Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Fuzzy Logic) Patents (Class 701/44)
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Patent number: 12139378Abstract: Provided are a control system and a control method for cranes which, by reducing the distortion of a structural member, are capable of shortening the time necessary for correcting positional deviations and directional deviations resulting from the distortion, thereby improving the efficiency of cargo handling work. A control system includes receivers and a control device and is configured in such a way that the control device adjusts the speed of each of paired propelling devices based on the coordinates of positions determined by the receivers to perform control to decrease the change in relative positions between the receivers in plan view.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Mitsui E&S Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junya Miyata, Kouji Oka
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Patent number: 12128726Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products relating to jerk of a vehicle damper are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Axel Jonson, Anton Albinsson
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Patent number: 12099939Abstract: An acceptance unit (111) accepts an observation signal representing an observation value at each time point. A probability calculation unit (112) calculates a probability that a normal observation signal represents a reference value at each time point. A graph display control unit (113) displays a signal graph expressing the accepted observation signal in time series, and a probability graph expressing a calculated probability in time series, on a common time axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiko Shibata, Satoshi Mii
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Patent number: 12084056Abstract: Methods and systems for vehicles are provided for trailer steering assistance. The system includes a computer system onboard the vehicle and configured to, by a processor: monitor a front steering angle of the vehicle and a hitch angle of the vehicle as the vehicle and the vehicle trailer move in the reverse direction, dynamically adjust a rear steering angle of the vehicle as the vehicle and the trailer move in the reverse direction based on the front steering angle and the hitch angle to match the rear steering angle to the front steering angle while the hitch angle less than a predetermined hitch angle, and dynamically adjust the rear steering angle of the vehicle as the vehicle and the trailer move in the reverse direction based on the front steering angle and the hitch angle to maintain the hitch angle at the predetermined hitch angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Avesta Goodarzi
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Patent number: 12049251Abstract: A tow configuration may include a tow vehicle and first and second trailers. The intermediate trailer hitch angle with the tow vehicle is controlled with one objective being to improve the off-tracking performance of the other trailer. The hitch angle may be controlled through steerable wheels at the intermediate trailer or through wheel differential steering at the intermediate trailer.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Avesta Goodarzi, Norman J. Weigert
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Patent number: 12050261Abstract: A system to search in a low visibility environment comprising: an infrared (IR) sensor and a radar unit to receive measurements in a first field of view; a microphone to receive audio measurements in a second field of view; processing circuitry to determine presence of an animal and/or human in the first field of view using a first machine learning engine trained based upon the IR image measurements and/or using a second machine learning engine trained based upon the radar image measurements; determine presence of an animal and/or human in the second field of view using a third machine learning engine trained based upon the audio measurements; providing a first digital transmission indicating whether a human and/or animal is detected within the first field of view; and providing a second digital signal indicating whether a human and/or animal is detected within the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: California State University Fresno FoundationInventors: Hovannes K. Kulhandjian, Alexander C Davis, Lancelot Laurence A Leong, Michael Patrick Richardson Bendot
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Patent number: 11966881Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for control and audit of chemical products application made by vehicles for the agriculture, pestilence, plague, or insects control, or other chemical applications in determined areas to receive these chemical products such the agrochemical application made by manned or unmanned vehicles, being these vehicles aerial, land or watercraft with the aim of treating soil and/or seeds and/or plants characterized by the system comprises a web server running an application; a database application; an internet communication method between the application cloud environment and its end users; desktop computers running web browsers; mobile devices to access the application through the internet; and a GPS device from where GPS files are collected by a device, being the GPS embedded in a vehicle where these files are used as input data for generating the final application reports which contains all detailed information about how much and in which areas (plots) the product was applieType: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Perfect Flight Assessoria E Controle De Pulverizacao LtdaInventors: Fernando Marcondes Rossetti, Kriss Corso E Silva
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Patent number: 11945459Abstract: In a method for operating a motor vehicle during an autonomous parking process it is proposed that during the autonomous parking process a first braking torque is applied automatically to at least a first wheel, and a second braking torque is applied automatically to at least a second wheel, that a slip of one of the wheels is inferred from a comparison of the rotational speed of the first wheel to which the first braking torque is applied with the rotational speed of the second wheel to which the second braking torque is applied, and that if a variable characterizing the slip reaches or exceeds a limiting value, an action is automatically triggered.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Frank Baehrle-Miller
