Abstract: A control device configured to control motion of a vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to execute braking control that generates a braking force for decelerating the vehicle in response to a braking request. The controller is configured to release the braking force by the braking control when a predetermined condition for continuing the braking control is not satisfied, and to maintain the braking force by the braking control when the predetermined condition is satisfied, in a case where an accelerator pedal is operated during execution of the braking control.

Abstract: Estimating fuel consumptions of a vehicle is disclosed. A first fuel consumption value in a first time interval is estimated using fuel-sender resistance data. A second fuel consumption value in a second time interval is estimated using fuel-injected mass data. At least the first fuel consumption value and the second fuel consumption value are combined to obtain a fuel consumption value. The fuel consumption value is then output.

Abstract: A steering device for a vehicle, having a rack which is mounted so as to be displaceable in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the rack, having a pinion, wherein the rack meshes with the pinion, having a pressing mechanism, wherein the rack is pressed against the pinion by the pressing mechanism, and having a sensor mechanism. The sensor mechanism is designed at least for measuring a compressive force. To detect or measure a rack force of the rack reliably and/or easily, the steering device is characterized in that a compressive force component directed radially to the longitudinal axis of the rack can be detected or measured by the sensor mechanism.

Abstract: A method including: repeatedly obtaining information in a control unit regarding a set operation value and an actual operation value of a component, unit, or system; repeatedly evaluating a difference between a set operation value and the actual operation value; if a difference exceeds a predefined minimum difference, measuring a response time from when the minimum difference was exceeded until a predefined change of the actual value is achieved, and/or measuring a change of the actual value during a predefined response time, remaining active if the set operation value is continuously exceeds the actual value; and if the response time is longer than the predefined response time and/or if the change of the actual value has not achieved the predefined change, generating a fault signal.

Abstract: A small engine starter device for automatically starting a small engine includes a flywheel gear which is attachable to a flywheel of a small engine in place of a pull start mechanism that has been removed from the flywheel. A starter is mountable to the small engine such that the starter surrounds the flywheel gear. The starter is actuatable into a starting condition such that the starter engages the flywheel gear. Additionally, the starter rotates the flywheel gear when the starter is actuated into the starting condition thereby enabling the starter to start the small engine. The starter has a battery socket for receiving a battery of a cordless power tool thereby enabling the starter to be powered by the battery of the cordless power tool.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a convolutional neural network computing method and system based on weight kneading, comprising: arranging original weights in a computation sequence and aligning by bit to obtain a weight matrix, removing slack bits in the weight matrix, allowing essential bits in each column of the weight matrix to fill the vacancies according to the computation sequence to obtain an intermediate matrix, removing null rows in the intermediate matrix, obtain a kneading matrix, wherein each row of the kneading matrix serves as a kneading weight; obtaining positional information of the activation corresponding to each bit of the kneading weight; divides the kneading weight by bit into multiple weight segments, processing summation of the weight segments and the corresponding activations according to the positional information, and sending a processing result to an adder tree to obtain an output feature map by means of executing shift-and-add on the processing result.

Abstract: Catalytic coatings and techniques for applying the catalytic coatings may be utilized in connection with a number of engine system components including fuel injectors components, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve components, EGR cooler components, piston components, spark plugs, engine valves (intake valves and exhaust valves), engine valve seats, oxygen sensors, NOx sensors, and particulate sensors.

Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting at least one temperature along a fluid flow path of a fluid flow system having a heater disposed in the fluid flow path are provided. In one example, a method includes: obtaining at least one input, wherein the at least one input includes a setpoint, a mass flow rate, an inlet temperature, or a combination thereof; calculating a temperature associated with the heater based on a predefined model and the at least one input; and setting a value of the at least one temperature along the fluid flow path to the temperature of the heater.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for combating drowsiness of a driver of a motor vehicle. A calculation rule is used in which a fatigue progression curve, that represents a fatigue development of the driver over time, can be generated based on a parameter set, and specific values for the parameter set are determined for a route ahead. The fatigue progression curve for the route ahead may be determined via the calculation rule using the determined values for the parameter set, and the fatigue progression curve is analyzed. A countermeasure may be initiated depending on a result of the analysis, in which countermeasure at least one value of a variable parameter of the parameter set is specifically changed.

Abstract: An intake manifold includes a body member defining an interior chamber having an upper surface and a perimeter wall depending therefrom and extending to a perimeter edge, which extends in a plane. An air intake port extends through the body member and opens into the interior chamber. An EGR tube extends through an EGR tube port in the body member and the EGR tube opens into the interior chamber. A MAP sensor extends through a MAP port in the body member such that an interior portion of the MAP sensor is positioned in the interior chamber and extends from an interior surface of the body member upper surface by a first distance. A shield member includes a shield wall that depends from the interior surface of the upper surface by a distance larger than the first distance and defines a shielded area about the interior portion of the MAP sensor.

Abstract: A system for preventing an engine included in a work machine from restarting, after the work machine is tipped over. A sensor included in the work machine is configured to detect a tipping incident. If a tipping incident is detected, the sensor sends out a signal configured to shut down the engine and a tilt signal configured to prevent the engine from restarting. The engine is only restarted if certain steps are undertaken by an operator and a reset switch is activated.

