Abstract: A clip is structured for coupling together a first component and a second component. The clip includes a body portion and an opposing wall residing opposite and spaced apart from the body portion. At least one connecting member spans a space between the body portion and the opposing wall to connect the body portion and the opposing wall. The at least one connecting member is structured to enable resilient movement of each of the body portion and the opposing wall with respect to the other one of the body portion and the opposing wall responsive to a force acting on the body portion and/or a force acting on the opposing wall.

Abstract: An ionic conductor includes an inorganic oxychloride compound with a chemical composition of (Fe1-xMx)O1-y(OH)yCl1-x where M is selected from at least one of Mg and Ca, and x is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.25, y is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.25. The inorganic oxychloride compound has a thermal decomposition start temperature of about 410° C. and x-ray diffraction peaks (2?) between about 20.79° and about 22.79°, between about 30.03° and about 32.03°, between about 39.47° and about 41.47°, and between about 76.44° and about 78.44°.

Abstract: A service level indicator system for a vehicle includes one or more sensor that provides one or more of a battery charge level, fuel fill level, oil fill level, and tire pressure level to a control system that instructs the actuation of at least one of a sun visor, shade, and tonneau cover is positioned to generate a message that is readily understood by the vehicle's operator but is ambiguous to other viewers. These components require no power after actuation and do not draw attention to any message they transmit. The position can identify the level that is deficient, and the degree of the deficiency using one or a plurality of the vehicle's components. The entire message is viewable from at least the driver's side of the vehicle and can be at least partially received from any angle of approach to the vehicle.

Abstract: Methods and systems may provide for technology to initiate an injection of ozone for a predetermined cycle time into a cabin of a vehicle via a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) subsystem of the vehicle only when the vehicle is in a locked state and a window-closed state, the vehicle cabin is vacant, and the vehicle is in park. The technology may also cease the injection of the ozone into the cabin in response to an override request detected before expiration of the predetermined cycle time and maintains the vehicle in the locked state for a predetermined wait time after the injection of the ozone into the cabin is ceased.

Abstract: A method for passenger transportation and health monitoring includes determining, with a contactless biomonitoring sensor, a location of one or more passengers within a monitoring area of a vehicle, and generating, with the contactless biomonitoring sensor, a health profile of one or more passengers. The method may also include identifying, with a processor, a health condition, an action, an accompanying item, or combinations thereof of one or more passengers based on the health profile corresponding to the one or more passengers, and determining, with the processor, a vehicle action based on the health condition, the action, the accompanying item, or combinations thereof. The method may further include directing, with the processor, the vehicle to perform the vehicle action.

Abstract: A double-sided cold plate includes a manifold comprising openings extending from a first surface of the manifold through the manifold to a second surface of the manifold forming recesses within the manifold and an inlet channel and an outlet channel fluidly coupled to the recesses within the manifold, a plurality of first heat sinks coupled to the first surface of the manifold enclosing the openings on the first surface, and a plurality of second heat sinks positioned adjacent each other along a length of the manifold and coupled to the second surface of the manifold, enclosing the openings on the second surface, a width of the plurality of second heat sinks is greater than a width of the manifold thereby forming an overhanging portion on each lengthwise side of the manifold, the overhanging portion configured to mechanically support a plurality of electrical components positioned around a perimeter of the manifold.

Abstract: A dolly assembly includes a parent dolly including a support frame that defines a truck-receiving volume. A child dolly includes a support frame that is sized to be received within the truck-receiving volume. The child dolly includes a child dolly carousel. The parent dolly and the child dolly together include a locking assembly including a locking arm that prevents rotation of the child dolly carousel in a locked position.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein disclose detecting obstacles in a vehicular environment using host vehicle input and associated trust levels. As described here, measured vehicles, either manual or autonomous, that detect an obstacle in the environment will operate to respond to the obstacle. As such, those movements can be used to determine if an obstacle exists in the environment, even if the obstacle cannot be detected directly. The systems and methods can include a host vehicle receiving prediction data about an evasive behavior from one or more measured vehicles in a vehicular environment. A trust level can then be established for the measured vehicles. An obscured obstacle can be determined using the evasive behavior and the trust level which can then be mapped in the vehicular environment. A guidance input can then be created for the host vehicle using the obscured obstacle and the trust level.

Abstract: Embodiments of a dual-sided transparent display panel are presented herein. One embodiment comprises a first layer of electro-optic material, the first layer of electro-optic material including an outer surface and an inner surface; a second layer of electro-optic material, the second layer of electro-optic material including an outer surface and an inner surface; a waveguide disposed between the inner surface of the first layer of electro-optic material and the inner surface of the second layer of electro-optic material; one or more light sources disposed along an edge of the waveguide that is perpendicular to the inner and outer surfaces of the first and second layers of electro-optic material; a first grating coating adjacent to the outer surface of the first layer of electro-optic material; and a second grating coating adjacent to the outer surface of the second layer of electro-optic material.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a camera system. In one embodiment, the camera system includes a lens to receive light associated with an object and a first component, operatively connected to the lens, that inverts the light. The camera system also includes a second component, operatively connected to the first component, that resolves an angle of the light. A detector array, operatively connected to the second component, senses the light using a pixel to form an image to estimate depth of the object.

