Patents Issued in October 9, 2018
  • Patent number: 10093273
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a seat, a hip guard, and a seat belt which restrains an occupant to seat. The seat belt includes a belt, a tongue plate movably mounted on the belt, an anchor mounted on a distal end of the belt and rotatably mounted on a hip guard, a buckle on which the tongue plate is detachably mounted, and a retractor disposed substantially above the anchor and provided for winding the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10093274
    Abstract: A sliding mechanism includes a first part and a second part adapted for sliding translation within the first part. A bracket attached to the first part includes a bracket guide rib structure for constraining a lateral motion of the second part, including a rib defining an unbroken interface surface for the second part. The bracket guide rib structure may include a continuous rib member defining a continuous a continuous planar slider interface surface, a sinusoidal wave pattern, or a trapezoidal wave pattern. The sinusoidal wave pattern and the trapezoidal wave pattern may include a plurality of waves having a same or a different wave frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Pablo Isaac Villalva Sanchez, Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias
  • Patent number: 10093275
    Abstract: A method of controlling the motor speed of an electric retractor motor (18) of a belt retractor (10) for reducing a belt slack in the comfort mode comprises the following steps of: a) measuring the motor current (IM) applied to the retractor motor (18) as well as the voltage applied to the retractor motor (18), b) estimating the motor speed taking the time curve of the motor current (IM) applied to the retractor motor (18), the curve of the voltage as well as plural motor parameters (RM, IM, KM) into account, c) adapting the motor current (IM) in response to the estimated motor speed, and d) repeating the steps a) to c) until the estimated motor speed has reached a defined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TRW Autmotive Safety Systems GmbH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Volker Stegmann, Norbert Staudt
  • Patent number: 10093276
    Abstract: A fragile part (15) which is set to have lower load resistance than other positions of a frame (10) is provided on a guide part (12) at a position that overlaps with a linkage portion (50a) between a hanger (52) and a lock body (51) of a lock member (50) positioned in a steering lock release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: ALPHA CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Sugimoto, Kenjirou Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10093277
    Abstract: A method of controlling an operation standby time of a driver convenience system installed in a vehicle using a control unit including a memory and a processor includes: setting a plurality of learning positions; generating a plurality of test cases based on a day of a week and a time associated with each of the plurality of set learning positions; receiving a plurality of sensor signals and a plurality of switch signals associated with the driver convenience system; generating a learned neural network algorithm by using a neural network algorithm to learn an operation standby time of each of the plurality of generated test cases based on the plurality of sensor signals and the plurality of switch signals associated with the driver convenience system; and determining an operation standby time of the driver convenience system at a current learning position using the learned neural network algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Won Ho Shin, Si Jun Kim, Dong Youl Lee, Hai Jin Seo, Jong Il Yu
  • Patent number: 10093278
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes: a fluid extraction opening provided on the vehicle in proximity to the window of the vehicle; a suction pump mounted in the vehicle; and a fluid tight conduit extending between the fluid extraction opening and the suction pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: William Gerald Barr
  • Patent number: 10093279
    Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windscreens includes a wiper rubber with groove-like holding fixtures formed in the longitudinal sides of the wiper rubber, in which spring strips are partially contained. The spring strips project laterally from the holding fixtures with their longitudinal sides, and having an adapter element consisting at least essentially of plastic for the at least indirect attachment of the wiper blade to a wiper arm. The adapter element exhibits groove-like guides which are disposed on the two longitudinal sides of the adapter element on sides facing one another, wherein the guides encompass the two spring strips on the sections of the spring strips projecting from the holding fixtures. The adapter element is connected to at least one separate reinforcing element which encompasses the spring strips on the sections of said spring strips projecting from the holding fixtures at least section-wise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Wolfgang Scholl, Michael Buss, Jürgen Bommer
  • Patent number: 10093280
