37th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220289221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DERATING OF SELF-PROPELLED WORK VEHICLE PARAMETERS BASED ON OPERATING MODES - A method is provided for controlling a self-propelled work vehicle comprising a work attachment and at least left and right ground engaging units driven by respective first and second drivetrains. Upon determining transition from a first operating mode to a second operating mode (e.g., creep mode), the method includes selectively derating at least a portion of the drivetrain speed commands corresponding to propulsion of the work vehicle (e.g., the average of left and right track speeds), independent of a portion of the drivetrain speed commands corresponding to steering (e.g., the difference between the track speeds). The derate value may optionally be applied only to propulsion commands that produce forward motion, and not for reverse motion. Separate (non-zero) derate settings may optionally be provided for reverse and/or steering functions. Derate functionality may optionally be implemented upon detecting particular types (e.g. dozer) of attachments, or an associated work state. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289222 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A DECELERATION LAW, AND ASSISTED DRIVING METHOD - A method for evaluating the deceleration law of a vehicle including an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, and a powertrain including an engine, a gearbox and a unit for disconnecting the engine and gearbox, the deceleration law being defined for a discrete state of the powertrain. The method includes a first step of evaluating driving parameters, including measuring the speed (v) of the vehicle, evaluating the engaged gearbox ratio, evaluating the state of closure of the disconnecting unit, detecting the position of the accelerator pedal, detecting the position of the brake pedal, evaluating the slope (a) of the road on which the vehicle is traveling, evaluating the mass (m) of the vehicle. If the accelerator pedal is in a released position and if the brake pedal is in a released position, a second step including recording the speed (v) of the vehicle and the slope (a) of the road. A third step of computing a first coefficient (f | 2022-09-15 |
20220289223 | EGO-Vehicle Warning Method and Apparatus - An ego-vehicle warning method includes determining a nearby area of an ego-vehicle based on moving information of the ego-vehicle, performing target classification on vehicles surrounding the ego-vehicle to obtain nearby vehicles in a plurality of directions and remote vehicle sets in the plurality of directions, for any remote vehicle in a remote vehicle set, calculating a shortest distance between the remote vehicle and a nearby vehicle in each direction that matches a direction of the remote vehicle in the plurality of directions in a future time period, and recording a time T when the shortest distance is less than a threshold D, and sending alarm information to a driver of the ego-vehicle based on the recorded time T. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289224 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicle display device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a travel environment; a prediction unit that predicts a behavior of another vehicle traveling ahead of a vehicle of a driver, based on the travel environment; and a display unit that, when the behavior of the other vehicle is predicted to become unstable, displays the predicted behavior of the other vehicle to the driver of the vehicle. The vehicle display device may include: a prediction unit that predicts a behavior of a vehicle, based on the travel environment; and a display unit that, when the behavior of the vehicle is predicted to become unstable, displays the predicted. behavior of the vehicle to a driver of the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289225 | ATTENTION CALLING SYSTEM AND ATTENTION CALLING METHOD - The attention calling system includes the classification unit for classifying an object into a category based on a traffic scene, the risk calculation unit for calculating the risk value with respect to contact with the object based on the category, and the attention calling unit for outputting the visual display in the horizontally extending belt-like range on the windshield of the moving body. The attention calling unit outputs the visual display in the mode adapted to the risk value of the object. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289226 | ATTENTION CALLING SYSTEM AND ATTENTION CALLING METHOD - The attention calling system includes a detection unit for detecting an object around a moving body, and a attention calling unit for outputting a visual display in a horizontally extending belt-like range on an interior structure of the moving body using a light projection device. The attention calling unit outputs the visual display in the belt-like range at a position corresponding to a direction of the object. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289227 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY APPARATUS - A vehicular display apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a speed of wind and a direction of the wind at a predetermined location ahead of a vehicle; a generation unit configured to generate a display figure, based on the information; and a display device configured to display an image of the display figure ahead of a driver in the vehicle, in which the generation unit generates, in a case where the wind includes a crosswind, the display figure in a horizontally-long flat shape and moves a display position of the display figure in a direction of the crosswind. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289228 | HMI CONTROL DEVICE, HMI CONTROL METHOD, AND HMI CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT - An HMI control device is provided to control an HMI device mounted in a vehicle capable of autonomous steering control. The HMI control device is configured to: acquire an execution status of the autonomous steering control; acquire congestion information; acquire an entry status of the vehicle into a congestion section included in the congestion information; present, on the HMI device, the congestion information and lane information related to a possibility of a lane change in a case where the autonomous steering control is being executed and the entry status indicates an entry into the congestion section; and present, as the lane information, lane change information in a case where (i) a traffic congestion occurs in the congestion section of a different lane and (ii) a congestion traveling after a lane change from an own lane to the different lane in which the traffic congestion is occurred is recommended. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289229 | CONTROL DEVICE AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A user is made immediately and continuously perceive a change of a predetermined situation. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289230 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - The present invention provides a driving assistance device that assists driving of a vehicle, the driving assistance device including a notification unit configured to perform notification for recognition of a risk associated with traveling of the vehicle present in a surrounding situation to a driver of the vehicle, a determination unit configured to determine a degree of recognition of the risk by the driver based on a period of time from when a first detector no longer detects an accelerator operation to when a second detector detects the brake operation in response to the risk present in the surrounding situation, and a control unit configured to control the notification unit so that the notification according to the degree of recognition determined by the determination unit is performed. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289231 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire history information of a past operation of a moving object; and a control unit configured to perform control, based on the history information, to notify a user of the moving object of an unexecuted function in the past operation among automatic-movement-related functions executable by the moving object in the past operation. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289232 | A METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING VEHICLE PATH FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE - A method for quantifying vehicle path following performance, the method comprising; obtaining samples of path following performance (I), selecting a subset of the path following performance samples such that the selected samples follow a pre-determined statistical extreme value distribution, parameterizing the pre-determined statistical extreme value distribution based on the selected samples of path following performance, and quantifying vehicle path following performance based on the parameterized statistical extreme value distribution. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289233 | TRACE GRAPH AS A SURROGATE FOR OPERATING/DRIVING SCENARIOS - A computer-implemented method for generating an operating scenario of a vehicle based on a trace graph. The method includes obtaining the trace graph, selecting a trace in the trace graph, and reconstructing an operating scenario of a vehicle from the trace of the trace graph. A computer-implemented method for generating a trace graph for one or multiple time recordings of an operating scenario of a vehicle is also provided, including clustering y values of the one or multiple time recordings into at least two clusters in a space whose dimensionality corresponds to the number of the one or multiple time recordings, optionally with the aid of unsupervised learning, identifying at least one cluster as a node in the trace graph, analyzing the transitions between clusters, based on the one or multiple time recordings, and identifying at least one transition as an edge between two nodes in the trace graph. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289234 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL METHOD, AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - The invention relates to an autonomous driving control method, an autonomous driving control system, and a vehicle. The autonomous driving control method includes: estimating motion control capacities of a vehicle on the basis of performance parameters and/or structure parameters of the vehicle; grading autonomous driving functions of the vehicle on the basis of the motion control capacities; and providing the graded autonomous driving functions on the basis of a state of the vehicle. The autonomous driving control method of the invention can provide different grades of autonomous driving functions in different vehicle states, thereby improving driving experience. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289235 | Communication Method and Apparatus - A communication method, implemented by a first terminal device, includes determining capability information of a second terminal device and planning, based on the capability information, a driving path for the first terminal device or performing, based on the capability information, a safety-related operation on the first terminal device to accurately assess an environmental risk and satisfy a safe driving requirement. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289236 | MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CONTROL DEVICE - A movement control system includes: a moving object; a first control device capable of communicating with the moving object; and a second control device configured to relay the communication between the moving object and the first control device. When communication between the first control device and the second control device is not restricted, the first control device performs first automatic movement control on the moving object via the second control device, and when the communication between the first control device and the second control device is restricted, the second control device performs second automatic movement control on the moving object. The first automatic movement control has fewer tasks assigned to a user of the moving object than the second automatic movement control. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289237 | MAP-FREE GENERIC OBSTACLE DETECTION FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS - Described herein are various technologies pertaining to a computing system for obstacle detection for an autonomous vehicle. The computing system receives a point cloud generated by a sensor of the autonomous vehicle. The computing system then forms a ground surface mesh based upon the point cloud. The ground surface mesh can be representative of location of ground relative to the sensor. The computing system further computes a likelihood that an object exists within a potential travel path of the autonomous vehicle based upon the ground surface mesh. The computing system yet further controls at least one of a braking system, a steering system, or a propulsion system of the autonomous vehicle based upon the likelihood that the object exists within the potential travel path. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289238 | VEHICLE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD - A driving assistance device for a vehicle includes an acquisition module configured to acquire information comprising at least one of vehicle state information and environment information surrounding the vehicle; a decision module configured to determine a driving behavior for the vehicle in an autonomous driving mode based on the acquired information; a pre-processing module configured to process the acquired information to identify a respective information category among a plurality of predefined information categories the acquired information belongs to; and a determining module configured to retrieve one or more traffic rules related to the information category the acquired information belongs to from a traffic rule database pre-stored in the driving assistance device; determine whether the driving behavior violates any of the retrieved traffic rules; and determine risks of said driving behavior if it is determined the driving behavior violates at least one of the retrieved traffic rules, said risks comprising one or more of the legal penalty, property damages and personal injury caused by the driving behavior. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289239 | SIGN BACKSIDE MAPPING AND NAVIGATION - Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. In one implementation, a host vehicle-based sparse map feature harvester system may include at least one processor programmed to receive a first image captured by a forward-facing camera and a second image captured by a rearward-facing camera and as the host vehicle travels along a road segment in a first direction; detect a semantic feature represented in the first image and a semantic feature represented in the second image, the semantic features being associated with predetermined object type classifications; identify position descriptors associated with the first semantic feature and the second semantic feature; receive position information indicative of positions of the forward-facing and rearward-facing cameras when the first and second images were captured; and cause transmission of drive information including the position descriptors and the position information to a remotely-located entity. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289240 | CONNECTED VEHICLE MANEUVERING MANAGEMENT FOR A SET OF VEHICLES - The disclosure includes embodiments of connected vehicle maneuvering management for a set of vehicles. A method includes analyzing sensor data to determine a driver behavior pattern responsive to in-lane interaction and out-lane interaction. The method includes determining ego index data for an ego driver of the ego vehicle based on the in-lane interaction and the out-lane interaction. The method includes retrieving a set of remote index data for a set of remote connected vehicles in a vicinity of the ego vehicle. The method includes determining a current driving context of the ego vehicle including current in-lane interaction and current out-lane interaction. The method includes causing an operation of at least one of the ego vehicle and one or more of the set of remote connected vehicles to be modified. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289241 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE - A method and a device for operating an automated vehicle. The method includes a step of determining a rough position, a step of detecting an operating state of the automated vehicle, a step of checking whether it is possible, proceeding from the rough position, to determine a precise position as a function of the operating state, a step of determining the precise position when it is possible to determine the precise position, or a step of providing a signal, which represents a non-determination of the precise position, when it is not possible to determine the precise position, and a step of operating the vehicle as a function of the precise position or as a function of the signal. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289242 | MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND MOVING OBJECT - A movement control system includes: a server; and a moving object configured to perform first automatic movement control in which control contents are determined based on outside information and second automatic movement control in which the control contents are given by the server receiving the outside information. The moving object performs the second automatic movement control in a case where both the first automatic movement control and the second automatic movement control are performable. The moving object does not perform the second automatic movement control in a case where the second automatic movement control is performable but the first automatic movement control is unperformable. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289243 | REAL TIME INTEGRITY CHECK OF GPU ACCELERATED NEURAL NETWORK - Among other things, techniques are described for randomized real time integrity check of a GPU accelerated neural network. A method includes generating an input data stream, wherein the input data stream comprises sensor data associated with an autonomous vehicle. The method includes inserting input test data into the input data stream during operation of the autonomous vehicle, wherein the input data stream is input to a neural network accelerated by a graphics processing unit. An output data stream from the neural network with a predetermined output corresponding to the input data stream is compared, and an integrity of the neural network accelerated by a graphics processing unit is verified. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289244 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING MOTION OF AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE FOR COOPERATIVE DRIVING - System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a control system to improve estimating motion for an automated vehicle related to cooperative driving. In one embodiment, a method includes monitoring, by an ego vehicle, a communication link for motion data of a target vehicle, used in a model to determine motion, for motion planning by the ego vehicle. The method also includes estimating trajectory of the target vehicle according to a motion estimate by the model when criteria for the communication link are unsatisfied. The method also includes adjusting the motion estimate using a modified model, adapted for speed of the target vehicle, when the criteria for the communication link are satisfied. The method also includes controlling the ego vehicle according to the trajectory and the motion estimate. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289245 | AIMING DEVICE, DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING CORRECTION AMOUNT OF SENSOR DATA - To correct an axis deviation of a sensor. An aiming device, which calculates correction amounts of detection results of two or more sensors using the detection results of the sensors, includes: a sensor coordinate conversion unit that converts sensor data detected by the sensor from a coordinate system unique to the sensor into a predetermined unified coordinate system; a target selection unit that selects predetermined features from the sensor data detected by each of the sensors; a function fitting unit that defines functions each approximating an array state of the selected features for the respective sensors; a fitting result comparison unit that compares the functions each approximating the array state of the features detected by each of the sensors; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction amount for converting coordinates of the features detected by the sensors from a result of the comparison of the functions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289246 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A method, a controller, and a system for controlling autonomous vehicles are disclosed. The controller includes a firmware module configured to control an autonomous vehicle. The firmware module includes an event module configured to process safety critical components in an environmental model of the autonomous vehicle to generate emergency control signals to control a behavior of the autonomous vehicle with priority. The firmware module also includes a transaction module configured to update the environmental model by transactional processing of sensor data from sensing units of the autonomous vehicle. At least one of the safety critical components and non-safety critical components of the environmental model are updated. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289247 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A processor of a vehicle determines whether remote assistance from a remote facility is necessary during autonomous driving control. When determination is made that the remote assistance is necessary, the processor generates a target trajectory of the vehicle that includes an expected waiting position. The expected waiting position is a position where the vehicle is expected to wait for reception of an assistance signal from the remote facility. The processor calculates a traveling efficiency level indicating a level of traveling efficiency required in the vehicle, and calculates, based on the traveling efficiency level, a request timing to transmit a request signal for the remote assistance to the remote facility. When the traveling efficiency level is low in calculation of the request timing, the processor outputs a late timing. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289248 | VEHICLE AUTONOMOUS MODE OPERATING PARAMETERS - While an autonomous mode is activated, a vehicle is operated based on operating parameters for the autonomous mode. The operating parameters include at least one of a vehicle speed or a following distance. Upon detecting a user input to control vehicle operation, vehicle operation is transitioned to a nonautonomous mode, and a count of a number of received user inputs to control vehicle operation is incremented. Upon determining that the count of received of user inputs to control vehicle operation is greater than a threshold, the operating parameters for the autonomous mode are updated. Then, upon determining to transition from the nonautonomous mode to the autonomous mode, the vehicle is operated based on the updated operating parameters. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289249 | VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM - A control-subject vehicle includes an information transmission unit that is configured to transmit a sensed image based on a result of sensing by a sensing unit and travel information to a wireless communication apparatus at a time when manual driving is performed, and a driving control unit that is configured to perform acceleration/deceleration control and steering control of the control-subject vehicle in response to a driving command from the wireless communication apparatus at the time when manual driving is performed, the wireless communication apparatus including an operation accepting unit that is configured to accept a driving operation regarding acceleration/deceleration control and steering control of the control-subject vehicle, driving operation being performed by the driver who operates the wireless communication apparatus, and a command transmission unit that transmits a command corresponding to driving operation as the driving command to the control-subject vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289250 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Individually-identifiable data included in observation information of a driver or the like of a vehicle or data for which recording processing is not permitted in a personal information protection regulation is abstracted or encrypted and recorded. A driver information acquisition unit that acquires the observation information of the driver of the vehicle and a data processing unit that inputs the observation information and executes data processing are included. The data processing unit divides the observation information into conversion unnecessary data and conversion necessary data, executes abstraction processing or encryption processing for the conversion necessary data, and stores conversion data such as abstraction data or encryption data in a storage unit. The data processing unit executes the abstraction processing or the encryption processing for the individually-identifiable data included in the observation information or the data for which recording processing is not permitted in the personal information protection regulation as the conversion necessary data. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289251 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A driving assistance device reflects, in autonomous driving control on a vehicle, a driving characteristic of a driver who drives the vehicle learned during manual driving of the vehicle. The driving assistance device includes a storage that stores information on an individual risk potential set for the vehicle by learning a risk sensed by the driver for each of one or more obstacles during the manual driving, a vehicle risk calculator that sets, for the vehicle, a vehicle risk map that reflects the individual risk potential of an occupant of the vehicle during autonomous driving of the vehicle, and a driving condition setter that sets a driving condition for the autonomous driving of the vehicle based on information on the vehicle risk map and information on an obstacle risk map that reflects an obstacle risk potential set for the each of the one or more obstacles. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289252 | Operational Design Domain Odd Determining Method and Apparatus and Related Device - Determining an ODD of a target road section where an automated driving system is located (S | 2022-09-15 |
