Patents Issued in September 19, 2019
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Publication number: 20190283704Abstract: A harness includes a primary locking mechanism, at least one strap of webbing coupled to a primary locking mechanism, and a secondary locking mechanism associated with the at least one strap of webbing. The secondary locking mechanism is located downstream from the primary locking mechanism and is movable to selectively contact the at least one strap of webbing to restrict movement of the at least one strap of webbing relative to the secondary locking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Barton J. Hainsworth, Alex Eberhardt, Scott A. Benavides
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Publication number: 20190283705Abstract: A seatbelt buckle with cutter comprises a latch element having a tongue-like protrusion with an aperture configured to be received by a belt buckle receiver, a middle element having a pull handle and a serrated cutting blade, a top cover configured for coupling to a top of the latch element a bottom cover configured for coupling to the bottom of the middle element, wherein when the top and bottom covers are coupled to the latch element and middle element, respectively, and the belt extends through the apertures of the patch element, middle element, and top and bottom covers, the blade is configured to cut the belt when the pull handle of the middle element is pulled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Wilson Gutierrez, Oscar Escobar
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Publication number: 20190283706Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a door locking and unlocking acceptance section that accepts an unlocking operation of a door of a vehicle by a virtual key, an unlocking operator identifying section that identifies whether an operator who performs the unlocking operation by the virtual key is a designated operator who is an owner of the vehicle or a related person having a predetermined relationship with the owner, or an undesignated operator other than the designated operator, and an indoor light control section that turns on indoor lights of the vehicle irrespective of a lighting operation by the undesignated operator, when the operator who performs the unlocking operation by the virtual key is identified as the undesignated operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Atsuyuki Suzuki, Naoko Imai, Tomoko Shintani
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Publication number: 20190283707Abstract: A lock device includes a locking member, a movable member, and a transmission mechanism. The locking member is moved between a lock position at which it locks a locking subject and an unlock position at which it unlocks the locking subject. The transmission mechanism transmits a drive force to the movable member and moves the movable member. A movement state of the movable member is shifted between a relative movement state in which it is moved relative to the locking member and an integral movement state in which it is moved together with the locking member to move the locking member toward the lock or unlock position. The lock device further includes a detector of which an output value varies in accordance with movement of the movable member or the transmission mechanism, and a controller that performs a failure determination based on a change in the output value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takuma MORISHITA, Koji OKUDA, Takanori MATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20190283708Abstract: A vehicle safety system. The vehicle safety system includes a control unit, a mobile device receiver, and a speed sensor. The control unit is operably connected to a vehicle with which the system is to be used. During use of the system, the mobile device receiver registers a mobile device coupled thereto, and the control unit deactivates the vehicle if the mobile device is removed from the mobile device receiver when the vehicle is in motion and may send an alert to an authority if a particular speed is exceeded.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Aaron Arrogante
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Publication number: 20190283709Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for theft deterrent for a connected vehicle using Basic Safety Message (BSM)-based Vehicle-to-Anything (V2X) communication. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, by a V2X radio, a wireless message that is transmitted by a first connected vehicle whose ignition is disengaged. In some embodiments, the method includes determining, based on a payload of the wireless message, that the first connected vehicle is being subjected to criminal activity. In some embodiments, the method includes taking a remedial action responsive to determining that the first connected vehicle is being subjected to criminal activity. In some embodiments, the remedial action is operable to deter the occurrence of the criminal activity (i.e., stop the first connected vehicle from being stolen) or gather visual evidence of the criminal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Hongsheng Lu, Gaurav Bansal, John Kenney
