04th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150025693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A structure and method for temperature control includes determining a schedule for a climate control device needed for an inside temperature to reach a desired temperature, determining a perceptual temperature factor based on at least the schedule and the inside temperature, adjusting the desired temperature based on the perceptual temperature factor, and after the adjusting the desired temperature, repeating the determining the schedule. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025694 | CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING A MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLER FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION AND FUEL ECONOMY - A control apparatus having a microprocessor controller for energy conservation and fuel economy includes a liquid container containing a combustion supporting agent; a metering pump having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. The liquid inlet communicates with the liquid container; a vaporizer communicating with the liquid outlet of the metering pump; and a microprocessor controller electrically connected to the metering pump. The microprocessor controller controls the flow rate at which the combustion supporting agent is pumped out of the liquid container by the metering pump and the flow rate at which the combustion supporting agent is discharged into the vaporizer by the metering pump. The vaporizer atomizes the combustion supporting agent. The flow rate of the combustion supporting agent is controlled for combustion efficiency. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025695 | System For Fluid Processing Networks - This invention relates to a method of monitoring a fluid processing network having a plurality of fluid processing regions including the steps of: receiving measured current parameter values at known points of the network; determining from the measured current parameter values regions of the network that are active, all other regions being deemed inactive; subtracting inactive regions of the network from a model of the fluid processing network to provide a current active network model; determining current parameter values of the current active network at least at points remote from the known points, the parameter values at said remote points being determined using the measured current parameter values and the current active network model; based on the current parameter values, determining if one or more pre-specified boundaries are breached; and performing a predetermined action if one or more said boundaries are breached. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025696 | Distributed Methods and Software For Balancing Supply and Demand In An Electric Power Network - Methods and software for managing electric power networks in a distributed manner. A supply and demand balancing scheme is used across a network of agents to facilitate agreement on the optimal incremental price for energy provision in an electric power network subject to the constraint that the total generation in the electric power network matches the total network demand. A multi-step optimization approach is provided that incorporates inter-temporal constraints, allowing for optimal integration of flexible power loads and power storage entities and taking into account power generation ramp rate constraints at individual generation entities. The approach is extended to cope with line flow constraints imposed by the physical system topology and transmission line limits/capacities. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025697 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to an aspect of the disclosure, a system includes a controller disposed at a site which includes a communication device capable of initiating an 802.11 based network to communicate with a mobile device. The controller is configured to detect the mobile device establishing or losing a 802.11 based connection to the 802.11 based network, alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device establishing the 802.11 based connection, alter an operating condition at the site in response to detecting the mobile device losing the 802.11 based connection, and receive a control setting from one of the mobile device or a server disposed remotely from the site to alter the operating condition. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025698 | DEMAND RESPONSE AUTOMATED LOAD CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Demand response automated load characterization systems and methods are described herein. One method includes identifying a plurality of load models that include a variable that influences an energy demand, normalizing the plurality of load models, aggregating the normalized plurality of load models to generate an aggregated model for the variable. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025699 | TERMINAL DEVICE, VEHICLE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING A VEHICLE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION GENERATION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a terminal device includes a use schedule extractor and a vehicle management information generator. The use schedule extractor is configured to extract information related to a use schedule of a rechargeable vehicle from a use state of the terminal device. The vehicle management information generator configured to generate vehicle management information necessary for charge management of the rechargeable vehicle based on the information related to the use schedule. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD REMOTELY MONITORING BUILDING STATE - An apparatus for monitoring a building state, the apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive state data of a building from a plurality of sensors that are used to measure a building state; a state database configured to store the state data; a reference database configured to store a reference to determine whether the state data are abnormal; a security determining unit configured to extract abnormal data determined to be in an abnormal scope among the state data; and an abnormal database configured to store the abnormal data. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025701 | POWER FLOW MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for measuring and/or managing power consumption by power units connected to an electricity distribution network are disclosed. Power flow to and/or from a power unit connected to an electricity distribution network is controlled in accordance with a control sequence, such that the consumption and/or provision of power by the power unit results in a power flow having a predefined flow pattern, and having a characteristic, such as an amplitude, which can be remotely measured. This measurement may be performed using a method in which a signal indicative of power flowing at a measurement node is measured and correlated with a predefined pattern, and a characteristic of the correlated signal is measured. Thus, power flow characteristics resulting from a group of one or more power flow devices can be remotely detected and measured. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025702 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An energy management system controlling energy flowing into or out of a battery is provided. The energy management system includes a data receiving unit receiving load data and energy data; a total load amount calculating unit calculating the total amount of power consumption by using the received load data; an energy generation amount calculating unit calculating the total amount of power generation by using the received energy data; a comparator comparing the calculated total amount of the power consumption with the calculated total amount of the power generation; and a switch connecting the battery to a power supply according to a comparison result. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025703 | CURRENT PROTECTION FOR AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT IN AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE - A primary current threshold is fit between an electrical capacity and electrical load for an electrical distribution component. When a first measured current exceeds the primary threshold, a power limit for the battery powering the component is reduced. When a second measured current is less than a secondary current threshold, the power limit is increased. The primary and secondary thresholds may be set for a plurality of time periods. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025704 | IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An in-vehicle communication system capable of performing power supply control of the system according to the user's preference while simplifying the configuration of a control device for controlling a device based on information to be relayed. A control part of a GW device extracts information required for power supply control of loads from CAN messages received by first to third communication parts, specifies vehicle state based on the extracted information, determines power supply states in which the loads preliminarily stored into a power supply state table are to be, by associating the states with the specified vehicle state, and then transmits control information for providing an instruction of the determined power supply state to the power supply control device. The power supply state table in the storage part is rewritable, and a part of the power supply state table may be updated according to the preference of a vehicle's user. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025705 | DRIVER PROFILE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A driver profile control system includes a driver identification module configured to receive a driver specific identifier, and a driver profile manager module operatively connected to the driver identification module. The driver profile manager module includes one or more driver profiles. One of the one or more driver profiles is associated with the driver specific identifier. A driver profile control module is operatively connected to the driver profile manager module. The driver profile control module is configured and disposed to establish the one of the one or more driver profiles associated with the driver specific identifier. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025706 | SEPARATION CONTROLLER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A separation controller for motor vehicles, having a localization device for measuring separations from preceding vehicles, an actuator system for intervention in the longitudinal guidance of the own vehicle, and an electronic control device for applying control to the actuator system and for regulating to a target separation the separation from a preceding vehicle in the own lane, wherein the control device has an adjacent-lane mode in which the target separation is modified as a function of a measured separation from a vehicle driving in an adjacent lane. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING INERTIA SENSOR - A control system adapted to be mounted on a motor vehicle for control of a motor vehicle system in accordance with the inertial state of the motor vehicle. The control system includes an inertial sensor providing an inertial measurement output in accordance with the inertial state of the motor vehicle, where the inertial measurement output is referenced to a reference voltage. A controller is provided for controlling the motor vehicle system at least partially in accordance with the inertial measurement output. The controller includes a circuit for comparing the reference voltage used by the inertial sensor to a nominal voltage. The circuit causes the controller to discontinue use of the inertial measurement output when the reference voltage deviates from the nominal voltage. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025708 | Leader-Follower Fully-Autonomous Vehicle with Operator on Side - The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling movement of a vehicle. Movement of an operator located at a side of the vehicle is identified with a plurality of sensors located in the vehicle and the vehicle is moved in a path that maintains the operator at the side of the vehicle while the operator is moving. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025709 | SPATIALLY AND/OR DISTANCE DEFINED LIGHT-BASED COMMUNICATIONS IN A VEHICLE/ROADWAY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for providing spatially-defined and/or distance-defined light-based communications within a vehicle/roadway environment. In some embodiments, the techniques can be used to vary the data content of a given transmitted light-based communications signal based on factors such as position, distance, and/or proximity of the transmitting source and the receiver. In some embodiments, the techniques can be used to vary the processing or other handling of a received light-based communications signal based on one or more of such factors. In some instances, the disclosed techniques can be utilized to tailor light-based vehicle-to-X (V2X) communications for dissemination between and among vehicles and infrastructure in a vehicle/roadway environment. To that end, a node may host a transmitter (e.g., laser, LED, or other solid-state light source) configured to emit such light-based communication signals and/or a receiver (e.g., a photosensor or other light-based data input device) configured to sense such signals. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETURNING MOVING BODY - A method for returning a moving body in a moving body returning apparatus includes detecting a remote control signal from a remote controlling apparatus; acquiring data corresponding to a reference direction to return the moving body when the control relevant to the remote control signal is not feasible; and carrying out a returning control to return the moving body to an initial starting location using the data relevant to the reference direction. Further, the method includes stopping the returning control and activating the remote control signal of the remote controlling apparatus when the moving body arrives at the initial starting location. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025711 | METHOD OF SHARING SET DATA FOR VEHICLE CONTROL - A method of sharing set data for a vehicle control includes reflecting requirements of a user and generating the set data for the vehicle control by a smartphone. The set data for the vehicle control is transmitted to a vehicle mounted terminal according to a request of the user. The set data for the vehicle control is received through a network by the vehicle mounted terminal. Instructions are set according to a condition based on the received set data for the vehicle control by the vehicle mounted terminal. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING IN A VEHICLE CONSIST - A system and method communicate a command message from a lead vehicle in a vehicle consist having remote vehicles and the lead vehicle. The command message includes a directive for controlling operations of the remote vehicles. The command message is received at the remote vehicles and reply messages are communicated in response thereto. The reply messages include statuses of the remote vehicles. Responsive to determining that the lead vehicle does not receive the reply message from one or more of the remote vehicles, the statuses of the one or more remote vehicles from which the reply messages are not received at the lead vehicle are sent and/or combined into an individual or concatenated relayed message. The individual or concatenated relayed messages are communicated to the lead vehicle such that the lead vehicle receives the statuses of the one or more remote vehicles. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025713 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING THE PATHS OF MULTIPLE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code causes a processor at a first vehicle (e.g., a first autonomous vehicle) to generate a first planned path based on a current position of the first vehicle and a mission requirement assigned to the first vehicle. A first planned path associated with a second vehicle (e.g., a second autonomous vehicle), which is based on a current position of the second vehicle and a mission requirement assigned to the second vehicle, is received at the first vehicle. After the first planned path associated with the second vehicle is received, a second planned path is generated based on the first planned path associated with the second vehicle and at least one of the mission requirement assigned to the first vehicle or the first planned path of the first vehicle. The second planned path of the first vehicle is transmitted to the second vehicle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025714 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR A RAIL-BOUND DRIVING ROBOT AND PROCEDURES TO OPERATE - A process for the control of movement of rail-based automated transport vehicles ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150025715 | MACHINE FOR MAINTENANCE OF A TRACK - A machine for cleaning a ballast bed has, in front of a take-up device relative to a working direction, a first signal receiver—suitable for position determination in a global navigational satellite system—for scanning an actual track position. A second signal receiver connected to the machine for scanning a new track position created by laying down the raised track onto the re-applied ballast bed is arranged downstream. Both signal receivers are associated with a control device designed to act on the drives that displace a track-lifting device relative to the machine frame. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025716 | EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A RAIL VEHICLE LOCATION SIGNAL - This system ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150025717 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR A RAIL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A RAIL VEHICLE - A communication system for a vehicle includes a transceiver assembly, a selection module, and a monitoring module. The transceiver assembly selectively communicates a data signal over a plurality of communication channels. The data signal is related to distributed power operations of the vehicle. The selection module is communicatively coupled with the transceiver assembly and switches the transceiver assembly to any of the communication channels. The monitoring module is communicatively coupled with the selection module and determines a load parameter of one or more of the communication channels. The load parameter is based on a population value of the one or more communication channels. The selection module switches the transceiver assembly to a selected channel of the communication channels based on the load parameter for communicating the data signal over the selected channel. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025718 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - When an information display layout is created, a touch panel device displays information display areas icons. A user can create the information display layout by dragging the icons to the information display areas. After the drag operation, information corresponding to the icons is displayed in the respective information display areas. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025719 | Wakeboat Hull Control Systems and Methods - Wakeboat hull control systems and methods are provided to monitor the orientation of the wakeboat hull in the surrounding water, and to automatically control wakeboat ballast components to achieve or maintain desired hull orientations. Systems and methods are provided to measure, store, and recall hull orientation. Systems and methods are also provided to enable automated action to improve the safety, automation, performance, convenience, and marketing advantage of wakeboat ballast systems. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025720 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAULT MITIGATION IN A TORQUE MACHINE OF A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A powertrain system includes a torque machine rotatably coupled to an internal combustion engine via a pulley mechanism. The torque machine and the internal combustion engine are configured to transfer torque to a driveline and include a first sensor configured to monitor rotation of the engine and a second sensor configured to monitor rotation of the torque machine. The first sensor signally connects to a controller configured to control operation of the torque machine. A method for operating the powertrain system includes employing a signal output from the first sensor to monitor rotation of the torque machine to control operation thereof, said signal output from the first sensor adjusted for a pulley ratio of the pulley mechanism upon detecting a fault associated with the second sensor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025721 | HYBRID VEHICLE ENGINE WARM-UP - A hybrid powertrain system includes an engine, an electric machine, a battery pack, and at least one controller. If the controller detects that a temperature associated with the engine is less than a predefined value, it may request power output by the engine to increase such that the temperature increases to a threshold temperature if a state of charge of the battery pack is less than one hundred percent. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025722 | LEAK DETECTION BASED ON FUEL LEVEL - Methods and systems for fuel system leak detection are disclosed. In one example approach, a method comprises, during an engine-on condition, delivering fuel from a fuel tank to one or more cylinders of the engine while the fuel tank is sealed off from atmosphere, and indicating a leak based on pressure in the fuel tank. For example, a leak may be indicated in response to a pressure decrease in the fuel tank greater than an expected pressure decrease, where the expected pressure decrease is based on a fuel level in the fuel tank. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025723 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE - Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, engine operation is adjusted in response to a change in engine operating conditions that result in a fractional amount of cylinder charge comprised of exhaust gas changing by more than a threshold percentage. The approaches describe may improve vehicle drivability and fuel economy. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025724 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESTARTING AN ENGINE - Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, torque output of a motor is controlled to include a reserve torque for starting an engine that may be selectively coupled to the motor. Additionally, the motor torque compensates for disconnect clutch closing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025725 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An inverter converts input DC power into AC power and supplies the AC power to a motor generator. An inverter control unit executes shutdown control for stopping power conversion by the inverter, when operation of the motor generator is not requested. A transmission control unit controls the transmission. When a state quantity related to a rotation speed of the motor generator increases to a prescribed quantity during execution of the shutdown control, the inverter control unit continues the shutdown control and the transmission control unit executes shift control for controlling the transmission to reduce the rotation speed of the motor generator. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025726 | HYBRID CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Provided is a hybrid construction machine preventing an electrical storage device from overcharge, including a hydraulic actuator, a hydraulic pump, a generator-motor which performs electric generator and motor actions, an engine, an electric actuator which generates regenerative electric power, an electrical storage device which performs a charge-and-discharge action with the generator-motor and the electric actuator, a charge-rate detector which detects a charge rate C1 of the electrical storage device, and a control section which controls an operation of the generator-motor and a charge-and-discharge action of the electrical storage device. The control section, when the charge rate C1 exceeds a set value Cs, performs overcharge-prevention control of making assist power by the electric motor action of the generator-motor be greater than that when C1≦Cs, the set value Cs predetermined as a charge rate at which receiving the regenerative electric power can overcharge the electrical storage device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025727 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE POWER USAGE OF A VEHICLE - A method is provided for optimizing power consumption of a vehicle which may include sending data from a vehicle Electronic Control Unit and vehicle Global Positioning System receiver to a network cloud and/or server upon starting the vehicle, calculating a most probable final destination and most probable optimized route of the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server based on the sent vehicle data, and calculating a most probable driving mode map in the network cloud and/or server. The method may further include calculating an optimized power utilization of propulsion sources for the vehicle in the network cloud and/or server, returning the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to the vehicle from the network cloud and/or server, and using the optimized power utilization of propulsion sources to control drive train modes and/or peripheral equipment of the vehicle during driving in order to optimize the power consumption of the vehicle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025728 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - In an apparatus for controlling a vehicle having driving sources, a driver request torque command is calculated based on driver operation information, driving-source commands used to control the sources are calculated by dividing the request torque command among the sources, a driver request torque monitor value used to monitor an abnormality in the request torque command is calculated, driving-source monitor values used to monitor an abnormality in the driving-source commands are calculated, a driver request torque monitor margin used to determine the abnormality in the request torque command based a difference between the request torque command and monitor value is calculated, driving-source monitor margins used to determine the abnormality in the driving-source commands based on differences between the driving-source commands and monitor values are calculated based on the request torque monitor margin, and the abnormality in the driving-source commands is determined based on the driving-source monitor margins. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025729 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A drive system for a vehicle includes a first motor, a second motor, and a differential mechanism that includes a first rotation element connected to the first motor, a second rotation element connected to the second motor, and a third rotation element connected to driving wheels, the first rotation element and the second rotation element are located on the opposite sides with the third rotation element interposed therebetween in a collinear diagram of the differential mechanism, and an area that is not able to be selected as a target control quantity is determined within a range of the control quantity that is able to be output by one motor of the first motor and the second motor. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MORE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A more efficient and/or flexible operation of plug-in electric vehicles is disclosed. An automobile having an energy conversion unit, an energy storage unit, a user selection unit, a global positioning system, and a control unit. The automobile can operate in a default charging mode, which is either the charge depletion mode or the charge sustaining mode. Upon a user input, the energy conversation unit and/or the energy storage unit can operate in an extended charging mode or a forced charging mode. In the extended charging mode, the SOC is increased or decreased over a predetermined charging range. In the forced charging mode, the SOC is increased until a predetermined charge limit is reached. The automobile can also use global positioning system signals to operate in the charge depletion mode, the charge sustaining mode, the extended charging mode, and/or the forced charging mode. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025731 | INTERACTIVE AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM - A system, device, and methods of interactive automated driving are disclosed. One example method includes receiving a current value from one or more sensors disposed on a vehicle and determining a current vehicle state based on the current value. The method also includes generating a target vehicle state based on the current vehicle state and including a range of target values and generating a desired vehicle state. The desired vehicle state includes a desired value based on one or more driver inputs received at one or more vehicle interfaces. If the desired value falls inside the range of target values, the method also includes sending a command to one or more vehicle systems to change the vehicle state from the target vehicle state to the desired vehicle state. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025732 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC PARKING - An automatic parking control apparatus and method are disclosed. The automatic parking control apparatus includes a selection unit, a processing unit, and a control unit. The selection unit selects a parking slot within a parking map received through a parking map reception unit. The processing unit computes a base point at which a vehicle is parallel to both sides of the selected parking slot when the vehicle enters the selected parking slot and a destination point at which automatic parking is completed, computes a start point and a cross point based on the base point, and establishes an automatic parking path including a plurality of sublines using the start point, the cross point, the base point and the destination point. The control unit controls the automatic parking so that the vehicle is parked along the automatic parking path. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025733 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A vehicle control method according to an embodiments includes: collecting data in a first communication data format from at least one electronic unit in a vehicle; converting the data collected in the first communication data format into a second communication data format in order to be transmitted to a pre-connected destination; transmitting the converted data to the destination; receiving, from the destination, control data of the second communication data format corresponding to the transmitted data; converting the control data of the second communication data format into the first communication data format; and outputting the control data of the first communication data format to a corresponding electronic unit. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025734 | DRIVER RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SELECTIVELY AUTOMATIC EVENT SCORING - A Driver Risk Assessment System and Method Employing Selectively Automatic Event Scoring. The system and method provides robust and reliable event scoring and reporting, while also optimizing data transmission bandwidth. The system includes onboard vehicular driving event detectors that record data related to detected driving events, selectively store or transfer data related to said detected driving events. If elected, the onboard vehicular system will score a detected driving event, compare the local score to historical values previously stored within the onboard system, and upload selective data or data types to a remote server or user if the system concludes that a serious driving event has occurred. The system may further respond to independent user requests by transferring select data to said user at a variety of locations and formats. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025735 | AIRCRAFT BRAKE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system method of estimating health of aircraft brake system friction material includes sensing a temperature of the friction material, and supplying the sensed temperature to a processor-implemented thermal model that is configured to estimate friction material temperatures at one or more locations on the friction material. The estimates of friction material temperatures are supplied to a processor-implemented thermal oxidation model that is configured, based on the estimates of friction material temperatures, to estimate friction material loss due to thermal oxidation. Data representative of runway fluid exposure are supplied to a processor-implemented catalytic oxidation model that is configured, based on the runway fluid exposure, to estimate friction material loss due to catalytic oxidation. The health of the friction material is estimated based on the estimates of friction material loss from the processor-implemented thermal oxidation model and the processor-implemented catalytic oxidation model. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025736 | DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A data acquisition device for a vehicle includes a first body and a second body. A first body includes a first casing, an antenna member, and two cushion pads. A terminal of the first casing forms a recession and two lateral walls of the recession have two pivot members. The antenna member is disposed in the first casing. The two cushion pads are respectively located on the two lateral walls of the recession and circumferentially disposed around the two pivot members. Each of the cushion pads has a core hole and the pivot members are respectively passing through the core holes. The second body includes a second casing and a process device. A terminal of the second casing has a plug part, and the second casing respectively have two pivot holes pivoted on the two pivot members. The processing device is disposed in the second casing. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025737 | System And Method For Monitoring Braking Effort - A method (e.g., for monitoring a braking system of a vehicle system) includes monitoring fluid pressures of a braking system and modeled braking efforts of the braking system in a vehicle system traveling along a route, identifying one or more time periods at least one of before a brake event of the braking system or after the brake event, calculating residual forces exerted on the vehicle system during the one or more time periods, and determining at least one of an estimated braking effort of the braking system or an estimated propagation rate at which the estimated braking effort is applied by the braking system using the residual forces that are calculated. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025738 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL IN A VEHICLE BASED ON CLOTHING INSULATIVE FACTOR - An automatic climate control system of a motor vehicle, and related operating methods, are provided. The automatic climate control system determines a clothing insulative factor for an occupant of the motor vehicle; calculates a model temperature condition based on a temperature set-point and the clothing insulative factor; obtains a current existing temperature condition; calculates a difference between the model temperature condition and the current existing temperature condition; and changes at least one of a plurality of parameters to adjust the current existing temperature condition based on the difference. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025739 | Control Apparatus and Control Method for Vehicle Electric Oil Pump - A control apparatus and a control method that controls an electric oil pump that supplies oil to a power transmission device transmitting a drive force to an axle. The control apparatus changes a PWM frequency in a PWM control of the electric oil pump to a lower frequency, when a vehicle is in a pulled state, when a vehicle speed is high, when a power source is operated at a high rotational speed, when a discharge amount from the electric oil pump is large, or when a noise in a vehicle interior is large. Thus, a drive noise of the pump can be reduced, or the amount of heat generated in the pump drive circuit and power consumption can be reduced. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025740 | Method and Device for the Control of Functions in a Vehicle Using Gestures Performed in Three-Dimensional Space, and Related Computer Program Product - A method to control functions in a vehicle using gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When it is determined that a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected by an image-based detection procedure, it is determined whether the first gesture is a gesture directed towards a virtual object superimposing a real environment around the vehicle. If it is determined that the first gesture has been detected, it is determined whether a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected by the image-based detection procedure. If so, it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to a manipulation of the virtual object, and the virtual object is manipulated accordingly. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025741 | OPERATING METHOD FOR AN ACTIVE SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method of operating an active suspension of a motor vehicle having a predetermined axle kinematics, the active suspension is controlled by a controller such that a desired yaw moment is generated by adjusting a roll angle of the motor vehicle. The desired yaw moment is a result of the change of the originally set toe-in and the originally set camber of wheels. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VARIABLE STEERING ASSIST - Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a steering assist unit of a vehicle. The method includes receiving sensor data indicating a wheel position of a wheel relative to a frame of the vehicle, and determining a travel limit value for the steering assist unit based at least on the wheel position of the wheel. The method further includes outputting a control signal to control the travel of the steering assist unit based on the travel limit value. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025743 | VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE - A vehicle steering device including a steering torque detection unit that detects a steering torque, the vehicle steering device controlling an electric current value, which is applied to an electric motor, and applying an assist torque to a steering system based on the steering torque, includes a one-side pull response control unit that detects one-side pull generated at a vehicle, and corrects the current value to restrict the one-side pull. One-side pull response control is restricted or inhibited for a predetermined time after the vehicle ends a turn. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025744 | VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE - It is determined whether or not a vehicle is in a first vehicle state based on a detected steering torque and a detected yaw rate (step S | 2015-01-22 |
20150025745 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM - A vehicle steering system can keep the comfort of steering feeling for a driver, even in a situation, such as traveling on a cant road or in a crosswind, where a unidirectional-drift behavior of a vehicle occurs, and includes an electric motor, a steering angle sensor, a steering torque sensor, and an EPS_ECU that controls driving power of the electric motor, when the vehicle is traveling straight, based on vehicle information including a steering torque and a steering angle, to perform a control for applying an assist torque to a steering system. The EPS_ECU includes an integrating unit for calculating an integrated torque value obtained by integrating the steering torque, and a steering effort assist controlling unit for performing an anti-unidirectional-drift control over the driving power of the electric motor, when the integrated torque value exceeds the threshold value, so as to cancel the unidirectional-drift behavior of the vehicle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025746 | VEHICLE CONTROLLER AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle controller has a brake operation detector that detects operation of a brake of a vehicle, a contact detector that detects contact of hands with a steering part of the vehicle, an authentication unit that makes wireless communication with a portable device having authentication information and authenticates the portable device, and a controller that controls power supply of the vehicle and driving of a prime mover of the vehicle. If the portable device has been successfully authenticated, the operation of the brake has been detected, and contact of the hands with at least two locations of the steering part has been detected for a specified period or more, the controller performs control to start power supply to a predetermined load of the vehicle and start the prime mover. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025747 | VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH YAW RATE DETERMINATION - A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having a forward field of view to the exterior of the vehicle through the vehicle windshield. A control includes an image processor that is operable to process captured image data to determine lane delimiters present in the field of view of the camera. The control connects to and receives vehicle data via a vehicle communication bus. The vehicle data includes a yaw rate sensed by a yaw rate sensor of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the image processor and to vehicle data received via the vehicle communication bus, the control determines a corrected yaw rate at least one of (i) when the vehicle is stationary and (ii) when the vehicle is moving straight. The control provides the corrected yaw rate to a driver assistance system of the vehicle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025748 | MULTI-LEVEL VEHICLE INTEGRITY AND QUALITY CONTROL MECHANISM - The processor-implemented control system for automotive vehicles assigns master control functionality separately to each controlled direction of motion. Within each master control, a multi-layered control architecture is implemented. At control level 0 multiple localized actuators associated with the controlled motion direction are monitored to ensure integrity but are otherwise allowed to operate on their own. At control level 1 the master control plays a supervisory role, coordinating behavior of the multiple actuators. At levels 2 and 3 the master control assesses trustworthiness of the driver and factors that trustworthiness into the control equation. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025749 | Integrated Vehicular System for Low Speed Collision Avoidance - A method of providing range measurements for use with a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a) visually sensing ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150025750 | TECHNIQUES FOR ROBUST PARK LOCK CONTROL - A technique includes receiving, at a controller of a vehicle, the controller including one or more processors, a first request to calibrate a park lock system of the vehicle. The calibration can include commanding, by the controller, a first actuator to move a second actuator to maximum engagement/disengagement positions indicating maximum engagement/disengagement of a park pawl with/from a park gear of a transmission. The calibration can include determining, at the controller, full engagement/disengagement positions for the second actuator based on the maximum engagement/disengagement positions. The controller can then control the engagement/disengagement of the park lock system using the full engagement/disengagement positions for the second actuator, respectively. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025751 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus includes: a first detector installed in a vehicle, and detecting a foot portion of a detection target in the vicinity of a door of the vehicle a second detector detecting the detection target standing in a predetermined range from the door; and a control device determining whether the detection target has an intention of opening or closing the door based on whether a detection signal indicative of detecting the foot portion is input from the first detector, determining whether the door can be opened or closed based on the detection signal from the second detector, and determining whether a control unit outputs a drive signal for an opening or closing drive of the door to a door drive apparatus based on determination results from the first and second detectors. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AGRICULTURAL TRAMLINES - A system for creating an agricultural tramline, comprising an agricultural planter, an application executing on a computer terminal, one or more seeding units mounted on the planter, a location sensor, and a planter control system, whereby an operator can use the application to create a file specifying the location of a desired agricultural tramline on a plot of land, which is downloaded from the computer terminal to the planter control system, and where the planter control system uses the location of the desired agricultural tramline and location information from the location sensor to enable and disable the plurality of seeding units, such that the area of land corresponding to the desired agricultural tramline is not planted with seed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025753 | WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes an engine, an idling stop execution portion, a determination portion, a counting portion, and an idling stop time period adjustment portion. The engine can rotate in a first idling state and a second idling state in which the engine rotates at the number of rotations higher than a prescribed number of rotations. The idling stop execution portion performs an idling stop operation for stopping the engine. The determination portion determines whether or not stop has been made from the second idling state. The counting portion counts the number of times of stop of the engine from the second idling state. An idling stop time period adjustment portion makes a prescribed time period of the second idling state longer than a current time period, when the number of times of stop of the engine is equal to or greater than the prescribed number of times. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025754 | Vehicle network, device and method for the coordination thereof - A device for coordinating a first vehicle with a transfer device and a second vehicle with a loading chamber that is filled by the transfer device includes a monitoring device for monitoring the transfer from the first vehicle to the second vehicle and a control unit. The control unit relies on the monitoring device to detect a position of an impact point of a load crop stream discharged from a transfer device of the first vehicle to the second vehicle and, in the event the detected position deviates from a target position, the control device sets the ground-speed differential to be different from zero until the detected position matches the target position. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025755 | Yard Maintenance Vehicle Obstacle Avoidance / Notification System - A riding yard maintenance vehicle may include a positioning module. The positioning module may include processing circuitry configured to receive information indicative of vehicle position of the riding yard maintenance vehicle, receive an indication of a triggering event that indicates a presence of an obstacle proximate to the riding yard maintenance vehicle, and cause recordation of an obstacle identifier in association with the vehicle position responsive to receipt of the indication. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025756 | Dump Truck Body Hoisting State Display Device - A body hoisting state display device to be mounted on a dump truck includes: an angle detection unit that detects a rotation angle of the body with respect to the frame; a seating detection unit that detects whether or not the body is seated on the frame; a calculation unit that causes an inclination angle of the body at which the body is rotated with respect to the frame from a seated state of the body to be calculated, based on the rotation angle detected by the angle detection unit, as a ratio to an angle of a rotatable range that is defined between the seated state and a state in which the hydraulic cylinder is stopped at the position short of the position at which the hydraulic cylinder is extended to the maximal extent; and a display control unit that causes the ratio of the inclination angle of the body that is calculated by the calculation unit to be displayed on a display screen. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025757 | Multi-Mode Control System for Rectangular Baler and Related Method - A rectangular baler having a bale-forming chamber, a piston that is reciprocatable in the bale-forming chamber for compressing biomass to form bales. The dimensions of part of the interior of the bale-forming chamber are adjustable under the influence of at least one actuator the energization of which is controllable. A controller for controlling the energization of the at least one actuator is adapted for generating a least a first control signal in accordance with a target pressure mode of the baler, a second control signal in accordance with a target force mode of the baler, and a third control signal in accordance with a target weight mode of the baler. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025758 | Farm Implement Having A Frame Supported By A Lift Wheel Assembly And A Pair Of Gull Wings - A method and apparatus for automating some of the tasks that heretofore required operator action at headland turns or similar events are provided. The present invention automates operation of lift assist wheels and/or gull wings, such as those found on a stack-fold implement, based on the position of the tractor hitch to which the implement is coupled. An operator may control the position of the implement, such as at a headland turn, by raising and lowering the tractor hitch using a remote control. The invention enables the planter to compare the tractor hitch position relative to an implement position and control operation of the implement accordingly without additional user inputs. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025759 | Method For Automatically Folding A Farm Implement - A method and apparatus for automating some of the tasks that heretofore required operator action at headland turns or similar events are provided. The present invention automates operation of lift assist wheels and/or gull wings, such as those found on a stack-fold implement, based on the position of the tractor hitch to which the implement is coupled. An operator may control the position of the implement, such as at a headland turn, by raising and lowering the tractor hitch using a remote control. The invention enables the planter to compare the tractor hitch position relative to an implement position and control operation of the implement accordingly without additional user inputs. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025760 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is a control apparatus of a vehicle which can control an internal combustion engine and a continuously variable transmission. The control apparatus is partly constituted by an ECU adapted to calculate a required drive force and a fuel consumption amount G. The ECU then calculates a time required for the speed change operation with reference to a speed change time map when a variation amount of the accelerator opening degree and a change speed of the accelerator opening degree are calculated. The ECU then calculates the speed change speed, and calculates a transmission efficiency η of a CVT. The ECU then calculate the ratio G/η of the transmission efficiency η and the fuel consumption amount G, thereby setting the engine rotational speed at which the above ratio is at the smallest level as a target engine rotational speed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025761 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR, ACTUATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE POSITION - A magnetic field sensor consists of a transmitter device for producing a magnetic field and a detecting device for detecting the magnetic field. The transmitter device and the detecting device are arranged in such a way that they can move in relation to each other. The detecting device consists of a first sensor for producing a first sensor signal which is dependent on the magnetic field and a second sensor for producing a second sensor signal which is dependent on the magnetic field. The first sensor and the second sensor are arranged next to each other within the extension of a longitudinal axis of a detection range of a magnet in the transmitter device. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025762 | MUSIC-BASED INDICATION FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTION - Music-based electronic transmission range selection for a vehicle is provided. A first signal from a first electronic control unit (ECU) is received that is indicative of an initiation of an electronic park function. The first ECU generates a signal when an operator presses an electronic park button on an electronic shift device. A corresponding first audio function is determined from the first signal and is implemented. It is determined whether a second signal from a second ECU is received, which second signal indicates successful engagement of the park function. If it is not received, a second audio function is implemented and, if it has been received, a third audio function is implemented. The second audio function produces sound that is dissonant with respect to the sound produced by the first audio function, and the third audio function produces sound that is consonant with respect to the first audio function. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025763 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM - A driving force transmission control system includes: an electric motor; a multi-disc clutch; a cam mechanism that converts rotation output from the electric motor into cam thrust force that is axial force in the axial direction of the multi-disc clutch; a pressure-conversion mechanism that converts reaction force against the cam thrust force into pressure of a fluid; a pressure sensor that detects the pressure; and a control unit that computes a command value of a current supplied to the electric motor. The control unit stores the pressure of the fluid during disengagement of the multi-disc clutch, and computes the current command value based on the pressure of the fluid to which the reaction force against the cam thrust force has been applied, and the stored pressure of the fluid. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING TORQUE AND A POWERTRAIN USING THE SAME - An apparatus and a method for distributing torque from a power source to a plurality of vehicle wheels, where the method can include obtaining data indicative of a rotational velocity of one of the wheels and data indicative of a position of the accelerator, determining a wheel acceleration based on the rotational velocity data, comparing the wheel acceleration and at least one of the rotational velocity data and the position data with a respective threshold condition, signaling the actuator to engage the second subset with the torque of the power source when at least one of the threshold conditions is met, and signaling the actuator to disengage the second subset from the power source when none of the threshold conditions is met. The apparatus can include a powertrain with a system having a control device that can distribute the torque in accordance with the method. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025765 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for monitoring a motor vehicle includes: monitoring whether a speed of the motor vehicle indicates a stopping condition of the motor vehicle; detecting whether at least one vehicle operating condition indicating an imminent unintentional acceleration of the vehicle exists; and triggering a fault response if (i) the vehicle is in the stopping condition and (ii) the at least one vehicle operating condition indicating an imminent unintentional acceleration of the vehicle exists. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025766 | TRAILER ACCESS POINT PAIRING - A trailer electronic braking system includes a braking device capable of generating a braking force on a wheel on the trailer, a brake force into the brake cylinders being controllable by a braking ECU. The braking ECU is connected to a standards compliant communication bus on said trailer and is adapted to receive data inputs from sensors on the trailer. An interface to trailer electronics and a communications interface are also provided. The brake system is further adapted to transmit a trailer identifier such as an SSID, such that the trailer identifier can be paired with a further device, such as a mobile telephone associated with a tractor driver, the further device having previously been provided with the trailer identifier. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025767 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, AND BRAKE SYSTEM - A method and system for operating a motor vehicle brake system, including several wheel brakes, an electrically controllable pressure supply device, dispenses a pressure medium volume for actuating the brakes, and an analogized or analog-controlled inlet valve, arranged in each wheel brake between the pressure supply device and wheel brake, for adjusting wheel-individual brake pressures. A check valve is connected in parallel to each inlet valve. At the start of a wheel-individual brake pressure control, all inlet valves are closed, and a pressure build-up is carried out in a predetermined group of one or more wheel brakes by displacing a pressure medium volume into the predetermined group of wheel brakes by the pressure supply device. Each inlet valve of the predetermined group is controlled such that the inlet valve is overflowed, wherein each inlet valve of the remaining wheel brakes is controlled such that the inlet valve remains closed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025768 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle travel control apparatus, mounted on a host vehicle, which performs travel control of the host vehicle on the basis of a positional relationship between the host vehicle and a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle, the vehicle travel control apparatus including a millimeter wave sensor that acquires target data of the preceding vehicle by receiving a reflected wave of an emitted electromagnetic wave; and an ECU that determines the presence or absence of a preceding vehicle traveling directly ahead of the host vehicle on the basis of the target data acquired by the millimeter wave sensor and that performs acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle on the basis of the presence or absence of the preceding vehicle. The ECU performs the acceleration and deceleration control of the host vehicle so that the acceleration or deceleration is suppressed in a case of the occurrence of target misidentification in which the millimeter wave sensor acquires a plurality of pieces of target data with respect to the same object. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025769 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for controlling vehicle speed in accordance with a current value of vehicle set-speed. The system responds to user input to change the current value of vehicle set-speed to a different value and is configured to store the current value of set-speed in a memory as a stored set-speed and to change the current value of set-speed in dependence on the user input. The speedometer indicates both the current and stored set-speeds. The system can return the current value of vehicle set-speed to the stored set-speed upon receipt of a “resume” or other user command. The system can enter into a descent control mode that applies braking torque but no drive torque and can also enter into a full functionality mode that provides either drive or braking torque to maintain the vehicle at the set-speed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025770 | Method and Control Unit for Monitoring Traffic - The present invention relates to a method of identifying the hand of traffic applicable to a subject vehicle ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150025771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING OFFSET OF YAW RATE SENSOR AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF VEHICLE WITH THE SAID APPARATUS - The present invention suggests an offset correcting apparatus of a yaw rate sensor which corrects an offset of a yaw sensor in accordance with a status of a vehicle in a cruise control system, a method thereof, and a vehicle speed control system including the apparatus. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025772 | Position Indicator Device - A position indicator device ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150025773 | FUEL SUPPLYING CONTROLLER - A fuel supplying controller detecting a clogging of a fuel filter includes a period setting portion setting a non-detection period where a clogging detection is prohibited, an ambient-temperature detection portion detecting an ambient temperature of an exterior of a vehicle, and a residual-fuel detection portion detecting a residual-fuel quantity in a fuel tank. The period setting portion sets the non-detection period, based on the ambient temperature detected by the ambient-temperature detection portion and the residual-fuel quantity detected by the residual-fuel detection portion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025774 | FUEL MIXTURE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY - A system and attendant structural assembly operative to establish a coordinated mixture of gaseous and distillate fuels for an engine including an electronic control unit (ECU) operative to monitor predetermined engine data determinative of engine fuel requirements and structured to regulate ratios of the gaseous and distillate fuel of an operative fuel mixture for the engine. The system and assembly includes at least one mixing assembly comprising an integrated throttle body and air gas mixer directly connected to one another, wherein the throttle body is disposed in fluid communication with a pressurized gaseous fuel supply and the air gas mixer is disposed in fluid communication with a flow of intake air to a combustion section of the engine. In use, the throttle body is structured to direct a variable gaseous fuel flow directly to the air gas mixer for dispensing into the intake air flow to the combustion section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025775 | FUEL MIXTURE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY - A system and attendant structural assembly operative to establish a coordinated mixture of gaseous and distillate fuels for an engine including an electronic control unit (ECU) operative to monitor predetermined engine data determinative of engine fuel requirements and structured to regulate ratios of the gaseous and distillate fuel of an operative fuel mixture for the engine. The system and assembly includes at least one mixing assembly comprising an integrated throttle body and air gas mixer directly connected to one another, wherein the throttle body is disposed in fluid communication with a pressurized gaseous fuel supply and the air gas mixer is disposed in fluid communication with a flow of intake air to a combustion section of the engine. In use, the throttle body is structured to direct a variable gaseous fuel flow directly to the air gas mixer for dispensing into the intake air flow to the combustion section. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025776 | FUEL SUPPLYING CONTROLLER - In a fuel supplying controller detecting a clogging of a fuel filter, a timer count portion includes a steady count portion and an unsteady count portion. The steady count portion adds a steady count value to a timer counter in a steady state where a vehicle-state value is less than a threshold. The unsteady count portion adds an unsteady count value that is greater than the steady count value to the timer counter in an unsteady state where the vehicle-state value is greater than or equal to the threshold. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025777 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASING VACUUM GENERATION BY AN ENGINE - A method and a system for providing vacuum via an engine are described. In one example, introduction of a gaseous fuel is ceased in response to a request for the engine to provide vacuum to a vehicle vacuum system. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025778 | GAS-SENSOR-CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A constant current is made to flow between sensor electrodes by a constant current circuit provided in the outside of the oxygen sensor, whereby the output characteristics of an oxygen sensor can be changed. Further, when a specified current-switching-permission condition is met, a value of current flowing between the sensor electrodes is switched and a direct current resistance value (internal resistance value) of the oxygen sensor is computed from a difference in the output of the oxygen sensor and a difference in the value of the current between before and after switching the value of the current flowing between the sensor electrodes. Then, at the time of a constant current supply in which the constant current is made to flow between the sensor electrodes, in other words, when the output characteristics of the oxygen sensor are changed, an amount of output-voltage-variation is found from a constant current value and a direct resistance value at that time. Then, the output of the oxygen sensor is corrected by the use of the amount of output-voltage-variation. In this way, an air-fuel ratio control based on the output of the oxygen sensor can be performed with high accuracy. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025779 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a stop position of a piston resulting from the automatic stop is in a range that is on an advance side of a threshold in terms of crank angle, fuel injection is performed at beginning of the automatic restart-up in the cylinder that is in the intake stroke and an ignition is performed in a subsequent initial compression stroke in the same cylinder. When the stop position of the piston resulting is in a range that is on a retard side of the threshold in terms of crank angle, initial fuel injection is performed in the cylinder that next enters an intake stroke among the cylinders of the internal combustion engine after the beginning of automatic restart-up and initial ignition is performed in a subsequent compression stroke in the same cylinder. The threshold is determined in accordance with an amount of deviation of a crank angle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025780 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING ENGINE STARTING - Systems and methods for restarting an engine are presented. In one example, fuel is injected to cylinder ports before the engine is stopped such that the injected fuel is not inducted into the cylinders before an engine restart is requested. The method may improve fuel vaporization during engine restarting. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025781 | CANISTER PURGE VALVE LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM - System for detecting leakage within a canister purge valve of an evaporative emission control system. The system includes a power train control module connected to the canister purge valve, configured to command the canister purge valve between open and closed positions. In addition, the system includes a flow meter having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is in fluid communication with ambient air surrounding the vehicle, and the outlet is in fluid communication with an inlet of the canister purge valve. The system further includes a control module operatively connected to the flow meter. The control module is programmed to analyze flow through the flow meter; compare the measured flow to predetermined flow data; and to indicate whether that flow exceeds a predetermined level. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025782 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE - A device for controlling an engine includes: a first control circuit having a first controller, and a second control circuit having a second controller, the controllers being designed to control a state variable of the engine in each case. The second controller is disposed in such a way that it lies closer to the engine than the second controller in terms of signal technology. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025783 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING A MAP VIEW AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - Techniques of displaying a map view ( | 2015-01-22 |
20150025784 | INTELLIGENT FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM - In an intelligent forward collision warning system that takes into account not only a first preceding vehicle traveling immediately ahead of the ego vehicle but also a second preceding vehicle traveling immediately ahead of the first preceding vehicle, a warning signal is produced upon detecting a critical state of the first or second preceding vehicle or an external condition that is predicted to cause the first preceding vehicle and the ego vehicle to be in a same lane with the first time to collision (TTC) below a prescribed value. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025785 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING EMISSION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION DATA - A method is presented for obtaining emission and/or fuel consumption data associated with a road segment. The method comprises the steps of
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20150025786 | Method And Device For Determining The Speed And/Or Position Of A Vehicle - A method for determining the speed of a vehicle equipped with at least one surround sensor that determines environment data of the vehicle relative to at least one motionless object includes: receiving, by the vehicle, through wireless vehicle-to-environment communication with the at least one motionless object, a transmitted piece of information about the motionlessness of the motionless object; determining the relative motion of the vehicle with respect to the motionless object from the environment data of the vehicle relative to the motionless object; and determining the speed of the vehicle and/or the relative position of the vehicle with respect to the motionless object from the determined relative motion. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025787 | Method for monitoring and signaling a traffic situation in the surroundings of a vehicle - A method for monitoring and signaling a traffic situation in the surrounding environment of a vehicle, a sensor acquiring a surrounding environment of the vehicle, an object at risk being recognized in the acquired environment, a collision probability and a prediction reliability being determined for the recognized object at risk, and when there is a given collision probability and a low prediction reliability an action of a first type being carried out, and when there is a given collision probability and a high prediction reliability an action of a second type being carried out. The present invention further relates to a driver assistance system for carrying out the method. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025788 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR ACQUISITION AND USE OF IMAGE DATA - Systems and methods for mapping. In one version mapping can be carried out. Vehicles may carry scanners used for mapping and three-dimensional modeling. Surveillance and monitoring methods and apparatus are also disclosed. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025789 | TECHNIQUE FOR LANE ASSIGNMENT IN A VEHICLE - A technique for assigning lanes on a road to objects moving in a vicinity of a vehicle on the road is proposed. A method embodiment of the invention comprises the steps of providing trajectories, wherein the or each trajectory represents a time sequence of positions of a moving object; selecting first and second objects and determining a distance between a current position of the first object and the trajectory of the second object; comparing the distance with a predefined threshold; and providing, based on a result of the comparison, a lane assignment indicating a lane to which the second object is assigned. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025790 | GEO-LOCATION SERVICES - A method for geo-location services is described. In one embodiment, the method includes storing in a database an appointment with one or more attendees and monitoring, via a sensor, a location of an attendee in relation to a time and location of the appointment. In some embodiments, the method includes determining a route for the attendee to take to the location of the appointment based on the current location of the attendee. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025791 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND SAFE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a safety system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes determining when there is a possible hazard situation in a part region of a road with a limited switching possibility for motor vehicles to switch to a region arranged adjacent to the road. A position of the determined possible hazard situation relative to at least one vehicle-external infrastructure device of the safety system is then determined A possible escape route for avoiding the determined possible hazard situation is determined based on the determined position of the possible hazard situation relative to the at least one vehicle-external infrastructure device. A message containing information regarding the determined possible escape route may be sent by means of a transceiver of the at least one infrastructure device to a transceiver of the motor vehicle. | 2015-01-22 |
20150025792 | DYNAMIC NAVIGATION SERVICE - Systems and methods may provide for implementing a dynamic navigation service. In one example, the method may include generating user behavior data for a user, generating community user behavior data, generating a user suggested route, and generating a community user suggested route. | 2015-01-22 |