System and Method for Optical Detection of Driver Tampering of a Camera in a Vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US20240338926A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18130759

    申请日:2023-04-04

    发明人: Justin R. Miller

    IPC分类号: G06V10/75 B60R11/04

    CPC分类号: G06V10/751 B60R11/04

    摘要: A system and method are provided for optical detection of driver tampering of a camera in a vehicle. In one embodiment, an indication is provided that the camera is in a potentially-blocked state. In response, a determination is made regarding whether the driver tampered with the camera (e.g., using pixel comparison or by determining that the camera is in the potentially-blocked state on a plurality of occasions over a period of time). In response to determining that the driver tampered with the camera, the driver can be reported and/or a change can be made to the operation of the vehicle. Other embodiments are provided.

    System and Method for Power Line Communications Over a Standard Tractor-Trailer Electrical Connection

    公开(公告)号:US20240305333A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18179063

    申请日:2023-03-06

    发明人: William R. Plow

    IPC分类号: H04B3/54 H01R13/02

    摘要: A system for transmitting and receiving communications formed using different communication protocols between members of a tractor-trailer over an SAE J560 standard electrical connection includes one or more communication hubs. Each hub includes one or more power converters, one more power line communication codec and a controller. The controller establishes one or more communication networks between members of the tractor-trailer over different pairs of conductors in the electrical connection and controls the power converters to covert power signals transmitted over the networks between direct current waveforms and alternating current waveforms. The controller controls the codecs to transmit communications over the communication networks by encoding and decoding communications over the alternating current waveforms thereby allowing the transfer of communications having different communication protocols between members of the tractor-trailer.

    Target Identification System and Method for Vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US20240262347A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18164861

    申请日:2023-02-06

    发明人: Justin R. Miller

    摘要: A vehicle system for a host vehicle includes a braking controller for implementing service braking on a host vehicle in response to a brake request message and a lane keep assist controller for transmitting a message indicative of the host vehicle departing from an identified lane of travel of a roadway and transmitting a message for maintaining the host vehicle in the identified lane of travel. The system also includes an automatic emergency braking controller for detecting a first vehicle in front of the host vehicle and tracking the first vehicle as a primary target. The automatic emergency braking controller discontinues tracking the first vehicle as the primary target in order to suppress alerts in response to the lane keep assist controller being active and the first vehicle traveling in a different lane of the roadway than the identified lane of travel of the host vehicle.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION FROM VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240203169A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18082336

    申请日:2022-12-15

    IPC分类号: G07C5/00 G07C5/08

    摘要: The present disclosure is directed to system and methods for controlling data transmission from vehicles to external servers. In one form, a processor of a system is configured to identify a potential abnormality within data of a data transmission from a vehicle to an external server; adjust the data transmission after identifying the potential abnormality; transmit a first indicator from the vehicle to the server that is configured to indicate at least one of the potential abnormality or an adjustment of the data transmission; receive a second indicator from the server that is configured to indicate how to adjust the data transmission; and adjust or maintain, based on the second indicator, the data transmission.

    System and Method for Preventing Vehicle Roll-Away

    公开(公告)号:US20240092323A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US17942220

    申请日:2022-09-12

    IPC分类号: B60T8/32 B60T8/17 B60T8/172

    摘要: A system for braking a vehicle includes an operator interface that transmits a brake command signal when actuated by a vehicle operator. When the interface is not actuated and does not transmit the signal, a controller receives signals indicative of whether the vehicle is in an active or inactive state from two different sources and determines that the vehicle is in the inactive state if both of the signals indicate the vehicle is in the inactive state. The controller receives another signal indicative of a speed of the vehicle and determines whether the speed of the vehicle meets a predetermined condition relative to a predetermined speed of the vehicle. The controller generates a control signal to apply a wheel parking brake on the vehicle after determining that the vehicle is the inactive state and determining that the speed of the vehicle meets the predetermined condition relative to the predetermined speed.

    Shared Reservoir for Service Brake Circuits
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240067147A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US17899129

    申请日:2022-08-30

    发明人: David W. Howell

    IPC分类号: B60T11/32 B60T17/02 B60T17/18

    摘要: When a leak occurs in one service circuit of a multi-circuit braking system, the leak can prevent replenishing the non-leaking service reservoir. To address this problem, a shared backup reservoir can be used to replenish the non-leaking service reservoir. A valve can be used to allow flow from the backup reservoir to whichever service reservoir is under higher pressure, as low pressure would indicate a leak. Additional valve(s) can be used to impede flow from the service reservoirs to the backup reservoir to prevent the service reservoirs from being drained if the backup reservoir is subject to a leak.