Abstract: Segmented tires employ segments featuring cooperating recesses and protrusions at opposing sides thereof for mating of the segments with one another in the assembled tire body. Cleated tires with embedded cleats of greater rigidity than the tire body material provide improved traction in muddy or other slippery conditions while the compressible tire body smooths out the ride harshness of the tire. Mounting elements are also embedded within the segments of the tire body for secure mounting and reliable retention of the segments.

Abstract: A sensor device and a communication method are provided. The sensor includes a microcontroller unit, and a receiver electrically connected to the microcontroller unit and configured to receive at least one communication signal. The receiver includes a magnetic sensor configured to detect a modulated electromagnetic carrier signal as a first communication signal and output an encoded measurement signal based on the detected modulated electromagnetic carrier signal. The sensor device further includes a demodulator configured to convert the encoded measurement signal into a data signal and output the data signal to the microcontroller unit.

Abstract: A tire condition detection device includes a condition detecting section, a control section, a transmitting section, a receiving section, and battery, which is a power source for the tire condition detection device. When the receiving section continually receives information from an external device, a controller switches the state of the tire condition detection device from a responsive state to a non-responsive state. In the responsive state, the receiving section is maintained in a standby state, in which the receiving section is capable of receiving the information wirelessly transmitted from the external device, and a reception response is performed when the information is received. In the non-responsive state, the reception response by the receiving section is not performed regardless whether the receiving section is maintained in the standby state.

Abstract: A method for adapting the strategy for acquiring measurements of the radial acceleration of the wheel sensors of a tire pressure monitoring system of a motor vehicle during phases in which the vehicle is stationary, in which the wheel sensors periodically measure parameters pertaining to the tires of the corresponding wheels, namely at least pressure, temperature and acceleration parameters. The method includes switching the radial acceleration measurement acquisition strategy of a wheel sensor during the “non-running” phases of the vehicle, between at least two state-of-activity modes, switching from a so-called “sleep” acquisition mode to a so-called “awake” acquisition mode when a pressure event is detected by the tire pressure monitoring system of the motor vehicle, the radial acceleration then being measured according to a period of significantly longer duration in “sleep” mode than in “awake” mode.

Abstract: A tire pressure monitoring system includes a plurality of detection devices that are provided in respective ones of a plurality of tires of a vehicle and each wirelessly transmit an air pressure signal including air pressure information of tire in response to a request signal and a monitoring device that transmits the request signal to each of the detection devices and receives the air pressure signal transmitted from each of the detection devices in response to the request signal, to monitor air pressure of each of the tires. Each of the detection devices, when receiving a request signal, measures the received signal strength of the received request signal and transmits to the monitoring device an air pressure signal at a different diming in accordance with the measured received signal strength. The monitoring device receives the air pressure signals transmitted from the plurality of detection devices at different timings.

Abstract: An assembly for mounting an electronics package to a tire includes an electronics package, a mount with a peripheral flange, and an attachment patch. The electronics package is connected to the mount, which is in contact with the tire. The attachment patch is connected to the mount and includes a central opening that it smaller than the peripheral flange. The attachment patch is further affixed to the tire.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel monitoring device (D) of the type comprising a housing (100) formed from a hollow core (101) containing different components including an electronic board (500) and a power supply battery (600) for said board (500), said housing (100) being positioned inside the tire and fixed to the internal portion (220) of the valve (200) fitted on the wheel, a polymer material fills in the free volume. The device is remarkable in that the housing (100) is preformed so as to provide at least two different superposed parallel installation planes (P1, P2) on which the different components are distributed, said housing (100) being preformed with a lateral opening to enable the different components to slide laterally into their appropriate installation plane (P1, P2).

