Abstract: The description relates to a method for controlling a servo drive of a steering system of a vehicle, comprising the step of: failure of the feedback comprising the step of: monitoring the control of the servo drive.

Abstract: The invention relates to a modification system for modifying the steering ratio for a vehicle having steered wheels (11), a steering wheel (10), and a steering transmission device (20) serving to transmit steering movement between the steering wheel (10) and the steered wheels (11) with a steering ratio R=Alpha/Beta, where Alpha is the turning angle of the steering wheel, and Beta is the steering angle of the wheels; said system comprising a device for determining the angular speed of the steering wheel. Said system comprises a module (102) for controlling the steering ratio R configured to calculate the steering ratio as a function of the angular speed of the steering wheel (10). The invention also relates to a wheeled vehicle fitted with such a steering ratio modification system.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a steering system. The steering system pivots a wheel of a vehicle to a first road wheel angle relative to a starting position. The steering system pivots the vehicle wheel to a second road wheel angle calculated to reduce a tire windup upon determining that the vehicle is stationary. The steering system pivots the vehicle wheel to a final road wheel angle upon determining that a vehicle motion is either incipient or initiated.

Abstract: A parking assist apparatus includes: a peripheral image generation portion that generates an overhead image of a periphery viewed from above based on a captured image of a periphery of a vehicle; and a display image generation portion that generates a display image by superimposing a host vehicle image displaying a host vehicle on one of left and right sides in the overhead image and superimposing a target frame displaying a target of a movement destination of the vehicle on the other of the left and right sides in the overhead image in an assist mode of a forward parking or a backward exit.

Abstract: A bushing for an independent suspension assembly, said suspension assembly being adapted to pivot relative to a trailer or a vehicle frame, the bushing comprising: a sleeve body having a substantially cylindrical outer surface for engaging the suspension assembly; and an inner bore of the sleeve body extending along a first longitudinal axis, said first axis being eccentrically disposed with respect to a second longitudinal axis of the cylindrical outer surface; wherein during use the bore is adapted for engaging a spindle and allowing the suspension assembly to pivot relative to the spindle.

Abstract: Safety blocks can provide two points of contact for a torque tube of a sprint car if it breaks free and begins to move. During impact, safety blocks absorb and transfer energy from the torque tube to the sprint car frame located on the outer face of the safety blocks. Each face of the safety blocks can be manufactured to accommodate any surface irregularity within the sprint car frame. The safety blocks may be inserted into the sprint car from the rear of the sprint car towards the front of the sprint car.

Abstract: A vehicle roof structure assembly includes a mounting bracket having a first aperture disposed therethrough. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes a roof bow having a longitudinal body portion defining an inner channel. The longitudinal body portion includes a bottom wall having a second aperture axially aligned with the first aperture. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes an insert block disposed within the inner channel of the roof bow. The insert block defines a third aperture disposed through a thickness of the insert block. The third aperture is axially aligned with the first aperture and the second aperture. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes a fastener disposed through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture to rigidly secure the roof bow to the mounting bracket, and to rigidly secure the insert block to the roof bow.

Abstract: A fender assembly for an agricultural tractor including a carrier bracket which supports a wheel fender adjacent to a vehicle wheel. A steering mechanism is provided as part of the fender assembly, such that the wheel fender can be rotated relative to the carrier bracket. Accordingly, the rotation of the wheel fender can be controlled based on a steering signal generated by the vehicle steering system, to ensure that the wheel fender accurately follows the movement of the adjacent tractor wheel.

Abstract: A vehicle lower structure includes: a floor panel disposed in a lower part of a vehicle; an undercover disposed lower than the floor panel; and a brace extending in a vehicle width direction between the floor panel and the undercover in a vehicle vertical direction. The brace is connected to the floor panel and the undercover. An undercover-side connecting portion of the brace that is connected to the undercover is located at a lower position than a floor-panel-side connecting portion of the brace that is connected to the floor panel.