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Publication number: 20190283710Abstract: A mobile device detection apparatus is mounted on a vehicle equipped with a plurality of antennas, transmits a request signal for requesting a response to a mobile device that exists within a range communicable with the vehicle from a predetermined antenna among the plurality of antennas, receives a response signal returned from the mobile device to detect an existence of the mobile device, transmits a reply request signal for requesting a reply signal to the mobile device when the existence of the mobile device is detected, and receives the reply request signal from the mobile device using the plurality of antennas to detect an existence position of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Taichi YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20190283711Abstract: A detection and warning assembly for preventing sneak attacks includes a housing. A power module and a microprocessor are coupled to and positioned in the housing. The microprocessor is operationally coupled to the power module. A speaker, a camera, a light, and a sensor are coupled to the housing and are operationally coupled to the microprocessor. Each of a plurality of the housings is configured to couple to an exterior surface the vehicle such that a respective blind spot of the vehicle is covered by the sensor. The sensor is configured to detect a movement in the blind spot and to communicate the movement to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is positioned to selectively activate the speaker to emit a warning sound, the camera to capture an image, and the light to illuminate the blind spot. An occupant of the vehicle is protected from surprise by a person approaching the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Daniel Moran
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Publication number: 20190283712Abstract: A vehicle warming system for melting snow and ice from a vehicle includes a vehicle that has a plurality of body panels, a plurality of doors and a plurality of windows. A plurality of heating units is each coupled to the vehicle. Each of the heating units is positioned within an associated one of the body panels and each of the heating units is in thermal communication with the associated body panel to melt snow and ice off of the associated body panel. A plurality of window heaters is each is positioned on an associated one of the windows of the vehicle. Each of the window heaters is in thermal communication with the associated window for melting ice and snow from the associated window. A control is coupled to the vehicle for controlling each of the heating units and each of the window heaters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Ralph A. Sanabria
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Publication number: 20190283713Abstract: A motor vehicle wiper has a wiper arm with a wiper blade and is in operative connection with a wiper shaft. The wiper arm is fastened on a bearing part that is movably supported on the wiper shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Raphael ELTROP
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Publication number: 20190283714Abstract: A vehicle cleaner includes: a cylindrical first bracket provided within an opening of a bumper; an actuator including a cylinder and a piston; an injection nozzle provided near a tip of the piston to inject a cleaning liquid toward a cleaning target of the vehicle in a state where the piston protrudes from the opening; a cover provided at the tip of the piston to cover the opening in a state where the piston is drawn into the cylinder; and a second bracket attachable to the vehicle body panel and configured to position the actuator relative to the opening in a state where the second bracket is engaged with the first bracket. The first bracket includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion, and is attachable to the vehicle body panel by the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Yasuhiro Ichikawa, Riichiro Miura
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Publication number: 20190283715Abstract: A vehicle cleaner nozzle injects a cleaning medium on an object to be cleaned which is mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle cleaner nozzle includes a housing, a nozzle tip accommodated in an interior of the housing, and a holder configured to support the housing in a state where the housing accommodates the nozzle tip. A feedback flow path for swinging and injecting the cleaning medium is formed by accommodating the nozzle tip in the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaru Sakai
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Publication number: 20190283716Abstract: A vehicular system includes a first in-vehicle sensor having a first cleaning target surface which is provided on a design part forming an appearance of a vehicle and arranged so as to face an exterior of the vehicle. The first cleaning target surface is arranged at an inner side of the vehicle than an immediate upper portion of the first cleaning target surface. The immediate upper portion is constituted by a protrusion provided in a rear bumper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Masaru Sakai, Masaaki Sato
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Publication number: 20190283717Abstract: An automated/robotic car wash system is disclosed that is able to autonomously wash and dry a vehicle using steam and/or high-pressure water. High-pressure water, steam, and/or pressurized air outputs are mounted to a tool head, which is in turn mounted to the end of a multi-axis robotic gantry system wash that maneuvers around the surface of the vehicle. Also provided are vehicle washing processes that automatically controls the movement and operation of the system, through an automatic main controller that generates and analyzes input data in the form of a movement program, a safety program, a user entry program, a toolpath program, and/or a utilities management program.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Andrew Kim, Victor Wang, Jon Allen
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Publication number: 20190283718Abstract: An apparatus providing rotational power to the crank shaft actuating the lowering and raising of legs for supporting a load bearing vehicle. The apparatus includes a means for providing rotational force to the crank shaft comprising a battery powered motorized drill having a drive shaft having a plurality of rotational directions, and a motor housing. Also included is a crank shaft coupler adapted for removable attachment to the crank shaft, comprising an adaptor end having a non-round cross-section, and an attachment end defining a cavity snugly accepting the crank shaft and including a pair of apertures aligned with a transverse bore through the crank shaft through which a lock pin is inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Glenn Hart
