A system for dynamically adjusting interactions between an ADAS equipped vehicle and occupants of the vehicle includes one or more physiological sensors disposed on the vehicle and one or more control modules having a processor, a memory, and input/output (I/O) ports in communication with the one or more physiological sensors. The control modules execute program code portions stored in the memory that: collect sensor data from the one or more physiological sensors; analyze the sensor data and select a subset of the sensor data corresponding to a subset of the one or more physiological sensors; predicts, based on the subset of the sensor data, that an occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an increase in stress level; and adapt an ADAS action of the vehicle to reduce an occupant stress level from a first level to a second level lower than the first level.
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
A61B 5/16 - Devices for psychotechnics; Testing reaction times
A61B 5/18 - Devices for psychotechnics; Testing reaction times for vehicle drivers
B60W 40/08 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to drivers or passengers
B60W 50/14 - Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
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OBJECT DETECTION AND PREDICTIVE MOTION WARNING FOR VEHICLE
An object detection and predictive motion warning system for a vehicle. The system may include a plurality of weight sensors configured to generate weight values in response to pressure being applied thereto and an object detection and predictive motion controller configured to detect an object within the vehicle and to predict a motion assessment for the object as function thereof.
A method for coating a web with a metal layer includes heating a metal in a container to create molten metal. The metal is selected from a group consisting of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), indium (In), tin (Sn), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb). The method includes coating at least one surface of a web with a metal layer using the molten metal. The web is made of a material selected from a group consisting of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), stainless steel, polymer, and carbon.
Method of using a vehicle to alert to potential risks includes determining that a user of the vehicle will be absent; determining an estimated absence time; and sending an alert to authorities, via a control system, if the user does not return within the estimated absence time. The method may include receiving the estimated absence time from the user, or the control system of the vehicle determines the absence and the estimated absence time. The user may define the absence and input the estimated absence time through a centralized location, such that the alert is sent from the centralized location. Following expiration of the estimated absence time, detecting a pedestrian near the vehicle, and then playing a pre-recorded emergency message through speakers, such that the pedestrian is made aware of the pre-recorded emergency message. Vehicle lights/horn may operate to guide the user, possibly in decaying fashion.
G08B 21/04 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
G07C 5/08 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time
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BATTERY MOCK-UP SAMPLES INCLUDING LITHIUM METAL OR LITHIUM MIMIC METAL FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC TESTING IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS
A method for validating non-destructive, electromagnetic methods in atmospheric conditions of a battery cell intended to include a lithium metal layer includes selecting a lithium mimic metal layer to replace the lithium metal layer; and creating a mock-up sample including one or more layers of the battery cell. One or more layers comprise the lithium mimic metal layer. The method includes performing electromagnetic testing of the mock-up sample.
An electroactive material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided. The electroactive material includes a plurality of atomic layers and a plurality of cations disposed between the atomic layers. The plurality of atomic layers includes an atom selected from the group consisting of: silicon, germanium, boron, and combinations thereof. The plurality of cations is selected from the group consisting of: calcium, magnesium, zinc, copper, nickel, potassium, sodium, and combinations thereof. A ratio of the cations to atoms that define the atomic layer may be less than about 1:2.
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
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METHOD OF EARLY THERMAL RUNAWAY DETECTION BY INTERPRETING CELL-LEVEL CHARGING RESPONSE
A vehicle, system and a method of predicting a thermal runaway event in a battery pack. The vehicle includes a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells. The system includes a sensor and a processor. The measures a parameter of a battery cell of a battery pack of the vehicle. The processor is configured to determine a charging response of the battery cell from the parameter, determine a likelihood of the thermal runaway event from the charging response, and control an operation of the vehicle to prevent the thermal runaway event based on the likelihood.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
8.
WARNING SYSTEM FOR ALERTING A VULNERABLE ROAD USER OF A PREDICTED COLLISION WITH A HIDDEN APPROACHING VEHICLE
A warning system is provided for alerting a Vulnerable Road User (VRU) of a predicted collision. The system includes one or more input devices for transmitting a first input signal associated with a first vehicle positioned in a first lane, a second input signal associated with a second vehicle positioned in a second lane, and a third input signal associated with the VRU located on a crosswalk that extends across the first and second lanes. The system further includes a computer having a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is programmed to determine the predicted collision between the second vehicle and the VRU at a predicted collision site. The processor is further programmed to generate an actuation signal. One or more roadway notification devices notify the VRU that the second vehicle is positioned in the second lane and headed toward the predicted collision site in the crosswalk.
An electrode assembly includes a current collector, a lithium metal foil, and an alloyed interface that chemically binds the current collector and the lithium metal foil. In certain variations, the alloyed interface includes an intermediate layer disposed between the current collector and the lithium metal foil, a portion of the current collector adjacent to the intermediate layer is alloyed with the indium, gallium, or alloy of indium and gallium defining the intermediate layer, and a portion of the lithium metal foil adjacent to the intermediate layer is alloyed with the indium, gallium, or alloy of indium and gallium defining the intermediate layer. In other variations, the alloyed interface includes a copper-lithium alloy.
An overspray-free paint system includes: a paint robot including an overspray-free paint applicator; and a first fixture robot for lifting and orienting a fixture assembly relative to at least one of the paint robot and the overspray-free paint applicator, the fixture assembly configured to hold an object to be painted by the overspray-free paint applicator, the first fixture robot including a first gripper configured to grab a first portion of the fixture assembly, and the first fixture robot configured to lift and orient the fixture assembly via the first gripper.
B05B 12/14 - Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials to a single spray outlet
B05B 13/02 - Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting work; Arrangement or mounting of spray heads; Adaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
A trajectory planning system for an autonomous vehicle includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with one or more external vehicle networks that collect data with respect to one or more moving obstacles located in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The one or more controllers approximate a set of real-time ego states of the autonomous vehicle by a function approximator, where the function approximator has been trained during a supervised learning process with the set of offline ego states as a ground-truth dataset. The one or more controllers compute a plurality of relative state trajectories for the autonomous vehicle, where the plurality of relative state trajectories avoid intersecting the set of real-time ego states of autonomous vehicle. The one or more controllers select a trajectory from the plurality of relative state trajectories for the autonomous vehicle, where the autonomous vehicle follows the trajectory while performing the maneuver.
Methods and systems are provided for displaying a scene for a vehicle towing a trailer. A method includes: determining, by the processor, an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle; determining, by the processor, a simulated trailer based on the angle of the trailer; determining, by the processor, a projection matrix based on the simulated trailer; generating, by the processor, scene data based on image data from a camera of the vehicle and image data from a camera of the trailer using the projection matrix; and generating, by the processor, display data to display the scene to an occupant of the vehicle based on the scene data.
