Patents Issued in August 1, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190232938
    Abstract: A control unit that controls a travelling state and an air conditioning state of a vehicle includes: a drive control unit performing a vehicle speed control and a power train control, the vehicle speed control selectively executing an acceleration operation where an engine mounted on the vehicle is operated and a deceleration operation where the engine is stopped to allow the vehicle to coast, the power train control selectively executing activation or deactivation of the engine; m and an air conditioning control unit that controls an air conditioning system provided in the vehicle to execute an air conditioning control. A content of control is changed for at least one of the vehicle speed control, the power train control and the air-conditioning control while the air conditioning system is operating, compared to a case where the air conditioning system is not operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yutaro ITO
  • Publication number: 20190232939
    Abstract: A vehicle controller is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a transmission, a clutch connecting and disconnecting a crankshaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission to each other, a vehicle wheel connected to a drive axle of the transmission, and an electric motor disposed to be capable of transmitting torque to the crankshaft The vehicle controller controls driving of the electric motor such that a rotation speed of the engine is reduced when an operation state of the engine shifts from operation to stop. The vehicle controller controls rotation of the crankshaft so as to avoid coincidence between a crank angle and a top dead center angle of the engine in a vibration amplification region amplifying an amplitude of vibration generated when the operation state of the engine shifts to the stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirotaka Mizuguchi
  • Publication number: 20190232940
    Abstract: A control system and method for a hybrid vehicle involve controlling a hybrid powertrain comprising an engine and a transmission having one or more electric motors and not comprising a decoupling mechanism therebetween, detecting an operating condition where the transmission is in neutral and the vehicle is moving at a speed less than a low speed threshold, and in response to detecting the operating condition: determining a desired propulsive torque of the powertrain, determining an actual propulsive torque at the driveline, calculating a torque difference between the actual and desired propulsive torques over a period, comparing the calculated torque difference to a first movement threshold, and when the calculated torque difference exceeds the first movement threshold, applying an electric parking brake (EPB) of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Behrouz Ashrafi, Feisel F. Weslati, Sathya Manivasagam
  • Publication number: 20190232941
    Abstract: Presented are model-based control systems for operating parallel hybrid powertrains, methods for making/using such systems, and motor vehicles with parallel hybrid powertrains and model-based torque and speed control capabilities. A method for controlling operation of a hybrid powertrain includes receiving a command signal for a hybrid powertrain operation associated with a driver input and a current operating mode of the powertrain. A desired output torque for executing the powertrain operation is then determined. The method determines if a speed differential between an engine speed of an engine and a torque converter output speed of a torque converter is less than a calibrated threshold; if so, the method responsively engages a clutch device to operatively connect the engine's output member to the transmission's input member. Engine torque is then coordinated with motor torque such that the sum of the engine and motor torques is approximately equal to the desired output torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Yue-Yun Wang, Venkata Prasad Atluri, Dongxu Li, Chunhao J. Lee
  • Publication number: 20190232942
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for placing a hybrid vehicle having a plurality of electric propulsion motors into an operating state in anticipation of a vehicle event, the method may include the steps of: monitoring roadway traffic and conditions surrounding a vehicle using one or more vehicle sensors and/or wireless communications; anticipating a vehicle propulsion operation change based on the monitored roadway traffic and conditions; in response to anticipating the vehicle propulsion operation change, obtaining a present propulsion operating state; and carrying out an anticipatory vehicle propulsion system transition before receiving a vehicle propulsion operation change request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Jinming Liu, Lan Wang, Goro Tamai, Norman K. Bucknor
  • Publication number: 20190232943
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a power generator including an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, a storage battery that stores a generated power, a travel electric motor rotates a driving wheels using power supplied from the storage battery, a storage unit that stores a travel history of the vehicle, an extractor that checks information indicating a current position information and travel environment of the vehicle with the travel history to extract travel records having a degree of matching equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a future consumption estimator that estimates a future consumption of the vehicle on the basis of an energy consumption that is associated with a pattern of a travel record having a highest energy consumption of the vehicle or a travel record having a highest occurrence frequency, and a controller that activates the power generator on the basis of the estimated future consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Takahito Fujita