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Publication number: 20190283719Abstract: An automatic transmission is provided with a friction engaging element having a hub member, a drum member, friction plates disposed between the hub member and the drum member, and a piston configured to engage the friction plates. The hub member includes a first hub member made of ferrous material and having a cylindrical part provided with a spline part, the friction plates being spline-engaged with the spline part, and a second hub member made of aluminum-based material, disposed at a side part of the first hub member, and having a feed part for lubrication provided with a supply oil channel configured to supply hydraulic fluid for lubrication to the friction plates. A notch for lubrication is formed by circumferentially cutting the cylindrical part of the first hub member corresponding to the feed part of the second hub member. The feed part supplies the hydraulic fluid for lubrication through the notch.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Shota Yamakawa, Tatsuhiko Iwasaki, Tomotaka Ishizaka
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Publication number: 20190283720Abstract: A braking system for automatic driver-independent deceleration of a vehicle includes a hydraulic vehicle brake and a backup braking system. The hydraulic vehicle brake includes an adjustable brake pressure control device. A method for automatic driver-independent deceleration of a vehicle includes decelerating the vehicle by actuating a braking pressure control device and, in response to a set point valve set in a hydraulic vehicle brake exceeding a threshold value, actuating a backup braking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Nijakowski, Andreas Englert, Tobias Putzer
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Publication number: 20190283721Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adaptively controlling railcar stopping distance based on environmental conditions related solutions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Richard C. Carlson, Kurt A. Gunther
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Publication number: 20190283722Abstract: A method/control unit for recognizing critical driving situations of a two-wheeled motor vehicle (MV), including: ascertaining an instantaneous slip angle (ISA) and differential slip angle (DSA) of the front/rear wheels; ascertaining an instantaneous roll angle (IRA); comparing the ascertained SAs and DSAs to predetermined values (PV) of maximum allowable slip angles (MASA) or DSAs; comparing the IRA to PVs of a maximum allowable roll angle (MARA); and generating a criticality signal when one of the ISAs is greater than the PV of the MASA, at least one of the instantaneous DSAs is greater than the PV of the maximum allowable DSA, and the IRA is greater than the PV of the MARA. Critical driving situations are recognized with the method, and measures for stabilizing the two-wheeled MV or other safety-enhancing measures may be performed. Special driving situations (driving over low-? patches or braking while negotiating a curve) may be considered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Hardy Haas
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Publication number: 20190283723Abstract: A method for operating a brake system, wherein two switching valves arranged on the suction side of pumps are opened and closed in an alternating manner in order to reduce current consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Michael Hitzel, Ulfilas Hoffmann, Tobias Scheller, Daniel Kosshof, Ansgar Hoffmann
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Publication number: 20190283724Abstract: Disclosed is a pulsation damping device of a hydraulic brake system including a first damper having a first damping chamber whose volume is varied by the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil, and a second damper having a second damping chamber whose volume is varied by the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil, wherein the volume change rate of the first damping chamber relative to the hydraulic pressure of the brake oil is provided to be larger than the volume change rate of the second damping chamber, and the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding brake oil in the first damping chamber when reaching the maximum variable volume is provided to be smaller than the hydraulic pressure of the corresponding brake oil in the second damping chamber when reaching the maximum variable volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Min Geun SONG, Heeseung BAEK
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Publication number: 20190283725Abstract: Disclosed is a hydraulic control apparatus of a brake system including a modulator block having a motor bore, and a motor including a cover that covers an opening of a case accommodating a stator and a rotor and is supported on one side of the modulator block, wherein a vent hole for air flow between the inside and the outside of the motor is formed on the cover and a communication passage for communicating the motor bore and the vent hole is formed in the modulator block.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Ju Sung Lee
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Publication number: 20190283726Abstract: Disclosed is a solenoid valve which is installed in a bore of a modulator block having a first hydraulic port and a second hydraulic port to control a flow of a braking fluid. The solenoid valve can reduce the number of components by integrating the components and implement a check valve function.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Chung Jae LEE
