Patents Issued in September 17, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200290618
    Abstract: Systems and methods of performing adaptive control of an automated lane change in a vehicle include positioning a target vehicle with a target speed in a target lane at a target distance behind the vehicle. The target speed is greater than a speed of the vehicle, and the vehicle will move into the target lane based on the automated lane change. The method includes determining a deceleration needed by the target vehicle over a braking distance, which is less than the target distance, to match the speed of the vehicle, and determining whether the deceleration exceeds a threshold deceleration. The automated lane change is prohibited based on the deceleration exceeding the threshold deceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin P. Conrad, Daryl A. Wilson, Bryan M. Joyner, Kenneth L. Rosol, Daniel B. Cutler
  • Publication number: 20200290619
    Abstract: Presented are automated driving systems and control logic for intelligent vehicle operation in transient driving conditions, methods for constructing/operating such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems. A method for controlling an automated driving operation includes a vehicle controller receiving path plan data with location, destination, and predicted path data for a vehicle. From the received path plan data, the controller predicts an upcoming maneuver for driving the vehicle between start and goal lane segments. The vehicle controller determines a predicted route with lane segments connecting the start and goal lane segments, and segment maneuvers for moving the vehicle between the start, goal, and route lane segments. A cost value is calculated for each segment maneuver; the controller determines if a cost values exceeds a corresponding criticality value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Syed B. Mehdi, Pinaki Gupta, Upali P. Mudalige
  • Publication number: 20200290620
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for generating an action policy for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In particular, the method and apparatus are operative for determining a following distance between a host vehicle and a lead vehicle and a lead vehicle speed, generating a lane change request in response to the following distance, a host vehicle speed and the lead vehicle speed, determining an available lane in response to an image and the lane change request, generating a lane change command in response to the available lane, generating a control signal in response to the lane change request and a map data and controlling the vehicle to execute a lane change action in response to the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed H. Al Qizwini, Xuewei Qi, Joon Hwang, David H. Clifford
  • Publication number: 20200290621
    Abstract: A vehicle lane change control apparatus includes a condition information acquisition unit that acquires condition information of an occupant of a vehicle, a lane change rate database unit that stores a lane change rate that is determined based on a lane change pattern of a driver analyzed based on driving information when a lane of the vehicle is changed and road condition information when the lane of the vehicle is changed and indicates a speed of the lane change, and a control unit that changes the lane of the vehicle through steering control according to operation information of the vehicle, and based on the condition information of the occupant acquired by the condition information acquisition unit, controls the lane change of the vehicle by selectively using the lane change rate and a corrected lane change rate determined by increasing or decreasing the lane change rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Yong Kwan JI
  • Publication number: 20200290622
    Abstract: Vehicle monitoring employs three-dimensional (3D) information in a region adjacent to a vehicle to visually highlight objects that are closer to the vehicle than a threshold distance. A vehicle monitoring system includes a 3D scanner to scan the region adjacent to the vehicle and provide a 3D model including a spatial configuration of objects located within the scanned region. The vehicle monitoring system further includes a 3D electronic display to display a portion of the scanned region using the 3D model and to visually highlight an object within the displayed portion that is located less than the threshold distance from the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: David A. Fattal
  • Publication number: 20200290623
    Abstract: A recognition processing apparatus includes a video acquisition unit configured to acquire first captured image data of surroundings of a host vehicle captured by a far-infrared camera, an other vehicle detection unit configured to detect another vehicle parked or stopped in the surroundings of the host vehicle, a heat detection unit configured to detect radiated heat associated with an operation of the other vehicle based on a thermal distribution in a region corresponding to the other vehicle in the first captured image data, and a person detection unit configured to, when the radiated heat has been detected, preferentially execute person recognition in a vicinity of the other vehicle to detect a person. The recognition processing apparatus can ascertain the possibility that a person gets out of a detected vehicle and promptly detect such a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Takuya OGURA
  • Publication number: 20200290624
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a vehicle and a driving controller configured to perform driving control according to speed control and steering control of the vehicle on the basis of a recognition result of the recognizer, wherein the recognizer is configured to recognize a depression on a road where the vehicle travels, and wherein the driving controller is configured to cause the vehicle to travel while riding over the depression in a case where a width of the depression is less than or equal to a predetermined width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Takayasu Kumano
  • Publication number: 20200290625
