Abstract: A vehicle steering device includes a first setting portion 41 that sets a target assist torque in accordance with a steering torque, a second setting portion 42 that sets an angle controlling target torque for bringing an angular deviation between a target steering angle and an actual steering angle close to zero, an estimator that estimates a compensation object 43 load with respect to the angle controlling target torque, a first calculating portion 44 that calculates a target automatic steering torque based on the angle controlling target torque set by the second setting portion and the compensation object load estimated by the estimator, and a second calculating portion 44 that performs weighted addition of the target automatic steering torque and the target assist torque in accordance with a value that changes in accordance with a driver input to calculate a target motor torque that is a target value of a motor torque of the electric motor.

Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle according to an example in the present disclosure includes a steering mechanism, which is mechanically disconnected from the steering wheel, to cause a turning wheel to be turned by a turning motor, and a control device that provides a motor command value to the turning motor. The control device has a control system including a feed-forward model for converting a target turning angle to a feed-forward value of a motor command value, and a disturbance observer including a inverse model of a model of a steering motor. Transfer functions respectively describing the feed-forward model and the model of the disturbance observer include a variable coefficient. The control device changes the variable coefficient based on information about road reaction force.

Abstract: A plurality of power supply circuits include a second power supply circuit for a CPU included in a control unit and a first power supply circuit for another circuit. An output voltage from the first power supply circuit is higher than an output voltage from the second power supply circuit. A range of input voltage is divided into three levels of voltage sub-ranges in accordance with a requirements specification. When the input voltage falls within a lower level voltage sub-range, both of an output function of the first power supply circuit and an output function of the second power supply circuit are stopped. When the input voltage falls within an intermediate level voltage sub-range, the output function of the first power supply circuit is stopped. When the input voltage falls within an upper level voltage sub-range, all circuits are controlled so as to operate.

Abstract: A steering system for a motor vehicle, having a steering column, an electromechanical steering assistance apparatus, a sensor which is assigned to the steering column and is configured to sense a torque and a rotational angle of the steering column, and a regulator, wherein the electromechanical steering assistance apparatus comprises a motor having an angular position encoder which is configured to sense the motor rotational angle of the motor, wherein the regulator is configured to determine a torque of the electromechanical steering assistance apparatus, and wherein the regulator is also configured to determine a disturbance variable, which gives rise to an undesired steering sensation, in the steering system by means of a Kalman filter.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes a hydraulic actuator that changes an actual steering angle, an actual steering angle detecting part, an operating unit that performs a steering operation, a position adjusting control part that controls the position adjusting part based on the actual steering angle, and a steering control part that controls the hydraulic actuator. The operating unit includes a support part, a rotating part supported rotatably by the support part, an operating part supported rotatably by the support part or the rotating part, a biasing part that biases the operating part to a predetermined position with respect to the rotating part, a position adjusting part that adjusts a rotation angle of the rotating part with respect to the support part, and a rotation angle detecting part configured to detect the rotation angle of the operating part with respect to the support part or the rotating part.

Abstract: A couplable automotive road vehicle includes two front wheels, a chassis having a front part and a rear part, an articulated connection device, and front and rear couplings. A wheel cylinder is defined as the cylindrical geometric shape surrounding the two front wheels when the wheels are not turned. The front part of the chassis includes a chassis beam disposed behind the front wheels, outside the wheel cylinder. The front coupling includes a yaw rigid coupling module mounted on the chassis beam between the two front wheels. The vehicle includes, for each front wheel, a suspension arm mounted on the chassis beam and extending around the wheel cylinder, above same, and a tie rod for controlling the steering device, located above the wheel cylinder.

Abstract: A method for determining a sensor offset of a sensor in a device, in particular in a steering system for a motor vehicle. The device has a first component, a second component which is movable with respect to the first component, a resetting element, an actuator and a sensor for determining the relative motion between the first component and the second component. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, a predetermined relative motion between the first component and the second component is generated by the actuator. The resulting relative motion is measured by means of the sensor, and the sensor data obtained from the measurement are stored. A constant sensor offset of the sensor is then determined on the basis of the stored sensor data. Furthermore, a device is described whose sensor offset can be determined by means of the method.