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Publication number: 20190283727Abstract: A brake device for a vehicle may include: a housing block; a plurality of buildup valve mounting parts formed in the housing block and disposed in a first row region; a plurality of reduce valve mounting parts formed in the housing block, and disposed in a second row region formed under the buildup valve mounting parts; a wheel cylinder port formed in the housing block, disposed above the buildup valve mounting parts, and connected to a wheel cylinder; a master cylinder port formed in the housing block, disposed above the buildup valve mounting parts, and connected to a master cylinder; a pump port formed in the housing block, and disposed under the buildup valve mounting parts; and one or more damper units formed in the housing block, and disposed among the buildup valve mounting parts, the wheel cylinder port and the master cylinder port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Sung Ki AHN
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Publication number: 20190283728Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for determining a temperature characteristic at a first location on a wheel or a brake assembly of an aircraft landing gear. The temperature characteristic at the first location is determined using relationship information based on a first temperature at a second location of the wheel or the brake assembly of the landing gear, the relationship information representing a relationship between the temperature characteristic at the first location and the first temperature. Also disclosed is a method to determine the relationship information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Rodrigo JIMENEZ, Brice CHERAY, Maud CONSOLA
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Publication number: 20190283729Abstract: A vehicle travel control system installed on a vehicle includes: a recognition sensor configured to recognize a situation around the vehicle; a sensor cleaning device configured to clean the recognition sensor; and a control device configured to execute vehicle travel control based on result of recognition by the recognition sensor, and to actuate the sensor cleaning device to execute sensor cleaning processing that cleans the recognition sensor. The control device permits execution of the sensor cleaning processing in a situation where decrease in recognition performance has a small influence on the vehicle travel control. For example, when a surrounding vehicle recognized by a first recognition sensor is also recognized by a second recognition sensor, the control device permits execution of the sensor cleaning processing that cleans the first recognition sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke IKEBATA, Shinpei Kokubo
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Publication number: 20190283730Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to prevent a shortage of drive force to accelerate the hybrid vehicle as desired by a driver, even when an output power of a battery is reduced at low temperature. The hybrid vehicle comprises: an engine; a first motor; a battery charged with electricity generated by the first motor; and a second motor operated by electricity supplied from the battery to generate drive torque. If a large power is required when output performance of the battery is reduced due to low temperature, a controller temporarily increases an output torque of the engine thereby operating the first motor to generate an electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsuharu OTA, Yoshiaki MIYAZATO
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Publication number: 20190283731Abstract: A motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, at least one power source. The motor vehicle is operable as a generator to supply power from the at least one power source to an auxiliary load. The motor vehicle also includes a controller configured to estimate a range of the motor vehicle based on a state of the at least one power source, and to command the motor vehicle to stop operating as a generator when the estimated range reaches a threshold range. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Jordan Mazaira, Joseph George, Seth Anthony Bryan
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Publication number: 20190283732Abstract: A sensor module includes a first sensor device, a second sensor device, and a microcontroller. The first sensor device includes a first synchronization terminal to which an external synchronization signal or a synchronization signal which is a signal based on the external synchronization signal is input, a first interface outputs first measurement data to the microcontroller on the basis of the synchronization signal which is input to the first synchronization terminal, the second sensor device includes a second synchronization terminal to which the synchronization signal is input, and a second interface outputs second measurement data to the microcontroller on the basis of the synchronization signal which is input to the second synchronization terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Fumikazu OTANI, Yoshikuni SAITO, Taketo CHINO, Nobuyuki IMAI
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Publication number: 20190283733Abstract: A vehicle attitude control apparatus is provided in which an active suspension device of each wheel has a mass body arranged between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass of a vehicle, and upper and lower actuators each configured to generate an actively generated force acting on the sprung and unsprung masses, respectively, by applying urging forces to the masses, and a control unit calculates a target braking/driving force of each braking/driving device for achieving target motion state quantities of the vehicle, target actively generated forces of the upper and lower actuators, and controls a braking/driving device and the upper and lower actuators, so that the target braking/driving force and the target actively generated forces of the upper and lower actuators are achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masayuki TAKEI