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Patent number: 11841708Abstract: Techniques for compensating for errors in position of a vehicle are discussed herein. In some cases, a discrepancy may exist between a measured state of the vehicle and a desired state as determined by a system of the vehicle. Techniques and methods for a planning architecture of an autonomous vehicle that is able to provide maintain a smooth trajectory as the vehicle follows a planned path or route. In some cases, a planning architecture of the autonomous vehicle may compensate for differences between an estimated state and a planned path without the use of a separate system. In this example process, the planning architecture may include a mission planning system, a decision system, and a tracking system that together output a trajectory for a drive system.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Zoox, Inc.Inventors: Janek Hudecek, Marin Kobilarov, Jack Riley
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Patent number: 11753070Abstract: A method and system for compensating for vehicle disturbances during vehicle operation, including: an algorithm for obtaining predicted driving condition data from a database, wherein the database includes one or more of geospatial data and remote vehicle data; an algorithm for obtaining real-time vehicle state data from equipment communicatively connected to a vehicle; an algorithm for combining the predicted driving condition data and the real-time vehicle state data to formulate a desired steering torque request necessary to compensate for predicted and actual driving conditions experienced by the vehicle; and an algorithm for providing the desired steering torque request to a power steering assist system of the vehicle to compensate for the predicted and actual driving conditions experienced by the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Anders Hansson, Andreas Carlsson, Markus Löfgren, Carl-Johan Häll, Håkan Karlsson
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Patent number: 11685434Abstract: A method of controlling rear wheel steering in a vehicle including determining a stability state of the vehicle from a plurality of vehicle sensor inputs, determining a target vehicle performance based on the stability state of the vehicle, and determining a target rear angle of rear vehicle wheels based on a difference between a target vehicle characteristic and a model vehicle characteristic, wherein the target vehicle performance promotes agility and stability to a target model at different times based on the stability state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mahmoud Abdelfatah
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Patent number: 11544235Abstract: A smart storage container apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising at least one storage compartment and a display, and is configured to download basic local configuration information corresponding to the apparatus, locally adjust the downloaded information according to local conditions of content of the at least one storage compartment, and based on the adjusted configuration information, adapt a local configuration database. Additionally, a method comprising downloading basic local configuration information corresponding to a smart storage apparatus comprising, locally adjusting the downloaded information according to local conditions of content of the at least one storage compartment, and based on the adjusted configuration information, adapting a local configuration database.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: 19LABS INC.Inventors: Ram Adva Fish, Gerald Charles Horel
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Patent number: 11505186Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: a target traveling path setting unit that sets a target traveling path of an own vehicle; a reference position setting unit that sets a reference position of the own vehicle for specifying a position of the own vehicle with respect to the target traveling path; and a control unit that controls a steering assist amount of a steering wheel, based on a positional deviation being a deviation between the target traveling path set by the target traveling path setting unit and the reference position of the own vehicle set by the reference position setting unit. The reference position setting unit changes the reference position according to a vehicle speed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Ohmura
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Patent number: 11458955Abstract: In one embodiment, a steering system for a machine, the steering system comprising: a steer-by-wire system configured to provide rear wheel based steering, the steer-by-wire system comprising: a human-machine-interface (HMI) configured to provide a force feedback to the HMI that influences the HMI to a center position; plural sensors; and one or more controllers configured by executable code to receive input from one or more of the plural sensors and reduce a risk of rollover by: causing the rear wheels to maintain or return to straight forward travel in conjunction with the force feedback; and limiting a steering angle of the machine, beyond which a rollover condition occurs, based on computation of a rollover equation with parameters corresponding to the input and machine geometry.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventor: Christian Roberto Kelber
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Patent number: 11260877Abstract: A method for selecting a driving profile of a motor vehicle, a driver assistance system therefor and a motor vehicle equipped therewith is disclosed. In the method and based on an operating action by a driver, a deviation between the number of predetermined driving profiles currently desired by the driver and that previously used is recognized. After the deviation has been recognized, a query is output to the driver as to whether the deviation should be taught by the driver assistance system for the current situation. After the query has been confirmed by the driver, the driver assistance system is accordingly adapted for the current situation in at least one parameter influencing the selection of the driving profile to be used such that the deviation in the automatic selection of the driving profile to be used in future situations that correspond to the current situation is taken into account.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Julia Gohlke, Paul Hochrein, Holger Spahr
