Patents Issued in April 15, 2021
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Publication number: 20210107425Abstract: A curtain airbag system of a vehicle is provided and omits a front or rear pillar area of a roof/side frame for a space for accommodating an airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is guided by a connection tether for a deployment direction to deploy the airbag cushion to a protection zone for an occupant. Additionally, the airbag cushion is folded in a zigzag form to expose the connection tether, thereby guiding the airbag cushion for the deployment direction and securing a deployment speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Jun Yeol Choi
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Publication number: 20210107426Abstract: Inflatable airbag assemblies and methods are disclosed for a vehicle seating position having a utility component or occupant accessory that at least partially extends over a seat of the vehicle seating position. The utility component/occupant accessory may be stowable, and may be adjustable upward-downward, fore-aft, rotationally, etc. The utility component/occupant accessory may house an inflatable airbag cushion of the inflatable airbag assembly, which may deploy in a collision event so as to be disposed between the utility component/occupant accessory and the vehicle seating position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Changsoo Choi, Harry Park, Vinay Genthikatti
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Publication number: 20210107427Abstract: A frontal airbag for vehicle occupants comprises a contact panel (26) facing the vehicle occupant in the inflated state. Inside the airbag tension means (30, 30?) which restrain portions of the contact panel (26) in the inflated state of the frontal airbag (10) are arranged on the contact panel (26) so that, in the mounted and inflated state, the contact panel (26) forms plural indentations (32) extending vertically from the view of the associated occupant. The frontal airbag (10) optionally may take a first completely inflated state and a second completely inflated state with a larger airbag volume than in the first state, wherein a release device (40) is assigned to at least several of the tension means (30, 30?) and, when the release device is not activated, the frontal airbag (10) only reaches the first state and, when the release device (40) is activated, the contact panel (26) bulges in the area of the released tension means (30, 30?) further toward the occupant so as to enable the second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Werner Freisler, Simon Schmid
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Publication number: 20210107428Abstract: A vehicle seat including: an outside cover; an inside cover; a side airbag module; a side frame; an outside reinforcement cloth that covers a seat width direction outer side of the side airbag module; and an inside reinforcement cloth that is disposed between the side frame and the side airbag module, that covers a seat width direction inner side of the side airbag module, that includes one seat front-rear direction end portion separated into seat upper and lower sides and fixed to the side frame in a manner that avoids the fixing portion, that includes another seat front-rear direction end portion joined to the inside cover at the join portion, and that is configured to transmit tension to the join portion during inflation and deployment of the side airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Hitoshi TOBA, Kazuhito KASHIMA, Kensuke YOSHIGA, Yukinori MIKITA, Shota NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20210107429Abstract: A CPU of an ECU is configured to compute an estimated acceleration that is estimated to be applied to a vehicle and a remaining time that is taken from present time to acceleration occurrence time at which the estimated acceleration occurs from a road surface condition detected by a road surface condition detection unit and a vehicle status detected by a vehicle speed determination unit and a steering angle velocity determination unit. The CPU is configured to, when the remaining time becomes shorter than or equal to a predetermined value, drive a retractor motor. The webbing is retracted before an occupant moves with an acceleration that is applied to the vehicle, so the occupant is held in a normal seated position. The retractor motor is driven when the time that is taken from present time to acceleration occurrence time becomes shorter than or equal to the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kenji Fukuta
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Publication number: 20210107430Abstract: An electronic device that selectively performs a preventive action is described. During operation, the electronic device may acquire, using one or more sensors, a measurement in an environment that is external to the electronic device, where the measurement provides information associated with an object, and the measurement is a non-contact measurement. Then, the electronic device may detect the object based at least in part on the measurement. Moreover, the electronic device may estimate an intent of the object based at least in part on the measurement. Next, when the estimated intent is associated with a type of adverse event, the electronic device may perform the preventive action prior to an occurrence of the type of adverse event, where the preventive action reduces a probability of the occurrence of the type of adverse event or an amount of financial damage associated with the occurrence of the type of adverse event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Augmented Radar Imaging, Inc.Inventor: Victor Shtrom
