Vehicle including an aerodynamic system configured to selectively vary an aerodynamic force acting on the vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US09849924B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-26

    申请号:US14960612

    申请日:2015-12-07

    CPC classification number: B62D37/02 B62D35/005 B62D35/007 B62D35/02 G05D3/00

    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body, an aerodynamic element, a movement mechanism, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. The body is located along a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The aerodynamic element intersects ambient airflow, which generates an aerodynamic force. The movement mechanism moves the aerodynamic element, relative to the body, along the longitudinal and lateral axes. The sensors collectively generate input signals corresponding to an operating condition of the vehicle. The controller determines a current position of the movement mechanism, corresponding to a current location of the aerodynamic element on the axes and determines a desired position of the movement mechanism, corresponding to a desired location of the aerodynamic element on the axes. The controller transmits a movement signal to the movement mechanism to change position from the current position to the desired position, such that the aerodynamic element moves from the current location to the desired location.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERSECTION MANEUVERING BY VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20220314999A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17218251

    申请日:2021-03-31

    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, method includes: receiving, via one or more sensing devices, sensor data relating to an environment associated with the vehicle; determining, by a processor, at least one of a type of an intersection, a type of a traffic control device, and a signal of the traffic control device associated with an upcoming intersection based on at least one of the sensor data and map data; defining, by the processor, a first zone and a second zone of the upcoming intersection based on the at least one of the type of the intersection, the type of the traffic control device, and the signal of the traffic control device associated with an upcoming intersection; determining, by the processor, a current zone of the vehicle based on the first zone and the second zone and a position of the vehicle; and selectively controlling, by the processor, lateral movement and longitudinal movement of the vehicle based on a control method that evaluates the current zone, operator instructions, and autonomous control instructions when controlling the vehicle.

    Vehicle with power swinging door and position-based torque compensation method

    公开(公告)号:US10443289B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15634758

    申请日:2017-06-27

    Abstract: A system controls opening/closing of a power swinging door, e.g., in a vehicle, and includes a rotary actuator, position sensor, and controller. In a controller-executed method, the actuator applies torque to the door in response to control signals. The controller uses a measured raw angular position from the sensor to determine wind- or grade-based external forces acting on the door during opening or closing, and adjusts the actuator torque in response to the external forces. The sensor may be a rotary encoder, with the actuator being an electric motor. Lookup tables contain data relating oscillation to the external forces. The controller may induce door oscillation and to relate oscillation decay to the external forces. An obstacle-based current threshold may be adjusted in response to the external forces.

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