Abstract: A pneumatic control device is provided designed to work with self-inflating inner tubes and tires, specifically for bicycles or wheelchairs. The device distinguishes a stem assembly and an air control assembly. The device allows users to set a desired pressure and maintains that constant pressure over time, thereby eliminating the need to manually re-fill the tires. The device is compatible with current rims and tires and requires no modification to be installed to existing rims. The device works by regulating the intake of air from the atmosphere into the self-inflating pumping mechanism. Once the desired pressure is reached, the system stops new air from entering the self-inflating mechanism.

Abstract: A self-inflating pumping mechanism for tires or tubes is provided. Two arc-shaped lever arms connected through a hinge enclose a lumen/collapsible cavity below the hinge. The design provides great mechanical leverage, which is generated by the lever arms and exerted directly onto the lumen. This translates into higher pumping pressures, lower activation loads, better ride quality and lower energy consumption. The design has a lumen that is mechanically isolated from the inner tube or air pressure in the main cavity of the inner tube, avoiding the need to reinforce the lumen against the pressure of the tire.

Abstract: A tow ball adaptor for coupling an implement hitch to a tow ball includes a plate. A first hole in the plate is complementary to and configured to insert a tow ball that is coupled to a vehicle. A coupler is coupled to the plate and configured to couple to the tow ball to retain the tow ball in the first hole. A cutout that extends into the plate is substantially complementary to and configured to insert an implement hitch. A plurality of third holes in the plate extends linearly between the first hole and the cutout. The third holes are complementary to and positioned to selectively align with a pair of orifices that is positioned singly in an upper and a lower tongue of the implement hitch. A hitch pin is inserted through the orifices and the third hole to couple the implement hitch to the plate.

Abstract: A rear flap configuration for an amphibious vehicle includes a vehicle body, a pair of crawlers disposed on both right and left sides with respect to a traveling direction of the vehicle body, and a rear flap connected to a rear part of the vehicle body. The vehicle body has a rear surface including a departure angle surface which extends obliquely upward from a lower edge of the rear surface as the vehicle body extends rearward. The crawlers have upper surfaces positioned above the lower edge, lower surfaces positioned below the lower edge, and rear edges projecting rearward from the lower edge. The rear flap includes a flap body part having a facing edge which faces the lower edge between the crawlers and is vertically rotatably connected to the vehicle body so as to allow the facing edge to come into contact or close proximity with the lower edge.

Abstract: A wheel carrier for a vehicle suspension, intended for the rotatable mounting of a wheel, having a wheel carrier body made of metal is adapted to provide a stable, weight-optimized wheel suspension. The wheel carrier includes a wheel-attachment section and an extension projecting upwardly therefrom with means at its upper end for attaching an inboard-projecting control arm. A portion of the extension is offset inboard relative to the upper end and includes a hybrid section in which the wheel carrier body is reinforced in sections by a reinforcing element made of a fiber composite material.

Abstract: A frame hanger bracket for pivotally mounting a suspension main support member to a vehicle frame features a pair of ear portions adapted to be attached to the vehicle frame. A bridge portion is positioned between the pair of ear portions and a pair of flanges extending from the bridge portion so that a space is defined that receives the proximal end of a vehicle main support member. Each of the pair of flanges includes a positioning member including a space that receives an end portion of a pivot fastener attacked to the main support member so that a double shear connection is formed with the pivot fastener. The bottom end of a shock absorber is pivotally connected to a distal end of the main support member while the upper end is pivotally connected to an outboard upper shock bracket. The shock bracket may be mounted to the vehicle frame with the ear portion of the frame hanger bracket sandwiched between the shock bracket and the vehicle frame rail.

Abstract: A device includes a plurality of tires, a suspension system operatively connected to the plurality of tires, at least one suspension sensor operatively connected to the suspension system and configured to provide suspension data (S), and a controller operatively connected to the at least one suspension sensor and having a processor for executing a method for determining respective tire normal forces (Fzi(t), i=1 . . . n) for one or more of the plurality of tires, based at least partially on the suspension data (S), the respective tire normal forces being operative to adjust operation of the wheeled device. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the controller to determine a transformation matrix (Ts) based on a plurality of predefined parameters. The controller is configured to obtain the respective tire normal forces (Fzi(t), i==1 . . . n) via the following equation: {tilde over (F)}z=[TS+?S(p)]{tilde over (S)}+Tu?.

Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic suspension apparatus capable of achieving both of vibration isolation performance and road holding performance. The electromagnetic suspension apparatus includes an electromagnetic actuator, an information acquisition unit that acquires information on a stroke speed of the electromagnetic actuator and a state quantity of the vehicle, a plurality of filters in which individual gain characteristics are respectively set, a filter setting unit that selectively sets a filter having a gain characteristic suitable for the state quantity of the vehicle from among the plurality of filters, a filter processing unit that performs a filtering process on a stroke speed signal using the filter set by the filter setting unit, and a drive control unit that controls driving of the electromagnetic actuator based on relationship information between the stroke speed after the filtering process and a damping force corresponding to the stroke speed.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an electromagnetic suspension apparatus capable of meeting a request to improve ride comfort irrespective of a magnitude of a spring constant preset in a spring member. The electromagnetic suspension apparatus includes an electromagnetic actuator that generates a driving force related to vibration damping of the vehicle body, an information acquisition unit that acquires information on a stroke position of the electromagnetic actuator, and an ECU that calculates a target driving force of the electromagnetic actuator and controls a driving force of the electromagnetic actuator using the calculated target driving force. When the stroke position acquired by the information acquisition unit is in a neutral range including a neutral position, the ECU corrects the target driving force so as to reduce a spring force related to the spring member as compared with when the stroke position is in a non-neutral range.

Abstract: An air management system for a vehicle having a first pneumatic circuit and a second pneumatic circuit, in which the first and second pneumatic circuits are pneumatically connected in a neutral position via a cross-flow mechanism. The first pneumatic circuit includes a first leveling valve configured to adjust independently the height of a first side of the vehicle. The second pneumatic circuit includes a second leveling valve configured to adjust independently the height of a second side of the vehicle. The first and second leveling valves are configured to establish pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the first leveling valve is not independently adjusting the height of the first side of the vehicle and the second leveling valve is not independently adjusting the height of the second side of the vehicle.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to obtain an electromagnetic suspension apparatus capable of quickly reducing an influence of a mechanical frictional force generated in each part of an electromagnetic actuator. The electromagnetic suspension apparatus includes an electromagnetic actuator that generates a driving force related to a damping operation and an expansion and contraction, an information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle state information including a stroke speed of the electromagnetic actuator, an equivalent frictional force calculation unit that calculates an equivalent frictional force of the electromagnetic actuator based on the vehicle state information, and an ECU that calculates a target driving force of the electromagnetic actuator and controls the driving force of the electromagnetic actuator using the calculated target driving force. The ECU corrects the target driving force based on the equivalent frictional force calculated by the equivalent frictional force calculation unit.

Abstract: An axle assembly includes a first rail assembly, a second rail assembly and an open-section twist beam connected to the first rail assembly and the second rail assembly. The twist beam includes an upper wall, a lower wall and rear wall wherein the upper wall and the lower wall are connected by the rear wall to define an open portion of the twist beam where the upper wall and the lower wall are separated by a vertical distance. The open portion of the twist beam is forward facing. The axle assembly further includes a torsion bar that extends through and is connected within the open portion of the twist beam.

