Abstract: A vehicle air management system is provided. The vehicle air management system comprises an air tank and a boost air tank. Based on a signal indicative of an air consumption level of at least one air consumer, a control unit is configured to control the vehicle air management system to deliver pressurized air from the boost air tank to be supplied to an air compressor.

Abstract: A method for estimating an operating parameter of a battery unit (202) in an energy storage system (200) of a vehicle (201) using a set of first estimators, each first estimator being configured to estimate a state residual size of the battery unit based on a given initial value of said operating parameter and using a prediction model, the operating parameter being indicative of one of capacity and impedance of the battery unit, the method comprising: —obtaining measurement data relating to operating conditions of the energy storage system at a number of points in time tk, —providing a set of initial values of said operating parameter, each initial value being associated with one of said first estimators, —using the set of first estimators, estimating (103) a set of state residual sizes of the battery unit at each point in time tk based on at least the measurement data and on the associated initial values, —determining a first operating parameter estimate of the battery unit based on the estimated set of stat

Abstract: A brake dust trap for a drum brake, the brake dust trap having an annular shape arranged to be received in a groove formed circumferentially in a drum of the drum brake to trap particulate matter generated by the drum brake, wherein the brake dust trap is arranged to be retained in the groove to rotate along with the drum, and removable from the drum brake for disposal of trapped particulate matter.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine for gaseous fuel includes a cylinder and a piston for reciprocal movement in the cylinder along a reciprocal axis, whereby a combustion chamber is at least partially delimited by the cylinder and the piston. The piston includes a piston crown facing the combustion chamber, a piston crown projection of the piston crown in a direction parallel to the reciprocal axis and onto a piston crown plane extending transversally to the reciprocal axis having a piston crown center point, the piston crown comprising a piston bowl surface defining a piston bowl and a piston rim portion enclosing the piston bowl surface. A piston bowl opening is the intersection between the piston rim portion and the piston bowl surface. The piston bowl opening has an opening center of gravity in the piston crown plane. The opening center of gravity is offset from the piston crown center point.

Abstract: A flywheel housing assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a flywheel housing for accommodating a flywheel. The flywheel housing is configured to connect with a part of the internal combustion engine, the flywheel housing further having an outer side region intended to face an oil pan of the internal combustion engine, wherein the outer side region comprises a through hole and a vibration absorbing material portion arranged to seal the through hole.

Abstract: A device for filling a fuel tank with fuel, comprising a tube formed member comprising an opening at a top end thereof for receiving fuel from a fuel nozzle, the tube formed member extending in a longitudinal direction of the device; and a fuel distribution member arranged to be provided inside the fuel tank and being connected to the tube formed member at a bottom end thereof, wherein the fuel distribution member comprises first and second plate elements which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction and extend from the tube formed member in a radial direction thereof so that a space for fuel is formed between the first and second plate elements, wherein at least one of the first and second plate elements comprises perforations located in an area radially outside of the tube formed member for allowing fuel to enter the fuel tank.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for determining a reliability level of data received by an ego vehicle from a target vehicle being different from the ego vehicle. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding control system and to a computer program product.

Abstract: A braking arrangement for a vehicle includes a source of pressurized air for supplying pressurized air, a wheel comprising a tire and a first pneumatic brake arrangement, the first pneumatic brake arrangement including a brake chamber and a brake, an anti-lock brake valve in a line between the brake chamber and the source of pressurized air, the anti-lock brake valve opening to connect the brake chamber to the source of pressurized air and closing to disconnect the brake chamber from the source of pressurized air, and an electronic control unit configured to open and close the anti-lock brake valve during an anti-lock braking operation, the electronic control unit being configured to set or adjust a rate at which pressure in the brake chamber is increased during the anti-lock braking operation by adjusting opening timing of the anti-lock brake valve. A method for changing performance of a braking arrangement is provided.

Abstract: A computer system has a processor device configured to, for each vehicle charging station in a set of vehicle charging stations: receive topography data indicative of elevations within a predefined area around the vehicle charging station; determine, based on the topography data, a maximum possible altitude drop in relation to the vehicle charging station within the area; and determine, based on the maximum possible altitude drop, a vehicle station ranking metric for the vehicle charging station, wherein the vehicle station ranking metric is determined in such a way that a vehicle charging station with a relatively large first maximum possible altitude drop is ranked lower than a vehicle charging station with a relatively small second maximum possible altitude drop.