    Abstract: A system control a vehicle using a friction function describing a friction between a type of surface of the road and a tire of the vehicle as a function of a slip of a wheel of the vehicle. The parameters of each friction function include an initial slope of the friction function defining a stiffness of the tire and one or combination of a peak friction, a shape factor and a curvature factor of the friction function. Upon estimating a slip and a stiffness of the tire, the system selects from the memory parameters of the friction function corresponding to the current stiffness of the tire, determines a control command using a value of the friction corresponding to the slip of the tire according to the friction function defined by the selected parameters, and submits the control command to an actuator of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Berntorp, Rien Quirynen, Stefano Di Cairano
  • Publication number: 20200290626
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying a type of vehicle occupant based on locations of a portable device that include receiving a plurality of communication signals from the portable device. The system and method also include evaluating received signal strength measurements of the plurality of communication signals to determine the locations of the portable device as the portable device is moved from an external surrounding area of a vehicle to an interior portion of the vehicle and identifying the type of vehicle occupant as a driver of the vehicle or a non-driving occupant of the vehicle based on the locations of the portable device. The system and method further include controlling at least one vehicle system by executing vehicle settings associated with the type of vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Bonnie Hu Chen
  • Publication number: 20200290627
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media may be configured to facilitate communication with a passenger of a vehicle. A communication event for a passenger inside a vehicle may be detected. Responsive to a detection of the communication event, communication with the passenger may be facilitated via a mobile device of the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Dingli
  • Publication number: 20200290628
    Abstract: The invention relates to a personalized device for monitoring a motor vehicle driver, said device comprising: —a device for measuring a driver monitoring parameter; —a control unit that is programmed to estimate a state of alertness of the driver in accordance with an estimation rule and the measured value of the monitoring parameter; —the control unit is additionally programmed to determine said estimation rule in a personalized manner for the driver in accordance with a set of driver-specific data, including at least the measured value of the monitoring parameter, and multiple sets of predefined data, each of which corresponds to a predefined group of drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Jérémie Pinoteau
  • Publication number: 20200290629
    Abstract: A behavior prediction device predicts behavior of another vehicle traveling around a host vehicle, and the behavior prediction device includes: a reference position setting unit that sets a reference position (reference line) along a shape of a road; a position detection unit that detects a position of the other vehicle; a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance from the reference position (reference line) to the other vehicle on the basis of information about the reference position (reference line) and information about the position of the other vehicle; and a prediction unit that predicts a trajectory of the other vehicle on the basis of information about the distance in time series calculated by the distance calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi MINE, Takeru GOTO
  • Publication number: 20200290630
    Abstract: A system and method for carrying out a remedial action based on monitoring driver attention of a vehicle driver. The method includes: obtaining driver attention sensor data from one or more driver attention sensors that are installed on the vehicle as onboard vehicle sensors; detecting a driver inattention event based on the obtained driver attention sensor data; determining one or more driver inattention metrics based on the obtained driver attention sensor data and in response to the detected driver inattention event; based on at least one of the driver inattention metrics, determining one or more remedial actions to be carried out; and carrying out the one or more remedial actions, wherein, when at least one of the one or more remedial actions is carried out, in-vehicle entertainment that is provided by one or more vehicle-user interfaces of the vehicle is restricted or prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Tessa E. Elwart, Andrew Wassef, Alyssa L. Scheske
  • Publication number: 20200290631
    Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for selecting Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) data to be shared among vehicles in a cooperative vehicular system based on an uncertainty criterion. In some embodiments, a method for an ego vehicle includes: determining, by a sensor set of the ego vehicle, ego V2X data describing ego object information about a set of objects included in a roadway environment; receiving remote V2X data provided by a remote vehicle, where the remote V2X data describes remote object information about the set of objects from a perspective of the remote vehicle; determining uncertainty data describing an uncertainty about the ego object information based at least in part on an analysis of the ego object information relative to the remote object information; and updating the ego V2X data to form updated ego V2X data that describes ego object information that satisfies the uncertainty criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Takamasa Higuchi, Onur Altintas
  • Publication number: 20200290632
    Abstract: A periphery recognition apparatus includes: a detection portion that detects an abnormality in at least a third detector from among a first detector, a second a detector, and the third detector; and an estimation portion that performs speed control that is control of traveling speed of a vehicle and uses information obtained from at least one of the first detector or the second detector to estimate whether an object is present in a third area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Keigo HIRUMA
