Abstract: A press-in-place reinforced seal for an interface between adjacent components, includes a cylindrical structure arranged along a longitudinal axis and characterized by a stepped-shape in a cross-sectional view. The seal is pressed into a first component and compressed by a second component when the seal is installed within the interface. The stepped-shape includes a compliant first section having a first width along the longitudinal axis and a first length orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The first section is compressed by the second component and generates sealing pressure between the first and second components when the seal is installed. The stepped-shape also includes a rigid second section affixed to the first section along the first length for stabilizing the seal structure. The second section has a second width along the longitudinal axis and a second length orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and greater than the first length.

Abstract: A system for providing information to an occupant of a vehicle includes at least one vehicle sensor for determining information about an environment surrounding the vehicle, a display for providing information to the occupant, and a controller in electrical communication with the at least one vehicle sensor and the display. The controller is programmed to identify at least one driving rule associated with at least one portion of the environment surrounding the vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor, determine an applicability state of the at least one driving rule, where the applicability state includes an applicable state and a non-applicable state, and display a graphic using the display in response to determining that the applicability state of the at least one driving rule is the applicable state.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an evaporative emissions system of a vehicle. In an exemplary embodiment, the evaporative emissions system includes an engine; a fuel tank configured to provide fuel for the engine; a plurality of sensors configured to generate sensor data for the evaporative emissions system; a carbon canister configured to capture carbon emissions from the fuel tank; a first valve disposed between the carbon canister and the engine; a second valve disposed between the fuel tank and the carbon canister; and one or more processors that are configured to at least facilitate selectively controlling opening and closing of the first and second valves, to thereby control carbon emissions from the carbon canister and maintain performance of the engine, using the sensor data.

Abstract: A radar anti-spoofing system for an autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of radar sensors that generate a plurality of input detection points representing radio frequency (RF) signals reflected from objects and a controller in electronic communication with the plurality of radar sensors. The controller executes instructions to determine time-matched clusters that represent objects located in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle based on the input detection points from the plurality of radar sensors. The controller determines an adjusted signal to noise (SNR) measure for a specific time-matched cluster by dividing an SNR of the specific time-matched cluster by a range measurement of the specific time-matched cluster. The controller determines a velocity-ratio measure of the time-matched cluster by dividing a motion-based velocity by a Doppler-frequency velocity, and identifies the time-matched cluster as either a ghost object or a real object.

Abstract: A method of managing operator take-over of autonomous vehicle. The method includes gathering information on an external surrounding of the autonomous vehicle; analyzing the gathered information on the external surrounding of the autonomous vehicle to determine an upcoming traffic pattern; gathering information on an operator of the autonomous vehicle; analyzing the gathered information on the operator of the autonomous vehicle to determine an operator behavior; predicting an operator action based on the determined upcoming traffic pattern and the determined operator behavior; and initiating a predetermined vehicle response based on the predicted operator action. The predicting the operator action includes comparing the determined upcoming traffic pattern with a similar historic traffic pattern and retrieving a historical operator action in response to the similar historical pattern.

Abstract: An occupant detection system for determining a unique position of a detected presence within an interior cabin area of a vehicle includes a plurality of signal conversion devices each including conversion circuitry. Each of the plurality of signal conversion devices are assigned to a specific position within the interior cabin area of the vehicle. The conversion circuitry for the plurality of signal conversion devices include unique sub-carrier frequency that corresponds to the unique position within the interior cabin area of the vehicle. The occupant detection system includes a wireless control module including a multi-band transceiver having a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals on a first frequency band and a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals on a second frequency band.

Abstract: A propulsion control system for a vehicle includes a first vehicle sensor, a second vehicle sensor, and a controller in electrical communication with the first vehicle sensor and the second vehicle sensor. The controller is programmed to determine a closed-loop noise level in a cabin of the vehicle using the first vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine an open-loop noise level in the cabin of the vehicle using the second vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to adjust a propulsion calibration value of the vehicle based at least in part on the closed-loop noise level and the open-loop noise level.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving image data defining a plurality of images associated with an environment of the vehicle; determining, by a processor, feature points within at least one image of the plurality of images; selecting, by the processor, a subset of the feature points as ground points; determining, by the processor, a ground plane based on the subset of feature points; determining, by the processor, a ground normal vector from the ground plane; determining, by the processor, the ground normal vector based on a sliding widow method; determining, by the processor, a camera to ground alignment value based on the ground normal vector; and generating, by the processor, second image data based on the camera to ground alignment value.

Abstract: Presented are intelligent vehicle systems for thermal event mitigation during vehicle towing, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such intelligent control systems. A method of operating a host vehicle includes a resident or remote vehicle controller verifying the host vehicle is an incapacitated state. Responsive to the incapacitation of the host vehicle, the controller detects the host vehicle being towed by a tow vehicle and identifies a wireless-enabled portable computing device (PCD) within a predefined range of the host vehicle. Responsive to the host vehicle being towed, the controller determines if the wireless-enabled PCD is on the tow vehicle while towing the host vehicle. Upon detection of a thermal event in at least one battery cell in the host vehicle's battery system while the host vehicle is being towed, the controller responsively commands a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a control operation to mitigate the thermal event.

Abstract: A vehicle collaboration system of a first autonomous vehicle includes a transceiver and a collaboration controller. The transceiver is configured to broadcast a first collaboration message including first vehicle data associated with the first autonomous vehicle in connection with a collaboration application to a collaboration domain group via a hybrid distributed-connected network (HYDIN). The collaboration domain group includes at least the first autonomous vehicle and a second autonomous vehicle. The transceiver is configured to receive a second collaboration message including second vehicle data associated with the second autonomous vehicle in connection with the collaboration application via the HYDIN. The second collaboration message is broadcast from the second autonomous vehicle to the collaboration domain group via the HYDIN.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving image data defining a plurality of images associated with an environment of the vehicle; determining, by a processor, feature points within at least one image of the plurality of images; selecting, by the processor, a subset of the feature points as ground points based on a fixed two dimensional image road mask and a three dimensional region; determining, by the processor, a ground plane based on the subset of feature points; determining, by the processor, a ground normal vector from the ground plane; determining, by the processor, a camera to ground alignment value based on the ground normal vector; and generating, by the processor, second image data based on the camera to ground alignment value.

Abstract: A method of mitigating jamming of a reflected energy ranging system for an autonomous vehicle is presented. The system comprises at least one transmission antenna, at least two receiving antennas, and a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The method comprises emitting an energy signal with the transmitter antenna, contacting a target with the energy signal, and reflecting the energy signal off the target and back towards the receiving antennas as a reflected energy signal. The method further comprises receiving a composite energy signal comprising at least the reflected energy signal and a jamming energy signal with the at least two receiving antennas, analyzing the composite energy signal with the processor to blindly extract at least the reflected energy signal and the jamming energy signal, and identifying which of at least the reflected energy signal and the jamming energy signal corresponds to the target with the processor.