19th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190135227 | SEATBELT ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes a base defining a track and a hole. The assembly includes a plate slidably engaged with the track. The assembly includes a pin supported by the plate and movable between a first position engaged with the hole and a second position disengaged with the hole. The assembly includes an actuator designed to move the pin from the first position to the second position. The assembly includes a webbing guide supported by the plate. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135228 | CHILD SEAT RESTRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A child car seat system includes a car seat having a strap with a restraining device to secure over a body of a child; a sensing system to be incorporated into the restraining device, the sensing system having a first sensor associated with a first half of the restraining device; a second sensor associated with a second half of the restraining device; a third sensor secured positioned within a body of the restraining device; a control system in electrical communication with the first, second, and third sensors; and an alarm in communication with the control system; the alarm is activated via the control system when the first sensor and the second sensor are separated from one another, such as when the restraining device is unsecure; and the third sensor is to alert the control system when the car seat is occupied. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135229 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING AND RANGING WITH ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC FUNCTIONALITY - Two different wireless protocols can be used for ranging between a mobile device and an access control system (e.g., a vehicle). The first wireless protocol (e.g., Bluetooth®) can be used to perform authentication of the vehicle and exchange ranging capabilities between a mobile device (e.g., a phone or watch) and the vehicle. The second wireless protocol (e.g., ultra-wideband, UWB) can use a pulse width that is less than a pulse width used by the first wireless protocol (e.g., 1 ns v. 1 μs). The narrower pulse width can provide greater accuracy for distance (ranging) measurements. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135230 | AUTO-IMMOBILIZATION OF MACHINES CAPABLE OF MOVING - In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method and system for immobilization of machines capable of moving are disclosed. The method for immobilization of machines capable of moving includes detecting an event by a tracking device; providing one or more rules to evaluate the detected event; evaluating the detected event using the one or more rules; and triggering an action type based on the outcome of the evaluation. The system for immobilization of machines capable of moving includes a machine capable of moving, a tracking device including at least one processor and logic, a starter relay and a fuel pump relay, wherein the tracking device detects an event; evaluates the detected event using one or more rules provided to evaluate the detected event; and triggers an action type based on the outcome of the evaluation. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135231 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A server causes a storage to store identification information of a vehicle and a position of the vehicle as a set of information; specifies, based on position information of an abnormality occurring vehicle which is a vehicle that has transmitted abnormality occurrence information to the server, an image-shooting instructed vehicle which is a vehicle that can shoot an image of the abnormality occurring vehicle with a camera, using position information stored in the storage, without causing activation of a vehicular alarm; transmits, to the image-shooting instructed vehicle, an instruction to shoot the image of the abnormality occurring vehicle with the camera mounted in the image-shooting instructed vehicle; and transmits the image shot by the image-shooting instructed vehicle to a mobile terminal of a user of the abnormality occurring vehicle, as a description of an abnormality occurring in the abnormality occurring vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135232 | WIPING LIP CLEANING DEVICE - A device for cleaning wiper lips on windshield wiper cleaning blades of windshield cleaning systems. In order to enable in a simple and cost-effective manner cleaning wiper lips on windshield wiper cleaning blades of windshield cleaning systems, the device provides for a two-sided, moisture-impermeable base carrier having a cross-section which is substantially N-shaped, double V-shaped or double U-shaped over a base carrier length and which forms a first and a second surrounding region in the base carrier whose surrounding region openings are orientated counter to each other. The base carrier has a first side with, at least in a portion in the region of the first surrounding region, a first surface layer of a first material and a second side with, at least in a portion in the region of the second surrounding region, a second surface layer of a second material. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135233 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE FOR WINDSCREENS WITH VARIABLE CURVATURE - Windscreen wiper device for windscreens with variable curvature, comprising a secondary shaft rotating about its secondary axis between starting and final secondary positions, and a primary shaft on which the wiper blade arm is mounted rotating in an alternating manner about its own primary axis between starting and final primary positions. The primary shaft is mounted in the secondary shaft, such that their Corresponding axes form a first acute angle (β) with respect to one another. The device further comprises a delay device kinematically connecting the driving means with the secondary shaft to cause rotation in the secondary shaft such that when the primary shaft has performed 50% of the rotation between the starting primary position and the final primary position, the secondary shaft has performed between 0% and 30% of the rotation between the starting secondary position and said final secondary position. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135234 | WIPER BLADE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a wiper blade assembly including: a contact member; an elastic member for supporting the contact member; a cover member for covering the elastic member; and a coupling cover to be fastened to the elastic member. The cover member includes: a spoiler; an extended plate extended from one end of the spoiler; a first coupling protrusion located in a first predetermined position of the extended plate; and a first coupling hole located in a second predetermined position of the extended plate adjacent to the first coupling protrusion. The coupling cover includes: a second coupling hole located in an inner space thereunder and receiving the first coupling protrusion of the cover member; and a second coupling protrusion located adjacent to the second coupling hole and inserted into the first coupling hole of the cover member. The cover member can be reliably fixed to the wiper blade assembly. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135235 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper element and a carrier element. A base of a connecting device is fixedly attached with the carrier element, and a joint part is pivotably attached with the base. The joint part has a top wall and a pair of side walls and a button configuration for locking attachment with different types of oscillating arms. The button configuration includes a first button and a pair of resilient strips that extend from the side walls to the first button and bias the first button into a raised position. The resilient strips also allow the first button to move to a pressed position. A second button is attached with the first button, and the second button is pivotable about a living hinge from a first position, wherein the second button projects above the top wall, to a second position wherein the second button is recessed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135236 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper element and a carrier element. The windscreen wiper device also includes a connecting device which has a base and a joint part. The joint part has a top wall that extends in a lateral direction between a pair of side walls. The joint part also includes a button configuration for lockingly attaching the connecting device with at least two different types of oscillating wiper arms. The button configuration includes a first button and a second button. The button configuration also includes a pin that is spaced below the top wall and that extends in the lateral direction between the side walls. The first button is attached with the pin on one longitudinal side of the pin, and the second button is attached with the pin on an opposite longitudinal side of the pin. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135237 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper element and a least one carrier element. The wiper device also includes a connecting device, which includes a base and a joint part. The joint part has a top wall that extends in a lateral direction between a pair of side walls. The joint part also has a button configuration for lockingly attaching the connecting device with at least two different types of oscillating wiper arms. The button configuration includes first and second buttons, each of which is attached with the side walls via resilient strips. The resilient strips extend directly from the side walls to the buttons. The resilient strips bias the buttons into raised positions wherein the buttons project above the top walls. The resilient strips also allow the buttons to move to a pressed position wherein a top surface of the respective button is generally flush with the top wall. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135238 | VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST TWO WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICES OF THE FLAT BLADE TYPE - A vehicle provided with at least two windscreen wiper devices ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190135239 | Vehicle Sensor Cleaning System - Systems and methods for cleaning sensors of a vehicle using a spray pattern are provided. A sensor cleaning system can include a fluid source that supplies a fluid and a nozzle configured to provide a spray of the fluid to a sensor of an autonomous vehicle to remove debris from the sensor. The sensor cleaning system can further include a controller comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media that collectively store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to perform operations. The operations can include obtaining sensor data from the sensor, determining a spray pattern based at least in part on the sensor data; and controlling a flow of the fluid from the fluid source to the nozzle based at least in part on the spray pattern. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135240 | Nozzles and Systems for Cleaning Vehicle Sensors - Nozzles and systems for cleaning sensors of a vehicle are provided. An adjustable nozzle can include an inlet configured to receive a pressurized fluid, an adjustable oscillator coupled with the inlet, and an outlet coupled with the adjustable oscillator. The adjustable oscillator can be configured to receive the pressurized fluid from the inlet and generate an oscillating fluid, and can include a first oscillation wall comprising a first adjustable chamber modifier wall and a second oscillation wall comprising a second adjustable chamber modifier wall. The first adjustable chamber modifier wall and the second adjustable chamber modifier wall can define an adjustable mixing chamber configured to generate the oscillating fluid having one or more properties that are adjustable by the first adjustable chamber modifier wall or the second adjustable chamber modifier wall. The outlet can be configured to receive the oscillating fluid and eject the oscillating fluid from the adjustable nozzle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135241 | SMART ACTIVATED RINSE SCAFFOLD - Described is a smart activated rinse scaffold (e.g., arch). The arch includes multiple independent spray manifolds. Each spray manifold includes its own independently operate valve and corresponding nozzles that are configured to dispense fluid at different rates. A sensor system is included for determining a speed of an approaching vehicle and opening a valve to at least one of the spray manifolds based on the speed of the approaching vehicle. For example, a larger amount of volume is dispensed per time by a fast manifold on a fast approaching vehicle, while a smaller amount of volume of fluid is dispensed per time on a slowly approaching vehicle. Since the vehicles pass at different rates and the manifolds are opened to correspond to the rate, an approximately equal total volume of fluid is dispensed on different vehicles, regardless of the rate at which they pass through the rinsing arch. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135242 | VEHICLE WASH COMPONENT FOR EMITTING BUBBLES - A device for emitting bubbles in a vehicle wash facility includes a plenum supported with respect to ground. The plenum includes an air inlet with a first area and an air outlet with a second area. The plenum air outlet is in communication with at least one foaming chamber. The foaming chamber includes a generally planar media element disposed therein. The foaming chamber includes a spray jet located therein, which is in communication with a source of chemical. The spray jet configured to emit a chemical onto the generally planar media element. The device also includes a plurality of nozzle portions in communication with the foaming chamber for emitting bubbles therefrom. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135243 | THREE-STAGE PARKING JACK | 2019-05-09 |
20190135244 | Braking Force Control Method and Braking Force Control Device - A braking force control method detects a wheel speed of a vehicle, generates a holding braking force for holding the stopped state of the vehicle, regardless of whether or not a brake is operated by a driver of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle has stopped, based on the wheel speed detected in the state in which a braking force is applied to the vehicle, and delays the period in which the holding braking force is generated, in accordance with the friction coefficient of a road surface in the traveling path of the vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135245 | METHOD OF OPERATING THE POWER TRAIN OF A VEHICLE - A method of operating a drive-train of a vehicle having a drive engine, a motor vehicle transmission, at least one drive axle and a further axle that can be engaged to drive. In context of a function, a connection between the drive engine and the at least one drive axle of the vehicle is automatically interrupted, and the function is automatically activated when certain conditions exist. For the activation of the function, a service brake of the vehicle must be actuated and, as a condition, the vehicle must be stopped. To check whether operation of the vehicle in the all-wheel mode is necessary, when the function is carried out, a brake pressure is determined and, if the brake pressure exceeds a brake pressure limit value, the driving engagement of the further axle is carried out automatically as the function is deactivated for re-starting the vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135246 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a vehicle and a control method thereof. The vehicle includes an obstacle detector for detecting an obstacle around the vehicle, and a controller configured to predict a chance of a collision with the obstacle on the side of a door if the obstacle detector detects the obstacle in front, and to perform partial braking control on the vehicle if the collision on the side of the door is predicted. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135247 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BRAKING CONTROL - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining a control parameter associated with a vehicle. The systems may perform the methods to determine a first reference acceleration at a first time point; determine a second reference acceleration at a second time point, wherein the first time point and the second time point are separated by a predetermined time period; obtain a correction coefficient by using a simulation model, which is configured to simulate operation of the vehicle; and determine a target acceleration at the second time point based on the first reference acceleration, the second reference acceleration, and the correction coefficient. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135248 | BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOTORCYCLE - In this brake control device for a motorcycle, a deceleration threshold value calculation unit limits target wheel deceleration to a threshold value or less on the basis of a bank angle estimated by a bank angle calculation unit. Thus, the behavior of the vehicle body during turning of the motorcycle can be made more stable so as not to cause discomfort to a driver. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135249 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle includes a user-actuatable switch and a controller. When the switch is actuated, the controller is adapted to effect a regenerative braking command to actuate a regenerative brake system when a vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, and to effect a parking brake command to actuate an electric park brake when the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the threshold speed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135250 | Vehicle Brake System Having Plunger Power Source - The invention relates to an improved plunger assembly for a vehicle brake system. The plunger assembly is operable as a pressure source to control brake fluid pressure supplied to one or more wheel brakes. The plunger assembly comprises a housing defining a cylinder; a reversible motor supported by the housing and having a rotor; and a linear actuator such as a ball screw/nut mechanism driven by the motor. A plunger head is mounted in the cylinder and driven by the linear actuator in first and second opposite directions. Improvements include an elastomeric tubular torque coupler connected to a ball screw/nut anti-rotation member; and a clamped connection at an inner race of a motor bearing for securing the rotor to the ball screw/nut component. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135251 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING PLUNGER POWER SOURCE - The invention relates to an improved plunger assembly for a vehicle brake system. The plunger assembly is operable as a pressure source to control brake fluid pressure supplied to one or more wheel brakes. The plunger assembly comprises a housing defining a cylinder; a reversible motor supported by the housing and having a rotor; and a linear actuator such as a ball screw/nut mechanism driven by the motor. A plunger head is mounted in the cylinder and driven by the linear actuator in first and second opposite directions. Improvements include a linear actuator rotationally supported on the housing by a bearing to actuate the plunger head connection to a ball screw. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135252 | Vehicle Brake System Having Plunger Power Source - The invention relates to an improved plunger assembly for a vehicle brake system. The plunger assembly is operable as a pressure source to control brake fluid pressure supplied to one or more wheel brakes. The plunger assembly comprises a housing defining a cylinder; a reversible motor supported by the housing and having a rotor; and a linear actuator such as a ball screw/nut mechanism driven by the motor. A plunger head is mounted in the cylinder and driven by the linear actuator in first and second opposite directions. Improvements include, the cylinder projecting from one side of a housing with an end cap covering the projecting end of the cylinder and is secured to the housing block in a generally coaxial relationship with the cylinder. The cylinder and the end cap cooperate to define a fluid passageway between the end of the cylinder and at least one fluid passageway provided in the housing block. The plunger head may include a stop cushion assembly. The stop cushion assembly provides for a cushioned stop if the end of the piston head engages the fixed structure of the plunger assembly in the event of power loss. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135253 | BRAKE ACTUATOR WITH INTERNAL BREATHING VALVE - A spring brake actuator assembly for actuating a brake includes a spring chamber and a service chamber. A central flange defines opposing first and second cup-shaped sections. A spring chamber housing is interconnected to the first cup-shaped section of the central flange case for defining a spring chamber. A reciprocating piston is disposed in the spring chamber and includes a tubular push rod being biased into the service chamber from the spring chamber by a power spring disposed between the spring chamber housing and the reciprocating piston. The spring chamber is sealably bifurcated into a spring portion and a brake release portion. The brake release portion is subject to pneumatic pressure for compressing the power spring disposed in the spring chamber. A service flexible diaphragm defines the service chamber that is also subject to pneumatic pressure for driving a push rod outwardly of the service chamber to actuate a brake. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135254 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CUTTING BOGIE BRAKE OFF - A method, device and system for cutting a bogie brake off are disclosed. The method includes that: when a bogie brake is not able to be relieved, a cutting-off instruction output from an Operating Control Center (OCC) is received, wherein the cutting-off instruction is used for triggering an action of cutting the bogie brake off; a logic operation is performed on the cutting-off instruction to obtain an isolation control instruction; and an electromagnetic valve corresponding to a bogie is controlled to act according to the isolation control instruction, so as to cut the bogie brake off. According to the method, the technical problem that a brake cutting-off valve is set under a passenger seat to cut a single bogie brake off in the existing urban rail vehicle, but the requirements of an unmanned vehicle cannot be met is solved. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135255 | Method for Operating an Electromechanical Brake Device - A method for operating an electromechanical brake device transmits the rotational motion of the electric brake motor to the brake piston by way of an axially movable transmitting element. In the instance that the brake piston lies at a distance relative to an associated brake pad, a hydraulic brake pressure is produced in a hydraulic vehicle brake. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135256 | INTEGRATED SOLENOID VALVE AND BRAKE SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An integrated solenoid valve and a brake system using the same are disclosed. The integrated solenoid valve includes an armature, an elastic member, a magnet core, an orifice unit, a filter member, a lip seal, a bidirectional passage, and a unidirectional passage. The armature is disposed in a sleeve, moves upward and downward in an axial direction, and opens or closes an orifice of a seat disposed at a lower side thereof. The elastic member provides elastic force to the armature in a closing direction of the orifice. The magnet core provides drive force to the armature in a direction opposite to that of the elastic member. The orifice unit is coupled to a lower side of the seat, and includes not only a hollow hole communicating with the orifice of the seat but also a passage hole. The filter member prevents inflow of foreign materials. The lip seal is inserted between the orifice unit and the filter member, and includes an inclined protrusion. The bidirectional passage is opened or closed by the armature moving up and down. The unidirectional passage is formed to pass through the passage hole and an outer surface of the inclined protrusion. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135257 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ADAPTIVELY MONITOR BRAKE PAD WEAR - An exemplary method of performing a brake pad wear check includes providing a brake assembly, including a brake pad and a brake rotor, providing a controller electronically connected to the brake assembly, the controller configured to calculate an expected wear of the brake pad, determine a brake pad wear threshold, compare the expected wear of the brake pad to the brake pad wear threshold, and if a first condition is satisfied, perform the brake pad wear check. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTOR BRAKE BOOST FUNCTION FAILURE - Systems and methods for a braking a vehicle. In one example, the braking system includes a friction braking system, a regenerative braking system, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the friction braking system and the regenerative braking system. The electronic processor is configured to receive a driver brake request and determine a brake failure state. The brake failure state indicates a brake failure. In response to determining the brake failure state, the electronic processor applies a braking force based on the driver brake request. The braking force includes a frictional braking force generated by the friction braking system and a regenerative braking force generated by the regenerative braking system. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FAIL OF ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE - A method for detecting a fail of an electronic parking brake may include: detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU), a current applied to a motor during a parking operation of an eDIH parking brake, and detecting a current inflection point at which the slope of the current is changed, the slope of the current having started to rise in a load generation section following a no-load section after a starting current of the motor was generated; and comparing, by the ECU, the current value of the detected current inflection point to a current value of a preset reference current inflection point, and recognizing that a fail occurred during the parking operation of the eDIH parking brake, when the current value of the detected current inflection point is different by a preset error range or more from the current value of the reference current inflection point. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135260 | BRAKE-BLEEDING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A device and related methods for bleeding the brake system of a vehicle without the need for two people to participate in the operation. The device allows a single user to remotely control an adjustable support which extends to fit between the steering wheel and brake pedal of the vehicle, with an actuation system operable to depress and release the brake pedal while the user is positioned at a brake line valve of the vehicle. The device can be used for remotely depressing a brake pedal of a vehicle in order to bleed the hydraulic brake system, check the brake light function, flushing the brake fluid, or air brake diagnoses to check for air leaks and function. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135261 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR A HYBRID DRIVE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION OF THIS TYPE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, CONTROL AND/OR REGULATING DEVICE, AND HYBRID DRIVE - A manual transmission for a hybrid drive of a motor vehicle having transmission input shafts ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190135262 | ELECTRONIC ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE ESCAPE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for an assist mode in a motorized vehicle includes receiving signals from a plurality of vehicle sensors monitoring respective conditions of the vehicle; an assist mode circuit determining whether a loss-of-traction condition is being experienced by the vehicle using information in the signals received from at least one of the plurality of vehicle sensors; activating an assist mode of the vehicle if the assist mode circuit determines that a loss-of-traction condition is being experienced, wherein the assist mode alters vehicle drive train characteristics. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135263 | HYBRID VEHICLE - On satisfaction of conditions to shift to scavenging control in response to a stop request of an engine, a hybrid vehicle performs engine power limitation control that limits the power output from the engine with an engine upper limit power as an upper limit. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135264 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a vehicle using a predetermined driving mode of a driving route. A vehicle includes an engine, a speed detector configured to detect a rotational speed of the vehicle wheel and a steering angle detector configured to detect a steering angle. The vehicle further comprises a controller configured to control driving of the engine using a predetermined driving mode. The controller obtains a cumulative driving distance based on the rotational speed, obtains a driving direction based on the detected steering angle. The controller controls operation of the engine based on the cumulative driving distance and the driving direction according to a predetermined driving mode of a driving route. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135265 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling a vehicle using a predetermined driving mode of a driving route. A vehicle includes an engine, a speed detector configured to detect a driving speed; a slope detector configured to detect a slope of a road. The vehicle further comprises a controller configured to control driving of the engine using a predetermined driving mode. While controlling the vehicle according to the predetermined driving mode, the controller obtains current road condition information based on the vehicle's driving speed and slope of the load, and determines whether the vehicle deviates from a route based on the current road condition information and reference road condition information. When it is determined that the vehicle deviates from the route of the predetermined driving mode, the controller ends the predetermined driving mode and starts a general driving mode. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135266 | Thermal Management of Hybrid Vehicle - An example method includes making a first determination that a load of a cooling system of a vehicle is expected to increase and become greater than a capacity of the cooling system; operating, in response to making the first determination, the vehicle in a first mode where a combustion engine and an electric motor operate such that a charge level of a power supply of the vehicle increases or is maintained above a threshold charge level; making, after operating the vehicle in the first mode, a second determination that the load of the cooling system has become greater than the capacity of the cooling system; and operating, in response to making the second determination, the vehicle in a second mode where the combustion engine and the electric motor operate such that the charge level of the power supply decreases or is maintained below the threshold charge level. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135267 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control system for hybrid vehicles for reducing a shock caused by a change in an output torque of a transmission during a shifting operation of a transmission. In the hybrid vehicle, an engine and a first motor are connected to an input side of an automatic transmission, and a second motor is connected to an output side of the automatic transmission. A controller calculates a change in an output torque of the transmission when establishing a predetermined gear stage, based on a torque capacity of an engagement device to be engaged and an input torque to the transmission, and select one of the first motor and the second motor that requires less power to reduce the change in the output torque of the automatic transmission. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135268 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A DRIVE MODE THEREFOR - Disclosed is a hybrid electric vehicle and method of controlling operation of engine of the vehicle. The hybrid electric vehicle switches its drive mode in consideration of air pollution and pedestrians around the vehicle. A method of controlling a drive mode of a hybrid electric vehicle includes recognizing at least one of a pedestrian and an air pollution level around the hybrid electric vehicle, determining whether each of the recognized pedestrian and the recognized air pollution level meets a corresponding prescribed exhaust gas reduction mode request condition, and determining an exhaust gas reduction mode drive according to a result of the determination. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135269 | HYBRID VEHICLE - In the present invention, when an engine of a hybrid vehicle is in a cooled state, a control device | 2019-05-09 |
20190135270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for pinpointing a source of degradation in a vehicle engine system. In one example, a method includes spinning an engine of a vehicle unfueled in a forward and a reverse direction, in no particular order, and recording a first intake air flow and a second intake air flow, respectively, in an intake of the engine, and where the source of degradation is indicated as a function of both the first air flow and the second air flow. In this way, the degradation of the vehicle engine system may be pinpointed as to being located in the intake manifold, the exhaust system, or the engine. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135271 | Carbon Monoxide Detector for Automobiles - A carbon monoxide detector for making automobiles, vans, SUVs, pickups, and heavy trucks safer by equipping them with an automatically functioning carbon-monoxide detector and early warning system whereupon the presence of a dangerous level of carbon monoxide in the interior of a vehicle will shut off the engine, lower the windows and issue a warning for occupants to leave the vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135272 | Vehicle Electronic Stability Control System including Back-Up Wheel Speed Detection - A vehicle control system includes a powertrain electronic control unit and an electronic stability control unit that is connected to the powertrain electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus. The vehicle powertrain includes a wheel, a wheel speed sensor that is configured to detect a speed of the wheel, an electric motor that is configured to drive the wheel, and an electric motor speed sensor that is configured to detect the speed of the electric motor. If the wheel speed sensor is operating normally, the electronic stability control unit controls the vehicle based on an output of the wheel speed sensor. However, if the wheel speed sensor is not operating normally, the electronic stability control unit controls the vehicle based on an output of the electric motor speed sensor. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135273 | Vehicle Electronic Stability Control System including Improved Wheel Speed Detection - A vehicle control system includes a powertrain electronic control unit and an electronic stability control unit that is connected to the powertrain electronic control unit via a vehicle communication bus. The vehicle powertrain includes a wheel, a wheel speed sensor that is configured to detect a speed of the wheel, an electric motor that is configured to drive the wheel, and an electric motor speed sensor that is configured to detect the speed of the electric motor. If the vehicle is not traveling at low speeds (for example, less than 2 kilometers per hour), the electronic stability control unit controls the vehicle based on an output of the wheel speed sensor. However, if the vehicle is traveling at low speeds, the electronic stability control unit controls the vehicle based on an output of the electric motor speed sensor. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135274 | OCCUPANT BASED VEHICLE CONTROL - A vehicle includes an occupant monitoring system configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle; a robotic driving system configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle during a robotic driving mode; and a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system and the robotic driving system. The processing circuit is configured to: receive the occupant data; determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode; and provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135275 | METHOD OF PROVIDING PARKING INFORMATION FOR AUTONOMOUS PARKING, SERVICE SERVER FOR PROVIDING PARKING INFORMATION, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PARKING INFORMATION - A method of providing parking information for autonomous parking, may include receiving, by an autonomous driving vehicle based on a connected car entering a parking lot, pieces of global positioning system (GPS) information for a driving route in the parking lot from the connected car, configuring a map of the parking lot on the basis of the received pieces of GPS information, and providing a driving route on the map of the parking lot according to a request of the autonomous driving vehicle entering the parking lot, wherein the driving route is selected by a weight value assigned to each route on the map of the parking lot. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135276 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle control system and method through peripheral collision situation prediction are disclosed. The vehicle control system includes omnidirectional sensors configured to sense distances and relative speeds between a host vehicle and peripheral objects and to transmit the distances and the relative speeds to an electronic control unit, vehicle dynamics sensors configured to sense a driving speed of the host vehicle and to transmit the driving speed to the electronic control unit, and the electronic control unit configured to receive sensing signals from the omnidirectional sensors and the vehicle dynamics sensors, to predict collision risk between a plurality of the peripheral objects and to execute control so as to perform braking avoidance and steering avoidance of the peripheral objects, thus being capable of preventing a secondary accident or a pile-up. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135277 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle configured to improve convenience of a driver by adjusting an automatic braking control time based on a situation around the vehicle when the vehicle is automatically braked and a control method thereof are provided. The vehicle includes a braking portion that obtains speed information of the vehicle and a first sensor that obtains information around the vehicle. A controller determines whether to perform automatic braking control of the vehicle based on the speed information of the vehicle. When the vehicle performs the automatic braking control, the controller calculates a collision possibility of the vehicle based on the information around the vehicle, and an automatic braking time of the braking portion based on the collision possibility of the vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135278 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD - A controller for a collision warning system of a vehicle, wherein the controller comprises an input configured to receive first vehicle data indicative of one or more parameters of a first vehicle and target object data indicative of one or more parameters of a target object. The controller further comprises a processor configured to define a warning zone in dependence on the first vehicle data and to determine, in dependence on the target object data and the warning zone, a collision indicator. The controller further comprises an output arranged to output a control signal to a vehicle system in dependence on the collision indicator. Other aspects of the invention relate to a sensor system for a collision warning system, to a vehicle comprising the controller or the sensor system, to a method for a collision warning system, to a computer program product comprising instructions for carrying out the method, and to a computer readable data carrier having stored thereon instructions for carrying out the method. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135279 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A driving assistance control system of a vehicle includes a needed information acquisition unit configured to acquire needed information for calculating a target path, a target path deciding unit configured to decide the target path based on the needed information, a vehicle traveling controller configured to perform a path following control for controlling a traveling device of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the target path, and a system limit identification unit configured to identify a likelihood of reaching a system limit at which the path following control becomes unsuccessful. The system limit identification unit includes a determination model that learns a relationship between a plurality of vehicle feature amounts and the likelihood of reaching the system limit by machine learning in advance, and outputs an identification result of the likelihood of reaching the system limit corresponding to the input vehicle feature amounts using the determination model. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135280 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus including a surrounding circumstances detector detecting surrounding circumstances of a self-driving vehicle and an electric control unit including a microprocessor configured to perform generating an action plan of the self-driving vehicle based on the surrounding circumstances and controlling the engine and the transmission so that the self-driving vehicle travels by self-driving in accordance with the action plan. The generating includes generating a first action plan and a second action plan, the first action plan including target position data of the self-driving vehicle, the second action plan including an acceleration instruction to a target vehicle speed not including the target position data, and the controlling includes controlling the engine and the transmission, so that the self-driving vehicle accelerates to the target vehicle speed at a target torque minimizing a fuel consumption quantity per unit travel distance when the second action plan is generated. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135281 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control device includes: a first recognizer recognizing, in the vicinity of a first vehicle, a plurality of second vehicles; a second recognizer recognizing a road shoulder of a road on which the first vehicle is present; and a controller executing driving control of controlling one or both of steering and acceleration/deceleration of the first vehicle, wherein the controller sets a degree of monitoring of one of the plurality of second vehicles present on a road shoulder in a section from a branching point to a point a predetermined distance from the branching point, to be higher than another of the plurality of second vehicles present on a road shoulder out of the section. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135282 | 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. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135283 | ROAD ANOMALY DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A computing system can receive sensor log data from one or more first autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating throughout a transport service region, and analyze the sensor log data against a set of road anomaly signatures. Based on analyzing the sensor log data against the set of road anomaly signatures, the computing system may identify road anomalies within the transport service region, and generate a resolution response for each road anomaly. The computing system can then transmit the resolution response to one or more second AVs to cause the one or more second AVs to respond to the road anomaly. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135284 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to estimate whether a fellow passenger is included in occupants of a vehicle, when the fellow passenger is included in the occupants, acquire information relating to a driver of the vehicle and information relating to the fellow passenger, estimate a relationship between the driver and the fellow passenger based on the acquired information, and select a control relating to traveling of the vehicle according to the relationship. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135285 | CONTROL METHOD OF IDLE STOP AND GO SYSTEM - A control method of an idle stop and go system is provided. The method includes determining whether a stop condition of an engine operating in an idle state is satisfied and determining whether a pressure increase value of a brake oil formed during a predetermined time period is greater than a predetermined value when the stop condition of the engine is satisfied. A valve connected to a hydraulic line to which the brake oil pressure is transmitted is then temporarily closed and then reopened when the pressure increase value is greater than the predetermined value. The engine is stopped after the valve is temporarily closed and reopened. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135286 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ACCELERATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for controlling the acceleration of a vehicle comprising a programmable logic computer (PLC), a pre-programmed acceleration table that resides on the PLC, a sensor that is adapted to provide an acceleration input to the PLC, and a powertrain that is adapted to receive an output from the PLC. The PLC is adapted to control the powertrain in response to the acceleration input from the sensor by comparing the acceleration input with the pre-programmed acceleration table. A method for controlling the acceleration of a vehicle further comprising controlling the powertrain in response to the acceleration input from the sensor. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135287 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE ENGINE OPERATION USING ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT - A method for operating an internal combustion engine comprises providing a vehicle having an internal combustion gasoline engine including multiple cylinders and wherein the engine is operating in a deactivated cylinder mode, receiving a torque request if a cylinder reactivation torque smoothing mode is active, setting a variable torque ratio to 1.0 if the torque request is greater than a fast exit threshold torque, setting the variable torque ratio to 0.0 if the torque request is less than a slow exit threshold torque, setting the variable torque ratio to a value between 0.0 and 1.0 if the torque request is between the fast exit threshold torque and slow exit threshold torque, and calculating a component of final engine output torque. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135288 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO MISOPERATION OF ENGINE IN POWER SPLIT TYPE HEV SYSTEM - A method for controlling a sudden unintended acceleration due to misoperation of an engine in a power split type hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system, the method including when a determination is made that a delta revolution per minute (RPM) of an engine is out of a predetermined criterion, determining that an operating point of the engine does not move along a profile defined according to a target operating point of the engine and the sudden unintended acceleration is possible. The delta RPM is a difference of value between a current RPM of the engine and a profile RPM of the engine required to move to the target operating point of the engine from a current operating point of the engine. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135289 | ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL - A vehicle includes an anti-lock braking system (ABS), a stability control system (SCS), and an electronic locking differential. A controller of the vehicle is programmed to unlock the differential in response to activation of the ABS or the SCS. The controller is further programmed to, responsive to the deactivation of the activated one of the ABS and the SCS, inhibit locking of the differential for a predefined period of time. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135290 | Systems and Methods For Autonomous Vehicle Lane Change Control - Systems and methods are directed to lane change control for an autonomous vehicle. In one example, a computer-implemented method for determining whether to abort a lane change in an autonomous vehicle includes initiating, by a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, a lane change procedure for an autonomous vehicle. The method further includes obtaining, by the computing system, data indicative of one or more changed objects relative to the autonomous vehicle. The method further includes determining, by the computing system, that the lane change procedure cannot be completed by the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more changed objects. The method further includes in response to determining that the lane change cannot be completed by the autonomous vehicle, generating, by the computing system, a motion plan that controls the autonomous vehicle to abort the lane change procedure. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE BASED ON CONDITION OF DRIVER - A system and method for controlling a vehicle based on a driver status are disclosed. The vehicle control system includes various sensing devices (including a camera, a vehicle dynamics sensor, a vehicle around view monitoring (AVM) camera, a periphery surveillance sensor, and a navigation device) and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU may analyze a driver status through the driver's face and pupils recognized by output signals of the sensing devices. If the driver has no intention to drive the vehicle, the ECU may control the vehicle to stop on a road shoulder, resulting in guarantee of safer driving. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135292 | OVERTAKE ACCELERATION AID FOR ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN VEHICLES - Adaptive cruise control systems and methods of providing overtake acceleration aid in host vehicles. In one embodiment, the adaptive cruise control system includes an ultrasonic sensor, a radar sensor, a camera, and an electronic controller. The ultrasonic sensor, the radar sensor, and the camera are configured to sense within fields-of-view of a neighboring lane. Responsive to receiving an input indicating an overtake request, the electronic controller is configured determine when an object is located in the neighboring lane based in part on first data received from the ultrasonic sensor. The electronic controller is also configured to determine a velocity of the object when the object is located within the field-of-view of the radar sensor or the camera. The electronic controller is further configured to determine an overtake acceleration boost based in part on the velocity of the object and apply the overtake acceleration boost to the host vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135293 | SLOPE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A slope detection system ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190135294 | CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system comprises a driver condition monitoring part configured to monitor the condition of the driver based on the captured image of the driver monitor camera. The driver condition monitoring part is configured to judge if the face of the driver fits in the angle of view of the driver monitor camera based on captured image of the driver monitor camera and to provide the driver through the information providing system with movement information relating to movement necessary for fitting the face of the driver in the angle of view when it is judged that the face of the driver does not fit in the angle of view of the driver monitor camera. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135295 | DRIVER CONDITION DETECTION SYSTEM - A driver condition detection system | 2019-05-09 |
20190135296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING OBJECT ACTION - Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for discrete mobile object monitoring. Using location and information from the recognition process, historical action information about a discrete mobile object, and associated object statistical information derived from the historical action information, a hypothesis can be generated for future actions and movements of the discrete mobile object. The information can then be stored for later hypothesis derivation, thus providing a more human-like understanding of the discrete mobile object, useful in a variety of automated tasks. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135297 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle sets a front wheel average rotation speed that is an average rotation speed of left and right front wheels, based on a rotation speed of a first motor, and sets a rear wheel average rotation speed that is an average rotation speed of left and right rear wheels, based on a rotation speed of a second motor. When a difference between the front wheel average rotation speed and the rear wheel average rotation speed is larger than a first reference value, the motor vehicle sets a vehicle body speed, based on the lower between the front wheel average rotation speed and the rear wheel average rotation speed. The motor vehicle compares a difference between the vehicle body speed and the wheel speed of each wheel, with a second reference value and thereby determines whether the wheel idles. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135298 | TIRE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TIRE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A tire management system assigns work to each of a plurality of vehicles and manages a loaded state of a tire mounted on each of the vehicles that perform the assigned work. The tire management system includes: an overload vehicle detection unit configured to detect an overload vehicle in which a tire load of the work assigned to each of the vehicles exceeds a predetermined tire load set in the tire itself of the vehicle; and a work contents changing processing unit configured to perform, when the overload vehicle is detected, processing of changing work contents of the overload vehicle such that the tire load of the overload vehicle becomes equal to or less than the predetermined tire load. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135299 | Providing Driver Assistance - A method provides driver assistance in a vehicle. The method records at least one movement pattern of a vehicle together with activated vehicle functions, wherein the movement pattern is created via odometry sensors. The method provides the respective vehicle function on the basis of detection of at least one part of the movement pattern previously recorded during a journey of the vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135300 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UNSUPERVISED MULTIMODAL ANOMALY DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - An example includes obtaining first sensor data from a first sensor and second sensor data from a second sensor, the first sensor of a first sensor type different than a second sensor type of the second sensor; generating first encoded sensor data based on the first sensor data and second encoded sensor data based on the second sensor data; generating a contextual fused sensor data representation of the first and second sensor data based on the first and second encoded sensor data; generating first and second reconstructed sensor data based on the contextual fused sensor data representation; determining a deviation estimation based on the first and second reconstructed sensor data, the deviation estimation representative of a deviation between: (a) the first reconstructed sensor data, and (b) the first sensor data; and detecting an anomaly in the deviation estimation, the anomaly indicative of an error associated with the first sensor. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135301 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - In a method for operating a vehicle control system having at least two actuators acting upon a vehicle state variable, a first actuator is initially activated, and at a time interval prior to arrival at a boundary condition regarding the first actuator, a switchover is made to a second actuator. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135302 | TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS OF SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE - A travel control apparatus including a driving level switching portion switching to a first driving automation level involving a driver responsibility to monitor surroundings or a second driving automation level not involving the driver responsibility to monitor the surroundings, a distance measurement device measuring an inter-vehicle distance to a forward vehicle, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor performs controlling an equipment according to the inter-vehicle distance so as to follow the forward vehicle, controlling the equipment so that the self-driving vehicle starts when the inter-vehicle distance increases up to a predetermined value, and determining a first predetermined value as the predetermined value when the driving automation level is switched to the first driving automation level and a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value as the predetermined value when the driving automation level is switched to the second driving automation level. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135303 | CLOUD SERVER FOR PROVIDING DRIVER-CUSTOMIZED SERVICE BASED ON CLOUD, OPERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CLOUD SERVER, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A digital cockpit system communicates with a cloud server and outputs an output result of a vehicle's internal system according to a human-machine interface (HMI) output policy optimized for a personal driving tendency of a personal driver by using a driver-customized parameter received from the cloud server. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135304 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING FUNCTION OF VEHICLE - An apparatus for recommending a function of a vehicle includes an input module, a memory, an output module, and a processor. The processor obtains intention information indicating an action associated with each of a plurality of sentences, nuance information indicating a positive, neutral, or negative meaning included in each of the plurality of sentences, and one or more keywords for executing a function associated with the intention information among a plurality of functions embedded in the vehicle by analyzing each of the plurality included in the conversation, determines a task, associated with the function, to be recommended to at least some of the plurality of users, based on the intention information, the nuance information, and the one or more keywords, and outputs a message of recommending the task using the output module, when the end of the conversation is recognized. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135305 | Automated Driving System For A Motor Vehicle Provided With An Advanced Visual Communication Interface - The invention relates to an automated driving system for a motor vehicle including a visual communication interface ( | 2019-05-09 |