Abstract: There is provided a control device for an autonomous driving system for a vehicle in which a steering device configured to be mechanically coupled to a wheel is not provided in a vehicle cabin. The control device includes: a storage unit configured to store a parameter relating to an angle of the wheel calculated from a value of a relative angle sensor configured to detect a relative angle of the wheel; and a controller configured to read the parameter from the storage unit at a time of next power supply restart and control traveling of the vehicle based on a value of the read parameter.

Abstract: A vehicle comprises a chassis supported by wheels for moveably carrying the chassis in a driving direction, a steering wheel for turning a steering column around a rotation axis, and a steering angle sensor for measuring a rotation angle of the steering column with an encoder that is stationary to the steering column and with a magnet sensor that is disposed axially displaced from the encoder on the rotation axis. The encoder includes a first magnet with a top side directed to the magnet sensor and a second magnet attached to the first magnet opposite to the top side. The first magnet includes a recess starting from the top side, and each magnet is magnetized orthogonal to the rotation axis. The first magnet and the second magnet are displaced against each other in rotation direction. The recess has a depth lower than an axial thickness of the first magnet.

Abstract: A driving support ECU initializes a target trajectory calculation parameter at a start of LCA; calculates, based on the target trajectory calculation parameter, a target trajectory function representing a target lateral position which is a target position of an own vehicle in a lane width direction in accordance with an elapsed time from the start of LCA; calculates a target control amount based on the target trajectory function; when a steering operation by a driver has been detected, again initializes the target trajectory calculation parameter; and recalculates the target trajectory function based on the target trajectory calculation parameter.

Abstract: The vehicle control system includes, a path generation unit that generates a target path for parking a vehicle at a parkable target parking space in a destination area including a parking area, a travel control unit that causes the vehicle to travel so as to follow the target path, and a control device that controls the path generation unit and the travel control unit to automatically park the vehicle at the target parking space. The path generation unit includes a search path generation unit that generates a search path for searching for a target parking space as a target path based on vehicle peripheral information including an image of the periphery of the vehicle without using map data in the destination area.

Abstract: A vehicle rear portion structure includes a cross member that extends in a vehicle width direction at a vehicle rear, a rear wheel house that accommodates a rear tire, a rear pillar that extends in a vehicle vertical direction, a reinforcing member that connects the rear pillar with the rear wheel house, and a joining member that connects a lower end portion of the reinforcing member with one end portion of the cross member. The rear pillar is divided into a general portion and a high-rigidity portion. The high-rigidity portion is connected to an upper end portion of the general portion and is specified with a higher rigidity than the general portion. The reinforcing member is connected to the high-rigidity portion.

Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a left-right pair of front pillars extending in an up-down direction and a left-right pair of upper members respectively connected to the front pillars at lower portions thereof and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. Each front pillar includes a forward front pillar and a rearward front pillar extending in the up-down direction and has a front pillar inner part and a front pillar outer part. The front pillar inner part extends from a position located rearward of the corresponding upper member toward the corresponding rearward front pillar and includes an upper joining portion joined to the front pillar outer part, a vehicle width direction extending portion extending generally inward from the upper joining portion, and an up-down direction extending portion extending generally downward from the vehicle width direction extending portion.

Abstract: A vehicle body upper structure includes a dampening material; a pair of first structures that constitute portions on both sides in a width direction of a vehicle body in an upper portion of the vehicle body; and a second structure that extends in the width direction and is joined at opposing ends to the pair of first structures so as to define at least a part of a window opening, to which a windshield is attachable in cooperation with the pair of first structures. The second structure includes a first component and a second component that is joined to the first component in a partially overlapping state therewith, wherein the first component is joined in an overlapping portion to the second component via the damping material at an end of the first component on the first structure side.

Abstract: A hood back portion moving mechanism is supported with a hinge on a side of a vehicle body such that a back end portion of a hood provided at a front portion of a vehicle body is able to be opened and closed, and the hood is lifted up by an actuator. A back end portion of a pop-up link is rotatably coupled to an upper hinge included in the hinge, the hood is rotatably coupled to a front end portion of the pop-up link, and the actuator is bridged over the upper hinge and the hood.