Abstract: An air ducting system is provided for ducting an air flow emerging from an air vent, which serves to introduce an air flow directly into a passenger compartment of a vehicle, to a measuring device for measuring of at least one parameter of the air flow. The measuring device includes at least one collector unit for collecting the air flow emerging from the air vent, which can be arranged on the air vent in such a way that a contact face of the collector unit completely encloses at least one outlet aperture of the air vent. In order to improve a measurement of at least one parameter of the air flow, the air ducting system comprises at least two air duct units of different design, either of which can be connected to and non-destructively detached from the collector unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle air-conditioning system and, more particularly, to a vehicle air-conditioning system in which an air-conditioning module consisting of an air-conditioning case and a blowing apparatus is disposed at a side of an engine room with respect to a dash panel, and a distribution duct for distributing cold and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the inside of a vehicle is disposed on the indoor side of the vehicle with respect to the dash panel. The vehicle air-conditioning system may prevent a reverse flow of outdoor air into a cold air discharge port and a hot air discharge port due to the wind pressure when driving by forming a shielding means at the sides of the cold air discharge port and the hot air discharge port, which discharge the cold and hot air of the air-conditioning case to the outside, thereby improving the cooling and heating performance by smoothly discharging heat through the cold air discharge port and the hot air discharge port.

Abstract: Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a mirror assembly attached to a vehicle side and including an air temperature sensor for measuring a first temperature value; a wireless transceiver for receiving a second temperature value from a wireless network; and a processor configured to, upon determining that the first temperature value is greater than the second temperature value, cause the mirror assembly to move to a first position relative to the vehicle side. Another embodiment includes a method of correcting air temperature reading in a vehicle, the method comprising obtaining a first temperature measurement from an air temperature sensor located in a mirror assembly attached to a vehicle side; obtaining a second temperature measurement from a wireless network; and upon determining that the first temperature measurement is greater than the second temperature measurement, causing the mirror assembly to move to a first position relative to the vehicle side.

Abstract: A configurable evaporator unit for a secondary heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system that provides conditioned air within a cabin portion of a vehicle is provided. The configurable evaporator unit includes an evaporator unit and a blower assembly disposed within a housing. The blower assembly houses an evaporator blower for directing conditioned air out of the configurable evaporator unit. The blower assembly includes a plurality of blower openings for directing conditioned air out of the blower assembly with each of the plurality of blower openings provided on one of a front side surface, a back side surface, a top side surface, a bottom side surface, and an exterior side surface. The housing includes a plurality of housing openings with each of the plurality of housing openings disposed on one of a front side, a back side, a top side, a bottom side, and an exterior side of the housing.

Abstract: An air duct system for passing an air flow emanating from an air outlet to a measurement device for detecting parameter measurement values for at least one parameter of the air flow, includes at least one collecting unit for collecting the air flow emanating from the air outlet. That one collecting unit can be disposed on the air outlet so that a contact surface of the collecting unit encloses at least one outlet opening of the air outlet circumferentially. The collecting unit includes a wall defining a continuous air duct with an inlet end section and an outlet end section.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle air-conditioning system capable of reducing energy consumed during traveling while preventing a significant uncomfortable feeling of a user. An inside-vehicle environment predicting unit (51) calculates, by using inside-vehicle sensor information and outside-vehicle sensor information being output from an environmental sensor device (4) and a predicted travel time acquired by a predicted travel information acquisition unit (53), at least one predicted environmental characteristic which is an environmental characteristic inside a vehicle (900) after a predicted travel time on an assumption that an air-conditioning device (3) is operated in each of at least one candidate mode which has lower intensity than intensity of a selection mode among a plurality of operation modes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an air conditioning system for a vehicle in which an air-conditioning module having an air-conditioning case and a blower unit is disposed at a side of an engine room relative to a dash panel, and a distribution duct having a defrost vent, a face vent, and a floor vent is disposed in the interior of a vehicle relative to the dash panel so as to distribute cold air and hot air discharged from the air-conditioning case into the interior of the vehicle, wherein the floor vent is placed on one side of an area, in which a relatively large amount of hot air flows, in a mixing chamber of the distribution duct where cold air and hot air are mixed, i.e. a side adjacent to the dash panel.