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Patent number: 11198445Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the driving assistance of a vehicle, a system including the same and a method for the same are provided. The apparatus for controlling the driving assistance of the vehicle includes a processor to adjust a driving assistance controlling setting value, based on at least one of whether a user looks ahead, whether the user performs a driving manipulation, and a driving condition during driving assistance of the vehicle, and a storage to store the driving assistance controlling setting value.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Kwon Kim, Kyoung Jun Lee, Dong Gu Lee, Byoung Joon Lee, Sam Yong Kim
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Patent number: 11077853Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for controlling lane-keeping. An embodiment provides an apparatus for controlling lane-keeping, including a sensing unit configured to recognize lane lines of a driving lane in which a host vehicle travels and configured to sense a plurality of other vehicles traveling in the driving lane or lanes next to the driving lane, a calculation unit configured to calculate a first transverse separation distance between the sensed other vehicles or a second transverse separation distance between the host vehicle and the other vehicles, a determination unit configured to determine an optimum position of the host vehicle within the driving lane by comparing space widths for the calculated first transverse separation distance and the calculated second transverse separation distance, and an output unit configured to output a speed control signal to control a travel speed of the host vehicle so as to have the host vehicle located at the determined optimum position.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: ChangBeom Oh
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Patent number: 11008001Abstract: A vehicle control device (100) includes a deceleration controller (110) that operates according to an operation of an occupant of a vehicle or on the basis of a result of detecting a state of the occupant, and performs at least control of decelerating the vehicle, and a lane change controller (150) that causes the vehicle to change a lane independently of a steering operation of the occupant of the vehicle, and at least a part of the control of the deceleration controller is restricted when an operation condition of the deceleration controller and an operation condition of the lane change controller are satisfied at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Nakatsuka, Haruhiko Nishiguchi, Hiroyuki Koibuchi
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Patent number: 10933875Abstract: Provided is a vehicle turning control device which prevents a target yaw rate from being unstable, even if a control gain is changed in accordance with the magnitude of a yaw rate deviation or a road surface frictional coefficient. This vehicle turning control device includes a target yaw rate correction (32). The correction (32) calculates a target yaw rate with respect to the control gain determined based on a vehicle traveling information, using at least one of a plurality of calculated target yaw rates. The control gain is determined such that, as a road surface frictional coefficient decreases or as a yaw rate deviation increases, a yaw response characteristic approaches a basic yaw response characteristic from an initial yaw response characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventor: Yuta Suzuki
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Patent number: 10926775Abstract: A driving evaluation system evaluates driving skills of a vehicle by a driver, and includes an in-turn data acquisition unit that acquires in-turn data including time series data of longitudinal acceleration and lateral acceleration in a turning scene; and a turning scene evaluation unit that evaluates driving skills in the turning scene on the basis of a shape of a trajectory of time series data from a starting point at which the longitudinal acceleration becomes a maximum to an ending point at which an absolute value of the lateral acceleration becomes a maximum, among the in-turn data in a case in which the longitudinal acceleration upon deceleration is positive.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 10919521Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a smart parking assist system (SPAS) and a method of controlling the smart parking assist system. The system and method detect an obstacle that is located on a path to a parking space for automatic parking and is not detected by a sensor of a vehicle using a target speed, a moving speed, and a driving torque of the vehicle, control the vehicle to pass over the obstacle according to a position of the detected obstacle, or change an automatic parking termination condition and complete the automatic parking, thereby detecting the obstacle even though the obstacle is not detected by a sensor in the process of controlling the automatic parking and completing the automatic parking.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: Jae Suk Kim
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Patent number: 10821976Abstract: A navigation system includes: a control circuit configured to calculate a current location for representing a control vehicle traveling in a traffic lane, calculate a travel-lane identification for identifying the traffic lane, generate a vehicle movement control based on the travel-lane identification for controlling a physical operation or function of the control vehicle; and a vehicle storage circuit, coupled to the control circuit, configured to store the vehicle movement control.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Telenav, Inc.Inventor: Sarvesh Bansilal Devi
