Abstract: A drive control system and a utility vehicle incorporating the drive control system. The drive control system may include first and second drive control levers each adapted to independently control an output of an associated drive member. A coupler is interposed between the drive control levers and is configured to provide a synchronizing force. The synchronizing force may cause movement of one drive control lever to produce corresponding movement of the other drive control lever, thereby allowing straight-line vehicle travel via operator input to a single drive control lever. The synchronizing force may be overcome by application of independent forces to each of the two drive control levers.

Abstract: The controller of the electric vehicle is configured to control the torque of the electric motor using the MT vehicle model based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal, the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal, and the shift position of the pseudo-shifter. The electric vehicle also includes a pedal reaction force generator that generates a pedal reaction force in response to the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal using by the operating of the reaction force actuator. The controller is configured to store the pedal reaction force characteristic simulating the characteristic of the pedal reaction force according to the operation of the clutch pedal. Then, the controller is configured to control the pedal reaction force output by the pedal reaction force generator in response to the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal using the stored pedal reaction force characteristic.

Abstract: An airbag system (1) for a powered saddle-ride type vehicle (100) is provided. The system comprises a housing (2): an airbag (6) arranged in said housing (2); and an inflator (7). The housing (2) is elongated and is configured to face the driver, and the housing (2) is configured to be fixedly mounted to a leg shield (102) next to the steering column (101) of the vehicle (100) in an area between handlebars (104) of the vehicle and a foot support (105) of the vehicle. The elongated housing (2) is configured to be mounted in a substantially horizontal direction, transverse to a longitudinally extending centreline (CL) of the vehicle (100). The inflator (7) is configured to allow the airbag (6), in the event of an activation signal, to inflate and deploy symmetrically on opposite sides of the longitudinally extending centreline (CL) of the vehicle (100) to thereby fill an available space between the vehicle and the driver's pelvis, abdomen, thorax and head area.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a chassis, an axle assembly, an actuator, a parking brake, and a controller. The axle assembly is coupled to the chassis. The actuator is coupled to the chassis and the axle assembly. The actuator is configured to transition the axle assembly between a raised position and a lowered position. The controller includes a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to generate signals to determine a vehicle state based on data representing at least one of a vehicle load, a vehicle location, and a vehicle operating condition; and operate the actuator to transition the axle assembly between the raised position and the lowered position based on the vehicle state.

Abstract: A neck protection system includes a support structure, helmet, force transmission arrangement, actuator arrangement, sensor arrangement, and controller. The force transmission arrangement is coupled to the support structure and the helmet and applies a relative force between them. The actuator arrangement applies a load to the force transmission arrangement to initiate the relative force between the support structure and the helmet. The sensor arrangement measures movement changes of a vehicle. The controller is connected to the sensor arrangement to receive data representing the measured movement changes, and connected to the actuator arrangement, and generates and sends control commands to the actuator arrangement based on which the actuator arrangement applies the load to the force transmission arrangement.

Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height. The shock assembly includes a main chamber with a working fluid therein. A damping piston coupled to a piston shaft, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including an internal floating piston (IFP) pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.

Abstract: The motor vehicle comprises two front steering and rolling wheels (4, 4?) and at least one rear rolling wheel (9). The motor vehicle comprises a rolling four-bar linkage (10) connected to a frame (2A-2B) and which supports the front steered wheels (4, 4?). A suspension group (71, 71?) is interposed between the front wheels (4, 4?) and the rolling four-bar linkage (10) to allow movement of the front wheels with respect to the rolling four-bar linkage (10). The rolling four-bar linkage (10) comprises: a lower cross member (11) and an upper cross member (12) hinged to the frame to pivot around first roll axes (101, 101?); and a right upright (21) and a left upright (21?) hinged to the cross members (11, 12) so as to rotate around second roll axes (212, 212?, 221, 221?) parallel to the first roll axes (101, 101?). The lower cross member (11) extends along a longitudinal direction and above the upper cross member (12) so as to carry a load above the upper cross member.

Abstract: A vehicle ride height adjustment system includes a vehicle chassis. A wheel is connected to the vehicle chassis by a suspension system. A shock absorber and spring assembly are connected to the vehicle chassis and the shock absorber and spring assembly are connected to the suspension system by a height adjustment mechanism.

Abstract: A hydraulic system for an active chassis of a motor vehicle. The hydraulic system includes a plurality of hydraulic actuators, a plurality of hydraulic lines, a hydraulic accumulator, and an electro-hydraulic motor pumping unit, by way of which, during operation of the hydraulic system, a hydraulic fluid, in particular a hydraulic oil, is conveyable through the hydraulic lines. The hydraulic system also includes valves that are associated with the hydraulic actuators. The hydraulic system is designed to electronically control a selective filling of the hydraulic actuators with the hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic system includes a cooling apparatus having a cooling body, which is attached to the hydraulic accumulator.