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Publication number: 20210107431Abstract: A wiper motor mounting structure of a vehicle, as a structure for assembling a vehicle wiper motor and a vehicle body panel, includes: a motor mounting bracket; and a fixing member fixing the motor mounting bracket to a vehicle body panel, wherein the motor mounting bracket includes a plurality of mounting portions, one of the plurality of mounting portions is fixed to the vehicle body panel by a screw and the other ones of the plurality of mounting portions are fixed to the vehicle body panel by an assembly pin capable of one-touch push assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: DY AUTO CorporationInventors: Sung Jin Hong, Jae Bong Yun
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Publication number: 20210107432Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal end piece (8) for a wiper blade. The terminal end piece (8) comprises a peripheral wall (20) which separates an external environment of the terminal end piece (8) from an internal space (11) of the terminal end piece (8). The terminal end piece (8) delimits a first housing (21) which is arranged in the internal space (11) and which extends primarily in a first plane (P1). A second housing (22) is interposed between the peripheral wall (20) and the first housing (21). The terminal end piece (8) comprises at least one locking member (37) which is configured to connect the terminal end piece (8) to a flexible support (6) of the wiper blade (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'EssuyageInventors: Xavier Bousset, Guillaume Barret, Vincent Gaucher, Stéphane Houssat, Olivier Jomard, Denis Thebault
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Publication number: 20210107433Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper blade assembling adapter, a wiper blade assembly, and a wiper apparatus. There is provided a wiper blade assembling adapter for coupling a wiper blade to a wiper arm, which has a distal end at which a plurality of coupling elements facing each other protrude inward from each side surface surrounding the adapter, the wiper blade assembling adapter including a main body part coupled to the wiper blade and a locking part rotatably provided in the main body part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Yun Soo KIM
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Publication number: 20210107434Abstract: The present invention relates to a wiper blade assembling adapter, a wiper blade assembly, and a wiper apparatus. There is provided a wiper blade assembling adapter for coupling a wiper blade to a wiper arm, which has an arm part configured to rotate about a proximal end and a cover part coupled to a distal end of the arm part, wherein a coupling element protrudes inward from a lower side of a rear end at a side surface of the cover part, the wiper blade assembling adapter including a main body part coupled to the wiper blade and a locking part rotatably provided in the main body part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Myoung Yeon KIM
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Publication number: 20210107435Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid recovery system for a motor vehicle and to a vehicle including such a recovery system that that includes at least one liquid intake that communicates with a tank and is referred to as the first tank, which is designed to store liquid from the liquid intake and where the liquid intake is arrangeably designed below the vehicle's beltline.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Valeo Systemes d'EssuyageInventors: Laurent ANDRE-MASSE, Philippe CARRARO, Julien CARRION, Pierre-Francois DUPRAT, Jean-Francois ROUSSEAU, Grégory VILLEMIN
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Publication number: 20210107436Abstract: This Invention, a virtually waterless, soapless and brushless, tunnel car wash system improves traditional professional car washing methods by using less water, no soap and no brushes. The waterless cleaning formula that is used in this system is presently only available for hand use in spray bottles. The “Prep-Tunnel” prepares the car for formula application through an automated, quick and convenient process. Together the car wash tunnel equipment and the formula work to “prep” the car by pre-rinsing, drying and cooling the car so that the formula is best applied for optimal cleaning, waxing and shining results. This new system will save on water, chemical and labor cost while delivering a car that is cleaned, waxed, coated, sealed and protected.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Christi Love-Curtis
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Publication number: 20210107437Abstract: A block includes a first block portion, a second block portion, a third block portion and a fourth block portion. The first block portion has a first upper surface, a second upper surface, and a lower surface. The second block portion is over the first block portion and has a third upper surface. The third block portion is over the first block portion and has a fourth upper surface. The fourth block portion is over the first block portion, has a fifth upper surface, and is positioned between the second block portion and the third block portion. A first recessed region is between the second block portion and the fourth block portion. A second recessed region is between the third block portion and the fourth block portion. The first upper surface is exposed in the first recessed region and the second upper surface is exposed in the second recessed region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: William J. ROBBINS