  • Publication number: 20190232944
    Abstract: A vehicle control system (1) provided with a power generation unit (13) including an engine (10) and an electric motor (12), a storage battery (60), an electric motor for traveling (18), an acquisition unit (102) that acquires a schedule of an occupant of a vehicle (M), a destination prediction unit (104) that predicts a future destination including a destination which is not registered in the schedule on the basis of past and future schedules and date and time information acquired by the acquisition unit, a traveling planning unit (106) that generates traveling plan information indicating a traveling plan of the vehicle in the future schedule in accordance with a route to the destination predicted by the destination prediction unit, and a power generation control unit (110) that controls the power generation unit in the future schedule on the basis of the traveling plan information generated by the traveling planning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ayaka Kai, Seiichiro Ishikawa, Shinichi Okunishi
  • Publication number: 20190232945
    Abstract: A controller for the hybrid vehicle compensates for a shortage of an engine output to a vehicle demand output by discharge electric power of a battery when the vehicle demand output is higher than an upper limit output of a target operating range, and charges the battery by an excess of the engine output to the vehicle demand output when the vehicle demand output is lower than a lower limit output of the target operating range. The target operating range is set to a low load side as a SOC of the battery is higher in a predetermined SOC range. Also, the controller controls an intake air temperature during stopping of the engine to a target intake air temperature when the hybrid vehicle is traveling with the engine stopped. The target intake air temperature is increased as the SOC is lower in the predetermined SOC range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Arifumi MATSUMOTO, Akinori MORISHIMA, Taku IBUKI
  • Publication number: 20190232946
    Abstract: A controller for the hybrid vehicle selects an engine as a power apparatus of the hybrid vehicle when a request load is higher than a threshold load, and selects ae motor as the power apparatus when the request load is equal to or lower than the threshold load. The controller sets the threshold load in accordance with a SOC of a battery, and decreases the threshold load as the SOC is lower in at least a predetermined SOC range. The controller controls an intake air temperature during stopping of the engine to a target intake air temperature by operating an intake air temperature variable system when the motor is selected as the power apparatus. The controller sets the target intake air temperature in accordance with the SOC, and increases the target intake air temperature as the SOC is lower in at least the predetermined SOC range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Arifumi MATSUMOTO, Akinori MORISHIMA, Taku IBUKI
  • Publication number: 20190232947
    Abstract: Provided is an electric motor vehicle including a secondary battery, an electric motor, and a control device that controls an input to and an output from the secondary battery. Using an SOC of the secondary battery, the control device calculates a first OCV that is an OCV based on an assumption of absence of a change in voltage due to polarization. Using a voltage and a current of the secondary battery, the control device calculates a second OCV that is an OCV including a change in voltage due to polarization. When a voltage difference between the first OCV and the second OCV resulting from discharging of the secondary battery is large, the control device augments a limit value of electricity input into the secondary battery to be higher than a limit value when the voltage difference is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki TASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20190232948
    Abstract: A control device of a hybrid vehicle includes a power consumption calculating part configured to calculate power able to be consumed in the electric heating type catalyst, and a power supply control part configured to select a route for supplying the regenerative power to the electric heating type catalyst and supply the regenerative power to the electric heating type catalyst. The power supply control part is configured to supply the regenerative power to the electric heating type catalyst without going through the battery if the power able to be consumed in the electric heating type catalyst is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and supply the regenerative power to the electric heating type catalyst through the battery if the power able to be consumed in the electric heating type catalyst is less than the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Hidekazu NAWATA
  • Publication number: 20190232949
