Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle including a gradient acquiring portion which acquires a gradient of a road surface on which the vehicle is running, and a control portion which determines whether the vehicle runs on a first driving by means of power from the motor by releasing the engagement and disengagement portion, or on a second driving by means of power from at least the internal combustion engine by applying the engagement and disengagement portion. The control portion restricts a switch from the second driving to the first driving when the gradient of the downward slope is equal to or greater than a threshold value. The control portion holds the second driving when the switch from the second driving to the first driving is restricted, even though the control portion obtains a request for a switch to the first driving while the vehicle runs the downward slope on the second driving.

Abstract: Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Disclosed is an adjustable propeller that may alter shapes during operation or rotation of the propeller such that the sound generated by the rotation of the propeller changes. The propeller may include multiple sections and joints that allow movement of the sections in any direction. Likewise, the propeller may include one or more sound flaps that may be opened or closed to further alter the sound generated as the propeller rotates.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for matching a transit vehicle to a trip. An example method may comprise receiving probe data, the probe data comprising at least one of identity information, location information, or time information corresponding to the transit vehicle, causing placement of the probe data into a queue, wherein a placement in the queue is dependent on how much of the trip the transit vehicle has completed as indicated by the probe data, and causing assignment of the transit vehicle to a single candidate trip from among a set of candidate trips comprising a scheduled arrival time at a next closest stop closest to a calculated arrival time.

Abstract: A respective confidence level of a potential collision is determined for each of a plurality of targets based on each target's heading angle and distance from a host vehicle. A threat number is determined for each target when its respective confidence level is above a threshold. A vehicle component is actuated based on the threat number.

Abstract: An integrated control method of a motor for a vehicle includes detecting an output torque value of a drive motor and an output torque value of a ventilation system compressor motor by a controller when a vehicle start and a ventilation system are turned on, determining whether an error is occurred in the drive motor and the compressor motor as an output torque value of the drive motor and an output torque value of the ventilation system compressor motor are respectively compared with a drive motor torque reference value and a compressor motor torque reference value which are predetermined by the controller, and adjusting output torque values of the drive motor or the compressor motor depending on a result of determining whether an error is occurred in the drive motor and the compressor motor by the controller.

Abstract: Each of two control units configured in a double system has a CPU, each CPU obtains input information of the control unit of the other CPU, each CPU independently drives an electric motor at a normal time, and continues the motor drive by utilizing the input information of the control unit of the other CPU when an abnormality relating to input information is detected, and when an abnormality relating to information other than input information is detected, the control unit in which the abnormality has occurred controls the electric motor so as to continue the drive or stop the drive in accordance with details of the abnormality, and the control unit on the normal side controls the electric motor so as to at least continue the drive as normal.

Abstract: A method of preventing dieseling of an engine for a mild hybrid electric vehicle includes steps of: determining whether an ignition switch is set to an OFF position; determining whether an engine stop condition is satisfied when the ignition switch is set to the OFF position; determining a target time point that completes a rotation of a mild hybrid starter and generator (MHSG) according to an engine speed when the engine stop condition is satisfied; and controlling a speed of the MHSG from a time point when the engine stop condition is satisfied to the target time point to reduce a speed of the engine.

Abstract: Systems and methods for decreasing vehicle power consumption are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes sending one or more first control signals to one or more control systems of an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle operating in a first mode and configured to provide a service to one or more users of the service. The one or more control signals cause the one or more control systems to autonomously park the vehicle at the location. The method includes sending, after the autonomous vehicle has autonomously parked at the location, one or more second control signals to the one or more control systems of the autonomous vehicle causing the autonomous vehicle to operate in a second mode, wherein the second mode requires less power than the first mode.

Abstract: The invention includes a method for predicting the operational state of equipment with turbulent flow characterized by time series data relating to its operation. The invention further includes a system and method for predicting the onset of an impending oscillatory instability. Further, the invention includes a system and method for identifying an impending absorbing transition such as flame blowout in combustion systems. A variable representing the dynamics of operation is measured with the help of a sensor, to obtain time series data. A complex network is then derived from the measured time series data. Network properties are then calculated using the complex network to identify the state of stability relating to operation of the equipment. The stability information may include one of thermoacoustic instability, aero-elastic instability such as flutter, flow-induced vibration, magneto-hydrodynamic, aerodynamic, aeromechanical, aero-acoustic instability or onset of flame blowout of a combustor.

Abstract: A vehicular control apparatus includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to recognize a first preceding vehicle in a driving lane and to calculate a first target acceleration of the vehicle. The at least one electronic control unit is also configured to recognize a second preceding vehicle in an adjacent lane, and to calculate a second target acceleration of the vehicle. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to acquire lane change information of the vehicle, and to select the smaller of the first target acceleration and the second target acceleration as a target acceleration of the vehicle. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to control a speed of the vehicle in a lane change period by using the selected target acceleration.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus of the embodiment includes an acquisition portion acquiring captured image data output from an imaging portion that is provided at a vehicle and that images a surrounding of the vehicle, and vehicle state data output from a vehicle state detection portion provided at the vehicle, and a control portion performing a rotation control on the captured image data based on an inclination in a left-right direction of the vehicle relative to a horizontal direction which serves as a direction included in a horizontal plane orthogonal to a direction of gravity, the inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle being calculated from the vehicle state data, the control portion performing the rotation control in a manner that a horizontal line included in a subject captured in the captured image data is substantially parallel to a lateral-direction side with respect to a display region serving as an output destination.

