Abstract: A method for operating a driving assistance system of a motor vehicle includes manoeuvring the motor vehicle autonomously with a driving assistance system while a user with a mobile terminal is located outside the motor vehicle. The user performs, by the driving assistance system and during the manoeuvring, longitudinal guidance and transverse guidance of the motor vehicle. The driving assistance system is operated at a first automation level when communication between the driving assistance system and the mobile terminal is ensured. While the user activates the mobile terminal, the longitudinal guidance, and the transverse guidance in a predetermined fashion, a surrounding area of the motor vehicle is sensed, at the first automation level, by the driving assistance system, and in addition to the longitudinal guidance and the transverse guidance of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is then autonomously manoeuvred according to the sensed surrounding area.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: an operation element configured to receive a driving operation by an occupant; a movement sensor configured to detect a movement of the operation element; a travel control unit configured to select a manual driving mode to control a steering device based on a signal from the movement sensor or an autonomous driving mode to control the steering device regardless of the signal from the movement sensor; a travel information acquiring unit configured to acquire travel information of a vehicle; a grip area setting unit configured to set at least one recommended grip area of the operation element based on the travel information of the vehicle; an indicator configured to turn on so as to illuminate the recommended grip area; and an indicator control unit configured to change a control mode of the indicator according to a driving mode selected by the travel control unit.

Abstract: A system trains a generator unit and a discriminator unit simultaneously. The generator unit is configured to determine a future trajectory of at least one other road user in the environment of a vehicle considering an observed trajectory of the at least one other road user. The discriminator unit is configured to determine whether the determined future trajectory of the other road user is an actual future trajectory of the other road user. The system is configured to train the generator unit and the discriminator unit simultaneously with gradient descent.

Abstract: A mobile identification transmitter for an access arrangement of a vehicle, said access arrangement being supplied by a vehicle battery, comprises an identification-transmitter-side receiving device for receiving a vehicle-side request signal. Furthermore, it comprises an identification-transmitter-side transmitting device for emitting a response signal in response to the reception of the vehicle-side request signal. Finally, the mobile identification transmitter has an identification-transmitter-side control device for identifying and/or estimating the state of charge of the vehicle battery, for comparing the identified and/or estimated state of charge with a predetermined threshold value, and for identifying an emergency state of the access arrangement if the identified and/or estimated state of charge falls below the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A method of evaluating continued usage of a particular type of aircraft after a lightning strike includes performing structure assessments of one or more structures of the type of aircraft based on one or more representative values for lightning strike damage for the type of aircraft. The method also includes determining a number indicating how many flights an aircraft of the type of aircraft can fly after a lightning strike and before performing an extended conditional inspection for lightning strike damage.

Abstract: A device for rolling garments and other items, comprising an adjustable length rod operable to move between a locked position and a retractable position by twisting the adjustable length rod. There is a handle on one end of the rod capable of fully housing the adjustable length rod when fully retracted in its retractable position, a securing clip operable to move between an open position and a closed position connected to the handle for securing an item to the rod, and a securing clip button on the handle for triggering the securing clip to its open or closed position. The device includes safety mechanisms, with a quick-release button on the end of the handle that is movable between an engaged and a disengaged position, and a quick-release slide switch movable between an up and down position.

Abstract: A cord storage device has a base member with two sides, and a plug receptacle extending from one side. The plug receptacle anchors a plug end of an electronic device cord and forms a core about which the cord can be wound. A flexible retaining wall is coupled to the base member and moves between a closed position on the one side and an open position on the other side of the base member. In the closed position, an annular space is formed for the wound cord.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a crane having a travelable undercarriage and a superstructure which is rotatably supported thereon, to which a boom is luffably connected in an articulated manner, on the one hand, and a counterweight arrangement is telescopically supported, on the other hand. In accordance with the present disclosure, the counterweight arrangement comprises a U-shaped frame in which a likewise U-shaped counterweight frame is telescopically guided. The counterweight plates forming the counterweight are separated into two stacks which are each longitudinally displaceably guided on a side member.

Abstract: A cord storage and retrieval apparatus that is operable to be engaged with a midpoint area of undesired slack of a cord so as to wind and store a portion of the cord wherein the ends of the cord remain available or operably coupled to an object. The cord storage and retrieval apparatus includes a lower portion and an upper portion that are rotatably coupled. A channel and sidewall openings are formed within the lower portion so as to facilitate engagement of a cord. A shaft with a slot is operably coupled to the upper portion and extends downward therefrom so as to rotatably engage an aperture formed within the channel. A ceiling structure, couplings, keepers, and connectors are included in some embodiments to facilitate separation movement, rotational resistance control and/or locking functionality. The shaft is further configured to receive a topside locking member from a second unit for stacking purposes.

