Abstract: A railway track condition monitoring system including a plurality of sensors installed on a rail of the track and spaced by a predetermined distance from each other. The sensors having respective signal acquisition and recording means for the acquisition and recording of an acoustic signal being generated by an approaching train and propagated by the rail or by a ground carrying the rail. A signal transfer means for the transfer of an acquired and recorded signal to the passing train by wireless transfer at the time of passing of the train in proximity to sensors, and a signal analyzing means for analysing transferred ones of the acquired and recorded signal on-board the passing train. The signal analyzing means may be adapted to compare in a processing unit the signals from adjacent sensors and on that basis indicate a rail discontinuity.

Abstract: A system (100) and method is provided that facilitates controlling signaling devices along railroad tracks in electrified territory. The system may include a first track circuit transmitter (116) connectable to a first end (160) of a first block (162) of a railroad track (180). A first processor (104) may be configured to determine a first signaling aspect (112) corresponding to a visible light signal outputted by a first signaling device (110) and cause the first track circuit transmitter to transmit a first code (166) corresponding to the first signaling aspect via a first AC carrier signal (164) through rails (182, 184) of the first block of the railroad track. The system may also include a first track circuit receiver (134) connectable to a second end (168) of the first block of the railroad track, which is configured to receive the first AC carrier signal through the rails of the first block of the railroad track and demodulate the first code from the first AC carrier signal.

Abstract: A method operates a positioning device which has at least one waveguide laid along a route for positioning a track-bound vehicle on the route. Accordingly, the method proceeds in such a way that measurement data related to the track-bound vehicle are captured by a route-side sensor device. An electromagnetic pulse is fed into the waveguide and a backscatter pattern produced by backscattering of the electromagnetic pulse is detected and is subjected to an evaluation. A vehicle-specific characteristic value determined in the evaluation is verified on the basis of the captured measurement data and, if the verification of the at least one vehicle-specific characteristic value is successful, a positioning signal based on the evaluation of the at least one backscatter pattern and indicating the position of the track-bound vehicle is provided by the positioning device.

Abstract: Provided are a wheel-frame locking assembly of a foldable vehicle, and a foldable vehicle using said wheel-frame locking assembly. The wheel-frame locking assembly comprises a fork (1), said fork being provided with a first pin hole; a wheel frame; the end of the connection between the wheel frame (1) and the fork is provided with a sleeve (2); By means of the sleeve (2), the wheel frame is rotatably sleeved on the fork (1); the sleeve (2) is provided with a second pin hole fitting the first pin hole, and when the wheel frame is opened to a use state, the second pin hole aligns with the first pin hole, a positioning member arranged on the fork (1) and preventing the wheel frame from falling off the fork (1); a lock pin (6) fitted with the first pin hole and the second pin hole and used for locking and unlocking the wheel frame to and from the fork (1).

Abstract: Hitch mounted robot systems and methods for operating the same are disclosed. A hitch mounted robot system includes a coupling mechanism that is insertable into a hitch receiver on a vehicle and a height adjustment mechanism coupled to the coupling mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism automatically moves the coupling mechanism in a system vertical direction to lift the hitch mounted robot system off a ground surface when the coupling mechanism is inserted into the hitch receiver.

Abstract: An occupant divider structure for a child's stroller utilizes a Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheet affixed by two releasable clamps to a bar extending vertically from a slotted insert receptacle that extends upwardly from the seat back center between two “side-by-side occupant seats in a molded stroller frame. The shape of the PMMA sheet is designed so as to prevent contact by and between infants/toddlers occupying adjacent seats. The clamping mechanisms are designed to allow easy release from the mounting bar for removal thereof from the stroller.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides an apparatus for protecting an occupant in a stroller from harmful environmental factors including UV and air pollutants. The apparatus can include an interchangeable cover configured to substantially enclose the occupant and cover at least a portion of the stroller to form an enclosure. The interchangeable cover can include a flexible plastic film that protects the occupant from UV radiation. The interchangeable cover can have an inlet, a fan connected to the inlet to draw ambient air into the enclosure, and a filter unit configured to filter the ambient air. The fan is further configured to blow the filtered ambient air along an interior surface of the enclosure and to maintain a positive air pressure within the enclosure.