Abstract: A pop-up hood apparatus includes a hood, a hood lock mechanism, an actuator for raising, and an auxiliary support section configured to support a side edge portion of the hood from below upon an actuation of the actuator. The auxiliary support section includes a load receiving block configured to support the side edge portion of the hood from below, a biasing member configured to bias the load receiving block upward, a displacement restricting member configured to restrict upward displacement of the load receiving block, and a restriction releasing section configured to release upward displacement restriction of the load receiving block according to upward displacement of the hood lock mechanism. The displacement restricting member is displaced to a position that abuts a lower surface of the load receiving block when the load receiving block that has been released upward displacement restriction is displaced upward by a predetermined amount or more.

Abstract: A hood of a tractor including a front grill, a light unit, and an upper cover is provided with a center pillar. The front grill is attached to the center pillar, the light unit is attached to the front grill, and the upper cover is supported by the center pillar. The hood is further provided with a side frame and a lower cover, where the side frame is attached to the center pillar, and the lower cover is attached to at least the upper cover and the side frame.

Abstract: A composite floor is provided comprising a skeletal framework, foam core inserts, an impact resistant sheet, and a weather resistant sheet bonded together with adhesive. Recreational vehicles incorporating such floors are also contemplated, as are methods of making the composite floor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous traveling vehicle having a loading space for loading a package and/or a user. The autonomous traveling vehicle includes: a partition apparatus for performing switching between a partitioned state where the loading space is partitioned into a plurality of spaces separated from each other and a communicating state where the loading space forms one continuous space; and a control unit that controls the partition apparatus such that the loading space is brought into the communicating state when only any one of the package and the user is loaded in the loading space and the loading space is brought into the partitioned state when both of the package and the user are loaded in the loading space.

Abstract: An inwardly disposed trailer skirt panel assembly disposed laterally inset toward the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. The trailer skirt panel assembly is suspended underneath a rearward body component of a truck or semitrailer, extending forwards in front of a rearward wheel assembly. The trailer skirt panel assembly stabilizes the generally static air passing under the central portion of the moving vehicle, further increasing the effective air pressure being developed immediately behind the vehicle to reduce drag thereon. An inner wheel skirt panel centrally located under the body of a vehicle reduces overall vehicle drag by inhibiting air from otherwise being displaced laterally inward by the passing wheels of the moving vehicle.

Abstract: An air guide device for a motor vehicle body of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle body has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a vertical axis. The air guide device includes: an air guide element, which is received in the motor vehicle body so as to be movable with the aid of an adjusting device, and which is movable into at least a first position and a second position. In order to effect a reduced coefficient of air resistance and an increased downforce, the air guide element has a guide element, which is configured to be movable and which is received movably on a wing top surface of the air guide element.

Abstract: A spare wheel catcher in a vehicle comprises a base adapted to be connected on a rear differential and a catcher plate. The base includes a support extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at an assembled position and a connection member; and the catcher plate is connected with a first end of the support and forms an obtuse angle with a forward moving direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an urban vehicle for transporting large volume and light weight cargo that is subdivided into two: a mini-tractor unit and a lightweight semi-platform. These are coupled by means of a fifth wheel with a kingpin, allowing transporting high cubic coefficient products including long formats. The mini-tractor unit of the invention is shorter between the steering and drive axles compared with a vehicle for transporting cargo of the common type. The wheelbase between the steering (front) and driving (rear) axles of the mini-tractor unit is 1.3 to 1.7 times the width of the steering axle.

Abstract: A hydraulic drive system is provided and generally includes a first rotor assembly arranged along a first side of the frame and having a first rotor and a first drive shaft extending through and connectable with the first rotor, a first motor assembly disposed along the first side of the frame and positioned linearly the first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly arranged along a second side of the frame that is opposite the first side and having a second rotor and a second drive shaft extending through and connectable with the second rotor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a trailer for hauling tyres. The trailer includes a frame having a front end, a rear end and a pair of parallel elongate chassis rails. The trailer also includes one or more pairs of transverse rails, each pair of transverse rails being adapted to support one or more tyres in an upstanding position thereon. Each pair of transverse rails is longitudinally translatable with respect to the elongate chassis rails between the front and rear ends of the frame. Each transverse rail in the pair is independently longitudinally translatable with respect to the elongate chassis rails so that the spacing of the pair of transverse rails may be varied to suit a tyre diameter. The trailer is also provided with a tyre stillage associated with each pair of transverse rails for supporting one or more upstanding tyres thereagainst.

