Abstract: A roof rack sub-assembly for a motor vehicle has a roof element, a body side component, a support foot for supporting a roof cross-beam which extends above the roof element in an assembly state of the roof rack sub-assembly and an anchor element for at least indirectly connecting the support foot to the body side component. In order to optimize the assembly of a roof rack in a vehicle with a glass roof, the body side component has a lock portion having a lock opening, wherein the anchor element can be guided with a key portion through the lock opening along a closure axis into an introduction position and can be rotated out of the introduction position about the closure axis into a locking position in which the key portion engages with the lock portion in the direction of the closure axis in a positive-locking manner.

Abstract: An electric vehicle charging recommendation system is disclosed. The system comprises a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver is configured to receive a request from a user interface associated with a vehicle user. The request includes one or more of vehicle route information and vehicle State of Charge (SoC) level. The processor is configured to generate a geofence, and obtain real-time operator charging amounts from charging station operators located in the geofence. The processor is further configured to determine that a charging demand in the geofence is less than a predetermined threshold value, and activate a first mode when the charging demand is less than the predetermined threshold value. The processor is further configured to generate a first list of recommended charging stations based on the real-time operator charging amounts responsive to the activation of the first mode, and transmit the first list to the user interface.

Abstract: A system communicatively coupled with a vehicle is disclosed. The system may include a detection unit configured to measure sound emitted by an object, and a processor communicatively coupled with the detection unit. The processor may be configured to obtain inputs from the detection unit, and detect object presence in proximity to the first vehicle based on the inputs. The processor may be further configured to estimate at least one of an object position or an object direction relative to the first vehicle responsive to detecting the presence of the object, and control a vehicle component operation based on the estimation of at least one of the object position or the object direction. The system may be a part of the vehicle or may be part of a user device communicatively coupled to the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a first storage assembly configured to be disposed within a seating row. A first base is disposed on seatbacks and a sidewall is rotatably coupled to the first base. A divider is disposed over the first base and configured to slidably engage the sidewall to define first and second storage spaces. A second storage assembly is configured to be disposed in a cargo area. The second storage assembly includes a second base disposed on a floor in the cargo area. A first frame member is coupled to the second base and defines a first rail. A second frame member is coupled to the second base and has a second rail. A door is coupled to the first frame member and the second frame member and configured to translate along the first and second rails between an opened position and a closed position.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for operating a vehicle in a mode to free the vehicle from being stuck in sand are presented. In one example, a speed of an electric machine is adjusted to determine when wheel jitter occurs. The electric machine speed may be maintained at a speed where wheel jitter occurs while the vehicle is stuck.

Abstract: A computer for a vehicle has a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor to apply rotational power to one wheel of a vehicle and apply brake to three other wheels of the vehicle in response to activation of one-wheel dig mode of the vehicle by a human operator of the vehicle. The instructions include instruction to, in response to detection of completion of a hole in ground under the one wheel in the one-wheel dig mode, cease application of rotational power to the one wheel of the vehicle.

Abstract: A traction battery assembly, includes a thermal exchange frame configured to communicate a coolant that manages thermal energy levels within a traction battery pack, and an plurality of busbars held by the thermal exchange frame. A thermal management method includes moving a coolant through a thermal exchange frame to manage thermal energy levels of a battery array, and holding a plurality of busbars with the thermal exchange frame.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for verifying a deep learning tool for evaluating a varnish condition of a stator. In one example, a method for verifying the deep learning tool includes receiving images of replicas of a stator section at a processor of a computing system, the replicas of the stator section having different predetermined varnish fill percentages. The images are process and analyzed by the deep learning tool to output estimated varnish fill percentages. The estimated varnish fill percentages may be compared to the predetermined varnish fill percentages and a notification recommending at least one of further training of the deep learning tool and adjustments to an imaging setup for acquiring the images.

Abstract: A first vehicle including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to transmit a surveillance request to a first set of vehicles and/or a first set infrastructure sensors located within a first radius from the first vehicle, and receive inputs from a second vehicle from the first set of vehicles and/or a first infrastructure sensor from the first set of infrastructure sensors responsive to transmitting the surveillance request. The processor may be configured to determine that a predefined condition may be met based on the inputs. The processor may further cause the transceiver to transmit the surveillance request to a second set of vehicles and/or a second set of infrastructure sensors located within a second radius from the first vehicle, responsive to determining that the predefined condition may be met. The second radius may be greater than the first radius.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a first set of images of an exterior of one or more vehicles, determining a condition of the exterior of the one or more vehicles by an automated vehicle marshaling algorithm of an infrastructure system, and causing the one or more vehicles to navigate toward a waypoint and capture one or more characteristics associated with the one or more vehicles.