    Abstract: In a control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine and an electric motor serving as drive power sources and a damper device disposed between the engine and the electric motor and having rotational characteristics related to an input torque, the control device comprises: a damper rotational characteristic detecting portion configured to measure a rotational characteristic value of the damper device by allowing the electric motor to input a torque to the damper device while rotation of a crankshaft of the engine is stopped; and an output torque correction control portion configured to control an output torque of the engine or the electric motor to suppress occurrence of vibration based on a difference between the rotational characteristic value of the damper device detected by the damper rotational characteristic detecting portion and a preset initial setting value of the rotational characteristic value of the damper device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke TAKASU, Kenji GOTODA, Hiroki KUWAMOTO, Taku HARADA, Akira NAKATA, Tomoya TAKEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190232950
    Abstract: A powertrain system for a vehicle operates in one of a plurality of powertrain propulsion modes including an engine-only drive mode, an electric-only (EV) drive mode, a regenerative braking mode, a coasting mode and an engine/electric-assist mode. The vehicle also includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, a vehicle navigation system, a telematics system, a vehicle spatial monitoring system and a controller. The controller includes an instruction set that is executable to determine a trajectory for the vehicle, and determine road conditions, traffic conditions and surface conditions based upon the trajectory for the vehicle and the road conditions, traffic conditions and surface conditions. One of the powertrain propulsion modes is selected based upon the trajectory for the vehicle and the road conditions, traffic conditions and surface conditions. Operation of the hybrid powertrain system is controlled in the selected propulsion mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Prasad Atluri, Madhusudan Raghavan, Neeraj S. Shidore
  • Publication number: 20190232951
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing temperature sensors of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, at a duration after an engine-off event, determining that an intake air temperature measured by an intake air temperature sensor of the vehicle is less than an ambient air temperature measured by an ambient air temperature sensor of the vehicle. In response to the determining, the method may include flowing air from a catalyst across the intake air temperature sensor; and indicating the intake air temperature sensor is functional responsive to the intake air temperature converging to the ambient air temperature during the flowing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Aed M. Dudar
  • Publication number: 20190232952
    Abstract: An autonomous parking system includes an object detection apparatus, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: perform an initial parking operation for parking a vehicle into a first parking space along a first path, the first path including one or more first turnaround points; during the initial parking operation, detect a second parking space using the object detection apparatus; generate a second path for parking the vehicle into the second parking space; and, in response to user input, perform at least one of a first parking operation along the first path or a second parking operation along the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Daebum KIM, Taeho NOH, Hyukmin EUM
  • Publication number: 20190232953
    Abstract: A parking control apparatus includes an input device configured to acquire an operation command acquired from inside or outside of a vehicle and a control device configured to control the vehicle in accordance with the operation command. The control device is configured to determine a communication environment around the vehicle and control the vehicle to park in accordance with a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Yohei Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20190232954
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting collisions between objects and an autonomous vehicle. The system includes a computer vision system configured to use acquired environmental data to determine a velocity vector of an object relative to the autonomous vehicle and a distance between the object and the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous driving system also includes a vehicle motion sensing module configured to use acquired vehicle motion data to determine an acceleration vector of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous driving system also includes a collision detection module configured to register a collision between the object and the autonomous vehicle when the determined acceleration vector is detected having a direction that is substantially the same as a direction of the determined velocity vector of the object and when the determined distance between the object and the autonomous vehicle is less than a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Cinpinski, Stephen W. Erskine, Zhe Xie
  • Publication number: 20190232955