B60R 1/26 - Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view to the rear of the vehicle
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICULAR COMPUTATION MANAGEMENT
Systems and methods are provided for vehicular computation management. The system includes, onboard a vehicle, electric control units (ECUs), a battery, a communication system, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor energy consumption, operate the vehicle as a computational hub when the energy consumption is less than a threshold, including providing computational resources to an external node, determine whether the vehicle has excess energy and computational capacity when the energy consumption is equal to or greater than the threshold, including determining a usage of each of the ECUs and determining an energy consumption of tasks executing thereon, and operate the vehicle as a hybrid computational hub when the vehicle has excess energy and computational capacity, including providing excess computational capacity of the ECUs to the external node.
G07C 5/00 - Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
B60L 53/62 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
B60L 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
The present disclosure provides electrode assemblies for safe nondestructive testing in ambient conditions. In certain variations, the electrode assembly includes a current collector and a non-reactive lithium mimic material disposed on or near one or more surfaces of the current collector or embedded in the current collector. In other variations, the electrode assembly includes include a current collector, a lithium metal material disposed on or near one or more surfaces of the current collector or embedded in the current collector to form an electrode assembly, and a non-conductive pouch holding the electrode assembly.
An axial flux electric motor includes a stator including a stator segment having a support frame formed with an opening defined by a continuous edge. A stator winding segment is arranged in the opening of the stator segment. The stator winding segment has an outer surface. A thermal interface material (TIM) is disposed between the outer surface of the stator winding segment and the continuous edge defining the opening in the support frame
H02K 21/24 - Synchronous motors having permanent magnets; Synchronous generators having permanent magnets with stationary armatures and rotating magnets with magnets axially facing the armatures, e.g. hub-type cycle dynamos
A system for training a machine learning algorithm to generate a plurality of ideal hologram phase correction maps includes a holographic head-up display (HUD) configured to display a plurality of duplicates of a graphic based on a hologram phase map. The system further includes a camera system configured to view each of the plurality of duplicates of the graphic. The system further includes a controller in electrical communication with the holographic HUD and the camera system. The controller is programmed to determine a plurality of ground-truth hologram phase correction maps using a genetic algorithm, the holographic HUD, and the camera system. The controller is further programmed to generate a training dataset including a plurality of images of the graphic and train the machine learning algorithm to generate the plurality of ideal hologram phase correction maps.
A fluidized bed mixer for combining a first powder with a second powder for manufacturing a magnet and a method of using the fluidized bed mixer for making the magnet. The first powder material is an alloy powder containing neodymium (Nd), iron (Fe), and boron (B), and the second powder material is an alloy powder or elemental metal powder containing one or more of dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb). The fluidized bed mixer includes a fluidized bed portion in an upper portion of a mixing chamber, a cascading baffle system beneath the fluidized bed portion, and combined powder collection area beneath the cascading baffle system. The fluidized bed mixer is configured to homogenously combine a first powder material with a second powder material in such a way that particles of the second powder material adheres to and covers the outer surfaces of the particles of the first powder material.
B22F 9/04 - Making metallic powder or suspensions thereof; Apparatus or devices specially adapted therefor using physical processes starting from solid material, e.g. by crushing, grinding or milling
H01F 1/057 - Alloys characterised by their composition containing rare earth metals and magnetic transition metals, e.g. SmCo5 and IIIa elements, e.g. Nd2Fe14B
A snap ring retainer system includes a first member having an annular groove therein. A second member is engaged with the first member. A snap ring is received in the annular groove and includes a first side engaging the second member and securing the second member to the first member. A snap ring retainer includes a first portion engaged with the first member and a second portion extending radially from the first portion and engaged with the snap ring on an opposite side from the second member.
F16C 19/16 - Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing balls essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows for both radial and axial load with a single row of balls
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PHYSICS-BASED MODELING OF RAIN AND SNOW EFFECTS IN VIRTUAL LIDAR
A method of modeling precipitation effects in a virtual LiDAR sensor, the method includes receiving a point cloud model representing three-dimensional coordinates of objects as the objects would be sensed by a LiDAR sensor. The method further includes generating a stochastic model of rainfall or snowfall, estimating a probability that a light source from the LiDAR sensor hits a raindrop or a snowflake based on the stochastic model, and modifying the received point cloud model to include effects induced by the modeled rainfall or snowfall based on the probability that light sourced from the LiDAR sensor encounters a raindrop or a snowflake.
A deployable structure includes a reconfigurable member formed from a plurality of elements defining a first end, a second end that is opposite the first end, a first side extending between the first end and the second end, and a second side, opposite the first side, extending between the first end and the second end. A first inflatable rigidizing member extends along the first side across each of the plurality of elements and a second inflatable rigidizing member extends along the second side across each of the plurality of elements.
B60P 1/43 - Vehicles predominantly for transporting loads and modified to facilitate loading, consolidating the load, or unloading using a loading ramp mounted on the vehicle
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OCCUPANCY BASED PARKING ALIGNMENT FOR AUTOMATED AND ASSISTED PARKING
Methods and systems are provided for controlling alignment of a vehicle during parking that include obtaining sensor data via one or more sensors of a vehicle, as to passenger occupancy of the vehicle and as to a parking location for the vehicle; identifying, via a processor of the vehicle, which passenger seats of the vehicle are occupied, based on the sensor data; identifying, via the processor, the parking location based on the sensor data; and determining, via the processor, an offset for parking of the vehicle in the parking location, based at least in part on which passenger seats of the vehicle are occupied.
A cooling system for an electric vehicle charge port includes a member having a base wall including an opening and a perimetrical wall extending from the base wall. The base wall and the perimetrical wall defining a volume. A heat spreader arranged in the volume. A terminal extends from the heat spreader through the opening in the base wall. An amount of phase change material (PCM) arranged in the volume, the amount of PCM is in contact with the terminal.
Presented are hybrid fixture assemblies with integrated additive manufactured features, methods for making/using such fixtures, and manufacturing systems equipped with such fixtures. A manufacturing fixture assembly includes a fixture support frame formed, at least in part, from a first material, and a fixture support shell formed, at least in part, from a second material distinct from the first material. The support frame, which seats on/mounts to a work surface, includes a skeletal substructure with multiple male connectors projecting therefrom. The skeletal substructure contains multiple first frame walls that are removably intermeshed with multiple second frame walls in a collapsible format. The support shell includes a support surface that holds a workpiece, an interface surface that abuts the skeletal substructure, and multiple female connectors that project from the interface surface. Each female connector removably receives therein a respective male connector to thereby detachably mount the support shell to the support frame.
