Abstract: Provided is a method of generating a top-view image. The method includes: obtaining an input image by photographing a peripheral road surface of the vehicle by using a camera when a vehicle is driving, detecting at least two lanes from the input image, detecting a vanishing point at which the at least two lanes intersect, calculating a first rotation angle of the camera by using the vanishing point, calculating a second rotation angle of the camera for converting the input image into a top-view image represented in a top-view image coordinate system, based on the first rotation angle, and rotation-converting the input image by using the second rotation angle to generate the top-view image.

Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle towing a trailer includes providing a plurality of cameras and processing image data captured by the cameras while the vehicle is towing the trailer. Responsive to processing of captured image data, images are generated for display at a video display screen to provide a top view of the vehicle towing the trailer to the driver to assist maneuvering the vehicle towing the trailer. A dynamic vehicle and trailer icon is generated and displayed at the video display screen along with display of the top view of the vehicle towing the trailer. The dynamic vehicle and trailer icon comprises a top view representation of the vehicle and the trailer with at least one projected path for the vehicle towing the trailer so the driver can readily determine where the trailer will travel when the driver turns a steering wheel of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicular display system includes a single video display screen and a video processor operable to process captured video image data captured by a camera at the vehicle. The single video display screen includes a left display region at a left portion, a right display region at a right portion, and a middle display region between the left and right display regions. The display screen is operable to use each display region to display video images derived from a respective portion of captured image data. When the display screen is displaying video images at the right or left display region that are derived from the respective portion of captured image data, the single video display screen does not display video images representative of the other portion of captured image data at the other display region.

Abstract: An interior minor for a motor vehicle, including a housing and a minor element held within it, can be tipped between a day position and a night position by means of at least one actuation element, where a direction of actuation of the at least one actuation element corresponds to a transverse direction of the interior minor in a central installation position.

Abstract: A vehicle rearview mirror includes a substrate having a reflective surface and an actuation mechanism having a support unit coupled with the substrate. The actuation mechanism also has a mounting plate with a first end thereof rotatably coupled with the support unit. A toggle latch is rotatably coupled with mounting plate and alternately engages with the support unit in respective first and second positions. The second position corresponds with rotation of the support unit toward a second end of the mounting plate from the first position. The toggle latch is rotatable out of the first and second positions into a release position wherein the toggle latch is disengaged with the support unit. A toggle paddle is rotatably coupled with the mounting plate and is positioned adjacent the toggle latch to move the toggle latch into the release position by rotation of the of the toggle paddle.

Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a forward viewing camera disposed at a mirror head of an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle and having a forward field of view through the windshield of the vehicle. A sensor is disposed at the mirror head and determines a change in position of the mirror head relative to a mirror mount of the mirror assembly when the vehicle driver adjusts the mirror head. A control includes a processor operable to process image data captured by the forward viewing camera. Responsive to determination by the sensor of a change of position of the forward viewing camera relative to the mirror mount, the control selects an active sub-array of photosensors to provide an effective field of view of the forward viewing camera. The processor processes image data captured by the active sub-array of photosensors for a driver assistance system of the vehicle.

Abstract: A rear vehicle assembly having: two side trims intended to laterally bound a trunk, and a tray, movable relative to the side trims between a concealing position and a storage position. The tray includes at least one first panel, and one second panel linked to the first panel, defining two side edges of the tray. Each side trim defines a guide path for the tray. The tray includes at least one hinge articulating the first panel to the second panel, such that the side edge of the tray is adapted to cooperate with a respective guide path. And the rear vehicle assembly includes a driving mechanism adapted to drive the tray from the concealing position to the storage position.

Abstract: A vehicle pad may include at least a first layer defining a layer hole to permit access to a handle of a vehicle. The vehicle pad may include attachment devices within pockets defined by the at least the first layer. The vehicle pad may include straps that include first and second ends. The straps may be configured to pass through a hinge gap to secure the vehicle pad to the vehicle. The vehicle pad may include a lock that includes first and second lock straps and a locking piece. The second lock strap may attach to the locking piece and positioned adjacent to a surface of the at least the first layer. The first lock strap may attach to the second lock strap and configured to pass through the hinge gap and attach to the locking piece. The lock may be configured to lock the vehicle pad to the vehicle.