20220289253 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for evaluating an autonomous driving system, an apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: determining an attack or a defense, where the attack is a first input configured to increase an error rate of a component of the autonomous driving system, and the defense is a second input configured to decrease the error rate; simulating a driving scenario of a vehicle, where the driving scenario includes a driving environment and a vehicle configuration; applying the attack or the defense on at least one of the autonomous driving system, or the driving scenario; generating, by the autonomous driving system based on the driving scenario, an instruction of controlling a traveling of the vehicle in the driving scenario; simulating the traveling of the vehicle in the driving scenario based on the instruction; and determining an evaluation result based on a traveling result of the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289254 | OTHER VEHICLE BEHAVIOR PREDICTION APPARATUS, OTHER VEHICLE BEHAVIOR PREDICTION METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING SYSTEM - To provide an other vehicle behavior prediction apparatus, an other vehicle behavior prediction method, and an automatic driving system which can determine the presence absence of the lane change of the other vehicle with good accuracy, regardless of the change of road shape. An other vehicle behavior prediction apparatus, including: a periphery detector that detects other vehicle which exists around an own vehicle; a road shape detector that detects a road shape where the other vehicle is located; and a lane change predictor that predicts presence or absence of a lane change of the other vehicle based on a detection result of the other vehicle, and changes a determination value which is used when predicting the presence or absence of the lane change of the other vehicle, based on the road shape where the other vehicle is located. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289255 | ELECTRIC RAIL VEHICLE - The electric vehicle can include: a payload interface, a payload suspension, a chassis, a set of bumpers, a sensor suite, a controller, a chassis suspension, and an electric powertrain. The electric vehicle | 2022-09-15 |
20220289256 | UNIVERSAL FIT BACKING RING ASSEMBLY FOR RAILWAY AXLES - A backing ring assembly is for railway axles and includes a backing ring and an annular insert having L-shaped axial cross sections. The insert includes a sleeve portion fitted to a radially outer cylindrical surface of the backing ring, which delimits a first axial section thereof. The annular insert sleeve portion includes first and second axial sections hingedly connected by an intermediate, reduced thickness section designed to form a plastic hinge. The first axial section of the sleeve portion projects axially from the first section of the backing ring, which is provided with an annular projection designed to induce elastic deformation of the reduced thickness section to ensure that the second axial section of the sleeve portion is always coupled with the cylindrical outer surface of the backing ring first axial section by an interference fit. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289257 | RAIL CONTACT ELEMENT AND DROP OFF DETECTION UNIT - A rail contact element for drop off detection is disclosed, wherein the rail contact element is mountable to a rail and includes a spring element, a main body which holds the spring element and an optical fiber. The spring element is in a tension state or in a relax state depending on a mounting state of the rail contact element. The optical fiber includes an outlet surface for emitting a light beam and the rail contact element further includes a reflector element. The spring element, the reflector element and the optical fiber are arranged so that the influence of the reflector element on the light beam is different in the tension state than in the relax state. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289258 | ROUTE CONTROL PROGRAM GENERATION DEVICE, ROUTE CONTROL PROGRAM GENERATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A route control program generation device constructs a group of a plurality of environment models with different states in which the states of the plurality of environment models are changed in various manners. The environment model is constituted by a first moving body that is a control target and is present on a track divided into a plurality of sections, and a second moving body other than the control target, and searches for a state transition order where it is possible to achieve a request for causing the first moving body to move to a prescribed section by causing the first moving body to move to a destination while causing a state of one environment model to transition to a state of another environment model in response to the request. The route control program generation device constructs the group to match a prescribed restriction condition based on the restriction condition. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289259 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING GUIDED VEHICLE TRAFFIC WITHIN A RAILWAY NETWORK - A method and system for managing guided vehicle traffic over a railway network include a first ATS system regulating guided vehicle traffic over a first regulation domain and a second ATS system regulating guided vehicle traffic over a second regulation domain. The first and second regulation domains have a common boundary. The first ATS system sends, to the second ATS system, configuration and circulation data for a part of the first regulation domain, for regulating guided vehicle traffic on the part according to a set of regulation data from the second ATS system. The second ATS system determines, from received configuration and circulation data, regulation data for an extended regulation domain including the second regulation domain and the part and for sending to the first ATS system the set of regulation data regulating the guided vehicle traffic on the part of the regulation domain of the first ATS system. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289260 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING GUIDED VEHICLE HEADWAYS - A method and system for managing traffic of guided vehicles over a railway network include a first ATS system for regulating traffic of guided vehicles over a first regulation domain of the network and a second ATS system configured for regulating traffic of guided vehicles over a second regulation domain. The regulation domains have a common boundary and at least one track connects a first position within the first regulation domain to a second position within the second regulation domain. The second ATS system detects limited traffic capacity at the second position and automatically computes, as a function of the detected limited traffic capacity, a target headway between two successive guided vehicles crossing the common boundary for entering the second regulation domain. The first ATS system automatically determines, from the received target headway, a reference timetable, complying with the received target headway, for the first regulation domain. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289261 | Convertible, All-Terrain Gear Cart - A convertible, all-terrain gear cart convertible between modes of manual propulsion, trailering, and support by a motor vehicle. A control arm with a trailer hitch connector permits trailering or manual propulsion and is pivotally coupled to a first end of a cargo bin, and a vehicle engaging member to permit support and transport by a motor vehicle projects from the second end of the cargo bin. Detachable, all-terrain wheels with lateral axes of rotation are retained at a mid-portion of the cargo bin. Cargo retention and roll bars are removably coupled to the cargo bin, and a retractable support leg can cooperate with the wheels to stabilize the gear cart. The vehicle engaging member can comprise a receiver with a mitered end forming a shelf that can be rested on a rigid tongue of a trailer hitch adapter to permit levering of the gear cart relative to a vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289262 | Shopping cart and associated methodes - The cart may include a plurality of fastening members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel and end panel. Additionally, there may be a plurality of rotational members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel and front panel. At least one of the first side panel, second side panel, and front panel are removably attached to the cart via at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel, and end panel that itself may be rotatable, removable, or both. Some embodiments include a kit for converting a standard shopping cart to an improved shopping cart. Some embodiments include the improved cart as a flat bed shopping cart with up to three downwardly foldable panels. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289263 | ELECTRIC HANDCART - An electric handcart, comprising: a main body ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220289264 | Shopping Cart Handle Cover - A reusable universal shopping cart handle cover having an elongated body capped on both terminal ends with collars. There is a slit that runs from one collar through the elongated body and to the other collars, making one long slit to receive a shopping cart handle. The collar has an open notch and a flared out slit opening to allow easy insertion of a shopping cart handle. The collar has grasping tabs so a user may manually force the collar slit to open. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289265 | CHILD STROLLER APPARATUS - A child stroller apparatus includes a standing frame having a first and a second leg frame, a handle frame pivotally connected with the first leg frame via a joint structure that defines a pivot axis about which the handle frame is rotatable relative to the first leg frame, the handle frame further being pivotally connected with the second leg frame via a pivot connection away from the pivot axis, a first coupling part pivotally connected with the joint structure in a coaxial manner, and a locking mechanism including a front guard latch disposed adjacent to the joint structure. The front guard latch is movable between a locking position where the front guard latch locks the first coupling part to the joint structure, and an unlocking position for rotation of the first coupling part relative to the joint structure. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289266 | STEERING SHAFT TEMPORARY SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A steering shaft temporary support structure of a vehicle is connected by a yoke, and includes: a bulkhead that is mounted on surfaces of a dash panel and a housing inside the vehicle, surrounds an engine compartment, and is formed with an opening into which a steering shaft is inserted; and a dust cover that forms an insert passage of the steering shaft to correspond to the opening of the bulkhead, wherein the bulkhead includes a locking protrusion in which an end portion of the yoke is supported so as to not be separated in a downward direction. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289267 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - The disclosure relates to a steering control device and method. According to the disclosure, a steering control device comprises a detachable dial including a permanent magnet, a hall sensor detecting a position of a magnet provided in the dial, and a controller receiving manager authentication information, calculating a rotation angle of the dial based on a position of the permanent magnet received from the hall sensor when the manager authentication information is valid, and transmitting a control signal to a road wheel actuator (RWA) to move a tire to a position corresponding to the rotation angle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289268 | CENTER LOAD STEERING RACK SUPPORT - A center load rack and pinion steering mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism comprises a center load steering rack housing mounted to a vehicle frame, with a longitudinal slot through the front surface thereof, the slot being fitted with a bushing of a material that is resistant to damage from heat and bending. A pair of center link mounting bolts secure a center link and a center link pad to the rack wherein the center link pad extends through the bushing such that the upper and lower surfaces of the center link pad engage the upper and lower inner surfaces of the bushing, respectively, to prevent upward and downward movement and twisting of the center link and the center link pad relative to the rack in response to steered wheels of the vehicle contacting rough or uneven terrain while in use to prevent damage to components of the steering mechanism. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289269 | Electric Truck Steer-by-Wire System and Network Uncertainty Control Method Therefor - An electric truck steer-by-wire system and a net-work uncertainty control method therefor. Said system comprises: a master control electric power module ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220289270 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CENTER A STEERING WHEEL AND MOVE ROAD WHEELS TO A STRAIGHTLY FORWARD POSITION - Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein to center a steering wheel. An example vehicle includes a steering assistance system, an axle including a wheel, memory, and a processor to execute instructions to identify a first position of the wheel, detect a request to move the wheel to a second position, adjust the wheel from the first position to the second position via the steering assistance system, disengage the steering assistance system, the disengagement of the steering assistance system to cause the wheel to move to a third position, the third position offset from the second position by an angular offset in a first direction, adjust the wheel to a fourth position, the fourth position offset from the second position by the angular offset in a second direction different than the first direction, and disengage the steering assistance system, the disengagement of the steering assistance system to cause the wheel to move to the second position.. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289271 | Fly-By-Wire Steering System with Position Detector - A fly-by-wire steering system uses one or more magnets and one or more magnetic sensors to determine the position the rack of the steering system. The magnetic sensors provide a high-level signal when proximate to magnet. The signals from magnetic sensors provide an indication of the position of the rack. The sequence of changing values of the signals magnetic sensors provides an indication of the direction of travel of the rack. The signals may be used to calibrate a steering sensor and/or an actuator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289272 | ELECTRIC POWERED GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR STEERING SYSTEM - An electric powered recirculating ball assembly includes a shaft having a plurality of sector teeth extending therefrom. The assembly also includes an eccentric sleeve defining a bore containing a portion of the shaft, the eccentric sleeve comprising an upper sleeve segment and a lower sleeve segment that are separate components, the eccentric sleeve defining an opening that the sector teeth extend through. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CORRECTING TORQUE OFFSET OF MOTOR FOR MOTOR-DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A method of correcting torque offset of a motor-driven power steering motor, may include activating a lane following assist (LFA) function by an LFA unit of a vehicle, acquiring a comparison range for determining whether the torque offset of the motor included in a motor-driven power steering (MDPS) unit of the vehicle is present under a predetermined comparison condition during a first travel of the vehicle, and determining a relationship coefficient based on a current required torque value required by the LFA unit and a current measured torque value of the motor, acquired by applying the current required torque value by the MDPS unit, and determining whether torque offset of the motor is present when the determined relationship coefficient is within the comparison range during a second travel performed after the first travel and performed in a lane having the same lane condition as the first travel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289274 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE USED IN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device includes a processor and a memory that stores a program controlling an operation of the processor to cause the processor to acquire a steering torque, a vehicle speed, a steering angle, and a rotational speed of a motor, generate a base assist torque based on the steering torque and the vehicle speed, generate a self-aligning torque compensation torque based on the steering torque, the vehicle speed, the rotational speed of the motor, and the base assist torque, generate an active return torque based on the vehicle speed and the steering angle, generate a motor loss torque compensation torque based on the rotational speed of the motor, and generate a torque command value to be used to control driving of the motor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289275 | CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device obtains an assist torque of an electric power steering device based on a steering torque, compensates for the assist torque, varies an amount of change in a compensation amount based on the steering torque, and increases the compensation amount to cancel a disturbance of the assist torque as a frequency of a disturbance affecting the steering system increases. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289276 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CENTER A STEERING WHEEL - Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein to center a steering wheel. An example vehicle includes a steering position sensor to identify a steering wheel position, a pinion angle identifier to compare a first steering position angle to a second steering position angle, the second steering position angle corresponding to a centered steering wheel position, and an angle modifier to adjust the first steering position angle to match the second steering position angle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289277 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289278 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289279 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289280 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289281 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289282 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289283 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF IN VEHICLES - Described herein are steer-by-wire systems and methods of operating these systems in vehicles. A steer-by-wire system comprises a steering wheel assembly, comprising a steering wheel, sensors, and a torque generator. The system comprises a rack assembly, comprising a steering rack, sensors, and a rack actuator. The steering wheel assembly and the rack assembly are communicatively coupled by a steer-by-wire system controller, without having any direct mechanical links between the assemblies. In some examples, the controller instructs the rack assembly to control the steering rack position based on the steering input, such as changes in the steering wheel position. A steering map is used to determine the desired steering rack position based on the current steering wheel position. In some examples, a steering map is selected from a steering map set based on, e.g., the vehicle speed, vehicle direction, driver preference, and the like. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289284 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING STEERING OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus of assisting steering of a vehicle, may include a turning direction recognizer that recognizes a turning direction of a tire, by use of a steering angle controlled through manipulation of a handle; and a tire driving controller that determines a tire, to which a first driving force for generating a steering assisting torque that assists turning of the tire to the recognized turning direction is applied, and a tire, to which a second driving force for offsetting the first driving force to maintain a forward/rearward force of the vehicle at 0 is applied, and controls driving motors provided in the tires, respectively, to generate the first driving force and the second driving force, whereby the tire may be turned with a steering torque of a limit steering torque or more which may be generated by the steering motor, and a control method thereof. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289285 | CONTROL DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device obtains a post-code extension steering torque by performing moving average processing of weighting an oversampling signal obtained by oversampling processing, obtains a base assist torque based on the post-code extension steering torque signal, acquires a base assist torque signal that decreases the base assist torque as a vehicle speed increases, performs stabilization processing on the base assist torque signal to obtain an assist torque signal according to the assist torque of an electric power steering device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289286 | REGULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGULATING THE STEERING ANGLE OF A VEHICLE - The disclosure relates to a regulating device for regulating the steering angle for a vehicle, comprising a first controller unit with a controller superposed thereon, the controller having a feedback path and a prefilter. The feedback path provides a first adjustment variable based on actual steering angle information which is provided by the first controller unit as an output variable and the prefilter provides a second adjustment variable based on nominal steering angle information. The controller is configured to form input information for the first controller unit based on the first and the second adjustment variables, wherein the feedback path has a first correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The prefilter has a second correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The controller is configured such that at least the controller gain of the first controller unit can be adjusted. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289287 | Method and Device for Estimating a Steering Wheel Torque for a Mechanical Feedback at a Steering Wheel of a Steering System of a Motor Vehicle - A method for estimating a steering wheel torque for a mechanical feedback at a steering wheel of a steering system of a motor vehicle is disclosed, comprising: receiving and/or detecting at least one current measurement value of at least one state variable of the motor vehicle by suitable input means; estimating the current steering wheel torque by means of a controller; outputting the estimated steering wheel torque as a steering wheel torque signal, wherein the estimation is carried out by means of a parameterizable steering model, wherein current measurement values of at least a subset of the at least one state variable are fed as input data to the parameterizable steering model for this purpose, and wherein nonlinearities of the steering system are estimated based on the current measurement values of at least the subset of the at least one state variable using a method of artificial intelligence. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289288 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLE STEERING AND VEHICLE WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - The present invention relates to vehicle steering system arrangement ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220289289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING STEERING DAMPING BASED ON SOUND FREQUENCY ANALYSIS - A system for adjusting steering damping based on sound frequency analysis includes: an acoustic main body configured to play music and determine whether the music is being played; a sound collection device configured to collect a sound signal of the music being played; a sound frequency analysis device configured to receive the sound signal of the music collected by the sound collection device and determine whether the collected music has a strong beat; and a power steering electronic control unit electrically connected to the sound frequency analysis device and configured to receive a determination result of the sound frequency analysis device and adjust the steering damping according to the received determination result of the sound frequency analysis device. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289290 | STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a chassis and a front axle assembly coupled to a front end of the chassis. The chassis includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail. The first frame rail defines a first vertical plane. The second frame rail is spaced from the first frame rail and defines a second vertical plane. The front axle assembly includes a solid axle and a steering assembly. The steering assembly includes a pair of wheel hubs, a steering gear mechanism, and a linkage assembly. The pair of wheel hubs are coupled to opposing ends of the solid axle. The pair of wheel hubs are configured to facilitate coupling wheels to the front axle assembly. The steering gear mechanism is positioned between the first vertical plane and the second vertical plane. The linkage assembly couples the steering gear mechanism to the pair of wheel hubs. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289291 | Two Segment Three Wheel Vehicle - The present invention relates generally to motorized vehicles and more specifically to a three wheeled motorized vehicle providing a hybrid crossover between an automobile and a motorcycle that is able to take tight corners like a motorcycle by provision of a segment enclosing the operator that can lean into turns, The front segment contains two wheels for both steering and propulsion and is conventionally constructed like any typical front wheel drive vehicle. The rear segment contains the operator (and optionally passenger) supported on a single wheel, The two segments are joined together via a coupling that both supports the assembly and allows rotation of the rear segment about the longitudinal axis to perform the lean for operator and or passenger comfort, while transmitting critical control functions. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289292 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IDENTIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF TRAILER IMPACTS ON STEERING DYNAMICS FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING - In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicle apparatuses are provided. A method for adaptive control of electronic power steering (EPS) including sending, a torque control to an EPS that is based on input control signals from a vehicle trajectory control unit and a steering assistive control unit when the vehicle is coupled to a trailer engaging in a trailering action; configuring the steering assistive control unit, to generate a control signal based on an algorithm using an adaptive factor that models steering dynamics impacted by the trailer while engaging in the trailering action and modeling by the steering assistive control unit, an adaptive damping factor modeled on a tongue weight of a trailer coupled to a hitch of the vehicle wherein the hitch reduces a force applied to a vehicle front axle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289293 | VISUALISATION AID FOR A VEHICLE - The present invention is directed to a visualisation aid for indicating to a driver of a vehicle a projected location of a front wheel ( | 2022-09-15 |