Abstract: A vehicle climate control system for an electrified vehicle including a thermal circuit and a controller is provided. The thermal circuit includes a heat pump and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater. The controller is programmed to direct operation of the heat pump and the PTC heater responsive to receipt of a request for simultaneous cooling and heating based on a heat source mode table and detection of a system configuration in which flow is permitted through one of a fixed orifice expansion device (FOT), a thermal expansion valve (TXV), and an electronic expansion valve (EXV). The heat source mode table may call for the heat pump to operate in a cool mode and the PTC heater to operate in a heat mode when heater core coolant is identified as warm and ambient temperature is above a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A heating system for an automobile that selectively produces heat quickly. The controlled vehicle heating system includes a resistive heating element located within the main duct of a vehicle wherein all vents of the vehicle are connected to the main duct. The resistive heating element is connected to the vehicle's electric heating and cooling system and battery. The system includes a control circuit with a temperature sensor designed to monitor the temperature of the engine. The control circuit is operably connected to the resistive heating element and a heater fan within the vehicle. The control circuit is designed to deactivate the resistive heating element and heater fan when a predetermined temperature is reached. A thermostatic actuator is connected to the resistive heating element which allows a user to selectively control the operation of the resistive heating element. The user can then quickly and selectively control the heat of the car.

Abstract: A pressure relief assembly includes a housing defining an air passage chamber having at least one opening, and a flap secured within the air passage chamber. The flap is configured to move into an open position to expose the opening(s) to relieve air pressure. At least one liquid diverter extends from the housing. The liquid diverter(s) is configured to direct moisture away from the flap.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes: a first expansion valve that decompresses a refrigerant flowing out of a high-pressure side heat exchanger; an exterior heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing out of the first expansion valve and outside air; a second expansion valve that decompresses the refrigerant flowing out of the exterior heat exchanger; a low-pressure side heat exchanger arranged in series with the exterior heat exchanger; a cooler core that exchanges heat between the heat medium cooled by the low-pressure side heat exchanger and air to be blown into a vehicle interior to cool the air; and a controller configured to switch between a heat absorption mode and a heat dissipation mode by adjusting an amount of decompression in each of the first expansion valve and the second expansion valve.

Abstract: A vehicular cooling device capable of instant cooling, includes: a main cooling system including a compressor, a condenser, a liquid receiver, an expansion valve and an evaporator which are connected for circulating a refrigerant, and an instant cooling system for enabling the refrigerant to flow to the liquid receiver, the expansion valve, the evaporator and a pre-cooling means disposed between the evaporator and the compressor, wherein the vehicular cooling device is capable of instantly cooling an inside of the vehicle by enabling the refrigerant not to circulate through a line of the main cooling system when the instant cooling system operates, and enabling the refrigerant stored in the liquid receiver to flow to the pre-cooling means via the evaporator due to pressure difference between the liquid receiver and the pre-cooling means.

Abstract: An air conditioning system for a motor vehicle includes a base, a first compressor assembly carried on the base, a second compressor assembly carried on the base and a control module configured to align phases and speeds of the first compressor assembly and the second compressor assembly. A related method of isolating a dual air conditioning compressor assembly system is also provided.

Abstract: A shade assembly is positioned proximate a window. The shade assembly includes a housing. A shade is configured to deploy from the housing. A user interface includes a switch for selectively activating a feature of a vehicle.

Abstract: A motor-vehicle door, including a pane assembly, which is integrated in a door body structure, and a shading device, which is associated with the pane assembly on the inside of the door and which has a plurality of functional components, and a door interior trim, which covers the shading device at least in some segments and comprises a door interior waist rail and is fastened to the door body structure. The door interior trim has a support module, on which the functional components of the shading device are arranged and which is fastened to the door body structure.

