Abstract: A system for securing a motor to a circuit board of a rearview assembly may comprise a display element having an orientation; a motor having at least two motor terminals; a motherboard having a connection header; and a motor connection printed circuit board defining at least two slots and having a body portion and an end portion. Traces may extend from the at least two slots to the end portion of the motor connection printed circuit board. Each of the at least two motor terminals may be inserted into one of the at least two slots defined by the motor connection printed circuit board; and a portion of each of the at least two motor terminals may extend through the slot in which it has been inserted.

Abstract: A courtesy horn for an automotive vehicle, wherein the courtesy horn is configured to enable to the driver to send an alternate, gentler horn sound, and wherein the courtesy horn is provided in addition to the standard automotive vehicular horn.

Abstract: Provided is an obstacle detecting unit that acquires a detection signal based on a distance between a vehicle and an obstacle around the vehicle; an image acquiring unit that acquires an image signal corresponding to an image around the vehicle; and a control unit that executes, based on the detection signal and the image signal, an automatic parking process detecting the parking space and parking the vehicle in the parking space. The control unit is configured to execute, when executing the automatic parking process, a fault handling process depending on a state of the automatic parking process in the case where a fault occurs in either the obstacle detecting unit or the image acquiring unit.

Abstract: A cargo restraint system includes a body, a first connecting end and a second connecting end on opposing sides of the body, wherein the first and second connecting ends are coupled to a securing member which is used to restrain the cargo. One or more load sensors are coupled to the first connecting end and/or the second connecting end. A controller is coupled to the one or more load sensors. The controller is configured to receive tension information from the one or more load sensors. The controller includes a transmitter capable of transmitting the tension information to a remote device. The controller may include a database to store the information.

Abstract: A method of training a rodent to identify pairs of same or different odors, whereby the rodent learns the rule irrespective of the particular odors. Once trained, the rodent can be used to measure perceptual odor similarities between members of pairs of odors, which odors may be unrelated to the odors the rodent was trained on.

Abstract: Provided is an insole that can check the operation of a sensor and accurately and quickly connect with a user terminal, the user terminal and a pairing method thereof. The method for pairing an insole comprises scanning an insole, in which at least one pressure sensor and tactile element are installed, providing a vibration command to the scanned insole to vibrate a tactile element of the scanned insole, and pairing the insole including the vibrating tactile element and a user terminal.

Abstract: A driver assistance system includes: a first speaker disposed on a vehicle and configured to output an omnidirectional sound; a second speaker disposed on the vehicle and configured to output a directional sound; and a controller configured to be electrically connected to the first speaker and the second speaker. The controller is configured to control the first speaker to output the omnidirectional sound while the vehicle is reversing and control, based on an obstacle being identified at a rear of the vehicle while the vehicle is reversing, the second speaker to output the directional sound directed toward the obstacle.

Abstract: A camera system and method for controlling same, including capturing images of surroundings of a vehicle for a driver assistance system thereof. The camera system includes a first rolling shutter camera having a first aperture angle, a second rolling shutter camera having a second aperture angle, and control electronics. The first and second cameras are suitable for generating wide-angle and tele camera images, respectively. The first aperture angle is greater than the second aperture angle. The two cameras are designed such that both camera images have an overlap region. The control electronics synchronizes the two cameras. The geometric arrangement of the two cameras with respect to one another, and the position of the overlap region in the wide-angle image and in the tele camera image, are determined by continuous estimation. The stored geometric arrangement and position are taken into consideration during synchronization of the first and second cameras.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery replacement device (1?) and a control method therefor. The battery replacement device (1?) is used for mounting a battery on an electric vehicle, and sending a security message to a battery lock (2?) to unlock the battery, so that the battery is electrically connected to the electric vehicle.

Abstract: A collision warning method in relation to vulnerable road users (VRUs), applied in a host vehicle when being driven, obtains a relative lateral distance between a vehicle and a VRU and obtains speed of movement of the VRU in addition to speed and direction of the host vehicle. A warning scenario is determined according to the relative lateral distance and the VRU speed. A warning distance according to the warning scenario and the relative speed is calculated, a relative distance between the host vehicle and the VRU is obtained, and the issue of a corresponding level of a collision warning is determined according to a comparison between the warning distance and the relative distance.

Abstract: A vehicle anti-theft device for a vehicle has a hardware adapter removably attached to an OnBoard Diagnostic II (OBD-II) port of the vehicle. The hardware adapter monitors for unauthorized movement of the vehicle and allows only authorized individuals who enter an authorization code to the hardware adapter to drive the vehicle.