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Patent number: 10800443Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described herein, a steer by wire steering system includes a pair of actuators, a handwheel actuator that provides a commanded position to a roadwheel actuator, which moves a rack of the vehicle to a rack position based on the commanded position from the handwheel actuator. The steer by wire steering system further includes a controller that generates a handwheel torque command, the handwheel actuator generates a feedback torque based on the handwheel torque command. The controller further computes a tracking error based on a difference between the commanded position and the rack position. The controller further determines a catch motor torque value using the tracking error. The controller further modifies the handwheel torque command using the catch motor torque, the handwheel actuator generates an amount of torque that is substantially a sum of the feedback torque and the catch motor torque.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventors: Steven D. Klein, Kai Zheng, Scott T. Sanford
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Patent number: 10755119Abstract: A plausibility check module for a vehicle driver assistance system, including at least one sensor for detecting the vehicle surroundings, and Kl-module(s) to classify objects in the surroundings based on the sensor data supplied by the sensor with an internal processing chain established by parameters, the plausibility check module receiving pieces of reference information about objects in the surroundings supplied by other vehicles and/or by an infrastructure, and comparing the pieces of reference information with the classification result by the Kl-module and to initiate at least one measure for a deviation established by the comparison, so that the parameters of the processing chain of the Kl-module are adapted to the effect that the deviation is reduced in comparable situations. Also described are a driver assistance system having the plausibility check module and Kl-module(s), a method for calibrating a sensor for detecting the vehicle surroundings, and an associated computer program.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Maxim Dolgov, Thomas Michalke, Florian Wildschuette, Hendrik Fuchs, Ignacio Llatser Marti
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Patent number: 10733510Abstract: A computing system can determine a vehicle action based on inputting vehicle sensor data to a first neural network including a first safety agent that can determine a probability of unsafe vehicle operation. The first neural network can be adapted, at a plurality of times, by a periodically retrained deep reinforcement learning agent that includes a second deep neural network including a second safety agent. A vehicle can be operated based on the vehicle action.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Subramanya Nageshrao, Hongtei Eric Tseng, Dimitar Petrov Filev, Ryan Lee Baker, Christopher Cruise, Leda Daehler, Shankar Mohan, Arpan Kusari
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Patent number: 10507835Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for controlling cornering of a vehicle and a method thereof. The method of controlling cornering of a vehicle may include: determining whether a cornering control condition is satisfied based on a lateral acceleration; detecting a displacement of an accelerator pedal when the cornering control condition is satisfied; calculating a sport index based on the displacement of the accelerator pedal and a predetermined value; and setting operating modes of a power train and a suspension system based on at least one of the sport index or the lateral acceleration.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA Motors CorporationInventors: Sangjun Park, Joseph D. Chang, Byeong Wook Jeon, Tae Hee Cho
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Patent number: 10466150Abstract: An electromagnetic induction type Hopkinson pressure/tension bar loading device and experiment method therefor. The device not only can generate compression stress waves but also can generate tension stress waves through the electromagnetic induction principle, and is applied to the loading of a Hopkinson tension bar and a pressure bar. Thus, the loading systems for a Hopkinson tension bar and a pressure bar can simultaneously achieve the strain rate and strain range, which the traditional split Hopkinson bar experiment cannot reach, on the same device, so that the Hopkinson bar experiment technology is standardized, and the experiment devices for a tension bar and a pressure bar are integrated, thereby reducing complexity and floor space of equipment.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityInventors: Yulong Li, Hailiang Nie, Tao Suo, Zhongbin Tang
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Patent number: 10220853Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an own vehicle that is a vehicle carrying the apparatus in a proper manner taking into account driver's driving maneuver tendencies is provided. The apparatus acquires travel situation information including target information regarding a target or targets around the own vehicle and travel information regarding the own vehicle, and if the travel situation information meets a prescribed travel condition, acquires driving maneuver information regarding a driving maneuver performed by the driver of the own vehicle. The apparatus stores, as a learned value, the driving maneuver information acquired by the second information acquirer in association with the prescribed travel condition, and performs automatic driving control based on the learned value stored by the learner in association with the prescribed travel condition met by the travel situation information currently acquired by the first information acquirer.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiya Habu
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Patent number: 10220844Abstract: A vehicle having a system for detecting another vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a vehicle sensor configured to sense a steering angle and a yaw rate of the vehicle. The vehicle also has a computing system configured to detect another vehicle within an adjustable angular range from a point of the vehicle. The angular range for detecting another vehicle is adjusted using at least one of the vehicle's current steering angle and yaw rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: HUYNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: HyeongMin Ko, Jaewoong Choi, Dae Seok Jeon
