Abstract: A method of processing mixed-material vehicle scrap includes conditioning the mixed-material vehicle scrap and heating the mixed-material vehicle scrap. The mixed-material vehicle scrap comprises a first group of parts and a second group of parts. The first group of parts includes a first alloy and the second group of parts has a substrate of a second alloy and a coating disposed over the substrate. The mixed-material vehicle scrap is conditioned such that an element of the second alloy is diffused into the coating to form a diffused coating. The diffused coating has a melting temperature greater than a melting temperature of the first alloy. The mixed-material vehicle scrap is heated to a temperature above the melting temperature of the first alloy and below the melting temperature of the diffused coating, thereby allowing the second group of parts to separate from the first group of parts.

Abstract: A method for remotely waking-up a vehicle includes the request of a vehicle power state of at least one non-responsive vehicle of a plurality of autonomously operated vehicles, the verification—via a remote-start-wakeup automated vehicle marshaling algorithm installed within an infrastructure—of a current power state of the at least one non-responsive vehicle, the identification that the at least one non-responsive vehicle is in an off-state, and the generation of a wake-up command that is wirelessly transmitted to the at least one non-responsive vehicle via a CV2X-PC5 protocol.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle frame including a first frame rail and a second frame rail each elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The first frame rail is spaced from the second frame rail along a vehicle-lateral axis. The vehicle includes a bumper supported by the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The bumper includes a crossbeam elongated along the vehicle-lateral axis. The bumper includes a cell structure vehicle-forward of the crossbeam, the cell structure including cell walls that define cell chambers. The bumper includes foam disposed in the cell chambers.

Abstract: A vehicle cooling system for a fuel cell and an electrical energy store includes a first cooling circuit configured to cool the fuel cell and a second cooling circuit configured to cool the electrical energy store with the first cooling circuit and the second cooling circuit selectively fluidly connected to one another in response to temperatures of the fuel cell and electrical energy store. The first cooling circuit may include a coolant removal point arranged downstream of the fuel cell and upstream of a heat exchanger. The first cooling circuit may also include a coolant recirculation point downstream of a heat exchanger and upstream of the fuel cell.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for emissions control of a hybrid vehicle. An instruction to switch from a combustion engine power mode of the hybrid vehicle to an electric power mode of the hybrid vehicle is received. A temperature of a catalyst associated with a combustion engine of the hybrid vehicle is identified, where exhaust gases from the combustion engine are passed over the catalyst. If the temperature of the catalyst is at, or above, a threshold level, the hybrid vehicle is switched to the electric power mode, and the combustion engine is switched off. If the temperature of the catalyst is below the threshold level, the hybrid vehicle is switched to the electric power mode, and the catalyst temperature is maintained at, or above, the threshold level.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for coordinating and executing in-flight energy transfer events between vehicles. Energy may be transferred from a towing or leading vehicle to a towed or trailing vehicle, from the trailing vehicle to the leading vehicle, or both during the in-flight energy transfer events. The proposed systems may further be configured to coordinate the terms and conditions of a service agreement between the leading and trailing vehicles, coordinate the publication of a service experience rating from a user of the leading and/or trailing vehicle, and/or coordinate the termination of the in-flight charging event by either user.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes an imaging device located on the vehicle and oriented to capture images, memory storing one or more pet profiles, and a controller processing the captured images to detect a pet and determining at least one of an estimated pose of the pet and a gait of the pet, wherein the processor determines a bone structure of the pet from the at least one estimated pose and gait and compares the bone structure to the one or more pet profiles to detect an authorized pet, the controller controlling one or more vehicle related features based on the detected authorized pet.

Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly convertible between a use position and a non-use position. The vehicle seat assembly includes a seat with a seat cushion support, a seatback, a base that connects to a vehicle, a front pivot linkage supported by the base by a first joint and pivotally connected to the seat cushion support by a second joint, and a rear foot pivotally supported by the base by a third joint. A pivoting movement of the rear foot about the third joint is lockable. The rear foot is connected to the seatback by a fourth joint. The vehicle seat also includes a fifth joint that connects the seatback to the seat cushion support, wherein the fourth joint is a latch and the fifth joint provides a free pivot, and wherein the fourth joint is latched when the seat moves from the use position to a boarding non-use position.