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Publication number: 20190283734Abstract: A vehicle stability control device mounted on a vehicle includes: a yaw moment generation device configured to generate a yaw moment; and a control device configured to control the yaw moment generation device to generate a counter yaw moment that counteracts a variation yaw moment generated when the vehicle makes a turn. The counter yaw moment is expressed by FD r i v e r×h×Ay/g, wherein FD r i v e r is a required driving force required for the vehicle, h is a center of gravity height of the the vehicle, Ay is a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, and g is a gravitational acceleration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Etsuo KATSUYAMA, Takao KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190283735Abstract: A self position estimation method is provided which is capable of accurately estimating, when executing automatic parking to a parking target position using a stored surrounding situation, a position of a host vehicle or a target in the surrounding situation stored in a storage device. The method includes a step that presents the stored surrounding situation, a step that receives an operation of setting a positional relationship between the stored surrounding situation, and at least one of the host vehicle and the targets existing around the host vehicle, and a step that sets a position of at least one of the host vehicle and the target in the stored surrounding situation based on the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Yasuhisa Hayakawa, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Sakurai, Daisuke Tanaka, Yukinori Nishida
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Publication number: 20190283736Abstract: A parking control device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire operation state information of a sensor existing in a parking lot area; and an information generation unit configured to generate parking guidance information within the parking lot area based on the operation state information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroyuki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20190283737Abstract: A parking support apparatus configured to perform a parking control for automatically parking a vehicle in a target parking position. The parking support control is provided with: a detector configured to obtain a signal of a vehicle external sensor that can detect at least one of a movement and a voice/sound of a user who is outside the vehicle and to determine whether or not the at least one of the movement and the voice/sound of the user matches a parking instruction action set in advance, thereby detecting a particular parking instruction action of the user; and a starter configured to start the parking control if the parking instruction action is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tatsuya SUGANO
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Publication number: 20190283738Abstract: A transportation vehicle with a control unit and a method for unparking a transportation vehicle from a parking space, wherein the control unit controls the transportation vehicle at least partly autonomously, wherein the method provides data relating to a current parking situation; determines possible target positionings of the transportation vehicle based on the provided data; determines a probability with which the respective target positioning corresponds to a desired target positioning of a user of the transportation vehicle while taking into account the provided data; orders the target positionings in a ranking according to the probability, and provides the ranking.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Philipp HÜGER, Sascha ZIEBART
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Publication number: 20190283739Abstract: A vehicle includes a surrounding information detector detecting at least one of a position and a speed of an object around the vehicle including a vehicle ahead and a vehicle behind, a vehicle information sensor detecting at least one of a speed and an acceleration of the vehicle, a brake module generating a braking force to decelerate the vehicle, and a controller configured to determine probabilities of a forward collision and a rear-end collision based on output of the surrounding information detector and the vehicle information sensor, determine target forward and rear collision speeds to minimize a sum of injuries to an occupant by the forward collision and injuries to the occupant by the rear-end collision upon determination that there is the probabilities of the forward collision and the rear-end collision, and control the brake module based on the target forward collision speed and the target rear-end collision speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Eungseo KIM, DongHyun SUNG, Jonghyeok PARK, Sangmin LEE, Tae Young LEE, Junghyun KIM, Seung Hoon JEON, Yongseok KWON
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Publication number: 20190283740Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer that is configured to recognize a surrounding situation of a subject vehicle, and a driving controller that is configured to control a speed and steering of the subject vehicle according to map information including a travel route of the subject vehicle and a recognition result by the recognizer. The driving controller is configured to cause the control of the speed or the steering of the subject vehicle to be different between a case where a predetermined point at which a median strip is broken is recognized by the recognizer and a case where the predetermined point is not recognized by the recognizer, while the subject vehicle is traveling in a section in which a lane is separated by the median strip extending in an extending direction of a road indicated by the map information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Akihiro Toda, Yugo Ueda
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Publication number: 20190283741Abstract: A vehicle control device 100 includes a recognizer 130 which recognizes a surrounding situation of a host vehicle, and driving controllers 140 and 160 which control acceleration or deceleration and steering of the host vehicle on the basis of the surrounding situation recognized by the recognizer, in which a driving controller determines whether another vehicle enters in front of the host vehicle according to a movement of the another vehicle proceeding or intending to proceed in a direction which intersects with a traveling direction of the host vehicle recognized by the recognizer, and causes the host vehicle to decelerate or stop when it is determined that the another vehicle enters in front of the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Akihiro Toda, Yugo Ueda, Dan Umeda, Yuki Motegi, Chie Sugihara