  • Publication number: 20200290633
    Abstract: The master apparatus includes a communicator that transmits a command to the one or more slave apparatuses in the first communication method, and that transmits a trigger to the one or more slave apparatuses and receives data that is transmitted by the one or more slave apparatuses in response to the trigger in the second communication method, and a controller that controls the communicator during execution of the first communication method to read negotiation information that indicates conditions for the second communication method from a memory and to transmit the negotiation information to the one or more slave apparatuses, wherein upon completion of communication that satisfies the conditions after the first communication method is switched to the second communication method, the controller performs switching from the second communication method to the first communication method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu NISHIKAWA, Yoshinao KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20200290634
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drive system and a braking system of a motor vehicle uses a motor vehicle control system with a controller component to which a control element that can be actuated by a driver is attached. Further, a sensor is provided which detects the position of the control element, and a control circuit, which receives a signal from the sensor and can convert this into an activation signal for a drive system and for a braking system of a motor vehicle. A starting position of the control element is assigned a braking signal. A first position following the starting position is assigned a neutral signal. A second position following the first position is assigned a drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: TIMO SCHUBERT, SOEREN LEMCKE
  • Publication number: 20200290635
    Abstract: A multimodal sensing system for agricultural machines may include an agricultural machine operable in a first operating mode and a second operating mode and a sensor which is movable to adjust its field-of-view between a first field-of-view and a second field-of-view depending on the operating mode of the agricultural machine. The sensor may be configured to generate sensor data associated with the first field-of-view when the agricultural machine is operating in the first operating mode and generate sensor data associated with the second field-of-view when the agricultural machine is operating in the second operating mode. A controller may analyze the sensor data generated when the sensor has the first and second field-of-views so as to provide respective first and second output signals associated with the first and second operating modes, respectively, of the agricultural machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Trevor Stanhope
  • Publication number: 20200290636
    Abstract: A vehicle driving system is equipped with an automatic driving control unit that outputs a signal for automatically actuating a plurality of pieces of in-vehicle operational equipment that can be operated by a driver, a manual driving control unit that outputs a signal to the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment based on an operational input by the driver, and an interface control unit that is connected to the automatic driving control unit, the manual driving control unit and the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment, that receives at least one of the signal output from the automatic driving control unit or the signal output from the manual driving control unit, and that outputs the received signal to the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsugu Makita, Keigo Hiruma, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20200290637
    Abstract: A method of providing object detection warning to an operator of a machine is provided. The machine includes object detection modules, a display unit and a controller communicably coupled to the object detection modules and the display unit. The method detects at least one object being located within a predefined distance range from the machine and determines a distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine. The method further displays a threat warning widget on the display unit. The widget includes a plurality of threat level indicators, each of the threat level indicators being representative of a warning level as a function of distance and position of the object relative to the machine. Furthermore, the method activates at least one threat level indicator based on the determined distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Elizabeth Schonert, Renita Ryan Metcalf, Darrell Richards, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Micheal David Valerio, Shailesh Babu Ramineni, Brad Robert Van De Veer, Qi Xing
  • Publication number: 20200290638
    Abstract: A vehicular warning system includes a plurality of input devices. A computing unit is electrically coupled to the input system. An input preprocessing classifies signals received from the plurality of input devices into Vehicle information, Roadway information, Traffic information, and eXogenous information (“VRT-X”) data structure. The early warning processing unit observes the VRT-X signal provided by the input preprocessing unit corresponding to an environment surrounding a vehicle, predicts future changes in the environment over a dynamically-configured range, and determines signal properties in both time and frequency domain over a moving window. Based on defined early warning classification rules, the computing unit assigns a threat level to the VRT-X signal corresponding to the environment surrounding the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ivan DAMNJANOVIC, Alireza TALEBPOUR
  • Publication number: 20200290639