Abstract: There is provided a holding device mounted in a mounting hole in a mount member to hold a predetermined member. A base member is mounted in the mounting hole. A bag hooking member is supported rotatably on the base member. The bag hooking member has a holding portion that takes, depending on its rotational positions, a protruding state and a stowed state and that holds the predetermined member in the protruding state. The base member has a frame portion surrounding the bag hooking member, a claw portion extending from one side of the frame portion to be locked on a rear side portion of the mount member, and an erect portion erected from the one side of the frame portion to be locked on the rear side portion in a position lying nearer to the mounting hole than a distal end of the claw portion.

Abstract: A vehicle overhead console is provided herein. The vehicle overhead console includes a housing having a locator and a retainer tower extending vertically above the housing. The retainer tower has a rib. A bracket is configured to couple to a vehicle headliner and defines a channel. The channel includes a central channel and a plurality of transverse slots and the tower is disposed within the central channel and the rib is disposed within the transverse channel.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device mounted on the surface of a vehicle for securing one or more items to the vehicle. The device includes an upper housing made of relatively hard material and a bottom part made of flexible, relatively soft material having a bottom surface and a top surface. The bottom part is capable of shifting its configuration between a disengaged configuration, wherein the bottom surface of the bottom part is essentially planar, and an engaged configuration, wherein the bottom surface of the bottom part is concave. An upper housing includes an actuator means for actuating the bottom part to shift the configuration of the bottom part between the disengaged and the engaged configurations. The actuator means keeps the bottom part in the engaged configuration until being disengaged. The upper housing includes one or more holes for securing one or more items to the vehicle.

Abstract: A fork mount upright bicycle carrier may include an elongate base having a pair of parallel rails and a fork mount device. A rear wheel receiver may be adjustably coupled in sliding engagement with a first slot in each of the rails, and a rear crossbar clamp may be adjustably coupled in a second slot in each of the rails, such that the receiver and the clamp are capable of overlapping adjustment ranges. The fork mount device may include a fixed jaw and a pivoting jaw for clamping onto a transverse member of a bicycle fork.

Abstract: A method for assembling a camera for a vehicle includes providing a camera housing portion, disposing an imaging sensor at a base portion of the camera housing portion, and disposing a lens system at a first portion of the camera housing portion. A first circuit board is provided that includes circuitry associated with the imaging sensor, which is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board. The camera housing portion and a connector portion are joined together to encase the first and second circuit boards. The connector portion includes a multi-pin connector having terminals that include (i) a first terminal portion for electrically connecting with a connector of the vehicle and (ii) a second terminal portion that electrically connects with circuitry disposed at the first circuit board when the camera housing portion and the connector portion are joined together.

Abstract: A wire harness includes: a trunk line section obtained by bundling a plurality of power supply lines serving as wiring bodies wired in a vehicle; a trunk line middle distributor to which a power storage device that is mounted on the vehicle and accumulates electric power is connected, the trunk line middle distributor being interposed between both ends of the trunk line section; and a pair of trunk line end distributors each of which is connected to a corresponding one of both ends of the trunk line section and distributes electric power from the power storage device to each appliance to be connected.

Abstract: A grommet includes: a tapered tube portion that is to be inserted, with an electric wire group W passed therethrough, into a flange from a cabin-outside and attached thereto; and a panel fitting portion that is formed in an outer face portion on a base end side of the tapered tube portion, and is to be fitted to the flange. The fitting portion includes: a ring-shaped groove portion that accommodates a portion on the leading end face side of the flange; an arcuate rib that is formed continuously with a tapered tube outer face portion; a ring-shaped flat face portion that is formed continuously with the arcuate rib; and an auxiliary seal portion that is formed continuously with the ring-shaped flat face portion, and protrudes toward the cabin-inside relative to the ring-shaped flat face portion.

Abstract: A washer fluid tank assembly for vehicle mounting includes a tank, a track, a float and two magnetically-responsive sensors. The tank has a fill opening. The track is formed in a first wall of and inside the tank. The float is slidably disposed on the track and has a magnet thereon proximate to a second wall of the tank. The magnetically-responsive sensors are fixed to the second wall of the tank in alignment with the track. The sensors are each associated with a predetermined fluid volume.