A vehicle includes a system for generating, monitoring, and correcting an alert for an occupant of the vehicle. The system further includes multiple on-board input devices for generating a visual alert signal, an audio alert signal, and a haptic alert signal for an associated one of the visual notification, the audio notification, and the haptic notification received from notification devices. The system further includes a computer having one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium (CRM) storing instructions. The processor is programmed to determine a priority level of the alert, compare the priority level to a predetermined priority level threshold, and generate a reporting activation signal in response to the processor determining that the priority level is below the predetermined priority level threshold. The notification devices generates in real-time an error notification to indicate to the occupant that the notification characteristic is below the predetermined quality threshold.
A multi-static radar detection system for a vehicle includes one or more receivers for collecting multi-carrier modulation signals emitted by one or more transmitters that are positioned at base stations located in an environment surrounding the vehicle. The multi-carrier modulation signals include one or more types of reference signals. The multi-static radar detection system also includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with the one or more receivers. The one or more controllers execute instructions to collect, by the one or more receivers, a multi-carrier modulation signal emitted by the one or more transmitters. The one or more controllers determine a Doppler shift and a time delay of a respective object located within the environment surrounding the vehicle based on an interpolated time-frequency grid; and transform a value for the Doppler shift into a velocity value and a value for the time delay into a range value.
A trajectory planning system for an autonomous vehicle includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with one or more external vehicle networks that collect data with respect to one or more moving obstacles located in an environment surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The one or more controllers determine, based on the discrete-time relative vehicle state, a position avoidance set representing relative lateral positions and longitudinal positions that the autonomous vehicle avoids while bypassing the one or more moving obstacles when performing a maneuver. The one or more controllers select a trajectory from the plurality of relative state trajectories for the autonomous vehicle, where the autonomous vehicle follows the trajectory while performing the maneuver.
B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A BATTERY CELL WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTANCE FILLER MATERIAL FOR EXCELLENT THERMAL PERFORMANCE
An apparatus including a battery cell includes an electrode stack. The electrode stack includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a separator disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The apparatus further includes an enclosure configured for encasing and mechanically protecting the electrode stack. The apparatus further includes an electrolyte. The apparatus further includes a thermally conductive and electrically insulated inert fill material located between the electrode stack and the enclosure configured for providing a thermally conductive connection between the electrode stack and the enclosure.
H01M 10/653 - Means for temperature control structurally associated with the cells characterised by electrically insulating or thermally conductive materials
H01M 10/04 - Construction or manufacture in general
H01M 50/103 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by their shape or physical structure prismatic or rectangular
H01M 50/46 - Separators, membranes or diaphragms characterised by their combination with electrodes
H01M 50/489 - Separators, membranes, diaphragms or spacing elements inside the cells, characterised by their physical properties, e.g. swelling degree, hydrophilicity or shut down properties
A compressor system includes a compressor housing including an inlet opening and a diffuser outlet, the compressor housing includes a first recirculation passage extending from the diffuser outlet to a mounting face of the compressor housing. The compressor housing defines a cavity that receives a compressor wheel. An inlet adapter is mounted to the mounting face of the compressor housing and the inlet adapter includes a second recirculation passage in communication with the first recirculation passage in the compressor housing and with a compressor air inlet passage of the inlet adapter. A recirculation valve is mounted to the inlet adapter and is disposed in communication with the second recirculation passage for providing a selective connection of the first recirculation passage to the compressor air inlet passage.
A method for detecting a contaminant in a vehicle coolant system during service includes contacting a chromophore impregnated strip and a heat transfer fluid sample, where the chromophore impregnated strip includes a complexing agent selected to form a complex with the contaminant that causes a color change in the chromophore impregnated strip and thereby indicates the presence of the contaminant in the heat transfer fluid sample.
F01P 11/14 - Indicating devices; Other safety devices
G01N 31/22 - Investigating or analysing non-biological materials by the use of the chemical methods specified in the subgroups; Apparatus specially adapted for such methods using chemical indicators
A battery cathode includes: a current collector; and a coating applied to the current collector, the coating including: conductive carbon; polyvinylidene fluoride binder polymer; acid-functionalized dispersant polymer; and electrochemically active layered metal oxide.
A stator core segment for an axial flux electric motor includes a first lamination step having a first length, a first width, and a first thickness, and a second lamination step having a second length, a second width, and a second thickness. At least one of the second length, the second width, and the second thickness is distinct from corresponding ones of the first length, the first width, and the first thickness.
H02K 21/24 - Synchronous motors having permanent magnets; Synchronous generators having permanent magnets with stationary armatures and rotating magnets with magnets axially facing the armatures, e.g. hub-type cycle dynamos
37.
DC FAST CHARGING USING CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL INVERTER-BASED BOOST CONVERTER
A method for charging a battery pack via an offboard energy source uses an interleaved boost converter and closed-loop control. The energy source outputs a charging current via a DC charge port during a direct current fast-charging (DCFC) process. A controller detects a voltage disparity condition in which a voltage capability of the battery pack exceeds a voltage capability of the energy source. In response to this condition, a rise of the charging current over time is recorded as a current trajectory and an open-loop equivalent time constant is extracted from the current trajectory. A time constant of the PI control block is set substantially equal to the equivalent time constant. The PIM is controlled in closed-loop using proportional-integral control. The charging current is controlled in a continuous current conduction mode during the DCFC process.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
B60L 53/63 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations in response to network capacity
B60L 58/10 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries
H02M 3/158 - Conversion of dc power input into dc power output without intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only with automatic control of output voltage or current, e.g. switching regulators including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load
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ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD OF THERMAL RUNAWAY PROGNOSTICS WITH MULTI-PARAMETER DATA FUSION
A vehicle operates a system and method of predicting a thermal runaway event in a battery pack of the vehicle. The battery pack includes a battery cell. The sensor obtains measurements of a parameter of the battery cell at a plurality of times. The processor is configured to determine a value of at least one feature of the battery cell from the measurements of the parameter, determine a likelihood of the thermal runaway event from the value of the at least one feature, and take an action to prevent the thermal runaway event from occurring based on the likelihood.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
G01R 31/367 - Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables
G01R 31/382 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
G01R 31/389 - Measuring internal impedance, internal conductance or related variables
G01R 31/396 - Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery
Embodiments include an electric motor and a vehicle including the same. The electric motor has a rotor and a stator having a cavity network include a first set of channels that are interleaved with a second set of channels in an axial direction, wherein each of the first set of channels and the second set of channels have a major axis oriented in a non-radial and non-tangential direction.