Abstract: A system for automatically correcting bicycle handlebar and warehousing the bicycle includes a bicycle and a warehouse box for storing the bicycle. The bicycle includes a bicycle frame, a handlebar, a stem, a front wheel and a rear wheel; an encoder is mounted on a bicycle frame for recording a rotation angle of a stem and sensing whether the handlebar is corrected. A rear-wheel correcting and fine-adjusting device is provided in the warehousing box or on the bicycle frame. The rear-wheel correcting and fine-adjusting device automatically twists a rear wheel according to a deviation angle record of the encoder on the bicycle frame so that the rear wheel and a front wheel form a plane. The system is capable of automatically correcting the handlebar and warehousing the bicycle, thereby facilitating the automatic storage and greatly reducing the storage space in the warehousing box.

Abstract: A motorcycle includes, in a body front portion: a headlight that includes a headlight case and a lens coupled to a front end of the headlight case; and a headlight cowl that covers a periphery of the headlight. The lens includes a cylindrically-shaped peripheral wall portion coupled to the headlight case. A cylindrically-shaped cover member gradually decreasing in diameter toward the rear of the vehicle is placed between the headlight and the headlight cowl. The cover member covers at least the outside of the peripheral wall portion of the lens.

Abstract: In a headlight support structure of a saddle riding vehicle, a headlight support supporting a headlight is mounted on a bottom bridge connected between left and right sides of a front fork. In the headlight support structure, the headlight support is mounted in an integrally-molded headlight stay supporting the headlight. The headlight includes an aiming mechanism outside the headlight. The aiming mechanism is mounted in the headlight stay.

Abstract: A link mechanism includes a first link connected to an operation element, and a second link for connecting the first link and a hook member. The hook member includes a hook portion disposed on a distal end portion of the hook member and engaged with the vehicle body, and a link mechanism connecting portion disposed on a base end portion of the hook member and connected to a first connecting shaft on one end portion of the second link. The hook member is pivotably supported by a turning shaft disposed between the hook portion and the link mechanism connecting portion. When the hook portion is engaged with the vehicle body, a straight line L1 connecting the turning shaft and the first connecting shaft is substantially orthogonal to a straight line connecting the first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft, which is connected to the first link.

Abstract: A fuel tank for a motor vehicle, a method for producing the fuel tank, and a single-track motor vehicle including the fuel tank, where the fuel tank includes at least two parts that are joined together where the parts delimit a receiving chamber for receiving a fuel. At least one of the two parts is produced by a co-injection moulding process.

Abstract: A child vehicle is presented. The child vehicle is an off-road vehicle with one wheel in the back and two wheels on the front. The back wheel is preferably a dirt bike wheel. The front wheels are preferably ATV like wheels. The triangular design allows for a safe, fun environment for a child to learn to, and to continue to ride off-road vehicles.

Abstract: To provide a parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle actuated in response to a reverse rotation on a throttle grip which is set in a simplified structure. A parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle includes a parking brake caliper configured to restrict a rotation of a rear wheel while the motorcycle is parked; a steering handle configured to steer a front wheel; and a throttle grip mounted on the steering handle and configured to control output of a power unit. The control unit actuates the parking brake caliper by a motor when at least the throttle grip is reversely rotated and the vehicle speed is zero. The throttle grip being reversely rotated is detected according to information from a throttle position sensor which is interlocked with the throttle grip.

Abstract: A modified road bicycle assembly for riding quickly over uneven road surfaces includes a bicycle frame with a top tube, a down tube, a head tube, and a seat tube. A saddle is removably engaged to an upper end of the seat tube. A handle bar is removably engaged to an upper end of the head tube. The bicycle frame is a road bike frame and the handle bar is a drop handle bar. A suspension fork is attached to the bicycle frame and extends downwardly from the head tube. A rear shock is attached to the top tube and extends rearwardly and downwardly from the top tube. A front tire is rotatably mounted to the suspension fork. A rear tire is rotatably mounted to the rear shock.

