公开(公告)号：US09725040B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14525374

申请日：2014-10-28

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Adrian Tan ,  William M Tierney, Jr.

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/00

CPC classification number: B60R1/00 ,  B60R2300/607 ,  H04N7/181

Abstract: A vehicle object detection system includes a vehicle body structure, a sensing device, a video display and a controller. The vehicle body structure defines a passenger compartment and has an underside section a predetermined height above ground. The sensing device detects height of an object within a prescribed area adjacent to the underside section as the vehicle body structure approaches the object. The video display is viewable from within the passenger compartment and displays images representing the prescribed area adjacent to the underside section of the vehicle body structure. The controller is configured to process object information received from the sensing device in order to determine the height of the object, and display images on the video display representing the object along with a representation of the height of the object relative to the underside section and images representing the underside section of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170221363A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15010752

申请日：2016-01-29

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： ROY GOUDY ,  NEAL PROBERT ,  ANDREW CHRISTENSEN ,  JEREMY CHAMBERS

IPC: G08G1/16

CPC classification number: G08G1/164 ,  G08G1/166

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in traversing a vehicle transportation network may include determining a codeword based on host vehicle information and remote vehicle information, and wherein the codeword indicates whether an expected path for the remote vehicle and an expected path for the host vehicle are convergent, and traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in response to the codeword. Determining the codeword may include determining an orientation sector based on a geodesic between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle, determining relative position information for the host vehicle and the remote vehicle based on the orientation sector, determining relative elevation information for the host vehicle and the remote vehicle based on the remote vehicle information and the host vehicle information, and determining relative heading information for the host vehicle and the remote vehicle based on the remote vehicle information and the host vehicle information.

公开(公告)号：US20170221361A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15010791

申请日：2016-01-29

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： ROY GOUDY ,  NEAL PROBERT ,  ANDREW CHRISTENSEN ,  JEREMY CHAMBERS

IPC: G08G1/16

CPC classification number: G08G1/161

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in traversing a vehicle transportation network may include determining a stabilized codeword indicating whether an expected path for the remote vehicle and an expected path for the host vehicle are convergent based on the host vehicle information, the remote vehicle information, and a reference direction, wherein a false negative incorrectly indicating that the expected path for the remote vehicle and the expected path for the host vehicle are divergent on a condition that a difference between a remote vehicle heading angle for the remote vehicle and a reference direction is within a heading approximation offset threshold, is identified as convergent. Traversing a vehicle transportation network may include traversing a portion of the vehicle transportation network in response to the stabilized codeword.

公开(公告)号：US20170179467A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US14975896

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： NILESH DALE ,  XIAOGUANG HAO

IPC: H01M4/133 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/134

CPC classification number: H01M4/133 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/366 ,  H01M4/386 ,  H01M4/387 ,  H01M4/587 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M2004/021 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  Y02E60/122

Abstract: An active material layer for an electrode of a lithium ion battery has a first active material comprising silicon-based particles, a second active material comprising graphite and conduits between the first active material and the second active material, the conduits being a conductive material and providing area for expansion of the first active material due to lithiation while maintaining contact between the first active material and the second active material.

公开(公告)号：US20170169705A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US14969151

申请日：2015-12-15

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： ALI MORTAZAVI ,  VIKRAM KRISHNAMURTHY

IPC: G08G1/01 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/34 ,  G01C21/3492 ,  G08G1/096716 ,  G08G1/096725 ,  G08G1/096741 ,  G08G1/09675 ,  G08G1/096775 ,  G08G1/096791 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W84/005 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A method and apparatus for traffic signal timing estimation are disclosed. Traffic signal timing estimation may include a vehicle identifying transportation network information representing a vehicle transportation network including an intersection. The transportation network information may include expected traffic control device state information corresponding to the intersection, such as an artificial neural network based machine learning model trained for the intersection. The vehicle may identify a route through the vehicle transportation network that includes the intersection based on the expected traffic control device state information and may control the traversal of the vehicle transportation network by the vehicle based on the expected traffic control device state information to minimize one or more operational cost metrics. Training the model may include identifying training data from input data previously generated and stored by a traffic control device controller of the intersection.