    Abstract: A method for providing user-specific driver assistance includes storing, in a vehicle, warning threshold preset values used to provide driver assistance warnings, and identifying a driver of the vehicle based on driver identification information. Sensors provide driver behavior data for the identified driver, which is then compared to desired driver behavior data. A modified warning value specific to the identified driver is then determined based at least in part on a result of the comparison. One or more of the plurality of warning threshold preset values may be updated based on the modified warning value, and a driver assistance warning may be provided to the identified driver in accordance with the updated one or more of the plurality of warning threshold preset values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Andreas U. KUEHNLE, Hans Molin, Rohan N. Nachnolkar
  • Publication number: 20200290640
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for carrying out a fully automatic driving process of a motor vehicle in an environment equipped with a monitoring system. The method includes locating the motor vehicle in the environment by means of the monitoring system. The method includes checking, based on the location of the motor vehicle, whether the motor vehicle is located in a predetermined area of operation within the environment and then starting and carrying out the fully automatic driving process if the motor vehicle is located in the predetermined area of operation and the existence of a communication link between the motor vehicle and the monitoring system is confirmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Florian SCHULLER
  • Publication number: 20200290641
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device configured to execute specific control while at the same time sequentially switching the specific control that defines an operation to be executed by each of a plurality of surrounding environment acquisition devices configured to acquire information on a surrounding environment of a vehicle, a recognition/determination ECU configured to generate a path on which the vehicle is to travel, and an integrated control ECU configured to control the vehicle based on the generated path along with an elapse of time since detection of an anomaly, when the anomaly is detected in any one of the plurality of surrounding environment acquisition devices, the recognition/determination ECU, and the integrated control ECU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20200290642
    Abstract: A method, a device and an apparatus for generating a defensive driving strategy and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: detecting a type of each obstacle of a plurality of obstacles in a sensible range of an autonomous vehicle; determining whether there is a collision risk of the autonomous vehicle with the obstacle by using a collision risk detection method corresponding to the type; and determining the defensive driving strategy for the autonomous vehicle when the obstacle has a collision risk with the autonomous vehicle in the sensible range. According to the embodiments, an occurrence probability of a dangerous condition on a road may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Dayang Hao, Changchun Liu, Yaqin Chen, Peng Geng
  • Publication number: 20200290643
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a road width recognizer configured to recognize a width of a road on which a vehicle travels, a pedestrian recognizer configure to recognize pedestrians present in a vicinity of the vehicle, and a driving controller configured to cause the vehicle to travel by controlling one or both of steering and acceleration of the vehicle independently from an operation of an occupant of the vehicle, and to cause the vehicle to travel behind a pedestrian who has substantially the same proceeding direction as the vehicle and has a high priority level among the pedestrians recognized by the pedestrian recognizer when a width of the road recognized by the road width recognizer is equal to or less than a predetermined width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yugo Ueda, Atsushi Arai, Yuki Motegi
  • Publication number: 20200290644
    Abstract: In an information processing device, a first acquisition portion acquires a usage end time and a usage end point of an automatic driving vehicle. A second acquisition portion acquires information about a side trip point of the automatic driving vehicle. A derivation portion derives an expected time of arrival of the automatic driving vehicle at the usage end point by way of the side trip point. A permission portion permits a drop-in at the side trip point when the expected time of arrival at the usage end point is before the usage end time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shin SAKURADA
  • Publication number: 20200290645
    Abstract: A processing device that is provided in a building in which a user stays includes a control unit configured to perform: transmitting a request for a vehicle which the user desires to use to move to the building; detecting that the vehicle reaches a vicinity of the building; inquiring of the user about whether access of the vehicle to the inside of the building is permitted when it is detected that the vehicle reaches the vicinity of the building; and guiding at least a part of the vehicle to the inside of the building when the access is permitted by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kunihiro MURAKAMI, Katsuhiko SAKAKIBARA, Makoto MATSUSHITA, Junya SATO, Kiyonori YOSHIDA, Tae SUGIMURA, Takashi HAYASHI, Jun ENDO
  • Publication number: 20200290646
    Abstract: A method for providing operating mode transition for a vehicle includes receiving an input indicating a request to transition from a first operating mode of the vehicle to a second operating mode of the vehicle and determining a first planned trajectory corresponding to the first operating mode. The method also includes determining a second planned trajectory corresponding to the second operating mode. The method also includes determining a first road wheel actuator angle corresponding to the first planned trajectory and determining a second road wheel actuator angle corresponding to the second planned trajectory. The method also includes determining a difference between a current handwheel actuator angle and a handwheel actuator angle corresponding to the second road wheel actuator angle and, in response to a determination that the difference is less than a threshold, transitioning from the first operating mode to the second operating mode over a determined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Salaheddine Safour, Rani Faddoul, Pierre C. Longuemare, Joachim J. Klesing