Abstract: A window repair apparatus for covering a window of automobile door is disclosed. Embodiments include a transparent sheet ranging from approximately 1.3 to approximately 1.5 times the size of the window region of the automobile door frame. The sheet has a plurality of holes on the top, leading, and trailing edges, and a slit in the corner to receive a side view mirror. The sheet is held in place by inserting the side view mirror through the slit and attaching the hook-and-loop fastener along the bottom edge of sheet to the hook-and-loop fastener on the outer side of door frame just below the window section of the door frame. The transparent sheet is wrapped around the side edges and top edge of the window section of door frame and all the edges are tied up with plurality of fasteners onto the inside of the window section of the door frame.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor has a sun visor body including an electrical component, an arm including a cylindrical-end portion on which contact parts of a pair of conductors are arranged and rotatably holding the sun visor body, a mounting bracket for mounting the arm to a vehicle, and a connector attached to the mounting bracket and including a pair of terminals each having a contact portion to contact with a corresponding contact part of the pair of conductors. The mounting bracket includes an arm-supporting portion rotatably supporting a cylindrical-end portion of the arm. The connector is provided with an engaging protrusion. The arm is provided with an annular projection formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical-end portion exposed outside the arm-supporting portion and configured to engage with the engaging protrusion of the connector. The annular projection has a cutout to guide the engaging protrusion.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor has a sun-visor body including an illumination lamp, a non-conductive arm including a cylindrical-end portion with contact parts of a pair of conductors rotatably holding the sun visor body, a mounting bracket for mounting the arm to a vehicle, and a connector detachably attached to the mounting bracket and including a pair of terminals each having a contact portion to contact with a corresponding contact part of the pair of conductors. An arm-supporting portion of the mounting bracket rotatably supports a cylindrical-end-portion side of the arm. The contact parts of the pair of conductors are in arcuate-plate shape and provided with a cutout on an outer-peripheral surface of the cylindrical-end portion exposed outside the arm-supporting portion. A terminal-fixing portion provided in a housing of the connector fix a base portion of each contact portion, and a terminal-support portion supports a free end of each contact portion.

Abstract: A vehicle sun visor has a sun visor body including an electrical component, a non-conductive arm including a cylindrical-end portion on which contact parts of a pair of conductor are arranged and rotatably holding the sun visor body, a mounting bracket configured to mount the non-conductive arm to a vehicle, and a connector detachably attached to the mounting bracket and including a pair of terminals each having a contact portion to contact with a corresponding contact part of the pair of conductors and configured to supply electric power. The mounting bracket includes an arm-supporting portion rotatably supporting a cylindrical-end-portion side of the non-conductive arm. The contact parts of the pair of conductors are formed in an arcuate-plate shape. The contact parts in arcuate-plate shape are arranged via a gap on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical-end portion exposed outside the arm-supporting portion of the non-conductive arm.

Abstract: A trailer covering system for selectively covering an open trailer includes a trailer for transporting cargo. A frame is coupled to and extends upwardly from the trailer. A support unit is removably coupled to and extends upwardly from the frame. A cover unit is removably positioned on the support unit to cover the cargo on the trailer. The cover unit is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to shield the cargo from precipitation.

Abstract: A tonneau cover system for a vehicle having a cargo box. A first side rail and a second side rail are coupleable to opposite lateral sides of the cargo box. The first side rail and the second side rail include a side rail retention member. A tonneau cover is configured to cover the cargo box and extend between the first side rail and the second side rail. First and second sides of the tonneau cover include at least one tonneau cover retention member. The side rail retention members cooperate with the tonneau cover retention members to maintain the first side and the second side of the tonneau cover in cooperation with the first side rail and the second side rail respectively, and thereby resist lifting of the first side from the first side rail and the second side from the second side rail.

Abstract: A cover and divider system for a cargo bed of a vehicle includes a plurality of connected cover portions securable over a cargo bed and at least one panel securable to underside of each of the plurality of cover portions in a stored condition and removable from the corresponding one of the plurality of cover portions to partition the cargo bed.