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Publication number: 20210107438Abstract: An electronic brake system includes a caliper provided on each wheel configured to perform braking, a detector configured to measure a driver's step force or detect a braking pressure generated by the caliper and a controller controls a rotational speed of the motor based on a first rotation speed of the motor calculated based on a change in the magnitude of the braking pressure generated by the caliper, and a second rotation speed of the motor based on a change in the magnitude of the step force when the change in the magnitude of the step force satisfies a predetermined criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Young Jae KIM
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Publication number: 20210107439Abstract: A hydraulic control system for control of a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic control system comprises a fluid distribution assembly having a tank, a pump to pump fluid from the tank and a directional valve for distributing pressurised fluid from the pump and to return fluid to the tank; a valve assembly fluidly connected to the directional valve, the valve assembly having a first overcenter valve and a pressure reducing valve wherein a first main line connects the directional valve to the first overcenter valve and wherein a shuttle line connects the pressure reducing valve to the first main line; a hydraulic motor fluidly connected to the valve assembly wherein the first main line connects the hydraulic motor to the first overcenter valve; and a brake assembly fluidly connected to the pressure reducing valve, wherein a drain line connects the pressure reducing valve to the hydraulic motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Fabio NATALI, Giovanni MARIECH
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Publication number: 20210107440Abstract: A surface adaptation method suitable for a vehicle includes evaluating a plurality of longitudinal forces with respect to a plurality of sampling points, evaluating a plurality of wheel slips with respect to the plurality of sampling points, determining a maximum longitudinal force from the plurality of longitudinal forces, and determining a wheel slip threshold from the plurality of wheel slips. The wheel slip threshold corresponds to the maximum longitudinal force.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Ming-Kai Gan, Bo-Chiuan Chen, Shih-Che Chien, Chien-Hao Hsiao, Yu-Sung Hsiao, Feng-Chia Chang
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Publication number: 20210107441Abstract: A method for cooling a brake system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes determining a turnaround time parameter; determining a time to cool parameter; determining a parameter difference between the time to cool parameter and the turnaround time parameter; and adjusting a flow of air directed at the brake system based on the parameter difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Marc Georgin, Tyler Arsenault
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Publication number: 20210107442Abstract: An electro-pneumatic control system for braking, an emergency pressure monitoring and control unit providing weight signals, an emergency braking request signal, actual pressure signals, and provides emergency braking request signals, an emergency pressure module generating an emergency braking pressure, a braking control unit providing control signal pairs to generate corresponding braking pressures as a function of a service braking request signal or the emergency braking pressure request signal dependent upon whether the emergency braking request signal indicates an emergency braking request, and an emergency switching device comprising contact pairs which allow the connection of the control signal pairs from the braking control unit to the braking pressure generating modules when closed and prevent this connection of the control signal pairs when open.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Roberto Tione
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Publication number: 20210107443Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a control device, and the control device controls an electric motor, a first pressing mechanism and a second pressing mechanism such that a relational expression of T<T1+T2 is satisfied, where T represents a torque that is input to an input rotation member, T1 represents a maximum of a torque that is able to be transmitted by a first multi-disc clutch and T2 represents a maximum of a torque that is able to be transmitted by a second multi-disc clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiko YAMAMOTO, Tetsuya YAMAZAKI, Wataru HIRATA, Shotaro NIIMI, Tomoaki KATO
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Publication number: 20210107444Abstract: A method and system for operating a vehicle that includes a driveline disconnect clutch and a step-ratio transmission is described. In one example, the method includes shifting the step-ratio transmission to neutral and accelerating an engine to an expected input shaft speed of the step-ratio transmission via applying full output capacity of an electric machine to the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Corey James Blue, Scott James Thompson, Kendrick Morrison, Scott Patrick Ries, Steve Michael Cicala, Kurt Howard Nickerson