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Patent number: 9751553Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steering column assembly is provided. The assembly includes a mounting bracket, a steering column adjustable in a telescope direction and a rake direction, at least one actuator assembly configured to translate the steering column in the telescope direction and/or the rake direction, and a controller configured to drive the at least one actuator assembly to sequentially or simultaneously telescope and/or rake the steering column in a predefined geometric pattern.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATIONInventors: Jacob A. Caverly, Gerald M. McCann
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Patent number: 9483927Abstract: A method and control system for maintaining attentiveness of a driver of a vehicle during an autonomous control mode. A series of cognitively demanding tasks is presented to the driver via a man-machine interface during the autonomous control mode. Driver responses to the tasks are monitored, and an audible alert is provided to the driver if the response of the driver and/or a reaction time of the driver in making the response indicate an insufficient level of driver attentiveness.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stefan Wolter, Florian Golm
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Patent number: 9399449Abstract: A vehicle travel control device includes a control instruction value calculation unit, a driver acceleration intent quantification unit, and a control instruction value correction determination unit that determines whether correction of a control instruction value is required in response to a quantified driver's acceleration intent. The vehicle travel control device also includes a control instruction value correction unit that corrects the control instruction value in response to a correction determination result of the control instruction value correction determination unit. The driver acceleration intent quantification unit quantifies the driver's acceleration intent using an integral value of the longitudinal jerk occurring according to the brake operation of the driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiro Nagatsuka, Makoto Yamakado, Mitsuhide Sasaki, Mikio Ueyama
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Patent number: 9053593Abstract: The invention provides a vehicle data analysis method that enables quantitative analysis of characteristics of vehicle data indicating transition in a driver's driving operation, and a vehicle data analysis system using this analysis method. A plurality of vehicle data are collected based a plurality of types of driving operations. Based on an evaluation criterion as an index for evaluating levels of the driving operations, the collected vehicle data are grouped into at least two groups. Characteristic values of the vehicle data differing between these groups are extracted.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYOInventors: Hironobu Sugimoto, Shojiro Takeuchi, Satomi Yoshioka, Yoshihiro Suda, Yoichi Sato, Takayuki Hirasawa, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Shuguang Li
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Patent number: 9043092Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus capable of automatic steering control while reducing discomfort or stress on vehicle occupants. In the apparatus, a lane detection unit detects a lane in which the vehicle is traveling. An offset setting unit sets an offset within the lane suitable for making a driver feel less stressed. An occupant detection unit detects the presence of a designated occupant of a seat opposite a driver's seat. An offset adjustment unit, when the designated occupant is detected, adjusts the offset set by the offset setting unit to be decreased. A vehicle-path estimation unit estimates a vehicle path in the lane such that the vehicle can travel along the vehicle path from a current lateral position to a target lateral position of the vehicle. An automatic steering control unit automatically controls steering so that the vehicle travels along the estimated vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignees: Nippon Soken, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Ueda, Motonori Tominaga, Tomohiko Tsuruta, Takeshi Hatoh
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Patent number: 8996252Abstract: An ECU includes two drive circuits corresponding to the motor coils of two systems independent of each other, and a microcomputer that outputs control signals of two independent systems to the drive circuits. The microcomputer includes a first control signal output portion that outputs the control signal to the drive circuit of the first system by executing an electric current control so as to generate a motor torque that corresponds to the assist force. The microcomputer further includes a second control signal output portion that outputs the control signal to the drive circuit of the second system by executing a position control on the basis of a steering angle command value that is input from a superior ECU via an in-vehicle network so as to change the steering angle of the steering road wheels.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 8965633Abstract: One or more vehicle steering measurements of a vehicle may be measured. One or more expected vehicle steering measurements may be calculated, each calculated expected vehicle steering measurement corresponding to one of the measured vehicle steering measurements. At least one difference between one of the measured vehicle steering measurements and its corresponding calculated expected vehicle steering measurement may be calculated. A speed of the vehicle may be measured. One or more current threshold values may be calculated based on the measured speed, each of the current threshold values corresponding to one of the measured vehicle steering measurements and its corresponding calculated expected vehicle steering measurement. An automatic vehicle control system may be deactivated when one or more of the calculated differences exceeds its corresponding current threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jin-Woo Lee, Bakhtiar Brian Litkouhi
