SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT AND AVOID SPILLED CARGO

    公开(公告)号:US20210114505A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US16655828

    申请日:2019-10-17

    摘要: A system to detect and avoid spilled cargo in an automobile vehicle, includes an automobile vehicle rear cargo area including a floor to temporarily receive a storage item in the cargo area. A lift gate is moved between a closed and latched position and a fully open position inclusive to allow loading and removal of the storage item. A vision system identifies the storage item when initially loaded in the cargo area and identifies if the storage item is initially positioned in a cargo spill position or subsequently moves to the cargo spill position. A cargo stop device is releasably connected to the lift gate. An operating system releasably stores the cargo stop device when the storage item is not in the cargo spill position and deploys the cargo stop device when the storage item is in the cargo spill position.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD THAT DETERMINE PARKING FEASIBILITY

    公开(公告)号:US20210086755A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US16576110

    申请日:2019-09-19

    摘要: A method and apparatus that determine parking feasibility are provided. The method includes determining a charging pad location based on information received from sensors or the charging pad, generating a path function corresponding to a path from a vehicle position to the charging pad location, determining whether a vehicle is within a parking maneuver feasibility region by comparing values of the generated path function, a minimum turning radius of the vehicle, and a maximum steering angle rate of the vehicle, and moving the vehicle to the charging pad location if the vehicle is in the parking maneuver feasibility region.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNMENT OF WIRELESS CHARGING MODULES

    公开(公告)号:US20210061117A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16553326

    申请日:2019-08-28

    摘要: An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle-based charging unit including a receiving unit configured to receive power from a ground-based charging unit, the receiving unit including a multi-coil receiver, a first actuator operably coupled to the vehicle-based charging unit and configured to adjust a first position of the vehicle-based charging unit relative to the ground-based charging unit, and a controller configured to selectively actuate the first actuator. The controller is configured to receive first performance indicator data indicating a first alignment between the charging units, determine an alignment error between the charging units and calculate a first position adjustment of the vehicle-based charging unit, automatically control the first actuator to implement the first position adjustment of the vehicle-based charging unit, and receive second performance indicator data indicating a second alignment between the charging units, the second alignment resulting in a desired power transfer efficiency between the charging units.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TIRE EFFECTIVE RADIUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220153070A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US16952799

    申请日:2020-11-19

    IPC分类号: B60C23/06 B60T8/172 B60C23/04

    摘要: A tire radius monitoring system for dynamically determining a tire effective radius for each of the wheels on a vehicle is described. The system includes a GPS sensor, a plurality of wheel speed sensors, and a controller. The controller determines, via the GPS sensor, a velocity vector related to longitudinal velocity of the vehicle. The controller determines wheel speeds for the plurality of vehicle wheels, and detects a no-wheel-slip state for the vehicle wheels and the velocity vector from the GPS sensor. The controller determines tire effective radii for the plurality of vehicle wheels based upon the velocity vector for the vehicle and the wheel speeds for the plurality of vehicle wheels during the no-wheel-slip state, and controls vehicle operation based upon the tire effective radii.