanged between users when the vehicles are in a non-driving state. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097725 | AV PATH PLANNING WITH CALIBRATION INFORMATION - Among other things, techniques are described for calibrating a sensor of a vehicle. One technique involves identifying a trigger for calibrating at least one sensor of a vehicle. In response to identifying the trigger, the technique then involves initiating a calibration path planning mode for the vehicle. In the calibration path planning mode, the technique involves: generating a plurality of calibration-aware paths that each include at least one calibration trajectory along at least one road; and selecting, from the plurality of paths, a first calibration-aware path for the vehicle, where the at least one sensor is calibrated while the vehicle travels along the selected path. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097726 | PLANNING FOR OCCLUSIONS WITH SURFEL MAPS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for generation and use of surfel maps to plan for occlusions. One of the methods includes receiving a previously-generated surfel map depicting an area in which a vehicle is located, the surfel map comprising a plurality of surfels, each surfel corresponding to a respective different location in the area in which a vehicle is located; receiving, from one or more sensors, sensor data representing the area in which the vehicle is located; determining, based on the sensor data, that the area in which a vehicle is located includes a dynamic object having a changed shape relative to its representation in the surfel map; and generating an updated path for the vehicle to travel that avoids an occlusion by the changed shape of the dynamic object of a line of sight of one or more sensors to an area of interest. | 2022-03-31 |
20220097727 | BEHAVIORAL PLANNING IN AUTONOMUS VEHICLE - Systems and methods to perform behavioral planning in an autonomous vehicle from a reference state involve generating a set of actions of a fixed size and fixed order according to a predefined methodology. Each action is a semantic instruction for a next motion of the vehicle. A set of trajectories is generated from the set of actions as an instruction indicating a path and a velocity profile to generate steering angles and accelerations for implementation by the vehicle. A trajectory filter is applied to filter the set of trajectories such that unfiltered trajectories are candidate trajectories. Applying the trajectory filter includes assessing the path and velocity profile indicated by each of the set of trajectories. A selected trajectory is used to control the vehicle or the action that corresponds to the selected trajectory is used in trajectory planning to generate a final trajectory that is used to control the vehicle. | 2022-03-31 |