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for controlling an automated driving system of a vehicle. An example method includes computing a complexity metric of an upcoming region along a route that the vehicle is traveling along. The method further includes, in response to the complexity metric being below a predetermined low-complexity threshold, determining a trajectory for the vehicle to travel in the upcoming region using a computing system of the vehicle. Further, the method includes in response to the complexity metric being above a predetermined high-complexity threshold, instructing an external computing system to determine the trajectory for the vehicle to travel in the upcoming region. If the trajectory cannot be determined by the external computing system a minimal risk condition maneuver of the vehicle is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Donald K. Grimm, Wei Tong, Shuqing Zeng, Upali P. Mudalige
  • Publication number: 20190232956
    Abstract: An ECU performs collision avoidance control for an avoiding collision with an object based on at least one of first information, which is a detection result of the object based on a reflected wave corresponding to a transmission wave, and second information, which is a detection result of the object based on a captured image of an area in front of a vehicle captured by an image capturing means. When the state changes from a state where the object is detected by the first information and the second information to a state where the object is detected only by the first information, the ECU determines whether or not the object is located in a near area predetermined as an area in front of the vehicle in which the second information is not be able be acquired. When it is determined that the object is located in the near area, the ECU maintains an activation condition of the collision avoidance control to that in the state where the object is detected by the first information and the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Ryo TAKAKI
  • Publication number: 20190232957
    Abstract: Among other things, a model is maintained of an environment of a vehicle. A hypothetical object in the environment that cannot be perceived by sensors of the vehicle is included in the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Emilio Frazzoli, Baoxing Qin
  • Publication number: 20190232958
    Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to determine respective threat numbers for each of a plurality of targets based on an angular acceleration of a host vehicle and actuate a component in the host vehicle based on the threat numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kun Deng, Nanjun Liu, Fangjun Jiang, Gary Song, Alex Maurice Miller
  • Publication number: 20190232959
    Abstract: An activity monitor for a modular software system, the system having a first software component for use in configuring operation of a second software component via a proxy and stub interface, the activity monitor comprising; an input arranged to monitor a first event associated with the first software component and a second event associated with the proxy; a processor arranged to compare the first and second events to a schedule of events to assess compliance with the schedule of events; and an output arranged to generate an error message in response to non-compliance with the schedule of events, the error message being for use in treating the error. A method of generating an activity monitor for monitoring operation of a modular software system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: CHARLOTTE KERSHAW, CHRISTOPHER WILD, CHRISTOPHE FAVA-RIVI, FRANCOIS LOUBARESSE, MIGUEL LOPEZ, MARK GRANT
  • Publication number: 20190232960
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is provided with: a risk degree determinator configured to determine a risk degree of a preceding vehicle, which runs ahead of a host vehicle, on the basis of at least one of a loading aspect and a behavior associated with the preceding vehicle; a setting device configured to set a passing aspect, which is for the host vehicle to pass the preceding vehicle, and configured to set the passing aspect when it is determined that the risk degree of the preceding vehicle is relatively high, to reduce a risk associated with passing in comparison with the passing aspect when it is determined that the risk degree of the preceding vehicle is relatively low; and a controller configured to control the host vehicle to pass the preceding vehicle in the set passing aspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masataka YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20190232961
    Abstract: A method for controlling a distance of a vehicle to a preceding vehicle, characterized in that, in a step of limiting, the distance is limited to a preselected distance target value and, in a step of setting, the distance target value is set using a change of an accelerator pedal angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sebastian Baier, Thorsten Schori
  • Publication number: 20190232962
    Abstract: A method for determining a dynamic vehicle distance between a following vehicle and a preceding vehicle of a platoon, wherein a V2V signal is configured to be transmitted in a wireless manner between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle, includes determining a current maximum following vehicle deceleration of the following vehicle, determining a current transmission time for transmitting information from the preceding vehicle to the following vehicle, determining a current maximum preceding vehicle deceleration of the preceding vehicle, and determining the dynamic vehicle distance comprising a transmission distance and a braking distance difference. The transmission distance indicates a distance traveled by the following vehicle between the preceding vehicle initiating an emergency braking procedure and the following vehicle initiating an emergency braking procedure. The transmission distance is dependent upon the current transmission time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Niklas Broll, Thomas Dieckmann, Thomas Wolf