Abstract: It is provided a method for unlocking a locking device of a superimposed steering system of a motor vehicle, wherein the locking device has a locking element which is located in a locking position in which it engages with a recess in a locking component of the locking device delimited by at least one abutment and thereby locks the superimposed steering system. The method comprises a movement of the locking component relative to the locking element into an unlocking preparatory position in which the locking element still engages with the recess, but is positioned spaced apart from the abutment, and a subsequent movement of the locking element from the recess into an unlocking position.

Abstract: A steering column assembly is disclosed comprising a telescopic shroud having an outer shroud portion and an inner shroud portion with an end that extends into the outer shroud portion. A plate is fixed to the inner shroud portion and includes a slot that extends axially along the inner shroud portion. A block is releasably interlockable with the plate to prevent telescopic motion of the inner shroud portion relative to the outer shroud portion. The steering column assembly includes a clamp assembly operable between a clamped condition in which the outer shroud portion clamps around the inner shroud portion and an unclamped condition in which the outer shroud portion is unclamped from the inner shroud portion.

Abstract: A steering column with an inner casing tube rotatably mounts a steering shaft. An outer casing unit is connected to a vehicle chassis and the inner casing tube is displaceably received therein and configured to be axially fixable. An energy absorption device is operatively disposed between the casing tube and the casing unit and in which part of the energy arising in the event of a crash is absorbed when the casing tube is telescopically displaced in relation to the casing unit. The energy absorption device is configured to adapt the absorbed energy to the circumstances of the crash event.

Abstract: A rack for a steering gear may include a toothed portion that has a toothing extending along a longitudinal axis, and a generally cylinder-segment-shaped back opposite the toothing and having a back radius. A method for producing such a rack may involve forming a cylindrical blank with an unmachined radius between a toothed die part having a toothed mold clearance and a back die part having a back mold clearance in a die cavity. The die may have a generally cylinder-segment-shape. In an open position of the die, the blank may be inserted between the toothed mold clearance and the back mold clearance. The toothed die part and the back die part in a forging stroke for closing the cavity may then be moved in a closing direction to a closed position. The back radius of the back mold clearance may be larger than the unmachined radius of the blank.

Abstract: A motor control device includes a frame including a metal material, a substrate disposed on an upper side of the frame with a gap between the substrate and the upper side of the frame member, the substrate including a hole penetrating an upper surface and a lower surface, a wiring that is inserted into the hole from a side of the upper surface of the substrate, and a tip portion connected to the substrate, and an insulating spacer interposed between the frame and the substrate. The spacer includes a side wall portion that surrounds the tip portion of the wiring in a plan view.

Abstract: A steering control device which can suppress a degradation in the steering feel caused when a steering wheel is moved back from a steering limit is provided. A steering control device controls a steer-by-wire steering system that includes a steering-side motor that generates a steering reaction force to be applied to a steering wheel to control operation of the steering-side motor. The steering control device includes an angular speed control circuit that performs feedback control on the steering-side motor in the case where a steering angle of the steering wheel reaches a virtual rack end and the steering wheel is steered back toward the steering neutral. The feedback control is performed such that a steering speed computed on the basis of the steering angle coincides with a target steering speed that is the target value for the steering speed and that is set in accordance with the steering angle.

Abstract: A steering control device with reduced power consumption is provided. In the case where an IG signal is turned on, a CPU disengages a clutch, and operates torque of a steered-side motor in order to control the steered angle of steered wheels to a target steered angle that matches an operation on the steering wheel through feedback control. The CPU decreases a current that flows through the steered-side motor with respect to a request by feedback control in the case where the logical product of a statement that a vehicle speed is equal to or less than a prescribed speed, a statement that the absolute value of steering torque which is input torque input to the steering wheel is equal to or less than a prescribed value, and a statement that the absolute value of a steering speed is equal to or less than a predetermined speed.

