Abstract: A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: detecting a vibratory signature at a primary location during a commissioning phase using a primary sensing apparatus located at the primary location; detecting a vibratory signature at a secondary location during the commissioning phase using a secondary sensing apparatus located at the secondary location; determining a transfer algorithm in response to the vibratory signature at the primary location during the commissioning phase and the vibratory signature at the secondary location during the commissioning phase; detecting a vibratory signature at the primary location during a normal operation phase using the primary sensing apparatus located at the primary location; and converting the vibratory signature at the primary location during the normal operation phase to a vibratory signature at the secondary location during the normal operation phase using the transfer algorithm.

Abstract: A method for identifying properties of rail-guided vehicles uses an axle counter to detect vehicle measurement data as the vehicle crosses. The measurement data are analyzed in a computer and speed and distances between vehicle axles are ascertained. A property of the vehicle is ascertained in a computer based on the ascertained speed and distances between axles. A checking step ascertains a pattern of normal distances between axles in that a normal distance between axles calculated by considering a predefined normal speed is assigned to each ascertained distance between axles, and by considering their order, the normal distances between axles merge to form the pattern. The pattern is compared with reference patterns, and upon identified conformity of the pattern and reference pattern, a type linked to the reference pattern is assigned to the vehicle as a property. An apparatus and computer program determining properties of vehicles are also provided.

Abstract: An oil return valve for a crankcase ventilation system of an internal combustion engine is provided that is essentially situated in the crankcase (3) and includes a valve cylinder (1) and at least one valve pipe (2).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for creating and building a model of a unique infrastructure, such as a parking structure. The model may be created through the identification of various triggers by a vehicle traversing the infrastructure. The triggers may include, for example, sensors or other devices capable of sensing the vehicle within the infrastructure. The triggers may also be information received from the vehicle itself. Based on the triggers, it may be inferred that various places exist throughout the infrastructure. For example, it may be inferred through two subsequent triggers that a place exists between the two triggers. The place may be added to the model of the infrastructure in between the two triggers. The model may continue to grow in this manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a remote mount for an idler gear assembly, comprising: a gear mounting plate including a plurality of bores configured to receive a corresponding plurality of fasteners to mount a gear assembly to the gear mounting plate; and an attachment bracket including a plurality of mounting openings configured to receive a corresponding plurality of bolts to mount the remote mount to a cylinder head. The gear mounting plate supports the gear assembly such that a gear of the gear assembly rotates about an axis that is parallel to an axis of a crankshaft of an engine and the attachment bracket mounts to an upper surface of the cylinder head.

Abstract: An apparatus for localized patterned surface hardening for light-weight alloys to increase wear resistance under lubricated contact is provided. The apparatus includes a first metallic structure and a second metallic structure. The second metallic structure includes a contact surface and is disposed in lubricated contact with the first metallic structure at the contact surface, wherein the second metallic structure is constructed with a lighter-than-steel material and wherein the contact surface includes a localized surface hardened pattern.

Abstract: A front-end section for a motor vehicle, having at least one air inlet opening for supplying a cooling air volume flow to a cooling module arranged behind the air inlet opening. In the air inlet opening, there is arranged in each case one slat device with multiple adjustable slats which are arranged adjacent to one another and which are each pivotable about a pivot axis between a closed slat position and an open slat position. The slats each have, at their end facing toward the cooling module, an air-guiding element which is configured such that, in an at least partially open slat position, the cooling air volume flow is diverted in the direction of the cooling module by the air-guiding element.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes an engine control configured to monitor and control operation of the gas turbine engine in real-time and a communication adapter that includes a housing and a plurality of antennas in the housing. The communication adapter is configured to establish communication with the engine control and wireless communication with an offboard system external to the aircraft through at least one of the antennas of the communication adapter. The housing includes a metal chassis with a non-conductive substrate between the metal chassis and the antennas. The antennas are partitioned into two or more portions. A communication interface of the communication adapter is configured to establish wireless communication through the antennas using two or more different wireless communication protocols.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine. In one example embodiment, the cylinder head includes at least one spark plug having at least one earth electrode, a precombustion chamber accommodating the at least one spark plug, and a fuel channel which leads into the precombustion chamber. The fuel channel having a flow axis at an outlet that is oriented in the direction of the at least one earth electrode. An axis of rotation of the at least one spark plug has an offset with respect to the flow axis between 0 and 15% of the greatest precombustion chamber diameter.

Abstract: A vibration damping control apparatus of a vehicle executes preview vibration damping control for controlling a control force generating apparatus on the basis of a final target control force including a first target control force computed by using preview information. When the vibration damping control apparatus determines that the probability that a road surface condition has changed after a past point in time is high, the vibration damping control apparatus executes particular control for setting the magnitude of the first target control force to become smaller.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an active air flap apparatus, and the active air flap apparatus includes a frame coupled to a rear surface of a grill in which an air inlet is formed, a flap portion slidably coupled to an inside of the frame to open or close the air inlet formed in the grill, an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to transmit power to the flap portion to open or close the air inlet, and a gear unit configured to transmit the power generated from the actuator to the flap portion, in which the flap portion is provided as a pair of flap portions, and when the air inlet is closed, the pair of flap portions close an upper region and a lower region of the air inlet while a distance between end portions in a direction toward the air inlet increases.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of training a model for making time-series predictions of a computer-controlled system. The model uses a stochastic differential equation (SDE) comprising a drift component and a diffusion component. The drift component has a predefined part representing domain knowledge, that is received as an input to the training; and a trainable part. When training the model, values of the set of SDE variables at a current time point are predicted based on their values at a previous time point, and based on this, the model is refined. In order to predict the values of the set of SDE variables, the predefined part of the drift component is evaluated to get a first drift, and the first drift is combined with a second drift obtained by evaluating the trainable part of the drift component.

