Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for managing a device in a vehicle. The computer system obtains a first configuration of a first device of a first vehicle, wherein the first configuration is set by a user of the first vehicle and the first configuration meets a driving habit of the user. The computer system generates an ergonomic model for the user based on the first configuration. The computer system determines a second configuration of a second device of a second vehicle based on the ergonomic model.

Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes an engine and an electric motor each configured to power the vehicle, and a controller configured to, responsive to both an engine-only drive range being less than a threshold and a drive mode being electric-only, operate an engine to charge a battery to deplete fuel for the engine and to reduce the engine-only drive range toward zero, and responsive to the engine-only drive range becoming zero, generate an alert.

Abstract: An information output apparatus for a straddle vehicle is configured to provide output information to a driver, and includes a receiving unit configured to receive input information input by the driver, a learning unit configured to learn an input tendency that is a tendency of the input information by the driver based on the input information received by the receiving unit, a generating unit configured to generate the output information according to a learned content learned by the learning unit, and an output unit configured to cause a sound device to output the output information generated by the generating unit in a form of a voice in natural language.

Abstract: In a server device, a storage unit stores a recommended traveling situation in which use of a vehicle function provided by a vehicle is recommended. When traveling conditions of a vehicle of a user who is not using the vehicle function correspond to the recommended traveling situation, a notification unit notifies the vehicle of a proposal for using the vehicle function. The user who is not using the vehicle function is a user who has not used the vehicle function since the user used the vehicle function when the traveling conditions of the vehicle did not correspond to the recommended traveling situation.

Abstract: If an event that the self vehicle will encounter as it runs along a current course and may disable continuation of an autonomous drive is detected, a warning level is calculated taking into consideration the probability of an encounter, the degree of emergency, the degree of importance, etc. of the event, a form of information presentation and strength of a stimulus are determined automatically according to the warning level, and information is presented with a proper time margin before the vehicle comes close to a position of occurrence of the event. Where the probability of an encounter, the degree of emergency information, and the degree of importance are low, information is presented at a lowest notification level, whereby the comfortability of the autonomous drive can be maintained.

Abstract: Until a lapse of a prescribed time from switching to a manual drive mode, a special judgment criterion for judging whether to generate an attention-arousing event is employed so that an attention-arousing event is generated more frequently than in an ordinary state and information is presented to a driver in a different expression form than in the ordinary situation. Since after occurrence of a handover the frequency of arousing attention of the driver is increased and attention of the driver is aroused in a different form, the driver realizes the switching to the manual drive mode soon and hence mode confusion can be avoided. Arousing attention of the driver is started earlier than in the ordinary situation by changing the judgment criterion for judging whether to generate an attention-arousing event.

Abstract: Until a lapse of a prescribed time from switching to a manual drive mode, a special judgment criterion for judging whether to generate an attention-arousing event is employed so that an attention-arousing event is generated more frequently than in an ordinary state and information is presented to a driver in a different expression form than in the ordinary situation. Since after occurrence of a handover the frequency of arousing attention of the driver is increased and attention of the driver is aroused in a different form, the driver realizes the switching to the manual drive mode soon and hence mode confusion can be avoided. Arousing attention of the driver is started earlier than in the ordinary situation by changing the judgment criterion for judging whether to generate an attention-arousing event.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one of a camera and a proximity sensor for detecting an obstacle in a vehicle path. A screen is projected on a windshield of the vehicle. A driver inattention determination unit determines a driver attentiveness. A danger level determination unit determines a danger level on a danger scale according to one or more of the driver attentiveness, a driving condition, a driving hazard, and the presence of the obstacle. A driver alert unit reduces a size of the screen on the windshield proportional to the danger level.

Abstract: A tactile assembly for a vehicle seat or for a cover placeable on a vehicle seat including at least one tactile actuator, at least two support layers and a matrix layer including at least one cavity, wherein the tactile actuator is arranged on a first support layer and the first support layer is arranged to extend into the cavity without being in contact with the bottom of the cavity and the actuator is arranged on the first support layer in the cavity such that it makes substantially no contact with the side walls or bottom of the cavity, and the opening of the cavity is covered by a second support layer, and to a tactile system and vehicle seats including the tactile assembly or the tactile system.