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Publication number: 20190283742Abstract: Provided is an automatic driving control device (100) including: a recognition unit (130) that recognizes a nearby situation of a vehicle; a driving control unit (140, 160) that automatically controls acceleration/deceleration and steering of the vehicle on the basis of the nearby situation that is recognized by the recognition unit; an output unit that outputs information; and a notification control unit (180) that controls the output unit to notify a traffic participant of existence of the vehicle in a case where the traffic participant who exists in an advancing direction of the vehicle is recognized by the recognition unit. The notification control unit adjusts the degree of notification with respect to the traffic participant on the basis of a distance between an edge portion that is disposed away from the traffic participant in a width direction of a road on which the vehicle travels, and the traffic participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Koji Kawabe, Hideki Matsunaga, Masamitsu Tsuchiya, Yasuharu Hashimoto, Etsuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20190283743Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognition unit that recognizes a surrounding situation including a position of another vehicle passing by a subject vehicle and a position of a retreat space in a vicinity of the subject vehicle, a retreat necessity or not determination unit that determines whether or not the other vehicle recognized by the recognition unit is required to move to the retreat space, and a driving control unit that controls acceleration or deceleration and steering of the subject vehicle based on the surrounding situation recognized by the recognition unit, and stops or decelerates the subject vehicle while directing an orientation of the subject vehicle to a side opposite to the retreat space with respect to an extending direction of a road in a case where the retreat necessity or not determination unit determines that the other vehicle is required to move to the retreat space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Koji Kawabe, Hideki Matsunaga, Masamitsu Tsuchiya, Yasuharu Hashimoto, Etsuo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20190283744Abstract: When a host vehicle returns to a first travel path, an external environment recognition unit recognizes oncoming vehicle information including information of the presence or absence of an oncoming vehicle in an exit area, the position of the oncoming vehicle in the exit area, and behavior of the oncoming vehicle in the exit area. An action plan unit (or a passage action plan unit) sets a return start position and a return end position to cause the host vehicle to return to the first travel path, or a return travel trajectory to cause the host vehicle to return to the first travel path on the basis of the oncoming vehicle information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi Miura, Marina Saikyo, Toshifumi Suzuki, Suguru Yanagihara, Yuta Takada, Shogo Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20190283745Abstract: Proposed are a measuring apparatus (1) and a measuring method for automated traffic and driving pattern recognition and location-dependent measurement and forecast of absolute and relative risks for car accidents based on exclusively non-insurance related measuring data and based on automated traffic pattern recognition and associated with the traffic and driving pattern providing a high degree of temporal and spatial resolution. The proposed apparatus (1) provides a grid-based (2121, 2122, 2123, 2124), technically new way of automation of automated traffic and driving pattern recognition and risk-prediction related to motor accidents using environment based factors (elevation, road network, traffic data, weather conditions including socio-economic factors) that are impacting motor traffic and are location dependent received from appropriate measuring devices (41, . . . , 45). In this way, predictions of the accident risk for arbitrary areas can be provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD.Inventors: Uwe NAGEL, Ramya VENKATESWARAN, Peter LARKIN, Christian ELSASSER, Iordanis CHATZIPRODROMOU
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Publication number: 20190283746Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a navigation system for a host vehicle. The system may include a processing device programmed to receive, from a camera, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the plurality of images to identify at least one pedestrian in the environment of the host vehicle; cause at least one adjustment of a navigational system of the host vehicle to signal to the pedestrian a navigational intent of the host vehicle; analyze the plurality of images to detect a potential reaction of the pedestrian to the at least one adjustment of the navigational system of the host vehicle; determine a navigational action for the host vehicle based on a detected potential reaction of the pedestrian; and cause at least one adjustment of a navigational actuator of the host vehicle in response to the determined navigational action for the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Shai Shalev-Shwartz, Amnon Shashua, Shaked Shammah
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Publication number: 20190283747Abstract: A host vehicle includes a rear image capturing device and a vehicle control device. The rear image capturing device captures an image of an area behind the host vehicle. The vehicle control device detects a lateral position of a following vehicle in the same lane as that in which the host vehicle travels, the following vehicle being reflected in the image captured by the rear image capturing device and traveling in the lane. The vehicle control device determines a lateral position of the host vehicle within a lane depending on the lateral position of the following vehicle within the same lane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshimasa OKABE