Abstract: An energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle comprising an electric converter circuit and a power take-off unit is disclosed. The electric converter circuit comprises: an electric energy storage; a first DC bus; an electric generator connected to the first DC bus through an electronic brake controller; a second DC bus connected to the first DC bus through a DC/DC converter, and an inverter connected to the second DC bus and having an output connected to the electrical load of the energy harvesting device. The power take-off unit comprises: a rotatable pivot plate for coupling to the vehicle chassis and supporting the electric generator; an electric generator pulley coupled to the electric generator; a shaft pulley; a shaft attachment for attaching the shaft pulley to the vehicle driveline shaft; and a belt connecting the electric generator pulley and the shaft pulley.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, an engine coupled to the chassis, a primary electrical system, and an auxiliary electrical system. The primary electrical system is configured to power one or more electrical loads associated with operation of the vehicle when the engine is running. The primary electrical system includes a primary alternator and a primary battery. The auxiliary electrical system includes an auxiliary alternator configured to generate electrical power, a battery system electrically coupled to the auxiliary alternator and configured to store at least a portion of the electrical power generated by the auxiliary alternator, and an inverter coupled to the battery system. The inverter is configured to at least one of (a) charge the battery system, (b) power a direct current load, and (c) power an alternating current load.

Abstract: A bumper beam formed of fiber reinforced resin containing continuous fibers oriented at least in the vehicle width direction sufficiently absorbs the collision energy of a high-speed collision in the fiber reinforced resin. The bumper beam also has a center portion positioned in the center in the vehicle width direction and protruding outward in the front-back direction, and right and left outer portions inclined from the respective ends of the center portion seen in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side in the front-back direction. The outer portions each have a resin foam member protruding outward in front-back direction. Thus, at the time of a low speed collision, the resin foam member is crushed to absorb part of the collision energy so that the energy is absorbed and distributed over the center and outer portions, protecting the car body frame from deformation.

Abstract: An energy absorber for a vehicle, comprising: a continuous beam to extend across a width of vehicle, the beam defining a plurality of inward facing cavities in a center section, with adjacent inward facing cavities separated from one another by an inward facing rib, and at each end portion a plurality of outward facing cavities, with adjacent outward facing cavities separated from one another by an outward facing rib, wherein the center section includes a panel that is continuous on its outward side, and that forms a relative bottom of each of the plurality of inward facing cavities with its inward face.

Abstract: A front-end carrier for a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The front-end carrier has at least one cross member element and at least two lateral strut elements which are connected to one another via the cross member element and extend downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle away from the cross member element. Via the strut elements, the front-end carrier can be supported on a main longitudinal support plane of the passenger vehicle. At least one further load plane is above the main longitudinal support plane and below the cross member element.

Abstract: A method is provided for preventing a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. The method uses a camera and a processor mountable in the motor vehicle. A candidate image is detected. Based on a change of scale of the candidate image, it may be determined that the motor vehicle and the pedestrian are expected to collide, thereby producing a potential collision warning. Further information from the image frames may be used to validate the potential collision warning. The validation may include an analysis of the optical flow of the candidate image, that lane markings prediction of a straight road, a calculation of the lateral motion of the pedestrian, if the pedestrian is crossing a lane mark or curb and/or if the vehicle is changing lanes.

Abstract: Systems and approaches for detecting an event, such as a crash involving a motorized and/or non-motorized vehicle, are described. In one approach, a listening component of a mobile computing device is first activated. This listening component may then monitor the sound proximate thereto (e.g., within the vehicle in which the mobile computing device is disposed). Using one or more processors, an audio source may be detected which was generated by an event (such as, for example, a crash involving the vehicle and/or an alerting triggering phrase) and was sensed by the listening component. Using an audio recognition technique, the detected audio source is processed to determine a severity of the event which generated the audio signal. This detection step may include identifying a type and magnitude of the detected audio signal using audio signal identification data. An information signal based on the severity of the event is then transmitted.

Abstract: A window net door attachment is provided for coupling with a vehicle door to provide protection to occupants within the vehicle during travel over rough terrain or during rolling over of the vehicle. Framed portions of the window net door attachment surround an open area between a top of the vehicle door, a roof, and a windshield area of the vehicle. A window net within a boundary support is attached to the frame portions and to the top of the vehicle door, such that the window net is disposed throughout the open area. Attachments along the boundary support retain the window net in an extended disposition within the open area. Vertical supports may be interwoven with the window net so as to impart relatively greater strength to the window net.