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a cursor (120) in a surface (100) by measurements of attitude of a pointer (110). The measurements can be provided by inertial, optical, magnetic, ultrasound, radiofrequency or video means and appropriate processing means. The method includes a step of computing the displacements of the intersection of a vector tied to the pointer with a projection surface. The projection surface can be predetermined on the basis of the measurements of the attitude and/or of the angular velocity of the pointer. The pointed-at surfaces can be planes, cylinders or spheres. The pointing can be performed in limited fashion or by sliding. The control of the cursor, in absolute mode or in relative mode, can allow the triggering of functions controlled by the orientation of the cursor on the pointed-at surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Movea
    Inventors: Joe Youssef, Gregoire Aujay
  • Patent number: 10093281
    Abstract: A wiper (1) comprising an elongate cleaning strip (2) which is substantially made of flexible material and a holder (3) for fixating the cleaning strip (2). Viewed along the longitudinal direction (9) of the cleaning strip (2), the cleaning strip (2) comprises a wiping edge (4) for wiping panes, and a wiping strip (5) comprising said wiping edge (4) which extends beyond the holder (3) along substantially its entire length. The holder (3) furthermore comprises retaining supports (6) which, at the location of the ends (7) of the wiping strip (5), extend along the wiping strip (5) almost as far as the wiping edge (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MOERMAN NV
    Inventor: Guy Vande Vyvere
  • Patent number: 10093282
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wiper blade assembly, including: an adaptor; and a cap member connected to a predetermined region of a front of the adaptor to rotate, wherein the cap member includes one or more hollows, the adaptor includes one or more pressing plates, and the cap member is rotated relative to the one or more pressing plates in a state where the one or more pressing plates are inserted in the one or more hollows. Since a wiper arm can be easily attached or detached by the rotation of the cap member, the wipe blade assembly can be easily attached to or detached from the wiper arm even by a beginner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: CAP Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Chul Hyun, Myoung Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 10093283
    Abstract: A system and method of collecting and conditioning rainwater and other moisture, such as dew, from a windshield of a vehicle and utilizing the collected fluid to replenish the fluids in the windshield washer reservoir. A collection funnel is positioned on a vehicle in order to collect rainwater and other moisture. Rainwater and other fluids from the collection funnel are directed to a conditioning chamber where the water is treated with a concentrate and filtered. The treated fluid is then directed to a pre-existing windshield washer reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WiperFill Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Carroll
  • Patent number: 10093284
    Abstract: Various techniques described herein relate to vehicle camera cleaning systems used for cleaning foreign matter off of a camera lens, including, for example, a water flow nozzle arranged to eject water flow, an air nozzle arranged to eject air, and a central controller used to control the water flow nozzle and air nozzle. In certain embodiments, a plurality of sensing devices are used for sensing the conditions of the camera lens, such as an infrared water drop sensor, a temperature sensor, a camera sensing sensor, and the like. The central controller may determine whether there are water drops, ice, snow, or other foreign matter on the lens based on signals received from the plurality of sensing devices, and may control the air nozzle and the water flow nozzle to clean the camera lens based on the foreign matter present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: THUNDER POWER NEW ENERGY VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jen-Chieh Hsiao, Tai-Te Wu, Yen-An Chen
  • Patent number: 10093285
    Abstract: A lighted dryer assembly for a vehicle wash system including a housing portion, having a head portion, a body portion, and an outlet portion. The head portion includes an air inlet portion for drawing air into the head portion and an outlet for passing the air to the body portion. The outlet portion has a plurality of exit nozzles that are configured to emit high velocity air therefrom for removing water from an exterior surface of a vehicle while disposed in a vehicle treatment area. The body portion includes an upper portion where air is received from the head portion and a lower portion disposed remote from the upper portion. A light source is disposed within the housing portion and configured to emit light that can be seen by a vehicle disposed in the vehicle treatment area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WashMe Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Belanger, Barry S. Turner, David L. Tognetti
  • Patent number: 10093286
    Abstract: An example leveling/stabilization system for a vehicle includes a jack, an actuator, a user interface device, and a controller. The jack is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle and is extendable from a stowed position to an auto-deployed position. The actuator is coupled to the jack and is operative to extend and retract the jack responsive to signals from the controller. The user interface device is adapted to receive input from a user. The controller is responsive to an auto-deploy signal from the user interface and operative to provide the control signals to the actuator causing the actuator to continuously extend the jack from the stowed position for a predetermined time period, thereby positioning the jack in the auto-deployed position. No level sensor is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Quadra Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Johnnie Eugene Lehman, Gary Anthony Lehman, Robert Daniel Slack