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Publication number: 20210107445Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine operating point control unit that shifts an engine operating point to an engine operating point on an optimal fuel-efficiency operating line outside a predetermined noise generation region in which combustion sounds of an engine become noise when the engine operating point is in the noise generation region. Accordingly, when the engine operating point is in the noise generation region, the engine operating point control unit shifts the engine operating point to an engine operating point on the optimal fuel-efficiency operating line outside the noise generation region. As a result, since the engine operating point is not separated from the optimal fuel-efficiency operating line even when the engine operating point departs from the noise generation region, it is possible to curb a decrease in fuel efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tooru MATSUBARA, Atsushi TABATA, Koichi OKUDA, Yasuhiro HIASA, Takashi KOHNO
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Publication number: 20210107446Abstract: A fire fighting vehicle includes a powertrain including an engine, a battery pack, and an electromechanical transmission; a power divider; and a controller. The power divider is positioned between the engine, the pump, and the electromechanical transmission. The controller is configured to monitor a state-of-charge of the battery pack and operate the engine, the power divider, and the electromechanical transmission such that the state-of-charge is maintained above a minimum state-of-charge threshold that is sufficient to facilitate (i) accelerating the fire fighting vehicle to a driving speed of at least 50 miles-per-hour in an acceleration time and (ii) maintaining or exceeding the driving speed for a period of time. An aggregate of the acceleration time and the period of time is at least three minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jason Shively, Seth Newlin, David Kay, Jack Bermingham, Jon Morrow, David Steinberger
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Publication number: 20210107447Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine that combusts fuel to generate power. A drive motor assists the engine power and selectively operates as a generator to generate electrical energy. A clutch is disposed between the engine and drive motor. A battery supplies electrical energy to the drive motor or is charged by the generated electrical energy. A DC converter transforms a DC from the battery. An electric supercharger supplies supercharged air to the engine. A controller determines an optimal air amount to maximize system efficiency based on a drive motor limited output value determined by a battery SOC, and determines an output drive motor power output and an output engine power output based on the optimal air amount when an atmospheric pressure is less than a predetermined pressure, intake temperature is greater than a predetermined temperature and the SOC is less than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Heechang Oh, Dong Hee Han, Hyunjin Kang, Kwanhee Lee, Yeongseop Park, Seungwoo Hong, Jonghyeok Lee, Yong Kak Choi
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Publication number: 20210107448Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a multi-cylinder engine, an exhaust gas control apparatus, an electric motor, an electricity storage device, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the electric motor so as to cover a driving power shortage resulting from execution of catalyst temperature raising control. The catalyst temperature raising control is control that involves stopping fuel supply to at least one of cylinders of the multi-cylinder engine and enriching air-fuel ratios for the other cylinders than the at least one cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Yuki NOSE, Masaaki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210107449Abstract: A cyber-physical energy optimization control system for a hybrid electric vehicle includes an information layer which is configured to realize vehicle and road condition information collection, hybrid control unit (HCU) threshold optimization and threshold wireless update loading, and an optimized object plug-in hybrid electric bus (PHEB) as a physical layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Chao Yang, Weida Wang, Kaijia Liu, Changle Xiang, Muyao Wang, Mingjun Zha, Weiqi Wang
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Publication number: 20210107450Abstract: A drive control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to prevent backward coasting on an uphill grade even when an engine torque cannot be delivered to drive wheels. When the hybrid vehicle is propelled by delivering engine torque to rear wheels on an uphill grade, the drive control system determines an occurrence of a failure in which the torque cannot be delivered from the engine to the rear wheels. If the occurrence of the failure is determined, the drive control system executes a hill hold control to deliver torque to establish a required drive force from a motor to front wheels while disengaging an engagement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kunihiko USUI, Akio SUGAWARA, Ryosuke IKEMURA, Keisuke USHIDA