Abstract: A motor control system includes plural control circuits and plural motor circuits. Each motor circuit includes an inverter circuit and a coil. The plural motor circuits are controlled by any one of the control circuits or controlled by the plural control circuits in combination. When any one of the control circuits controlling the motor circuits fail, the motor control system performs switching control so that the failing control circuit is disconnected while another normally-operating control circuit controls the corresponding motor circuit. The failure detection and switching control are performed smoothly and quickly to recover the motor control system from the failure, thus enhancing the reliability.

Abstract: A control device controls a reaction force motor that generates a steering reaction force to be applied to a steering mechanism of a vehicle, based on a steering reaction force command value calculated according to a steering state. An axial force distribution calculation circuit of the control device calculates a mixed axial force by summing values obtained by multiplying an ideal axial force and estimated axial forces by individually set distribution rates. The axial force distribution calculation circuit calculates a final axial force to be reflected in the steering reaction force command value, by summing values obtained by multiplying the ideal axial force and the mixed axial force by individually set distribution rates. The axial force distribution calculation circuit sets the distribution rates of the ideal axial force and the mixed axial force, based on a distribution command generated by the host control device when intervening in steering control.

Abstract: A controller controls a steering motor in accordance with a pinion angle command value calculated in response to a steering state. The steering motor produces a driving force to a steering operation mechanism. The controller calculates a target pinion angle in accordance with the steering state and the pinion angle command value by performing feedback control such that an actual pinion angle corresponds to the target pinion angle. The controller includes a compensation control circuit which calculates compensation amounts reflected in the pinion angle command value so as to compensate for an inertia component, a viscosity component, and a spring component of the steering operation mechanism in accordance with the target pinion angle. The compensation control circuit adds the compensation amounts to the target pinion angle so as to calculate the final target pinion angle to be used for the calculation of the pinion angle command value.

Abstract: Provided is a steering control device that controls a steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle and that is capable of reducing erroneous detection of a grip state and improving the robustness in controlling a steering reaction force. The control device includes a road surface axial force calculation circuit that calculates a road surface axial force, based on road surface information. The control device includes a second estimated axial force calculation circuit that calculates a lateral force applied to a rack shaft, based on a yaw rate and a lateral acceleration. The control device includes a grip factor calculation circuit that calculates a grip factor, based on the road surface axial force and the lateral force. The control device varies the steering reaction force in accordance with the grip factor.

Abstract: A drill rig with a steering system may include a substructure having a wheelhouse, a drill floor arranged atop the substructure, a mast extending upwardly and above the drill floor, and a steering system arranged within the wheelhouse. The steering system may include a wheel assembly comprising an electric motor configured for driving rotational motion of a wheel, a deployment device configuring for deploying the wheel assembly to carry the drill rig, and a steering mechanism configured for selective engagement with the wheel assembly and rotating the wheel assembly.

Abstract: A method for operating a machine's steering system having an input device, and components to manipulate the machine's traction devices based on the input device's actuation, includes detecting a condition of at least one component of the components in response to an actuation of the input device; determining a steering angle of the traction devices corresponding to the condition of the component according to a map table; receiving an input to set the steering angle to an actual steering angle; estimating a difference between the actual steering angle and the steering angle determined according to the map table; modifying the map table by shifting each steering angle of the plurality of steering angles with respect to each condition of the plurality of conditions based on the difference to generate an adjusted map table; and outputting the actual steering angle based on the adjusted map table to correspond to the condition.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a vehicle including a chassis that is moveable in a driving direction, two rear wheels moveably carrying the chassis on the rear side seen in the driving direction, two front wheels moveably carrying the chassis on the front side seen in the driving direction, a steering wheel for turning a steering column around a rotation axis for steering the front wheels, and a steering angle sensor for measuring a rotation angle of the steering column around the rotation axis with an encoder that is stationary to the steering column and with a magnet sensor that is disposed axially displaced distance from the encoder on the rotation axis.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for unparking a motor vehicle (1) from a cross-parking space (8), with which the motor vehicle (1) is manoeuvred along an unparking trajectory (9) at least semi-autonomously from the cross-parking space (8) onto a road (10) bounding on the cross-parking space (8), wherein during said semi-autonomous manoeuvring of the motor vehicle (1) along the unparking trajectory (9), at least one reversing movement is carried out, an end position (E) is determined and the semi-autonomous manoeuvring of the motor vehicle (1) along the unparking trajectory (9) is ended at the end position (E), wherein the end position (E) is defined as at least a position such that in the event of further movement of the motor vehicle (1) from the end position (E) being carried out, manual control of the motor vehicle (1) in a driving direction (13) predetermined by the road (10) can be carried out by a driver of the vehicle without manoeuvring the motor vehicle (1) in a forward movement.