Abstract: A device for operating an active roll stabilization system of a vehicle is described, which active roll stabilization system has a roll stabilizer on at least one axle of the vehicle, which roll stabilizer is configured to adjust, by use of an electrically operated actuator, a degree of twist between lever arms of the roll stabilizer which act on different sides of the axle, in order to counteract a roll movement of the vehicle. The device is set up to determine which operating mode of a plurality of different operating modes of the roll stabilization system has been selected by a user of the vehicle. Further, the device is set up to operate the actuator as a generator, in order to recuperate electrical energy from a roll movement of the vehicle and/or from a roadway-induced movement of the vehicle, in a manner dependent on the selected operating mode.

Abstract: A fire fighting vehicle includes a chassis, tractive elements coupled to the chassis, a pump coupled to the chassis, a discharge fluidly coupled to the pump, an accessory module coupled to the chassis, and an electric motor coupled to the chassis, the pump, and the accessory module. The accessory module is configured to receive a mechanical energy input and provide at least one of electrical energy or fluid energy. The electric motor is configured to provide mechanical energy to drive (a) the pump to provide fluid to the discharge such that the fluid is expelled from the discharge and (b) the accessory module to provide the at least one of electrical energy or fluid energy.

Abstract: A trailer stabilizing device for stabilizing a parked freight trailer, the trailer stabilizing device comprising a frame separate from the support frame of the parked freight trailer, the stabilizing device frame having mounted thereto wheels and a hitch, the stabilizing device including a repositionable jack.

Abstract: A steering system for a wheel of a vehicle comprises a pivot member having multiple pivot-node locations, and connectable at a first pivot-node location to a sub-frame of the wheel, a steering rod actuatable to rotate the wheel about a steering axis and mechanically coupled with the pivot member to be co-pivotable with the pivot member, and a suspension-connector rod having a first end that is connected to the pivot member at a second pivot-node location, and having at a second end that is connectable to a suspension arm linking the wheel of the vehicle to the sub-frame. When the steering system is installed in the vehicle, a lateral force acting upon the wheel is transmitted via the steering rod to the pivot member so as to rotate the pivot member, and the rotation is effective to transmit a substantially-vertical force vector to the sub-frame.

Abstract: A bearing is disposed between a steering shaft and an inner column covering at least a part of the steering shaft. The bearing includes: an inner ring supporting an outer circumference of the steering shaft and having an elastically deformable material such as a plastic-containing material; an outer ring of which at least a part faces an inner circumference of the inner column; and a roller rotatably disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The bearing may be included in a steering apparatus.

Abstract: A suspension system for a vehicle is capable of preventing a spring from completely escaping from a spring pad when rebound additionally occurs in a full-rebound state during driving of the vehicle and thus the spring is extended beyond the extendable range thereof (or the free height thereof).

Abstract: A roll stabilizer for a motor vehicle includes a torsion bar and a vibration damper located on the torsion bar. The vibration damper is configured to vibrate relative to the torsion bar. The vibration damper includes two half-shells formed together about the torsion bar. Damper elements are disposed between the half-shells. The damper elements can be adjusted via an adjustment component to alter the rigidity of the damper elements.

Abstract: A low floor electric bus includes a frame extending longitudinally from a front end to a rear end, the frame having two sidepieces and a plurality of crossmembers extending between and coupled to the sidepieces, wherein the frame has a central section positioned at a lower height relative to the front and/or rear sections. The bus further includes a battery pack mounted to the central section of the frame; a powertrain having an electric motor and a driveshaft, wherein the electric motor is mounted to the rear section of the frame behind a rear axle coupled to the frame and the driveshaft extends from the electric motor to the rear axle; and a cradle coupled to the front section of the frame. A mixed-material cabin is also provided. The cabin includes a passenger cabin with a floor, sidewalls, and ceiling having steel, ceramic, and composite components.

Abstract: A ball joint assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting part including an inner circumference part forming a hole in a vertical direction; a ball stud including a ball and a stud extending from the ball; a bearing coupled to surround the ball and disposed in the hole; and an insert molding part for filling the space of the hole formed between the inner circumference part and the outer surface of the bearing. The inner circumference part includes at least one upper protruding part protruding from an upper area thereof in a direction toward a central axis of the hole and at least one lower protruding part protruding from a lower area thereof in a direction toward the central axis.

Abstract: A siderail for a one-wheeled vehicle may include an elongate structural rail having a web extending from a first longitudinal end to a second longitudinal end. The rail is defined by four segments: a central segment defining a horizontal reference, a rear segment extending directly away from the central segment at an upward angle, a first forward segment extending directly away from the central segment at a downward angle, and a second forward segment extending directly away from the first forward segment at an upward angle.

Abstract: A battery system for an electric vehicle includes a first battery module with a first heater and a second battery module with a second heater. The battery system also includes a control system configured to selectively activate the first or the second heater to dissipate energy from the first or the second battery module.