Abstract: Vehicle ground connection diagnostic apparatus including voltage sensors for sensing the voltage on each of a plurality of ground connector lines, each providing a conduction path from an electronic control unit to ground. A plurality of switches is associated with a respective ground connector line and are controllable for switching between a connected state and a disconnected state. A controller controls the plurality of switches and identifies a ground connection fault based on identifying a change in sensed voltage characteristics on one of the ground connection lines between condition (a) when the switches are in a connected state and condition (b) when the switch for the one ground connection line is in the connected state and the or all switches for the or all other ground connection lines are in a disconnected state.

Abstract: An electrical connection system is described which includes a common carrier. The common carrier includes a main channel configured to retain a cable bundle and a plurality of side channels that facilitate coupling of at least some cables of the cable bundle to an electronic control unit (ECU). The side channels are configured to retain a connector carrier configured to carry a pair of connectors slidable in each side channel between a pre-staged position in preparation for mating and a mated position which mates terminals carried by the pair of connectors and locks the pair of connectors to the ECU.

Abstract: An electrical power supply circuit includes at least two parallel power supply branches. Each power supply branch is adapted to be connected to or disconnected from a corresponding power source. Each power supply branch is adapted to be connected to or disconnected from a reference potential. Each power supply branch is adapted to avoid reverse current from flowing into the power supply branch.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for determining the location of a damage applied to a parked vehicle using an acceleration sensor and an ultrasonic sensor provided at an electronic control unit within the interior of the parked vehicle.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector housing configured for mating with a corresponding counter-connector. Further, the electrical connector has an electrical contacting means arranged in the connector housing and configured for electrically contacting with the electrical conductor. The electrical contacting means is further configured for establishing an electrical contact with the counter-connector. Moreover, the electrical connector includes an insulative sleeve attachable to the electrical contacting means. The insulative sleeve is shaped to prevent a finger of a human from touching the electrical contacting means.

Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for tracking an object. The method includes obtaining a motion of the object within a time frame based on data received from a sensing system. The method includes splitting the time frame into multiple sub-intervals. The method includes determining, using a tracking system, a position of the object in a next time frame based on sub-motions of the object within the sub-intervals.

Abstract: An antenna assembly including: a circuit board with an integrated circuit configured to process a radio frequency (RF) signal; a waveguide plate including a waveguide configured to guide the RF signal at least one of to and from a conductive trace extending from the integrated circuit; and a conductive top plate over the waveguide plate. The conductive top plate includes: an outer surface and an inner surface facing the waveguide plate; a plurality of slots aligned with the waveguide and aligned along the conductive top plate in a Y-direction; and cavities defined by the conductive top plate and recessed below the outer surface of the conductive top plate. A row of the cavities is beside the plurality of slots. The cavities of the row are aligned in the Y-direction parallel to the plurality of slots and spaced apart in the Y-direction.

Abstract: A system includes a direct current (DC) link configured to receive DC power from a first converter that converts alternating current power into DC power. A bidirectional DC-DC converter, electrically connected between the DC link and a DC power source, is configured to convert DC power from a first voltage to a second voltage. The bidirectional DC-DC converter includes multiple switches. A controller is configured to control a switching parameter of the plurality of switches to charge the DC link to a threshold voltage from the DC power source before the first converter provides power to the DC power source. The switching parameter is at least one of a switching frequency and a phase shift. Controlling the switching parameter includes initially setting the switching parameter to a first value and, in response to determining that a set of criteria has been met, adjusting the switching parameter to a second value.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems for planar surface features for achieving antenna coverage. A structure is configured to provide a feed network for propagating electromagnetic energy along an energy path formed under a planar surface. The planar surface includes a recessed cavity with walls surrounding a cavity floor embedded within the planar surface. The cavity floor is shaped to form radiating slot(s) open through the structure to the energy path under the planar surface. A ridge feature protrudes from the planar surface on either side of the recessed cavity with a ridge length that is parallel with the cavity walls and a ridge height set to prevent cross-interference near the radiating slot within the cavity floor, thereby narrowing coverage for the electromagnetic energy within the feed network.