Abstract: A vehicle structure provided with a hollow structural member includes one or more reinforcement members that are located in the hollow structural member and include a foaming member. The hollow structural member includes a first hollow structural portion that is configured by a first panel portion, a second hollow structural portion that is configured by a second panel portion, and a third hollow structural portion that is configured by a third panel portion and couples the first and second hollow structural portions to each other. The one or more reinforcement members include at least one of first and second reinforcement members. The first reinforcement member includes a first foaming member connected to the first and third panel portions. The second reinforcement member includes a second foaming member connected to the second and third panel portions.

Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a vehicle frame with a first side member, a front suspension structure and a stop structure. The stop structure is installed to a first side member rearward of the front suspension structure. The stop structure extends outboard from the first side member and includes an upper surface, a lower surface and a main surface. The upper surface and the lower surface are horizontally oriented. The main surface is vertically oriented and includes a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section is attached to the first side member. The second section extends outboard from the first section defining a forward-facing stop surface that extends to a distal outboard end of the stop structure. The third section extends rearward from the second section, with the first section, the second section and the third section defining vertically oriented exterior surfaces.

Abstract: To protect a battery pack supported in a rear end part of a vehicle body at the time of a rear end crash, the vehicle body rear structure comprises: a pair of left and right rear side frames (10) extending in a fore and aft direction in a laterally spaced apart relationship; a rear floor panel (14) attached to the rear side frames (10) and defining a battery receiving space (40) for receiving a battery pack therein; and a load transmitting member (46) having a front end (46A) fixedly secured to a structural member (24) of the vehicle body and extending to a rear end (46B) thereof located behind the battery receiving space.

Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure comprises a pair of closed cross section structures (85) extending from a rear panel to respective rear wheel houses. Each closed cross section structure is formed by a rear side frame (42) extending in a fore and aft direction of a vehicle body, a floor extension (52C) extending in an outboard direction from the rear side frame, a side panel (82) extending vertically from an outboard edge of the floor extension, and a connecting panel (84) located under the floor extension, and having an inboard end fixedly attached to the rear side frame and an outboard end fixedly attached to the side panel.

Abstract: A reinforcement member has a load-receiving portion and an inclined portion. At least a part of the load-receiving portion is placed in front of a Fr side member. An end, at an inner side in the width direction, of the inclined portion matches in the width direction of the vehicle with a ridgeline at an inner side, in the width direction of the vehicle, of the Fr side member, or is provided at an outer side, in the width direction of the vehicle, in relation to the ridgeline.

Abstract: A vehicle floor structure includes a floor tunnel arranged in a center of a vehicle interior in a vehicle width direction from a front end of the vehicle interior to a rear side, the floor tunnel projecting upwardly from a floor surface of the vehicle interior, a tunnel reinforcement that is a reinforcing member covering the floor tunnel, the tunnel reinforcement projecting upwardly from the floor surface of the vehicle interior and extending in a vehicle length direction, and a first floor crossmember extending in the vehicle width direction on the floor surface of the vehicle interior. An opening is formed in each of a pair of side walls of the tunnel reinforcement, the side walls facing each other in the vehicle width direction and the first floor crossmember is arranged so as to go across an inside of the tunnel reinforcement through the openings.