Abstract: A multifunctional sidecar for a motorcycle comprises a frame detachably provided at a side of the motorcycle and having main wheel at a side thereof, a base plate rotatably coupled to a first side of the frame and folded in an upright position or unfolded to overlap a top of the frame, a side plate rotatably coupled to a second side of the frame and folded in an upright position or unfolded to extend from the second side of the frame, a rear plate rotatably coupled to a rear portion of the frame and folded in an upright position or unfolded to extend from the rear portion of the frame, supports supporting the side plate and the rear plate when the side plate and the rear plate are in the unfolded positions, and a coupling device connecting the sidecar with the motorcycle, a buoyant seating member having a seat and detachably provided on the top of the frame; as the side and rear part of the sidecar may be unfolded and supported by supports, the sidecar may be utilized as a camping deck or bench; and the main

Abstract: Provided is an electrical component mounting structure for saddled vehicle capable of concentrating a plurality of electrical components close to the center of the vehicle body while protecting the electrical components. An electrical component mounting structure places the control device to control the vehicle at a position surrounded with a vehicle body frame supporting a power unit of the saddled vehicle, a rear wheel that rotates by a driving force from the power unit, a seat for a rider. The electrical component mounting structure includes the case member including a lower case storing a drive unit, and an upper case covering the lower case from the above. The case member has a sensor storage part storing a sensor at a front end. The control device is attached to the upper case.

Abstract: A brake assembly has a lever configured to press a knee against a pushrod of a piston of a master cylinder assembly. The knee is configured to receive removable inserts that allow a user to modify the angle at which the lever activates the master cylinder assembly. The master cylinder assembly can include protrusions on the outer surface of the cylinder to protect the cylinder from impact damage.

Abstract: An ultra-fast trimaran deep water and littoral naval ship suited to combat, search and rescue, and/or deployment operations has a plurality of semi-planing hulls connected to the underside of a deck in a trimaran configuration. Further, a plurality of propulsion stages including a cruise propulsion stage, a wind assisted propulsion stage, and a vectored direct thrust propulsion stage may be independently operated alone or in conjunction to propel the ship at various speeds suited to different situations.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for the automatic sinking of containers and hulls, including: valves, installed in a first closed configuration and having an airtight seal, susceptible of assuming a second configuration that is irreversibly opened when the external pressure exceeds a predetermined tolerance threshold, the second open configuration being adapted to make air exit from the internal space and make water enter from the outside, the at least two valves being positioned in proximity to two edges, opposite each other, belonging to two lateral surfaces of a container; support which surrounds each valve and adheres to the lateral surface of the container, by way of a coupling system that is adapted to ensure impermeability; protection grids, one placed on the outer side and one on the inner side of each valve, adapted to protect from impact and from extraneous objects which could compromise the functioning thereof.

Abstract: The present invention concerns in particular the nautical equipment sector, with particular reference to the installation of pipes on board of boats of any size and kind. In particular, the present invention deals with safety devices for routing pipes between different sectors of the hull, passing through the bulkheads separating the various vans/spaces/housings of a boat. More specifically, the present invention describes a device (1) for the passage of pipes (5) for liquids or gases through bulkheads and decks of yachts, mega yachts and naval vessels in general with fireproof characteristics preferably and in a particularly innovative way, even watertight/tight.

Abstract: A watercraft with a hull assembly and a mat storage system coupled to the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a mat compartment with the mat storage system configured to move the mat between a stored position, in which at least a portion of the mat is positioned in the mat compartment, and a deployed position. The mat compartment may be positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a cover positioned adjacent the mat compartment and moveable between a closed position, in which it covers at least a portion of the mat compartment, and an open position. The mat storage system may have a motor that is configured to move the mat to a stored position.

Abstract: An isolator performance data logging system comprising a displacement unit for measuring a displacement of the isolator. the displacement unit comprises a displacement sensor housing fixable relative to a mitigated end of the isolator, a target fixable relative to an unmitigated end of the isolator. A displacement sensor is located within the displacement sensor housing for measuring a displacement of the target relative to the displacement sensor. A first accelerometer unit is fixable relative to the mitigated end of the isolator. A second accelerometer unit is fixable relative to the unmitigated end of the isolator.