Abstract: A vehicle body includes a longitudinal roof spine and a plurality of roof bows extending laterally from the roof spine to a plurality of pillars that extend upwardly from a lower body structure. The roof bows and pillars are connected by corner connectors that include a plug end that is received in an opening defined at an outer end of the roof bow. The opening is defined in a bottom wall of the outer end of the roof bow and is assembled over and supported by the plug end. The opening in the bottom wall of the roof bow is defined between the two side walls.

Abstract: Structure including joint structure of dissimilar materials comprises a roof panel and a skeletal body. The roof panel has a bent portion at its end and is a panel member made of an aluminum alloy. The skeletal body has a support portion for supporting the first member and is made of steel. The roof panel and the skeletal body are joined by continuous welding of a vicinity of an apex of the bent portion of the roof panel and the support portion of the skeletal body, a reinforcing plate is joined to the roof panel at least partially along the joining portion with the skeletal body.

Abstract: A harvesting combine has a forward operator's cab and having a rear, and carrying laterally extending side trim panels from just behind the operator's cab to the rear of the harvesting combine. Deployment arms are pivotally affixed at their proximal ends to the harvesting combine and pivotally affixed to the side trim panels at their distal ends. The deployment arms are generally horizontal when the deployment arms are retracted. The deployment arm distal ends are movable outwardly and upwardly to deploy the side trim panels away from the harvesting combine. A pivoting plank carried by the inside of the side trim panels and deployable from a generally vertical stowed position to a generally horizontal position when the side trim panels have been deployed.

Abstract: A spoiler system for a vehicle includes a spoiler body having a spoiler surface for influencing an air flow around the vehicle; and a spoiler receptacle having a sealing device with a seal configured to provide sealing between the sealing device and a sealing surface of the spoiler body during an extension movement of the spoiler body from a retracted position into an extended position. The spoiler body is movably mounted on the spoiler receptacle between the retracted position in which the spoiler body is received at least partially in the spoiler receptacle and the extended position in which the spoiler body is extended at least partially out of the spoiler receptacle.

Abstract: A spoiler arrangement of a motor vehicle includes a spoiler blade, a body portion to which the spoiler blade attaches, a displacement device for the spoiler blade, the displacement device being configured to move the spoiler blade relative to the body portion between a retracted position and an extended position; and a cover configured to attach to the spoiler blade and to at least partially close a rear gap which is formed, in the extended position of the spoiler blade, between a rear edge of the spoiler blade and an adjoining assembly of the body portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are body panel strakes for improved vehicle aerodynamics, methods for making and methods for using such aerodynamic strakes, and motor vehicles employing aerodynamic strakes for reducing turbulent flow and developing higher static pressure at the rear of the vehicle. An underbody panel for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle includes a vehicle body with an undercarriage spanning between front and rear vehicle ends. The underbody panel includes a panel body that attaches to the vehicle body and covers a portion of the undercarriage. One or more elongated air strakes are attached to and project from the panel body. Each air strake includes an elongated body that extends longitudinally with respect to the vehicle and has an inboard-facing curvature. The air strake guides airflow traveling fore-to-aft along the undercarriage in an inboard direction to thereby increase static pressure on the rear end of the vehicle.

Abstract: Track assemblies for power machines include a track frame, including a primary portion and a second portion moveable with respect to the primary portion. A plurality of rollers are positioned along the primary portion of the track frame relative to each other and the center of gravity of the power machine to provide an improved capability to compensate for vibration generated as the power machine moves over a support surface. In some aspects, a portion of a tensioning idler is positioned within a cylinder defined by one of the plurality of rollers.

Abstract: A carriage assembly includes a primary frame, a first idler wheel mounted to the primary frame, and a secondary frame pivotably mounted to the primary frame. The carriage assembly further includes an idler wheel assembly coupled to the secondary frame and movable with respect to the secondary frame along a longitudinal axis of the idler wheel assembly. The idler wheel assembly includes at least one second idler wheel and at least one third idler wheel mounted to the idler wheel assembly such that the second idler wheel is located between the first idler wheel and the third idler wheel. The first idler wheel is configured to pivot with the primary frame relative to the secondary frame, and the second idler wheel and the third idler wheel are configured to move with the idler wheel assembly relative to the secondary frame along the longitudinal axis of the idler wheel assembly.