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Publication number: 20210107451Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a multi-cylinder engine, an exhaust gas control apparatus including a catalyst for removing exhaust gas from the multi-cylinder engine, an electric motor, and a control device configured to execute catalyst temperature increase control for stopping fuel supply to at least one cylinder and making an air-fuel ratio in each of remaining cylinders rich in a case where a temperature increase of a catalyst is requested during a load operation of the multi-cylinder engine, execute control such that an electric motor supplements insufficient drive power due to the execution of the catalyst temperature increase control, and change the air-fuel ratio in at least one of the remaining cylinders to a lean side after a temperature of the exhaust gas control apparatus becomes equal to or higher than a determination threshold value during the execution of the catalyst temperature increase control.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Yuki Nose, Masaaki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20210107452Abstract: A vehicle includes: a motive power generating device that includes a multi-cylinder engine and outputs driving power to a wheel; an exhaust gas control apparatus including a catalyst that removes harmful components of exhaust gas from the multi-cylinder engine; and a controller. The controller is configured to, upon request for raising the temperature of the catalyst during load operation of the multi-cylinder engine, execute catalyst temperature raising control that involves stopping fuel supply to at least one of cylinders and supplying fuel to the other cylinders than the at least one cylinder, and to control the motive power generating device so as to cover a driving power shortage resulting from execution of the catalyst temperature raising control.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Yuki NOSE, Masaaki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20210107453Abstract: A vehicle system and method for remote start operation in the vehicle system are provided. The method includes responsive to receiving a remote start request and while the vehicle is stationary, automatically engaging a wheel-arresting device coupled to a wheel in the vehicle. The method also includes when an electronically actuated clutch is automatically disengaged and subsequent to the automatic engagement of the wheel-arresting device, implementing remote start operation in an engine, where the wheel-arresting device is distinct from a secondary vehicle brake.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Matthew John Shelton, Michael Glenn Fodor, Todd Anthony Rumpsa, Patrick J. Curran, Urs Christen
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Publication number: 20210107454Abstract: A parking assistance device includes: a calculation unit that calculates a target speed with passage of time until a vehicle is moved to a parking target position; an event detection unit that detects an event that is a predetermined event indicating a timing of recalculation of the target speed; and an acquisition unit that acquires a current actual speed of the vehicle. Then, when the event is detected, the calculation unit recalculates the target speed to match the target speed with the current actual speed of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuma IWAZAWA, Hiroki INAGAKI, Hiroyuki TACHIBANA, Yuichi MIZUTANI, Yusuke KIYOKAWA, Motokatsu TOMOZAWA, Yoshihiko KOSEGAKI, Akihiro OMURA
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Publication number: 20210107455Abstract: In the present invention, a controller includes: a first vehicle behavior signal input portion configured to input a first vehicle behavior signal obtained based on acquired position information on an own vehicle and a speed in a longitudinal direction of the own vehicle; a second vehicle behavior signal input portion configured to input a second vehicle behavior signal detected by a vehicle behavior detection portion; and a motion state estimation portion configured to estimate a first motion state of the own vehicle based on the first vehicle behavior signal and the second vehicle behavior signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Daiki NAITO, Satoshi KASHIWAMURA
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Publication number: 20210107456Abstract: A traction control device and method for a four-wheel drive electric vehicle are disclosed. When the drive wheels of an electric vehicle spin, a drive force of the electric vehicle is controlled so as to restrain the spinning of the drive wheels and to secure the starting performance and acceleration performance of the electric vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Gwi Chul KIM
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Publication number: 20210107457Abstract: A working vehicle (2) for use in agriculture is configured for mounting a laterally protruding implement on the vehicle front or vehicle rear. The vehicle has an electronically controllable drive motor (4), an electronically controllable brake system (6), a sensor arrangement (8) for measuring rotational movements or rotational oscillations about at least one of three reference axes, and an electronic control device (10) for evaluating sensor data and for activating the drive motor (4) or the brake system (6). A data storage (50) stores threshold values for the sensor data. The control device determines characteristic values for the respective rotational movement or rotational oscillation and decides whether a reduction in travel speed is required in view of the threshold values. If true, the travel speed is reduced until the characteristic value reaches or falls below the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Waldemar Kamischke, Dennis Sabelhaus