A method of correcting a GPS vehicle trajectory of a vehicle on a roadway for a high-definition map is provided. The method comprises receiving first bitmap data from a first sensor of a first vehicle to create a plurality of first multi-layer bitmaps for the first vehicle using the first bitmap data and receiving second bitmap data from a plurality of second sensors of a plurality of second vehicles to create a plurality of second multi-layer bitmaps. The method further comprises creating first probability density bitmaps and an overall probability density bitmap with a probability density estimation, and matching an image template from each of the first probability density bitmaps with the overall probability density bitmap to define match results. The method further comprises combining the match results to define combined utility values and determining the maximal utility value with the combined utility values.
A system for managing communication between a vehicle and a broker module includes a telematics unit connected to the vehicle. The telematics unit is configured to carry out wireless data communications according to a publish-subscribe messaging protocol. A command unit is in communication with the telematics unit, the command unit having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The telematics unit is configured to establish a network connection with the broker module. The command unit is adapted to create a dynamic retry delay process for the network connection by varying a connection retry delay time based on a plurality of failure categories and an operation mode of the vehicle. The plurality of failure categories each corresponds to a respective failure in the network connection.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
A braking system includes: brake circuits independently activated and deactivated and when activated apply braking force at respective wheels; a braking stability module detecting an issue or a failure with a first one of the brake circuits where an unexpected amount of braking torque is being applied as compared to an amount of braking torque applied at a second one of the brake circuits, and mitigating effect of the unexpected amount of braking torque on a yaw rate of the vehicle by i) adjusting the braking torque of the first one of the brake circuits, ii) adjusting braking torque of the second one of the brake circuits, and/or iii) deactivating the first one of the brake circuits and modulating braking torque of the second one of the brake circuits, to compensate for the unexpected amount of braking torque.
B60T 8/88 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means
B60T 7/12 - Brake-action initiating means for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger
B60T 8/26 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force characterised by producing differential braking between front and rear wheels
B60T 8/92 - Arrangements for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions, e.g. limiting or varying distribution of braking force responsive to a speed condition, e.g. acceleration or deceleration with failure responsive means, i.e. means for detecting and indicating faulty operation of the speed responsive control means automatically taking corrective action
B60T 13/66 - Electrical control in fluid-pressure brake systems
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING POWER ELECTRONICS USING A THERMOSYPHON
A cooling system includes a housing including a base portion with sides and a bottom surface that define a cavity and a cover portion to enclose the base portion and including cooling members attached thereto. A shield is arranged in the cavity. A vertical member is arranged below the shield to define a first fluid chamber between one side of the vertical member and one side of the base portion and a second fluid chamber between an opposite side of the vertical member and another side of the base portion. The electronic components are arranged in the second fluid chamber. Cooling fluid is arranged in the cavity and has a fluid level below at least a portion of the shield. The housing is mounted at an inclined angle relative to horizontal or the housing is mounted parallel to horizontal and the shield is mounted at the inclined angle.
A member for an axial flux electric machine, in accordance with a non-limiting example, includes a support member having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, an outer annular edge, and an inner annular edge that defines an opening having a center point. A plurality of members is mounted on one of the first surface and the second surface. Each of the plurality of members has a centerline that passes through the outer annular edge and the inner annular edge without passing through the center point creating a torque ripple reducing asymmetry in the member.
H02K 29/03 - Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices with a magnetic circuit specially adapted for avoiding torque ripples or self-starting problems
B60L 50/60 - Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells using power supplied by batteries
H02K 21/24 - Synchronous motors having permanent magnets; Synchronous generators having permanent magnets with stationary armatures and rotating magnets with magnets axially facing the armatures, e.g. hub-type cycle dynamos
Methods and systems are provided for detecting a trip of a user in a vehicle. A method includes: receiving by a processor of a user device, device scan data from one or more communication enabled devices; determining, by the processor, whether the devices listed in the device scan data is a vehicle device; in response to the determining, identifying, by the processor, the vehicle device as a found device; determining, by the processor, whether the found device is listed in a known device list; and generating, by the processor, at least one of a trip start signal and a trip end signal based on whether the found device is listed in the known device list.
G01C 21/28 - Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups specially adapted for navigation in a road network with correlation of data from several navigational instruments
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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIBRATION AND AUDIBLE NOISE REDUCTION IN A LIDAR RESONATOR
A system and method of vibration and audible noise reduction in a LiDAR resonator includes a spring fork mechanism including multiple spring forks. Each spring fork includes two tines. The first tine of a first and second spring fork include a mounted optical module to transmit a light pulse and receive a reflection of the light pulse. The second tine of the first and second spring forks include a mounted counterweight having a mass and center of gravity equal to a mass and center of gravity of the mounted optical module. To reduce or eliminate longitudinal vibrations each tine includes a first section and a second section, the first section attached to the second section by a U-shaped section.
An electrochemical cell includes a first porous electrode, a second porous electrode, and a separating layer disposed therebetween. The first porous electrode includes an electrolyte intermingled with a positive electroactive material represented by:
An electrochemical cell includes a first porous electrode, a second porous electrode, and a separating layer disposed therebetween. The first porous electrode includes an electrolyte intermingled with a positive electroactive material represented by:
LiM1xM2yM3zM4(1−x−y−z)O2
An electrochemical cell includes a first porous electrode, a second porous electrode, and a separating layer disposed therebetween. The first porous electrode includes an electrolyte intermingled with a positive electroactive material represented by:
LiM1xM2yM3zM4(1−x−y−z)O2
where M1 include nickel (Ni) and M2, M3, and M4 are transition metals independently selected from the group consisting of: manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), and combinations thereof and where 0.8≤x≤1, 0≤y≤1, and 0≤z≤1. The second porous electrode includes the electrolyte intermingled with a silicon-based negative electroactive material. The electrolyte includes greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt. % to less than or equal to about 2 wt. % of an electrolyte additive including (2-cyanoethyl)triethoxysilane (TEOSCN). The electrolyte also includes a lithium-containing salt and a solvent mixture including ethylene carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in mass ratio of about 3:7.
H01M 10/0569 - Liquid materials characterised by the solvents
H01M 4/38 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of elements or alloys
H01M 4/505 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of manganese of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing manganese for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiMn2O4 or LiMn2OxFy
H01M 4/525 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic oxides or hydroxides of nickel, cobalt or iron of mixed oxides or hydroxides containing iron, cobalt or nickel for inserting or intercalating light metals, e.g. LiNiO2, LiCoO2 or LiCoOxFy
H01M 4/583 - Carbonaceous material, e.g. graphite-intercalation compounds or CFx
H01M 10/0525 - Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
H01M 10/0567 - Liquid materials characterised by the additives
48.
MICRO-LED ENCAPSULATED STRUCTURE INCLUDING TWO POLYMERIC LAYERS
A micro-LED encapsulated structure comprising a plurality of micro-LEDs and interconnections arranged on a supporting layer. A first polymer layer includes a first polymer matrix encapsulating the plurality of micro-LEDs, the interconnections, and the supporting layer. A second polymer layer includes a second polymer matrix encapsulating at least one side of the first polymer layer.