  • Publication number: 20190232963
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling a vehicle system of a host vehicle merging into a lane. The method includes determining an actual distance between the host vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles. The actual distance is a longitudinal distance between the host vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles. The method includes determining a safe distance for merging into the lane based on a relative position of the host vehicle to the one or more remote vehicles, a speed of the host vehicle, and a speed of the one or more remote vehicles. The safe distance is a second longitudinal distance between the host vehicle and the one or more remote vehicles. The method includes controlling the vehicle system of the host vehicle to assist a merge maneuver by the host vehicle according to the actual distance and the safe distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Shigenobu Saigusa, Yoichi Sugimoto, Haoyu Sun, David Weber
  • Publication number: 20190232964
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining inter-vehicle distance during adaptive cruise control. Moreover, the method is directed to the integration of multiple sensing modalities to accurately determine inter-vehicle distance at close ranges. This approach exploits standard, vehicle-based sensors and processing circuitry to improve the selection of sensing modalities during inter-vehicle distance determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Trenton B. Lindholm
  • Publication number: 20190232965
    Abstract: A forward information acquisition unit acquires a road profile ahead of the own vehicle. A position acquisition unit acquires a current position of the own vehicle. A state acquisition unit acquires a current speed of the own vehicle. A command calculation unit calculates a target speed at each point on a road ahead of the own vehicle, based on the road profile and the current position, and calculates a drive command for driving the own vehicle in the longitudinal direction of the own vehicle, based on the target speed and the current speed. The road profile includes a road gradient. The command calculation unit is configured to adjust the drive command, based on variation in the road gradient and Gzmax that is an acceleration limit limiting acceleration of the own vehicle in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Daiji WATANABE, Toshiki MATSUMOTO, Hisaya AKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20190232966
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor an activity level of a driver are disclosed. An example method includes receiving, at a processor, eye movement data from a sensor monitoring eye movements of a driver of a vehicle. The method includes calculating, via the processor, an eye movement activity index using a substantially real-time recursive analysis of the eye movement data. The method further includes calculating, via the processor, a low activity indicator for the driver based on the eye movement activity index. The method also includes executing a task based on the low activity indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Kwaku O. PRAKAH-ASANTE, Gary Steven STRUMOLO, Reates CURRY, Mike BLOMMER, Radhakrishnan SWAMINATHAN
  • Publication number: 20190232967
    Abstract: A network computer system can associate an operator with a mobile device. Additionally, the network computer system can monitor the operator using the mobile device over a time interval that a freight vehicle is operated between a start location and a destination location. During the time interval, the network computer system can control the mobile device in transmitting interval data. Additionally, based on the interval data, the network computer system can evaluate the operator over the time interval using the interval data. The evaluation of the operator can include using the mobile device information to evaluate the operator over the one or more sub-intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Madrigal, Eyal Lasker, Xiao Guo, Padmini Pyapali, Tony Ran Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190232968
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle comprising a frame component having an adjustable physical property; and a controller configured to receive data relating to the vehicle in use and, based on received data, determine a value of the physical property of the frame component. A method, a computer program and a control system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: William Oliver James Reynolds, Robert Bowyer, Andrew Murray Charles Odhams, Duncan James Bradley, Caleb Allan Sawade
  • Publication number: 20190232969
    Abstract: A data communication method for a data communications network within a vehicle, the data communications network comprising a service-oriented architecture, can include initiating a timer at a first controller located within the data communications network upon receipt of a first data message, the first data message comprising a request for a service from a second controller. The method can also include determining if a second data message from the second controller is received at the first controller within a first period of time that is less than or equal to a first predetermined threshold time period. The method can also include outputting a control signal enabling the requested service to be performed based on the first period of time being less than or equal to the first predetermined threshold time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: ALEX JUPP, HARIVADEN PARMAR, BERNARD STANGL, CARLOS VINOLO, MARC BAJET-MENA