Abstract: A vehicle body front part structure includes: a pair of left and right front side frames extending in the vehicle front-rear direction; and a front bulkhead connected to front ends of the front side frames. The front bulkhead includes: a pair of upper and lower lateral members extending in the left-right direction; and a pair of left and right vertical members extending in the up-down direction so as to connect ends on the outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the lateral members to each other. A forward extension part extending toward the front of the vehicle is provided at a lower end of the vertical member. A first load transmission member located on a more outer side in the vehicle width direction than the front side frame is fixed to the forward extension part.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body that defines a front door opening, and includes an A-pillar framing the front door opening, and a door over the front door opening. The front door includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel defining an interior door cavity therebetween. The vehicle also includes an impact beam and a transfer member housed in the interior door cavity. The impact beam has a forward end that laterally overlaps the A-pillar. The transfer member laterally overlaps the A-pillar in common with the forward end of the impact beam, and faces the inner door panel from laterally between the forward end of the impact beam and the inner door panel. When the vehicle experiences a side impact event, the A-pillar assumes side impact energy via transfer from the forward end of the impact beam through the transfer member.

Abstract: A front pillar structure includes: a front frame member; a rear frame member: a transparent member, a front side of the transparent member being supported by the front frame member, and a rear side of the transparent member being supported by the rear frame member; a front interior decorative member covering the front frame member from a vehicle interior side; a rear interior decorative member covering the rear frame member from the vehicle interior side; a head protection airbag, at least part of which is stowed between the rear frame member and the rear interior decorative member; a cover disposed between a lower end portion of the front interior decorative member and a lower end portion of the rear interior decorative member; and a jutting-out portion jutting out from the lower end portion of the rear interior decorative member toward a lower face side of the cover.

Abstract: A structural component for a motor vehicle body comprises: an outer panel with an outer wall and two outer flange portions; an inner panel with an inner wall and two inner flange portions; a reinforcing profile with a profile base, two profile walls opposite one another and two connecting portions connected thereto; wherein, in an upper pillar section, a maximum profile height of the reinforcing profile is greater than a maximum profile height of the outer panel, wherein the connecting portions of the reinforcing profile are supported against the inner wall, and wherein the connecting portions of the reinforcing profile are supported against the inner wall, and wherein the outer flange portions and the inner flange portions directly abut one another and are fixed to one another, wherein the connecting portions of the reinforcing profile are fixed, at least in a lower section of the structural component, between the outer flange portions and the inner flange portions.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a wheel within a wheel well, a fender panel assembly that includes a fender outer panel and a fender inner panel, the fender panel assembly at least partially surrounding the wheel well, and an overfender assembly connected to the fender panel assembly. The overfender assembly includes an overfender backing including a fender outer panel connection portion that connects to the fender outer panel and a fender inner panel connection portion that connects to the fender inner panel and an overfender garnish connected to the overfender backing. The overfender garnish and the overfender backing are formed separately of different materials.

Abstract: A rear deck post assembly is provided for reinforcing a cargo bed of a utility vehicle. The assembly includes a first deck mount coupled to a vehicle frame, and a first rear deck post coupled to the first deck mount. A second deck mount is provided coupled to the vehicle frame and spaced apart from the first deck mount. A second rear deck post is coupled to the second deck mount. A deck sill component is provided longitudinally extending between the first deck post and the second deck post. Deck bolts may be used to couple the deck sill component, deck mounts, and deck posts to the vehicle frame. The first and second deck mounts and deck posts may be a cast aluminum alloy, a cast magnesium alloy, or a fiber reinforced composite material.

Abstract: A car comprising a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, an outer body having a front hood and a front bumper, and a passenger compartment formed inside the outer body between the front and the rear wheels and frontally delimited by a windscreen connected with the front hood; the car being also provided with: an aerodynamic duct extending between an inlet opening formed through the front bumper and an outlet opening formed through the front hood to allow an ascending air flow during the travel of the car; and a wing-shaped profile positioned at the inlet opening and configured to increase the air suction effect by means of the duct during the travel of the car and to increase the front aerodynamic load on the car by acting as a spoiler.