  • Publication number: 20200290647
    Abstract: Autonomous vehicles leave passengers with time to perform activities while awaiting travel to conclude. While one might engage in reading, playing games, or conversing with others, it is expected another common activity will be to sleep. Disclosed are various examples of how to coordinate a traffic control system with home and vehicle environments to enable allowing a person to be able to sleep while traveling, where travel is in accord with personal preferences, and constraints, such as schedule or systemic constraints (e.g., traffic). It will be appreciated passengers may be transferred to their vehicle while still asleep, or monitored to determine a time to awaken the passenger for transfer to the vehicle such that the passenger is more likely to be able to return to sleep for the travel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Glen J. ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20200290648
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a vehicle; a driving controller configured to perform at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle based on a recognition result of the recognizer; an acquirer configured to acquire a feature of an outer appearance of a person near the vehicle and store the feature of the outer appearance in a memory; a gesture recognizer configured to recognize a gesture of the person; and a determiner configured to determine whether features of the outer appearance of the person acquired at different timings by the acquirer match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Mimura, Katsuyasu Yamane, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Chie Sugihara, Yuki Motegi, Tsubasa Shibauchi
  • Publication number: 20200290649
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a vehicle; a driving controller configured to perform at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle according to a recognition result of the recognizer; and a receiver configured to receive a trigger transmitted from a vehicle exterior device in response to occurrence of a predetermined event to a user who is outside of the vehicle. The driving controller is configured to cause the vehicle to automatically travel to a boarding position of the user in response to the reception of the trigger by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Katsuyasu Yamane, Yasushi Shoda, Yuki Hara, Yoshitaka Mimura, Junpei Noguchi, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Ryoma Taguchi, Yuta Takada, Chie Sugihara, Yuki Motegi, Tsubasa Shibauchi
  • Publication number: 20200290650
    Abstract: The disclosure is an information processing device that manages an operation of an autonomous vehicle having a loading space in which a parcel is loaded. The information processing device includes a control unit that executes: acquiring operation plan information including a route along which the autonomous vehicle travels when the autonomous vehicle delivers the parcel, and a delivery time for the parcel; and acquiring vacant space information based on the operation plan information, the vacant space information including a traveling section where a vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, a time when the vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, and the size of the vacant space that is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Suzuki, Toru Nishitani, Jun Usami, Minami Yoda, Kensuke Koike, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Yohei Tanigawa
  • Publication number: 20200290651
    Abstract: A vehicle track prediction method and device, a storage medium and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: determining an obstacle vehicle entering a junction region in a case that an autonomous vehicle enters the junction region; acquiring historical traveling data of the obstacle vehicle in the junction region; predicting a potential track of the obstacle vehicle according to the historical traveling data and a current traveling state of the obstacle vehicle; and predicting a track of the autonomous vehicle in the junction region according to the potential track of the obstacle vehicle and a current traveling state of the autonomous vehicle. A decision making accuracy in self-driving may be effectively improved, and a driving risk may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yifeng Pan, Xuguang Yang, Feiyi Jiang, Zhongtao Chen, Yixian Li
  • Publication number: 20200290652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire conveyor for a transport device, in particular gondolas, of a cable car installation. The conveyor includes tires, which are arranged along a track, and a drive train for the tires. The drive train has at least one drive pulley, in particular a belt pulley, and at least one drive device, in particular a belt. A guide is arranged along the track, at least in some sections, and at least one measurement device for measuring at least one property of the drive train or a component of the drive train is displaceable on the guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Johannes MORITZHUBER
  • Publication number: 20200290653
    Abstract: A double skin structure of a railcar bodyshell includes: a harmonica type structural portion in which a closed space is quadrangular when viewed from a car longitudinal direction; and a truss type structural portion which is located adjacent to the harmonica type structural portion and in which a closed space is triangular when viewed from the car longitudinal direction. A thickness reduced portion is formed in at least one of a region between a car width direction middle portion of a roof bodyshell and a car body circumferential direction middle portion of a cantrail. The thickness reduced portion having a bodyshell thickness that is made small by arranging an inner wall of the thickness reduced portion at a car exterior side of the inner wall of a region adjacent to the region in which the thickness reduced portion is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi FUKATA, Atsuyuki TOKUMURA, Atsushi SANO, Kazuto NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20200290654