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Patent number: 8958975Abstract: A motor-vehicle driving style estimating system (100) of a motor-vehicle, comprising a measuring apparatus (1) of a kinematic signal representative of a motor-vehicle motion quantity trend (v(t)). The system is characterized in that it further comprises a kinematic signal low-pass filtering module (8) configured to provide a corresponding reference filtered signal associated with a reference trend of said quantity (vF(t)). Furthermore, the system comprises a kinematic signal and reference filtered signal processing module (2) configured to provide an indication of the driving style depending on a comparison of the motor-vehicle motion trend with the reference trend.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Teleparking S.R.L.Inventors: Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Vincenzo Manzoni, Andrea Corti
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Patent number: 8954236Abstract: A device combining motor driven power steering with a compressor, may include a deceleration gearbox connected to a steering shaft, a motor selectively providing a steering force to the deceleration gearbox, a first electronic clutch mounted between the deceleration gearbox and a first shaft of the motor, and transmitting or discontinuing transmission of power from the motor to the deceleration gearbox, a power transmitting gear set transmitting power from the motor to a compressor, a second electronic clutch mounted between a second shaft of the motor and an input side of the power transmitting gear set, and transmitting or discontinuing transmission of power from the motor to the power transmitting gear set, and the compressor for an air conditioner, connected to an output side of the power transmitting gear set.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Dae Suk Jung, Un Koo Lee, Soo Bo Park
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Patent number: 8897966Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for reducing steering effort in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for installing a steering-assist system onto a vehicle having an electrically powered steering system is provided. The method includes placing a controller between a torque sensor and an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed on the vehicle, coupling a primary signal line from the torque sensor to be in electrical communication with the controller, and coupling a secondary signal line to the controller to be in electrical communication with the ECU, wherein, when movement is detected by the torque sensor, the torque sensor provides a primary signal to the controller and the controller provides a secondary signal to the ECU, the secondary signal being different than the primary signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Inventors: Carlos A. Saez, Alejandro Javier Goldsmith Llorenz, Neil Emerson Rollano Conde
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Patent number: 8897960Abstract: A driving assistance control apparatus includes an own-vehicle position acquiring unit that acquires the position of an own vehicle; a curve information acquiring unit that acquires curve information on a driving course; a continuous curves detecting unit that detects a first curve ahead of the own vehicle and a second curve that exists at a far side of the own vehicle with respect to the first curve and that is continuous to the first curve, based on the acquired position of the own vehicle and the acquired curve information; and a curve alert control unit that controls a curve alerting unit that alerts the presence of the second curve before an entrance of the second curve. The curve alert control unit sets the alert timing of the second curve in accordance with the curve information about the first curve.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventor: Hiroshi Sekine
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Patent number: 8897930Abstract: This application describes the software invented to control an electric motor system. The electric motor system is mounted on one or more aircraft main wheels or nose wheels to drive an aircraft independently on the ground without aircraft engines or tow vehicles. The software uses closed-loop control together with several other control laws to operate the drive motor or motors. Knowledge of the current operating state of the drive motor, together with knowledge of the commands given to taxi forward, taxi in reverse, or brake in reverse, is used to configure the motors to optimal operating parameters. The software architecture is described along with the pilot interface and many details of software implementation.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Inventor: Janice Ilene Bayer
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Patent number: 8892309Abstract: A vehicle steering control apparatus is provided with: a first setting device for setting a first target steering angle of rear wheels according to a steering wheel operation of a driver; a second setting device for setting a second target steering angle of the rear wheels which does not work with the steering wheel operation by the driver and which is associated with automatic steering; a controlling device for controlling a steering angle of the rear wheels on the basis of the set first and second target steering angles; and a limiting device for limiting an influence of the first target steering angle on the steering angle of the rear wheels in accordance with a driving condition of the vehicle if the set first and second target steering angles have a mutually anti-phase relation, the limiting device limiting an influence of the second target steering angle on the steering angle of the rear wheels in accordance with the driving condition of the vehicle in preference to the first target steering angle if thType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshitaka Fujita, Mitsutaka Tanimoto, Yoshiaki Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 8880295Abstract: A control system for controlling a steering system near an end of travel region is provided. The control system includes a first module that selectively estimates a command adjust value based on a hand wheel position and a hand wheel torque. A second module generates a motor assist command based on the command adjust value to control the steering system.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventors: Anthony J. Champagne, Lonnie Newton