Abstract: A method of attaching a plurality of discrete power modules (DPMs) to a substrate includes positioning the substrate such that a bottom surface of the substrate opposes a top surface of a base plate. The method includes placing solder pre-forms on a top side of the substrate, placing each DPM on a top surface of a corresponding solder pre-form, and performing a reflowing process. The reflowing process includes melting the solder pre-forms by providing heat to the substrate via the base plate. The method further includes measuring, via at least one sensor, measured temperatures of a plurality of temperature zones of the DPMs during the reflowing process. The method includes determining, via a controller, whether the measured temperatures of the plurality of temperature zones are below a threshold temperature during the reflowing process and maintaining the measured temperatures of the temperature zones below the threshold temperature during the reflowing process.

Abstract: A seat system includes a seat having a seatback and an arm supported by the seatback. The arm is extendable from a stowed position to an intermediate position and pivotable in a seat-forward direction from the intermediate position to a deployed position. A webbing guide is fixed to and movable with the arm. The webbing guide is at a top end of the seatback when the arm is at the stowed position and the webbing guide is spaced from the seatback in the seat-forward direction when the arm is at the deployed position. A retractor is supported by the seatback at the top end and a webbing extends from the retractor through the webbing guide.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a test rover apparatus, a test system and a test method using the test rover apparatus. For example, the test rover apparatus is provided with a chassis that is configured to support an object representing a mobile actor, and a motor that is coupled to at least one wheel. At least one spring is coupled between the at least one wheel and the chassis to: bias the at least one wheel to extend out of the cavity to engage an underlying surface, and compress in response to a load being applied to the top of the chassis thereby retracting the at least one wheel into the cavity. A controller is configured to control the motor to drive the at least one wheel to propel the chassis along a predetermined route that is based on simulation data and corresponds to a maneuver of the mobile actor.

Abstract: A method for controlling one or more operational characteristics of a plurality of wireless access points of a manufacturing environment includes generating a plurality of state vectors based on network data associated with the plurality of wireless access points and identifying a set of actions from among a plurality of actions and associated with the plurality of state vectors. The method includes determining a reward for each action from among the set of actions, selecting a target action from among the set of actions based on the reward associated with each action from among the set of actions, and selectively adjusting the one or more operational characteristics of the plurality of wireless access points based on the target action.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for synchronization of clone directed acyclic graphs. The method can include identifying a directed acyclic graph (“DAG”) including a plurality of vertices linked in pairwise relationships via a plurality of edges. At least one clone DAG can be created, which at least one clone DAG can be identical to at least a portion of the DAG. For each of the vertices of the DAG, a corresponding clone vertex from the clone vertices of the at least one clone DAG can be identified. Aggregate gradient data can be calculated based on gradient data from each of the clone vertices and its corresponding vertex in the DAG, and at least one weight of the DAG and of the at least one clone DAG can be updated based on the aggregate gradient data.

Abstract: A plurality of items includes a first item deliverable to a first delivery destination and a second item deliverable to a second delivery destination. The value of a first vehicle parameter dependent on a mass of the first item and a mass of the second item is calculated for a first delivery route, the first delivery route being configured to stop at the first delivery destination before the second delivery destination to thereby deliver the first item before the second. The value of a first vehicle parameter for a second delivery route is calculated, the second delivery route being configured to stop at the second delivery destination before the first delivery destination to thereby deliver the second item before the first. A delivery route is determined that comprises the first and second delivery destinations that optimizes the value of the first vehicle parameter.

Abstract: A battery pack assembly method includes compressing at least one cell stack, inserting the at least one cell stack into a cell-receiving opening of an enclosure structure, and pushing at least one cell of the at least one cell stack out of the enclosure structure using a pusher. Another traction battery pack assembly method includes moving a cell stack into an enclosure structure from a compression fixture that compresses the cell stack. The cell stack includes a plurality of battery cells. After the moving, the method compresses the cell stack using the enclosure structure. The method then includes establishing electrical connections between the battery cells of the cell stack, and testing the electrical connections prior to securing a busbar to the cell stack.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for autonomously recovering a machine comprising one or more modules. An error message from the machine is received and, based on the error message, a first module of the one or more modules to replace is determined, wherein the first module has a first type. An autonomous vehicle is instructed to remove, from the machine, the first module. The autonomous vehicle is instructed to install, at the machine, a second module of the first type.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a housing. The housing defines a refrigerant inlet, a refrigerant outlet opposing the refrigerant inlet, at least one coolant inlet, and at least one coolant outlet. A gyroid structure is disposed within the housing. The gyroid structure defines a set of refrigerant channels that direct refrigerant through the gyroid structure, a first set of coolant channels that direct coolant through a first region of the gyroid structure, and a second set of coolant channels that direct coolant fluid through a second region of the gyroid structure. A valve is disposed within the refrigerant inlet. The valve is configured to direct refrigerant fluid to at least one of the first region and the second region of the gyroid structure.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to determine a threat number based on sensor data indicating an obstacle, the threat number representing a risk of an impact between a vehicle and the obstacle; formulate a control barrier function based on sensor data indicating the obstacle; determine a control input based on an expression including the control barrier function and the threat number; and actuate a component of the vehicle according to the control input.