Abstract: An airbag device for a car may include an inflator positioned between first and second seats and generating an operating gas, a chamber part receiving the operating gas generated by the inflator and expanding between the first and second seats, a tether part connected to the chamber part to control a deployment shape of the chamber part, and a locking release part connected to the tether part at an inner surface or side surface of the chamber part which removes the connection to the tether part according to a control signal.

Abstract: A side curtain airbag system 10 includes: an airbag body 21 mounted on a vehicle interior side of a roof side part of a body and deploying upon supply of gas; and a protector 22 designed to hold the airbag body 21 and guide deployment of the airbag body 21. The protector 22 includes: a main body part 41 extending along the roof side part and covers the airbag body 21; multiple first ribs extending toward a vehicle exterior from the main body part 41, capable of making contact with the body at the time of deployment of the airbag body 21, and arranged in a direction in which the main body part 41 extends; and a second rib 43 connecting an adjacent pair, of the first ribs 42 to each other, and extending toward the vehicle exterior and obliquely downward from the main body part 41.

Abstract: An airbag module for a vehicle includes an airbag cushion; an inflator coupled to the airbag cushion and configured to selectively provide air to inflate and deploy the airbag cushion from a stowed state into a deployed state; an airbag magnetic element coupled to the airbag cushion; and a magnetic guide element arranged at a distance to the airbag magnetic element when the airbag cushion is in the stowed state. Upon deployment of the airbag cushion, the airbag magnetic element and the magnetic guide element magnetically interact with one another to at least one of guide the airbag cushion in a predetermined direction or maintain the airbag cushion in a predetermined deployed position.

Abstract: A side airbag for protection for vehicle occupants includes an interior wall separating the airbag into upstream and downstream chambers and defining an opening between two chambers adjacent a lower end of the airbag. A flow deflector between the opening and an exterior vent combines with the wall to define a channel therebetween. The channel directs inflation gasses exiting the opening into an upper end of the airbag, after which the gasses must flow around an upper end of the deflector (adjacent an outlet end of the channel) before reaching the exterior vent. The resulting S-shaped flow path serves to maintain the airbag in the inflated state for a longer time and urges an outboard arm of an occupant in a forward an upward direction to reduce the likelihood that that arm may be trapped between the inflating airbag and the occupant's thorax.

Abstract: Embodiments include a vehicle airbag assembly comprising an airbag including a first chamber and a second chamber, a first internal vent permitting gas entry into the first chamber, and a second internal vent permitting gas entry into the second chamber, where the first chamber has a greater volume than the second chamber in an inflated state of the airbag, and the first internal vent is configured for a larger gas flow than the second internal vent. Embodiments also include a vehicle airbag assembly comprising an airbag including a first chamber and a second chamber and at least one internal tether coupled to the second chamber for restricting an inflated depth of the second chamber, where the first chamber has an unrestricted depth and a volume that is larger than a volume of the second chamber in an inflated state of the airbag.

Abstract: Provided are a pretensioner, a retractor, and a seat belt device that can effectively reduce kinetic energy of an injected power transmission member. A power transmission unit includes a power transmission member that is engageable with external teeth of the ring gear, a pipe that contains the power transmission member, a gas generator that is disposed at an end of the pipe, a piston that receives gas generated from the gas generator to press the power transmission member, a first stopper that is disposed on an upstream side of the power transmission member, a second stopper that is disposed between the power transmission member and the piston, and a pretensioner cover that defines a passage for the power transmission member.

Abstract: A pretensioner and a seat belt device are provided. A pretensioner includes a wire connected to webbing that restrains an occupant, a piston disposed to the wire, a cylinder that slidably accommodates the piston, a gas generator that applies driving force to the piston, and a housing that integrally connects the cylinder and the gas generator. The housing includes an insertion hole that guides the wire, a communication part that is communicated with the cylinder and the insertion hole, and a gas-supply port that supplies gas generated by the gas generator to the communication part. The pretensioner includes a wire guide disposed at a boundary portion of the insertion hole and the communication part, and a holding member that is inserted into the communication part and locked to the gas-supply port, thereby to position the wire guide.

Abstract: A transmitter which emits at least two electromagnetic fields. An amplitude of each of the at least two electromagnetic fields has an anisotropy in one plane. An angular arrangement of the receiver relative to the transmitter is determined based on the amplitude of the at least two electromagnetic fields at the position of a receiver.

