Abstract: A power generation device capable of ensuring assemblability and ensuring strength/rigidity necessary when being handled, and having reduced size and weight, without using a reinforcement frame. The power generation device includes, in a casing, an alternator that generates power through driving of an engine, an inverter case that houses an inverter of the alternator, and a fuel tank that stores fuel for the engine. The device includes an upper fixing part that fixes an upper part of the fuel tank to the casing, an intermediate fixing part that fixes a lower part of the fuel tank to an upper part of the inverter case, and a lower fixing part that fixes a lower part of the inverter case to the casing.

Abstract: A marine propulsion device (12) has an internal combustion engine (10) which includes a cooling water passage (20, 22, 32, 40) provided in an engine main body (14) of the internal combustion engine, a thermostat valve (34, 42) provided in the cooling water passage for opening and closing the cooling water passage according to a temperature of cooling water in the cooling water passage, and a cylindrical cooling water introduction member (96) surrounding the thermostat valves.

Abstract: A method for controlling braking and/or traction of a vehicle is provided. The methods includes determining by the vehicle control unit a desired slip value based on vehicle state parameters, the desired slip value being communicated to the braking control unit and to the traction control unit, measuring or estimating a slip measure or estimation from wheel parameters collected on the at least wheel tire by the sensor, the slip measure or estimation being communicated to the braking control unit and/or to the traction control unit controlling a wheel slip by the braking control unit and by the traction control unit, based on the desired slip value and the slip measure or estimation.

Abstract: A mobile machine control method includes receiving, by a single controller, a first request for movement of the machine by a ground-engaging device, receiving, by the single controller, a second request for movement of an implement system of the machine, and determining, with the single controller, an amount of desired power from an engine to satisfy the first request and the second request. The method also includes selecting an engine speed from a plurality of candidate engine speeds to produce the desired power and operating the engine at the selected engine speed to produce the desired power.

Abstract: Disclosed are a rapid acceleration mode system of a vehicle and a method for controlling the same which may provide personalized user options for rapid acceleration. In particular embodiments, the system includes an input device configured to receive a user input regarding whether or not to select a rapid acceleration mode; a storage configured to store at least one of a state reference of a battery and a state reference of a vehicle powertrain; a notification device configured to inform a user whether or not the vehicle enters the rapid acceleration mode; and a controller configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is capable of entering the rapid acceleration mode, and to output whether or not the vehicle is capable of entering the rapid acceleration mode through the notification device.

Abstract: A brake control system includes one or more processors communicatively connected to at least one sensor configured to output at least one property measurement of air in a brake pipe of a vehicle braking assembly. The one or more processors are configured to determine, based on the at least one property measurement, a pressure reduction lower limit (PRLL) in the brake pipe. The one or more processors are further configured to control movement of a vehicle system that includes the brake pipe to enforce the PRLL by preventing a pressure reduction in the brake pipe that is less than the PRLL while one or more air reservoirs of the vehicle braking assembly are at a reduced charge state.

Abstract: A cooling system for cooling diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) for an off-road vehicle is provided. The system includes a DEF tank configured to hold DEF. The system includes a cooling interface configured to interface with the DEF. The system further includes a thermoelectric device disposed exterior to the DEF tank, wherein a first portion of the thermoelectric device is coupled to the cooling interface. The thermoelectric device is configured to draw heat from the cooling interface to cool the DEF. The system still further includes a heat sink coupled to a second portion of the thermoelectric device opposite the first portion. The heat sink is configured to draw heat away from the thermoelectric device.

Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis device of a thermostat includes: a temperature detection module that detects a temperature of cooling water on the basis of a sensor signal of a cooling water temperature sensor; an abnormality determination module that detects an abnormality of the thermostat, when the temperature of the cooling water reaches a first reference temperature and thereafter becomes lower than an abnormality determination reference temperature that is lower than the first reference temperature; and a cooling water temperature adjustment module that executes a control for preventing temperature decrease of the cooling water, when the temperature of the cooling water reaches the first reference temperature and thereafter becomes lower than a second reference temperature that is lower than the first reference temperature and is higher than the abnormality determination reference temperature.

Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for automatically detecting internally blocked rear and side view mirrors. An example method to detect an obstruction may include detecting via sensors in the vehicle an obstruction preventing a driver from viewing a region of interest associated with a mirror, determining a permanence associated with the obstruction, and switching to a camera mode in lieu of the mirror when the obstruction has a permanence beyond a threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a fuel injection system (1) for supplying a combustion engine of a vehicle with fuel, in which method the fuel is conveyed at high pressure with the aid of a high-pressure pump (2), fed to a high-pressure accumulator (3), and injected into a cylinder of the combustion engine with the aid of at least one injector connected to the high-pressure accumulator (3). In order to detect any damage to the drive of the high-pressure pump (3), according to the invention a) the pressure (P) in the high-pressure accumulator (3) is measured and, on the basis of the measured values, a pressure drop (?P) in the high-pressure accumulator (3) caused by an injection into a cylinder is determined, b) a maximum pressure gradient is determined during a pressure build-up phase following the injection, c) the determined pressure drop (?P) and the determined maximum pressure gradient are put into proportion.