  • Patent number: 10093287
    Abstract: While a transmission range selector is in a Park position, a controller engages multiple transmission shift elements to place the transmission in a tie-up state. In the tie-up state, both the transmission output shaft and the turbine shaft are held against rotation by the shift elements. To transition from Park to Drive, the controller releases one of the shift elements to place the transmission in a 1st gear state. To transition from Park to Reverse, the controller releases a different one of the shift elements to place the transmission in a reverse state. The controller may wait until the driver releases the brake pedal to release the shift element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Patrick Ries, Kendrick Morrison
  • Patent number: 10093288
    Abstract: Disclosed are a multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on a self-energy-regenerative braking device and a controlling method therefor. The multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on a self-energy-regenerative braking device can comprise a controller, a self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly, hydraulic pumps, and sets of braking actuators. The controller is connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly for sending a braking instruction thereto. The hydraulic pumps are respectively connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly for feeding a high pressure oil thereto under the driving motion of the aeroplane wheels. The self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly is configured to receive at least part of the high-pressure oil fed by the hydraulic pumps and the braking instruction sent by the controller and feeding the high pressure oil to each of the braking actuators according to the braking instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: BEIHANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zongxia Jiao, Xiaochao Liu, Yaoxing Shang, Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 10093289
    Abstract: An autonomous emergency braking system includes a vehicle speed detector, a pedestrian position detector, a pedestrian information storage portion and an electronic control unit which receives the vehicle speed and information of the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector, calculates a time to collision (TTC), predicts a relative position of the pedestrian compared with the vehicle at a point in time after the calculated TTC passes by tracking a moving trajectory of the pedestrian from a time series change in the position of the pedestrian stored in the pedestrian information storage portion, and performs autonomous emergency braking control depending on the predicted relative position of the pedestrian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hyung-Jik Lee
  • Patent number: 10093290
    Abstract: An electric brake device has at least three control units: a first diagonal wheel control unit that controls a front-left wheel brake mechanism and a rear-right wheel brake mechanism which are positioned diagonally; a second diagonal wheel control unit that controls a front-right wheel brake mechanism and a rear-left wheel brake mechanism which are positioned diagonally; and a front wheel control unit that controls a front-left wheel brake mechanism and a front-right wheel brake mechanism. Each of the brake mechanisms has a friction-receiving member that rotates together with the wheel; and a friction-applying member that moves while being powered by an electric actuator, and obtains the braking force by pressing the friction-applying member against the friction-receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruo Kotera, Hiromitsu Toyota
  • Patent number: 10093291
    Abstract: A hydraulic park brake system for an aircraft may include a hydraulic park brake controller having a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor. The tangible, non-transitory memory may have instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the hydraulic park brake system to perform various operations. Such operations may include receiving, by the processor, a hydraulic park brake condition, comparing, by the processor, the hydraulic park brake condition with a predetermined condition to yield comparison data, and determining, by the processor and based on the comparison data, a hydraulic park brake adjustment status. Such operations may further include generating, by the processor and based on the hydraulic park brake adjustment status, an adjustment command and transmitting, by the processor, the adjustment command to a hydraulic park brake of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Daniel Cahill, Efrem E. Ayichew
  • Patent number: 10093292
    Abstract: A brake system for a motor vehicle including front wheel brakes, rear wheel brakes, and a hydraulic system supplying hydraulic fluid to the wheel brakes. An electronic brake control connected to the hydraulic system actuates the hydraulic system to build up a brake pressure and supply the wheel brakes with the hydraulic fluid. The system includes a parking brake system that activates the rear wheel brakes. The electronic brake control actuates the hydraulic system to build up a brake pressure and at the beginning of an emergency braking procedure closes valves of the hydraulic system associated with the rear wheel brakes, opens valves of the hydraulic system associated with the front wheel brakes, and activates the parking brake system while keeping the valves of the hydraulic system associated with the rear wheel brakes closed for a period of adjustable length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Moore, Marie Preusser