公开(公告)号：US09669713B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14197285

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Bhargav Sura ,  Randall Johnson ,  Quan Cat ,  Nelson Phan ,  Sonia Rief

IPC: B60L1/00 ,  B60L3/00 ,  H02G3/00 ,  H02S40/38 ,  H02S20/30 ,  B60L8/00 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H02K7/18

CPC classification number: B60L1/20 ,  B60L1/006 ,  B60L8/00 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H02K7/18 ,  H02S20/30 ,  H02S40/38 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02T10/641 ,  Y02T10/7083 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: An auxiliary power pack for a vehicle includes an energy harvesting system for converting energy from an ambient environment into electrical power, a storage device in communication with the energy harvesting device for storing energy in response to the electrical power, and an output interface in communication with the storage device for supplying the stored energy to an electronic device. The power pack further includes a portable housing for the energy harvesting system, the storage device and the output interface. The housing is configured for removable mounting to a vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170155153A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-01

申请号：US14954510

申请日：2015-11-30

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： NILESH DALE

IPC: H01M4/70 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/66 ,  H01M4/38 ,  H01M4/62

CPC classification number: H01M4/70 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/381 ,  H01M4/382 ,  H01M4/386 ,  H01M4/387 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M4/626 ,  H01M4/661 ,  H01M4/663 ,  H01M4/667 ,  H01M4/76 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M2004/021 ,  H01M2004/027 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  Y02E60/122 ,  Y02T10/7011

Abstract: An electrode comprises a current collector, a conductive buffer layer formed on the current collector that has at least one geometrically configured region and an active material layer formed on the conductive buffer layer. The geometrically configured conductive buffer region can expand and contract between the non-lithiated and lithiated states.

公开(公告)号：US20170125799A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-04

申请号：US14928424

申请日：2015-10-30

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： XIAOGUANG HAO ,  KENZO OSHIHARA

IPC: H01M4/36 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M4/13 ,  H01M4/62

CPC classification number: H01M4/366 ,  H01M4/134 ,  H01M4/624 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M4/626 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  Y02E60/122

Abstract: Electrodes having at least one current correcting layer between the current collector and the separator drive electron flow in a direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane. Such an electrode includes a current collector, a first active material layer coated on the current collector, a first current correcting layer on the first active material layer opposite the current collector and a second active material layer on the first current correcting layer opposite the first active material layer. The first current correcting layer is a highly conductive, porous material that is not electrochemically active, the first current correcting layer being uniformly formed along an X-Y plane of the electrode.

公开(公告)号：US09630511B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14197755

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Kazuyuki Higashi

IPC: G05D3/12 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/46 ,  H02J13/00 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: B60L11/18 ,  B60L11/1838 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H02J3/46 ,  H02J7/0013 ,  H02J13/0006 ,  Y02E60/721 ,  Y02E60/722 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7055 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163 ,  Y04S10/126 ,  Y04S10/14

Abstract: A vehicle-to-grid system connected to a power grid includes a first vehicle group of one or more vehicles connected to the power grid, a second vehicle group of one or more vehicles connected to the power grid, and a vehicle-to-grid controller. The vehicle-to-grid controller causes each vehicle from the second vehicle group to supply electrical power to the power grid at a nominal frequency and at an adjusted amplitude, and causes each vehicle from the first vehicle group to supply electrical power to the power grid at an adjusted frequency that is different than the nominal frequency and at a nominal amplitude that is different than the adjusted amplitude.

公开(公告)号：US09616742B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14928822

申请日：2015-10-30

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Takafumi Uehara

IPC: B60K11/08 ,  B60K11/04

CPC classification number: B60K11/085 ,  B60K11/04 ,  Y02T10/88

Abstract: A vehicle grill shutter system comprising at least one grill shutter and a controller. The grill shutter is movably coupled to a vehicle at a location forward of a radiator of the vehicle. The grill shutter comprises first and second portions. The first portion has a first surface and includes a first material having a first porosity, and the second portion has a second surface and includes a second material having a second porosity which is less porous than the first porosity. The controller is configured to operate the grill shutter, in response to a detected vehicle condition pertaining to the vehicle, to move between a first position at which the first surface is oriented transverse to a flow direction of air entering a grill of the vehicle toward the radiator and a second position at which the second surface is oriented transverse to the flow direction.