Abstract: An engine includes an engine block and a cylinder head mounted to the engine block. The engine block includes a bore elongated along an axis and a liner disposed in the bore and extending annularly about the axis. The liner includes a seal surface and a fire dam disposed radially inward from the seal surface. The fire dam extends along the axis from the seal surface towards the cylinder head. The engine further includes a head gasket disposed between the engine block and the cylinder head. The head gasket extends endlessly around the fire dam. The engine further includes a shim seated between the seal surface and the head gasket and abutting the seal surface and the head gasket. The shim is disposed radially outward from the fire dam and extending annularly about the axis.

Abstract: A method of controlling an engine is provided, which includes the steps of injecting main fuel by a fuel injector during an intake stroke or a compression stroke, providing a mixture gas containing fuel and air inside a cylinder, applying by an ignition device a high voltage between electrodes of a spark plug at a timing when the mixture gas is not ignited, detecting a parameter related to a current value of an electric-discharge channel generated between the electrodes, determining by a controller whether the detected parameter is within a range between a first threshold and a second threshold to determine a flowing state of a vortex inside the cylinder, operating the spark plug to carry out a supplemental ignition when the parameter is determined to be outside the range, and igniting the mixture gas by operation of the spark plug after the supplemental ignition.

Abstract: Fatigue driving monitoring, reminding and early-warning method and system based on computer vision are provided. The system includes: a fatigue real-time monitoring system for identifying fatigue characteristic postures of a driver and obtaining a fatigue level according to frequencies of the fatigue characteristic postures and a driving time; a fatigue automatic reminding system for receiving the fatigue level, obtaining a vehicle real-time position information and providing the driver with a corresponding grade of reminder according to the fatigue level; and a fatigue information early-warning system for receiving the fatigue level and the vehicle real-time position information to obtain a fatigue safety index, so that a cloud map of fatigue road conditions is obtained according to the fatigue safety index and shared with traffic management departments and drivers for early-warning. It reduces the situation of fatigue driving on freeway and the hazard of traffic safety accidents caused by fatigue driving.

Abstract: A cooling air opening arrangement is for a motor vehicle front end. The cooling air opening arrangement has a peripheral edge surrounding a cooling air opening, and a plurality of slats. The slats are arranged substantially in parallel to one another and extend in the cooling air opening within the peripheral edge. The slats are arranged in a pivotably mounted manner in such a way that, in a first pivoting position, the slats are arranged such that the cooling air opening is substantially open for air flow and, in a second pivoted position, the slats are arranged to close the cooling air opening. The cooling air opening arrangement further has a peripheral sealing frame against which the slats bear in a sealing manner. The peripheral sealing frame being provided on the peripheral edge. Adjacent ones of the slats bear against one another in a sealing manner.

Abstract: A system for predicting a negative pressure of a brake booster of a vehicle includes: a driving information detector detecting driving information related to driving of the vehicle; and a controller determining a negative pressure of an intake manifold based on a pressure of the intake manifold and an atmospheric pressure which is the driving information and including a booster negative pressure predictor predicting the negative pressure of the brake booster by integrating over time a change rate according to a charging rate and a discharging rate of the negative pressure determined using a negative pressure of the brake booster determined in a previous cycle according to a logic for predicting the negative pressure of the brake booster and the negative pressure of the intake manifold of a current cycle and an imitated brake pedal force signal of the current cycle imitating an acceleration of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an accelerator sensor which detects an accelerator opening, and a processor which sets a target acceleration of a vehicle based on the detected accelerator opening, sets a target torque of a drive source based on the set target acceleration, and controls the drive source to generate the set target torque. In a case where the target acceleration at a time when the accelerator opening is increased is set as a depression-increasing target acceleration and the target acceleration at a time when the accelerator opening is decreased is set as a pedal-returning target acceleration, under the same condition of the accelerator opening, the processor sets the target acceleration such that the depression-increasing target acceleration and the pedal-returning target acceleration are different from each other in a predetermined range of an upper limit acceleration or less and a lower limit acceleration or greater.

Abstract: An air flow control device for a front face module of a motor vehicle, the control device including a frame and a plurality of vanes extending within and attached thereto in a rotatable manner, each vane being rotatable about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the main extension direction of each vane. The vanes being able to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The frame includes an integral support bar extending in direction perpendicular to the main extension direction of the vanes, with the vanes having fins configured to rest on the support bar when the vanes are closed and pressured towards the support bar.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine lubrication fluid storage system with a primary storage volume and a secondary storage volume that is separate from the primary storage volume. The secondary storage volume is linked to the primary storage volume with a fluid flow path that is throttled so that lubrication fluid is stored in the secondary storage volume during engine operation, and drains from the secondary storage volume to the primary storage volume when the engine is not running.