48th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210370868 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to: determine whether or not a state of a key device has reached a predetermined state requiring setting of a remote immobilizer function; and transmit, in a case where the state of the key device has reached the predetermined state, a first signal requesting setting of the remote immobilizer function. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370869 | PACKAGE DELIVERY METHOD, PACKAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND DELIVERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE - In order to reduce a burden of receiving a package for a recipient, provided is a package delivery method including: receiving, by a first unmanned delivery vehicle, authentication information input by a user; and unlocking, by a second unmanned delivery vehicle, a key of a storage of the second unmanned delivery vehicle, which stores a package addressed to the user, based on the authentication information received by the first unmanned delivery vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370870 | ON-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, ON-VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An on-vehicle control device includes a transmission unit transmitting to a mobile device a response request signal requesting a response in response to operation of instructing a start of a driving source causing a vehicle to drive. An authentication unit authenticates the mobile device and performs start control of the driving source depending on success or failure of authentication by the authentication unit. A determination unit determines a presence or an absence of unauthorized authentication for the authentication unit. A detection unit detects an authorized occupant for the vehicle. A start prohibition unit prohibits the start of the driving source when the determination unit determines that unauthorized authentication is present for the authentication unit. A start permission unit permits the start of the driving source regardless of determination by the determination unit when the detection unit detects the occupant. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370871 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE SYSTEM - An information processing device comprises a controller configured to detect, in relation to an area associated with a predetermined facility, entry or exit of a predetermined vehicle, transmit, to a facility device corresponding to the facility, in a case where the vehicle enters the area, an electronic key for enabling movement of the vehicle, and invalidate the electronic key transmitted to the facility device in a case where the vehicle exits the area. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370872 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure causes security at the time of transferring a vehicle to be improved, in a vehicle system using an electronic key. The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a vehicle configured to perform authentication for a mobile apparatus based on an electronic key acquired from the mobile apparatus. Use situations of the electronic keys issued to the two or more mobile apparatuses are acquired; and the authentication performed for any of the two or more mobile apparatuses is invalidated when the use situations satisfy predetermined conditions. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370873 | ENTRY SUPPORT SYSTEM, ENTRY SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An entry support system includes: a first identification information acquisition unit which acquires first identification information of a first related person in a first predetermined relation with a registered user; a first related person authentication unit which determines whether or not an externally located person is the first related person when the externally located person is recognized by an externally located person recognition unit in a state where an internal user determined as the registered user by a registered user authentication unit is recognized by an internal user recognition unit; and an entry permission unit which executes entry permission processing for enabling entry of the externally located person to a closed space from an entrance, when the externally located person is determined as the first related person by the first related person authentication unit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370874 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to determine whether or not a position of a key device is located within a predetermined area, and in a case where the position of the key device is located within the predetermined area, stop a smart key function of a vehicle or transmit a first signal requesting setting of a remote immobilizer function of the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370875 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which controls locking and unlocking of a vehicle, the information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute: in a case where there is an unlocking request from a first mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a first electronic key from the first mobile terminal to perform first authentication and unlocking the vehicle on condition that the first authentication is successful; and in a case where the first mobile terminal is located inside the vehicle, and there is an unlocking request from a second mobile terminal located outside the vehicle, receiving a second electronic key from the second mobile terminal to perform second authentication, receiving the first electronic key from the first mobile terminal located inside the vehicle to perform third authentication, and unlocking the vehicle on condition that both the second authentication and the third authentication are successful. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370876 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE - A vehicle control system includes an in-vehicle device, a mobile terminal, and one or more processors. The in-vehicle device is mounted on a vehicle. The in-vehicle device controls a lock mechanism that locks and unlocks a door of the vehicle. The in-vehicle device causes the lock mechanism to unlock the door in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied. The mobile terminal communicates with the in-vehicle device. The one or more processors determine whether the mobile terminal is present inside a vehicle compartment. The one or more processors detect whether the mobile terminal is used. The one or more processors control the vehicle control system not to satisfy the predetermined condition in response to determination that the mobile terminal is present inside the vehicle compartment. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370877 | VEHICULAR ACCESS SYSTEM USING NFC READER IN DOOR HANDLE - A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a handle portion disposed at an exterior side of a door of a vehicle, and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed at the handle portion. The PCB includes a near-field communication (NFC) reader that includes a microcontroller and an antenna. The antenna emits a magnetic field. The NFC reader detects disturbances in the emitted magnetic field. The NFC reader, responsive to detecting a disturbance in the emitted magnetic field from an NFC tag, adjusts operation of the NFC reader from a power-saving state of operation to an active state of operation. The NFC reader, when operating in the active state, wirelessly communicates an authentication signal to the NFC tag. The NFC reader, responsive to receiving a valid authentication response from the NFC tag, unlocks a door of the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370878 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - The present invention includes: a vehicle exterior image acquisition unit acquiring a vehicle exterior image being an image of an external surrounding of a vehicle; a vehicle interior image acquisition unit acquiring a vehicle interior image being an image of an interior of the vehicle; a person recognition unit respectively recognizing, based on the vehicle exterior and interior images, motions of a person outside the vehicle and a person in the vehicle; and a door control unit controlling a state of a door of the vehicle, wherein, if a person outside the vehicle approaching the vehicle has been recognized based on a recognition result of the person recognition unit, the door control unit executes an opening operation on the door if it has been determined that the person in the vehicle has performed a specific motion determined in advance regarding the approaching person outside the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370879 | RECORDING VIDEO OF AN OPERATOR AND A SURROUNDING VISUAL FIELD - Systems and methods are provided for recording video of a driver in a vehicle and a surrounding visual field of the driver. The system includes a detachable body coupled to a windshield of a vehicle. The system further includes three or more cameras coupled to the detachable body. The three or more cameras are configured to capture surrounding views from the detachable body. One of the three or more cameras faces a driver seat of the vehicle in response to the detachable body being coupled to the windshield of the vehicle. The video may be processed by the system, the cloud, or a combination of them. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370880 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to compare owner information characterizing an owner of a vehicle with user information characterizing a user seated in a driver's seat of the vehicle to determine whether or not the user is the owner, and perform, in a case where it is determined that the user is not the owner, at least one of restriction of use of the vehicle and notification to a terminal of the owner. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370881 | CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to suppress increase in electric power consumption while assuring accuracy of measuring a distance between devices.