Abstract: An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a vehicle. The baseplate is configured to engage with an accessory to secure the accessory to the vehicle. The baseplate and the accessory are configured to electrically connect to each other through an electrical contact interface.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to sequentially activate a plurality of lamps aimed at a scene, the lamps mounted to a vehicle; receive image data of the scene generated while sequentially activating the lamps; generate a map of surface normals of the scene by executing a photometric stereo algorithm on the image data; and in response to a speed of the vehicle being below a speed threshold, navigate the vehicle based on the map of the surface normals.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle configurable for transportation of either passengers, cargo, or both. The various aspects of this disclosure, which include moveable seat assemblies, a door arrangement, and storage bins, among other things, provide the vehicle with increased functionality and versatility, leading to more efficient vehicle use.

Abstract: A vehicle electrical distribution system includes an electrical box having at least one power outlet. The electrical box is configured to be moved between a stowed position where the electrical box is housed within a compartment of a vehicle, and an deployed position where the electrical box is outside the compartment.

Abstract: A computing device may determine a first illumination value based on a first sub-area of an image of a display. The display may include LED zones. The first sub-area may be centered on the image. The computer may define a plurality of second sub-areas of the image based on the LED zones, determine second illumination values of the second sub-areas, compare the second illumination values to a value range, the value range being defined by at least one of an addition and a subtraction of the first illumination value and a threshold value, and actuate the display based on comparing the second illumination values to the value range.

Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a mid-gate assembly disposed between a passenger compartment and a cargo bed of a vehicle. The mid-gate assembly has a pass-through opening and a hatch that is pivotably coupled to the mid-gate assembly at a position vertically above a floor of the cargo bed. The hatch is configured to move back-and-forth between a closed position that closes the pass-through opening and an open position that permits access between the passenger compartment and the cargo bed through the pass-through opening.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one camera that captures at least one image of a region external to the vehicle. The vehicle includes an environmental control system of the vehicle having at least one of lighting control and climate control for the vehicle. The vehicle includes control circuitry configured to process a first set of images of the plurality of images at a first sampling rate, determine a brightness condition of the region external to the vehicle based on processing the first set of images, process a second set of images of the plurality of images at a second sampling rate different than the first sampling rate, detect a shift in the brightness condition based on the second set of images, and control the environmental control system in response to the shift in the brightness condition.

Abstract: A method for marshalling a vehicle includes: receiving signals from a set of infrastructure sensors associated with a vehicle management system; processing the signals from the set of infrastructure sensors and the signals from one or more sensors on-board the vehicle; sending the processed signals to the vehicle as one or more vehicle commands; receiving signals from the one or more sensors on-board the vehicle; and processing the one or more vehicle commands and the signals from the one or more sensors on-board the vehicle to generate new commands that are sent to the vehicle to marshal the vehicle to a location.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive a plurality of proposed longitudinal distances for a vehicle being designed and determine a predicted metric of a predefined frontal impact to the vehicle using the proposed longitudinal distances. The proposed longitudinal distances are measured along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle between structural landmarks in a front end of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle door including a trim panel located on an interior side of the door and a holder assembly coupled to the door trim panel including a ring provided on the trim panel and a rotatable hook pivotally coupled to the ring and rotatable between a stowed position within the ring and an outwardly deployed position to support an object such as a mobility assist device.

Abstract: A method for applying varnish to a stator of an electric motor includes depositing varnish onto an outer laminate of the stator, accumulating the deposited varnish with a ridge on the outer laminate, and directing the accumulated varnish into a slot of the outer laminate with the ridge.

Abstract: Vehicle assemblies are provided that include movable door assemblies. Examples of vehicle assemblies with movable door assemblies include charge port housing assemblies and fuel fill housing assemblies. An exemplary vehicle assembly may include an override retainer. The override retainer may include a flexible flap or clip that is configured to deflect or otherwise distort to release a latching assembly from the door assembly when a manual override force is applied to the door assembly.

Abstract: A controller reduces power output of an inverter of an electric drive system while a sensed temperature associated with the inverter, a sensed current output of the inverter, and parameter values of a busbar of the inverter are indicative of a predicted temperature of the busbar being greater than a threshold to maintain busbar temperature lower than the threshold. The current output of the inverter may be outputted over the busbar. The parameter values are obtainable from a thermal model of the busbar. The thermal model may be derived from testing a test version of the inverter under different drive cycles in which for each a set of information is recorded including a sensed temperature of the test inverter, a sensed current output of the test inverter, and a sensed temperature of the busbar of the test inverter.