20190135306 | SAFETY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A safety apparatus of a vehicle and a method of using the same are disclosed. The safety apparatus provides safety to a pedestrian and a vehicle traveling in a lane next to parked vehicles in a blind spot formed by the parked vehicles. The safety apparatus for a vehicle includes a plurality of sensor, a controller, and a display. The sensors sense the presence and positions of a pedestrian and a traveling vehicle that are approaching the vehicle. The controller calculates a moving direction and moving speed of each of the pedestrian and the traveling vehicle using the result sensed by the plurality of sensors. The display displays the position, the moving direction, or the moving speed of the pedestrian or the traveling vehicle such that the displayed information is easily recognized by any object present in an external part. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135307 | VEHICLE OF TRANSPORT TO BE PULLED BY AN OVERHEAD CABLE AND INSTALLATION COMPRISING A VEHICLE OF SAID TYPE - Vehicle of transport designed to be pulled by an overhead cable, including an attachment device to attach the vehicle to the overhead cable, a hanger arm extending along a longitudinal axis and connected to the attachment device, a support connected to the hanger arm, the vehicle including at least two chairs suspended on the support and situated one behind the other according to an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the support delimiting a space open towards the outside and situated underneath the at least two chairs. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135308 | GONDOLA CAR CLEAN-OUT DOOR - A gondola railcar cleanout door is configured to be coupled to a side plate of a railcar adjacent a railcar floor wherein the side plate and floor each have an opening therein. The cleanout door includes a frame mountable to the railcar side plate structure, adjacent the side plate structure opening; and a door assembly coupled to the frame and moveable between an open position in which the openings in the floor and the side plate may be used to clean out the interior of the railcar, and a closed position substantially closing the openings in the side plate and the floor, wherein the door assembly includes a door side wall member configured to substantially close the opening in the side plate in the closed position and a door floor member configured to substantially close the opening in the floor in the closed position. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135309 | RAILWAY CAR FITTED WITH AN INDUCTION GENERATOR - A railway car fitted with an induction generator comprising magnets and electrical conductors for generating electricity, comprising a chassis comprising at least one axle with two wheels, wherein the axle is mounted in two bearings located near the two sides of the railway car, wherein the wheels are located on the outer side of the bearings, and wherein the generator comprises a rotor and a substantially cylindrical stator, which stator extends concentrically around the rotor, wherein the rotor is fixedly mounted around and on the axle, wherein the stator is mounted to the inner side of one of the bearings, in axial abutment therewith. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135310 | WHEEL LOAD ADJUSTING APPARATUS OF RAILCAR - A wheel load adjusting apparatus used in a railcar, and the railcar includes: first and second air springs arranged between a carbody and a first bogie so as to be spaced apart from each other in a car width direction; third and fourth air springs arranged between the carbody and a second bogie so as to be spaced apart from each other in the car width direction; and first to fourth automatic level controlling valves provided upstream of the first four air springs and configured to adjust heights of the four air springs to maintain constant height of the air springs, wherein when the railcar passes through a curve, the wheel load adjusting apparatus limits an air supply/air discharge operation of at least one of the four automatic level controlling valves to suppress an increase in a pressure difference between at least two of the four air springs. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135311 | LOCOMOTIVE OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A locomotive control system includes an operation manager controller electrically coupled to an operator controller of a locomotive and to a local vehicle control system of the locomotive. The operation manager controller receives an operator command from the operator controller and can regulate the operator command to control operation of the locomotive. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135312 | ON-VEHICLE DEVICE, GROUND DATA-MANAGING DEVICE, GROUND-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SECURITY SYSTEM, AND GROUND-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION METHOD - An on-vehicle device mounted on a train includes a second on-vehicle-side wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the ground side, and an on-vehicle-side ground-to-vehicle communication security unit that encrypts or decrypts wireless communication data. The on-vehicle-side ground-to-vehicle communication security unit includes an on-vehicle-side secret-key holding unit that retains a plurality of secret keys that have secret key numbers for performing encryption or decryption; an on-vehicle-side secret-key selecting unit that selects one secret key from the on-vehicle-side secret-key holding unit using a secret key number calculated using train information unique to a train; and an on-vehicle-side encryption and decryption processing unit that performs encryption or decryption using the one secret key selected by the on-vehicle-side secret-key selecting unit. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135313 | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTING APPARATUS, TRAIN MONITORING AND CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTING METHOD - An apparatus for supporting development of a program used in a control device of a train monitoring and controlling apparatus including a plurality of intra-train networks, the control device transmitting/receiving signals to/from the plurality of intra-train networks, the control device including a plurality of communication substrates for communicating with one of the plurality of intra-train networks and the control substrate connected to the plurality of communication substrates, the program development supporting apparatus receives a communication-substrate network communication data definition file used in each of the plurality of communication substrates, generates a control-substrate input/output signal variable definition file by using the communication-substrate network communication data definition file, and outputs the control-substrate input/output signal variable definition file. The control-substrate input/output signal variable definition file is used in the control substrate, the control substrate performing communication in a communication data format that is common among the plurality of communication substrates. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135314 | Train Parking or Movement Verification and Monitoring System and Method - A parking verification system and method, a movement verification system and method, and a monitoring system and method for a train, or other transit vehicle. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135315 | RAILWAY ASSET TRACKING AND MAPPING SYSTEM - A railway asset tracking and mapping system stores positions and visual imagery associated with physical railroad assets such as signals, road crossings, platforms, and mile posts along a segment of a railway track and displays the geographic positions and imagery of those physical assets in simultaneous and correlated track chart, video imagery, and map formats on an integrated interactive display. An associated method of displaying correlated track chart, video imagery an map is also disclosed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135316 | REDUNDANT, SELF-DETERMINISTIC, FAILSAFE SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAILROAD CROSSING AND ADJACENT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION VEHICULAR TRAFFIC CONTROL PREEMPTION - Railroad crossing object detection systems and methods include radar sensors detecting object presence, speed and heading in a different manner. A controller compares signal outputs from the different sensors to provide traffic control preemption signals and self-diagnose sensor problems. The sensor devices may include an ultra-wideband (UWB) impulse radar device and at least one reflective device providing failsafe object presence detection and object non-presence detection in redundant fashion with at least a second sensor device such as a side-fired radar device. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135317 | REDUNDANT, SELF-DETERMINISTIC, FAILSAFE SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT DETECTION, SPEED AND HEADING - Railroad object detection systems and methods include radar sensors detecting object presence, speed and heading in a different manner. A controller compares signal outputs from the different sensors to make real time health assessments and self-diagnose sensor problems in a railroad application. The sensor devices may include an ultra-wideband (UWB) impulse radar device and at least one reflective device providing failsafe object presence detection and object non-presence detection in redundant fashion with at least a second sensor device such as a side-fired radar device. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135318 | RAIL FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates generally to maintenance management systems and methods, particularly for rail car fleets. The system includes a web-based software system for identifying high-risk equipment and identifying and facilitating maintenance and repair options. The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises three main modules: (1) fleet data management and analysis; (2) bid management and Request for Quote (“RFQ”); and (3) shop management. It is deployed in a cloud-based software environment, giving users maximum flexibility to manage their railcar fleets and optimize the process of maintaining their railcars. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135319 | Collector of Lawn Waste - A collector of yard waste is an apparatus that is used to collect items and debris from a yard. The apparatus includes a receptacle, a shovel lip, a first wheel, a second wheel, and a guide rope. The receptacle is a container in which the user can store trash, debris, and other such waste for subsequent disposal, and is further utilized as a structural mechanism for arranging the other components. The shovel lip provides a way for the user to drag the present invention into a pile of foliage or trash and provides a simple mechanism for adding items to the receptacle. The first wheel and the second wheel are arranged on a shared axis to provide a mechanism for moving the present invention from place to place. The guide rope extends from the collector to allow a user to pull the present invention along during use. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135320 | GAME CART - A game cart for hauling or carrying a large game animal is collapsible between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The game cart includes an extension member moveably connected with a frame. The extension member rotates about a pivot axis to collapse first and second legs inwardly towards the frame. First and second wheels may be removed from operational stub axles on the first and second legs and may be stored on storage stub axles attached to the extension member. When the game cart is collapsed, the wheels are carried by the extension member so as to allow the entire cart to be carried by a strap. After the cart is carried by a hunter to a remote location, the cart is deployed by reversing the steps of collapsing the cart. The cart carries a hunted large game animal, after a hunt, from a remote location in the wilderness. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135321 | HAND CARTS TRANSPORTING GAS CYLINDERS - The present invention involves a device for holding and transporting a gas cylinder. The device, a hand truck, has an arm portion having a lip portion mounted thereon. The device also has at least one stabilizing peg mounted to the lip portion with two wheels mounted to the lip portion. The at least one stabilizing peg is sized and configured to engage the stabilizing ring of the gas cylinder placed on the lip portion. Optionally, a hook may be attached to the arm portion such that the hook may engage the gas cylinder. The arm portion may further comprise a handle portion pivotable between a raised position and a collapsed position. The handle portion is lockable in the raised position and the lowered position. The arm portion further comprises a cradle portion sized and configured to engage and stabilize the gas cylinder. The gas cylinder, having a stabilizing ring, may be tilted forward, and the hand truck may then be positioned to engage the cylinder. The gas cylinder may then be tilted back so that the stabilizing ring rests on the lip portion of the hand truck and is engaged by the at least one stabilizing peg. This allows for the tilting of the hand truck and cylinder backward so that the hand truck and cylinder may be wheeled freely. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135322 | SHOPPING CART BAGGING STATION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Disclosed is a shopping cart bagging station that couples to a shopping cart, and can be used by customers to bag their purchases as they shop. The shopping cart bagging station can be made from recyclable materials and is lightweight and portable. The shopping cart bagging station can be supplied as a kit, where the kit includes a sheet of rigid material, with each of the shopping cart elements outlined with perforated lines in the sheet of rigid material. The shopping cart bagging station is constructed by separating elements along the perforated lines, and then fitting the shopping cart bagging station elements together to form the shopping cart bagging station. The shopping cart bagging station elements fit together with slot joints formed by connecting slots in the elements. The customer can separate the shopping cart bagging station elements and construct the shopping cart bagging station themselves. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135323 | Convertible Stroller - A foldable convertible stroller for children, converting between stroller (concealed-stroller and open-stroller), playpen (full or partial), and folded configurations, featuring four U-shaped chassis support bars movable about joint side-hubs into a raised deployed position when fully expanded, when in a concealed-stroller or the playpen configuration, or a lowered deployed position when partially expanded, when in an open-stroller configuration, and foldable into a folded configuration by collapsing into a nested arrangement. The stroller further features a foldable base support, a circumferential main curtain spanning between the base and the upper front and rear support bars for surrounding the stroller in a playpen configuration, an optional foldable rest, and an optional handle portion of an upper rear support bar that allows selectively erecting and folding. A complementary method for converting the stroller between the configurations is also provided. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135324 | SLEIGH BED - The sleigh bed platform is intended for use in ice fishing for transport of equipment such as a tent shelter and sized to accommodate a single reclining person for rest on the ice. Sleigh bed invention is very light easy to pull across thin ice. Three laminated plastic layers with a inner component of expanded polystyrene form a rigid truss and thermal barrier that makes the sleigh bed a comfortable resting place. Expanded polystyrene is insulation and extremely buoyant providing a float in cases of breaking thru lake ice. Multiple soft rope handles secure loads with no sharp edges around the bed. A second invention use is for evacuation of injured skiers. Lightweight sleigh bed is easy to carry to an injured skier. A rigid front handle facilitates moving down hill with a passenger secured to the sleigh bed. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135325 | OCCUPANT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various implementations relate to an operator monitoring system (OMS). Certain implementations include an OMS coupled to a rotatable portion of a steering wheel assembly of a vehicle. For example, the OMS may include an imaging unit, such as a camera, that is coupled to a central hub portion of the steering wheel assembly. The imaging unit has a field of view directed toward one or more occupants in the vehicle and is configured to capture an image signal corresponding to an imaging area in the field of view. The imaging area can be configured to encapsulate an expected position of one or more vehicle occupants. The OMS also includes one or more processing units in electrical communication with the imaging unit that receives and processes the image signal from the imaging unit to determine an occupant state and, in some implementations, provide feedback based on the determined occupant state. | 2019-05-09 |
20190135326 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIELDING A HAND SENSOR SYSTEM IN A STEERING WHEEL - Systems and methods of shielding a hand sensor system in a steering wheel are disclosed herein. An exemplary hand sensor system includes a sensor mat and a heater mat that is disposed between the sensor mat and a frame of the steering wheel. A power source selectively provides a heating current to the heater mat to provide heat to the steering wheel and a shielding voltage signal to the heater mat to provide electrical shielding for the sensor mat when heating is not needed or when sensing takes priority over heating. Alternatively, the system may include a shield mat that is separate from the heater mat and is disposed between the sensor mat and the heater mat. In addition, to isolate the signal carried by individual sensor return wires, a metallic or insulating covering or conduit may be provided around the wires or portions thereof. | 2019-05-09 |