Abstract: A vehicle braking control system includes a vehicle microphone, two front wheels and two rear wheels of a vehicle, two front brakes and two rear brakes, and an electronic brake pressure control module configured to selectively control an amount of brake pressure applied to the front brakes and the rear brakes. The vehicle control module is configured to detect, via the at least one vehicle microphone, a brake noise value in response to brake pressure applied to the front brakes and the rear brakes, determine whether the brake noise value exceeds a specified brake noise threshold, identify which of the front brakes and the rear brakes are generating a greater noise value in response to the brake noise value exceeding the specified brake noise threshold, and reduce brake pressure applied to the identified one of the front brakes and the rear brakes.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a vehicle. The systems include a heel support panel configured to support a foot of a driver while the driver is interacting with a pedal of the vehicle. The heel support panel is functionally coupled to a seat adjustment system configured to move a seat of the vehicle in a forward direction towards the front of the vehicle and a rearward direction toward the rear of the vehicle. The heel support panel moves in an upward direction away from a floor panel of the vehicle and thereby reduces a dimension between the heel support panel and the pedal as the seat is moved in the forward direction, and moves in a downward direction toward the floor panel and thereby increases the dimension between the heel support panel and the pedal as the seat is moved in the rearward direction.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling braking to avoid groan noise in a braking system. The system has a brake actuator configured to apply a friction force to a moving member, a conduit system coupled with the brake actuator, an inlet valve in the conduit system configured to control fluid pressure delivered to the brake actuator, and an outlet valve in the conduit system configured to control fluid pressure released from the brake actuator. The system includes a controller to monitor for an upper target pressure condition in the braking system, wherein the upper target pressure condition is associated with a noise zone; and operate, when the upper target pressure is detected and in a noise zone avoidance mode, the inlet valve and the outlet valve to avoid brake pressures that generate a brake noise from the friction force.

Abstract: A vehicle braking control system includes a vehicle microphone, two front wheels and two rear wheels of a vehicle, two front brakes and two rear brakes, and an electronic brake pressure control module configured to selectively control an amount of brake pressure applied to the front brakes and the rear brakes. The vehicle control module is configured to detect, via the at least one vehicle microphone, a brake noise value in response to brake pressure applied to the front brakes and the rear brakes, determine whether the brake noise value exceeds a specified brake noise threshold, identify which of the front brakes and the rear brakes are generating a greater noise value in response to the brake noise value exceeding the specified brake noise threshold, and reduce brake pressure applied to the identified one of the front brakes and the rear brakes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery pack. The coupling between a upper case and a lower case is accomplished by ultrasonic welding at the contact regions between the upper and lower ends thereof and a film-shaped label attached to the outer surfaces of the cases, which are coupled with each other, and the upper surface of the upper case and the lower surface of the lower case are open such that the battery body can be directly attached to the label without a step. The battery pack can be manufactured with a smaller thickness that any conventional battery packs, the heat dissipation from the battery body can be efficiently accomplished in the course of charging and discharging, and the battery pack provides structural stability required for a battery pack and an increased case coupling force.