Abstract: A motor vehicle rear-end for a motor vehicle includes a spoiler configured to influence aerodynamics of the motor vehicle, an actuator configured to move the spoiler between a retracted position of rest and an extended position of use, and a rear-mounted camera configured to monitor an observation area to a rear of the motor vehicle. The observation area comprises the spoiler when in the retracted position of rest and the spoiler when in the extended position of use. The motor vehicle rear end further includes an image evaluation unit connected to the rear-mounted camera and configured to detect the spoiler in the position of rest and/or in the position of use. The image evaluation unit is coupled to the activation actuator system in such a way that when the spoiler is detected in the position of rest and/or in the position of use, the actuator can be stopped.

Abstract: An air resistance-reducing device (1) for a vehicle (12) includes a first air guide element A (3) and a second air guide element B (4) which can be adjusted between a rest position and a travel position for contour extension and aerodynamic air guidance by an actuator (6). The air resistance-reducing device (1) includes connecting element (7) with a coupling element 8, which connects the actuator (6) to the at least one connecting element (7), a first leg (9), which connects the coupling element (8) to the first air guide element A (3), a second leg (10), which connects the coupling element (8) to the second air guide element B (4), and a third leg (11), which connects the first leg (9) to the second leg (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to an aerodynamic deflector device (7) for a motor vehicle wheel, including: a mounting (11) configured to be mounted on a motor vehicle; a deflecting wall (15) mounted on the mounting (11) so as to be movable between a retracted position in which, in the mounted state, said deflecting wall (15) is raised relative to the mounting (11), and an extended position in which, in the mounted state, said deflecting wall (15) is lowered relative to the mounting (11) and capable of being placed upstream from the wheel (3) of the vehicle; and an actuator (19) configured to move said deflecting wall (15) between the retracted and extended positions. According to the invention, the deflecting wall (15) has, in cross-section, a central portion (15A) and two side portions (15B, 15C) flaring out from the central portion (15A) so as to obtain a shape which diverges with respect to the direction of the air flow (10) striking said wall (15).

Abstract: A vehicle includes a heat exchanging type cooling device includes an undercover disposed below the cooler body and having an air exhaust passage into which the ambient air discharged through the lower surface of the cooler body is introduced and through which the ambient air is exhausted into outside atmosphere, under a negative air pressure generated due to an air stream generated during running of the vehicle; and an elastically deformable sealing member in a closed form interposed between the air exhaust passage and the lower surface of the cooler body. The undercover is attached to the body of the vehicle, such that a gap is provided between the undercover and the lower surface of the cooler body, and such that the sealing member fluid-tightly closes the gap.

Abstract: Providing a movement control means for detecting a collision between a driving wheel and a step and a catch of a driven wheel by the step and temporarily changing a gravity center control region of a mobile device and moving the mobile device to pass over the step, and a mobile device including the same in order to prevent immovability under an environment having a step or an irregularity.

Abstract: A material handling vehicle comprising: a chassis, comprising an upper surface arranged on a first loading surface, a plurality of components coupled thereto, including; a power source, a drive motor, at least one drive wheel powered by the drive motor, at least one stabilizing wheel, at least one object sensor for detecting objects in the vehicle surroundings, a wireless interface for communication with other system units, a control unit, and a navigation device. The chassis further comprises at least one opening, arranged at a lowermost portion of the chassis, and extending from a first side portion of the chassis. The one opening arranged to receive a material handling element, and comprises an upper abutment surface and sidewalls, extending along the extension of each opening. A material handling system comprises a group of material handling vehicles, the group comprises at least one of the vehicles and at least one forklift truck.

Abstract: A gooseneck hitch attachable to a cross member secured to a frame below a load bed of a vehicle, the cross member having a width is shown and described. The gooseneck hitch may include a beam selectively attachable to the cross member below the load bed and a rail monolithically formed with the beam and extending from the beam. The gooseneck hitch may also include a receptacle monolithically formed with the rail, where the receptacle is capable of selectively securing a hitch ball.