Abstract: In one example, a notification may be generated to prompt a user to clean a personal computing device. The notification may be based upon usage data of the personal computing device. Multiple types of usage data may be determined and combined to create a composite usage value. The composite usage value may be compared to a threshold usage value. A notification may be generated if the composite usage value exceeds the threshold usage value.

Abstract: There is provided a fire alarm device including multiple light sources, a light sensor, a first processor and a second processor. In a standby mode, the first processor identifies whether to wake up the second processor according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of one of the multiple light sources. The second processor identifies whether to generate an alarm according to a detection result of the light sensor obtained by detecting emission light of the multiple light sources. The fire alarm device further includes a thermal sensor for providing detected temperature values to the first processor and/or the second processor to perform the identifying procedure.

Abstract: A system for monitoring medical conditions including pressure ulcers, pressure-induced ischemia and related medical conditions comprises at least one sensor adapted to detect one or more patient characteristic including at least position, orientation, temperature, acceleration, moisture, resistance, stress, heart rate, respiration rate, and blood oxygenation, a host for processing the data received from the sensors together with historical patient data to develop an assessment of patient condition and suggested course of treatment, including either suspending or adjusting turn schedule based on various types of patient movement. Compliance with Head-of-Bed protocols can also be performed based on actual patient position instead of being inferred from bed elevation angle.

Abstract: A meditation system comprising a meditation surface including a contactless bio-sensor and a processor to analyze data from the contactless bio-sensor, to determine meditation results including a user's respiration, heart rate, and meditation quality, the processor further to calculate a recommendation to the user based on the meditation results. The system further comprising a user interface to display the meditation results and the recommendation.

Abstract: A blind spot warning method is disclosed for a tow vehicle. The method includes determining whether a trailer is connected to the tow vehicle. Based on the determination whether the trailer is connected to the tow vehicle, the determines whether a blind spot zone corresponds to the tow vehicle or to the tow vehicle and the trailer. At least one instruction is sent to a user interface of the tow vehicle for displaying an image for viewing by a driver of the tow vehicle. The displayed image indicates the determination whether the blind spot zone corresponds to the tow vehicle or to the tow vehicle and the trailer, and indicates a presence or absence of at least one other vehicle disposed in the blind spot zone.

Abstract: An on-board communication device is configured to be communicably connected to on-board ECUs provided in a vehicle, and to acquire configuration information transmitted from the on-board ECUs, the on-board communication device including a control unit that controls communication with an external authentication device that is connected from outside of the vehicle when replacement or addition of an on-board ECU is performed, and if previously-acquired configuration information is different from presently-acquired configuration information, the control unit attempts communication with the external authentication device, and if communication with the external authentication device is not performed in a normal manner, the control unit determines that the on-board ECU has undergone improper replacement or addition.

Abstract: Techniques are described for using one or more wireless host devices to perform tire localization of TPMS sensor data by determining received signal strength indicator (RSSI) signatures that are unique to the wireless communication channel between a host device and each TPMS sensor. RSSI signatures represents a periodic variation of the wireless communication channel between a host device on the car body and a TPMS sensor in a rotating tire. Characteristics of the communication channel is a function of the wheel angle and is periodic with wheel rotations. The RSSI signatures may be created by matching RSSI measurements of packets received by the host device from a TPMS sensor with wheel angles derived from wheel speed sensor (WSS) data of the anti-lock braking system (ABS). The RSSI signatures are a unique marker of each wheel that may be used to identify the locations of the TPMS sensors for tire localization.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detecting a seat belt of a vehicle, the method comprising: storing, by a controller, a pattern before an occupant of a vehicle wears a seat belt webbing and a pattern after the occupant of the vehicle wears the seat belt webbing photographed through a region of interest of a vision sensor in a memory; receiving, by the controller, an image for the seat belt webbing photographed in the region of interest of the vision sensor; determining, by the controller, whether the pattern of the seat belt webbing stored in the memory is detected from the image of the seat belt webbing; and when the pattern of the seat belt webbing is not detected, controlling, by the controller, a display device to display a first warning message indicating that the seat belt webbing is not detected.

Abstract: Provided are a motor driving circuit, a control method therefor, and a driving chip. The motor driving circuit includes a logic module and a push-pull module, a channel selection module, an instruction recognition module, and an isolating switch module. An input signal is outputted by the logic module and the push-pull module to control the motor. The channel selection module is configured to select a channel for the input signal to make the input signal to be connected to the isolating switch module or the instruction recognition module, or disconnected. The instruction recognition module is configured to perform a corresponding operation on the isolating switch module according to an inputted instruction. The isolating switch module is configured to receive an instruction of the channel selection module and an instruction of the instruction recognition module to connect or disconnect the logic module.