  • Patent number: 10093293
    Abstract: A brake pressure modulator (1) of an electronic braking system of a utility vehicle includes pressure control circuits (13, 14) respectively associated with a braking circuit of a vehicle axle, each pressure control circuit (13, 14) comprises a compressed air supply system (4, 5), at least one redundancy control pressure path (21), at least one ventilation path (19, 19a) and a common electronic control unit (2). Said pressure control circuits (13, 14) can be controlled independently from each other by the electronic control unit (2). Each pressure control circuit (13, 14) has an independent ventilation path (19, 19a) and at least one of the pressure control circuits (13, 14) has an independent redundancy control pressure path (21) and at least one other of the pressure control circuits (13, 14) comprises a device (16a) for forced venting in the event of a failure by means of the associated ventilation path (19a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: WABCO GmbH
    Inventors: Ralph-Carsten Lülfing, Robert Otremba, Stefan Rehling, Hartmut Schappler
  • Patent number: 10093294
    Abstract: A hydraulic block for a hydraulic assembly of a slip control system for a hydraulic vehicle brake system includes a mount for a brake circuit pressure sensor in a flat side of the hydraulic block. The mount for the brake circuit pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure in at least one brake circuit of the vehicle brake system and communicates with a connecting line through a transverse line and a vertical line. The connecting line connects a mount for a brake pressure build-up valve to a mount for an isolating valve. The hydraulic block further includes a mount for a master brake cylinder pressure sensor and a mount for a brake circuit pressure sensor for each brake circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Mayr, Andreas Weh
  • Patent number: 10093295
    Abstract: An electric brake system is disclosed. The electric brake system includes a master cylinder configured to discharge oil according to a pedal effort of a brake pedal, a simulation device provided with a simulator valve provided at a flow path connecting a simulation chamber, which is connected to the master cylinder to accommodate oil therein, to a first reservoir for storing oil therein so as to provide a reaction force according to the pedal effort of the brake pedal, and an inspection valve provided at a flow path connecting the first reservoir to the master cylinder or at a flow path connecting the master cylinder to the simulation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hyun-Ho Kim, In-Wook Jeon
  • Patent number: 10093296
    Abstract: A valve includes an electrical park valve configured to receive an electrical park signal and to allow hydraulic fluid to flow through a first electrically-controlled channel in response to the signal indicating a parking request, and a main valve configured to receive the hydraulic fluid from the first electrically-controlled channel and to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow to a braking actuator in response to receiving the hydraulic fluid. The valve also includes an electrical emergency control valve configured to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow through a first control channel in response to a request for emergency braking. The valve also includes an emergency enable valve configured to receive the hydraulic fluid from the first control channel and to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow to the braking actuator in response to receiving the hydraulic fluid from the electrical emergency control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Efrem E. Ayichew, Eric Daniel Cahill, Paul R. Burte
  • Patent number: 10093297
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling an electric parking brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Su-Hwan No
  • Patent number: 10093298
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to brake control and monitoring, and more particularly, to a brake control and monitoring system that monitors brake actuation force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventor: Richard A. Kipp
  • Patent number: 10093299
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a controller configured to control the vehicle to operate in an active control mode or a passive control mode. In the passive control mode, the controller may provide a feedback indicator on a human machine interface. In the active control mode, the controller may provide a control command to an engine control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Anand Sujan, Phani Vajapeyazula, Kenneth Follen, An Wu, Barty L. Moffett, Howard Robert Frost, Suk-Min Moon, Jaidev Khatri, Wesley M. Mays
  • Patent number: 10093300
    Abstract: A vehicle control system to reduce shocks under an autonomous mode is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to select an operating mode of a vehicle from a manual mode in which a driving force and a braking force are controlled manually by a driver, and an autonomous mode in which the driving force and the braking force are controlled autonomously. A controller is configured to execute a fuel cut-off control, and a threshold selected under the autonomous mode is set in such a manner as to terminate the fuel cut-off control earlier than under the manual mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Seiji Kuwahara, Kazumi Hoshiya, Norimi Asahara, Yoshio Ito, Takahito Endo, Tadashi Fujiyoshi
