Dragless brake caliper
    251.
    发明申请
    Dragless brake caliper 审中-公开
    无牵引制动钳

    公开(公告)号:US20010030089A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-18

    申请号:US09784594

    申请日:2001-02-15

    Inventor: David B. Drennen

    Abstract: The dragless brake assembly which can be either hydraulic or electrical incorporates a ballscrew engaged to the inner brake assembly, and an outer brake assembly engaged to a sliding caliper housing, the ballscrew and caliper housing being mechanically engaged to move in directions opposite each other simultaneously between predefined limits for application or release of braking.

    Abstract translation: 可以是液压或电动的无级制动器组件包括接合到内部制动器组件的滚珠丝杠和接合到滑动卡钳外壳的外部制动器组件,所述滚珠丝杠和制动钳壳体被机械接合以在彼此相反的方向上移动, 应用或制动释放的预定限制。

    DRIVER FATIGUE WARNING SYSTEM
    253.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180365986A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15622277

    申请日:2017-06-14

    Abstract: A driver-fatigue warning system includes a speed-limit-detection-means, a speed-sensor, an alert-device, and a controller. The speed-limit-detection-means detects a speed-limit of a roadway traveled by a host-vehicle. The speed-sensor detects a speed of the host-vehicle. The alert-device is operable to alert an operator of the host-vehicle of driver-fatigue. The controller is in communication with the speed-limit-detection-means, the speed-sensor, and the alert-device. The controller determines a change of the speed-limit of the roadway based on the speed-limit-detection-means. The controller determines that a speed-change has occurred based on the speed-sensor when a variation in the speed is greater than a variation-threshold. The controller does not increment a count of occurrences of the speed-change when the speed-change correlates with the change of the speed-limit, and activates the alert-device when the count of occurrences of the speed-change exceeds a change-threshold indicative of driver-fatigue.

    RESTRICTED-USE AUTOMATED-VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180364055A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15626613

    申请日:2017-06-19

    Abstract: A navigation system for a restricted-use automated-vehicle includes a digital-map, a location-detector, and a controller. The digital-map characterizes roadways on the digital-map with a usage-rating. The usage-rating is indicative of a minimum-value of a vehicle-rating of a vehicle allowed to use each of the roadways. The location-detector indicates a location of a host-vehicle on the digital-map. The controller is in communication with the digital-map and the location-detector. The controller receives a destination of the host-vehicle, and determines a route from the location to the destination that avoids roadways with usage-ratings greater than the vehicle-rating of the host-vehicle.

    Method of Producing a Plurality of Engineered-Components Using an Additive Manufacturing Process

    公开(公告)号:US20180304547A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-25

    申请号:US15492411

    申请日:2017-04-20

    Abstract: A method of producing engineered-components using an additive manufacturing process includes the steps of, providing a build-platform, forming a first engineered-component, forming support-structures, forming a second engineered-component, and removing the support-structures. The step of providing a build-platform includes providing a build-platform on which to form an engineered-component. The step of forming a first engineered-component includes depositing a first plurality of layers of a material onto the build-platform and solidifying the first plurality of layers. The step of forming support-structures includes forming a plurality of support-structures by depositing a second plurality of layers of the material onto the build-platform and solidifying the second plurality of layers. The step of forming a second engineered-component includes depositing a third plurality of layers of the material onto the plurality of support-structures and solidifying the third plurality of layers. The step of removing the support-structures includes removing the support-structures from the second engineered-component.

    Automated vehicle road model definition system

    公开(公告)号:US10101746B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15244474

    申请日:2016-08-23

    Abstract: A road-model-definition system suitable for an automated-vehicle includes a lidar-unit and a controller. The lidar-unit is suitable to mount on a host-vehicle. The lidar-unit is used to provide a point-cloud descriptive of an area proximate to the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the lidar-unit. The controller is configured to: select ground-points from the point-cloud indicative of a travel-surface, tessellate a portion of the area that corresponds to the travel-surface to define a plurality of cells, determine an orientation of each cell based on the ground-points within each cell, define a road-model of the travel-surface based on the orientation of the cells, and operate the host-vehicle in accordance with the road-model.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPLICING SHIELDED WIRE CABLES

    公开(公告)号:US20180294629A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-11

    申请号:US15480472

    申请日:2017-04-06

    Abstract: A wire cable assembly, such as those used in electric or hybrid electric vehicles, having a plurality of shielded wire cables that are spliced together is presented. The assembly incudes a splicing device having a generally planar bus bar formed of a conductive material enclosed within an insulative inner housing. The inner housing is preferably tamper proof. The exposed core conductors of the shielded wire cables are welded to the bus bar, thereby electrically interconnecting the exposed core conductors. A conductive sleeve encloses bus bar and interconnects the shield conductors of the shielded wire cables, providing shielding for the exposed core conductors and continuity for the shield conductors. An outer insulator enclosing the conductive sleeve. A method of splicing shielded wire cables using such a device is also presented herein.

    METALLIC/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE WIRE
    260.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180240569A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15436898

    申请日:2017-02-20

    CPC classification number: H01B7/02 H01B1/02 H01B1/026 H01B1/04 H01R4/183

    Abstract: A multi-strand composite electrical conductor assembly includes a strand formed of carbon nanotubes and an elongated metallic strand having substantially the same length as the carbon nanotube strand. The assembly may further include a plurality of metallic strands that have substantially the same length as the carbon nanotube strand. The carbon nanotube strand may be located as a central strand and the plurality of metallic strands surround the carbon nanotube strand. The metallic strand may be formed of a material such as copper, silver, gold, or aluminum and may be plated with a material such as nickel, tin, copper, silver, and/or gold. Alternatively or additionally, the metallic strand may be clad with a material such as nickel, tin, copper, silver, and/or gold.

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