公开(公告)号：US11702096B1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17704517

申请日：2022-03-25

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： James W. Wells ,  Thomas A. Seder ,  Kai-Han Chang ,  Bahram Khalighi

IPC: B60W50/14 ,  H04W4/46 ,  B60K35/00

CPC classification number: B60W50/14 ,  B60K35/00 ,  H04W4/46 ,  B60K2370/1529 ,  B60K2370/176 ,  B60K2370/177 ,  B60K2370/179 ,  B60K2370/188 ,  B60K2370/1868 ,  B60K2370/592 ,  B60K2370/5915 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2554/4042 ,  B60W2554/802 ,  B60W2554/804 ,  B60W2556/65

Abstract: A vehicle type database includes a plurality of vehicle type profiles. Each of the vehicle type profiles is associated with a vehicle type having a vehicle type specific aerodynamic profile and includes optimal following ranges associated with the vehicle type. Each of the optimal following distance ranges is based on the vehicle type specific aerodynamic profile of the vehicle type and a vehicle speed of the vehicle type wherein a trailing vehicle disposed in the optimal following range is configured to operate at an optimal fuel efficiency. A first optimal following distance range is identified based on a first vehicle type and a first vehicle speed using a first vehicle type profile associated with the first vehicle type. A command is issued to the AR vehicle HUD display system to display a graphical representation of the first optimal following distance to overlay an actual view of the road.

公开(公告)号：US11358330B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16355062

申请日：2019-03-15

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Blair E. Carlson ,  Ryan Gergely ,  David A. Okonski ,  William R. Rodgers ,  James W. Wells

IPC: B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/118 ,  B29C64/295 ,  B29C64/336 ,  B29L31/30 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00

Abstract: A fused filament deposition head is employed for depositing filament materials on workpieces to join the workpieces together. The workpieces can be of an automotive application, aerospace application, or something else. The fused filament deposition head, in an example, has a feed end, a dispensing end, and a heater. The feed end introduces more than one filament in the fused filament deposition head, as demanded in the larger application. The dispensing end delivers materials of the filaments to the underlying workpieces. The materials are delivered together. The heater serves to heat the filaments as they travel through the fused filament deposition head. The filaments can include a filament having a core portion of liquid-crystal polymer material.

公开(公告)号：US20210157135A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US16696093

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： James W. Wells ,  Jinglin Li ,  Todd H. Barnes

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T7/30 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T7/00 ,  B60K35/00

Abstract: A HUD image acquisition and correction apparatus and method for a vehicle includes a HUD patch defined upon a reflective surface of a windshield of the vehicle, a virtual image generator for projecting images within the HUD patch, and a virtual image sensor assembly located within a HUD eyebox region of the vehicle and having a field of view including the HUD patch. A controller is configured to control projection of a predetermined test image within the HUD patch, receive from the virtual image sensor assembly a HUD patch image, determine a compensation function based upon the predetermined test image and the HUD patch image, and provide to the virtual image generator the compensation function for application to raw images prior to projection.

公开(公告)号：US20200262057A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16277341

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Miguel A. Saez ,  John P. Spicer ,  James W. Wells ,  Jeffrey A. Abell ,  Muhammad E. Abdallah

IPC: B25J9/12 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J9/00

Abstract: A component assembly system comprises a first robot arm having a first end-of-arm tool mounted thereon and adapted to grasp a first subcomponent; a second robot arm having a second end of arm tool mounted thereon and adapted to grasp a second subcomponent. A system controller is adapted to control the first and second robot arms and first and second end-of-arm tools to position the first and second subcomponents relative to one another. A first interlocking mechanism is mounted onto the first end-of-arm tool and a second interlocking mechanism is mounted onto the second end-of-arm tool, wherein the first and second interlocking mechanisms engage one another and lock the first end-of-arm tool to the second end-of arm tool, thereby locking the first and second subcomponents into an initial position relative to one another.

公开(公告)号：US09710706B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US14493951

申请日：2014-09-23

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Stephane Francois ,  James W. Wells ,  Neil David McKay

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T17/10 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G06K9/32 ,  G06T7/73

CPC classification number: G06K9/00536 ,  G06K9/00201 ,  G06K9/00718 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G06K9/3208 ,  G06K9/6267 ,  G06K9/6269 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T17/10 ,  G06T19/20 ,  H04N13/211 ,  H04N13/218 ,  H04N13/275

Abstract: A method for classifying a known object in a field of view of a digital camera includes developing a plurality of classifier feature vectors, each classifier feature vector associated with one of a plurality of facet viewing angles of the known object. The digital camera captures an image in a field of view including the known object and an image feature vector is generated based upon said captured image. The image feature vector is compared with each of the plurality of classifier feature vectors and one of the plurality of classifier feature vectors that most closely corresponds to the image feature vector is selected. A pose of the known object relative to the digital camera is determined based upon the selected classifier feature vector.

