Natural active vehicle suspension assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11945272B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17940304

    申请日:2022-09-08

    发明人: Larry Dean Elie

    IPC分类号: B60G17/016 B60B21/00 B60K7/00

    摘要: A vehicle suspension system may include a vehicle chassis, a centerless wheel which may include a wheel rim and a tire, and a natural active suspension assembly which may operably couple the centerless wheel to the vehicle chassis via the wheel rim. The natural active suspension assembly may support the vehicle chassis at a substantially constant distance away from a ground plane by generating reactive torque to counteract displacement of the centerless wheel normal to the ground plane by moving a support location between the natural active suspension assembly and the wheel rim.

    Hybrid vehicle
    66.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10857870B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16216540

    申请日:2018-12-11

    IPC分类号: B60K6/26 H02K7/00 B60L50/61

    摘要: A vehicle includes an electric machine, an engine, and stator. The electric machine has a magnetic armature and an electromagnetic armature. The electromagnetic armature is secured to a wheel and has an electrical circuit that includes primary and secondary coils. The engine is configured to rotate the magnetic armature to induce current in the circuit via the primary coils. The stator has tertiary coils that are configured to transfer power to the electromagnetic armature via the secondary coils to drive the wheel.

    Systems and methods for efficient automatic vehicle washing

    公开(公告)号:US10173647B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15079619

    申请日:2016-03-24

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for automatically cleaning the exterior surfaces of a vehicle. The systems can include a motorized robot, cleaning element, and camera all communicatively linked to a processor. The processor can receive CAD information regarding the shape and size of the exterior surfaces of the vehicle to be cleaned along with information regarding the position of the motorized robot on the vehicle. The processor can then determine an efficient path for the motorized robot to travel across the vehicle surfaces. Along the course of its travel, the motorized robot can employ the cleaning element to remove dirt or other debris from the vehicle surface.