  • Patent number: 10093301
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling an aspirator shut-off valve in an engine of a hybrid vehicle. One example method includes opening the aspirator shut-off valve following a shut-down command to the engine when engine speed is between a first engine speed and a second engine speed, the first engine speed being lower than an idle speed and the second engine speed occurring before an imminent engine stop. The example method further includes not opening the aspirator shut-off valve between the first engine speed and the second engine speed if an oxygen content of an emission control device is at or near a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Luehrsen, Ross Dykstra Pursifull
  • Patent number: 10093302
    Abstract: A supplemental hydraulic motor is provided that is coupled to an output of a continuously variable transmission in order to increase transmission output torque. The supplemental hydraulic motor is powered by a hydraulic steering pump and is also operational as a ground-driven, secondary hydraulic steering pump. In addition, the supplemental hydraulic motor may be used to retard the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Glen P. Calvert, Gaurav Vasudeva, Daniel G. Wear
  • Patent number: 10093303
    Abstract: A vehicle may include an engine and electric machine each configured to generate motive power for the vehicle, a battery configured to store energy for the electric machine, and a tank configured to store fuel for the engine. The vehicle may further include one or more controllers configured to determine a vehicle drive range based on an amount of fuel in the tank and an available charge depletion energy in the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Duane M. Grider, Bruce Carvell Blakemore
  • Patent number: 10093304
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a vehicle includes controlling a vehicle according to a first mode in response to a calculated likelihood exceeding a threshold likelihood, and controlling the vehicle according to a second mode otherwise. The calculated likelihood corresponds to the likelihood that the vehicle is within a threshold distance of a current drive cycle final destination. The calculated likelihood is derived from geolocation data collected from geolocation systems in at least one vehicle across a plurality of vehicle drive cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Kapadia, Kenneth James Miller, Kenneth Frederick
  • Patent number: 10093305
    Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle including a front motor for driving front wheels, and a step-up converter for stepping up voltage from a battery to supply power to the front motor, in which power regenerated by rotational force of the front wheel during vehicle deceleration is stepped down by a step-up converter and can be supplied to a battery, the hybrid vehicle includes a hybrid control unit which computes maximum input power of the step-up converter and regenerated power of the front motor during vehicle deceleration, and sets a difference obtained by subtracting regenerated power of the front motor from the maximum input power of the step-up converter to the maximum generated power of the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Shimizu, Norihiko Ikoma, Makoto Kamachi, Hironori Abe, Naoki Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 10093306
    Abstract: A system and method of stabilizing combustion in the engine of a hybrid electric vehicle. The system includes a controller controlling a starter and an injector, wherein the controller causes the starter to rotate the engine without fuel injection before starting the engine after an engine starting condition is satisfied or after an engine stop condition is satisfied and the engine is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Yong Seok Kim, Sanghoon Lee, Sang Eun Bae, Jeong Ki Huh
  • Patent number: 10093307
    Abstract: When there is an abnormality in communications between a motor ECU and an HVECU in an automobile, the motor ECU controls a motor such that creep torque or a given torque larger than the creep torque is delivered from the motor. Thus, when there is an abnormality in communications between the HVECU and the motor ECU, the automobile is able to run in a limp home mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki Hayakawa, Masaya Amano, Takashi Ando
  • Patent number: 10093308
    Abstract: A vehicle electronic stability control system which allows a vehicle to have improved movement performance and limit performance without causing a driver to feel uncomfortable, by actuating electronic stability control from a state where a lateral slip is relatively less likely to occur. The system prevents a skid of a vehicle. The system is provided with a stability determination module that obtains information indicating vehicle behavior from a sensor, and determines whether the vehicle is in an unstable or less stable state, on the basis of the information. The system is further provided with a braking/driving force control module which, when the stability determination module determines that the vehicle is in the unstable or less stable state, applies a braking force to one of the drive wheels, and simultaneously applies a driving force to the motor for the other drive wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sugai