Abstract: A grommet for a wiring hole comprising an extendable body that is configured in a first sized ring and extendable into a second sized ring larger than the first sized ring, a lip extending around the extendable body and configured to engage a wiring hole for passing one or more wires, and one or more snap locks for locking the extendable body in the extended configuration disposed within the wiring hole on a vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle parking assist system is disclosed. The system may include a detection unit configured to detect real-time presence, position, and orientation of a plurality of markers disposed on a parking space with respect to a vehicle. The system may further include a memory configured to store a historical vehicle movement pattern associated with the vehicle relative to the plurality of markers to park the vehicle in the parking space. The system may further include a processor configured to obtain a request to park the vehicle in the parking space. Responsive to obtaining the request, the processor may obtain the historical vehicle movement pattern and the real-time inputs. Based on the historical vehicle movement pattern and the real-time inputs, the processor may cause a vehicle movement to park the vehicle in the parking space.

Abstract: A monitoring system for a vehicle environment includes a biometric sensor that captures biometric information of a participant, a database that stores biometric data of a security event cohort, and control circuitry in communication with the biometric sensor. The control circuitry is configured to compare the biometric information to the biometric data to detect one or more matches, communicate an indication of a result of the comparison of the biometric information to the biometric data in one of a first privacy mode and a second privacy mode, and select between the first privacy mode and the second privacy mode based on the result.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle seat and a plate fixed relative to the vehicle seat. A seatbelt buckle is rotatably supported by the vehicle seat. The seatbelt buckle is rotatable relative to the plate from a first position to a second position. A slot is in one of the plate and the seatbelt buckle and a pin is supported by the other of the plate and the seatbelt buckle. The pin is moveable relative to the other of the plate and the seatbelt buckle from a retracted position to an extended position. The pin is spaced from the slot and in the retracted position when the seatbelt buckle is in the first position. The pin is in the extended position and extends into the slot when the seatbelt buckle is in the second position. A pyrotechnic device is operatively coupled to the seatbelt buckle to rotate the seatbelt buckle.

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 heat exchanger includes a housing. A first cooling block is defined within the housing. The first cooling block includes a coolant inlet, a refrigerant inlet, and a first gyroid structure that defines a first set of coolant channels and a first set of refrigerant channels. A second cooling block is defined within the housing. The second cooling block includes a coolant outlet, a refrigerant outlet, and a second gyroid structure that defines a second set of coolant channels and a second set of refrigerant channels. A perforated barrier plate is interposed between the first cooling block and the second cooling block. The first set of coolant channels is in fluid communication with the second set of coolant channels via perforations in the barrier plate. The first set of refrigerant channels is in fluid communication with the second set of refrigerant channels via perforations in the barrier plate.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle seat and a plate fixed relative to the vehicle seat. A seatbelt buckle is rotatably supported by the vehicle seat and is rotatable relative to the plate to one of a first or second position. A first and second slot are both in one of the plate or the seatbelt buckle. A pin supported by and movable to an extended position relative to one of the plate or the seatbelt buckle. The pin is spaced from the first and second slot when the seatbelt buckle is in a stowed position and is positioned to extend into the first or second slot when the seatbelt buckle is in the first or second position. A computer executes instructions to rotate the seatbelt buckle to one of the first or second position based on a size of an occupant and, then, move the pin to the extended position.

Abstract: A vehicle including a transceiver, a human-machine interface (HMI) and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive information associated with a pick-up point of a user and a real-time geolocation of a user device associated with the user. The processor may be configured to obtain the information associated with the pick-up point from the transceiver, and determine that a predefined condition may be met based on the information associated with the pick-up point. The processor may further obtain the real-time geolocation responsive to determining that the predefined condition may be met. The processor may then output the real-time geolocation on the HMI.

Abstract: A system, such as an electrified vehicle, includes a battery, such as a traction battery. The controller controls the battery based on adaptive sampled electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements of the battery. The controller may perform the adaptive sampled EIS measurements. The controller may use the adaptive sampled EIS measurements to identify values of parameters of a model, such as an equivalent circuit model (ECM), of the battery. The controller may use the model, with the identified values of the parameters, to detect an internal state of the battery whereby the controller detects the internal state of the battery based on the adaptive sampled EIS measurements.