公开(公告)号：US20240088710A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US17931997

申请日：2022-09-14

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Michael R. Kaphengst ,  Seog-Chan Oh ,  Joshua Lee Solomon ,  James W. Wells ,  Alfred Manser ,  Barry L. Farmer

IPC: H02J3/32 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: H02J3/322 ,  H02J7/0032 ,  H02J50/10 ,  B60L55/00

Abstract: In accordance with exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided for providing electrical power for a manufacturing facility for manufacturing of a vehicle, the vehicle having a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a processor, including: positioning the vehicle at the manufacturing facility, the manufacturing facility having an electrical component; and providing electrical power from the RESS of the vehicle to the electrical component of the manufacturing facility, in accordance with instructions provided by the processor.

公开(公告)号：US11318585B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US16840583

申请日：2020-04-06

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC ,  Université Laval

Inventor： Muhammad E. Abdallah ,  James W. Wells ,  Clement Gosselin ,  Thierry Laliberte ,  Jerome Landure

IPC: B25B11/00 ,  B25B11/02 ,  B62D65/02

Abstract: An insertion system includes an insertion device including a body defining a longitudinal axis, the body including a wall having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a cylindrical opening through the body, the body having a first body portion and a second body portion formed by separating the body along the longitudinal axis, an effector configured to interface with the insertion device, the effector having an effector body, a first mechanism coupled to the effector body and coupled to the first body portion of the insertion device, and a second mechanism coupled to the effector body and coupled to the second body portion of the insertion device, and an insertion mechanism coupled with the effector body. The insertion mechanism enables a force application at a position offset from the insertion device.

公开(公告)号：US10996481B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16688139

申请日：2019-11-19

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： James W. Wells ,  Jinglin Li ,  Kai-Han Chang ,  Thomas A. Seder

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  B32B17/10

Abstract: A HUD apparatus for a vehicle includes a HUD patch defined upon a reflective surface of a windshield of the vehicle. A virtual image generator projects a virtual image within the HUD patch. An image sensor is coaligned with the virtual image generator and has a field of view including the HUD patch. A controller is configured to receive, from the image sensor, a HUD patch image, and to adjust the projected virtual image based upon the HUD patch image.

公开(公告)号：US20210017002A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-21

申请号：US16516603

申请日：2019-07-19

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Muhammad E. Abdallah ,  James W. Wells

IPC: B66C13/40 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B66C23/88

Abstract: An overhead system assists an operator in moving an object when the operator imparts a manual force to the object in a shared workspace characterized by overlapping ranges of motion of the robot and operator. The system includes an articulated serial robot, a cable, sensors, and a control system. One end of the cable connects to a distal end link of the robot. Another end of the cable connects to the object to suspend the object. The sensors measure a cable force and/or angle. The control system regulates operation of the robot by translating vertically and horizontally in response to the cable force and/or angle. The control system limits the position and/or velocity of the end link according to corresponding work space rules, including respective position and velocity limits, such that the system is immune to a single-point failure.

公开(公告)号：US10759634B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15803202

申请日：2017-11-03

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC ,  Université Laval

Inventor： Muhammad E. Abdallah ,  Clement Gosselin ,  Thierry Laliberte ,  Simon Foucault ,  Pascal Labrecque ,  James W. Wells ,  Jerome Landure

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  B66C13/08 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J9/04 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J1/02 ,  B25J5/04 ,  B66C13/48 ,  B66C13/46 ,  B66C17/04 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J17/02

Abstract: An electromechanical system operates through physical interaction with an operator, and includes a plurality of joints providing multiple degrees of freedom (DOF), including actuated joints and unactuated joints. The unactuated joints are distal with respect to the actuated joints and are in redundant DOF to the actuated joints. The system includes a plurality of actuators each configured to actuate one or more of the actuated joints, and a plurality of sensors each positioned with respect to a respective one of the actuated and unactuated joints. Each sensor is configured to measure corresponding joint data indicative of a position or angle of the respective actuated or unactuated joints. A controller in communication with the sensors receives the measured joint data as feedback signals, generates control signals using the feedback signals, and transmits the control signals to the actuators to thereby control an actuation state of the actuators.