Abstract: A system for maintaining a marine vessel in a body of water at a selected position and orientation includes a global positioning system that determines a global position and heading of the vessel and a proximity sensor that determines a relative position and bearing of the vessel with respect to an object near the vessel. A controller operable in a station keeping mode is in signal communication with the GPS and the proximity sensor. The controller chooses between using global position and heading data from the GPS and relative position and bearing data from the proximity sensor to determine if the vessel has moved from the selected position and orientation. The controller calculates thrust commands required to return the vessel to the selected position and orientation and outputs the thrust commands to a marine propulsion system, which uses the thrust commands to reposition the vessel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to parking systems and parking methods. One parking system may include: a vehicle having an accelerator, brakes, wheels, sensors, a display, a processor, and memory; a parking assist program stored in the memory and configured to: receive dimensions of a parallel parking spot and the vehicle, project, based on the received dimensions, whether the vehicle can: exit the parallel parking spot with a future leading block, and exit the parallel parking spot with a future trailing block.

Abstract: A navigation system includes primary and secondary navigation device, and a server. The secondary navigation device transmits geolocation data to the server. The primary navigation device receives user input indicating a destination. The primary navigation device also determines a current route to the destination based on a current location of the primary navigation device, and transmits the current route to the server. The primary navigation device also receives and displays a difficulty index from the server in response to transmitting the current route. The server determines historical routes reflecting historical commutes based on the geolocation data. The server also determines the difficulty index based on the one or more historical routes and the current route, and transmits the difficulty index to the primary navigation device in response to receiving the current route.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for automated driver assistance in a vehicle having an Idle Stop and Go (ISG) function that controls an engine of the vehicle. A driver assistance apparatus includes at least one object detection sensor configured to acquire an image of a view ahead of the vehicle or a view around the vehicle, and a processor configured to detect information from the acquired image. The processor determines navigation information related to the vehicle, and provides a control signal to enable or disable the ISG function based on at least one of the information detected from the acquired image or the navigation information.

Abstract: A vehicle steering arrangement for a vehicle comprises a rack a position sensor, a steering column, a steering wheel, a torque sensor arranged to sense a torque applied onto the steering wheel and arranged to provide a torque signal representative thereof, an electronic control unit provided with a virtual steering model, a rack-mounted electromechanical actuator, and a force obtaining arrangement configured to obtain forces of steered wheels acting on the rack. The electronic control unit is configured to provide a virtual rack position based on the virtual steering model and at least a combination of the obtained forces and the torque signal, and is arranged to control the rack-mounted electromechanical actuator such that the current position of the rack is controlled towards the virtual rack position. The present disclosure also relates to an autonomous vehicle steering arrangement, a vehicle and a method of steering a vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vehicle on-board controller centered train operation control system, the control system comprises intelligent vehicle controllers (IVOCs) provided on respective trains, the IVOC comprises a vehicle-vehicle communication device, an active identification device and a master control device. With such control system, rear-end train or more serious accidents may be avoided in case that there is a train without communication equipment or with equipment failure operation in front, or an obstruction impeding train operation appears in front of the train. Further, the control system provided by embodiments of the present disclosure enables a train to operate with a relatively high speed under the premise of safe operation, and improves operation efficiency and reliability.

Abstract: A method for adjusting brake pressures on pneumatically operated wheel brakes of a motor vehicle includes adjusting, in a normal braking mode, the brake pressures depending on a driver brake request; and adjusting, by a control unit in a pressure control mode, the brake pressures at the respective wheel brakes during reception of an external brake request, which is independent of the driver brake request and defined for the control unit as an external target deceleration value, as a function of a resulting target deceleration value of the vehicle deceleration. The control unit determines the resulting target deceleration value by linking the external target deceleration value according to the external brake request and a value corresponding to the driver brake request. A braking power index is determined which quantitatively represents the braking effect of the wheel brakes, and is provided to be taken into account in pressure control mode.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems for repositioning a steering wheel and/or airbag cushion prior to and/or during deployment of the airbag cushion resulting from an impact event. Some embodiments may comprise a steering wheel configured to be positioned between a first, operational configuration and a second, deployed configuration at least in part by a translational movement of the steering wheel. An airbag cushion may be deployable from the steering wheel and may be configured to move from the first configuration to the second configuration before or during deployment of the airbag cushion.

Abstract: A pedestrian crosswalk through which a subject vehicle is expected to pass is specified as a first pedestrian crosswalk and another pedestrian crosswalk located within a predetermined distance from the first pedestrian crosswalk is specified as a second pedestrian crosswalk. An extension process of extending an area of at least one of the first pedestrian crosswalk and the second pedestrian crosswalk is performed. When a determination is made that at least a part of the first pedestrian crosswalk and the second pedestrian crosswalk overlap each other, an area including the first pedestrian crosswalk and the second pedestrian crosswalk is set as a detection area of a detector detecting an object around the subject vehicle. A moving object is detected in the detection area using the detector. Travel of the subject vehicle is controlled on the basis of a detection result of the detector.