H01L 33/56 - Materials, e.g. epoxy or silicone resin
H01L 25/075 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups , or in a single subclass of , , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
H01L 33/00 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof
H01L 33/62 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the semiconductor body, e.g. leadframe, wire-bond or solder balls
49.
SYSTEM OF HIGH-PRESSURE DIE CASTING OF ULTRA-LARGE ALUMINUM CASTINGS
A high pressure die casting (HPDC) system for casting ultra-large single-piece castings for vehicles. The HPDC system includes a clear feeding path from at least one ingate to a predetermined thicker section of a mold cavity, a last to solidify ingate having an equivalent or larger feeding modulus than the highest feeding modulus of the other ingates, and thermal management elements. The clear feeding path, last to solidify ingate, and thermal management elements ensure sufficient supplemental molten metal flow to the thicker portion of the mold cavity to accommodate for shrinkage of the thicker portion of an ultra large casting during the casting and solidification process.
A brake bleeding system includes: a brake apply module of a wheel of a vehicle, the brake apply module including: a brake fluid reservoir; a caliper; and a pump configured to pump brake fluid from the brake fluid reservoir to the caliper; and a bleed screw; and a brake bleed module configured to, in response to user input indicative of a request to bleed air from the brake apply module, operate the pump and bleed air from the brake apply module.
A reconfigurable vehicle seat includes a seat base having a center cushion having a first lateral side and a second lateral side that is opposite the first lateral side. A first side bolster including a first lateral side section is detachably connected to the first lateral side, and a second side bolster including a second lateral side section is detachably connected to the second lateral side.
A parking system for a vehicle including a braking system, including one or more cameras capturing image data representative of an environment surrounding the vehicle, and a display located within an interior cabin of the vehicle. The display shows image data representative of the environment surrounding the vehicle. The parking system also includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with the one or more cameras and the display. The one or more controllers execute instructions to determine the user is about to execute a parking maneuver based on the image data collected by the one or more cameras. In response to determining the user is about to execute the parking maneuver, the one or more controllers instruct the display to show the image data representative of the environment surrounding the vehicle.
G01C 21/36 - Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
B60R 1/26 - Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view to the rear of the vehicle
G06V 20/56 - Context or environment of the image exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
G06V 20/58 - Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads
53.
LIGHT FEEDING SYSTEM USING MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (LEDS) LAMINATED INTO GLASS FOR LIGHT GUIDE APPLICATIONS
Aspects of the disclosure include a light feeding system for a display that uses micro light-emitting diodes (LEDs) laminated into glass for light guide applications. An exemplary display can include a light feeding system having one or more micro LEDs on a surface of a backplane. An optical bonding collimator is positioned over and in direct contact with a surface of the micro LEDs. The optical bonding collimator is on the surface of the backplane. A light guide is coupled to an end of the optical bonding collimator such that the optical bonding collimator is between the light guide and the backplane. One or more inner reinforcing layers are in direct contact with the light feeding system and one or more outer layers are in direct contact with the inner reinforcing layers. The light feeding system is laminated with the inner reinforcing layers and the outer layers.
H01L 25/075 - Assemblies consisting of a plurality of individual semiconductor or other solid state devices all the devices being of a type provided for in the same subgroup of groups , or in a single subclass of , , e.g. assemblies of rectifier diodes the devices not having separate containers the devices being of a type provided for in group
B60K 35/00 - Arrangement or adaptations of instruments
G02B 1/04 - Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of organic materials, e.g. plastics
A testing system includes an AC signal generator configured to selectively generate a sinusoidal signal including a plurality of cycles. A dielectric strength and partial discharge tester sequentially performs dielectric strength and partial discharge testing of a stator of an electric machine using the sinusoidal signal. Another testing system includes an impulse signal generator configured to selectively generate an impulse signal including a plurality of cycles. A surge and partial discharge tester for sequentially performing surge and partial discharge testing of a stator of an electric machine using the impulse signal.
An antenna system operates in a hybrid coplanar waveguide and rectangular waveguide mode. A slot array with a conductive layer is disposed on a substrate and defines a coplanar waveguide joining a number of side slots arranged in a line forming the slot array. Another substrate is spaced apart from the substrate and a ground plane is defined thereon. A defined volume waveguide is disposed between the substrates. The array is configured to radiate a radiation pattern in a hybrid mode that results from a combination of the slot array and the defined volume waveguide. The side slots may be elliptical in shape for side lobe level reduction.
In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include: sensors configured to obtain sensor data for a vehicle having both friction braking and regenerative braking capabilities and coupled to a trailer, the sensor data including: friction braking data as to a vehicle friction braking force for the vehicle; and regenerative braking sensor data as to a vehicle regenerative braking force for the vehicle; and a processor coupled to the sensors and configured to at least facilitate controlling braking of the trailer by providing trailer braking force, via instructions provided by the processor, based on both the friction braking data and the regenerative braking sensor data, with a sensitivity toward the vehicle regenerative braking force such that the trailer braking force is affected differently by the vehicle regenerative braking force versus the vehicle friction braking force.
B60T 7/20 - Brake-action initiating means for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger specially adapted for trailers, e.g. in case of uncoupling of trailer
B60L 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
B60T 8/17 - Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking
B60T 8/171 - Detecting parameters used in the regulation; Measuring values used in the regulation
B60T 8/172 - Determining control parameters used in the regulation, e.g. by calculations involving measured or detected parameters
58.
SILICON-CONTAINING ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME
An electrochemical cell may include a first electrode that includes a positive electroactive material, a second electrode that includes a negative electroactive material and a polyacrylate binder, and a separating layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The polyacrylate binder has a molecular weight greater than or equal to about 250,000 mol/g to less than or equal to about 500,000 mol/g. The second electrode is prepared by disposing an electrode forming slurry having a temperature greater than or equal to about 4° C. to less than or equal to about 15° C. one or near a surface of a current collector. The electrode forming slurry includes the negative electroactive material and the polyacrylate binder. The negative electroactive material can be a silicon-containing material.
A system of controlling operation of a vehicle includes one or more sensors operatively connected to the vehicle. The sensors are configured to obtain respective data of a scene and include a radar unit. A command unit is adapted to receive the respective data and includes a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is configured to determine an orientation angle of a pedestrian in the scene, a Doppler frequency of the pedestrian and a distance of the pedestrian from a border of a road, based in part on the respective data. The orientation angle is based on a heading of the pedestrian relative to a direction of a road. The command unit is configured to designate a status of the pedestrian as either crossing or not crossing based on the distance, the orientation angle and the Doppler frequency of the pedestrian.