Abstract: A transport vehicle includes a container for receiving bulk material which is disposed on a vehicle frame and is pivoted, together with a bottom conveyor belt and a third conveyor belt, relative to the vehicle frame about a pivot axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in order to maintain a horizontal conveying plane, relative to a transverse direction of the vehicle, for the bottom conveyor belt and the third conveyor belt, independently of a transverse inclination of the track. Thus, a problem-free bulk material transport is possible even in the event of a transverse inclination of the track. A method of loading and unloading a transport vehicle which is mobile on a track is also provided.

Abstract: A ceiling module for a vehicle has a pivotally mounted ceiling flap for covering a ceiling opening, and a carrier device for holding one or more electrical components. In order to save space in the vehicle, the carrier device includes a lateral wall with a hinge opening on which the ceiling flap is pivotally mounted.

Abstract: A railway vehicle air conditioning management system according to the present invention includes a railway vehicle air-conditioning device installed in a railway vehicle, having a refrigerant circuit configured by including at least a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, a decompression device and a load side heat exchanger, and air-conditions an inside of the railway vehicle by circulating refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit, and a management device having a recording device in which vehicle air conditioning data including data showing operating states of the railway vehicle air-conditioning devices in a plurality of the railway vehicles are recorded, the railway vehicle air-conditioning device performs a special operation of operating in a pattern set in advance, in a state without humans in the railway vehicle, and the management device causes the recording device to record the vehicle air conditioning data including data showing the operating state in the special operation.

Abstract: A railway vehicle vibration damping device includes: an actuator including a cylinder body configured to expand and contract when supplied with hydraulic fluid, a pump configured to supply the hydraulic fluid to the cylinder body, and a motor configured to drive the pump, and installed on a railway vehicle; and a control unit configured to control the motor. The control unit stops the motor when a current value to be provided to the motor becomes equal to or larger than a current threshold for outputting a restriction torque set to a value exceeding a rated torque of the motor.

Abstract: A method for controlling and recovering the adhesion, during a slipping phase, of wheels (Wi) belonging to at least two controlled axles (Ai) of a railway vehicle, comprising the steps of: generating speed signals indicative of the angular speed (?i) of said wheels (Wi); estimating the value of the instantaneous adhesion (?(Tj)) at the point of contact of such wheels (Wi) and the rails, using an adhesion observer; generating a target-slip value (?) for the wheels (Wi) of the controlled axles (Ai) by means of an optimization algorithm which processes the estimated adhesion values (?i(Tj)), and modifying the target-slip value continuously in time, with a predetermined sampling period, such as to maximize the average value of the adhesion of the wheels of the vehicle.

Abstract: A monitoring system for a train is provided. The monitoring system includes an image capturing device configured to capture a video feed of a designated area associated with the train. The monitoring system also includes a controller coupled to the image capturing device. The controller is configured to receive the video feed from the image capturing device. The controller is configured to analyze the video feed to determine if a predefined triggering event has occurred. The controller is configured to record and store a predefined length of the video feed based on the determination. The controller is configured to provide a notification of the recorded video feed to a user through a user interface. The controller is configured to allow the user to access at least a portion of the recorded video feed through the notification.

Abstract: An urban rail transit train control system based on vehicle-vehicle communications, comprising an intelligent train supervision (ITS) system, a train manage center (TMC), a data communication system (DCS), and an intelligent vehicle on-board controller (IVOC) provided on each of trains, the ITS system. The TMC and the IVOC are communicatively coupled by the DCS, and IVOCs of the trains communicatively coupled by the DCS. IVOCs of all the trains report first train operation information to the ITS system and second train operation information to the TMC in accordance with a predetermined period. The TMC sends the received second train operation information to the ITS system. The ITS system determines a following train that needs a virtual coupling operation and a head train corresponding to the following train, and dispatch a virtual coupling operation instruction to the head train IVOC to perform a virtual coupling operation of trains.