Abstract: A system for interpreting gestures may include one or more processors, at least three Doppler radar devices, and a memory device. The memory device may have a receiving module, a cube generating module, and a classifying module. The receiving module may include instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive Doppler information from the at least three Doppler radar devices. The cube generating module may include instructions that cause the one or more processors to generate a micro-Doppler cube by projecting Doppler information in X, Y, and Z-directions over a period of time into the micro-Doppler cube. The classifying module may include instructions that cause the one or more processors to classify one or more gestures performed by an extremity when located in the volume into a category of a plurality of categories based on the micro-Doppler cube.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods apply, with a fan, a braking force to a vehicle that includes an axle. The fan is rotated at a first rotational speed based on a rotation of the axle that rotates at a second rotational speed. The first rotational speed is different from the second rotational speed. The fan applies the braking force when the fan rotates at the first rotational speed.

Abstract: A valve includes a substrate, a shape-memory wire, a conductive polymer, and a current source. The substrate defines an opening therethrough and includes at least one flap selectively extendable across the opening. The shape-memory wire is coupled to the at least one flap. The conductive polymer is coupled to the at least one flap. The current source is coupled to the shape-memory wire and the conductive polymer, such that electrical current from the current source selectively energizes the shape-memory wire and the conductive polymer thereby moving the at least one flap between a closed position and an open position.

Abstract: A method includes, at a first level manager, receiving vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles, aggregating the vehicle data, determining a first variable associated with the plurality of vehicles based on the aggregated vehicle data, and transmitting the aggregated vehicle data to a second level manager. The second level manager is in a higher hierarchical level than the first level manager. The method further includes, at a second level manager, determining a second variable based on the received aggregated vehicle data, determining whether the first and second variable conform to a predetermined dependency among the variables, and identifying an anomaly based on the determination.

Abstract: A vehicle including a power receiving pad for wirelessly receiving power, a plurality of magnetic sensors for measuring a magnetic field of a power transmitting pad and obtaining magnetic field data, one or more processors, and one or more memory modules are provided. The one or more memory modules include a computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive the magnetic field data from the plurality of magnetic sensors, and estimate a lateral misalignment of the power receiving pad with respect to a magnetic axis of the power transmitting pad. The magnetic sensors are arranged to detect at least an X-component and a Y-component of a magnetic field produced by a power transmitting pad.

Abstract: A vehicle roof assembly including a roof panel, a side panel coupled to the roof panel, thereby defining a roof ditch, a passage extending along the roof ditch, and a sealing member at least partially encasing the passage. The passage allows fluid to flow along the roof ditch.

Abstract: A touchpad for use in an infotainment system and a method of use is provided. The touchpad comprises a bottom layer comprising processing circuitry configured to control operation of a plurality of tactile pixels. The tactile pixels are disposed in a tactile pixel layer on top of the bottom layer. Each tactile pixel comprises a top plate having a plurality of vertices and a support strut coupled to each vertex, each strut comprising a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) hinge disposed between a first rigid portion and a second rigid portion.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to a battery pack assembly. The battery pack assembly includes a plurality of housing segments and a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of housing segments are coupled to one another. Each one of the plurality of housing segments includes a terminal receiving portion. The terminal receiving portion has a pair of end walls, a pair of side walls and a floor. A terminal connector is positioned within the terminal receiving portion. The terminal connector has a pair of openings. Each battery cell of the plurality of battery cells has a terminal side. A pair of terminals are positioned on the terminal side of each of the plurality of battery cells. Each one of the plurality of housing segments are configured to be rotated with respect to an adjacent housing segment between a use position and a maintenance position.

Abstract: A host vehicle including a plurality of sensors communicably coupled to the host vehicle. Additionally, the host vehicle includes processing circuitry configured to map-match a location of the host vehicle while the host vehicle is operating on a highway, receive obstruction information from the plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors having a predetermined field of view corresponding to a host vehicle field of view, estimate a driver field of view based on the host vehicle field of view, determine whether a speed of the host vehicle is safe based on the driver field of view and the obstruction information, and modify driver operation in response to a determination that the speed of the host vehicle is not safe based on the driver field of view.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system comprising a vehicle, a trailer, and a display screen. The system includes a trailer angle between a centerline of the vehicle and a centerline of the trailer. At least one time step after the vehicle is driven backward such that the trailer angle increases beyond a threshold value, a steering warning icon is displayed on the display screen. When the trailer angle decreases below the threshold value, the steering warning icon is removed from the display screen.