Abstract: A link mounted part is formed as a part separate from a link body. The link mounted part includes a plate portion having a rail surface, and two projection portions which are integrally formed with the plate portion and project upward from the rail surface. A mounting pin mounts the link mounted part on the link body below the plate portion on a side opposite to the projection portions with respect to the plate portion.

Abstract: A stand for locating a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle has front and rear locating structures for receiving a wheel and having three pairs of cooperating locating surfaces for locating the wheel. The front locating structure has a front upper pair and a front lower pair cooperating locating surfaces, and the rear locating structure has a rear lower pair cooperating locating surfaces. The two lower pairs are positioned asymmetrically relative to the upper pair. The front locating structure has an opening positioned between its upper and lower pairs of cooperating locating surfaces wide enough to allow the wheel axle to pass through the front locating structure.

Abstract: There is described a handlebar mountable bicycle light for fitting to a bicycle handlebar (3) between brake levers (4). The bicycle light comprises an upper cover (5) and a lower cover (6) which are preferably made from injection moulded plastics and of a clam shell type arrangement able to receive handlebar (3) and rigidly retain light pipe assembly (7) with cover screws (8). Lower cover (6) contains an aperture (14) through which the handlebar stem (9) extends. The light pipe assembly (7) comprises a transparent rod-like light pipe (18) with LEDs (26) mounted at each end of the light pipe (18). The light pipe assembly 7 further includes heat sinks (24) to draw heat away from the LEDs (26).

Abstract: A foldable-chair carrier for a bicycle includes a frame that defines a plurality of generally planar, inclined chair-supporting surfaces over the rear wheel of the bicycle. The frame includes a pair of enlarged hooks at the forward, upper portion of the frame, with the hooks being arranged to receive opposite ends of one of the structural tubes of the chair in its folded configuration. The hooks may be sufficiently large to receive two or more of the folded chairs, in a stacked array. The hooks are configured so that even if the bicycle is running on uneven ground, the chairs will be unlikely to be thrown from the frame even in the absence of supplementary tie-downs.

Abstract: A motorcycle soft cover system is described herein. The system has a screen lower that attaches to a motorcycle highway bar via hook and loop attachment components, thereby substantially covering an interior space of the highway bar. The screen lower can have a window disposed thereon. A solid lower can be removably attached to the screen lower. The solid lower can have a window that is similar in shape and size to the window of the screen lower. The window of the solid lower can be aligned with the window of the screen lower.

Abstract: A bicycle control device includes an electronic controller that controls a motor, which assists propulsion of a bicycle. The electronic controller is configured to decrease an output of the motor to less than or equal to a limit value upon determining a shifting device is performing a shifting action to change a transmission ratio of the bicycle. The electronic controller is further configured to change at least one of the limit value of the output of the motor and a time in which the output of the motor is decreased upon determining the shifting device is performing the shifting action in accordance with at least one of an actuation state of the shifting device in the shifting action and a parameter of the bicycle that is changed by the shifting action performed by the shifting device.

Abstract: A motor vehicle forecarriage comprises a forecarriage frame, a pair of front wheels kinematically connected to the forecarriage frame by means of an articulated quadrilateral, said articulated quadrilateral comprising a pair of cross members, hinged to the forecarriage frame in correspondence of middle hinges, said cross members being connected together, in correspondence of opposite transverse ends by means of uprights pivoted to said transverse ends in correspondence of side hinges, wherein the cross members and the uprights define said articulated quadrilateral. Advantageously, each of the uprights guides and supports a stub axle of a front wheel, each upright extending from an upper end to a lower end, wherein each stub axle is mechanically connected to a rotation pin of a front wheel so as to rotatably support the wheel around a relative rotation axis.