20220289294 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC TRACK VEHICLE CONTROL - Systems and methods for track vehicle control are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a steering control signal; inputting a first rotation signal from a first encoder representing a rotational frequency and phase of a first electric motor coupled to a first continuous track mechanism; inputting a second rotation signal from a second encoder representing a rotational frequency and phase of a second electric motor coupled to a second continuous track mechanism; and outputting motor control signals to a first and second motor controllers in response to the steering control signal and differences between the rotational frequency and phase for the first electric motor and the rotational frequency and phase for the second electric motor, wherein the first motor controller is coupled to the first electric motor and the second motor controller is coupled to the second electric motor. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289295 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle includes a body which has a floor, where an open hollow profile is formed in the floor. The open hollow profile is bridged by the crossbeam. The crossbeam has at least one open hollow profile in a center region of the crossbeam, where a first outer profile section and a second outer profile section are integrally attached to the at least one open hollow profile in a transverse direction. The first outer profile section and the second outer profile section are spaced apart from one another by the at least one open hollow profile. The first outer profile section has a first rounded outer profile section and the second outer profile section has a second rounded outer profile section. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289296 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE, REINFORCEMENT MEMBER, AND REINFORCEMENT MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD - A vehicle body structure includes a support member of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement member disposed along a longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body to reinforce the support member of the vehicle body. The reinforcement member is a processed product formed by shaping a tubular body, and includes a flange portion that protrudes on an outer peripheral portion and that is formed in the longitudinal direction of the support member of the vehicle body. The flange portion is joined to the support member of the vehicle body at a location other than locations where the support member of the vehicle body is joined to other members different from the reinforcement member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289297 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - The vehicle body rear structure includes a floor panel | 2022-09-15 |
20220289298 | MULTI-BEAM SIDE FRAME ASSEMBLY - A side frame assembly for a vehicle includes a rocker structure and an inboard stiffening beam. The rocker structure includes a metal sheet that has longitudinal bends along a length of the rocker structure separating the upper wall, the lower wall, and the inner wall of the rocker structure. The inboard stiffening beam is disposed along an inboard-facing surface of the inner wall of the rocker structure. The inboard stiffening beam includes a second metal sheet that is formed to define a tubular shape along a length of the inboard stiffening beam. The tubular shape includes a planar upper wall and/or a planar lower wall, the planar extent of which intersects a portion of the rocker structure, such as the inner wall, to form a lateral load path from the rocker structure to the tubular shape of inboard stiffening beam. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289299 | A-PILLAR SUPPORTS - An apparatus and methods are provided for a chassis for an off-road vehicle that includes A-pillar supports. The chassis is a welded-tube variety of chassis that includes a front portion and a rear portion that are joined to an intervening passenger cabin portion. A front canopy is coupled to the front portion and reinforces the chassis during loading forces due to front struts. Each of the A-pillar supports includes a vertical brace disposed between the front canopy and a side brace of the vehicle. The vertical brace extends downward from the front canopy, adjacently to an A-pillar and a hinge pillar, to the side brace. The frontward stay extends forward from substantially a midpoint of the vertical brace to a joining of the A-pillar and the hinge pillar. The A-pillar supports reinforce the front canopy and provide structural integrity to a front of the passenger cabin portion. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289300 | SIDE SILL FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a side sill of a vehicle, the side sill being structurally more robust while having reduced costs and weight. The side sill of a vehicle according to an embodiment comprises: a side sill internal panel; a side sill external panel which is spaced apart from the side sill internal panel; a side sill external reinforcement coupled to the side sill external panel; a partition member arranged between the side sill internal panel and the side sill external reinforcement; a first reinforcing member arranged between the partition member and the side sill internal panel; and a second reinforcing member arranged between the partition member and the side sill external reinforcement. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289301 | Roof Module for Forming a Vehicle Roof Comprising an Environment Sensor - A roof module for forming a vehicle roof on a motor vehicle has a panel component whose outer surface at least partially forms the roof skin of the vehicle roof, the roof module has at least one environment sensor, and the environment sensor being configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals for detecting the vehicle environment, and the panel component being made of a material which is impermeable to the electromagnetic signals of the environment sensor. The panel component has at least one cutout through which the electromagnetic signals of the environment sensor can pass. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289302 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a body including a front compartment and a subframe configured to support an installed part disposed in the front compartment. The body includes a first counterface that inclines downward in a rearward direction of the vehicle. The subframe is attached to the body from below. The subframe includes a second counterface facing the first counterface of the body. The second counterface is inclined downward in the rearward direction of the vehicle. At least one of the first counterface and the second counterface includes a portion inclined rearward toward an inner side in a right-left direction of the vehicle. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289303 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SENSOR - A mounting structure of a vehicle sensor includes: an exterior member provided at a front side of a vehicle body; a frame member configured to support the exterior member or a drive source for driving a vehicle; and a road surface condition detector configured to detect a road surface condition at a front side of the vehicle. The road surface condition detector is fixed to a frame member located frontward of a front wheel. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289304 | Dashboard Carrier For A Motor Vehicle - A dashboard carrier | 2022-09-15 |
20220289305 | CAR WITH WHEEL FAIRING - A car having: two front wheels; two rear wheels; a body, which has two front wheel compartments, each housing, on the inside, a corresponding front wheel, and two rear wheel compartments, each housing, on the inside, a corresponding rear wheel; and two covering panels, each arranged in the area of a corresponding wheel compartment to close the wheel compartment. Each covering panel is mounted on the body so as to be movable between a contracted position, in which the covering panel is completely flush with the body, and an expanded position, in which the covering panel is at least partially spaced apart from the body. Two actuator devices are provided, each coupled to a corresponding covering panel so as to move the covering panel between the contracted position and the expanded position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289306 | PULTRUDED AND CONTINUOUS FLOORING - A flooring system comprising: one or more structural members, each of the one or more structural members having opposing outer portions interconnected by ribs, the opposing outer portions and the ribs forming a plurality of channels within the one or more structural members along a length of each structural member. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289307 | REINFORCED PREFORMS FOR OPTIMIZED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A composite structure of a cargo vehicle and a method of making the same are disclosed, where the composite structure includes one or more reinforced beams. Each of the reinforced beams includes an inner core surrounded by an outer layer and one or more reinforcing structures extending through the inner core. Each of the one or more reinforcing structures provides structural support to the reinforced beams. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289308 | VEHICLE HAVING FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A vehicle includes a first vehicle component, a second vehicle component, and a fastener assembly. The first vehicle component has a first side defining a first opening and a second side opposite the first side defining a second opening. The second vehicle component is disposed between the first and second sides of the first vehicle component. The fastener assembly attaches the first and second vehicle components to each other and includes a sleeve, a bushing, and a fastener. The sleeve is disposed within the first opening of the first vehicle component. The bushing extends through the second vehicle component and is disposed between the first and second sides of the first vehicle component. The fastener extends through the sleeve, the bushing and the first and second openings of the first vehicle component. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289309 | BULKHEAD PART - A cavity sealing bulkhead part is provided comprising a first structural component, a second structural component and a hinge for producing a movable connection between the first structural component and the second structural component; the hinge comprising a first hinge component assigned to the first structural component and a second hinge component assigned to the second structural component, the first hinge component and the second hinge component being movable relative to one another about a shaft, at least one of the two hinge components comprising an expansion material that is convertible from an initial state into an expanded state by activation, and in the expanded state acting as a sealant between the first and second hinge components; and the bulkhead part being produced in a two-component injection molding process using a carrier material and the expansion material; also provided are methods for producing the bulkhead part. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289310 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT DETECTION - A vehicle occupant detection system and method for using the same. The vehicle occupant detection system includes: a controller; a plurality of life detection sensors, wherein the plurality of life detection sensors are installed within an interior cabin of a mass-transit vehicle and are each associated with a life detection zone; a local warning system having at least one human-machine interface (HMI) output device; and a vehicle interface that communicatively couples the controller to a vehicle electrical system of the mass-transit vehicle. The vehicle occupant detection system is configured to: (i) acquire sensor data by scanning the life detection zone using the plurality of life detection sensors; (ii) determine whether an occupant is present based on the sensor data; and (iii) provide an indication to a user that an occupant is present using the HMI output device when it is determined that an occupant is present. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289311 | Rack releasably coupled to a cab of a vehicle - A rack of unitary one-piece construction is disclosed. The rack is configured for releasably coupling to a cab of a vehicle. The rack comprises a barrier defined by a plurality of barrier members. The rack is configured to co operate with the cab, such that, while the rack is releasably coupled to the cab, the barrier is disposed in opposition to the rear window of the cab, line of sight is provided from the cab, through the barrier, and the barrier prevents oversized objects from contacting the rear window. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289312 | MULTI-PLATFORM RECONFIGURABLE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vehicle body for a multi-platform, reconfigurable electric truck includes a front trunk, an extendable bed and barn door tailgates, a sidewall table, and a side step and drawer. The front trunk includes a cover movable between a closed and open positions, and includes panels selectively movable between a retracted and extended positions to form a work surface. A bed extender slides between a retracted and extended positions. Barn door tailgates each move between closed, partially open, and fully open positions and include inner tailgates movable between stowed and deployed positions. The barn door tailgates and the inner tailgates enclose an extended region of a bed when the bed extender is extended position, the barn door tailgates are each partially open, and the inner tailgates are each deployed. The sidewall table folds down from a sidewall, and the drawer pulls out from a sidewall. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289313 | CARGO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A vehicle cargo management system includes, among other things, an outer member of a cargo retention frame and an inner member of the cargo retention frame. The inner member is at least partially received within the outer member. A locking device is transitionable back and forth between a locked position and an unlocked position. The outer and inner members are slideable relative to each other when the locking device is in the locked position. The outer and inner members are fixed relative to each other when the locking device is in the unlocked position. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289314 | BUMPER SPOILER STRUCTURE - A bumper spoiler structure includes: a bumper panel provided in a bumper of a vehicle; a bumper spoiler capable of advancing and retreating relative to the bumper panel by being moved in an inside-outside direction of the vehicle; a first actuator movable in the inside-outside direction and configured to move the bumper spoiler in the inside-outside direction; a first controller configured to control the first actuator; a second actuator configured to move the bumper spoiler and the first actuator in the inside-outside direction; and a second controller configured to control the second actuator. When at least one of the first actuator and the first controller is lost in a deployed state in which the bumper spoiler protrudes with respect to the bumper panel, the second controller moves the bumper spoiler and the first actuator toward an inner side of the vehicle by using the second actuator. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289315 | AIR GUIDE DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - An air guide device of a motor vehicle body has a flow channel including an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The inlet opening is formed in a front-end region and the outlet opening is formed at least partially in the region of a wheel arch of the motor vehicle body. The flow channel is provided for being flowed through by air from the front-end region of the motor vehicle body in the region of a rear end of the motor vehicle body. The inlet opening has a slat arrangement for changing a flow cross section of the inlet opening. The flow channel is at least partially of two-part form, wherein a first channel part, which includes the slat arrangement, is designed for a controlled throughflow, and wherein a second channel part can be flowed through freely. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289316 | PIN BOX ASSEMBLY WITH ADJUSTABLE ENGAGEMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a pin box assembly that includes an adjustment assembly configured to adjust a range of pivotal movement of a towed vehicle related to a towing vehicle. The pin box assembly includes a towed vehicle attachment member, an elongated arm, and a king pin with an adjustment assembly. The adjustment assembly may include a wedge and an adjustment member that is configured to translate or pivot the wedge relative to the king pin to modify a range of angular rotation between the elongated arm and the fifth wheel hitch. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289317 | FIFTH WHEEL, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOAD CONDITION AND/OR A WEAR CONDITION OF A FIFTH WHEEL AND METHOD FOR UPGRADING A FIFTH WHEEL - A fifth wheel configured to reversibly couple a trailer to a tractor including a coupling plate configured to receive a journal element of the trailer and a bearing block configured to pivotably bear the coupling plate about a pivot axis, in particular about a horizontally extending pivot axis, at least one distance sensor being provided which determines a distance with respect to a reference surface, the at least one distance sensor and/or the reference surface being arranged as part of the bearing block or on the bearing block. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289318 | WHEEL OF TRACK SYSTEM FOR TRACTION OF A VEHICLE - A wheel of a track system for traction of a vehicle (e.g., an agricultural vehicle) may be configured to protect a track of the track system by reducing stress induced in the track by the wheel. For example, a circumferential surface of the wheel may be uneven (e.g., curved) in a widthwise direction of the wheel (e.g., to have a crown) and/or a covering of the wheel may be asymmetrical about a midpoint of the covering in the widthwise direction of the wheel (e.g., include corners that are shaped differently). | 2022-09-15 |
20220289319 | ROTATING TRACK GUIDE COMPONENTS WITH WHITE-IRON SEGMENTS - A method of producing a rotating guide component for a track assembly includes fixing at least one wear member to an outer surface of a tubular or annular substrate. The at least one wear member includes an inner portion, and the tubular or annular substrate includes an outer portion. The inner portion is mated to the outer portion, and the wear member is brazed to the tubular or annular substrate. | 2022-09-15 |
20220289320 | GROUND-ENGAGING TRACK SHOE HAVING WEIGHT RELIEF CHANNEL - A ground-engaging track shoe in a track joint assembly includes a shoe plate having bolt holes extending through a middle plate section between a planar link-bolting surface and a ground-contact surface. A weight relief channel is formed in the middle plate section upon a link-bolting side of the track shoe, and extends inwardly from the planar link-bolting surface. The weight relief channel is arranged between a forward bolt hole set of the bolt holes and a back bolt hole set of the bolt holes in a fore-aft direction. | 2022-09-15 |