Abstract: An electrode assembly for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The electrode includes a current collector, a binder material layer disposed on or near a surface of the current collector, and an electroactive material layer disposed on or near a surface of the binder material layer that faces away from the current collector. The electroactive material layer includes a plurality of electroactive material particles having an average specific surface area greater than or equal to about 1 m2/g to less than or equal to about 30 m2/g, and average particle size greater than or equal to about 0.1 micrometer to less than or equal to about 10 micrometers.

Abstract: An environment is captured with a set of sensors to generate a thermal image from an infrared sensor and a visual image from a visual light camera. The thermal image is used to predict movement of objects detected in the environment. The thermal image may be combined with the visual image as a channel of data with the visual image as an input to a prediction model that predicts object movement. Alternatively, the visual image may be used as a guide to identify relevant portions of the thermal image. Objects may be detected and segmented in the visual image and the corresponding portions of the thermal image are segmented and used to predict thermal characteristics for the object. The thermal characteristics may then be used for object movement prediction.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The electrochemical cell includes a porous positive electrode that includes a positive electroactive material represented by: LiM1xM2yM3zM4(1-x-y-z)O2, where M1, M2, M3, and M4 are transition metals independently selected from the group consisting of: nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), and combinations thereof, 0?x?1, 0?y?1, and 0?z?1. The electrochemical cell also includes a porous negative electrode physically separated from the positive electrode, and an electrolyte disposed in pores of the positive and negative electrodes. The electrolyte may include a lithium salt, an electrolyte additive having one or more alkene amide groups, and a solvent. The negative electrode can include a silicon-based negative electroactive material.

Abstract: Methods and heat-treated cast aluminum alloy components for a vehicle formed from an aluminum alloy having high levels of recycled aluminum scrap are provided. The alloy may have, by mass, silicon at ?5% to ?11%, magnesium at ?0.5%, iron at ?0.2% to ?1.1%, copper at ?0.5%, zinc at ?0.5%, titanium at ?0.2%, chromium at ?0.02%, manganese at ?0.05%, strontium at ?200 ppm; an alloying element at ?50 ppm to ?500 ppm selected from the group consisting of: barium, lanthanum, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and combinations thereof, and a balance aluminum. The heat-treated cast aluminum alloy component is substantially free of faceted iron-containing intermetallics having a platelet shape and at least one region has a yield strength of ?180 MPa and an elongation of ?7%.

Abstract: A system for authenticating communications from a vehicle to a remote assistance unit includes a connectivity module (CM) installed in the vehicle. A security device is adapted to transmit messages when the security device is within a predefined proximity of the CM. A security cloud unit is configured to validate the security device based in part on a first pair of complementary keys, including a first factory key stored by the security device and a second factory key stored by the security cloud unit. The first pair of complementary keys is configured for asymmetric encryption such that the first factory key is solely decryptable with the second factory key. The remote assistance unit is configured to authenticate an integrity of the CM based in part on a second pair of complementary keys which are dynamically generated by the security cloud unit.

Abstract: To provide control for an autonomous vehicle based on a physical object near an autonomous vehicle (AV), the AV monitors its environment with an imaging sensor, such as an infrared sensor or visible light camera. The imaging sensor captures a sensor view of the environment and an encoded signal is detected in the sensor view. The encoded signal may be emitted by a mobile device with a respective emitter for the imaging sensor, such as an IR emitter or a visual light source. After detecting the encoded signal, the AV identifies the location of the mobile device within the sensor view and the environment. Then, based on the determined location in the environment, the AV performs a control action, such as navigating to a stopping place near the location.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling thermal conditioning of a battery system associated with brakes of a vehicle towing a trailer. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, that a temperature of the battery system is outside of a defined temperature range; determining, by the processor, a delta value between a brake request and a battery charge limit; generating, by the processor, a control signal to at least one of a heater and a compressor of the vehicle based on the delta value; generating, by the processor, a control signal to the battery system to initiate regeneration braking; and generating, by the processor, a braking reduction request to reduce braking by the trailer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrolyte layer for use in an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The electrolyte layer includes a porous film that defines a plurality of voids and includes a plurality of solid-state electrolyte particles and a plurality of polymeric fibrils that connect the solid-state electrolyte particles. The electrolyte layer also includes a gel polymeric electrolyte that at least partially fills the plurality of voids in the porous film. The porous film has a thickness greater than or equal to about 2 micrometers to less than or equal to about 100 micrometers, and a porosity greater than or equal to about 10 vol. % to less than or equal to about 50 vol. %. The a gel polymeric electrolyte fills greater than or equal to about 0.1% to less than or equal to about 150% of a total porosity of the porous film.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a vehicle to use a fallback control system orthogonal to a primary control system are provided. A method includes collecting, by a fallback control system of a vehicle, sensor data generated by one or more sensors of the vehicle; determining, by the fallback control system using a first process different from a second process of a primary control system of the vehicle, an alternative action for the vehicle based on the sensor data; and sending, by the fallback control system based on the alternative action, an instruction for modifying an action associated with the primary control system upon a faulty condition associated with the primary control system.