Abstract: An ergonomic and rider-friendly auto-balancing personal transportation device. The device may have a central wheel structure with one or more tires and deployable foot platforms located on both sides of the central wheel structure. The platforms may be linked to a handle, such that lifting the handle retracts the foot platforms and releasing the handle may deploy them. The tire size and platform size may be set so that the device is easy to step on to, and the distance to ground when dismounting is reduced. Dual tire and single wider tire embodiments. Embodiments that allow different or multiple rider orientations are also disclosed, as are other features and embodiments.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes an analog display unit, a liquid crystal display unit, a meter circuit board, a communication unit, a housing, and a meter harness. The analog display unit has a dial plate and a pointer. The liquid crystal display unit is a display for displaying vehicle information. The meter circuit board electronically controls contents displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. The communication unit performs the wireless communication with an external communication terminal. The meter circuit board and the communication unit are disposed within the housing. The meter harness supplies the power with at least the analog display unit, the liquid crystal display unit, the meter circuit board, and the communication unit, and they have a common power conduction path at the outside of the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method is provided for preventing the communication of contaminants between connected hollow interiors of tubes of a frame, such as a bicycle frame, for example. A hollow insert may be positioned inside a first tube of a frame such that seals on bottom and top portions of the insert are radially sealed against an interior surface of the first tube on either side of an open intersection between the first tube and other tubes of the frame, so that the interior of the first tube is not open to the interiors of the other tubes of the frame. Contaminants that then enter the first tube, such as through the headset of a bicycle head tube, for example, pass through the interior of the insert and out the bottom of the first tube, instead of passing into the interior of the frame.

Abstract: A motorcycle body frame structure improves rigidity and further suppresses changes in vehicle body behavior. The body frame structure includes: a head pipe, right and left main frames connected to the head pipe, a down tube connected to the head pipe, right and left reinforcing frames installed between the down tube and corresponding right and left reinforcing frames. Each of the right and left reinforcing frames include a first and second joint portions joined to the down tube. The first joint portions are joined with corresponding right and left main frames. Each of the second joint portions include a first joint flange portion welded with corresponding right and left side surfaces of the down tube, a second joint flange portion welded with an upper surface of the down tube, and a third joint flange portion connected with the first and second joint flange portions and separated from the down tube.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base structure, an operating member, an adjustment member, a receiving member, and an elastic member. The adjustment member is attached to one of the base structure and the operating member to change a rest position of the operating member relative to the base structure. The receiving member is provided to the other of the operating member and the base structure to be movable with the adjustment member in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member relative to the base structure. The elastic member is provided between the adjustment member and the receiving member to keep a clearance between the adjustment member and the receiving member in a rest state where the operating member is in the rest position.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member and an operating member. The operating member includes an adapter, an operating lever, and an operating shaft. The adapter includes a center cross sectional area and a first cross sectional area. The center cross sectional area is defined on a center cross sectional plane perpendicular to the pivot axis. The first cross sectional area is defined on a first cross sectional plane perpendicular to the pivot axis. The first cross sectional area is offset from the center cross sectional area in a second direction parallel to the pivot axis. The first cross sectional area is larger than the center cross sectional area.

Abstract: A swing arm secures rigidity, and is lighter than a conventional swing arm, includes a hollow body with a pivot hole in which a pivot shaft is disposed, a suspension fixing portion in the body connected to one end portion of a suspension unit, and a pair of arms extending from the body and supporting respective ends of a wheel axle. Each of the pair of arms includes an outer member having an open cross-section and an inner member having an open cross-section. The outer member and the inner member of each of the arms are joined at respective open end portions. The body includes first opening portions joined with a corresponding one edge portion of the outer member of the arms, second opening portions joined with a corresponding outer surface of the inner member of the arms, and reinforcing support-struts that partition the first and second opening portions.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic device is basically provided with a base member, a first plug and a second plug. The base member has a hydraulic fluid passageway, a first opening communicating with the hydraulic fluid passageway and a second opening communicating with the hydraulic fluid passageway. The first plug is disposed in the first opening, and having a receiving hole. The second plug is disposed in the second opening. The second plug has a protrusion extending into the receiving hole of the first plug to couple the first and second plugs to the base member.

Abstract: A master cylinder device 38 for a rear wheel brake of a motorcycle includes a master cylinder 35 and a reserve tank 36. The cylinder 35 discharges brake fluid when a piston thereof is pushed by depression of a brake pedal 40. The reserve tank is integrally formed with a cylinder body 35a of the master cylinder 35. A contour 60 of a rear wheel side of the master cylinder device 38 extending continuously from a bottom end ? of the master cylinder body 35a in a vertical direction to an upper end ? of the reserve tank 36 in the vertical direction is linearly formed to be oriented obliquely rearward and upward in a vehicle side view.