B60W 30/095 - Predicting travel path or likelihood of collision
G01S 7/41 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation; Target signature; Target cross-section
G01S 13/52 - Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds
G01S 13/86 - Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
60.
OVERSPRAY-FREE PAINT SYSTEM INCLUDING AGV/AMR-BASED FIXTURE LIFTING, POSITIOINING AND ORIENTING
A robotic lifting and orienting system for an overspray-free paint system includes: a base coupled to wheels; and an automated carrier coupled to the base. The automated carrier includes: a fixture assembly configured to hold an object to be painted; one or more manipulators configured to move the fixture assembly relative to a paint robot; a propulsion system connected to the wheels and configured to move the robotic lifting and orienting system; and a control module configured to control the one or more manipulators and the propulsion system to control positioning and orienting of the object relative to at least one of the paint robot and an overspray-free paint applicator of the paint robot.
A system of controlling operation of a vehicle includes a lidar unit and a radar unit configured to obtain measured lidar datapoints and a measured radar signal, respectively. A command unit is adapted to receive the measured lidar datapoints and the measured radar signal, the command unit including a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The command unit is configured to identify respective objects in the measured lidar datapoints and assign a respective radar reflection intensity to the measured lidar datapoints in the respective objects. A synthetic radar signal is generated based in part on the radar reflection intensity. The command unit is configured to obtain an enhanced radar signal by adjusting the measured radar signal based on the synthetic radar reference signal.
G01S 13/86 - Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
G01S 7/35 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group - Details of non-pulse systems
G01S 7/41 - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - Details of systems according to groups , , of systems according to group using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation; Target signature; Target cross-section
G01S 13/931 - Radar or analogous systems, specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
62.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING LASER BEAM WITH FILLER WIRE FOR LASER JOINING
Systems and methods determine alignment between a wire and a laser beam in laser joining. A system for checking alignment of a wire relative to a beam of a laser includes a controller configured to align, by tooling, the beam with a sensor system. A laser generates the beam across the wire, with the beam directed to the sensor system. The sensor system measures light intensity of the beam. A processor computes a feature parameter representative of an alignment between the wire and the beam. The processor determines whether the feature parameter is within the process specifications.
A dynamic side blind zone method includes determining that a host vehicle is approaching a first lane that is nonparallel to a second lane. The host vehicle is moving in the second lane. The method further includes activating an adaptive side blind zone alert system of the host vehicle in response to determining that the host vehicle is approaching the first lane that is nonparallel to the second lane, determining a warning zone in response to activating the adaptive side blind zone alert system of the host vehicle, and detecting a remote vehicle inside the warning zone after determining the warning zone. The remote vehicle is moving in the first lane. The method further includes providing an alert to a vehicle user of the host vehicle in response to detecting that the remote vehicle is inside the warning zone.
B60W 50/14 - Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
B60Q 1/50 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
G08G 1/0967 - Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits
H04W 4/44 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]
H04W 4/46 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
A system for mitigating a vehicle collision includes a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), at least one ranging sensor, and a controller. The controller is programmed to retrieve geographical data including at least a location of the vehicle using the GNSS and determine an activation status based at least in part on the location of the vehicle. The controller is further programed to detect a remote vehicle traveling in a cross-traffic lane relative to the vehicle using the at least one ranging sensor in response to the activation status being the activated status. The controller is further programmed to determine a predicted path of the remote vehicle using the at least one ranging sensor in response to detecting the remote vehicle. The controller is further programmed to perform a collision-mitigating action in response to determining that the predicted path of the remote vehicle is a collision path.
B60T 7/22 - Brake-action initiating means for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger initiated by contact of vehicle, e.g. bumper, with an external object, e.g. another vehicle
B60Q 9/00 - Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups
G01S 19/48 - Determining position by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system
G08G 1/052 - Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled with provision for determining speed or overspeed
Presented are electric motors and apparatuses thereof for discharging an electric charge buildup on the rotor. In an embodiment, an electric motor apparatus includes a case, a stator arranged within the case, a rotor, a motor shaft extending longitudinally through the rotor to include an axial end, a grounding brush having an outer surface and an elliptical surface, and a spring including one portion maintaining slidable contact with the case and another portion coupled to an outer surface of the brush, the elliptical surface attached to the axial end of the motor shaft for causing a current flow via the brush through the case, which can act as system ground, for discharging an electric charge buildup on the stator due to a parasitic capacitance between the stator and rotor.
H02K 13/10 - Arrangements of brushes or commutators specially adapted for improving commutation
H02K 1/12 - Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit
H02K 1/22 - Rotating parts of the magnetic circuit
H02K 5/04 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
H02K 7/00 - Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
A method for processing bast fibers includes orienting the bast fibers substantially parallel to one another; and feeding the bast fibers into a roller system to at least one of bend and break stems of the bast fibers. The roller system includes a first roller including a first plurality of teeth and a second roller including a second plurality of teeth having a span distance. The first roller and the second roller are arranged such that each of the first plurality of teeth passes between adjacent pairs of the second plurality of teeth. The first plurality of teeth of the first roller and the second plurality of teeth of the second roller are configured to load the stems of the bast fibers in a shear mode to at least one of bend and break the stems.
An augmented reality system operable to provide passengers with a personalized augmented reality environment and experience. The augmented reality system may select the augmented reality environment according to a plurality of augmented reality themes, with the passengers being enabled to personalize their traveling experience and/or to interact with virtual objects to generate virtual commands suitable for use in implementing real control of the autonomous vehicle.
A selectively pivotable mid-gate for a vehicle includes a first mid-gate member pivotally mounted to the vehicle through a hinge member and a second mid-gate member is pivotally mounted to the vehicle and the first mid-gate member through the hinge member. A latch system is operatively connected to the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member. The latch system is selectively operable to release the first mid-gate member to rotate in a first direction and to release the first mid-gate member and the second mid-gate member to rotate in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
B62D 47/00 - Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers
B62D 33/08 - Superstructures for load-carrying vehicles characterised by the connection of the superstructure to the vehicle frame comprising adjustable means
69.
ROAD CONGESTION-AWARE AUTOMATIC LANE CHANGE ACTIVATION BEFORE LANE TERMINATION
An automatic lane change activation system includes a host vehicle including an in-vehicle computer. A telematics module communicates global positioning system (GPS) data between the computer and the telematics module. A host vehicle display device receives signals from the computer. A visual system status is presented to a host vehicle user by the display device including an information screen presenting a roadway information message, a control screen presenting an opportunity message identifying to the user an opportunity to switch the host vehicle from a first roadway lane into a second roadway lane, and a lane change directional arrow to indicate a path for the host vehicle to take. A motion control module in the host vehicle receives control signals from the computer including a lane change execution signal to initiate and control vehicle automatic lane changes in a non-congested area of a roadway for the host vehicle.