Abstract: A track system for a rubber tracked work vehicle comprises temperature sensor and an antenna attached to a track wheel. The antenna is connected to the temperature sensor to transmit to a receiver a temperature signal generated by the temperature sensor. A work vehicle comprising the track system and a temperature measuring method are also disclosed.

Abstract: With an idler, a first member includes a first boss portion, a first rim portion, and a side plate. A second member includes a second boss portion, a second rim portion, and a side plate. A third member includes a third boss portion having a third axle hole portion configured to allow insertion of an axle. The third boss portion is disposed between the first boss portion and the second boss portion. A first welded portion is formed between the second boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the second and third boss portions. A second welded portion is formed between the first boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the first and third boss portions . A third welded portion is formed between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and connects the first and second rim portions.

Abstract: In some examples, a vehicle track includes a track body and a plurality of cores, where each core of the plurality of cores is at least partially embedded within the track body. Each core of the plurality of cores may include a body including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The body may have a body width measured along a first axis extending between the first and second ends, and a body length measured along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. Each core of the plurality of cores also may include a first edge portion extending from the first end of the body and a second edge portion extending from the second end of the body, where each of the first and second edge portions defines at least one protrusion that extends from a major surface of the respective body. The at least one protrusion may have a protrusion length that is less than the body length.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system for adjusting a position of an idler wheel of a track assembly for a work vehicle relative to the ground may include a track assembly having a first idler wheel. The system may also include a first actuator configured to move the first idler wheel between a lowered position relative to the ground and a raised position relative to the ground. Furthermore, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the first actuator. The controller may be configured to receive inputs indicative of an anticipated or actual change in a direction of travel of the work vehicle. The controller may further be configured to control the first actuator to move the first idler wheel from the lowered position to the raised position in response to determining that the work vehicle has initiated a change in the direction of travel.

Abstract: An unmanned and self-powered vehicle or Towable Autonomous Dray (TOAD) may follow a vehicle and tow a trailer, haul a load, and/or recharge a pilot vehicle. The TOAD may be semi-autonomous and may attach to a pilot vehicle by an electronic identification. Further, wireless charging of the pilot vehicle may be provided by the TOAD. Smart trailer brakes, electric trailer axles, and a mechanically coupled tow vehicle may be provided by the TOAD in combination with additional units. A smart trailer controller may include a smart head unit and a smart tail unit in a trailer that may offer trailer security and increased safety. A smart trailer brake controller on the pilot vehicle and a smart module on the trailer may be applied where no unmanned vehicle is employed, such as, in a classic pick-up/trailer combination.

Abstract: Vehicles are disclosed which have a lower center of gravity than existing all-terrain, amphibious, and unmanned ground vehicles due to the location of propulsion units and other vehicle components inside the wheels of the vehicle. The vehicles can climb over large obstacles yet are also able to corner at high speeds. The vehicles can be configured for direct manual operation or operation by remote control, and can also be configured for a wide variety of missions.

Abstract: A multi-stage shift pack assembly and method includes a frame assembly, a tool mounting movable relative to the frame assembly, and a removable cylinder shift pack secured to the frame assembly and having at least two cylinders that are independently actuatable for moving the tool mounting relative to the frame assembly a desired amount. The tool mounting is moved relative to the frame assembly by independently actuating cylinders of the removable cylinder shift pack.

Abstract: A transport system, which is designed in particular for a dryer for drying workpieces, such as vehicle bodies, and which has a plurality of transport carts. The transport carts can be moved on a rail system in a transport direction. Workpieces can be transported by means of the transport carts. Each transport cart has a transport cart chassis. The transport cart has a fastening device, which is designed to establish a connection between the transport cart and a workpiece carrier in order to transport the workpiece carrier by means of the transport cart. The fastening device has thermal insulation, which impedes heat transfer between a workpiece carrier and the transport cart.