Abstract: A rack-driven seated handcycle is a semi-recumbent style two, three, or four wheeled human powered cycle that uses a linearly designed toothed rack with teeth located on the topside and bottom side of the rack, and a gear that meshes with the top teeth and a gear that meshes with the bottom teeth, at least one ratchet mechanism, and a chain coupling the upper and lower gears with the drive wheel which may be located in front or back of the rider. The rider pushes and pulls the “handlebars” forward and rearward to pull the rack back and forth in relation to the pinions above and below the toothed rack to drive chain(s) to propel the cycle forward. Each forward and each rearward stroke may constitute a power stroke to propel the cycle. A plurality of gear speeds is able to in select a lever ratio for each of the forward and the rearward strokes.

Abstract: A multi sprocket arrangement is configured for mounting on a driver of a bicycle wheel. The multi sprocket arrangement includes a plurality of adjacent sprockets each of the plurality of sprockets having a different number of teeth. The plurality of adjacent sprockets include a first sprocket having a first inner diameter which is larger than an outer diameter of a profile base of a carrier profile of the driver, and a second sprocket having a second inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the profile base of the carrier profile of the driver. The first sprocket and the second sprocket are connected together by welding.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating structure, and a support plate. The operating structure includes a rotatable member rotatable relative to the base member about a rotational axis to control a bicycle component. The operating structure includes a first axial end and a second axial end. The first axial end is secured to the base member. The second axial end is opposite to the first axial end along the rotational axis. The support plate is attached to the second axial end to be movable relative to the base member and contactable with the base member.

Abstract: An exhaust assembly for a vehicle is disclosed, which includes a resonator including an inlet adapted for fluidly connecting to an exhaust manifold, and a closed end at an end of the resonator opposite the inlet; and a turbocharger passage extending from the resonator between the exhaust manifold and the closed end, the turbocharger passage defining an outlet. An exhaust system, a power pack, and the vehicle including the exhaust assembly are further disclosed.

Abstract: In at least some embodiments, the invention is directed to a watercraft that includes a buoyant core, an upper shell bonded to the core and a lower shell bonded to the core, wherein at least one of the upper shell and the lower shell includes a plurality of bonded shell material layers, and wherein the plurality of shell material layers include a polycarbonate-based material layer and an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene-based material layer.

Abstract: The disclosed invention is a user-propelled device with no moving parts. The user places a single ski on each foot, the skis being independent from one-another. As the user strides the natural motion of his legs causes the skies to rise and fall with respect to the surface of the water. This rising and falling motion, and the resulting weight shift of the user, engages and disengages a plurality of paddles. Through this natural motion, the paddles are engaged when the foot is moving backward with respect to the user, and disengaged when moving forward with respect to the user. The result is forward motion with a natural gait, with automatic paddle engagement and disengagement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for actively damping a ship's motion, comprising at least one first rotatable stabilisation element extending from the ship's hull, below the water line, on a side of the ship, sensor means for sensing the ship's motion and delivering control signals on the basis thereof to driving means for rotatably driving the stabilisation element for the purpose of damping the ship's motion being sensed, as well as moving means for moving the stabilisation element relative to the ship. According to the invention, the active stabilisation system is to that end characterised in that the moving means are configured to impart a precession motion to the at least one rotatable stabilisation element in dependence on the ship's sailing speed and the control signals being delivered by the sensor means. Imparting a precession movement to the rotating stabilisation elements obviates the need to constantly change the direction of the mass of the stabilisation elements.

Abstract: The invention provides an element (210) comprising: (i) an electrical component (1220); (ii) an optical medium (270) comprising medium material (275) comprising a silicone transmissive for one or more of UV radiation and visible radiation, wherein the electrical component (1220) is embedded in the optical medium (270); (iii) an electrical connector (510) for functionally coupling the electrical component (1220) external to the optical medium (270), wherein the electrical connector (510) is embedded in the optical medium (270) over at least part of its length; and (iv) a water barrier (530) at least partly embedded in the optical medium (270) and configured to enclose at least part of the electrical connector (510).