A system for establishing a wireless connection between a mobile device and a vehicle includes a human-machine interface (HMI), a vehicle communication system, where the vehicle communication system includes a wireless connection transceiver, a speaker, a microphone, a controller in electrical communication with the HMI, the vehicle communication system, the speaker, and the microphone. The controller is programmed to activate a wireless connection mode of the controller based at least in part on a signal from the microphone and transmit a vehicle wireless connection identifier using the speaker. The controller is further programmed to confirm a vehicle wireless connection passcode using at least one of the speaker and the microphone and establish a wireless connection between the mobile device and the controller using the wireless connection transceiver in response to confirming the vehicle wireless connection passcode.
H04M 1/60 - Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers including speech amplifiers
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G10L 13/02 - Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers
G10L 15/22 - Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialog
H04M 1/72412 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality by interfacing with external accessories using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (USA)
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (USA)
Inventor
Gaur, Abhinav
Deb, Kalyanmoy
Chakraborty, Debejyo
Abell, Jeffrey A.
Abstract
A system includes a memory storing a dimensionally aware model generated based on a training set and guided by feature dimensions and instructions for execution a processor. The instructions include, in response to receiving a set of data from a user device, identifying a set of features from the set of data and applying the dimensionally aware model to the set of features by implementing a boundary representation. The instructions include classifying the set of features as acceptable in response to the implementation of the boundary representation indicating the set of features are outside the boundary representation, classifying the set of features as unacceptable in response to the implementation of the boundary representation indicating the set of features are inside the boundary representation, generating, for display on the user device, an alert based on the classification and controlling a user device to obtain product features within the boundary representation
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
72.
Fiber-optic with piezoelectric actuated projection display
A display system for a vehicle includes a light source configured to emit a light and a fiber-optic cable coupled to the light source. The fiber-optic cable has a first fiber end and a second fiber end opposite the first fiber end. The first fiber end is coupled to the light source. The second fiber end is attached to a vehicle body of a vehicle. The display system includes a piezoelectric actuator coupled to the fiber-optic cable end adjacent to the second fiber end. The piezoelectric actuator is actuated to vibrate the second fiber end of the fiber-optic cable to project an image on the vehicle body adjacent the second fiber end while the light source is activated.
B60Q 3/62 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors characterised by optical aspects using light guides
B60Q 3/20 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments
B60Q 3/64 - Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors characterised by optical aspects using light guides for a single lighting device
F21V 8/00 - Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
A transmission system associated with a vehicle includes a shaft to rotate about an axis of rotation. The shaft is coupled to a gear set. The transmission system includes a target wheel to be coupled to the gear set and to rotate with the gear set. The target wheel includes at least one void. The transmission system includes a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensor spaced apart from the target wheel by a gap. The giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensor is configured to observe the at least one void of the target wheel to determine a rotation speed of the shaft based on a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect. The transmission system further includes a rotating shell located in the gap between the target wheel and the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensor.
G01P 3/481 - Devices characterised by the use of electric or magnetic means for measuring angular speed by measuring frequency of generated current or voltage of pulse signals
F16H 3/64 - Gearings having three or more central gears composed of a number of gear trains, the drive always passing through all the trains, each train having not more than one connection for driving another train
Systems and methods are provided for detecting a blind spot of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, head position data indicating a position of a head of a driver of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, pillar position data associated with at least one pillar of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, at least one angle based on the head position data and the pillar position data; determining, by the processor, at least one blind spot area based on the at least one angle; detecting, by the processor, at least one object within the at least one blind spot area; and generating at least one of notification data, decision data, and control data based on the at least one object.
B60W 40/08 - Estimation or calculation of driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit related to drivers or passengers
B60W 60/00 - Drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles
A method for tempering steel for riveting includes positioning a first component having a first composition over a second component having a second composition, and resistance spot welding the first component to the second component using a resistance spot weld gun to form a spot weld. The method includes tempering at least one of the first component, the second component and the spot weld with the resistance spot weld gun, and coupling a third component having a third composition to the first component and the second component with a rivet, and the third composition is different than the first composition and the second composition.
A blind spot guidance system for a vehicle includes a perception system, an electric motor, and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers execute instructions to monitor a trajectory of the vehicle to determine when a lane change maneuver to manipulate the vehicle from a current lane of travel to an adjacent lane of travel is being initiated. In response to determining the lane change maneuver is being initiated, the one or more controllers monitor the perception system for a moving obstacle located in a blind spot of the vehicle. In response to determining the moving obstacle is located in the blind spot of the vehicle, the one or more controllers instruct the electric motor to generate an assist torque provided to a hand wheel, wherein the assist torque guides the vehicle back into the current lane of travel.
B60W 50/00 - CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit
B60W 50/16 - Tactile feedback to the driver, e.g. vibration or force feedback to the driver on the steering wheel or the accelerator pedal
G06V 20/56 - Context or environment of the image exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle
80.
DIAGNOSTICS AND MITIGATION OF BATTERY CELL FAILURE WITH PASSIVE DISCONNECT
A vehicle includes a system that performs method operating a battery pack of the vehicle. The system includes one or more sensors and a processor. The one or more sensors obtain a measured value of a battery parameter of the battery pack. The processor is configured to calculate an expected value of the battery parameter from a model of the battery pack, compare the measured value to the expected value to determine a blown fuse condition of the battery pack, determine an available current from the battery pack based on the blown fuse condition, and control an operational state of the vehicle based on the available current.
G01R 31/392 - Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
G01R 31/36 - Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of charge [SoC]
G01R 31/3828 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC using current integration
G01R 31/3835 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC involving only voltage measurements
G01R 31/389 - Measuring internal impedance, internal conductance or related variables
H01M 50/204 - Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
A vehicle seat and storage system includes a vehicle seat having a seat base and a seat back extending from the seat base. A storage apparatus is connected to the seat back and is movable from a stowed position against the seat back to an extended position away from the seat back. The storage apparatus is configured to position and secure one or more cargo items. A seat motor is operably connected to the seat. The seat motor is configured to move the seat back from a first position extending upward from the seat base to a second position where the seat back is disposed flat against the seat base.
B60N 2/20 - Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access
B60N 2/02 - Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
B60R 7/04 - Stowing or holding appliances inside of vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space
82.