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Patent number: 8862331Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a controller for a steering apparatus having easy operation of an adjustment of a tilting angle. The steering apparatus comprises a tilting mechanism adjusting a tilting angle of a steering wheel, and an electrical motor driving the tilting mechanism. The controller for the steering apparatus 1 detects the tilting angle based on a rotational angle of the screw shaft. The controller defines the predetermined supplying current according to the detected amount of the tilting angle as the supplying current to the electrical motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Eiji Tanaka, Tomihide Masuda
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Patent number: 8797186Abstract: A parking assistance system is described for assisting in a parking operation of a vehicle when a plurality of parking spaces is present. A method in a parking assistance system includes performing the following: detecting a plurality of parking spaces; selecting one of the detected parking spaces based on a degree of comfort; and assisting in the parking operation into the selected parking space. The degree of comfort includes at least one predefined condition, on the basis of which the detected parking spaces are classifiable according to the presumed driver acceptance.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christian Pampus, Volker Niemz
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Patent number: 8775025Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a steering system which does not cause the driver to feel the steering reactive force shock when the operation of the steering wheel is stopped, and which enables the driver to operate the steering wheel comfortably. In order to achieve the above object, there is provided a steering system in which a transfer ratio of a steering angle of a steering wheel to a turning angle of a turning wheel is changed by a variable transfer ratio mechanism, and an auxiliary power is generated during steering by an electric power steering, including: a transfer ratio variable motor for changing the transfer ratio, in which a steering angular velocity of the steering wheel is calculated, and when an absolute value of the steering angular velocity becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, a current value flowing through the transfer ratio variable motor is set to zero.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Yamaguchi, Yoshimitsu Akuta
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Patent number: 8775024Abstract: A steering damper system for a saddle riding type vehicle having an MR damper includes a damping force calculating unit arranged to calculate a damping force according to a steering angle speed, and an adjusting command output unit arranged to determine a running state from a vehicle speed and a steering angle detected by sensors, with reference to a reference table, and correcting the damping force calculated according to the running state. The reference table has areas divided by a steering angle range according to vehicle speed, and damping force adjustment factors according to running states are assigned to these areas. The steering angle range dividing the areas becomes narrower with an increase in vehicle speed, to accurately reflect the running states of the vehicle. A proper damping force can be generated according to a running state of the vehicle. The steering damper system eases the rider's burden accompanying steering operations, and is excellent in controllability.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuo Hara, Yasuhiro Oomura
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Patent number: 8768571Abstract: A vehicle steering device has an electric power abnormality detection portion that detects abnormality of the source power supply capability of an electric power source device, a vehicle speed detection portion that detects the vehicle speed, and a motor control portion that controls the driving of the electric motor on the basis of the steering torque detected by the steering torque detection portion. The motor control portion enhances the output restriction of the electric motor if the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detection portion declines while the abnormality of the source power supply capability of the electric power source device is detected by the electric power abnormality detection portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masaharu Yamashita
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Patent number: 8744689Abstract: To provide a vehicle motion control system capable of defining clear guidelines on more specific control timing associated with accelerating, steering, and braking operations, and conducting motion control based on the defined guidelines. An ideal motion control unit 42 within a central controller 40 uses longitudinal jerk information of a vehicle to control the steering of the vehicle. Information for determining the initiation timing of steering is presented from a human-vehicle interface (HVI) 55 to a driver. In accordance with the information presented from the HVI 55, the driver controls the initiation timing of steering.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Atsushi Yokoyama, Masato Abe
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Patent number: 8718874Abstract: A raster-based system for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) guidance includes a vehicle-mounted GNSS antenna and receiver. A processor provides guidance and/or autosteering commands based on GNSS-defined pixels forming a grid representing an area to be treated, such as a field. Specific guidance and chemical application methods are provided based on the pixel-defined treatment areas and preprogrammed chemical application prescription maps, which can include variable chemical application rates and dynamic control of the individual nozzles of a sprayer.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: AgJunction, LLCInventors: John A. McClure, Dennis M. Collins