  • Patent number: 10093309
    Abstract: An arrangement and method for optimizing load position in relation to a plurality of transportation vehicles comprising at least one master vehicle and at least one slave vehicle, the arrangement comprising a platform arranged to the at least one slave vehicle for receiving a load; an actuating device of the at least one slave vehicle for moving the platform in relation to the at least one slave vehicle; a sensing device configured to generate a vehicle sensing signal and/or a non-vehicle sensing signal; an a controlling device of the at least one master vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Rakkatec Oy
    Inventor: Jarkko Valtanen
  • Patent number: 10093310
    Abstract: A driver assistance apparatus includes a camera for acquiring a vehicle front view image or a surroundings-of-vehicle image; and a processor for providing a height control signal for a suspension for adjusting an expected impacted portion according to collision between a driver's vehicle and an object detected in the vehicle front view image or the surroundings-of-vehicle image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeihun Lee, Jongwon Yoon, Jukyong Jin, Yeonchool Park
  • Patent number: 10093311
    Abstract: Testing predictions of an autonomous vehicle relating to another vehicle or object in a roadway is provided. For instance, one or more processors may plan to maneuver the autonomous vehicle to complete an action and predict that the other vehicle will take a responsive action. The autonomous vehicle is then maneuvered towards completing the action in a way that would allow the autonomous vehicle to cancel completing the action without causing a collision between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and in order to indicate to the second vehicle or a driver of the second vehicle that the first vehicle is attempting to complete the action. Thereafter, when the first vehicle is determined to be able to take the action, the action is completed by controlling the first vehicle autonomously using the determination of whether the second vehicle begins to take the particular responsive action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Fairfield, Vadim Furman
  • Patent number: 10093312
    Abstract: An obstacle determining apparatus includes a distance measuring device, and an obstacle determining portion which determines presence/absence of an obstacle in a measurement space region in front of the distance measuring device. The measurement space region is defined so that a position of a bottom surface of the measurement space region changes stepwisely or continuously according to a depth in a forward direction and/or a width direction of the measurement space region, for example, like a measurement space region D1. The measurement space region may be changed so that the position of the bottom surface of the measurement space region changes stepwisely or continuously according to a detection result of an inclination detecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsuro Kuroda
  • Patent number: 10093313
    Abstract: A decrease in a terminal voltage of a battery is suppressed in a vehicle control device having a function of driving a pump motor to operate an automatic brake, and a function of driving an EPB motor to operate an EPB. When a brake ECU receives an EPB request during the operation of the automatic brake, and an elapsed period after a start of the automatic brake becomes more than a first set period t1, the brake ECU starts the EPB motors. Moreover, when the brake ECU receives an automatic brake request during the operation of the EPB, and an elapsed period after a start of the EPB is not more than a second set period t2, the brake ECU suspends the operation of the EPB, and starts the automatic brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaru Araki, Yasushi Okada
  • Patent number: 10093314
    Abstract: A course evaluation apparatus includes an estimated-course-group generation portion that generates a plurality of estimated course groups for a movable body; and a course evaluation portion that performs a course evaluation on the plurality of estimated course groups with respect to at least two different evaluation criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Sakai, Toshiki Kindo
  • Patent number: 10093315
    Abstract: To deselect a target vehicle, certain actions are taken by an autonomously operating vehicle. An identified lane is identified. A target vehicle in the identified lane is selected. The target vehicle is determined to be departing the identified lane when an edge of the target vehicle crosses a virtual boundary. The target vehicle is deselected after determining that the target vehicle is departing the identified lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Nitendra Nath, Brian Tamm, Aaron L. Mills
  • Patent number: 10093316
    Abstract: A device performs speed control, determines the start and the end of an intervention operation, interrupts the speed control when an intervention operation is started, selects a correction candidate from a target speed and a target inter-vehicle distance based on the presence of a preceding vehicle and on the speed difference between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle, determines whether there is a change in the vehicle speed or in the inter-vehicle distance in a determination period, determines whether there is a difference between the target speed and the vehicle speed when the intervention is ended or between the target inter-vehicle distance and the inter-vehicle distance when the intervention is ended, and corrects the target speed or the target inter-vehicle distance under a predetermined condition. After the intervention operation is ended, the device restarts the speed control using the corrected target speed or the corrected target inter-vehicle distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Kumai, Jun Sato, Masaki Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 10093318