    Abstract: A rail vehicle includes a fuel tank having a tank wall delimiting a tank interior space for storing fuel. At least portions of a first support are connected to the tank wall. A longitudinal support includes first and second longitudinal support portions being offset in longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The fuel tank is disposed in longitudinal direction between the first and second longitudinal support portions. The first support is coupled to the first and second longitudinal support portions. At least portions of the first support are disposed in the tank interior space in the longitudinal direction. The first support running in the longitudinal direction is disposed between the first and second longitudinal support portions. The first support is configured for fully transmitting a force acting between the first and second longitudinal support portions in longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: STEPHAN DREXLER, JOERG MELDE, LARS MUELLER, HANNES PEER, GUENTHER PROELL
  • Publication number: 20200290655
    Abstract: A vehicle truck includes a first side frame, a second side frame, a bolster, a first yaw separator connected to the first side frame, and a second yaw separator connected to the second side frame. Each yaw separator includes two steering arms and an arm connector assembly. The yaw separators are configured to alter yaw movement of the truck that leads to truck hunting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew J. Morin
  • Publication number: 20200290656
    Abstract: A system is provided for detecting an abnormal gait condition of a railway vehicle, including a first control chain and a second control chain connected to a digital output adapted to supply or not supply power to a load. The first control chain comprises a first sensor for detecting first detection data of movement of the railway vehicle, and a first control unit for receiving the first detection data, executing a first program for checking an abnormal gait and for controlling first electronic control means for supplying or not supplying power to the load. The second control chain comprises a second sensor for detecting second detection data of movement of the railway vehicle, and a second control unit for receiving the second detection data, executing a second program for checking an abnormal gait, and for controlling second electronic control means for supplying or not supplying power to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Roberto TIONE, Maurizio MITTINO
  • Publication number: 20200290657
    Abstract: A railway automation network includes a publish/subscribe system with at least one transmitter-end application, at least one transmitter-end message broker, at least one receiver-end message broker and at least one receiver-end application. The at least one transmitter-end message broker is configured to map a message published by the transmitter-end application or one of the transmitter-end applications onto at least two redundant, at least partially physically independent network paths of the railway automation network on the basis of a subject specified in the message. The railway automation network is configured to transmit the message to the receiver-end message broker or at least one of the receiver-end message brokers simultaneously over the at least two network paths. The receiver-end message broker is configured to transmit the message to the at least one receiver-end application. A method for transmitting messages in a railway automation network is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: UWE ECKELMANN-WENDT, STEFAN GERKEN, HANS-PETER HUTH, JOHANNES RIEDL, ANDREAS SCHALLENBERG
  • Publication number: 20200290658
    Abstract: Apparatus for monitoring an axle of a wheelset assembly of a railway vehicle, the apparatus comprising a wireless sensor node fitted to a wheelset assembly, the wheelset assembly comprising an axle mounted between opposed wheels, each wheel being fitted to a respective opposite end of the axle, the wireless sensor node comprising a vibration energy harvester for converting mechanical energy from vibration in the wheelset assembly into electrical energy, a sensor for measuring a parameter, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the measured parameter or data associated therewith, and the apparatus further comprising a processor for processing the measured parameter to produce processed data, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer mounted to an end of the axle and the sensor and processor are arranged respectively to measure and process an axle percussion vibration frequency in the form of resonant vibration along the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: David VINCENT, Guy RUSHTON, Renfan LUO, Adam WASENCZUK, Marc THOMAS, Matt JONES
  • Publication number: 20200290659
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a track using train cars includes collecting first sensor data corresponding to a track location by a first sensor network on a first train car. Based on the first sensor data, a potential track anomaly at the track location is identified by a diagnostics system on the first train car. A message describing the anomaly is transmitted to diagnostics systems located on other train cars. The message is received by a second diagnostics system on a second train car located behind the first train car. The second diagnostics system determines a time at which the second train car will be passing over track location and, at the determined time, collects second sensor data. If the track anomaly is present in both the first sensor data and the second sensor data at the track location, a train control system is notified of the track anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Florian Ersch, Hartmut Ludwig, Thomas Gruenewald
  • Publication number: 20200290660