Abstract: A container and caddy system is disclosed herein. The container and caddy system includes a storage container and a caddy for supporting and transporting the storage container. The storage container has a receptacle, a lid, and one or more hinges. The hinges connect the lid to the receptacle, enabling easy access to the interior of the receptacle. The caddy has a frame dimensioned to accept the storage container, four wheels able to roll the caddy along the ground, and two or more lift members. The lift members are divided into first and second lift member assemblies. These mechanically connect the wheels to the frame and are connected to each other by a hinge pin which causes the first and second lift member assemblies to move in a scissoring action to raise or lower the frame relative to the wheels.

Abstract: Disclosed are technologies for robotic transport of one or more items of payload, including a configurable door assembly for a storage compartment of a robot.

Abstract: The present device provides a modular utility cart having configurable storage features which provide secure transportation for both large and small items. The basic cart construction includes a bottom platform having casters connected to the underside thereof, a top platform positioned above the bottom platform by four corner posts. The top and bottom platforms, as well as the corner posts, include various structural features which provide the modularity to the utility cart. The supports include notches and pockets that allow for removable bins to be positioned along the supports, as well as supports for shelving of various sizes. The top platform has an integrated tool rail configured to support and suspend items such as hand tools, ladder racks, bins, and additionally includes an adjustable height handle.

Abstract: An auxiliary transport vehicle according to the disclosure comprises a drive unit and an attachment that is placed thereon, wherein the drive unit comprises just two wheels with a common axis of rotation and each with an electric drive, an electronic control device and an electrical energy storage device, and wherein the control device is embodied for actuating the drives in such a way that the auxiliary transport vehicle is kept in an upright position, and for autonomously driving the auxiliary transport vehicle to a specifiable destination and for following an external control device. The disclosure also concerns an auxiliary transport system and a method for operating an auxiliary transport vehicle.

Abstract: A baby stroller for transporting an infant at speeds faster than normal walking is disclosed. This baby stroller can be folded to make it easier to stow and transport. The folding mechanism, a unique feature of the design is directed toward compactness, ease of use, reliability, and reduction in manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A device for transporting a child, particularly one that is provided with a collapsible seat. The seat is coupled to the obliquely upward extending first arms by means of connecting arms which can slide away from the undercarriage in the first arms. This sliding movement takes place automatically after sufficient downward rotation of the second arms.

Abstract: A steering column apparatus includes a telescoping column assembly and a stowing assembly. The telescoping column assembly includes a lower jacket and an upper jacket. The upper jacket is adapted to move between extended and retracted positions along a telescope axis and with respect to the lower jacket. The stowing assembly is engaged to the lower jacket, and is adapted to move between stowed and un-stowed states along a stow axis.

Abstract: A steering column assembly comprises a telescopic shroud having an outer shroud portion and an inner shroud portion, a clamp rail fixed to the inner shroud portion including a slot that extends axially along the inner shroud portion, a clamp bolt that extends perpendicular to the shroud that may be rotated around its long axis by operation of a locking lever, and a toothed block that is connected to the clamp bolt having a row of teeth on each side, the pitch between teeth of each row being equal to, or a whole multiple of, the pitch of the teeth of a corresponding row of the slot. The toothed block is supported by a carrier that moves in response to rotation of the clamp bolt to in turn move the toothed block between a clamped position and an unclamped position and supports the toothed block such that the toothed block is free to move from side to side when in the slot.

Abstract: When switching from the unlocked state to the locked state, the moveable-side lock member rotates in a locking direction, so that the fixed-side engagement part and the moveable-side engagement part are friction-engaged or concave-convex-engaged so as to prevent displacement of the adjustment rod in the position adjustment direction. When switching from the locked state to the unlocked state, the moveable-side lock member rotates in an unlocking direction, so that the friction engagement or the concave-convex engagement between the fixed-side engagement part and the moveable-side engagement part is released.

