Abstract: Methods and systems for improving the charging of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) using solar irradiance. For example, a computing system may be configured to obtain sensor data from a plurality of vehicles, where the sensor data is indicative of sensor measurement data acquired by a perception sensor of the respective vehicle, a time the sensor measurement data was acquired, and a pose of the vehicle. The computing system may be configured to, based on the sensor data from the plurality of vehicles, determine a plurality of solar irradiance levels for a plurality of locations within a geographic area. The computing system may be configured to generate a map layer, the map layer being indicative of a respective solar irradiance level for each of the plurality of locations. The computing system may be configured to output the map layer for integration into map data associated with the geographic area.

Abstract: A system can perform a method that includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors. The system can execute a sample-based estimator on the sensor data. The sample-based estimator optimizes a probability distribution dilation of the sensor data based on a minimum measurement uncertainty value to minimize aliasing in the sample-based estimator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for correcting a pose (20) of a motor vehicle (10) in the surroundings (18) of the motor vehicle (10) by an assistance system (12) of the motor vehicle (10), the method comprising the steps of receiving first data (22) of semantic contour image measurements by an electronic computing device (14) of the assistance system (12), receiving second data (24) of an initial pose estimate by the electronic computing device (14), receiving third data (26) of semantically labeled map elements by the electronic computing device (14), generating a score image (28) and/or an error image (30) and its image derivatives based on the first data (22) by the electronic computing device (14), generating expected three-dimensional points (32) of the map elements at the initial pose estimate based on the second data (24) and third data (26) by the electronic computing device (14), comparing the expected three-dimensional points (32) of the map elements with the score image (28) and/or the error ima

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring an integrity of a system by an monitoring system, comprising the steps of: Performing at least one hard constraint integrity check and depending on the hard constraint integrity check generating a Boolean value about the hard constraint integrity check by an electronic computing device of the monitoring system; Performing at least one soft constraint integrity check and depending on the soft constraint integrity check generating a floating P-value about the soft constraint integrity check by the electronic computing device; Generating a consensus value by rejecting outliers of the P-value and fusing non-outlier P-values to the consensus value by an estimator of the electronic computing device; and Monitoring the integrity depending on the Boolean value and the consensus value by the electronic computing device. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program product, as well as to a monitoring system.

Abstract: A motorcycle with a single transmission breather that is mounted over the transmission case. Crank case gas passes through the breather. Oil separated from the breather drains back to a cavity under the breather. Gases separated in the breather travel through a breather hose to an airbox. The breather utilizes a sloped incline in order to prevent oil that separates out from pooling.

Abstract: Methods and computing systems for mitigating motion sickness are described. A computing system includes a control circuit to receive data indicating an inertial state of a vehicle, simulate a fluid based on the data indicating the inertial state of the vehicle, and output command instructions to cause the simulated fluid to be visualized within an interior of the vehicle using one or more lighting elements from among a plurality of activatable lighting elements of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system can perform a method that includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors. The system can execute a sample-based estimator on the sensor data. The sample-based estimator optimizes a probability distribution dilation of the sensor data based on a minimum measurement uncertainty value to minimize aliasing in the sample-based estimator.

Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to systems, devices and/or processes for monitoring and/or evaluating vehicle pose integrity for use with an autonomous driving controller. A system may include memory, the memory comprising one or more memory devices and a processor coupled to the one or more memory devices, the processor configured to access, from the one or more memory devices, sensor measurements generated by one or more sensors mounted in a vehicle. The system may additionally observe one or more semantic classes to one or more physical entities based on the generated sensor measurements and extract one or more semantically-labeled map parameters from an electronic map the system may additionally determine a correlation between the one or more observed semantic classes and one or more expected classes extracted from the semantically-labeled map parameters.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine assembly includes a crankcase and a cam housing. The crankcase includes a crankcase cavity configured to receive a counterweight. The cam housing includes a cam housing cavity configured to receive a camshaft. A pump is positioned within the cam housing. The pump is configured to draw oil from an oil reservoir defined by the cam housing cavity. A crankshaft supports the counterweight for rotation therewith. The crankshaft is rotatably supported within the cam housing and is coupled to drive the pump. A bearing supports the crankshaft between the crankcase cavity and the cam housing cavity. The bearing includes an outer race. A seal is positioned between the pump and the bearing. The seal is positioned against the outer race to block the transmission of pressure fluctuations between the crankcase cavity and the oil reservoir.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine assembly includes a crankcase and a cam housing. The crankcase includes a crankcase cavity configured to receive a counterweight. The cam housing includes a cam housing cavity configured to receive a camshaft. A pump is positioned within the cam housing. The pump is configured to draw oil from an oil reservoir defined by the cam housing cavity. A crankshaft supports the counterweight for rotation therewith. The crankshaft is rotatably supported within the cam housing and is coupled to drive the pump. A bearing supports the crankshaft between the crankcase cavity and the cam housing cavity. The bearing includes an outer race. A seal is positioned between the pump and the bearing. The seal is positioned against the outer race to block the transmission of pressure fluctuations between the crankcase cavity and the oil reservoir.

Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder head at least partially defining a flow path through the engine, including an intake port, an exhaust port, and a combustion chamber disposed between the intake port and the exhaust port. A valve is coupled to the cylinder head and movable relative to the cylinder head to selectively open the combustion chamber to one of the intake port and the exhaust port. A valve spring is positioned between the valve and the cylinder head and biases the valve to a closed position. A thermally insulating washer is positioned between the cylinder head and the valve spring.

Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder head at least partially defining a flow path through the engine, including an intake port, an exhaust port, and a combustion chamber disposed between the intake post and the exhaust port. A valve is coupled to the cylinder head and movable relative to the cylinder head to selectively open the combustion chamber to one of the intake port and the exhaust port. A valve spring is positioned between the valve and the cylinder head and biases the valve to a closed position. A thermally insulating washer is positioned between the cylinder head and the valve spring.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently distributing voice call data received from speech recognition servers over a telephone network having a shared processing resource is disclosed. Incoming calls are received from phone lines and assigned grammar types by speech recognition servers. A request for processing the voice call data is sent to a resource manager which monitors the shared processing resource and identifies a preferred processor within the shared resource. The resource manager sends an instruction to the speech recognition server to send the voice call data to a preferred processor for processing. The preferred processor is determined by known processor efficiencies for voice call data having the assigned grammar type of the incoming voice call data and a measure of processor loads. While the system is operating, the resource manger develops and updates a history of each processor. The histories include processing efficiency values for all grammar types received.