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Publication number: 20190283748Abstract: A lane deviation prevention control device for a vehicle includes a target steering torque calculator, a rate limit processor, and a rate limit value calculator. The target steering torque calculator calculates target steering torque to be applied to a steering system of an own vehicle in a lane deviation prevention control. The lane deviation prevention control includes preventing the own vehicle from deviating from a lane on which the own vehicle is traveling. The rate limit processor performs rate limit processing. The rate limit processing includes limiting a speed of change in the target steering torque to a rate limit value. The rate limit value calculator calculates the rate limit value in accordance with a deviation state of the own vehicle from the lane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Ryo HAJIKA
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Publication number: 20190283749Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle including an autonomous cruise control to autonomously control at least vehicle speed, position data obtaining unit to obtain vehicle position data, ego-vehicle sensor data obtaining unit to obtain ego-vehicle sensor data related to objects in proximity to the vehicle, works data receiving unit to receive works data regarding current roadworks within a predetermined distance of the vehicle, and a processor to determine, based on the ego-vehicle sensor data, the works data, the position data, the vehicle's position and direction of travel relative to one or more roadworks, and when the processor determines the vehicle is approaching one or more roadworks and the vehicle distance to the roadwork is less than a threshold distance, or when the processor determines that the vehicle is already present within a roadwork and the autonomous cruise control is enabled, disable the autonomous cruise control.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2016Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPEInventor: Paul GIROND
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Publication number: 20190283750Abstract: The speed control device is equipped with: an actual speed acquisition unit; an actual position acquisition unit; an acceleration/deceleration control unit; and a travel resistance calculation unit. When in a situation in which an target speed increases from a first target speed to a second target speed, the target speed in the second road section is set such that an actual speed increases with a first-order lag from the first target speed to the second target speed over a period between the start position and end position of the second road section, and the target speed in the second road section is set such that the amount of change in the speed, which increases with the first-order lag, with respect to the travel time of the vehicle is decreased as the travel resistance calculated by the travel resistance calculation unit increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventor: Dongsheng BAI
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Publication number: 20190283751Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer that is configured to recognize an object around a subject vehicle, a driving controller that is configured to control a speed or steering of the subject vehicle, and a predictor that is configured to predict that a predetermined vehicle will move to a front of the subject vehicle on a subject lane. The driving controller is configured to perform a behavior control in a case where it is predicted that the predetermined vehicle will move to the front of the subject vehicle on the subject lane and limits the vehicle behavior control in a case where it is predicted that the predetermined vehicle does not move to the front of the subject vehicle on the subject lane as compared with a case where it is predicted that the vehicle will move to the front of the subject vehicle on the subject lane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Yugo Ueda, Akihiro Toda, Dan Umeda
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Publication number: 20190283752Abstract: A vehicle control device that automatically performs travel control of a host vehicle includes: a construction area acquisition unit that acquires a construction area in an opposite lane ahead of the host vehicle; a target stop position setting unit that, if the construction area is present in the opposite lane ahead of the host vehicle, sets a target stop position where the host vehicle stops before the construction area, in accordance with at least one piece of information among an avoidance trajectory of an oncoming vehicle, the type of the oncoming vehicle, and the vehicle speed of the oncoming vehicle; and a travel control unit that controls acceleration and deceleration of the host vehicle so that the host vehicle stops at the set target stop position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Suguru YANAGIHARA, Hiroshi MIURA, Yuta TAKADA
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Publication number: 20190283753Abstract: Technologies for assisting vehicles with changing road conditions includes vehicle assistance data based on crowd-sourced road data received from a plurality of vehicles and/or infrastructure sensors. The crowd-sourced road data may be associated with a particular section of roadway and may be used to various characteristics of the roadway such as grade, surface, hazardous conditions, and so forth. The vehicle assistance data may be provided to an in-vehicle computing device to assist or facilitate traversal of the roadway.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Igor Tatourian, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Hong Li