Abstract: An air venting system includes, among other things. A box of a truck. The box provides a cargo area. The system further includes a cab back panel of the truck. The cab back panel has an exposed section that provides a front wall of the cargo area. The cab back panel has a hidden section outside the cargo area. An air extractor is held within the hidden section of the cab back panel.

Abstract: A system includes a first vehicle computer programmed to monitor first vehicle sensor data as the first vehicle traverses a route; identify a location of interest along the route based on a topographic feature of the location of interest determined from the first vehicle sensor data; and store a selected subset of the first vehicle sensor data for the location of interest in a set of collected data about the route. The system further includes a second computer programmed to receive the collected data about the route; and based on the collected data about the route, generate a set of guidance data including one or more recommended operating parameters for the location of interest, whereby the recommending operating parameters are available to a third computer for a second vehicle.

Abstract: A battery housing assembly for housing battery components of an electric vehicle includes a battery tray, a lid, and a sealant. The battery tray includes a channel located outwardly relative to the battery components. The lid is secured to the battery tray and includes an end portion disposed within the channel. The lid further includes at least one alignment feature configured to align the lid and the battery tray. The sealant is disposed within a portion of the channel of the battery tray and is configured to secure the battery tray and the lid to each other. The sealant is further configured to seal an internal cavity of the battery housing assembly.

Abstract: A system for accessing vehicle sensor data. The system includes receiving vehicle sensor data and a vehicle location associated with the vehicle sensor data from a publisher vehicle. A subscriber request for remote data is received from a service subscriber. The subscriber request includes a request location. A match condition is determined. The match condition includes a vehicle location match between the request location and the vehicle location. The vehicle sensor data is transmitted to the service subscriber upon the occurrence of the match condition.

Abstract: A vehicle determines that a vehicle alarm system has been engaged and determines a local context applicable to the vehicle alarm system. The vehicle obtains an alarm system configuration mapping applicable in light of the local context. The vehicle changes sensitivity of one or more sensors associated with the alarm system based on the configuration mapping.

Abstract: A V2X event-message dictionary and a binning function are received from a cloud server. Sensor data is compared to events specified in the V2X event-message dictionary to identify a best-fit event for the sensor data. A number of bins and a bin number for the event are computed using the binning function. A V2X message is transmitted including the number of bins and the bin number, thereby avoiding including the sensor data in the V2X message.

Abstract: An adjustable base plate system includes a first track structure configured to extend along one side of a vehicle cargo area and a second track structure configured to extend along an opposite side of a vehicle cargo area. At least one base plate has a first edge and a second edge opposite of the first edge, wherein the first edge is supported by the first track structure and the second edge is supported by the second track structure. The first track structure and the second track structure each comprise at least a first tier track and a second tier track such that a distance between a bottom surface of the at least one base plate and a support surface of the vehicle cargo area can be adjusted.

Abstract: A traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells disposed along an axis, an endplate at an axial end of the plurality of battery cells, and a corrugated area of the endplate. The corrugated area has a plurality of corrugations that flatten to accommodate expansion of the plurality of battery cells along the axis.

Abstract: A transportation system is disclosed. The transportation system includes a vehicle, a plurality of seating assemblies positioned within a passenger compartment of the vehicle and defining an arrangement, a plurality of actuators that effect movement of various components of the plurality of seating assemblies, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. Specific examples of pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements are disclosed, as well as the ability to customize the arrangement. Additionally, exemplary methods are disclosed that illustrate transitions between a variety of the pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements.

Abstract: An automotive exhaust gas sensor includes a gas chamber, an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light into the gas chamber and to photolyze an exhaust gas sample in the gas chamber, and an electrochemical detector disposed in the gas chamber and configured to detect a specified chemical in the photolyzed exhaust gas sample.