Abstract: A vehicle steering input device comprising: a first knob (102) configured to be rotatable around a first axis of rotation and operatively coupled to a steering column (200) so that rotating the first knob (102) results in rotation of the steering column (200); and a second knob (1112) configured to be rotatable around a second axis of rotation and operatively coupled to rotate the steering column (200) so that rotating the second knob (112) results in rotating the steering column (200), wherein the first and second rotatable knobs (102, 112) are operatively coupled so that rotating one knob (102; 112) in a clockwise (CW) or counter clockwise (CCW) direction results in rotating the other knob (112; 102) in a same direction, and the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation define an angle.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to a fail-safe control and a control method for an electric power steering system and a steering system.

Abstract: A power steering apparatus includes a steering shaft 10 including an input shaft 11, an intermediate shaft 13 connected through a first torsion bar 12 to the input shaft, and an output shaft 15 connected through a second torsion bar 14 to the intermediate shaft; a hollow motor 30 to provide a rotational force to the intermediate shaft; and a control device 60 including a microcomputer, and including an output shaft rotation angle presuming section 63 to presume an output shaft rotation angle ?g based on signals of an input shaft rotation angle ?h and an intermediate shaft rotation angle ?m, a torsion spring constant g1 and g2 of the first and second torsion bars; and a motor drive control section 69 to control the hollow motor based on the output shaft rotation angle.

Abstract: A steering control system for operating a steering system for a transportation vehicle according to a steering intervention specification by making available a steering intervention variable, the system having computing units to redundantly calculate a manipulated variable according to a specified calculation algorithm as a function of the steering intervention specification and one or more operating state variables; a switching device for always making available one of the manipulated variables of the computing units as the steering intervention variable to the steering system; and a monitoring device to check the functional capability of the computing units, wherein the switching device is actuated as a function of the result of the check.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic steering device that hydraulically connects a steering cylinder to a supply system, whereby the supply system is hydraulically operatively connectable to the steering cylinder via a steering valve to form a main flow connection and the supply system is hydraulically operatively connectable to the steering cylinder via a flow regulation valve arrangement to form a branch flow connection that circumvents the main flow connection, whereby the flow regulation valve arrangement is triggerable by an electric control unit and the flow regulation valve arrangement comprises valve groups that are triggerable individually, which are respectively connected in the forward flow and return flow of the branch flow connection and a release-shutoff valve is assigned to the flow regulation valve arrangement. It is provided that the release-shutoff valve is connected between the flow regulation valve arrangement and the steering cylinder.

Abstract: Technical solutions are described for providing driver warning using steering systems. An example steering system includes a motor control system that sends a command to a motor. The steering system further includes a fault monitoring system that sets a fault indication flag by monitoring one or more components of the steering system. The steering system further includes a driver warning feedback system that generates a warning injection signal based on and in response to the fault indication flag being set. Further, the motor control system generates a driver feedback by modifying the command to the motor using the warning injection signal, and sending the modified command to the motor.

Abstract: Technical solutions are described for providing driver warning using steering systems. An example steering system includes a motor control system that sends a command to a motor. The steering system further includes a fault monitoring system that sets a fault indication flag by monitoring one or more components of the steering system. The steering system further includes a driver warning feedback system that generates a warning injection signal based on and in response to the fault indication flag being set. Further, the motor control system generates a driver feedback by modifying the command to the motor using the warning injection signal, and sending the modified command to the motor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for displaying a target parking space of a vehicle in order to allow a driver to select an optimal empty parking section. The target parking space display device includes: an information collector collecting a parking reference point and a width of a search space from a parking assist system; an image acquirer acquiring a top-view image; a controller detecting parking section information corresponding to the parking reference point from the top-view image, and detecting a target parking space occupied by the vehicle on the basis of the detected parking section information, the parking reference point, and the width of the search space; and a display displaying the detected target parking space on the top-view image.