Abstract: A keyless entry and start system for a vehicle includes a vehicle subsystem configured to control at least one of access to an interior compartment of the vehicle and starting of the vehicle. The system further includes an actuator movable between first and second positions and a switch coupled to the actuator. The switch assumes a first state when the actuator is in the first position and a second state when the actuator is in the second position. The system further includes a controller coupled to the switch and configured to detect an actuation sequence of the actuator, the actuation sequence corresponding to an access code. The controller is further configured to compare the access code to an authorization code and generate a control signal configured to cause the vehicle subsystem to switch states when the entry code corresponds to the authorization code.

Abstract: A method to determine a position of a portable apparatus relative to a vehicle including generating a magnetic field by the vehicle, detecting the magnetic field by a magnetic field sensor of the portable apparatus, and evaluating the magnetic field to determine the position of the portable apparatus relative to the vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method for performing remote vehicle commands such as opening and closing doors and windows. The method is carried out by the system and includes the steps of: receiving a first signal at a vehicle from a remote application via a wireless communication device installed in the vehicle as a part of the vehicle electronics; in response to receiving the first signal, transmitting a camera feed from one or more vehicle cameras on the vehicle to the remote application; receiving a remote command signal at the vehicle from the remote application; in response to receiving the remote command signal, performing one or more vehicle commands at the vehicle while continuing to transmit the camera feed from the vehicle to the remote application; and ending the transmission of the camera feed from the vehicle to the remote application after completing the one or more remote vehicle commands.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for iris-detection alignment for vehicle entry and feature activation. An example vehicle includes a window, a camera facing the window, a puddle lamp to project an indicator pointing toward the camera, a UV source, and a controller. The controller is to project, via the UV source, a display onto the window upon detecting a user aligns with the indicator. The controller also is to provide directions to the user, via the display, to position an iris in front of the camera and activate a vehicle feature upon identifying the user via iris recognition.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting and mitigating unauthorized vehicle license plate removal. An example vehicle includes a detection circuit having an insulator configured to slide along an axis based on a rotation of a screw holding a license plate, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, based on a position of the insulator, that the screw has been removed while the vehicle is locked, and responsively activate a camera directed toward the license plate.

Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly for a dual sweep angle and indexable wiper system is provided. The system includes a wiper motor and a wiper arm for sweeping a surface of a windshield coupled to a first eccentric, the first eccentric comprising a primary eccentric and an indexable eccentric plate, wherein the indexable eccentric plate determines an eccentric offset of the wiper arm coupled to the first eccentric. The system further includes an output wiper shaft coupled to the wiper arm, a second eccentric coupled to a cam shaft, and a link coupled to the first eccentric and the second eccentric, the link having a first effective link arm length between the first eccentric and the second eccentric for driving the first eccentric to operate the wiper arm when operated in a first direction.

Abstract: A method to signal that a parking brake of an automatic or automated transmission of a motor vehicle is not engaged, during the detection that the driver or passenger door has been opened after the engine has been turned off, characterized in that a vehicle computing unit other than the transmission computer records the last signal related to the engaged state of the parking brake and triggers an alert signal conveyed to the passengers of the vehicle if the driver or passenger door is open and the parking device of the transmission is not engaged.

Abstract: A brake boosting device wherein a vibration control member is provided to an end part of a return coil spring that is arranged inside a vehicle chamber and that is interposed between a booster body and an input rod. The vibration control member has provided thereto: a seat part that suppresses the vibration of the return coil spring and that is between the end part of the return coil spring and a support part that supports the end part; and a guide part that is provided integrally with the seat part and that fits with the inner periphery of the end part of the return coil spring at a prescribed radial tightening allowance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an auto-braking system which includes a braking device, a receiver, and a controller. The controller includes a determining portion, a verifying portion and an executing portion. The determining portion determines whether a vehicle will violate a red signal of the traffic light based on the traffic light state information. The verifying portion verifies the traffic light state information is valid by comparing the traffic light state information with the image of the traffic light captured by the sensor. The executing portion executes a first braking control to slow the vehicle at a first deceleration rate when the determining portion determines that the vehicle will violate a red signal. The executing portion executes a second braking control to slow the vehicle at a second deceleration rate to stop at a specified position when the verifying portion verifies that the traffic light state information is valid.