    Abstract: A method of controlling launch of a vehicle, may include setting step in which a controller sets a basic target engine speed; a transient control step in which the controller controls a clutch torque based on the basic target engine speed; a transient state determining step in which the controller determines, whether a transition period of change of the engine speed elapsed; a first correction amount determination step in which the controller determines a correction amount; a correction applying step in which the controller adds the correction amount to the predetermined target engine speed and then determines a final target engine speed; an error determination step in which the controller determines the engine speed control error; and a feedback determination step in which the controller uses the engine speed control error and determines a feedback control amount for feedback-controlling a clutch actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Sung Kim, Ju Hyun Nam
  • Patent number: 10093319
    Abstract: A variable speed control system includes a multiple-speed transmission which changes a speed of an engine output in multiple stages based on a change in meshing state of a dog clutch which is caused in association with an operation of a change pedal connected mechanically, a pedal load detection device which detects an operation load of the change pedal, and a control unit which suppresses or shuts off an engine output to the multiple-speed transmission and permits a speed change action of the multiple-speed transmission by the change pedal when a detected pedal load exceeds a pedal load threshold. The variable speed control system further includes an engine revolution speed detection sensor which detects an engine revolution speed. The control unit changes the pedal load threshold according to the engine revolution speed detected. Such variable speed control system can realize a stable speed change action irrespective of running conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Ono, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Kosuke Tsunashima
  • Patent number: 10093320
    Abstract: A drive support device includes a vehicle information obtainment unit configured to obtain vehicle information including a plurality of driving support levels provided by the drive support device installed in a vehicle, and a position of the vehicle or time; and a vehicle information recording unit configured to record the vehicle information obtained by the vehicle information obtainment unit on a vehicle information storage unit. The vehicle information recording unit records the position of the vehicle or the time, and the driving support level executed at the position of the vehicle or the time, on the vehicle information storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Osumi, Masato Endo
  • Patent number: 10093321
    Abstract: A tire of a vehicle is calibrated based on a motion model of the vehicle relating control inputs to the vehicle with a state of the vehicle and a measurement model of the vehicle relating measurements of the motion of the vehicle with the state of the vehicle. The motion model of the vehicle includes a combination of a deterministic component of the motion and a probabilistic component of the motion, wherein the deterministic component of the motion is independent from the state of stiffness and defines the motion of the vehicle as a function of time. The probabilistic component of the motion includes the state of stiffness having an uncertainty and defining disturbance on the motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Berntorp, Stefano Di Cairano
  • Patent number: 10093322
    Abstract: A method causes a self-driving vehicle (SDV) to warn passengers of an upcoming maneuver, and to explain why the SDV will be making the upcoming maneuver. One or more processors receive sensor readings that describe a condition of a roadway upon which a self-driving vehicle (SDV) is traveling. The processor(s) predict, based on the sensor readings, a maneuver to be taken at a future time by the SDV on the roadway. The processor(s) also provide an explanation for the maneuver to an occupant of the SDV, where the explanation describes the maneuver, and where the explanation explains why the SDV will be taking the maneuver in the future.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Gordon, Clifford A. Pickover, Maja Vukovic
  • Patent number: 10093323
    Abstract: A driver advice system for a vehicle having at least one vehicle subsystem comprises a selector for receiving at least one driving condition indicator for the vehicle and for selecting, from a plurality of settings, a preferred setting for the at least one vehicle subsystem in response to the at least one driving condition indicator. The driver advice system includes an indication device for providing to the driver an indication of the preferred setting for one or more of the vehicle subsystems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: James Kelly, Andrew Fairgrieve, Dan Dennehy, Elliot Hemes