  • Publication number: 20190232970
    Abstract: A command calculation unit calculates a target speed at each point on a road ahead of the own vehicle, and calculates a drive command for driving the own vehicle in the longitudinal direction of the own vehicle, based on the target speed and a current speed of the own vehicle. When output of the drive command that has been stopped is restarted, the command calculation unit adjusts the drive command, using an acceleration limit limiting acceleration of the own vehicle, or a jerk limit that limits jerk of the own vehicle. An output control unit controls output of the drive command, based on an input from at least one of a driver's operation of the own vehicle, and from another control system of the own vehicle. The output control unit temporarily reduces the value of at least one of the acceleration limit, the jerk limit and the drive command when restarting output of the drive command that was previously stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Daiji WATANABE, Toshiki MATSUMOTO, Hisaya AKATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20190232971
    Abstract: A system and method for adjusting engine settings and/or calibrations is based on engine and/or vehicle parameters, and/or environmental conditions, and is further based upon a forecasted drive cycle, forecasted driving condition, vehicle vocation, vehicle geographic location, vehicle load, type of operation, season of the year, vehicle system or subsystem condition and/or operation, and/or other factors. An engine of the vehicle has an ECU configured to store and implement an engine control map. At least one algorithm is operable to determine an engine control map specific to an engine operating parameter, a vehicle operating parameter, an environmental condition, and/or an expected range of settings and calibrations. At least one device is configured to wirelessly upload to the vehicle the specific engine control map, and then load or flash the specific engine control map to the ECU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Vishnu Vijayakumar
  • Publication number: 20190232972
    Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for an ego vehicle to determine an accuracy level for Dedicated Short Range Communication data (DSRC data) provided by a first remote vehicle. A method includes receiving DSRC data describing information about the first remote vehicle, wherein the DSRC data includes a sensor measurement. The method includes determining that the DSRC data is inconsistent with local sensor data. The method includes requesting remote accuracy data from a set of remote vehicles, wherein the remote accuracy data describes an accuracy of the sensor measurement. The method includes determining ego accuracy data for the first remote vehicle based on the remote accuracy data that is received from the set of remote vehicles, wherein the ego accuracy data describes an accuracy level for the first remote vehicle. The method includes determining whether to input the DSRC data to the ADAS system based on the accuracy level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Chung-Wei Lin, Shinichi Shiraichi
  • Publication number: 20190232973
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer readable medium for communicating vehicle-specific policy to autonomous vehicles are provided herein. The method may include the following steps: storing, sensing and transmitting to the cellular communication network, data associated with autonomous vehicles; maintaining a set of rules for operational parameters of the autonomous vehicles, applying the data associated with the autonomous vehicles for each respective autonomous vehicle to the policy database, to yield a vehicle-specific configuration command; and generating a vehicle-specific configuration command to be sent to the respective autonomous vehicle, that when reaches the autonomous vehicle, configures the autonomous vehicles into one of a plurality of operational configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: OTONOMO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Benjamin VOLKOW
  • Publication number: 20190232974
    Abstract: One variation of a method for customizing motion characteristics of an autonomous vehicle for a user includes: accessing a baseline emotional state of the user following entry of the user into the autonomous vehicle at a first time proximal a start of a trip; during a first segment of the trip, autonomously navigating toward a destination location according to a first motion planning parameter, accessing a second emotional state of the user at a second time, detecting degradation of sentiment of the user based on differences between the baseline and second emotional states; and correlating degradation of sentiment of the user with a navigational characteristic of the autonomous vehicle; modifying the first motion planning parameter of the autonomous vehicle to deviate from the navigational characteristic; and, during a second segment of the trip, autonomously navigating toward the destination location according to the revised motion planning parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Carol Reiley, Fabien Blanc-Paques, Gahl Levy, Bradley Perry, Chih Hu, Vineet Jain, Chip J. Alexander, Alex Tomala
  • Publication number: 20190232975