Abstract: A brake device having an electric parking brake function, capable of appropriately performing stepwise increase control for a clamping force. A control unit including a computing circuit (20), a memory (21), and each motor drive circuit (23) of a parking brake control device (19) includes a stepwise increase control unit configured to increase the clamping force generated by brake pads (33) to a disc rotor (4) in a stepwise manner. When start of contact between the disc rotor (4) and the brake pads (33) caused by feeding of power from the parking brake control device (19) to an electric motor (43B) is detected based on a motor current from a current sensor unit (24), the stepwise increase control unit performs control for repeatedly feeding and stopping power to the electric motor (43B) to increase the clamping force in a stepwise manner in accordance with a predefined processing procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a brake system for aircraft that uses a control unit that is configured to control actuators at each wheel using one channel operating an associated brake control module, and other actuators at the same wheel using a second module operated completely independently using a second module. The use of the first and second groups of actuators are alternated periodically, e.g., for each flight.

Abstract: A method for controlling brakes may comprise receiving, by a controller, a yaw rate from an inertial sensor, calculating, by the controller, a force correction, calculating, by the controller, a pressure correction, and adjusting, by the controller, a pressure command for a brake control device.

Abstract: A towed cart and implement having a brake assembly enabled for independent application of the cart brake assembly without application of the brakes of prime mover in a burst application of the brake assembly for a predetermined duration. A brake control system includes a display which indicates the capacity of the brake assembly for burst application based on a temperature of a brake assembly component. The temperature may be measured or estimated based on duration and timing of burst brake applications.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for adjustment of maximum brake pump speed based on rate of change of target deceleration. An example vehicle includes a brake pump having a maximum pump speed. The example vehicle also includes a vehicle decelerator to determine a target deceleration for autonomous deceleration and send a signal to the brake pump to decelerate the vehicle at the target deceleration. The example vehicle also includes a maximum speed regulator to determine a rate of change of the target deceleration and adjust the maximum pump speed based on the rate of change.

Abstract: A master cylinder includes: a cylinder housing; a piston which is movably disposed in the cylinder housing so as to form a pressure chamber and a hydraulic fluid supplying chamber; a sealing member which is interposed between the cylinder housing and the piston. The piston has a plurality of communication holes for connecting the pressure chamber and the hydraulic fluid supplying chamber, and the plurality of communication holes are formed on a slanted surface which is provided to an outer surface of the piston.

Abstract: In a method, a brake torque signal provided by an electronic control unit of an anti-lock braking system is validated. The brake torque signal is enabled for use as a brake event input signal upon being successfully validated for diagnostic and control routines of the vehicle that use the brake torque signal as a brake event input signal. If the brake torque signal fails validation, it is disabled for such use. The brake torque signal is validated by first rationalizing a brake pedal position signal and a master cylinder pressure signal. Once the brake pedal position signal is successfully rationalized with the master cylinder pressure signal, the brake pedal position signal is rationalized with the brake torque signal. The brake torque signal is successfully validated when both rationalizations are successful. The validation fails if either rationalization fails.

Abstract: A vehicle braking system including a brake pedal in communication with a wheel brake, a brake actuation system, a braking system controller, an on-board driver communication system, and a controller is described. Parameters associated with a braking request, a brake actuation command and vehicle operation are monitored during each braking event, and segmented the into parameters associated with a static portion of the braking event and parameters associated with a dynamic portion of each braking event, evaluate the parameters associated with the static portion of the braking event and evaluate the parameters associated with the dynamic portion of the braking event, and assess a state of health of the braking system based upon the evaluation of the parameters. The assessment of the state of health of the braking system is communicated to a vehicle driver via the on-board driver communication system.

Abstract: Support structures for electrohydraulic apparatuses in particular of electrical and hydraulic apparatuses of irrigation systems are disclosed. The support structure is configured to be applied to a buriable well for housing and protecting such electrohydraulic apparatuses. On predetermined portions of the support structure a plurality of holes are formed, and are adapted for receiving a corresponding plurality of support means configured to hold, preferably in a releasable manner, one or more electrohydraulic apparatuses. Also described is a buriable well for housing and protecting electrohydraulic apparatuses comprising at least one such support structure of electrohydraulic apparatuses.