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Publication number: 20210107458Abstract: A vehicle parking assist apparatus acquires a camera image when the vehicle stops by a non-determined parking lot and acquires feature points of a ground of an entrance of the non-determined parking lot as non-compared entrance feature points from the camera image. The vehicle parking assist apparatus determines whether the non-determined parking lot is a registered parking lot by comparing information on the non-compared entrance feature points with registered entrance feature point information. The vehicle parking assist apparatus executes a parking assist control with using the currently-acquired parking lot information and the registered parking lot information when the vehicle parking assist apparatus determines that the non-determined parking lot is the registered parking lot.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yu HIEI
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Publication number: 20210107459Abstract: The vehicle parking assist system includes a parking assist ECU configured to set a first driving-force limit value during the execution of the parking assist control, and a drive ECU connected to the parking assist ECU for communication, and configured to control the driving force of the drive apparatus of the vehicle. While the drive ECU successfully receives the first driving-force limit value from the parking assist ECU, the drive ECU controls the driving force of the drive apparatus so that the driving force of the drive apparatus is prevented from exceeding the first driving-force limit value. When the communication abnormality has occurred, and a driver-request driving force directed to the drive apparatus becomes 0, the drive ECU controls the driving force of the drive apparatus so that the driving force of the drive apparatus thereafter is the driver-request driving force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi TOJO, Yuki Minase
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Publication number: 20210107460Abstract: Accuracy of acquired parking space information on a parking space having a target parking range set therein is increased when the parking space information is registered. A vehicle parking assist apparatus (10) has a registration mode for registering the information on the parking space having the target parking range set therein, and a plurality of vehicle speed modes having different travel speeds of a vehicle (100) during execution of parking travel processing. The plurality of vehicle speed modes include two or more vehicle speed modes, one of which is selectable by a user. When the registration mode is not selected, during the execution of the parking travel processing, the vehicle parking assist apparatus (10) causes the vehicle (100) to travel in the vehicle speed mode selected by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki MINASE, Takuya NAKAGAWA, Junji HORIGUCHI, Norio IMAI
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Publication number: 20210107461Abstract: A vehicle parking assist apparatus registers information on a parking lot as parking lot information and executes a parking assist control with using the parking lot information. The vehicle parking assist apparats allows a user of a vehicle to request a deletion of the parking lot information as the vehicle parking assist apparatus executes the parking assist control without using the parking lot information and prevents the user of the vehicle from requesting the deletion of the parking lot information as the vehicle parking assist apparatus executes the parking assist control with using the parking lot information. The vehicle parking assist apparatus deletes the parking lot information when the deletion of the parking lot information is requested.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasutaka Matsunaga, Yuusuke Nomura
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Publication number: 20210107462Abstract: A vehicle parking assist apparatus can register information on a first parking lot as first parking lot information and information on a second parking lot as second parking lot information. The first parking lot information includes information on a camera image of the first parking lot, and the second parking lot information includes information on the camera image of the second parking lot The vehicle parking assist apparatus executes a parking assist control to display the registered camera image of the first parking lot as a first parking lot image and the registered camera image of the second parking lot as a second parking lot image on a display when the camera images which represent the first parking lot and the second parking lot are requested to be displayed on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasutaka MATSUNAGA, Yuusuke NOMURA