ROAD TRIP DETECTION FOR STATE OF CHARGE MANAGEMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
A method for adjusting state of charge (SOC) limits aboard a motor vehicle having a propulsion battery pack includes receiving a pre-drive information set via a host computer and identifying, from the pre-drive information set, a probability that the motor vehicle is about to embark on a road trip. The road trip is a drive event in which the motor vehicle will travel outside of a predetermined area. The method further includes expanding the SOC limits of the propulsion battery pack when the motor vehicle is about to embark on the road trip, such that a total SOC window of the propulsion battery pack is increased for a duration of the road trip.
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
B60L 58/12 - Methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells, specially adapted for electric vehicles for monitoring or controlling batteries responding to state of charge [SoC]
B60R 16/023 - Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
G07C 5/10 - Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle, or waiting time using counting means or digital clocks
83.
PROTECTIVE COATINGS ON SILICON ANODES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN HIGH VOLUME CELL PLANT
Presented are silicon and other anodes and methods for producing same. In one aspect of the disclosure, a pristine anode material is prelithiated to produce a prelithiated anode substrate. Precursors are combined, such as using a flow into a deposition chamber, to produce a target chemical formulation formed as a hydrophobic and hermetic protective coating over the prelithiated Si-anode substrate. The result is a protected anode substrate. A laser may thereafter be used for further processing of the protected the protected anode substrate to form an anode. In other embodiments, a silicon oxide anode, a graphite anode, or a silicon-graphite blended anode is used.
Presented are intelligent vehicle systems for thermal event mitigation for enclosed vehicles, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such intelligent control systems. A method of operating a host vehicle includes a resident or remote vehicle controller verifying the host vehicle is stationary; if stationary, the controller detects a predicted onset or occurrence of a thermal event in at least one cell in the vehicle's battery system. Responsive to the detected thermal event, the controller calculates a vehicle parked in enclosed space (VPES) confidence value predictive of the host vehicle being at least partially enclosed, and determines if this VPES confidence value is greater than a preset minimum confidence level. Responsive to the detected thermal event and the VPES confidence value exceeding the minimum confidence level, the controller transmits a command signal to a resident vehicle subsystem to execute a vehicle control operation that mitigates the thermal event.
B60L 3/00 - Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption
B60L 3/04 - Cutting-off the power supply under fault conditions
B60Q 1/52 - Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking for indicating emergencies
B60Q 5/00 - Arrangement or adaptation of acoustic signal devices
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H01M 50/581 - Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current in response to temperature
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MODIFIED BINDERS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS THAT CYCLE LITHIUM IONS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
The present disclosure provides a modified binder for use in an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions. The modified binder includes one or more agglomerates of polytetrafluoroethylene nanoparticles, where each of the polytetrafluoroethylene nanoparticles includes a polytetrafluoroethylene core and a polymeric shell that is disposed on exposed surfaces of the core. The polymeric shell can include a polymer selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene oxide, polyglycidyl methacrylate, polyvinylidene difluoride, fluoride-hexafluoropropylene, polypropylene oxide, polyacrylonitrile, polymethacrylonitrile, polymethyl methacrylate, derivatives and co-polymers, and combinations thereof, and in certain instances, also a humidity tolerant lithium salt. The polytetrafluoroethylene core can have a first particle size ranging from about 10 nanometers to about 500 nanometers, the polymeric shell can have an average thickness ranging from about 10 nanometers to about 1,000 nanometers, and each of the one or more agglomerates can have an average size ranging from about 100 micrometers about 1,000 micrometers.
An enhanced light detection and ranging (LiDAR) assisted vehicle navigation system includes a global positioning system (GPS). A LiDAR device is in communication with the GPS generating and transmitting LiDAR signals reflected off a target proximate to a vehicle. Multiple vehicle sensors including at least a LiDAR sensor receive the LiDAR signals reflected off the target as a point cloud of data. A line profile of the target is used to identify if blooming is present. A characterization device performs a characterization analysis to identify an existence and extent of blooming of the LiDAR signals using the line profile of the target. A filter receives an output of the characterization device and removes the blooming if present to provide edge detection of the target.
A system includes an electronic device including a circuit having a semiconductor switch, and a switching control system operably connected to the semiconductor switch. The switching control system is configured to control a switching speed of the semiconductor switch based on a received voltage by altering at least one of a gate resistance and a gate capacitance of the semiconductor switch.
H03K 17/687 - Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking characterised by the use of specified components by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices the devices being field-effect transistors
H03K 17/04 - Modifications for accelerating switching
H03K 17/16 - Modifications for eliminating interference voltages or currents
A communication augmentation system includes a camera, a transceiver and a computer. The camera is operation to record an image of users. The transceiver is operational to receive inbound messages from wireless devices. The inbound messages include an input content. The computer is operational to store registrations of the users, determine user locations where the users are located in response to facial profiles relative to the image, determine device locations where the wireless devices are located based on the inbound messages, associate the wireless devices with the users based on the user locations and the device locations, determine destinations of the inbound messages based on a comparison of input content to the identifiers, and transfer the input content and the destinations to the transceiver. The transceiver is further operational to transmit the input content in a plurality of outbound messages to the wireless devices based on the destinations.
A method for determining, in real-time, an electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD) clutch torque includes receiving vehicle data in real-time, wherein the vehicle data includes a torque request, determining a preliminary eLSD clutch torque using a neural network and the vehicle data, determining clutch torque bounds of the eLSD using a physics-based model, determining whether the preliminary eLSD clutch torque is outside the clutch torque bounds of the eLSD, adjusting the preliminary eLSD clutch torque using clutch torque bounds to determine a final clutch torque of the eLSD in response to determining that the preliminary eLSD clutch torque is outside the clutch torque bounds of the eLSD, and commanding, in real-time, the eLSD to apply the final clutch torque to a clutch of the eLSD.
F16D 48/06 - Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure
F16H 48/34 - Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices using externally-actuatable means using electromagnetic or electric actuators
F16H 48/20 - Arrangements for suppressing or influencing the differential action, e.g. locking devices
A system and method for operating an electric vehicle. In another exemplary embodiment, a system for operating an electric vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a first motor and a transmission coupled to the first motor. The transmission is configured to shift gears when a speed of the electric vehicle crosses a shift threshold. The shift threshold is independent of a position of an acceleration pedal of the electrical vehicle.
F16H 59/44 - Inputs being a function of speed dependent on machine speed
B60L 15/20 - Methods, circuits or devices for controlling the propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles, e.g. their traction-motor speed, to achieve a desired performance; Adaptation of control equipment on electrically-propelled vehicles for remote actuation from a stationary place, from alternative parts of the vehicle or from alternative vehicles of the same vehicle train for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
F16H 59/18 - Inputs being a function of torque or torque demand dependent on the position of the accelerator pedal
F16H 61/28 - Generation or transmission of movements for final actuating mechanisms with at least one movement of the final actuating mechanism being caused by a non-mechanical force, e.g. power-assisted
