VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHT ACTIVE FOCUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220346207A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17239828

    申请日:2021-04-26

    摘要: A plurality of light sources are mounted in a vehicular passenger cabin. Each light source illuminates a respective illumination zone with a midpoint. Each light source is configured to illuminate at a plurality of brightness levels up to a full brightness. A gaze tracker monitors an occupant cabin to detect a gaze point. A controller responds to an illumination request from the occupant to actuate at least two light sources to illuminate the passenger cabin at the gaze point. The controller uses the gaze point to select a respective brightness level for each light source based on a proximity of the gaze point to respective midpoints of the illumination zones. At least a first one of the actuated light sources with a midpoint closer to the gaze point provides a higher brightness level than a second one of the actuated light sources with a midpoint farther from the gaze point.

    Operation assistance system for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US12054195B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-06

    申请号:US17385314

    申请日:2021-07-26

    IPC分类号: B62D15/02

    CPC分类号: B62D15/0265

    摘要: An operation assistance system for a first vehicle that is connected to a second vehicle that propels the connected first and second vehicles includes: a sensor system of the first vehicle that detects a feature in an operating environment of at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle; and a controller that is in communication with the sensor system and that prompts a power assist steering system of the first vehicle to execute a steering command based on the sensor system detecting the feature.

    ICE AND SNOW WARNING AND REMOVAL FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20240109515A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US17959437

    申请日:2022-10-04

    IPC分类号: B60S1/02 B60S1/56

    CPC分类号: B60S1/026 B60S1/56

    摘要: A snow and ice vehicle accumulation determination and removal system for an electrified vehicle uses weight/load estimation methods based on vehicle sensors and user input to determine if the vehicle has accumulated a significant amount of snow/ice that could negatively affect the vehicle range. When a weight variation exists above a predetermined threshold which can be accounted for only as being due to snow and ice, then the invention may (1) warn the driver of reduced range and the reason for it, (2) perform drivetrain and/or cabin heating that may contribute to melting of the snow and ice (e.g., automatically adjusting powertrain performance to generate increase heat, such as running at a higher RPM), and/or (3) instruct the driver to proceed to an environment which can warm the vehicle (such as a facility equipped with a hot water spraying device).