    Abstract: A steering system includes a reaction drive apparatus to apply a reaction force to a steering member, a steering operation drive apparatus to turn steered wheels, a movement drive apparatus to move the steering member between an operation position and a retraction position, a mode switching circuit to switch a manual driving mode and an automatic driving mode, a movement control circuit to move the steering member to the operation position when switched to the manual driving mode, and to move the steering member to the retraction position when switched to the automatic driving mode, a reaction control circuit to control the reaction drive apparatus in the manual driving mode based on steering information of the steering member and steering operation information of the steering operation drive apparatus, and an actuation restriction circuit to restrict actuation of the steering member in the automatic driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi KODERA
  • Publication number: 20190232976
    Abstract: An assisting apparatus assists in mode switching for switching a drive mode of a vehicle between a manual drive mode and an automatic drive mode. The assisting apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a calculation unit. The obtaining unit obtains surrounding data representing a surrounding situation of the vehicle. The calculation unit calculates a recommended mode switching position at which the mode switching is recommended based on the obtained surrounding data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Mei UETANI, Tadashi HYUGA, Hatsumi AOI
  • Publication number: 20190232977
    Abstract: In a motion guiding device including a track body, and a moving body provided to be movable along the track body, the track body includes a groove formed along a longitudinal direction of the track body and a plurality of rolling surfaces formed inside and outside the groove. The moving body includes a plurality of rotating bodies that roll on the plurality of rolling surfaces, and adopts a configuration in which respective contacts in which the plurality of rotating bodies are in contact with the plurality of rolling surfaces are disposed on the same straight-line in a cross-section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the track body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Aoki, Takeshi Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20190232978
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of monitoring a problem related to a railroad car by a railroad car monitoring apparatus, the method including: selecting a monitoring target of the railroad car; selecting a diagnosis reference related to the monitoring target; measuring travelling data related to the monitoring target while the railroad car travels; drawing a result value of the characteristic function according to the travelling data and comparing each of the travelling data with a reference value in a normal state and determining whether a defect is generated in the monitoring target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: Globiz Co., Ltd, Korea Railroad Corporation
    Inventors: Junsik IM, Ju-Won KIM
  • Publication number: 20190232979
    Abstract: A bone structure of a railcar includes: a pair of first lateral bones arranged at an inner side of a wainscot panel in a car width direction and extending in a car longitudinal direction, the first lateral bones being joined to the wainscot panel; and a side post arranged at an inner side of a pier panel in the car width direction and extending in a car upper-lower direction, the side post intersecting with the first lateral bones, wherein the side post includes: at least one first flange portion joined to the pier panel; a pair of cutout portions located at positions corresponding to the wainscot panel, the first lateral bones passing through the respective cutout portions in the car longitudinal direction; and at least one second flange portion arranged between the first lateral bones and joined to the wainscot panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HIRASHIMA, Tomoya ISHIKAWA, Kazumasa INABA
  • Publication number: 20190232980
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle. The rail vehicle comprises at least one rail vehicle outer wall. The rail vehicle further comprises a boarding arrangement having at least one first sliding step and one second sliding step. The first sliding step and the second sliding step are mounted so as to be laterally sliding. The first sliding step and the second sliding step can slide from a travel position to an end position by a lateral retraction movement in the direction of the outer wall of the rail vehicle. In the end position, the second sliding step protrudes beyond the first sliding step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Marcel SCHMID, Alexander BOSSHART
  • Publication number: 20190232981
    Abstract: A threaded interface buffer with anti-rotation structure is provided, comprising a buffer housing (1), a buffer capsule (2) and a drawbar (3), wherein the drawbar (3) comprises a connection portion (4) connected to the buffer capsule (2); the drawbar (3) is in threaded connection to the buffer capsule (2) through the connection portion (4); and, a first level anti-rotation structure (5) for limiting the rotation of the drawbar (3) and the buffer capsule (2) is mounted thereon, and a second level anti-rotation structure (6) for limiting the rotation of the drawbar (3) and the buffer housing (1) is mounted therebetween, so that the versatility and adaptability of the buffer can be enhanced and the operational stability of the buffer is ensured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: QINGSONG LU, HUI LIU, MINGGANG LI