Abstract: An integrated sensor system includes a radome, a camera assembly, a radar antenna housing, a radar circuit board, and a rear cover. The radome includes a main body portion and a set of connecting portions and defines a first opening. The camera assembly includes a camera lens, a sealing member disposed between the camera lens and the radome, a camera housing, and a camera circuit board. The radar circuit board is configured to communicate with the camera circuit board and transmit and receive radio-frequency signals through the waveguide structure. The rear cover includes a connector configured to electrically connect the radar circuit board to an external electrical system and a set of vehicle mounting points.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for determining a state indicating whether a seat belt of a vehicle is used. A computer implemented method for determining a state indicating whether a seat belt of a vehicle is used comprises: acquiring at least one image of a portion of an interior of the vehicle; determining whether the at least one image comprises a buckle receiver; if it is determined that the at least one image comprises the buckle receiver, determining the state based on the image, and otherwise performing: extracting, from the acquired image, information related to a user of the seat belt and/or information related to a buckle of the seat belt; determining a probability of a change of the state based on the extracted information, and updating the state based on the determined probability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing radar data of a vehicle. The method includes acquiring radar data from each of one or more radar antennas. The acquired radar data includes range rate (Doppler) data. The method includes determining beamvectors from the acquired radar data. The method includes filtering the beamvectors. The filtering includes removing, from the beamvectors, at least one of features corresponding to one or more moving targets or features corresponding to ambiguous range rate data, to determine filtered beamvectors. The method includes determining a characteristic of at least one of an environment of the vehicle or of the vehicle itself based on the filtered beamvectors.

Abstract: The specification provides arrangements including an electronic controller unit, ECU, comprising a heatsink, a first printed circuit board, PCB; and a second printed circuit board, PCB. A plurality of components are provided located on said PCBs. The heatsink is arranged between the first and second PCBs and is thermally coupled to the components to provide cooling. The heatsink further comprises an aperture extending through a body of the heatsink. The first PCB is directly connected to the second PCB by a board-to-board, B2B, connector configured to electrically and/or communicatively connect the PCBs located above and below the heatsink. The specification also provides arrangements of a heatsink provided for use within an ECU.

Abstract: This document describes trajectory planning in a three-dimensional (3D) search space with a space-time artificial potential field. An example system includes a processor that obtains an initial pose, a goal pose, and an obstacle map for an environment. The processor uses a parking trajectory algorithm to determine a trajectory by searching in a space-time artificial potential field. The trajectory includes a series of 3D waypoints, including two-dimensional (2D) positional coordinates and time coordinates, to navigate from the initial pose towards the goal pose. Operation of the host vehicle is then controlled to maneuver along the trajectory using an assisted-driving or autonomous-driving system. In this way, path searching is performed in the entire 3D search space rather than iterating between two 2D search planes. This allows motion planning for autonomous parking, especially with static and dynamic objects present, to determine an optimal trajectory in a single iteration.

Abstract: A method of processing an image of a road having a road marker acquired by a vehicle-mounted camera to generate boundary data indicating a boundary of the road marker region of the image which represents the road marker, comprising: generating an LL sub-band image of an Mth level of an (M+1)-level discrete wavelet transform, DWT, decomposition of the image by iteratively low-pass filtering and down-sampling the image M times; generating a sub-band image of an (M+1)th level of the (M+1) level DWT decomposition by high-pass filtering the LL sub-band image and down-sampling a result of the high-pass filtering; and determining a boundary of a region of pixels of the sub-band image of the (M+1)th level, the region being surrounded by pixels having pixel values substantially different to the pixel values of the pixels in the region, the determined boundary indicating the boundary of the road marker region.

Abstract: A printed circuit board, PCB, comprising: a first pin pad (PP1), adapted to be connected to a first pin of an integrated circuit, IC, chip, wherein the first pin of the IC chip is a pin for a D-PHY function and a C-PHY function provided by the IC chip; a first wire (W1), adapted as a line for the D-PHY function; a second wire (W2), adapted as a line for the C-PHY function; and a first assembly option module (A1), adapted to provide a first option of connecting the first pin pad (PP1) to the first wire (W1) if the IC chip to be assembled onto the PCB is to provide the D-PHY function, or to provide a second option of connecting the first pin pad (PP1) to the second wire (W2) if the IC chip to be assembled onto the PCB is to provide the C-PHY function.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one sensor, a classifier, and a controller. The at least one sensor is for capturing data of external environmental conditions. The classifier is for classifying between a first mode relating to one or more driving assistance functions and a second mode relating to at least one street condition from the captured data. The controller is configured to monitor a processing load of the vehicle and allocate processing resources to the first mode and/or second mode.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling the exposure time of an imaging device includes obtaining imaging data from the imaging device. The imaging data is grouped in one or more regions. Each region is associated with a weighting coefficient. The method includes modifying one or more of the weighting coefficients based on light intensity values obtained from the imaging data and being of the associated regions. The method includes determining, based on the obtained imaging data and the weighting coefficients, a light intensity value for at least a part of the imaging data. The method includes adapting, based on the light intensity value, the exposure time of the imaging device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for detecting artifacts in infrared (IR) illuminated IR images. Artifacts are separated from real objects by analyzing results of regression line fits to histograms of pixel values. Artifacts will have smooth transition gradients and therefore will show smaller deviations of the regression line fit to the histogram data.