METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE MITIGATION OF VEHICLE TRAPPING ON RAILROAD CROSSINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20190212156A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US15867348

    申请日:2018-01-10

    摘要: Method and apparatus are disclosed to facilitate mitigation of vehicle trapping on railroad crossings. An example vehicle comprises a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, sensors, a transceiver, a processor and a memory. The GPS receiver generates location information. The sensors generate vehicle information. The processor and memory are in communication with the sensors, the GPS receiver, and the transceiver. The processor is configured to: determine whether the vehicle is stranded on a railroad crossing using the location information and the vehicle information; if the vehicle is stranded, generate a help request; and transmit the help request to neighboring vehicles.

    Efficient control of temperature altering systems within a vehicle seating assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10272807B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15584417

    申请日:2017-05-02

    摘要: A method of altering the temperature of an external surface of a seating assembly for a vehicle comprising: providing a seating assembly for a vehicle comprising an external surface and multiple temperature altering systems disposed beneath the external surface; presenting an object on the external surface; determining which of the multiple temperature altering systems to activate as a function of the size of the object and the position of the object on the seating assembly, such that, the larger the size, the more of the multiple temperature altering systems are activated, and such that, if the object is not positioned in thermal communication with one or more of the multiple temperature altering systems, then those temperature altering systems are not activated; and activating only the temperature altering systems that the method determined to activate as a function of the size and the position of the object on the seating assembly.

    CONTROLLING SUN LOAD IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO CONSERVE ENERGY

    公开(公告)号:US20190100083A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US15724014

    申请日:2017-10-03

    摘要: Method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling sun load in an autonomous vehicle to conserve energy. An example vehicle includes photochromic windows and a processor. The processor (a) determines a difference between an external ambient temperature and a cabin temperature, (b) when the difference is greater than a threshold, individually set tint levels on the photochromic windows to reduce a sun load on an interior of vehicle based on a driving mode and occupancy, and (c) in response to detecting a emergency, clear the tint levels on all the photochromic windows.

    Rear impact guard for a vehicle
    88.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10179559B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15471411

    申请日:2017-03-28

    摘要: A vehicle includes a frame and a bumper pivotally connected to the frame. An actuator is mounted to the frame and coupled to the bumper. The actuator is operable to pivot the bumper relative to the frame between a substantially vertical position and an angled position. A user interface is used to activate the actuator. A vehicle controller is programmed to receive a signal from the user interface, and responsive to receiving the signal, activate the actuator to pivot the bumper. The controller may also issue warnings to the driver when the bumper is in an incorrect position for the current driving conditions.

    WINDSHIELD BARRIER
    89.
    发明申请
    WINDSHIELD BARRIER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180334021A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:US15596091

    申请日:2017-05-16

    IPC分类号: B60J11/08 G05D1/00

    摘要: A vehicle includes a windshield, a barrier, a barrier actuator drivably coupled to the barrier, and a computer in communication with the barrier actuator. The barrier is movable between a retracted position exposing the windshield and an expanded position extending along a portion of the windshield. The computer is programmed to, upon determining that a risk of objects striking the windshield exceeds a threshold while the vehicle is traveling, instruct the barrier actuator to move the barrier from the retracted position to the expanded position.