Abstract: A method is described for parking a vehicle in a parking space. In the method, a parking aid device having a function that parks in a parking space on an oncoming lane is activated. An available parking space on the oncoming lane is located via sensors. A starting position of the vehicle on the oncoming lane for automatic parking in the parking space is established such that upon moving the vehicle on the oncoming lane into the established starting position, and the parking aid device automatically parks the vehicle in the parking space.

Abstract: A mounting unit for a rear suspension is provided. The mounting unit for a rear suspension of a multi link type coupling a rear suspension member to a rear floor side member includes a pipe nut disposed through one side of the rear floor side member and first and second brackets that couple to upper and lower end portions of the pipe nut to the rear floor side member and a rear cross member, respectively. A mounting bolt is coupled to the pipe nut to maintain the position of one side of the rear suspension member to the rear floor side member, and a support bracket is coupled to the rear floor side member and the rear cross member with the first and second brackets through a flange and disposed between an exterior lateral surface of the rear floor side member and a bottom surface of the rear cross member.

Abstract: A side rail includes base members, and plate members that are different in both plate thickness and material from the base members. The base members have a cutout or an opening, and the plate members are fitted into this cutout or opening and joined to the base members by laser welding.

Abstract: A vehicle side section structure includes a center pillar and a reinforcement member. The center pillar is provided at a vehicle front-rear direction central portion of a vehicle side section and extends in a vehicle vertical direction. The reinforcement member is formed of wood, is provided within a cross-section of the center pillar, and is oriented in a direction in which an axially central direction of annual growth rings of the wood of the reinforcement member runs along the vehicle vertical direction.

Abstract: A subframe structure includes a frame front part and a frame rear part in a vehicle front-rear direction. The frame front part and the frame rear part are joined together. The frame front part has a higher strength than the frame rear part. The subframe has different strengths from part to part. The frame front part is made of a galvannealed steel plate (GA steel plate) subjected to an electrodeposition coating. The frame rear part is made of a hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) subjected to an electrodeposition coating. A rear cross member of an aluminum die-casting and a rear cross panel of a hot-dip galvanized steel plate (GI steel plate) are integrally joined together by a friction stir welding.

Abstract: A side rail includes a reinforcement region having a closed-section structure by base members and reinforcement plate members having a greater plate thickness than a plate thickness of the base members. In the reinforcement region, in a state in which the reinforcement plate members are fitted in fitting portions provided at positions corresponding to respective corner portions in the base members, the base members and the reinforcement plate members are joined to each other by laser welding.

Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a supporting structure, a first component, fastened to the supporting structure, that forms a first part of an outer skin, a second component, fastened to the supporting structure, that forms an adjacent second part of the outer skin, and a setting element positioned in a defined manner relative to the second component and fastened at a gauged position of the first component.

Abstract: A semitrailer comprising a main frame having a hitch, an axle assembly connected to the main frame, the axle assembly including at least two wheels for rotation relative to the main frame, a fairing connected to an underside of the semitrailer intermediate the hitch and the axle assembly, the fairing including a pair of lateral surfaces, a bottom surface spaced from the underside of the semitrailer, and a leading surface, wherein the leading surface includes an intake opening, and wherein at least one of the bottom surface or the lateral surfaces includes an exit opening, and a flow path fluidly connects the intake opening and the exit opening.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a body. A movable member with first and second positions having distinct aerodynamic profiles is disposed on an exterior portion of the body. An actuator is coupled to the movable member and configured to actuate the movable member between the first and second positions. A sensor is configured to, during a drive cycle, detect a relative road load between the second aerodynamic profile and the first aerodynamic profile. A controller is configured to, during a drive cycle, control the actuator to move the movable member to the first position in response to satisfaction of a first operating condition, to control the actuator to move the movable member to the second position in response to satisfaction of a second operating condition, and to, in response to the relative road load being positive, control the actuator to move the movable member to the first position.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a strake provided in the rear of a front end of a tire, and the strake includes a displacement part displaced to a direction coming close to the tire as going rearward. The strake as a whole is located between right and left tires and between the front end and a rear end of the tire. The strake is mounted on a rear suspension that suspends the tire from a vehicle body. The strake includes a horizontal part formed nearly horizontally on a lower end thereof. The rear suspension includes a cover overlapping with the rear suspension in an up-down direction, and the strake is provided on a lower surface of the cover and at a position on a rear side of a lower end of the cover. The strake is provided in front of a silencer that muffles exhaust from the vehicle body.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes a body having an exterior surface and an aerodynamic member movably coupled to the exterior surface. The aerodynamic member has a first position with respect to the exterior surface and a second position with respect to the exterior surface. The first position presents a distinct aerodynamic profile from the second position. The vehicle additionally includes an actuator coupled to the aerodynamic member and configured to actuate the aerodynamic member between the first position and the second position. The vehicle further includes a damper coupled to the aerodynamic member. The damper is provided with magnetorheological fluid.