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20210370882 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A vehicle control system includes: a service arrangement information acquisition unit which acquires service arrangement information including identification information of at least either one of a person in charge of a service who executes a predetermined service that targets a predetermined vehicle and a service vehicle used when executing the predetermined service; a surrounding object recognition unit which recognizes an object present in an area around the predetermined vehicle; and a service reception handling unit which executes predetermined processing for receiving the predetermined service in a case where the object is determined as the service vehicle or the person in charge of the service by an object authentication unit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370883 | ENTRY SUPPORT SYSTEM, ENTRY SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An entry support system includes: an externally located person reporting unit which executes predetermined reporting by a reporting unit used by an internal user when an externally located person is recognized by an externally located person recognition unit in a state where the internal user is recognized by an internal user recognition unit; and an entry permission unit which executes entry permission processing for enabling entry to a vehicle when a permission operation of the entry to the vehicle is performed to an operation unit used by the internal user after the predetermined reporting is executed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370884 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM - An electromagnetic wiper system for a windshield of a vehicle includes a linear actuator, a wiper-arrangement, and control circuitry. The linear actuator includes at least one guide rail having permanent magnets and an electromagnetic moving block. The electromagnetic moving block includes at least one perforation that surrounds the at least one guide rail and at least one electromagnetic coil that surrounds the at least one perforation. The wiper-arrangement includes a wiper arm and a wiper blade, wherein at least the wiper arm is coupled to the electromagnetic moving block. The control circuitry controls a linear motion of the electromagnetic moving block along the at least one guide rail to steer the wiper arm that is coupled to the electromagnetic moving block back and forth across a length of the windshield to the windshield, wherein the electromagnetic moving block induces minimal friction during the linear motion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370885 | REGENERATIVE COMPRESSOR CONTROL - An apparatus on a vehicle comprises one or more sensors, one or more nozzles that output fluid to clean the respective one or more sensors, and a compressor that generates fluid such as compressed air. The compressor is in fluid communication with the one or more nozzles. The apparatus further comprises one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to predict a trajectory of the vehicle and control an operation of the compressor based on the predicted trajectory of the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370886 | VEHICLE MONITOR CLEARING DEVICE - A vehicle monitor clearing system includes an air source for generating an air flow at a desired pressure. A channel is connected to the air source. The channel receives the air flow from the air source and delivers it to at least one nozzle connected to the channel. The system further includes at least one nozzle for discharging the air flow toward a vehicle monitor located proximate to the nozzle. The system operates by applying forced air at the vehicle monitor, clearing road spray accumulated on a surface of the vehicle monitor. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370887 | VEHICLE TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING A SIGNALLING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING ENTRY INFORMATION - A vehicle treatment system includes a signalling device with at least one sensor and a signal generator. The sensor can continuously detect the position of the vehicle in a predetermined approach region in front of or in the vehicle treatment system. The signal generator can output a signal which changes continuously or discretely and corresponds to a continuously changing position of the vehicle. In this case, the signalling device has at least two lights arranged above one another. A corresponding method can be used for determining and displaying entry information. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370888 | TWO SPEED TRAILER JACK - A linear jack includes a first outer sleeve, an inner sleeve disposed at least partially within the first outer sleeve, a second outer sleeve disposed at least partially within the inner sleeve, a translating screw disposed at least partially within the second outer sleeve, and a cover sleeve coupled to the translating screw. The first outer sleeve is threadedly coupled to the inner sleeve. The second outer sleeve is threadedly coupled to the translating screw. The translating screw is disposed at least partially within the cover sleeve. The cover sleeve is configured to translate with the translating screw. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370889 | Brake Mechanism, Power Platform and Karting - Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a brake mechanism, a power platform and a karting. The brake mechanism includes a brake assembly. The brake assembly is configured to be mounted on a vehicle frame, the brake assembly includes a brake pad, a position of the brake pad is adjustably configured, such that the brake pad has a first position and a second position. Herein, when the brake pad is located at the first position, the brake pad is configured to be in contact with a tire, and when the brake pad is located at the second position, the brake pad is separated from the tire. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370890 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE - A forward collision avoidance system of a vehicle includes a detector configured to detect an obstacle positioned ahead in a traveling direction of the vehicle; a processor; a memory coupled to the processor and storing an algorithm that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: estimate a gradient of a road on which the vehicle is traveling, and determine a braking strategy of the vehicle based on the estimated gradient, a position of the detected obstacle and a velocity of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control braking of the vehicle based on the braking strategy of the vehicle determined by the processor. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370891 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of, calculating braking time of a host vehicle; detecting reaction time of the driver of the host vehicle; specifying longer prediction time as the sum of the braking time and the reaction time becomes longer, the prediction time being a range of a time at which a collision between the host vehicle and a surrounding vehicle is predicted in the future; making a prediction of the position and speed of the host vehicle and the position and speed of the surrounding vehicle at a time point included in the prediction time; and predicting, from a result of the prediction, whether or not the host vehicle and surrounding vehicle will collide. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370892 | Electric over hydraulic brake system with magnetic sensor - A trailer braking system having a surge component used in combination with an electric over hydraulic brake system. The surge component includes a sliding member with a magnetic sensor for detecting trailer deceleration, the sliding member providing an initial pressurization of the hydraulic system. A trailer mounted electrical circuit detects when the tow vehicle brakes are applied and includes a microcontroller for detecting the speed of deceleration provided by the magnetic sensor. A trailer mounted electric motor receives a signal from the circuit board to vary pressure to the brakes in accordance with the speed of deceleration. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370893 | MILITARY VEHICLE - A military vehicle includes a passenger capsule having a front end and a rear end, a front module coupled to the front end, and a rear module coupled to the rear end. The front module includes a front axle, a front differential, an engine, and a transmission. The front differential is coupled to the front axle. The front differential functions as a structural component of the front module. The front differential defines an engine mount. The engine is at least partially supported by the engine mount of the front differential. The transmission is coupled to the engine. The rear module includes a rear axle and a transaxle. The transaxle includes a housing, a transfercase disposed within the housing, and a rear differential disposed within the housing. The transfercase is coupled to the transmission, the front differential, and the rear differential. The rear differential is coupled to the rear axle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370894 | MILITARY VEHICLE - A military vehicle includes a passenger capsule including a roof, a floor, and sidewalls that define an interior, a driver seat and a passenger seat disposed within the interior of the passenger capsule, and a belly deflector coupled to an exterior of the passenger capsule and positioned beneath the floor. The belly deflector is spaced from the floor such that the floor is configured as a floating floor. The floor and the belly deflector provide two levels of underbody protection. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370895 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A vehicle brake system is disclosed for dynamic braking of a vehicle based on wheel speeds, including a first wheel speed sensor, a second wheel speed sensor, a main controller for calculating a first wheel speed of each wheel by a signal received from the first wheel speed sensor to generate a first wheel speed signal and to perform dynamic braking control based on the first wheel speed signal, an auxiliary controller for calculating a second wheel speed of each wheel by a signal received from the second wheel speed sensor to generate a second wheel speed signal, and digital signal transfer lines for transceiving a normal signal or abnormality signal between the main and auxiliary controllers. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370896 | BRAKE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKE - A brake controller includes a control circuit that calculates target braking force every predetermined period, in accordance with feedback control on at least acceleration or speed of a vehicle steered for parking; and a filter circuit that outputs, to a brake device, output braking force obtained by applying a low-pass filter having a predetermined time constant to the target braking force when the amount of change in the target braking force over time is within a predetermined tolerable range. When the amount of change is outside the tolerable range, the filter circuit outputs, to the brake device, the target braking force as output braking force or outputs thereto output braking force calculated by correcting smoothed target braking force, which is obtained by applying the low-pass filter to the target braking force, so that a difference between the smoothed target braking force and the target braking force is within the tolerable range. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370897 | AUTOMATIC CONTROLLED BRAKE-BY-WIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLES - A braking system for motorcycles may have a first manual actuator device selectively connectable to at least a first braking device and/or at least a second braking device. The first manual actuator device may be provided with a hydraulic supply circuit that can be selectively connected to a hydraulic input circuit of at least one of the braking devices. The system may also have at least one electro-hydraulic automatic actuator device and at least one electromechanical automatic actuator device. The system may also have a single control unit operatively connected to the control valve, to the at least one electro-hydraulic automatic actuator device, to the at least one electromechanical automatic actuator device and to the first manual actuator device to operate the electro-hydraulic and electromechanical automatic actuator devices and the control valve according to the configuration of the first manual actuator device and/or according to the dynamics of the motorcycle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370898 | METHOD FOR DECELERATING A VEHICLE COMBINATION AND COMBINATION OF PNEUMATIC BRAKE SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLES OF A VEHICLE COMBINATION - A method for decelerating a vehicle combination including a towing vehicle having a towing vehicle brake system and at least one trailer vehicle having a trailer brake system with an anti-lock brake system includes applying, by the towing vehicle brake system, a brake pressure to pneumatically operable wheel brakes of the towing vehicle according to a desired deceleration specified by a driver, and providing, by the towing vehicle brake system, a trailer brake pressure for the trailer brake system of the at least one trailer vehicle. An electronic brake control unit of the towing vehicle brake system: detects a current actual vehicle deceleration value continuously compares the current actual vehicle deceleration actual value with a maximum deceleration, and, when the current actual vehicle deceleration value reaches or exceeds the maximum deceleration, limits the brake pressure and provides an information signal. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370899 | ELECTROHYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM - According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an electrohydraulic brake system including main brake assemblies, electronic parking brakes (EPBs), a main control unit, and a redundancy control unit (RCU). The main brake assemblies generate a braking force in one or more front wheels and one or more rear wheels of a vehicle. The electronic parking brakes (EPBs) generate a braking force to one of the front wheels and rear wheels. The main control unit is configured to control the operation of the main brake assembly. The redundancy control unit (RCU) is configured to control the operation of the electronic parking brake. Here, the redundancy control unit performs, upon determining that a malfunction occurs in a braking function of the main control unit, a slip control on the vehicle by using the electronic parking brake based on signals from one or more wheel speed sensors. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370900 | Electronic parking brake device and method for operating an electronic parking brake device - The present invention relates to an electronic parking brake device for a vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle. As a function of at least one operating state of a towing vehicle parking brake supply line and/or a trailer parking brake supply line, a towing vehicle parking brake control valve is activatable by means of a control unit in such a way that a towing vehicle parking brake supply line can be deaerated or aerated by the towing vehicle parking brake control valve. By manually actuating a trailer parking brake control element, a trailer parking brake control valve is activatable by means of the control unit in such a way that a trailer parking brake supply line can be deaerated or aerated by the trailer parking brake control valve. The present invention also relates to a method for operating the above electronic parking brake device for a vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370901 | BRAKE APPARATUS USING ELECTRIC BOOSTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A brake apparatus using an electric booster may include: an electric booster connected to a master cylinder and configured to pressure a push rod by pressurizing a reaction disk using an electromotive force of a motor with a pedal stepping force of a driver who steps on a brake pedal, and pressurize a piston of the master cylinder through the push rod; and a control unit configured to compare required brake pressure by the pedal stepping force of the driver and current brake pressure by the motor control to set pressure, and perform cooperation control through an ESC (Electronic Stability Control) and cooperation control through the electric booster. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370902 | AUTOMATIC BRAKING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY BRAKING A VEHICLE - An automatic braking device for a vehicle and a method for automatically braking a vehicle. The vehicle is automatically braked using at least one friction brake of the vehicle in such a way that a brake force that is effectuated by the at least one friction brake is increased, at least at times, with a predefined maximum brake force buildup gradient and/or up to a predefined maximum brake force. At least when no emergency braking situation is present, it is ascertained prior to the automatic braking whether the vehicle at that moment is traveling through a specified or self-determined particulate matter protection area, and, if necessary, the brake force that is effectuated with the aid of the at least one friction brake is increased at most with a predefined or set limiting brake force buildup gradient and/or at most up to a predefined or set limiting brake force. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370903 | SOLENOID VALVE - The present disclosure relates to a solenoid valve. The solenoid valve includes an armature provided inside the sleeve, a plunger configured to ascend and descend by the operation of the armature, an elastic member configured to press the plunger toward the armature, a magnet core having a through hole in which the plunger and the elastic member are provided and forming an inner space in a longitudinal direction, a valve seat provided in the inner space and on which an orifice penetrating in an axial direction is formed to be opened and closed by the plunger, and a plurality of flow resistance members each including a ring body interposed between the valve seat and the magnet core to generate a flow resistance of a braking fluid, and a slot formed at one side of the ring body to penetrate through the ring body so that the braking fluid passes therethrough. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370904 | DEVICE FOR LOCATING NOISE IN STEERING SYSTEM - A device for locating a noise occurring in a steering system includes: a sound receiving unit detecting noise occurring in a steering system; a processing unit inputting data on the noise in the steering system into a neural network model that performs learning in advance and locating a position or a component at which the noise occurs in the steering system, the noise being detected by the sound receiving unit; and a storage unit in which the neural network model that performs the learning in advance is stored. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370905 | CONTROL OF HYBRID VEHICLE ENGINE START THRESHOLD IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS - A system for controlling an internal combustion engine start threshold in a parallel hybrid-electric vehicle. A predetermined conditions tracking module determines whether or not conditions of a plurality of predetermined conditions exist. Responsive to a determination that the conditions exist, a required power estimation module estimates a next acceleration required by the vehicle and a final power requirement for the next acceleration. A propulsion system control module determines if the estimated final power requirement is between a first amount of electric motor power available at a predetermined base engine start threshold and a second amount of electric motor power available at a predetermined elevated engine start threshold. If the estimated final power requirement is between the first and second amounts of power, operation of the vehicle is controlled so as to ensure that the engine start threshold is at the predetermined elevated threshold. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370906 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - To provide a vehicle drive device capable of efficiently driving a vehicle by using a motor without falling into the vicious cycle between enhancement of driving via the motor and an increase in vehicle weight. The present invention is a vehicle drive device ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210370907 | STABILIZED REAL TIME TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION FOR HYBRID ENERGY MANAGEMENT UTILIZING CONNECTED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES - A vehicle control method in a hybrid electric vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a battery, an electric motor, and a control unit. The method includes estimating an estimated vehicle velocity trajectory, estimating an initial engine power trajectory, simulating state of charge of the battery with the vehicle velocity trajectory and the initial engine power trajectory, estimating an initial terminal co-state value, simulating backward co-state dynamics using the state of charge and vehicle velocity trajectory, to obtain a resulting co-state trajectory. The co-state trajectory is used to solve a minimization control and propagate state of charge dynamics forward in time. The method includes updating control and the co-state trajectory, adjusting the terminal co-state value, and controlling a usage of the battery and the internal combustion engine. The method can be performed to optimize the engine power trajectory to minimize fuel consumption in real time. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370908 | CONTROL OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DURING CHARGING OF A BATTERY IN A HYBRID-ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A system for controlling charging of a battery in a hybrid-electric vehicle. The system is configured to estimate a total vehicle power requirement and an available internal combustion engine power provided by the engine in each gear of a transmission system of the vehicle. The system may then determine a highest gear of the transmission system that has an estimated available power at least equal to the estimated total vehicle power requirement. The system may then, responsive to a state of charge of the battery falling below a predetermined low-charge threshold, and if the transmission system is not currently in the highest gear that has an estimated available power at least equal to the estimated total power requirement, control operation of the vehicle to shift the transmission system to the highest gear that has an estimated available power at least equal to the estimated total power requirement. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370909 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE IDLING OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An apparatus for controlling engine idling of a hybrid electric vehicle having an engine, an electric motor and a driving motor includes: an engine target speed determination part to determine an engine target speed when an engine idle speed control is requested; an engine target torque determination part to determine an engine target torque when the engine idle speed control is requested; a speed control part to determine a control torque for maintaining an engine speed at a predetermined speed based on a difference value between the engine target speed and an engine actual speed; a power split part to determine an output torque of the electric motor and an engine compensation torque of the engine based the control torque; and a final engine torque determination part to sum the engine compensation torque and the engine target torque to determine a final engine torque. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370910 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to shift an operating mode from a single-motor mode to a hybrid-low mode without causing a temporal drop in a drive force. A controller is configured to predict an execution of a mode change from the single-motor mode to the first hybrid mode, and to execute the mode change from the single-motor mode to the hybrid-low mode via a hybrid-high mode, if the execution of the mode change from the single-motor mode to the hybrid-low mode is predicted. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370911 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes a connecting/disconnecting clutch disposed between an engine and an electric motor, an automatic transmission including an input clutch, a starting clutch disposed between the electric motor and the automatic transmission, and a control apparatus for executing an engine-start control operation for starting the engine, by igniting the engine after increasing a rotational speed of the engine by a torque of the electric motor while placing the connecting/disconnecting clutch into an engaged state. In process of the engine-start control operation that is executed when the hybrid vehicle is in a stopped state with the starting clutch being in a released state, the control apparatus places the input clutch in an engaged state until the rotational speed of the engine exceeds a predetermined speed value, and switches the input clutch to a released state after the rotational speed of the engine has exceeded the predetermined speed value. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370912 | PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE - A periphery monitoring device includes a coupling determiner that determines whether a towed vehicle is coupled to a towing vehicle to which the towed vehicle can be coupled; a target setter that sets a target moving position to be a target for moving at least the towed vehicle coupled to the towing vehicle; a storing controller that stores, as a moving target image, an image, including the target moving position, of a peripheral image generated by as imager provided at the towing vehicle; and an image controller that displays the stored moving target image in association with the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle included in a current image generated by the imager and currently displayed on a display device. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370913 | METHOD FOR REINFORCING VEHICLE SAFETY ON RAMP AND VEHICLE THEREOF - A method for reinforcing safety of a vehicle on a ramp applied to a vehicle is performed by a first priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which a brake is operated together with displaying an occurrence of the skid of a vehicle/vehicle stop message on a ramp by a controller when the vehicle starts, a second priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which compensating an idle torque is performed together with displaying a guidance of anti-skid function operation/vehicle stop message is performed, a third priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which displaying a turn-off/vehicle stop message is performed, and a fourth priority anti-skid countermeasure control in which forcibly shifting to a N (neutral) stage or permitting the shift together with displaying a forcibly switching to the shift stage N stage/vehicle stop message is performed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370914 | Vehicle Steering Control Method, Device and System, and Vehicle - A vehicle steering control method, device and system, and a vehicle are provided. The vehicle steering control method includes: in a case where a current vehicle speed is less than a turning vehicle speed threshold, steering of a vehicle is controlled by an Electric Power Steering (EPS) to implement cornering of the vehicle; in a case where a cornering condition of the vehicle is not reached during the cornering of the vehicle, the vehicle is controlled by an Electrical Park Brake (EPB) to perform single-side parking to assist in the cornering of the vehicle; and after the single-side parking of the vehicle is implemented, closed-loop control is performed on an electric control booster, the EPB and the EPS, and the vehicle is controlled to turn under the cornering condition. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370915 | VEHICULAR AUTONOMOUS PARKING SYSTEM USING SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS - A vehicular communication system includes a wireless communication sensor at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular communication system for receiving wireless communication data from remote wireless communication devices. A global positioning system is operable to determine a geographical location of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes electronic circuitry and associated software that includes a processor for processing wireless communication data received by the wireless communication sensor and position information determined by the global positioning system. The ECU, responsive at least in part to determination that position information determined by the global positioning system is compromised, determines, via processing the received wireless communication data, distances to a plurality of the remote wireless communication devices. The ECU, responsive to determining the distances to the plurality of the remote wireless communication devices, determines a position of the vehicle relative to the plurality of the remote wireless communication devices. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370916 | PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS - A parking assist apparatus uses vehicle information and the recognition result of a peripheral recognition unit to calculate a plurality of patterns of parking paths, in which the radius of curvature of each of the arcs included in the parking paths is differentiated, as parking paths to park a vehicle at a parking area, by a parking path calculation unit. In addition, the parking assist apparatus selects, among the plurality patterns of parking paths, a parking path with both a minimum number of times of driving operations for changing an advancing direction of the vehicle from forward to reverse or reverse to forward, and the radius of curvature of the arc that is largest, by a parking path selection unit. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370917 | PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS - A parking assist apparatus comprises a position detection unit configured to detect a current position of a vehicle, a sensor provided to the vehicle to detect a periphery of the vehicle, a parking area detection unit configured to detect a parking area in which the vehicle can be parked based on information of the sensor, a parking path computing unit configured to calculate a path along which the vehicle is to be moved from a current position to the parking area based on a parking area detected by the parking area detection unit and a current position of the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370918 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A parking assistance device includes a traveling route setting unit, a traveling route supply unit, an information acquiring unit, and a determination unit. The traveling route setting unit is configured to set a traveling route from a position of a vehicle to a parking spot in a parking lot. The traveling route supply unit is configured to supply information indicating the traveling route to the vehicle. The information acquiring unit is configured to acquire situation information containing the position of the vehicle and a situation of the parking lot. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the traveling route needs to be reset based on the situation information. When the determination unit determines that the traveling route needs to be reset, the traveling route setting unit resets the traveling route based on the situation information, and the traveling route supply unit supplies information indicating the reset traveling route. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370919 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device for a vehicle includes an object detecting unit, an object information storage unit, and an object information management unit. The object detecting unit detects, based on an output of a sensor mounted on the vehicle, an object located around the vehicle. The object information storage unit stores, as object information, information about the object detected by the object detecting unit. The object information management unit is configured to: receive, from a travelling assistance unit that performs an assistance operation of assisting travelling of the vehicle based on the object information, related information, the related information being related to the assistance operation performed by the travelling assistance unit; determine storage priority of the object information in the object information storage unit based on the related information; and manage a storage state of the object information in the object information storage unit based on the storage priority. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370920 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A vehicle periphery monitoring device that: captures images of rear lateral sides and a rear side of a vehicle; detects objects that exist in, rear lateral overlap regions of captured rear lateral images, and rear overlap regions of a captured rear image; determines whether or not a specific object, which is seen only in either of the rear lateral overlap regions in the rear lateral images or the rear overlap regions in the rear image, is included among the detected objects; and, in a case in which it is determined that the specific object is included, displays a specific object display, which corresponds to the specific object, overlapping with the rear lateral image or the rear image, in which the specific object is not seen, on at least one display portion. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370921 | VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE BASED ON PERTURBED OBJECT TRAJECTORIES - A vehicle safety system within an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may predict and avoid collisions between the vehicle and other moving objects in the environment. The vehicle safety system may determine one or more perturbed trajectories for another object in the environment, for example, by perturbing the state parameters of a perceived trajectory associated with the object. Each perturbed trajectory may be evaluated to determine whether it intersects or potentially collides the planned trajectory of the vehicle. In some examples, the vehicle safety system may aggregate the results of analyses of multiple perturbed trajectories to determine a collision probability and/or additional weights or adjustment factors associated with the collision prediction, and may determine actions for the vehicle to take based on the collision predictions and probabilities. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370922 | Systems and Methods to Address Jackknifing in Autonomous Vehicles - The technology relates to articulated autonomous vehicles that can potentially jackknife. To avoid or mitigate such hazardous conditions, the current state of the vehicle is evaluated against the vehicle's planned trajectory, for instance as it drives along a freeway or surface streets. When the evaluation indicates a likelihood of jackknifing, an automated braking approach is implemented using elective braking to stabilize the vehicle. The braking approach can depend on whether the situation involves tractor jackknifing or trailer jackknifing, and one or more different braking mechanisms can be employed for a selective modulation of the braking profile to address actual jackknifing or to prevent the vehicle from entering a jackknifing situation. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370923 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME TO AVOID COLLISION THEREOF - A hybrid electric vehicle and a method of controlling the same are provided to avoid a collision thereof attributable to erroneous operation of an accelerator pedal. The method includes determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in the situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in the traveling path. In response to determining that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, the method includes switching the driving mode to a mode in which an engine is disconnected from a driving shaft and a motor generates driving force. The number of revolutions per minute (RPM) of the engine is then adjusted based on the extent to which the accelerator pedal is operated and the torque of the motor is adjusted based on a first vehicle speed and the distance to the obstacle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370924 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A driving assistance apparatus is configured to identify a target as a crossing target when a vehicle and the target are expected to collide with each other in an intersecting region, configured to decelerate the vehicle at a first deceleration from a first timing before an expected collision timing that the vehicle and the crossing target are expected to collide with each other, and configured to decelerate the vehicle at a second deceleration from a second timing when the crossing target is still present at a second timing immediately before a third timing defined such that the vehicle is not stoppable at a position immediately before entering the intersecting region in a case where the vehicle starts to decelerate from the third timing at a second deceleration having an absolute value larger than an absolute value of the first deceleration. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370925 | CONTENT-ADAPTIVE LOSSY COMPRESSION OF MEASURED DATA - A method for lossy compression of measured data obtained through physical observation of a detection area. The method includes: the measured data and/or data prepared therefrom are divided with respect to at least one criterion into a plurality of classes and/or regions; the classes and/or regions are assigned priorities with respect to the intended evaluation of the measured data or to the data prepared therefrom; temporal changes of the measured data and/or of the data prepared therefrom divided into each class or region are compressed in a lossy manner, the degree of compression being a function of the priority assigned to the class or region. A method for monitoring a vehicle driving in traffic, and/or for controlling a vehicle driving at least in a semi-automated manner in traffic using the method for lossy compression, a compression module, camera, radar module or LIDAR module, and computer program, are also described. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370926 | REAL-TIME VEHICLE ACCIDENT PREDICTION, WARNING, AND PREVENTION - A vehicle, method, and machine-readable storage medium for detecting a vehicle accident are provided. For example, the method includes accessing an accident profile associated with a second vehicle by a first vehicle, wherein the accident profile contains data indicating vehicle operating parameters during a prior vehicle accident; collecting current vehicle operating parameters from the first vehicle and the second vehicle, the current vehicle operating parameters being collected in real time; based on a comparison between the current vehicle operating parameters and the accident profile associated with the second vehicle, determining a probability of the future vehicle accident; determining a preventive action responsive to the probability of the future vehicle accident occurring; and when the probability of the future vehicle accident occurring exceeds a probability threshold, implementing the preventive action by controlling one or more of the operational systems of the first vehicle to change at least one of the current vehicle operating parameters. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370927 | MITIGATING COLLISION RISK WITH AN OBSCURED OBJECT - A method for reducing a risk of collision with an obscured object. The method includes detecting, by a detector, the object in proximity of the detector, and determining, by the detector, object data of the detected object in response to the detection. The method further includes determining, by the detector, any vehicle in motion in a direction towards an area where the detected object is or may be present, and transmitting, by the detector, the determined object data of the detected object to the vehicle. The method furthermore includes receiving, by the vehicle, the transmitted object data, processing, by the vehicle, the received object data to assess a collision risk based on a predicted route of the vehicle, and mitigating the collision risk, in the vehicle, based on the processed object data when the collision risk has been assessed. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370928 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING DRIVING, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is an apparatus for assisting driving of a host vehicle including: an obstacle detector configured to detect an obstacle using a radar sensor; and a controller configured to determine a free-space in which a host vehicle is movable based on a position of the detected obstacle, and determine an obstacle located at a boundary of the free-space as an object having a risk of collision. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370929 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle includes a sensing device disposed at the vehicle so as to have an external field of view of the vehicle, configured to detect a target vehicle moving from the external field of view to a parking space and a plurality of stationary parked vehicles; a controller configured to obtain a first distance that is a width between the plurality of parked vehicles and a second distance that is a width between one parked vehicle of the plurality of parked vehicles and the target vehicle adjacent to the one parked vehicle; and a warner configured to output a warning signal based on a control command of the controller. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370930 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD, AND VEHICLE - A method for operating a vehicle assistance system is described. In one embodiment, when the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode, encountering an obstacle is prevented independent of the passage height, due to a control unit if is determined that the obstacle is a load supported by a working machine, where the load projects into a driving corridor of the vehicle or moves in the driving corridor. Also described is a device for carrying out the method and to a vehicle having such a device. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370931 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device performs collision avoidance control for avoidance of a collision between a vehicle and an object being around the vehicle and detected by an object detector, the collision avoidance control being performed based on collision determination as to a collision between the object and the vehicle. The driving assistance device includes: an object sensing section that senses an object around the vehicle; a blind spot area setting section that sets a blind spot area at an area positioned in the vehicle's blind spot blocked by an obstacle sensed by the object sensing section; an early determination area setting section that sets an early determination area including the blind spot area and extended therefrom; and a collision determination section that accelerates the collision determination for an object sensed in the early determination area, compared with the collision determination for an object sensed outside the early determination area. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROXIMATE VEHICLE INTENTION PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A system and method for proximate vehicle intention prediction for autonomous vehicles are disclosed. A particular embodiment is configured to: receive perception data associated with a host vehicle; extract features from the perception data to detect a proximate vehicle in the vicinity of the host vehicle; generate a trajectory of the detected proximate vehicle based on the perception data; use a trained intention prediction model to generate a predicted intention of the detected proximate vehicle based on the perception data and the trajectory of the detected proximate vehicle; use the predicted intention of the detected proximate vehicle to generate a predicted trajectory of the detected proximate vehicle; and output the predicted intention and predicted trajectory for the detected proximate vehicle to another subsystem. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370933 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALIDATING PATH DATA - The disclosure provides a method, a system, and a computer program product for validating path data for a main link path or a second link path. The method comprises receiving at least one traffic object observation based on sensor data. The method also includes extracting a plurality of path locations associated with the at least one traffic object observation. The method also includes determining an association between the plurality of path locations based on a statistical model. The method further includes generating a trajectory for the plurality of path locations based on the association and validating the path data for the main link path or the second link path, based on the generated trajectory. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370934 | A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system ( | 2021-12-02 |
20210370935 | Activation of a Driving Function for Automated Driving with Longitudinal and Transverse Guidance via a Different Driving Function for Automated Driving with a Low Degree of Automation - A driving system for a motor vehicle includes a first driving function for automated driving with automated longitudinal and transverse guidance and a second driving function for automated driving with at least automated longitudinal guidance, or with at least automated transverse guidance. The second driving function has a lower degree of automation than the first driving function. The first driving function is available in a tolerance range. Starting from a driving state with an active second driving function and a value of the driving parameter outside the tolerance range, the driving system changes, when the second driving function is active, the value of the driving parameter in the direction of the tolerance range via automated longitudinal guidance or automated transverse guidance. The driving system then determines that the driving parameter satisfies a criterion with respect to the tolerance range. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370936 | VEHICLE LANE-BASED CONTROL - A current lane of vehicle operation is determined to be branched at a location into a through lane and a deceleration lane based on first sensor data indicating an increased width of the current lane exceeds a predetermined width at the location. Then the vehicle is determined to be operating in one of (a) the deceleration lane, or (b) the through lane, based on second sensor data. Then one of (a) an assist feature of the vehicle is activated to a disabled state based on determining the vehicle is in the deceleration lane, or (b) the assist feature is maintained in an enabled state based on determining the vehicle is in the through lane. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370937 | PLATOON DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE - A platoon driving control system of a vehicle includes a detector configured to detect an obstacle positioned in a front according to a driving direction of a vehicle included in a platoon; a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing an algorithm that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: determine a braking strategy of the vehicle included in the platoon based on a driving speed of the platoon, and control a driving of the platoon based on the obstacle detected by the detector and the braking strategy. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370938 | A METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CAUSE OF BLOCKAGE IN A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES, A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD, A COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING SUCH COMPUTER PROGRAM, A DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF EXECUTING SAID METHOD - A method for identifying a cause of blockage in a sequence of images provided by a camera of a vehicle, the method comprising iteratively:
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20210370939 | METHOD OF REQUESTING A STOP IN A SAFE ZONE BY SIMULATING A MOTOR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION - Disclosed is a vehicle with an engine control unit including a unit for detecting the imminence of a breakdown with the engine or with an element associated with the engine, and a vehicle control unit including a unit for geo-locating the vehicle and the closest structure for repairing an imminent breakdown, a unit for formulating a route that the vehicle needs to follow in order to reach the structure and for geo-locating at least one safe stopping place that is en-route, the two units including a unit for receiving and transmitting information between them, the vehicle control unit sending the engine control unit a request for temporary malfunctioning of the vehicle just before the vehicle passes the at least one safe stopping place or the structure. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370940 | VEHICLE ASSIST FEATURE CONTROL - Upon determining a vehicle is in an off-road area based on sensor data, an off-road operation mode is enabled to an enabled state. Then, upon receiving a first user input selecting the off-road operation mode, one or more assist features are represented on a display in the vehicle. Then at least one of the assist features is selected based on a second user input. Then, after a key cycle initiated by a user that engages the vehicle from an off state to an on state, the selected assist feature is deactivated to a deactivated state. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370941 | PRECAUTIONARY SLOWDOWN SPEED PLANNING - A driving environment is perceived based on sensor data obtained from a plurality of sensors mounted on an ADV. A first set of features is extracted from the sensor data representing the driving environment, where the first set of features include one or more obstacles moving relative to the ADV. A precaution notification is generated by applying a precautionary slowdown predictive model to the first set of features and a second set of features determined based on internal states of the ADV. In response to the precaution notification, a speed planning is performed to lower a speed limit of the ADV to a predetermined percentage of the speed limit. The ADV is controlled to drive autonomously according to the lowered speed limit to perform a precautionary slowdown. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION IN MACHINES - A method for shifting a transmission in a machine. The method includes detecting a request for a directional shift of the transmission and determining a ground speed of the machine in response to the request. The method further includes overriding the request if the ground speed is above a ground speed threshold. Further, the method includes preparing the machine for the directional shift by limiting an output speed of a power source of the machine and by issuing a command to a brake unit of the machine to reduce the ground speed of the machine. Furthermore, the method includes validating and raising the request to the transmission to execute the directional shift if the ground speed is below the ground speed threshold. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE BRAKING - At least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus for braking a vehicle, including a plurality of electro-mechanical braking (EMB) systems respectively installed for a plurality of vehicle wheels and configured to generate a braking force to the plurality of wheels, respectively, a driving information detecting unit for measuring driving information of the vehicle, an electronic power steering (EPS) system generating a steering torque in a direction opposite to a braking torque generated in the vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU) controlling the electro-mechanical braking systems and the electronic power steering system, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control, upon determining that one or some of the plurality of electro-mechanical braking systems are malfunctioning, the vehicle by using the electronic power steering system, and the electronic power steering system is configured to generate the steering torque according to the driving information including wheel speeds. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370944 | ENGINE BRAKE RAMPING - Systems and methods for controlling engine brake disengagement in a vehicle include a controller receiving a signal indicative of a command to disengage an engine brake while the vehicle engine is in engine brake engaged condition. The engine can be subjected to a first negative torque under the engine brake engaged condition. The controller can cause the engine brake to be gradually disengaged over a time period using a predefined torque ramp rate, responsive to the signal. The gradual disengagement of the engine brake can be in the form of a phased out disengagement, and can reduce vehicle engine jerk associated with engine brake disengagement. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370945 | MERGE SITUATION EXPOSURE ALGORITHMS TO MAXIMIZE EXPOSURE TIME - A method of improving a merging efficiency of an ego vehicle is described. The method includes determining one or more merge gaps between vehicles in a target lane of a multilane highway. The method also includes computing an exposure time in which the ego vehicle is specified to merge into the one or merge gaps. The method further includes selecting a merge gap between a first vehicle and a second vehicle in the target lane of the multilane highway having a maximum exposure time. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370946 | AUTOMATED LANE CHANGE CONTROL METHOD AND AUTOMATED LANE CHANGE CONTROL DEVICE - An automated lane change control detects a preceding vehicle that is traveling in a same travel lane as a host vehicle, determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied between the host vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and executes an automated lane change in the host vehicle after a first predetermined time has elapsed from determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied. The automated lane change of the host vehicle is executed after a first predetermined time has elapsed after determining that the predetermined condition has been satisfied. A second predetermined time is set that is longer than the first predetermined time as a time for prohibiting the automated lane change upon assessing the presents of a previous driver lane change. The automated lane change is prohibited in an interval that starts when a prohibiting condition is satisfied and ends when the second predetermined time elapses. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370947 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NVH-BASED VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) limits for a vehicle based on an occupancy level of the vehicle. The occupancy level is inferred based on a number of occupants and their position within a vehicle, and further based on a degree of interaction of a primary occupant with vehicle controls. As the occupancy level decreases, NVH constraints for operating the vehicle are reduced and one or more vehicle operating parameters nay be based on the reduced NVH constraints. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370948 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control method for controlling a vehicle includes: (A) detecting a rainfall condition or a non-rainfall condition using a first sensor mounted on the vehicle; (B) determining whether the vehicle is passing under an upper structure covering the vehicle using a second sensor mounted on the vehicle; (C) determining that the rainfall condition is continuing even when a transition from the rainfall condition to the non-rainfall condition is detected in a case where the vehicle passes under the upper structure; and (D) controlling the vehicle based on whether a weather condition is the rainfall condition or the non-rainfall condition. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370949 | Automobile Biometric Sensor Assembly - An automobile biometric sensor assembly for monitoring biometric parameters of a person driving a vehicle includes a display that is positioned within a vehicle and that displays indicia comprising biometric values of a person. A plurality of seat sensors is each embedded in a seat in a vehicle. Each of the sensors senses biometric parameters of the person in the seat when the person sits in the seat and each of the seat sensors is in communication with the display. A plurality of steering wheel sensors is each embedded into a steering wheel to be in physical contact with the person when the person grips the steering wheel. Moreover, each of the steering wheel sensors senses biometric parameters of the person and each of the steering wheel sensors is in communication with the display. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED INTERACTIVE ASSISTANCE IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is method and interactive assistance system for providing personalized assistance to a driver or person in an autonomous vehicle. Parameters related to the user and the vehicle are monitored and compared with historical data to determine a deviation in the parameters. An abnormal condition is detected when the deviation is more than an optimal threshold. Further, a personalized interaction is initiated with the user through a selected one of the interactive assistance engine and one or more assistive activities are performed for handling the abnormal condition. In an embodiment, the method of present disclosure enhances both safety and user experience of the user of the autonomous vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370951 | INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE, SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an integrated control apparatus for a vehicle, a system including the same, and a method thereof, and an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an integrated control apparatus for a vehicle, including: a processor configured to perform braking control in an initial stage of steering control of a driver, to control a damping force of an electronic controlled suspension, to release the braking control in a later stage of steering control of the driver, and to increase the damping force of the electronic controlled suspension; and a storage configured to store data obtained by the processor and an algorithm for driving the processor. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370952 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEQUENTIAL MICRO-ACTIVITY BASED DRIVER DETECTION ON SMART DEVICES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for driver detection are described. One example method includes monitoring data provided by an accelerometer associated with a client device. It is determined whether the data indicates a particular event associated with a vehicle. In response to determining that the data indicates the particular event associated with the vehicle, one or more micro-activities associated with the vehicle are determined based on data from at least one of the accelerometer and one or more other sensors associated with the client device. Results from each of the one or more micro-activities are provided to a trained model associated with the client device. In response to providing the results to the trained model, one or more vehicular events in a time sequence are identified based on the one or more micro-activities associated with the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370953 | GRIP-FORCE SENSING AND SHAPE-CHANGING STEERING WHEEL - A grip force sensing and shape-changing steering wheel configured to serve as an intuitive means of communication between a human driver and automatic driving system or driver assist system. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370954 | MONITORING AND SCORING PASSENGER ATTENTION - Disclosed herein is a passenger monitoring system for monitoring an observed attribute of a passenger in a vehicle. The observed attribute may include a gaze of the passenger, a head track of the passenger, and other observations about the passenger in the vehicle. Based on the observed attribute(s), a field of view of the passenger may be determined. Based on the field of view, a focus point of the passenger may be determined, where the focus point is estimated to be within the field of view. If a sign (e.g., a road sign, a billboard, etc.) is within the field of view of the passenger, record an attention score for the sign based on a duration of time during which the sign is within the field of view and estimated to be the focus point of the passenger. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370955 | DRIVING RISK COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHODS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a computing device and method for evaluating driving risk. The computing device includes an input circuit and a processor. The input circuit is configured to receive data from a vehicle. The data includes at least one of GPS data, acceleration data or image data of views external of the vehicle or inside the cabin. Thereafter, the processor is configured to identify a plurality of risks based on the data received from the vehicle, determine a plurality of weightages which are assigned to the plurality of risks, and generate a score based on the plurality of weightages for the plurality of risks. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370956 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STATE - An apparatus for determining a state includes a processor configured to, when a movement area in which movement values indicating looking directions or face orientations of a driver of a vehicle are distributed is included in a predetermined area, determine that the driver is in a state of careless driving, and enlarge the predetermined area in accordance with a road condition around the vehicle. A method for determining a state includes, when a movement area in which movement values indicating looking directions or face orientations of a driver of a vehicle are distributed is included in a predetermined area, determining that the driver is in a state of careless driving, and enlarging the predetermined area in accordance with a road condition around the vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370957 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE INFORMATION BASED ON INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT SENSOR DATA - An approach is provided for determining vehicle speed. The approach, for example, involves determining sensor data from a magnetometer, an accelerometer, or a combination thereof associated with a vehicle. The approach also involves processing the sensor data to determine a rotational frequency of at least one tire of the vehicle. The approach further involves calculating a speed, a tire/wheel diameter, a safety condition, and/or a maintenance condition of the vehicle based on the rotational frequency and providing the speed, the tire/wheel diameter, the safety condition, and/or the maintenance condition as an output. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A VELOCITY OF A VEHICLE - A vehicle including a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), and an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) is described. Operating the vehicle includes determining, via the GPS sensor, first parameters associated with a velocity, a position, and a course, and determining, via the IMU, second parameters associated with acceleration and angular velocity. Roll and pitch parameters are determined based upon the first and second parameters. A first vehicle velocity vector is determined based upon the roll and pitch parameters, the first parameters, and the second parameters; and a second vehicle velocity vector is determined based upon the roll and pitch parameters, road surface friction coefficient, angular velocity, road wheel angles and the first vehicle velocity vector. A final vehicle velocity vector is determined based upon fusion of the first and second vehicle velocity vectors. The vehicle is controlled based upon the final vehicle velocity vector. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370959 | Fusion System for Fusing Environment Information for a Motor Vehicle - A fusion system for a motor vehicle includes at least two environment sensors, a neural network coupled to the environment sensors for fusing environment information from the environment sensors, a fusion apparatus for fusing environment information from the environment sensors, and a control device coupled to the neural network and the fusion apparatus. The control device is set up to adapt the environment information fused via the neural network, depending on the environment information fused by the fusion apparatus, and to provide the adapted environment information to a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN OPERATION OF ONE OR MORE SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES - The various embodiments described herein generally relate to systems and methods for monitoring an operation of one or more self-driving vehicles. The method involves operating a vehicle processor of a self-driving vehicle to: collect, during operation, operation data associated with the operation of the self-driving vehicle; detect, from the operation data, a trigger condition is satisfied during the operation; determine, for the trigger condition, a pre-condition period and a post-condition period, the pre-condition period defining a time period before the trigger condition occurred and the post-condition period defining a time period following the trigger condition; retrieve, from a vehicle data storage, the subset of the operation data collected by the self-driving vehicle during the pre-condition period and the post-condition period; and transmit the subset of the operation data to the data analysis system. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370961 | ECU, MONITORING ECU, AND CAN SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to accumulate data in an ECU related to a CAN message transmitted by an ECU in a CAN system. An ECU according to the present invention is an ECU among a plurality of ECUs connected to a CAN communication line, the ECU includes a transmission unit configured to transmit first CAN messages to other ECUs of the plurality of ECUs, and an accumulation unit configured to accumulate CANIDs of the plurality of first CAN messages transmitted by the transmission unit as transmission CANIDs. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370962 | AUTOMATIC COMFORT SCORE SYSTEM BASED ON HUMAN DRIVING REFERENCE DATA - Sensor data obtained from a plurality of sensors mounted on an ADV driving on a route is collected. A set of features from the sensor data are extracted, where the set of features including an acceleration and a speed of the ADV driving on the route. A first similarity between the ADV and a first driving behavior associated with a first type of drivers driving on the route is determined based on the set of features. A second similarity between the ADV and a second driving behavior associated with a second type of drivers driving on the route is determined based on the set of features. A comfort score of the ADV based on the first similarity and the second similarity is determined to evaluate a motion planning and control of the ADV. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370963 | ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An advanced driver assistance calibration device for vehicle comprises a target device, and a first laser wheel clamp and a second laser wheel clamp respectively disposed on two front wheels of the vehicle; a first scale and a second scale disposed on the target device, which are symmetrically distributed on both sides of a center of a crossbeam of the target device; wherein a third scale and a fourth scale are disposed on the first laser wheel clamp and the second laser wheel clamp respectively, and a first laser and a second laser are disposed on the first scale and the second scale respectively. The advanced driver assistance calibration device for vehicle provided by the disclosure uses two pairs of lasers respectively mounted on the wheel clamps and the target device, so the structure is simple, the installation and adjustment are convenient. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370964 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technology for preventing a smooth flow of traffic from being hindered by a vehicle that is unnecessarily stopped on a road. An information processing device detects that display of a traffic light is switched from a first signal instructing a vehicle to stop to a second signal allowing the vehicle to proceed. When the display of the traffic light is switched from the first signal to the second signal, the information processing device transmits a first command to a mobile terminal carried by a driver of a first vehicle that is stopped before the traffic light, the first command instructing that a first notification for urging the driver to start moving the first vehicle be output. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370965 | EXPRESS DECISION - A system includes a processor to: receive a description of a current decision that includes selecting an option; repeatedly display the description; for each option, receive an indication of selection of scale text specifying a degree of intensity or intensity for achieving or avoiding a possible outcome of the option, and derive an overall motivation based on the at least one selection; identify a best option based on the overall motivations; display the best option; compare the overall motivation of the best option to a threshold; in response to being less than the threshold, display a warning and a prompt for the operator to further consider the current decision; compare the overall motivation of the best option to the others; and in response to not exceeding all other overall motivations, by at least a threshold of difference, present a proximity warning and the prompt. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370966 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION - A first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus communicate with one another. The first information processing apparatus has a first communication device and the second information processing apparatus has a second communication device. The first information processing apparatus displays combined state information of the first and second information processing apparatuses on a first display device, such that the combined state information of the first and second information processing apparatuses is superimposed with surroundings information on the first display device. The second information processing apparatus displays the combined state information of the first and second information processing apparatuses on a second display device. | 2021-12-02 |
20210370967 | DRIVER ALERT SYSTEMS AND CONTROL LOGIC WITH POWERTRAIN POTENTIAL ENERGY INDICATIONS IN ELECTRIC-DRIVE VEHICLES - Presented are driver alert systems with control logic for powertrain energy tracking and reporting, methods for making/using such systems, and electric-drive vehicles with alert systems for providing driver cues to indicate real-time potential energy buildup in the powertrain. A method of operating a driver alert system for an electric-drive vehicle includes a vehicle controller receiving a selection of a powertrain operating mode. Responsive to the received selection, the vehicle controller determines a buildup of output torque generated via an electric traction motor for an impending vehicle maneuver associated with the selected powertrain operating mode. The controller accesses a memory-stored, torque-based lookup table to retrieve an output level calibrated to an in-vehicle sensory output device and corresponding to an output torque value for the determined torque buildup. The controller then commands the sensory output device to generate a driver-perceptible visible, audible, and/or tactile cue based on the retrieved output level. | 2021-12-02 |