    Abstract: A cart for medical equipment includes a column supporting a platform for mounting a piece of medical equipment to the cart. A base including one or more wheels that support the column, and a handgrip at least partially encircling the platform. The handgrip includes an upper surface substantially devoid of openings and an opposite lower surface including one or more elongated accessory slots opening downwardly toward the one or more wheels. The one or more elongated accessory slots are configured to receive a portion of an accessory mount such that the accessory mount is slidingly adjustable along a length of the one or more accessory slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Mark Wright, Matthew Phillips
  • Publication number: 20200290661
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are presented herein useful to provide a mobile air blower cart for an air supply or blower for use in treating patients, such as those with limited mobility. In one approach, a mobile air blower unit has a mobile air blower cart and an air supply or blower. Further, the blower cart includes a stand with a plurality of legs having casters therewith, a top basket with a center platform and wire sides for holding an air blower disposed on the center platform of the basket, and a retaining hook to retain a hose attached to the air blower. In some approaches, the cart includes a side basket sized for retaining therapy mattresses and a bracket around which the blower cord may be wound when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Kaidantsis, Drew Phalen, Vincent Hahn
  • Publication number: 20200290662
    Abstract: A mortuary human removal system with battery powered stairclimbing capability is disclosed having a mortuary body glide board, riveted to a top side of a commercially available battery powered stairclimbing hand truck. A multi-stage two wheeled prop stand is coupled to an opposing side of the hand truck longitudinal rails, which is designed to create two automatically latching positions of separation between the wheels and the hand truck rail. The shorter separation is used as an aid to safely lifting a human body on the mortuary human removal system to a first height above the ground. The second position is at a predetermined height for use as a fulcrum to tipping the foot end up and into an ambulance, hearse or other vehicle and be automatically folded up as the mortuary human removal system is pushed all the way into the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Catherine A. Hill
  • Publication number: 20200290663
    Abstract: A steering apparatus includes left and right swing arm members, right and left tie rods pivotally connected at inner ends to arm portions of the swing arm members via a relay rod pivotally connected to the arm portions at both ends, a rack-and-pinion device in which one end of a rack bar is connected to the arm portion of one of the swing arm members, and a steering input transmission system that transmits a steering input to the rack-and-pinion device. The rack-and-pinion device includes a pair of pressing devices disposed on both sides of the pinion along the longitudinal direction of the rack bar and pressing the rack bar against the pinion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TOYODA, Ruriko SAKAGUCHI, Ikuo KUSHIRO, Hironobu FUKUTA
  • Publication number: 20200290664
    Abstract: An assembly includes a motor having a shaft. The assembly includes a first gear operatively coupled to the shaft. The assembly includes a second gear operatively coupled to the shaft. The assembly includes a first magnet supported by the first gear. The assembly includes a second magnet supported by the second gear. The assembly includes a first sensor configured to detect the first magnet. The assembly includes a second sensor configured to detect the second magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Marcel Mrozek
  • Publication number: 20200290665
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus includes left and right swing arm members, right and left tie rods pivotally connected at inner ends to arm portions of the swing arm members via a relay rod pivotally connected to the arm portions at both ends, a rack-and-pinion device in which one end of a rack bar is connected to the arm portion of one of the swing arm members, and a steering input transmission system that transmits a steering input to the rack-and-pinion device. An electric steering assist force applying device is connected to the arm portion of the other swing arm member, and applies a force to assist the other swing arm member to swing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Toyoda, Ruriko Sakaguchi, Ikuo Kushiro, Hironobu Fukuta
  • Publication number: 20200290666
    Abstract: The driven-side concave-convex part is engaged to the second coupling-side concave-convex part, and the driven-side concave-convex part is engaged to a part, which is located further toward the other axial side than the partition wall part, of the third coupling-side concave-convex part in a state where a circumferential gap, which is greater than a circumferential gap provided to an engagement part between the driven-side concave-convex part and the second coupling-side concave-convex part, is interposed therebetween. At least a part of the partition wall part is arranged between axial end faces of the drive-side transmission member and the driven-side transmission member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Ryou OOSAWA
  • Publication number: 20200290667
    Abstract: A motor electric control unit (ECU) for an electromechanical power steering mechanism, which controls current through an electric assist motor in response to steering mechanism sensors' signals. The ECU may comprise at least two channels. Each channel has the steering mechanism sensors in a redundancy concept. At least one voter that is assigned to an actuator and is configured to vote on the correct steering mechanism sensors' outputs of the at least two channels. The steering mechanism sensors may include a steering column torque sensor and an RPS sensor for sensing a rotor angle of the electric assist motor. Each of the at least two channels may include processors that have different software to protect against systematic faults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicants: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventor: András BALOGH