Abstract: A computer system for a heavy-duty vehicle has a fuel-cell system and an electrical energy storage system. The computer system comprises processing circuitry configured to identify a downhill portion of a trip to be undertaken by the heavy-duty vehicle, determine at least two candidate routes leading from a starting location along the trip to an onset of the downhill portion of the trip, predict a state of energy, SoE, of the battery system at the onset of the downhill portion for each candidate route, and select a proposed route out of the candidate routes at least in part based on the predicted SoE for each candidate route and on an estimated amount of energy regenerated by traversing the downhill portion of the trip.

Abstract: A vehicle comprising an ESS is disclosed. The ESS comprises a battery pack with a number of battery cells, at least one connector connected to at least two battery cells connected in series, for providing an output voltage level of qx V which is lower than the maximum traction voltage level of ax V. The ESS may further comprise at least one regulator connected to the at least one connector. The at least one regulator is configured to regulate the output voltage provided by the at least one connector and isolate the low voltage system from the high voltage system in the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for monitoring payload of a vehicle includes at least one wireless transmitter comprising a piezo-resistive pressure sensor, a transceiver and a battery unit, encapsulated in an insulating casing, the at least one wireless transmitter being configured to be attached to an axle beam of the vehicle and to emit a wireless signal in response to a mechanical strain of the axle beam, a wireless receiver configured to receive the wireless signal from the at least one wireless transmitter.

Abstract: A mounting system for mounting of an energy storage system to a frame of a vehicle. The mounting system comprises an energy storage system bracket assembly, a frame-mounted bracket assembly and a locking mechanism comprising a sliding lock assembly translatable between an open and a closed position locking the energy storage system.

Abstract: A computer system comprising processing circuitry is configured to determine, for a vehicle comprising a driver's cabin, that an engine or a motor of the vehicle has been turned off; receive, from a gradient determining device provided on the vehicle, information indicative of the gradient of the ground on which the vehicle stands; receive, from a sensor device of the vehicle, information indicative of the vehicle being in motion; determine, based on information or based on lack of information from an in-cabin sensor of the vehicle, that the driver is outside of the cabin; and control a gear arrangement of the vehicle to engage a forward gear or a reverse gear based on the information from the gradient determining device, in order to counteract movement of the vehicle due to the gradient of the ground.

Abstract: A method for controlling an articulated vehicle combination comprising a plurality of self-powered vehicle units, wherein each self-powered vehicle unit comprises a propulsion device and a regenerative braking device connected to an energy source, the method comprising determining a current state of charge associated with an energy source of a target vehicle unit comprised in the plurality of self-powered vehicle units, and if the current state of charge is below a desired state of charge, generating a negative torque by the regenerative braking device of the target vehicle unit, and compensating at least partly for the generated negative torque by generating a positive torque by the propulsion device of at least one source vehicle unit comprised in the plurality of self-powered vehicle units, thereby transferring an amount of energy from the energy source of the at least one source vehicle unit to the energy source of the target vehicle unit.

Abstract: A computer system having processing circuitry configured to handle power management of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a power source arranged to supply power via a Power Take-Off interface to a first equipment. The computer system obtains a power management condition indicative of power availability and/or usage of power associated with the power source for a first period of time. The computer system is configured to produce a first cost function indicative of the power management condition during the first period of time. The computer system is configured to provide the first cost function to the first equipment.

Abstract: A computer system comprising processing circuitry configured to: determine a state of charge, SoC, of each of a plurality of battery packs in an energy storage system of a vehicle; determine a temperature of each of the plurality of battery packs; determine an internal resistance of each of the plurality of battery packs; set an initial target SoC for the plurality of battery packs, each battery pack having the same initial target SoC; estimate a final temperature of each battery pack for the initial target SoC from a predetermined temperature model for the battery packs using the temperature and the internal resistance of the respective battery pack; determine that the estimated final temperature of a battery pack exceeds a threshold temperature; and set a reduced target SoC for the battery pack estimated to exceed the threshold temperature.

Abstract: A computer system is provided, including processing circuitry configured to determine at least one electrical machine parameter during operation of an electrical machine based on an assumed resolver offset, to determine a residual from said at least one measured electrical machine parameter, and to determine if the assumed resolver offset is acceptable by comparing the residual with a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: A method for operating a main vehicle along a trajectory, the vehicle belonging to a fleet of vehicles, the main vehicle including a powertrain controlled by a control unit. To diminish the consumption of the vehicle, the method includes analyzing, by an external server, consumption data of each vehicles of the fleet of vehicles having previously travelled on said trajectory; based on the analyzed consumption data, identifying, by the external server, an improvable-consumption section of the trajectory; and providing to the control unit from the external server with instructions to restrict consumption of the powertrain on the improvable-consumption section.