Abstract: A prechamber spark plug for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes a prechamber, a first connecting conduit, and a second connecting conduit. The prechamber is fluidically connectable to the combustion chamber via the first and second connecting conduits such that a mixture of fuel and air is introducible out of the combustion chamber and into the prechamber. The first connecting conduit has, on an end opposite the prechamber and via which the mixture of fuel and air is introducible into the first connecting conduit, a first partial region extending in a peripheral direction of the first connecting conduit and having a bevel, and has a second partial region connected to the first partial region in the peripheral direction and extending in the peripheral direction of the first connecting conduit and in which the first connecting conduit is free of a bevel.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprising: a main combustion chamber comprising at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, wherein at least one intake port fluidically connected to an intake manifold is configured to supply an air and/or an air-fuel-mixture to the main combustion chamber via the at least one intake valve, and a pre-chamber which is in fluid connection with the main combustion chamber, wherein the pre-chamber is in fluid connection with the intake port and/or the intake manifold through a supply line, wherein at least one fuel injector is configured to enrich the air and/or air-fuel-mixture supplied to the main combustion chamber to have a lower ignition delay than an air-fuel-mixture supplied to the pre-chamber and/or air or air-fuel-mixture can be supplied to the pre-chamber to have a higher ignition delay than an air-fuel-mixture supplied to the main combustion chamber.

Abstract: A compressed-truncated singular value decomposition (C-TSVD) based crossbar array apparatus is provided. The C-TSVD based crossbar array apparatus may include an original crossbar array in an m×n matrix having row input lines and column output lines and including cells of a resistance memory device, or two partial crossbar arrays obtained by decomposing the original crossbar array based on C-TSVD, an analog to digital converter (ADC) that converts output values of column output lines of sub-arrays obtained through array partitioning, an adder that sums up results of the ADC to correspond to the column output lines, and a controller that controls application of the original crossbar array or the two partial crossbar arrays. Input values are input to the row input lines, a weight is multiplied by the input values and accumulated results are output as output values of the column output lines.

Abstract: A neural processor includes neural engines for performing convolution operations on input data corresponding to one or more tasks to generate output data. The neural processor also includes a data processor circuit coupled to external system memory. The data processor circuit includes a buffer for storing the output data from the neural engines. The neural processor further includes a task manager coupled to the data processor circuit. The task manager receives a context-switch task. The context-switch task specifies a switch of the data processor circuit from handling an outgoing task to an incoming task. The task manager sends configuration data of the context-switch task to cause the data processor circuit to transmit the output data corresponding to the outgoing task from the buffer to the external system memory. The data processor circuit also fetches data corresponding to the incoming task from the external system memory to the buffer.

Abstract: A computer device for automatic feature detection comprises a processor, a communication device, and a memory configured to hold instructions executable by the processor to instantiate a dynamic convolution neural network, receive input data via the communication network, and execute the dynamic convolution neural network to automatically detect features in the input data. The dynamic convolution neural network compresses the input data from an input space having a dimensionality equal to a predetermined number of channels into an intermediate space having a dimensionality less than the number of channels. The dynamic convolution neural network dynamically fuses the channels into an intermediate representation within the intermediate space and expands the intermediate representation from the intermediate space to an expanded representation in an output space having a higher dimensionality than the dimensionality of the intermediate space.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for deep purging of fuel vapors of an air intake system hydrocarbon trap. The purging may comprise supplying heated air to the air intake system hydrocarbon trap via a carbon filled fuel vapor storage canister that includes an integral heater. The heated air operates to liberate heavier hydrocarbons from the air intake system hydrocarbon trap.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for training and using a deep neural network with adaptively trained off-ramps for an early exit at an intermediate representation layer. The training includes, for respective intermediate representation layers of a sequence of intermediate representation layers, predicting a label based on the training data and comparing against a correct label. The training further includes generating a confidence value associated with the predicted label. The confidence value is based on optimizing an objective function that includes a weighted entropy of a probability distribution of the likelihood, weighted based on whether previous intermediate representation layer has accurately predicted the label. Use of the weighted entropy provides the training with a focus on predicting labels that the previous intermediate representation layers has performed poorly and not labels that have existed before the intermediate representation layer being trained.

Abstract: An engine includes an exhaust manifold, and an EGR cooler connected to the exhaust manifold. The EGR cooler overlaps, in a rear view, with a gear case cover which is arranged to face a flywheel housing to be protected from an external impact, particularly, from an impact from the rear side.

Abstract: A method and device diagnoses a presence or an absence of an abnormality in an evaporated fuel treatment system. The first intake air amount is a detection value of an air flow meter in a state in which the purge control valve has been opened, and is theoretically the same value as the second intake air amount when a purge control valve is closed. The second intake air amount is a theoretical intake air amount indirectly calculated arithmetically, and is a value that reflects a change in the intake air amount accompanying operations of intake system devices. A presence or an absence of an abnormality in the evaporated fuel treatment system is determined based on the first intake air amount and the second intake air amount after a control duty of the purge control valve has reached 100%.