Abstract: A vehicle, system, and method of determining a velocity of an object. The system includes a radar system and a processor. The radar system is configured to obtain a radar signal with respect to the object over an integration interval, the radar signal including a plurality of velocity samples. The processor is configured to partition the integration interval into a plurality of time segments, each time segment including a subset of the velocity samples, perform a first integration of the subset of the velocity samples within a selected time segment using a first set of velocity of hypotheses to obtain a first stage integration value for the time segment, perform a second integration using the first stage integration value using a second set of velocity hypotheses to obtain a second stage integration value over the integration interval, and determine the velocity of the object from the second stage integration value.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for enhancing broadcast radio includes a DNN trained on data sets of audio created from a synthesized broadcasting process and original source audio. Broadcast radio signals are received at a radio module and processed through the DNN to produce enhanced audio.

Abstract: A control system for a vehicle has a powertrain system that includes electric power propulsion system and a second propulsion system, a geographical position sensing system, a geographic map database, and a controller. The controller monitors a geographic location of the vehicle determine the geographic location of the vehicle in relation to a first predefined region and a first user-identified region. The powertrain system is controlled to generate propulsion power employing only the electric power propulsion system when the geographic location of the vehicle is within the first predefined region and when the geographic location of the vehicle is within the first user-identified region. The powertrain system is controlled to generate propulsion power employing the second propulsion system when the geographic location of the vehicle is outside the first predefined region and outside the first user-identified region.

Abstract: A die of a stamping press includes: an upper portion including one or more first features and first bores that extend partially through the upper portion; magnets disposed within the first bores, respectively; a lower portion including one or more second features that are complementary to the first features and second bores at locations, respectively, that extend partially through the lower portion; and magnetic flux sensors that are disposed within the second bores, respectively, and that are adjacent to the magnets, respectively, and that are configured to measure distances between the upper and lower portions at the locations.

Abstract: A battery outgassing filter system is provided. The system includes a battery cell, an external casing encapsulating the battery cell and including a casing vent, and an outgassing filter disposed upon the casing vent and including a filter element including a first filter element portion operable to contain a first size of particulate matter and a second filter element portion operable to contain a second size of particulate matter relatively smaller than the first size of particulate matter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for electric motor control includes a model predictive controller operating in a d-q reference frame to provide d-q reference frame voltage command signals that counteract a magnetic cross coupling within the motor.

Abstract: Thermal management in a vehicle involves a compressor to output a refrigerant in vapor form for circulation in a refrigerant loop. A thermal management system includes a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system in the refrigerant loop including an evaporator and an HVAC condenser, and an exterior condenser in the refrigerant loop configured to vent heat to an exterior of the vehicle. A first variable refrigerant flow valve controls a flow rate of the refrigerant output by the compressor into the HVAC condenser, and a second refrigerant flow valve controls a flow rate of the refrigerant output by the compressor into the exterior condenser. A controller controls the first refrigerant flow valve and the second refrigerant flow valve based on a target output temperature for the HVAC condenser.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for detecting whether an object is approaching an autonomous vehicle when a passenger is about to exit the autonomous vehicle, determining a speed and type of the object that is approaching the autonomous vehicle, determining whether the object will enter an exit zone when the passenger enters the exit zone based on the speed and the type of the object that is approaching the autonomous vehicle, and preventing the passenger from exiting the autonomous vehicle based on the determining of whether the object will enter the exit zone when the passenger enters the exit zone.

Abstract: A method of making a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a secondary lithium battery. The negative electrode includes composite Li—Si alloy particles dispersed in a polymer binder. The composite Li—Si alloy particles are formed by contacting Li—Si alloy particles with a precursor solution that includes a phosphorus sulfide compound dissolved in an organic solvent to form a lithium thiophosphate solid electrolyte layer over an entire outer surface of each of the Li—Si alloy particles.

Abstract: A system, map server and method of navigating a vehicle through an intersection. The map server includes a remote processor and a communication device. The remote processor determines a first road edge for a first road entering an intersection and a second road edge for a second road entering the intersection. The remote processor constructs an intersection edge that connects a first point on the first road edge to a second point on the second road edge. The communication device communicates the intersection edge to the vehicle. A vehicle processor at the vehicle navigates the vehicle through the intersection using the intersection edge.