Abstract: A towable watercraft including a body member having a tow-rope hitch coupled to a front portion thereof and first and second elongated stabilizing members extending beyond an aft portion of the body member is disclosed. The stabilizing members may be coupled to the hitch or an intermediate portion between the stabilizing member may be retained about a circumferential portion of the body member, wherein first and second end portions of the first and second elongated stabilizing members having corresponding stirrups are laterally movable away from, and back toward, each other.

Abstract: A watercraft light adapted to fit in a rub rail is provided. The watercraft light longitudinally extends in a portion of the rub rail and provides light to the exterior of the watercraft. A watercraft light system and method of installing the watercraft light are also presently disclosed.

Abstract: A command and control assembly for inflating and deflating a hydrostatic balancing jacket includes a primary supply duct connected to an end of an air chamber of the jacket and provided, at the opposite end, with a hand piece having a mouthpiece device. A connection socket is provided on the hand piece, which is in fluid communication with a secondary supply duct connected to a compressed air tank, and a pneumatic actuation duct actuates a discharge valve of the jacket, which is in fluid communication with the secondary supply duct. Control systems of the delivery from the secondary duct, of the delivery to the pneumatic actuation duct, and of the delivery from the mouthpiece are arranged on the hand piece.

Abstract: Disclosed is a boat with at least one combustion engine positioned on or symmetrical with the vertical median plane of the boat and two engines provided symmetrical with respect to the vertical median plane, each including a propeller in a duct with: a central section on which the propeller is positioned, a rear section leading via a rear opening onto the transom of the hull, a front section with a continuous curved profile, leading via a side opening to the outside wall of the hull, the side opening having a larger cross-section than the cross-section of the rear opening in order for the duct to include at least one converging nozzle, the front section being oriented so that the stream of water exiting from the side opening is directed towards the front and forms an angle of 20° to 60° with respect to the wall of the hull.

Abstract: A steering assist unit for a tiller handle of an outboard motor includes a housing, a pump, and a hydraulic actuator. The housing is connected to the tiller handle. The pump is housed in the housing. The hydraulic actuator is driven by hydraulic fluid from the pump. The hydraulic actuator applies an assist steering force to the outboard motor.

Abstract: Described herein are examples of stiffening shafts, which in some cases are adapted to couple to a marine vessel. An exemplary stiffening shaft can be used to extend a motor from the marine vessel or be used as a shallow water stick anchor. The exemplary stiffening shafts can include a plurality of linked vertebrae stacked to form a column and at least one inelastic tension element threaded longitudinally through the plurality of vertebrae. The shaft can have a flexible configuration when the at least one tension element is released and a stiffened linear configuration when the tension element is tensed to react to torque and bending moments. Alternatively, the stiffening shaft can be used as a shallow water stick anchor for a marine vessel by piercing the bottom of a marine environment (e.g., a sea bed, a lake bed, a river bed, etc.).

Abstract: A rudder for watercraft, in particular for ships, is proposed, comprising a rudder shaft arranged in a trunk pipe, a rudder blade connected to the rudder shaft and a bearing bushing arranged between trunk pipe and rudder shaft as well as a bearing clearance measuring device, wherein the bearing clearance measuring device comprises at least one sensor for abrasion-free measurement of a bearing clearance.

Abstract: Methods and structures are disclosed. An example method includes: rotating a tubular mandrel about a longitudinal axis of the tubular mandrel; depositing a composite material on an inner surface of the tubular mandrel to form a composite tubular member on the inner surface of the tubular mandrel; inserting and expanding an inner expandable mandrel within the composite tubular member to cause the inner expandable mandrel to press the composite tubular member against the inner surface of the tubular mandrel; curing the composite tubular member; removing the inner expandable mandrel; placing a frame within the composite tubular member; and removing the tubular mandrel so as to obtain the composite tubular member with the frame placed therein.

Abstract: A fastener includes a head that is configured to be engaged by a tool, and a shaft extending from the head. The shaft includes a distal end that is opposite from the head. At least one optical component is coupled to one or both of the head or the shaft. The optical component(s) is configured to allow light to pass through the fastener. A window system includes a panel that includes an exterior surface and an interior surface, and the fastener extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the panel. A screen is coupled to the interior surface. The screen receives light from the optical component(s) of the fastener.