24th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170166160 | GAS GENERATOR - The present invention provides a gas generator including a combustion chamber cup which is disposed in the housing provided with a gas discharge port and includes a combination of a cup member and a cylindrical member, a combustion chamber being separated by the combustion chamber cup into an inner combustion chamber and an outer combustion chamber, the cup member having, in a circumferential wall surface thereof, a dropout-preventing slit formed in an axial direction from a first end on the side of a bottom surface to a second end on the side of an opening and a plurality of through holes formed in a circumferential direction, the cylindrical member having a first end opening fixed to a bottom plate of the housing and a protrusion protruding radially outward in a circumferential wall surface thereof, the cup member covering a second end opening of the cylindrical member, and the bottom surface of the cup member being positioned on the side of a top plate of the housing, the plurality of the through holes being closed when the protrusion of the cylindrical member is fitted at the first end of the dropout-preventing slit, at the time of actuation, the plurality of the through holes of the cup member being opened when the cup member moves until the protrusion, which has located at the first end of the dropout-preventing slit, abuts against the second end. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166161 | PYROTECHNICAL ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM, ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH ACTUATOR AS WELL AS ACTUATING METHOD - The invention relates to a pyrotechnical actuator for a vehicle safety system comprising a cylinder ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166162 | HYBRID INFLATOR AND VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID HYBRID INFLATOR AS WELL AS METHOD OF FORMING A SHOCK WAVE - The invention relates to a hybrid inflator ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166163 | REMOTE VEHICLE ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR FLEET VEHICLES - The present disclosure provides a wireless communications system for a fleet of automotive vehicle comprising: a server in communication with a wireless wide area network and including a database; a fob including a memory storing a unique fob identifier, the fob in communication with a wireless local area network; and a control unit in the automotive vehicle including a memory storing a vehicle identifier. The control unit is in communication with the server via the wireless wide area network and with the fob via the wireless local area network, wherein the server stores data correlating the fob identifier to the vehicle identifier in the database, and when the fob transmits a communication to the vehicle through the local area network the vehicle accesses the database to validate the key fob. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166164 | Assembly Module - The invention relates to an assembly module ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166165 | Assembly Module for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to an assembly module ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166166 | Assembly Module for a Motor Vehicle Comprising an Optical Sensor System and an Emergency Actuation Means - The invention relates to an assembly module ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166167 | Emblem for a Motor Vehicle with a Sensor System and Method Thereto - The invention relates to an emblem ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166168 | Method for Providing an Operating Signal - The invention concerns a method ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166169 | Assembly Module - The invention relates to an assembly module ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166170 | WASHER NOZZLE FOR VEHICLE - A washer nozzle for a vehicle is provided. The washer nozzle improves an ejection disorder due to external freezing of a washer ejection port that ejects washer fluid. The washer nozzle, removes ice and foreign substances frozen onto the surface of a washer ejection port by utilizing an ultrasonic vibration generated by an ultrasonic transducer disposed within an interior of the washer nozzle. The washer nozzle includes a nozzle cover with washer ejection ports and a nozzle body with washer fluid passages. The ultrasonic transducer is configured to generate an ultrasonic vibration disposed within the nozzle body. The ultrasonic transducer disposed beneath the lower portion of the washer ejection ports is configured to provide ultrasonic vibration toward the washer ejection ports. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166171 | WASHER-INTEGRATED TYPE WIPER APPARATUS - A washer-integrated type wiper apparatus is provided. The washer-integrated type wiper apparatus includes a nozzle cover that is coupled to one side of a bending component of a retainer to support a wiper blade and a hose module that extends in the longitudinal direction in the interior of the retainer and is positioned in the interior of the nozzle cover and is connected to a washer liquid storing tank. Further, a main nozzle is connected in the interior of the nozzle cover to the hose module and is formed to expose a plurality of spray ports to the outside of the nozzle cover and is configured to spray the washer liquid supplied from the washer liquid storing tank through the spray ports. A heater module is installed in the heating area. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166172 | EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An emergency braking system is provided and brakes a vehicle by more efficiently predicting forward collision. The emergency braking system includes an imaging device that identifies a forward obstacle and a sensor that senses an external environment and a driving state of a vehicle. A controller determines a road on which the vehicle is driven, determines a current driving environment case among a plurality of driving environment cases, using external environment information and road information and learns a driving pattern for the current driving environment case, using obstacle information and driving state information. Additionally, the controller variably adjusts warning and braking intervention timings using the learned driving pattern according to the driving environment cases. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166173 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A vehicle parking brake system includes a power bridge. The power bridge is electrically connected to a primary power source and to a secondary power source. The power bridge has a first condition in which the primary power source is active in which the primary source is electrically connected to a parking brake actuator. The power bridge has a second condition in which the primary power source is not active in which the secondary power source is electrically connected to the parking brake. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166174 | STOP MAINTAINING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A vehicle stop maintaining system comprises an automatic transmission, an automatic stop-restart mechanism for automatically stopping and restarting an engine, a foot brake mechanism for braking vehicle wheels through hydraulic brake mechanisms, a brake force control mechanism having a pressurizer that increases hydraulic brake pressure applied to the hydraulic brake mechanisms, and for braking the wheels by controlling the pressurizer independently from brake pedal depression, a controller configured to maintain a vehicle stopped state by operating the automatic stop-restart mechanism to stop the engine and operating the brake force control mechanism to keep initial hydraulic brake pressure according to the brake pedal depression, and a drive force state determining module for determining a drive force stabilized timing. The controller operates the automatic stop-restart mechanism to restart the engine and operates the brake force control mechanism to release the initial hydraulic brake pressure when accelerator pedal depression is detected. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166175 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING OF VEHICLE TO PREVENT JERK WHEN PARKING OR STOPPING VEHICLE - A method for controlling braking of a vehicle is configured to prevent a jerk which occurs when a driver removes his or her foot from a brake pedal when the vehicle is parked or stopped using a parking gear. The method is carried out such that a constant braking force is transferred to front and rear wheels, and braking pressure is gradually removed by using Electronic Stability Control (ESC) in consideration of a longitudinal direction acceleration in a state where the vehicle is parked or stopped. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166176 | BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING PEDAL SIMULATOR - A hydraulic booster brake system is provided. The system includes a pedal simulator capable of achieving an enhancement in backup braking performance and in design freedom of the pedal simulator. The system includes a main master cylinder that is connected to a brake pedal while being connected to the pedal simulator via the pedal-side hydraulic line, and a sub master cylinder that is connected to the brake pedal while being connected to the pedal simulator and a fluid reservoir via the pedal-side hydraulic line. A first simulator valve is installed at a portion of the pedal-side hydraulic line between the main master cylinder and the pedal simulator. A second simulator valve is installed at a portion of the pedal-side hydraulic line between the sub master cylinder and the fluid reservoir. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166177 | PRESSURE GENERATING APPARATUS FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLAGE FOR INTERACTING WITH THE PRESSURE GENERATING APPARATUS, BRAKING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A pressure generating apparatus for a braking system of a motor vehicle, a flange embodied on a second housing component adjacent to a first housing component, which flange is congruent with a flange-shaped portion of the first housing component, is mounted on the flange-shaped portion of the first housing component, and the second housing component completely surrounds a transmission gear set of the first housing component. Also described is a hydraulic assemblage for interacting with the pressure generating apparatus, to a braking system for a motor vehicle, and to a method for installing a braking system for a motor vehicle. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166178 | BRAKE DEVICE SYSTEM - This brake device system includes a plurality of brake devices mounted to a vehicle, each brake device including a brake rotor, a friction pad, friction pad driving assembly, and a control device. The control device is provided with: braking/stoppage determination section configured to cause the friction pad to come into contact with the brake rotor of each brake device, and determine whether or not the vehicle is braking or being kept stopped; and heat conduction suppressing section configured to, when the braking/stoppage determination section has determined that the vehicle is braking or being kept stopped, reduce the braking force of a part of the plurality of brake devices, thereby to reduce heat conductivity of brake friction heat to the friction pad driving assembly. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166179 | BRAKE NEGATIVE PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake negative pressure control device for a vehicle includes an ECU. The ECU is configured to (i) control a first fuel injection valve and a second fuel injection valve, when the ECU determines that a negative pressure in a negative pressure chamber is insufficient, such that a ratio of a fuel injection amount by the first fuel injection valve is decreased and a ratio of a fuel injection amount by the second fuel injection valve is increased; and (ii) control an opening degree of the throttle valve, when the ECU determines that the negative pressure in the negative pressure chamber is insufficient, such that the opening degree of the throttle valve at the time when the ECU determines that the negative pressure is insufficient is smaller than an opening degree of the throttle valve at the time when the ECU determines that the negative pressure is not insufficient. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166180 | ABNORMAL DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PNEUMATIC BRAKE - An abnormal detecting system for a pneumatic brake includes a pedal stroke sensor, a front chamber pressure sensor, a rear chamber pressure sensor, a storage unit pressure sensor, a parking brake switch and an abnormal detecting circuit. A pedal stroke signal, a front chamber pressure signal, a rear chamber pressure signal, an air storage unit pressure and a parking brake control signal are output. The abnormal detecting circuit receives the pedal stroke signal, the front chamber pressure signal, the rear chamber pressure signal, the air storage unit pressure signal and the parking brake control signal. The abnormal detecting circuit compares the pedal stroke signal with the front chamber pressure signal or the rear chamber pressure signal and then outputs a first abnormal signal; and the abnormal detecting circuit compares the parking brake control signal and then outputs a second abnormal signal. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166181 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE HAVING ENGINE OIL PUMP AND METHOD THEREOF - A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle having an electric oil pump includes an engine clutch selectively engaging an engine and a drive motor; an automatic transmission changing a power generated from the engine by engagement and releasing of a friction element into a required torque depending on a speed; a hydraulic pressure sensor sensing an oil pressure supplied to the engine clutch; a temperature sensor sensing an oil temperature discharged from the electric oil pump; a hybrid control unit (HCU) controlling the electric oil pump to selectively engage the engine clutch depending on a driving state; and a transmission control unit (TCU) controlling the electric oil pump to supply transmission control pressure to the friction element. The electric oil pump includes an oil motor and a pump to supply the operating hydraulic pressure to the engine clutch and the friction element. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166182 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING ENGINE CLUTCH HAZARD OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for preventing engine clutch hazard of a hybrid vehicle includes: transmitting, by a safety module of a controller, a signal which instructs an engine clutch to be engaged or released to a safety module of an actuator that drives the engine clutch that connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor; and controlling, by the safety module of the actuator, the engine clutch to perform a normal operation based on the signal. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166183 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for controlling a transmission system of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: a planetary gear set disposed on an input shaft; two input gears connected to rotation elements of a sun gear, a ring gear and a planet carrier of the planetary gear set; first and second motor/generators disposed on an intermediate shaft and a connecting shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft; two intermediate gears connected respectively to a rotor of the first and second motor/generators; a brake selectively braking the rotor of the first motor/generator; two output gears; a hydraulic pump; and a controller. The controller performs a hydraulic pressure control for the brake through the hydraulic pump to lock up the brake when a conversion condition is satisfied, and a reaction force control for the sun gear when a driving mode is converted from a power split mode to an engine coupling mode. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166184 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - During an upshift of an mechanical speed change mechanism, electric power generated by a first motor is reduced by a given electric power, from a start point of an inertia phase, such that an absolute value of the first motor torque is reduced, and an AT input rotational speed becomes more likely to be reduced. Thus, the upshift of the mechanical speed change mechanism is made more likely to proceed, and variation of drive torque is suppressed. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166185 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a first controlling device that controls an internal combustion engine to switch an air fuel ratio after an air intake quantity of the internal combustion engine increases to a first predetermined quantity in switching the internal combustion engine from a first combustion mode to a second combustion mode, the air fuel ratio in the second combustion mode being larger than that in the first combustion mode; and a second controlling device that controls the internal combustion engine to perform a suppression operation for suppressing a decrease of a rotation number of the internal combustion engine during at least one portion of a predetermined period at which the air intake quantity increases due to the switching from the first combustion mode to the second combustion mode. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166186 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle. Exemplary forms provide a method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle that may include detecting an engine speed or a motor speed; selecting a reference angle signal based on position information of a motor or an engine; establishing a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and performing FFT of the engine speed or the motor speed corresponding to the period of the FFT from the reference angle signal; establishing a reference spectrum according to an engine speed and an engine load; extracting a vibration components to be removed based on information of the reference spectrum; summing vibration components to be removed according to the frequencies and performing inverse FFT; determining an amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load; determining an adjustable rate such that a speed change amount of the engine is increased as an anti-phase torque is increased; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the information of the basic amplitude ratio, the adjustable rate, and the engine torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166187 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle. In particular, the method may include: detecting an engine speed or a motor speed; selecting a reference angle signal based on the detected; setting up a period of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) and performing FFT of the engine speed or the motor speed for the period of the FFT from the reference angle signal; setting up a reference spectrum; extracting vibration components based on the reference spectrum; summing vibration components to be removed based on the frequencies and performing inverse FFT; determining a basic amplitude ratio based on the engine speed and an engine load and an adjustable ratio based on a SOC; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the the basic amplitude ratio, the adjustable ratio and the engine torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166188 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle. One form provides a method that may include setting up a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and performing FFT of an engine speed or a motor speed corresponding to the period of the FFT from a reference angle signal; setting up a reference spectrum; extracting vibration components to be removed based on information of the reference spectrum; selecting and adding a removal object frequency from the vibration of each frequency and performing inverse FFT; determining a basic amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load; determining an adjustable rate which decreases an anti-phase torque as a change amount of the engine speed is decreased; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the information of the basic amplitude ratio, the adjustable rate, and the engine torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166189 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: determining by a controller whether a driving mode enters an idle region based on a motor speed or an engine speed; selecting a reference angle signal based on position information of a motor or an engine when the driving mode enters the idle region; setting up a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and performing FFT of the engine speed or the motor speed corresponding to the period of the FFT from the reference angle signal; setting up a reference spectrum according to the engine speed and an engine load; extracting vibration components based on the reference spectrum; summing vibration components according to frequencies and performing inverse FFT; determining an amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the amplitude ratio and motor torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166190 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle. Forms of the present disclosure may provide a method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle that may include detecting an engine speed or a motor speed; selecting a reference angle signal based on position information of a motor or an engine; setting up a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and performing FFT of the engine speed or the motor speed corresponding to the period of the FFT from the reference angle signal; setting up a reference spectrum according to an engine speed and an engine load; extracting a vibration components to be removed based on information of the reference spectrum; summing vibration components to be removed according to the frequencies and performing inverse FFT; determining an amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the information of the amplitude ratio and the engine torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166191 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A driving force control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided to reduce frequency of engagement and disengagement of engagement devices involved in a shifting operation to a hybrid mode. A controller is configured: to determine whether or not the engine is required to be started; to determine an operating mode to be established after starting the engine; to engage at least one of the first engagement device and the second engagement device to achieve the determined operating mode; and to start the engine while engaging said one of the first engagement device and the second engagement device. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166192 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A method and an apparatus for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including a dual clutch transmission are provided. The method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle including a dual clutch transmission may include: determining whether an engine start condition is satisfied in a state in which an engine is stopped; determining whether a kick-down shift condition is satisfied when the engine start condition is satisfied; connecting a speed gear corresponding to a target gear stage to an output shaft corresponding to the target gear stage when the kick-down shift condition is satisfied; determining whether a lock-up condition of an engine clutch is satisfied when the engine start condition is satisfied; locking up the engine clutch when the lock-up condition of the engine clutch is satisfied; and locking up a shift clutch corresponding to the target gear stage when the engine clutch is locked up. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A method and an apparatus for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The method includes: determining whether a coasting condition is satisfied and whether a current gear stage is greater than or equal to a predetermined gear stage; determining whether a brake pedal is pushed when the coasting condition is satisfied and the current gear stage is greater than or equal to the predetermined gear stage; determining whether deceleration of the hybrid electric vehicle is less than a predetermined deceleration when the brake pedal is pushed; connecting a speed gear to an output shaft when the deceleration of the hybrid electric vehicle is less than the predetermined deceleration; determining whether a shift condition before stopping from a current gear stage to a target gear stage is satisfied; and locking up a shift clutch when the shift condition before stopping is satisfied. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166194 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A control system of a power transmission system of a vehicle is provided. The power transmission system includes an electric motor for running the vehicle, and a mechanical speed change mechanism. The control system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to: perform regeneration control of the electric motor for running the vehicle during coasting of the vehicle, such that regenerative torque of the electric motor for running the vehicle provides regenerative torque produced according to braking operation; perform shift control of the mechanical speed change mechanism according to a predetermined relationship; determine whether a rate of change of the regenerative torque is within a predetermined range; and when a downshift of the mechanical speed change mechanism is determined during coasting, execute the downshift under a condition that the rate of change of the regenerative torque is within the predetermined range. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166195 | FUEL PUMP SYSTEM OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A fuel pump system of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The fuel pump system prevents a fuel pump from continuing to operate when fuel is exhausted, whereby the fuel pump may be damaged. The pressure of fuel is measured in response to exhaustion of fuel, and when the pressure of fuel is low, fuel is circulated within the fuel pump instead of being supplied to the engine side, thereby preventing the fuel pump from being stuck due to frictional heat. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166196 | METHOD FOR LEARNING ENGINE CLUTCH KISS POINT OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for learning an engine clutch kiss point of a hybrid vehicle includes: controlling, by a controller, an engine clutch which connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor so that the engine clutch is engaged after the controller checks stop of the engine and of the motor and stabilization operation for a hydraulic pressure line of the engine clutch is performed; controlling the motor to have a certain speed after the stabilization operation; controlling the engine clutch to be engaged after speed of the motor is stabilized; determining whether torque variation of the motor when the engine clutch is engaged is equal to or greater than a threshold value; and determining a hydraulic pressure at which the torque variation is the threshold value as the kiss point of the engine clutch. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166197 | BELT CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BELT FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for controlling a belt connecting an engine and a hybrid integrated starter and generator (HSG) of a hybrid vehicle includes steps of: driving an engine of the hybrid vehicle; detecting a rotational speed of the engine and a rotational speed of the HSG; and controlling a tension of the belt connecting the engine and the HSG by using the rotational speed of the engine and the rotational speed of the HSG. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166198 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STARTUP OF ENGINE - An apparatus for controlling a startup of an engine includes an engine, an engine controller configured to check whether the startup of the engine is prepared to generate information on whether the startup is prepared when an ignition is turned on, a hybrid controller configured to check whether communication with the engine controller is normal and to generate information on whether the hybrid controller is normal, the hybrid controller causing a vehicle to be driven only in an EV mode or generating a start control signal for the startup of the engine, according to whether the EV mode is engaged when a start signal is input from a driver, and a starter driver configured to start the engine in response to the start control signal. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166199 | METHOD AND ENGINE CLUTCH SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING ENGINE CLUTCH CONTROL, AND VEHICLE EMPLOYING THE METHOD AND ENGINE CLUTCH SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING ENGINE CLUTCH CONTROL - A method for stabilizing an engine clutch control includes transmitting an engine clutch operation start command from a controller to an engine clutch system, the engine clutch system including an engine clutch, detecting a hydraulic pressure generated during the operation of the engine clutch system, carrying out an oil leakage judgment mode using the controller so as to judge whether the hydraulic pressure is a normal hydraulic pressure where the operation of the engine clutch is available or if the hydraulic pressure an abnormal hydraulic pressure where the operation of the engine clutch is unavailable, and changing an operation mode to an emergency operation mode wherein the operation of the engine clutch is stopped in case of abnormal hydraulic pressure, and carrying out an operation mode change by operating the engine clutch in a case of normal hydraulic pressure, based on a control by the controller. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166200 | DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A drive control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided to shift an operating mode smoothly to an electric vehicle mode in which an engine is stopped. A controller is configured to select the electric vehicle mode to be established from the first electric vehicle mode and the second electric vehicle mode upon satisfaction of the determination to shift the operating mode to the electric vehicle mode, to select the clutch to be engaged from the first clutch and the second clutch to establish the selected electric vehicle mode, and to stop the engine while engaging the selected clutch. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166201 | METHOD FOR LEARNING UPWARDS FRICTION COEFFICIENT OF ENGINE CLUTCH OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A method for learning an upwards friction coefficient of an engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle includes: after the engine clutch is engaged, disengaging, by a controller, the engine clutch which connects an engine with a motor or disconnects the engine from the motor; when the engine clutch is disengaged, comparing, by the controller, a temperature of the engine clutch with a threshold value; and when the temperature of the engine clutch is less than the threshold value, increasing, by the controller, a friction coefficient of the engine clutch up to a certain value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166202 | Control Apparatus for Power Transmission System - When an electrical continuously variable transmission malfunctions and the operation of an engine is stopped, an automatic transmission is caused to upshift. Therefore, when the rotation of the engine is stopped as a result of a stop of the operation, an AT input rotation speed is decreased as compared to that before it is determined that there is a malfunction in the electrical continuously variable transmission. Thus, an MG | 2017-06-15 |
20170166203 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle electronic stability control system allows a vehicle to have improved movement performance and limit performance without causing a driver to feel uncomfortable, by actuating electronic stability control from a state where a lateral slip is relatively less likely to occur. The system prevents skidding of a vehicle including motors which individually drive a pair of left and right drive wheels. A stability determination module obtains information indicating vehicle behavior from a sensor, and determines whether or not the vehicle is in an unstable or less stable state, on the basis of the information. A braking/driving force control module which, when the stability determination module determines that the vehicle is in the unstable or less stable state, applies a braking force to one of the drive wheels, and simultaneously applies a driving force to the motor for the other drive wheel. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PATH OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM - A method for controlling a path of an autonomous driving system includes: determining whether or not an obstacle and an autonomously driven vehicle will collide when a sensor detects an obstacle in a proximity of the vehicle while the vehicle is being autonomously driven; generating a plurality of path candidates within a path generation region when it is determined that the detected obstacle and the vehicle will collide; determining whether or not an expansion of the path generation region is possible, expanding the path generation region when it is possible, and regenerating the plurality of path candidates within the expanded path generation region when there is no path candidate in which the collision between the obstacle and the vehicle does not occur; and selecting a path from among the path candidates in which the collision between the obstacle and the vehicle does not occur. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166205 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LANE DETECTION AND VALIDATION - A method and system for lane recognition including determining availability of vehicle position data obtained from more than one source including a GPS device source and an imaging device source. The method includes modifying a lane error threshold based on the availability of the vehicle position data. The lane error threshold is a lateral distance from a centerline of a lane. The method includes validating lane recognition data based on the lane error threshold. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166206 | LANE KEEPING ASSIST/SUPPORT SYSTEM, VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A lane keeping assist/support (LKAS) system for preventing lane departure of a vehicle includes: an LKAS controller determining whether an adjacent vehicle is present by analyzing around-view images of the vehicle acquired by an around-view monitoring (AVM) system; a vehicle position calculator calculating a position of the vehicle; an adjacent vehicle position calculator calculating a position of the adjacent vehicle; a torque controller determining whether a proximity index generated according to the calculated position of the vehicle and the calculated position of the adjacent vehicle is less than a threshold value and correcting an initial torque timing and an initial torque based on the calculated position of the vehicle when the proximity index is less than the threshold value; and a steering apparatus controlling steering of the vehicle according to the corrected initial torque timing and the corrected initial torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166207 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A FOLLOWING VEHICLE WITH A FRONT VEHICLE - A method for automatically controlling a following vehicle. A leading vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, and a desired trajectory is produced for the following vehicle. The actual trajectory of the leading vehicle is captured by the following vehicle, and a trajectory similarity is determined by comparing the captured actual trajectory of the leading vehicle and the produced desired trajectory of the following vehicle. Automatic control of the following vehicle along the desired trajectory is activated if the trajectory similarity exceeds a particular value. Also disclosed is a system for automatically controlling a following vehicle using a leading vehicle. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166208 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling an electric vehicle transmission includes: a torque-securing step of securing a predetermined spare torque to be generated by a motor in accordance with a current motor torque when a controller determines that there is a need for downshift from an upper gear step to a lower gear step; a slip-controlling step of generating a friction force through a servo clutch applying a friction force between an input shaft and a servo driving gear of a pair of servo gears; a shifting-to-neutral step of shifting to a neutral gear by disengaging a synchronizer for the upper gear step; a motor-synchronizing step of synchronizing a rotational speed of the motor with a desired speed of a lower gear step using the spare torque of the motor secured in the torque-securing step; a gear-engaging step of engaging a synchronizer for the lower gear step; and a clutch-disengaging step of finishing shifting by disengaging the servo clutch. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166209 | DUST RESUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle includes a dust sensor. The dust sensor is configured to observe a part of a roadway surface situated ahead of the vehicle in a direction of travel to create observation data. The motor vehicle further includes an estimation device configured to generate an estimate of the road dust load in the observed part of the roadway surface based on the observation data. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166210 | HILL START ASSIST CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A hill start assist control (HAC) method and system for vehicles is provided to prevent malfunction and sensitive operation of an HAC function, generated due to misrecognition of a flat road as a hill when the vehicle is accelerated after braking on the flat road, caused by use of a value sensed by an acceleration sensor in determination of a hill. For this purpose, a corrected gradient, in which a tilt of the vehicle in the pitch direction is reflected in a gradient acquired from the value sensed by the acceleration sensor, is used as an actual road gradient value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166211 | ENGINE CONTROL METHOD FOR PREVENTING ENGINE STALL FOR VEHICLE ON SLOPED ROAD - An engine control method for preventing an engine of a vehicle from stalling on a sloped road includes steps of: detecting whether a shifting lever is in a neutral stage (N-stage); measuring a vehicle speed and a slope angle of the sloped road, and calculating a load acting on a vehicle body on the sloped road; accelerating an engine a first time to increase an engine RPM so that an engine torque is larger than the load; and accelerating the engine a second time to move the vehicle when the shifting lever enters into a driving gear stage (D-stage). | 2017-06-15 |
20170166212 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING ELECTRIC MOTORS IN SERIAL HYBRID VEHICLES OR FULLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES HAVING AT LEAST TWO SEPARATELY DRIVEN AXLES - A method includes ascertaining a first drive force and a second drive force for a first drive axle and a second drive axle of a vehicle, ascertaining a first slip value and a second slip value for the first drive axle and the second drive axle of the vehicle, determining a first slip measured value for the first drive axle from the first drive force and the first slip value and determining a second slip measured value for the second drive axle from the second drive force and the second slip value, determining a total torque that is to act altogether on the first drive axle and the second drive axle, and dividing the total torque into a first desired torque and a second desired torque in dependence upon the first slip measured value and the second slip measured value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A method for active vibration control of a hybrid electric vehicle may include: selecting a reference angle signal based on position information of a motor or an engine; generating a reference angle based on information of the reference angle signal; setting up a period of fast Fourier transform (FFT) and analyzing the FFT signal; setting up a reference spectrum according to an engine speed and an engine load; extracting a vibration component from each frequency based on information of the reference spectrum; selecting and adding a removal object frequency from the vibration of each frequency and performing inverse FFT; determining a basic amplitude ratio according to the engine speed and the engine load and an adjustable rate according to the engine load; and performing active vibration control of each frequency based on the information of the basic amplitude ratio, the adjustable rate, and the engine torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166214 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN A VEHICLE - A system for use in a vehicle for determining an indication of the type of terrain in the vicinity of the vehicle, the system comprising; means configured to receive sensor output data from at least one vehicle-mounted sensor ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166215 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM USING TIRE SENSOR DATA - An automated or autonomous vehicle obtains measurements from at least a first tire sensor, where the measurements reflect a grip state and/or grip margin. The tire sensor information be synchronized with location information, identifying a location where the tire sensor information was obtained. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166216 | MOTION PLANNING FOR A VEHICLE USING TRACTION INFORMATION - A vehicle determines an expected traction value for a region of a road segment on which the vehicle is approaching. A set of motion parameters may be determined based on the expected traction value. A vehicle control operation can be implemented based on the determined set of motion parameters. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SENSOR-BASED DATA ACQUISITION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING IN VEHICLES - Systems and methods are provided for dynamically controlling sensor-based data acquisition in vehicles. The disclosed embodiments may receive signals associated with sensors in a vehicle, wherein the signals are associated with sampling rates, and apply bandwidth filters to the signals to create filtered signals. The disclosed embodiments may also detect an occurrence of an event by comparing the filtered signals to one or more event thresholds and transmit event data to a control system when the event thresholds are exceeded. The disclosed embodiments also may dynamically adjust signals, sampling rates, bandwidth filters, a generated event score, and the event thresholds based on changes to a set of control variables. The control variables may depend on signals associated with a set of sensors in a vehicle or on boundary conditions and signals associated to an external system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166218 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN A VEHICLE - Apparatus for determining the ground speed of a vehicle, comprising a plurality of sensing systems each of which is configured to provide a respective data source indicative of the ground speed of the vehicle; a controller configured to receive each of the data sources from the plurality of sensing systems; wherein the controller is configured to arbitrate between the received plurality of data sources from the plurality of sensing systems, determine a ground speed parameter from one of the data sources, and output the ground speed parameter for use within the vehicle. The invention also resides in a method for determining the ground speed of a vehicle and a computer program product that embodies said method. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166219 | DIAGNOSING AND SUPPLEMENTING VEHICLE SENSOR DATA - A system includes a processor programmed to receive a first data value from a first data collector as an input to operate a first vehicle. The processor is further programmed to determine to exclude the first data value as the input to operate the first vehicle. The computer is further programmed to receive a second data value from a second data collector as the input to operate the vehicle, the second data value being provided by a source remote to the first vehicle; and actuate a first vehicle component based in part on the second data value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166220 | DRIVE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A drive support apparatus includes a self-vehicle positioner determining a current position of a self-vehicle, a road determiner determining a currently-traveled road of the self-vehicle by map-matching the current position on a link of a road map, a node determiner determining a first intersection node on the currently-traveled road, a priority determiner determining whether the currently-traveled road is a priority road at the first intersection node against an intersecting road, a drive support controller performing a suppressed drive support control when the priority determiner determines that the currently-traveled road is a priority road, and an area setter setting a determination-kept-unchanged (D-K-U) area based on the intersection node. Based on the above, the drive support apparatus can accurately determine whether a current situation is a drive support suppression situation in which the drive support to a driver should not be provided. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166221 | Multi-Passenger Ride Vehicle - A system includes a multi-passenger ride vehicle configured to accommodate two or more passengers. The ride vehicle includes a plurality of user input devices configured to generate feedback in response to input from passengers of the ride vehicle. The system also includes a controller configured to control one or more operations of the ride vehicle based on feedback from one or more of the user input devices. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166222 | ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN DRIVING PERFORMANCE USING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Human driving performance can be assessed using an autonomous vehicle. An autonomous vehicle can have a manual operational mode and one or more autonomous operational modes. While the vehicle is operating in the manual operational mode, driving data relating to a manual driving maneuver can be acquired. The acquired driving data can be evaluated relative to a driving scene model to determine whether the manual driving maneuver is acceptable or unacceptable based on the acquired driving data. Responsive to determining that the manual driving maneuver is unacceptable, feedback can be provided to a user. In some instances, the feedback can be active feedback or passive feedback. In some instance, the user can be the human driver of the vehicle, or some other person related to the driver in some manner. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166223 | RAILWAY TRUCK BOLSTER WEAR LINER - A railway truck to railway car body interface is provided. The railway truck is comprised of a bolster supported between two sideframes. The truck bolster includes a center bowl, and the car body includes a body bolster opening. A center plate is placed between the truck bolster center bowl and the car body bolster opening. A wear liner, usually comprised of an elastomeric material, is provided between the sides of the center bowl and the center plate. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166224 | CHASSIS FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - A chassis for a rail vehicle includes a chassis frame supported on at least first and second wheelsets and one A-frame linkage per wheelset on both sides of the chassis for horizontal axle guidance of the wheelset. Each A-frame linkage is connected in an articulated manner to one of two axle bearings of a wheelset by a wheelset-side bearing and to the chassis frame by two frame-side bearings. At least one of the bearings per A-frame linkage has a hydraulic bushing with variable longitudinal rigidity. The hydraulic bushing has at least one fluid chamber fillable with hydraulic fluid so that in the fluid chamber a hydraulic pressure can form for adjusting longitudinal rigidity. An acceleration sensor per axle bearing measures wheelset acceleration and an adjustment device adjusts hydraulic pressure in at least one of the fluid chambers depending on the measured wheelset acceleration. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166225 | RAILROAD CAR COUPLING SYSTEM - A railroad car coupling system including a draft sill with front and rear stops, a coupler along with an energy management assembly for receiving and dissipating external forces experienced by the coupler. A yoke also forms part of the coupling system and is operably coupled to the coupler. The yoke includes top and bottom walls which each include two forward facing stops. A follower is mounted substantially between the top and bottom walls of the yoke for receiving forces experienced by the coupler. The follower is configured with two laterally spaced vertical extensions disposed toward opposed upper corners of the follower and two laterally spaced vertical extensions disposed toward opposed lower corners of the follower. Forward facing surfaces on the follower extensions arc arranged in generally coplanar relationship relative to each other. Rearward facing surfaces on the follower extensions are arranged in generally coplanar relationship with each other and operably engage with the forward facing stops on the yoke to enhance the distribution of forces when the follower engages the front stops on the center sill when the coupling system is in a full draft condition. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166226 | Rail Vehicle - A rail vehicle includes at least one sensor unit for sensing at least one variable that is characteristic of inherent vehicle dynamics which can be controlled by the driver of the vehicle. In order to provide a rail vehicle in which an advantageous functionality, which is based on the sensed characteristic parameter and is available during the journey, can be obtained, the rail vehicle includes an evaluation unit for determining a characteristic wear variable or parameter during a vehicle movement phase by performing an analysis on the basis of the at least one characteristic variable. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166227 | CABLEWAY INSTALLATION - Cableway installation including at least one vehicle designed to be hauled by the cable, a loading terminal including a boarding area where passengers are positioned to board the vehicle, a drive motor of the vehicle in the boarding area, image acquisition device generating at least one image representative of the vehicle and of the passengers in the boarding area, and an electronic control unit configured to determine a surveillance area around the vehicle and the positions of the passengers, in the at least one representative image, and to generate a speed setpoint for the motor according to the positions of the passengers in the surveillance area. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166228 | CONVERTIBLE CARRIER - An Infant car seat stroller that is fully collapsible and can convert to a general use cart. The stroller is universal to accept most car seats and is able to convert to a cart for multiple uses. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166229 | FOLDABLE CART SYSTEM AND METHOD - A foldable or collapsible cart can be oriented in several different configurations to accommodate different loads and transport requirements. In one configuration, the cart may be folded for direct load the back of a vehicle. In another configuration, the cart can operate in lowboy or dolly mode. In another configuration the cart may be used as a hand truck. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166230 | Collapsible Utility Cart - A cart includes a platform assembly, a handle assembly, first wheel assembly and a second wheel assembly. In use, the cart may folded from a deployed position in which it rolls along a surface to transport items, to a stowed position, in which it is collapsed in a compact geometry for storage. The cart may be further integrated into a chair, chaise lounge, garden cart, bicycle utility cart or a bicycle passenger cart. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166231 | PUSHCART - A pushcart includes a left wheel, a right wheel, a left wheel driver, a right wheel driver, a control unit, a left wheel rotary encoder, and a right wheel rotary encoder. The left wheel driver rotates the left wheel. The right wheel driver rotates the right wheel. The left wheel rotary encoder detects a rotational angle of the left wheel. The right wheel rotary encoder detects a rotational angle of the right wheel. The pushcart performs feedback control on angular velocities of the left wheel and the right wheel at least using an integral operation. The control unit calculates a weighted average of an integral element with respect to the angular velocity of the left wheel and an integral element with respect to the angular velocity of the right wheel, and then separately controls the left wheel driver and the right wheel driver based on the weighted average. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166232 | MULTIPLE FREQUENCY BAND BRAKING APPARATUS WITH MAGNETIC FORCE INTERPOSER - A shopping cart wheel includes a braking apparatus, and electronics that control the braking apparatus in response to wireless signals. The wireless signals include low frequency electromagnetic signals within a low frequency band and high frequency signals within a high frequency band. The braking apparatus includes a moveable interposer and an interposer controller where the moveable interposer is moved between braking and non-breaking positions at least partially with magnetic force. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166233 | FOLDABLE JOINT AND STROLLER - Disclosed are a foldable joint having an unfolded position and a folded position, and a stroller having the foldable joint. The foldable joint comprises a base rod ( | 2017-06-15 |
20170166234 | COMPACT FOLDABLE STROLLER WITH ONE-HANDED FOLD CONTROL - A compact collapsible stroller in accordance with the present disclosure includes a mobile cart and a seat coupled to the mobile cart. The mobile cart includes a rolling base and a foldable frame that fold inwardly and outwardly from the rolling base. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166235 | (ISD) VEHICLE SAFETY - This design includes a steering wheel and app working together to operate properly. It uses interruption feature in wheel preventing texting, facetime, social sites, and social media up to two feet away from steering wheel. It will disarm feature when vehicle is placed in park. Inside steering wheel is an alcohol level detector and heart rate sensor. If over legal limit design will broadcast event in app. This causes steering wheel to lock. Design will then call and text contacts in app on behalf of driver. A gel pressure sensor under leather cover of steering wheel will detect pressure. If there is not enough pressure on steering wheel to safely operate it. Design alerts driver sending sound through speakers in steering wheel and flashes lights located on steering wheel. Design then calls and text contacts in app. Erratic speeds will cause design to call and text contacts in app. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166236 | ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY SENSOR AND GRIP DETECTION DEVICE - A grip detection device comprises an electrostatic capacity sensor mounted on a rim of a steering wheel; and a determination unit that detects gripping of the steering wheel based on a detection result of the electrostatic capacity sensor, a plurality of electrode units of elongated shape configuring the electrostatic capacity sensor extending along a direction in which the rim extends and being provided in parallel along a circumferential direction of the rim, of the plurality of electrode units, at least two electrode units are commonly connected, and at least one electrode unit not commonly connected to the commonly connected two electrode units is disposed between the commonly connected two electrode units, the determination unit determining that a driver has gripped the steering wheel when proximity of a human body has been detected by each of at least two electrode units not commonly connected to each other. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166237 | STEERING INPUT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - A steering input apparatus for a vehicle includes a grip position sensor configured to sense a grip position on a rim of a steering wheel of the vehicle. The steering input apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to, based on a determination that the grip position on the rim of the steering wheel sensed through the grip position sensor is improper for a driving situation of the vehicle, perform a control operation to output grip guide information for the rim of the steering wheel. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166238 | STEERING COLUMN FOR VEHICLES - A steering column for vehicles has an intermediate shaft, slidingly coupled to a lower shaft connectable with a chassis of a vehicle and rotatably coupled to an upper shaft connectable with a steering wheel of the vehicle, two locking devices to lock the intermediate shaft and, respectively, the upper shaft, and a release crank mounted to move in sequence in a release position of the locking device of the upper shaft and in a release position of the locking device of the intermediate shaft with a movement in a single forward direction. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166239 | REDUCER OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A reducer of an electric power steering apparatus comprises a worm wheel and a worm shaft connected to a motor shaft, the worm wheel and the worm shaft being engaged with each. The worm wheel includes: a ring-shaped hub into which the steering shaft is inserted and having a plurality of outer protrusions formed on the outer peripheral side thereof; a teeth-shaped part, engaged with the worm shaft and formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and inner protrusions, formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof, protruding in a radial direction, and formed in the circumferential direction; a ring-shaped insert ring inserted into the inner side of the teeth-shaped part and having support protrusions formed on the outer peripheral side thereof; and a boss integrally injection-molded between the outer peripheral side of the hub and the inner peripheral side of the teeth-shaped part. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166240 | SYSTEM FOR COMPENSATING FOR DISTURBANCE OF MOTOR FOR MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING - A system for compensating for disturbance of a motor for motor driven power steering is provided. The system for compensating for disturbance of a motor for motor driven power steering compensates for the disturbance based on a closed loop based input value prediction model unit, separately predicts an input value from a command by a closed loop based input value prediction model unit, and compensates for disturbance in accordance with a desired disturbance frequency band when there is a difference between the predicted input value and an input value error-compensated by a feedback controller. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166241 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR STEERING ANGLE SIGNAL AND MOTOR ANGLE SIGNAL OF MDPS SYSTEM - An apparatus for compensating a steering angle signal and motor angle signal of an MDPS system may include: a motor torque compensator configured to compensate for mechanical deformation; an angular speed compensator configured to compensate for a difference between a steering angle and a motor angle; a sensor characteristic compensator configured to compensate for a steering position error of the steering angle sensor; and a hysteresis compensator configured to compensate for a hysteresis characteristic of the MDPS system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166242 | METHOD OF TUNING A CALIBRATION TABLE FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AND A CALIBRATION SYSTEM THEREFORE - A method of tuning a calibration table for an electric power steering system includes connecting the electric power steering system to an actuator machine, and communicating a control input from a vehicle simulator to the actuator machine. Input forces and steering angles are applied to the electric power steering system with the actuator machine, based on the control input. The electric power steering system is controlled with a steering controller, to apply a steering setting, i.e., and assistive torque. The steering controller uses the calibration table to define the steering setting, based on the applied input forces and steering angles. A steering torque in the electric power steering system generated in response to the applied steering setting is sensed, and communicated to the vehicle controller, thereby establishing a closed loop, feedback system. The calibration table may then be re-defined based on the sensed steering response for the applied input forces. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166243 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - An electric power steering apparatus that improves an on-center feeling while improving vehicle response by increasing a steering assist current in a torque range where a steering torque is equal to or less than a static friction torque of a reduction mechanism mainly so as to reduce a static friction uncomfortable feeling in the vicinity of on-center. The apparatus drive-controls a motor for providing a steering mechanism with a steering assist force using a current command value calculated based on at least a steering torque. The apparatus includes: a static friction compensating section that calculates a static friction compensation command value for compensating static friction of the steering mechanism based on the steering torque and a vehicle speed, wherein the current command value is corrected with the static friction compensation command value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166244 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a steering control apparatus comprising: a first sensing unit that senses a steering torque using a torque sensor; a high frequency output unit that inputs a steering torque to a high pass filter and output high frequency steering torques; a detection unit that detects a first frequency corresponding to a maximum steering torque among the high frequency steering torques; a calculation unit that calculates a high frequency steering torque change rate which is the rate of change in the high frequency steering torques; a band frequency output unit that inputs the high frequency steering torque change rate to a band pass filter that passes a first frequency band including the first frequency, to output a first frequency band steering torque change rate; and a compensation unit that compensates an assist current of a steering motor on the basis of a rejection gain. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166245 | MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A motor driven power steering system may include: a steering angle sensor configured to sense a steering angle of a steering wheel; a motor current sensor configured to sense a current of a motor; an encoder configured to sense a position of the motor; a vehicle speed sensor configured to sense a speed of a vehicle; a virtual torque estimation unit configured to estimate, when an error of a torque sensor is detected, a virtual torque using the position of the motor, the steering angle of the steering wheel, and the current of the motor; and an assist torque calculation unit configured to calculate an assist torque for operation of the motor using the steering angle of the steering wheel, the speed of the vehicle, and the virtual torque. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166246 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - A electric power steering device includes a basic return command value calculation unit configured to calculate a basic return command value in a direction to return a steering wheel to a neutral position on the basis of a steering angle of the steering wheel, a return command value calculation unit configured to calculate a return command value by correcting the basic return command value by the first correction gain, and an opposite return command value calculation unit configured to calculate an opposite return command value in a direction not to return the steering wheel to the neutral position on the basis of an angular acceleration of an electric motor. A correction return command value is calculated on the basis of the return command value and the opposite return command value and the electric motor is driven by adding the correction return command value to the assist command value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166247 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device includes a phase advance correction unit configured to advance a phase of a steering torque signal detected by a torque sensor detecting a steering torque input from a steering wheel, a specific frequency extraction unit configured to extract a component in a specific frequency band out of the steering torque signal detected by the torque sensor, a gain multiplication unit configured to correct a steering torque signal computed on the basis of an output signal of the phase advance correction unit and an output signal of the specific frequency extraction unit such that the steering torque signal reaches a limit value set by a limiter by multiplying the steering torque signal by a gain, and an addition unit configured to add an assist correction command value calculated on the basis of an output signal output from the gain multiplication unit to the assist command value. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166248 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - With an object of allowing steering wheel operation to be carried out easily at a normal time and when an abnormality occurs, the invention includes a motor having two windings and a control unit having two control systems that supply control signals to each winding of the motor, and when an abnormality occurs in one winding of the motor or in one system inside the control unit, a supply of current to the winding in which the abnormality has occurred is cut to zero, and the motor is driven by a predetermined current necessary at a normal time being supplied to the other winding, while at a time of a normal drive when no abnormality has occurred, the current supply is shared between the two windings, whereby the motor is driven. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166249 | STEERING SYSTEM WITH MAGNETIC TORQUE OVERLAY LASH COMPENSATION - Technical solutions for compensating for lash in a steering system are described. An example method includes determining a rack pressure value based on a driver torque value and a differential pressure across a rack of the steering system. The method also includes determining a compensation friction value based on a position of a handwheel of the steering system and a speed of a vehicle equipped with the steering system. The method also includes computing a pressure value based on the rack pressure value and the compensation friction value. The method also includes generating a torque command using the pressure value, the torque command being added to the driver assist torque for the steering system. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166250 | Rollover Prevention Apparatus - The rollover prevention apparatus defines an adaptive steering range limiting device comprising a control unit and a pair of opposing unidirectional brake assemblies mounted to a steering column position detection disc. The rollover prevention apparatus prevents the steering wheel of the vehicle from being turned beyond the threshold of vehicle rollover, but otherwise does not restrict the rotational range of motion of the steering wheel of a vehicle. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166251 | INDUCTIVE STEERING TORQUE AND ANGLE SENSOR - A torque sensor for a steering mechanism having an input shaft joined to an output shaft by a torsion bar. A first coupler is connected to the input shaft while a second coupler is connected to the output shaft. A first and second receiving coils, each having a plurality of oppositely wound loops, are arranged adjacent the first and second coils, respectively, while a circuit determines the angular offset between the couplers. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166252 | AID STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an aid steering control apparatus comprising: a sensing unit configured to sense at least one of a steering angle and a pinion angle, and a rack force; a change amount calculating unit configured to calculate at least one of a steering angle change amount, which is a change of the steering angle, and a pinion angle change amount, which is a change of the pinion angle, and a rack force change amount, which is a change of the rack force; a first carrier calculating unit configured to calculate a first carrier that is a rack force change amount for the steering angle change amount or a rack force change amount for the pinion angle change amount; and a compensating unit configured to calculate a rack force maximum value and a rack force minimum value, which are rack forces of points where a sign of the first carrier is changed by determining the sign of the first carrier, and to compensate for a steering torque based on a difference between the rack force maximum value and the rack force minimum value, and the points. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166253 | HYDRAULIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic drive system includes: control valves; solenoid proportional valves outputting pilot pressures to the control valves; a controller controlling each of the solenoid proportional valves; a primary pressure line leading hydraulic oil from an auxiliary pump to the solenoid proportional valves; a solenoid switching valve provided on the primary pressure line; a movement detection line blocked when any of movement detection target control valves has moved; and a movement detection pressure sensor provided on the movement detection line. The controller controls the solenoid switching valve while all of operation devices are outputting electrical signals indicating that their operating levers are in neutral, such that: the solenoid switching valve opens the primary pressure line if a measurement value of the pressure sensor is less than a threshold; and the solenoid switching valve blocks the primary pressure line if the measurement value of the pressure sensor is greater than the threshold. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166254 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - In a driving support device for a vehicle including a collision avoidance support system and a lane travel support system, a steering control amount is set while maintaining an appropriate relationship between both of the systems. A collision avoidance support control unit is configured to calculate a steering torque command value (Tr | 2017-06-15 |
20170166255 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a frame assembly extending along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and including a rear frame portion. The rear frame portion includes at least one upstanding member, at least one longitudinal member, and at least one coupling member coupled to the at least one upstanding member and the at least one longitudinal member. The vehicle also includes at least one front ground-engaging member supporting the frame assembly, at least one rear ground-engaging member supporting the frame assembly, a drivetrain assembly operably coupled to the front and rear ground-engaging member, and a rear suspension assembly. The rear suspension assembly includes at least one radius rod operably coupled to the at least one rear ground-engaging member and angled less than 90° relative to the at least one longitudinal member. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166256 | AUXILIARY FRAME FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AUXILIARY FRAME - A subframe for a vehicle for supporting at least one wheel-controlling component, wherein the subframe has at least one shell element, wherein the subframe has or forms at least one mount section for the mounting of a transverse link element, wherein a first subsection of the mount section has or forms at least one first passage opening for receiving a fastening mechanism for the transverse link element, wherein a further subsection of the mount section is a section which is bent relative to the first subsection. Also disclosed is a method for producing a subframe. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166257 | VEHICLE BODY WITH ROOFING - A motor vehicle body has a roof surface which is delimited towards the back by a tailgate and laterally by a roof channel. An upper edge of the tailgate and a rear edge of the roof channel jointly delimit an opening which is directed towards the front. A roof rail is arranged in the roof channel and the distance between the upper edge and a rear flank of the roof rail is less than the height of the opening. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166258 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure includes: lower side members extended in a length direction of a vehicle, and disposed at left and right sides in a width direction of the vehicle; a dash lower cross reinforcement member extended in the width direction of the vehicle, and to which a rear end of each of the front lower side members in the length direction of the vehicle is coupled; and joints to which the rear ends of the left and right front lower side members and the dash lower cross reinforcement member are coupled, which can result in enhanced structural rigidity of the vehicle front body. | 2017-06-15 |
20170166259 | FRONT VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A front vehicle body structure is provided. The front vehicle body structure includes fender apron upper members that extend longitudinally and disposed in left and right sides of the front vehicle body in a width direction, respectively. Front pillar members traversely extend and are disposed in the left and right sides of the front vehicle body in the width direction, respectively. A cowl upper cross reinforcing member extends in the width direction. Further, front pillar upper members longitudinally extend and are disposed in left and right sides of the front vehicle body in the width direction, respectively, and are disposed rearward of the longitudinal direction and upward of the transverse direction against the fender apron upper member. Further, a joint is coupled with front ends of the fender apron upper members, the front pillar members, the front pillar upper members, and the cowl upper cross reinforcing member, respectively. | 2017-06-15 |