Abstract: A liquid ammonia phase-change cooling type hybrid power thermal management system. The system comprises an injector, a liquid ammonia hydrogen supply system, a liquid ammonia common rail pipe, a fuel oil common rail pipe and an oil tank, wherein the liquid ammonia hydrogen supply system comprises a liquid ammonia storage tank, an ammonia pumping system, a flow dividing system and an ammonia inlet and outlet system, the fuel oil common rail pipe is respectively connected with the oil tank and a one-way oil inlet of the injector, the liquid ammonia common rail pipe is respectively connected with the ammonia inlet and outlet system and a one-way ammonia inlet of the injector, an ammonia inlet pipe and an ammonia return pipe are arranged in the ammonia inlet and outlet system, the ammonia pumping system comprises a liquid ammonia storage flow divider, a low-pressure pump and a high-pressure pump.

Abstract: An eye-bolt assembly includes an eye bolt and a base portion. The eye bolt includes a ring portion, a stem portion, and at least one winged extension. The ring portion is attached a first end of the stem portion. The at least one winged extension is attached to a second end of the stem portion. The base portion receives and securely locks the eye bolt therein. The base portion includes a collar and a platform secured to the collar. The collar forms a first aperture therein. The platform forms a second aperture therein. The platform includes a spring being located at least partially within the second aperture. A first end of the spring is attached to the platform. The second aperture formed in the platform is in spaced communication with the first aperture formed in the collar.

Abstract: An intercooler assembly for an intercooler supercharger system comprising a plurality of separate, contiguous intercooler cores, each including a top and a bottom, wherein the tops of the intercooler cores are coplanar and at least two of the bottoms of the intercooler cores are not coplanar.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a steering assist device. A steering assist device may comprise a first current sensor obtaining a first current value, a second current sensor obtaining a second current value, a third current sensor obtaining a third current value, a fourth current sensor obtaining a fourth current value, and a controller unit comparing the first current value with the third current value determining a state of at least one of the first current sensor or the third current sensor according to a result of the comparison, comparing the second current value with the fourth current value, determining a state of at least one of the second current sensor or the fourth current sensor according to a result of the comparison, and controlling a steering motor according to a result of the determination.

Abstract: A modified fuel tank for utility, off-road and all-terrain vehicles. The modified fuel tank has a built-up first side and a thinner second side, wherein a modified opening is formed through a portion of both. A modified insert is dimensioned and adapted to engage the periphery of the modified opening through a sidewall including a curved portion and a tapered portion to accommodate the transition between the first side and the second side. A pump assembly with a built-in regulator is supported by the modified insert, by way of a retaining lip and a seal and retaining ring, so that the pump assembly is fluidly coupled to the fuel compartment of the modified fuel tank, and an outlet protrudes just above the modified insert.

Abstract: An accessory for tethering a cap for a SMA/SMP bulkhead to a device assembly without having to introduce elements that could compromise the integrity of the device assembly. The accessory includes a first portion that engages the SMA/SMP bulkhead and securely interconnects thereto, and a second portion that includes an opening where a tether chain is physically interconnected thereto. The tether chain includes the cap for the SMA/SMP bulkhead secured to the second end thereof.

Abstract: Control of an internal combustion engine system in response to a condensation condition associated with a charge air cooler is disclosed. One or more operating parameters of the internal combustion engine are monitored to the control charge air cooler coolant inlet temperature to keep the charge temperature above the estimated dew point to reduce or prevent condensation upstream of the intake manifold.

Abstract: A piston and connecting rod assembly including concentric primary and secondary pistons, the secondary piston being axially movable within the primary piston, toward a limit position therein, by a spring. The spring compression is controlled in part by a spring support which is axially movable within the primary piston. A cam lobe at the upper end of the connecting rod projects at an upward angle to the axis of the connecting rod. During a compression stroke the cam lobe causes displacement of the spring support, upward and then downward, initially increasing compression in the spring and then decreasing it as the connecting rod approaches a top dead center position, thus enabling the secondary piston to be positioned according to the size of the fuel charge, substantially independent of inertial forces acting on the secondary piston, to optimize the compression ratio to the fuel charge.

Abstract: A cover for an internal combustion engine is configured to be attached to an engine main body so as to cover a timing chain or a timing belt. The cover for the internal combustion engine includes insertion holes configured to receive a crankshaft or a camshaft. The cover for the internal combustion engine includes a first member made of a hard plastic and a second member made of a material different from the hard plastic. The first member is produced by insert molding with the second member embedded in the first member. A periphery of at least one of the insertion holes in the second member includes a joint surface that is joined to the first member. The joint surface includes annular grooves surrounding the insertion hole, the annular grooves being arranged in a radial direction of the insertion hole.

Abstract: A burner includes an atomizing chamber, a flame tube in front of the atomizing chamber adapted to direct combusting fuel introduced by the atomizing chamber along an interior of the flame tube, and a controller. The controller is programmed to independently control rate of fuel flow to the atomizing chamber, rate of atomizing air flow to the atomizing chamber, and rate of combustion air to the flame tub. The controller is also programmed to perform operations including regulating, based on output of a gas sensor, at least the rate of combustion air to the flame tube to substantially maintain a first predetermined amount of excess air in the flame tube.