  • Publication number: 20190232982
    Abstract: This brake pad assembly (1) for disk brakes, in particular in rail vehicles, comprises a main plate (2), pad modules (3) attached to the plate, which have a friction lining (9) and a backing plate (10), means (16) for attaching a respective pad module (3) to the plate (2), a plurality of bushes (7), each attachment means being arranged in a respective bush (7), which is inserted into orifices (11,6) provided facing each other in the backing plate (10) and in the main plate (2), through an opening (8) in the friction lining (9). According to the invention, the orifice for receiving the bush in the main plate is a blind hole (6), a bore (15) with a smaller diameter than that of the blind hole (6) being provided in the bottom of said blind hole, said bore (15) passing through the main plate (2), a rivet (16) being inserted into said bore inside the bush (7), said rivet linking the main plate (2) and the backing plate (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Michèle Henrion, Eric Guillet-Revol, Pauline Mas, François Guillard
  • Publication number: 20190232983
    Abstract: Disclosed is an eddy-current rail brake which includes: a magnet array which includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in one row so as to face toward a rail in a braking state; a holding member which holds the magnet array, the holding member being supported so as to be rotatable together with the magnet array; a cylindrical member which covers the magnet array, which is rotatable; and a driving device coupled to an end portion of the holding member. The magnet array is switchable between the braking state and a non-braking state by rotating the magnet array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Shotaro KADOKAWA, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Kenji IMANISHI
  • Publication number: 20190232984
    Abstract: An emergency arrest device for a zip line is disclosed. The emergency arrest device is designed to tension and control a slide-and-grip knot, such as a Prusik knot, that is tied on the zip line. The device includes a mirror-image set of sidewalls, a front endwall connected between the pair of sidewalls at a front end of the device, and a rear endwall connected at a rear end of the device. The front and rear endwalls have openings sized to permit passage of the zip line therethrough. A tail fixation assembly including a clamp is mounted in the rear of the device. A knot-body control assembly is mounted in the front of the device. The knot-body control assembly includes arms that are resiliently biased to push the body of the slide-and-grip knot rearwardly when the device is impacted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Donald Andrew Hackett
  • Publication number: 20190232985
    Abstract: A linear-motion brake system uses a fixed block, a moving block, and a linear-motion resistance assembly to decelerate a user who is tethered to the system via a force-transfer line. The linear-motion resistance assembly is a compressible component that exerts a force on the force-transfer line that opposes the force generated by the user traveling along a zipline. The moving block and the fixed block are positioned on opposite sides of the linear-motion resistance assembly, such that the moving block compresses the linear-motion resistance assembly when impelled by the force-transfer line. The force transfer line is threaded through a pair of guide channels that run along the linear-motion resistance assembly. One end of the force-transfer line is tethered to the fixed block while the opposite end is tethered to the user. Thus, the user's motion is transferred to the moving block and resisted by the linear-motion resistance assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Todd Domeck
  • Publication number: 20190232986
    Abstract: A device for the verification of the integrity of a train of vehicles. In order to verify the integrity reliably and with little complexity, the device has a first communication device and is configured to transport the first communication device autonomously to a designated end of the train of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: GUIDO FRITZSCH, NIKLAS SCHAFFRATH, FRANK SIMON, MORITZ REICHENSPERGER, IRENEUS SUWALSKI
  • Publication number: 20190232987
    Abstract: An extraction unit (121) determines, by using a fixed composition file, a fixed composition including a car having a specified equipment installed thereon as a fixed specified composition. The extraction unit determines, by using an operation composition file, an operation composition including the fixed specified composition as an operation specified composition. The extraction unit extracts, from an environment file, environment information corresponding to a set of a specified time and the operation specified composition. A conversion unit (122) converts, by using the environment information, state information indicating the state of the specified equipment at the specified time to comparative information indicating the state of the specified equipment in a reference environment. An evaluation unit (123) compares the comparative information with reference information. Then, the evaluation unit evaluates the state of the specified equipment at the specified time based on the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi YAMADA, Takeshi TAKEUCHI, Norimitsu NAGASHIMA