Abstract: A belt retractor casing shell having a cup-shaped configuration comprises a front wall (14) as well as a circumferential wall (16) extending from the front wall (14), the front wall (14) including an annular zone (44) weakened vis-à-vis the radially inside and/or outside adjacent portion around a center (42).

Abstract: An automatic positioning group in a machine for winding plastic film onto bobbins that determines the correct position of an operative oscillating element with respect to a core such as a bobbin of a film having a different diameter sizes, wherein the operative oscillating element is supported at first free ends of levers hinged on pins associated with a frame of the winding machine and oscillated by a related actuator. The levers extend, in an opposite position to the ends carrying the operative oscillating element into appendices which collaborate with at least one pair of abutments positioned on a respective cam rotated with respect to the frame by an actuator, wherein each of the abutments is positioned on the cam with a different radial dimension with respect to a rotation axis of the rotating cam. The operative oscillating element can consist of a contact roll or a cutting blade.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for use on a construction machine includes a first valve, a second valve, and at least a third valve. The second and third valve each includes at least one inlet port connected to a first outlet port of the first valve. The first outlet port of each of the second and third valves are configured to reduce a first pressure to a second pressure and/or a third pressure downstream of the second valve and the third valve, respectively. The second valve and the third valve also include at least a second outlet port connected to a reservoir tank. A hydraulic motor is connected to the first outlet port of the second valve, which operates the hydraulic motor in a first direction. The hydraulic motor also is connected to the first outlet port of the third valve, which operates the hydraulic motor in a second direction.

Abstract: A tracked vehicle such as a snowmobile is provided with a power takeoff by substitution of a gear wheel for an existing idle wheel around which the track of the vehicle is wound. The gear wheel has a circumference which is equal to the distance between two preselected drive lugs on the track.

Abstract: A collapsible wire unroller apparatus having a frame including cradles for supporting a spindle having spools of wire. A bottom support mounted to one portion of the frame connects to a rear hitch of the all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Left and right adjustable straps mounted to another portion of the frame connect to a rear cargo rack of the ATV and reduce the weight of the spindles placed on the rear hitch.

Abstract: A reel for winding metal strip, in particular rolled hot strip, having a mandrel shaft (2), which has a first shaft end piece (18), which is rotably mounted by means of at least one bearing (4) provided in the machine frame (3) of the reel, a clamping device (5) arranged between the at least one bearing (4) and the mandrel shaft (2), such that, in a clamped operating state, a frictional connection can be produced between the at least one bearing (4) and the mandrel shaft (2).

Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint arrangement includes a retractable and extractable belt, a belt reel on which the belt is windable, a retraction mechanism adapted to retract the belt from an extracted position, and a belt retraction brake adapted to limit the retraction speed of the belt during retraction of the belt by imparting a braking force to the belt reel during retraction of the belt via inductance. The present disclosure also relates to a method for limiting the retraction speed of a belt arranged on a belt reel.

Abstract: A crane characterized in that it comprises a lower vertical boom (10) and an upper horizontal boom (12), mutually connected through a joint element (20), in that the lowest part of the vertical boom is connected through a pedestal (14), the pedestal further comprising a slew ring for rotating of the crane about a vertical axis (16), and a tension rod (22) is arranged between the pedestal and the joint element in a distance from the vertical boom and mainly parallel to this in a normal position of the crane.

Abstract: The rewinding machine includes a first winding cradle, formed between a first winding roller, a second winding roller and a third winding roller and a second winding cradle formed between the first winding roller, the second winding roller and a fourth winding roller. The first winding roller and the second winding roller define a nip through which nip the winding cores, around which the web material is found, pass and the web material is fed towards a roll being formed in the second winding cradle. A severing member is furthermore provided, acting on the web material between a winding core and the nip, to sever the web material thus generating a tail edge of a completed roll and a leading edge of a new roll to be wound.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) for controlling the unwinding of a web (2) wound on a core is disclosed. The apparatus (1) includes a turnbar (10), an actuator (20), a sensor (30), and a controller (70). The turnbar (10) includes a target location to receive the web (2). The actuator (20) is coupled to the turnbar (10) and includes an axis of movement (29). The sensor (30) measures transverse placement of the web (2) relative to the target location and transmits an input signal to the controller (70) when transverse placement of the web (2) differs from the target location. The controller (70) provides an output signal to the actuator (20 to move the turnbar (10) along the axis of movement (29) such that the web (2) maintains substantial alignment with the target location.

Abstract: A sprocket assembly defining a sprocket assembly width. The assembly has at least eleven sprockets and the sprocket assembly mounts to a bicycle freewheel hub that rotates about a rotation axis which defines a predetermined axial distance on the hub between a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis. At least one point of the attachment seats for spokes closest to the freewheel body and a plane is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and defined in the fastening portion to the frame. The sprocket assembly width is lower than or equal to the predetermined axial distance. A chain that engages the sprockets has a maximum thickness in the direction of the rotation axis between and including 4.6 mm and 5.8 mm.