Abstract: A loading space cover for a rear loading space in a motor vehicle, includes at least one cover element for the at least partial covering of an upper side of the rear loading space. The cover element defines an upper limit of the loading space. To enable a hazard warning triangle to be carried in the motor vehicle with the least possible modification of components of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle includes at least one fastening unit arranged on an underside of the cover element facing the loading space for the direct or indirect fastening of an accessory, preferably a hazard warning triangle, to the cover element.

Abstract: An energy storage housing for assembly on the lower face of a vehicle includes a first sub-housing which surrounds a first plurality of energy storage modules, a second sub-housing which surrounds a second plurality of electric energy storage modules, and a connection channel which connects the first sub-housing to the second sub-housing. The connection channel has a variable length. A vehicle is equipped with such an energy storage housing or a set of energy storage housings, wherein in a set all first sub-housings of the set are identical, all second sub-housings of the set are identical, and the connection channels of the energy storage housings of the set have different lengths.

Abstract: A hybrid powertrain utilizes a motor with a permanent magnet rotor. The rotor is formed by inserting parallelepiped magnets into slots. To reduce the likelihood of demagnetization, the net magnetization of each magnet is oriented parallel to a sidewards surface of the magnet and not perpendicular to an outwards surface of the magnet. The magnets may be arranged in multiple rows. The magnets in each row may be perpendicular to a rotor radial or diagonal to a rotor diagonal.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises a transaxle, a battery and a load carrying bed. The transaxle includes a casing incorporating a drive train and supporting an axle and includes an electric motor mounted on the casing to drive the axle via the drive train. The battery is provided for supplying electric power to the electric motor. The transaxle and the battery are disposed below the load carrying bed so as to overlap the load carrying bed when viewed in plan.

Abstract: A controller is provided for a hybrid system including an electric supercharger, a motor generator, and an energy storage system for supplying electric power to the electric supercharger and the motor generator controls the electric supercharger (and the motor generator in accordance with a required torque. Specifically, even when the required torque can be achieved by an engine alone, the controller for the hybrid system activates at least one of the electric supercharger and the motor generator to provide torque assist to the engine when the state of charge of the energy storage system is sufficiently high.

Abstract: A method of shifting ranges within a transmission is provided. The method of an embodiment includes determining an intention to change from a first mode to a second mode in the transmission, determining the first mode of the transmission, which includes a first range clutch in an engaged condition and a first synchronizer in a first engaged condition, determining the second mode of the transmission, which includes a second range clutch in an engaged condition and a second synchronizer in a first engaged condition, engaging the second synchronizer in the first engaged condition, disengaging the first range clutch, engaging the second range clutch, and disengaging the first synchronizer from the first engaged condition.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining a position of active grille shutters (AGS) using a light sensor positioned behind the AGS. In one example, a method may include diagnosing a position of the AGS in response to an output of a light sensor positioned behind the active grille shutters (AGS), and responsive to the diagnosed position, adjusting an engine operating parameter. Further, the AGS diagnostic may be performed in response to an indication of ambient light external to a vehicle being over a threshold level.

Abstract: The description notably relates to an inlet-air management device for a motor vehicle, comprising a flexible duct (3) for guiding the air entering via a motor vehicle grille and a shutter device (4) fixed in the flexible duct (3). The inlet-air management device is configured to be fixed in a motor vehicle via the flexible duct (3), the shutter device (4) then being suspended in the motor vehicle via the flexible duct (3).

Abstract: A deflector attachment is adapted to surround an exhaust outlet provided in a dump body of the machine. The deflector attachment includes a plate member having a curved portion. Exhaust gases exiting the exhaust outlet are adapted to first impact the curved portion. The deflector attachment also includes a pair of side plates spaced apart by the plate member. The deflector attachment further includes an inclined deflecting plate extending between the pair of side plates. The plate member, the pair of side plates, and the inclined deflecting plate define a flow passage for smoothly diverting the exhaust gases exiting the exhaust outlet towards a central portion of the dump body.