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Publication number: 20210107463Abstract: The parking assist apparatus comprises a first vehicle stop apparatus operated for a purpose of stopping a vehicle, a controller configured to be capable of performing parking assist control for parking a vehicle in a parking position and to finish the parking assist control by performing control for instructing a driver of the vehicle to operate the first vehicle stop apparatus or by controlling the first vehicle stop apparatus, and a second vehicle stop apparatus operated for a purpose of stopping the vehicle. When it is determined while the parking assist control is being performed that there is a malfunction in an apparatus for detecting whether or not operation of the first vehicle stop apparatus has been performed, the controller is configured to finish the parking assist control by performing control for instructing the driver to operate the second vehicle stop apparatus or by controlling the second vehicle stop apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya NAKAGAWA, Yuki MINASE, Junji HORIGUCHI, Norio IMAI
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Publication number: 20210107464Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus capable of making a parking route shorter when providing parking assistance for parallel parking is obtained. The parking assistance apparatus according to the present invention is a parking assistance apparatus for assisting the parallel parking of a driver's own vehicle 21 and has a configuration that: calculates an escapable position where the driver's own vehicle 21 can be made to escape from a parking area Sp; calculates a parking-space leaving route E where the driver's own vehicle 21 can be moved from the escapable position to an initial position P0 in a passage area Sr; and sets a parking route based on the parking-space leaving route E.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Makoto ISHINODA, Shinya TAGAWA, Noriyasu HASEJIMA
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Publication number: 20210107465Abstract: A parking assist apparatus comprises an imaging apparatus and a controller configured to extract feature points from captured image where a region a driver desires to register a parking position therein is captured, and register the extracted feature points in association with the parking position, registering this position as registered parking position. When it is determined that a feature point(s) is detectable from captured image, the controller calculates the registered parking position by detecting the feature point(s), and performs parking assist control for parking the vehicle in the registered parking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yu Hiei
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Publication number: 20210107466Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus obtains a target travelling route including a forward section and a backward section and lets a vehicle move along the target travelling route such that the vehicle reaches a target parking position. The parking assistance apparatus execute a collision avoidance processing when an obstacle which is closer than a threshold distance is detected while the vehicle moves along the target travelling route. The distance between the vehicle and a specific region is kept to be larger than a clearance distance while the vehicle moves along the backward section such that the obstacle for the collision avoidance processing which cannot be detected while the vehicle moves along the forward section will not be found while the vehicle moves along the backward section. The specific region is determined on the basis of a detection region of a sensor device for detecting the obstacle and the threshold distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yu HIEI, Daiki Maruki
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Publication number: 20210107467Abstract: A vehicle parking assist apparatus acquires a feature image from a registration image representing a parking lot to register the feature image as parking lot information. The registration image is an image that a camera takes when the vehicle parking assist apparatus receives a registration request for registering a parking area in that the vehicle is parked. The vehicle parking assist apparatus determines that the vehicle has reached the parking area specified by the parking lot information when an image part that has the same feature as the feature image is included in a post registration image. The vehicle parking assist apparatus specifies an object image being an image representing a object from the registration image when the object is present in the area corresponding to the registration image; and acquires the feature image based on the registration image from which the specified object image is excluded.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yu HIEI, Yusuke KIDA, Daiki MARUKI
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Publication number: 20210107468Abstract: The parking assist apparatus comprises an ECU. When the ECU recognizes a perpendicular-parallel parking possible space to which a vehicle can not only be perpendicularly parked from a parking start position but also be parallelly parked from the parking start position, the ECU is configured to display any one of a first perpendicular-parallel parking space selection button and a second perpendicular-parallel parking space selection button in such a manner that one of the buttons is superimposed on the perpendicular-parallel parking possible space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO TEN Limited, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Chenyang WANG, Yasutaka MATSUNAGA, Toshihiro TAKAGI, Satoshi KOZAI, Masahiro IINO, Michihiro TAKADA, Mayuko MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210107469Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle is disclosed. The method may include: determining center points of at least two frames of point clouds collected for an identified obstacle during travelling of the vehicle; performing curve fitting based on the determined center points to obtain a fitted curve; determining a moving velocity of the obstacle based on the fitted curve; predicting whether the vehicle is to be collided with the obstacle when the vehicle continues travelling at a current velocity, based on the moving velocity of the obstacle, the traveling velocity of the vehicle, and a distance between the obstacle and the vehicle; and sending control information to the vehicle, in response to predicting that the vehicle is to be collided with the obstacle when the vehicle continues travelling at the current velocity, the control information being used to control the vehicle to avoid collision with the obstacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Bin GAO, Xiang LIU, Shuang ZHANG, Xiaoxing ZHU, Fan YANG
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Publication number: 20210107470Abstract: A safety system for a vehicle may include a processor configured to determine whether a further vehicle is approaching the vehicle from a backside or a lateral side; determine that a collision of the further vehicle with the vehicle is likely; determine an evasive maneuver of the vehicle such that the evasive maneuver reduces the collision likelihood or impact between the vehicle and the further vehicle; and provide control instructions to control the vehicle to perform the evasive maneuver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Fabian OBORIL, Frederik PASCH, Cornelius Israel BUERKLE, Kay-Ulrich Charles SCHOLL
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Publication number: 20210107471Abstract: An avoidance route calculation part calculates an avoidance route for avoiding a collision between an own vehicle and an obstacle through a collision avoidance assist control (an automatic brake control and an automatic steering control). A post-avoidance route calculation part calculates a post-avoidance route. A post-avoidance route collision determination part determinates whether a secondary obstacle is present on the post-avoidance route. When the secondary obstacle is determined to be present, the automatic steering control is prohibited from being performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kotaro SAIKI
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Publication number: 20210107472Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and sensing exterior of the vehicle. An electronic control unit (ECU) includes a processor that processes sensor data captured by the sensors. The ECU, responsive at least in part to processing of captured sensor data as the vehicle travels in a traffic lane of a multi-lane road, determines a rearward approaching vehicle rearward of the equipped vehicle that is in an adjacent traffic lane. The ECU determines a leading vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle and traveling in the same traffic lane as the equipped vehicle. The ECU controls the equipped vehicle to accelerate the vehicle to at least match the speed of the determined rearward approaching vehicle and to maneuver into the adjacent traffic lane to pass the determined leading vehicle ahead of the determined rearward approaching vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Martin Rachor
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Publication number: 20210107473Abstract: A vehicular control system includes a camera, a non-vision sensor and a control having at least one data processor. The camera is disposed at a vehicle and views at least forward of the vehicle. The non-vision sensor is disposed at the vehicle and senses at least forward of the vehicle. The control, responsive at least in part to processing at the control of captured image data and captured sensor data, determines a fault of the camera or of the non-vision sensor. Responsive to determination of the fault of the camera or of the non-vision sensor, the control wirelessly communicates an alert to a remote processor that is located remote from the vehicle and that is not part of the vehicle. Responsive to receipt of the communicated alert, the remote processor at least in part assumes control of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Krishna Koravadi
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Publication number: 20210107474Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera, a distance sensor and a controller having at least one processor. Image data captured by the camera and sensor data captured by the distance sensor are processed at the controller. The controller, responsive to processing of captured image data and of captured sensor data, detects an object. The controller determines the distance to the detected object based at least in part on difference between the positions of the detected object in captured image data and in captured sensor data. The controller, responsive to processing of captured image data and of captured sensor data, and responsive to the determined distance to the detected object, determines that the detected object represents a collision risk. The controller alerts a driver of the vehicle of the collision risk and/or controls the vehicle to mitigate the collision risk.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Yuesheng Lu, Joel S. Gibson, Duane W. Gebauer, Richard D. Shriner, Patrick A. Miller