Abstract: A system for an electrified vehicle, such as a battery electric vehicle (BEV), includes an inverter and a controller. The inverter is configured to drive a traction motor with electrical power from a traction battery, such as a lithium ion phosphate (LFP) traction battery, according to a configuration of a power switch (e.g., IBGT or MOSFET) of the inverter. The system further includes a controller configured to control a variable gate driver resistance for the power switch in a closed loop fashion to achieve a target temperature of the inverter. The system may further include a heating coolant loop for transferring heat generated by the inverter to the traction battery to warm the traction battery. The controller may be further configured to further control a switching frequency of the power switch in the closed loop fashion to achieve the target temperature of the inverter.

Abstract: A varnish application system includes an electric motor, a clamp, and a varnish injector. The clamp includes a beam, a first end plate fixed to the beam and engageable to a first end of the electric motor, and a second end plate releasably connected the beam and engageable to a second end of the electric motor. The varnish injector is arranged to apply varnish to the electric motor when the clamp engages the electric motor.

Abstract: A vehicle including a steering wheel, a first detection unit, a second detection unit and a processor is disclosed. The first detection unit may be configured to detect a first parameter associated with the steering wheel, and the second detection unit may be configured to capture an input associated with a vehicle occupant. The processor may be configured to obtain the input and the first parameter, and estimate a second parameter associated with a vehicle occupant interaction with the steering wheel based on the input. The processor may be further configured to correlate the first parameter and the second parameter, and determine that a predefined condition may be met based on the correlation. The processor may further transmit a notification responsive to a determination that the predefined condition may be met.

Abstract: A system for switching an electric vehicle between vehicle operating states includes a base, a shifter handle, actuators, and a controller. The shifter handle includes a shaft. The actuators are coupled to the shaft. The controller is configured to determine a selected shifter operating mode from among shifter operating modes; generate, in response to the selected shifter operating mode being a first shifter operating mode, a first set of output signals to the actuators to control the actuators to permit movement of the shifter handle in a first predetermined virtual pathway; generate, in response to the selected shifter operating mode being a second shifter operating mode, a second set of output signals to the actuators to control the actuators to permit movement of the shifter handle in a second predetermined virtual pathway; and switch the electric vehicle between the vehicle operating states based on movement of the shaft.

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: A locator tool for a headliner assembly includes a base, first finger, second finger, and magnet. A proximal end portion of the first finger is fixedly coupled to a top portion of the base. The first finger extends in a first direction from the proximal end portion of the first finger to a distal end portion of the first finger. A proximal end portion of the second finger is fixedly coupled to the top portion of the base. The second finger extends in the first direction from the proximal end portion of the second finger to a distal end portion of the second finger. The second finger is spaced apart from the first finger by the top surface. The second finger extends in the first direction a lesser distance from the top surface than the first finger. The magnet is coupled to the distal end portion of the first finger.

Abstract: A sensor-cleaning assembly includes a stationary faceplate having multiple openings. The assembly additionally includes a cylinder defining an axis and abutting the faceplate at a first end of the cylinder. The cylinder can be rotatable about the axis relative to the faceplate in which the cylinder includes a passage from an inlet centered on the axis to an outlet that is alignable with a first opening of the multiple openings of the faceplate responsive to rotation of the cylinder.

Abstract: A method for detecting belt slip in a starter system for starting an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the starter system including a belt-driven integrated starter generator. A control unit of the motor vehicle evaluates a belt slip as detected if a determined belt slip value exceeds a limit value. The belt slip value is determined to belong to a defined time window T, which opens after a start of the internal combustion engine. This determination takes into account at least one change in velocity over time value of the starter generator within the time window T. A motor vehicle with a control unit designed to carry out the method is also included.

Abstract: A shifter assembly for an electric vehicle includes a base, a shifter handle, and a plurality of actuators. The base defines an opening. The shifter handle extends through the opening of the base and is pivotably coupled to the base. Each actuator of the plurality of actuators are pivotably coupled to the base at a first end and pivotably coupled to the shifter handle at a second end that is opposite the first end. The plurality of actuators are configured to permit movement of the shifter handle relative to the base in a predetermined virtual pathway and inhibit movement of the shifter handle relative to the base outside the predetermined virtual path.

Abstract: A computer includes a processor and a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive sensor data from an optical sensor of a vehicle, determine a predicted effect of sunlight on at least a portion of a field of view of the optical sensor, determine an adjustment to the sensor data based on the predicted effect of the sunlight, and actuate a component of the vehicle based on the sensor data and the adjustment.