Abstract: A remote control boat that includes a self-righting apparatus adapted to right the boat after it has capsized. In some embodiments, a weighted coupler is attached to the motor output shaft and the drive shaft to prevent the drive shaft from moving for a period of time after the motor is turned on. In some embodiments, one or more components may be attached to the weighted coupler by a set screw configuration. In some embodiments, one or more components may be attached to the weighted coupler by a collet-type configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for detecting an object falling from a vessel (1), comprising: a plurality of sensor nodes (100) arranged to be installed around a periphery of the vessel (1), each of the plurality of sensor nodes being provided with a Radar sensor (200) and a video sensor (300); and a control system (400), arranged to receive signals from the plurality of sensor nodes and to determine if the received signals indicate a possible Man Overboard MOB event.

Abstract: A wing-type sail system is provided. The system includes a mast assembly pivotally mounted on a swiveling base attachable to a craft and a substantially rigid multi-element asymmetric wing pivotally attached to a top of the mast assembly. The system further includes a control mechanism for modifying roll and yaw of the substantially rigid wing with respect to the craft.

Abstract: A steering system includes a steering sensor, a gear motor assembly, and a controller. The steering sensor is disposed at a helm. The gear motor assembly at least partially extends between a mid-unit and a lower unit of an outboard motor. The controller is in communication with the steering sensor and the gear motor assembly. The controller is programmed to command the gear motor assembly to pivot the lower unit relative to the mid-unit in response to a signal provided by the steering sensor.

Abstract: To display a multidimensional code representing unique information of an outboard motor, a display device ensures switchably displaying the multidimensional code representing identical information by a plurality of display patterns where ease of reading is mutually different. A multidimensional code creating unit converts the unique information of the outboard motor into the multidimensional code and creates the multidimensional codes by two patterns. That is, a first multidimensional code creating unit creates a multidimensional code for a display pattern that represents the unique information of the outboard motor by the predetermined count of N (one or plural) multidimensional codes.

Abstract: An engine control apparatus includes an apparatus body, and a control lever. The apparatus body includes a housing, an axis unit including a drive gear, a driven gear, and an angle sensor. A plurality of fixing portions are provided on the housing. A through-hole is formed in the fixing portion. The through-hole is communicated with a first side wall and a second side wall of the housing. The housing is fixed to a port-side mounting surface or a starboard-side mounting surface by a screw member inserted into the through-hole. When the control lever is operated, the drive gear and the driven gear are rotated in accordance with an angle of operation. A rotational angle of the driven gear is detected by an angle sensor.

Abstract: A system of modular components can be used with existing sensor suites to fuse data and determine the operating environment (surface contacts/tracks) for an autonomous marine vehicle and feed an autonomy decision engine to improve the vessel arbitration process in deciding which way to turn, how fast to go, obstacle avoidance, and mission monitoring. The system includes the ability to obey the set of navigation rules published by the International Maritime Organization, generally referred to as COLREGS (collision regulations).

Abstract: A steering device notably for a recreational catamaran of the type propelled by at least one sail, the steering position facing the direction of travel, comprising two floats provided with two port and starboard rudder blades, rotatably mounted about a substantially vertical axis. The steering device includes directional members of a port and starboard control horn at the rudder blade head, an arrangement for moving cables with a pivoting steering lever with a foot and two outer and inner control cables, as a closed circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate a quadrotor drone with an improved thrust to weight ratio. The quadrotor drone includes an assembly of vertically oriented arms, i.e., the length and thickness of the arms extend along x and y axes forming faces along the arms generally in an x-y plane and generally facing a direction parallel to an axis of each of the motors, while the width extends along the z axis form forming faces along the arms generally in an x-z and y-z planes and generally facing directions orthogonal to an axis of each of the motors. The arms are preferably formed from a material comprising a continuous fiber from end to end such as, e.g., a carbon fiber material. The arms are mechanically inter-locked at the center of the arms with the longitudinal axes of the arms crossing one another.