Abstract: A method for operating a rotating-mass device and a rotating mass device of a two-wheeled vehicle are provided. The rotating-mass device includes first and second gyroscopic instruments, each with a cardanically mounted rotating-mass device suitable for generating torque about their respective rotation axes. Pivoting of the rotating-mass devices is coordinated to influence motion of the two-wheeled vehicle about three orthogonal vehicle axes.

Abstract: The inventive disclosures described herein pertain to an improved folding trailer that, in many embodiments, is comprised of an improved swivel jack to more-easily aid in safe trailer-folding operations, a hinged trailer tongue, an integral winch with an extended flexible coupling shaft, and an external or onboard rotational power source to drive the winch. More specifically, this folding-trailer configuration minimizes the physical exertion required of a user to fold or unfold the trailer, as well as significantly reduces the potential for serious user injury during the folding/unfolding process. The improved folding trailer also features foldable cargo-containment sides and multi-positionable tailgate, as well as removable/configurable cargo-carrying racks/rails.

Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.

Abstract: A bicycle is disclosed as having a seat and a seat post assembly supported supporting the seat. The seat post assembly includes a lower seat support, an upper seat support secured to the seat and movable (e.g., telescopically) relative to the lower seat support, a locking mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking the upper seat support relative to the lower seat support, and an actuating mechanism to facilitate moving the upper seat support relative to the lower seat support. The actuating mechanism comprises a spring having first and second nodes, and a drive system adapted drive the second node while the first node is engaged with the upper seat support to energize the spring. In one embodiment, the drive system comprises a reciprocating driver constructed to drive either one of the first node and the second node. Preferably, the reciprocating driver is driven by a unidirectional rotor.

Abstract: An inner tube moves axially between an outer tube and a support, all of which are concentrically arranged, to a desired telescopic position, relative to the outer tube and the support, and can be locked in the desired telescopic position by applying radial force between the support and the inner surface of the inner tube. The radial force generates a frictional force acting on the inner surface of the inner tube, which resists longitudinal movement of the inner tube. A bicycle actuator cable is coupled to an actuation connector for a tension-controlled actuator by a bicycle cable connector which has a fixed longitudinal position on the bicycle actuator cable. The bicycle cable connector is longitudinally consistently removably repeatably interengageable with the actuation connector to maintain longitudinal alignment of the bicycle actuator cable with the actuator through repeated engagement and disengagement of the bicycle cable connector and the actuation connector.

Abstract: A two-wheeled mobility system having a frame with a first and second end and a deck extending therebetween. A handle portion is pivotably coupled with the first end of the frame. A wheel is coupled with the handle portion such that relative movement of the handle correspondingly pivots the first wheel. A second wheel is coupled with the second end of the frame and is rotationally movable relative to the frame. A bracket assembly is attachable to the frame and includes a first bracket for mounting to the frame at about the second end of the frame. A stand is connected to the first bracket and extends radially outward from the first bracket at an angle of from about 20 degrees to about 35 degrees. The stand may be used as a kickstand to support the two wheeled mobility system from falling on the ground when leaned over.