Brake system for a vehicle
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11807202B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17271185

    申请日:2019-08-29

    IPC分类号: B60T13/68 B60T13/66 B60T17/22

    摘要: A brake system (BS) includes first/second electric-power-supply-units (EPSU), and an electronic-brake-control-unit (EBCU) connected to the first EPSU. The BS includes a first axle-pressure-modulator (APM) for service-brake-chambers for a first vehicle-axle (VA). The first APM is connected to the EBCU. The BS includes a second APM for spring-brake-cylinders for a second VA. The second APM is connected to the EBCU. The BS includes a redundant-brake-pedal-sensor (BPS) connected to the EBCU. The BS includes first/second pressure-modulators (PM), which are connected to the second EPSU and redundant BPS. The first/second PMs are respectively fluidically connected to the first/second APMs. The redundant-BPS issues a first control-signal (CS) for the EBCU and a second CS for controlling the first/second PMs. The first PM commands pneumatic-control-pressure for the first APM depending on the second CS from the redundant-BPS. The second PM commands pneumatic-control-pressure for the second APM depending on the second CS from the redundant-BPS.

    SENSOR ARRAY FOR AN AUTONOMOUSLY OPERATED UTILITY VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SURROUND-VIEW IMAGE ACQUISITION

    公开(公告)号:US20210325897A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17365471

    申请日:2021-07-01

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 B60R1/00 G01S13/931

    摘要: A sensor apparatus for an autonomously operated commercial vehicle to allow panoramic capture of surroundings of the commercial vehicle, including: radar units mountable in front corner areas of the vehicle; downwardly directed cameras having a fisheye objective, mountable on front upper corner areas of the vehicle; at least one rearwardly directed sensor mounted on a section of the vehicle to allow rearward image capture; and an evaluation module to evaluate image data from the radar units, the downwardly directed cameras and the at least one rearwardly directed sensor to achieve the panoramic capture of the surroundings of the vehicle; in which the radar units and the at least one rearwardly directed sensor capture all points in a surrounding area of the vehicle, and wherein the downwardly directed cameras capture all points in the surrounding area of the vehicle. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, method and computer readable medium.

    Sensor array for an autonomously operated utility vehicle and method for surround-view image acquisition

    公开(公告)号:US11086333B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16329290

    申请日:2017-08-16

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 B60R1/00 G01S13/931

    摘要: A sensor apparatus for an autonomously operated commercial vehicle to allow panoramic capture of surroundings of the commercial vehicle, including: radar units mountable in front corner areas of the vehicle; downwardly directed cameras having a fisheye objective, mountable on front upper corner areas of the vehicle; at least one rearwardly directed sensor mounted on a section of the vehicle to allow rearward image capture; and an evaluation module to evaluate image data from the radar units, the downwardly directed cameras and the at least one rearwardly directed sensor to achieve the panoramic capture of the surroundings of the vehicle; in which the radar units and the at least one rearwardly directed sensor capture all points in a surrounding area of the vehicle, and wherein the downwardly directed cameras capture all points in the surrounding area of the vehicle. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, method and computer readable medium.

    System and method for controlling utility vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10818182B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16329936

    申请日:2017-08-14

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G08G1/16

    摘要: A system for controlling a commercial vehicle in a restricted area, including: an information acquisition module to acquire information from a database about the restricted area, wherein the commercial vehicle includes a sensor unit to detect objects in surroundings of the commercial vehicle, and wherein the acquired information includes cartographic data for objects in the restricted area; a detection module to detect at least one object in the surroundings of the vehicle using the sensor unit of the commercial vehicle; an identification module to identify the at least one detected object in the cartographic data; and a movement module to allow autonomous movement of the commercial vehicle in the restricted area based on the identified objects. Also described are a related commercial vehicle, a method and a computer readable medium.

    System and method for operating utility vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US11300969B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US16329955

    申请日:2017-08-14

    IPC分类号: G05D1/02 G08G1/14 G08G1/16

    摘要: A system for operating a driverless utility vehicle in a restricted area, including: a transfer module for transferring control of the utility vehicle at an entrance: from the driver of the utility vehicle to the system, and at an exit: from the system to the driver of the utility vehicle, wherein the restricted area has the entrance, the exit and a predetermined target point; a movement module for autonomously moving the utility vehicle from the entrance to the predetermined target point and from the predetermined target point to the exit; and a performance module for autonomously performing an action on the utility vehicle while the utility vehicle is situated at the predetermined target point, so as to change a state of the utility vehicle by the action. Also described are a related management system, a method, and a computer readable medium.

    System and method for transfer of a utility vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11036224B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16330117

    申请日:2017-08-14

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 B60W30/00 G08G1/00

    摘要: A system for transferring a utility vehicle between a driver and a management system in order to autonomously operate the utility vehicle in a restricted area, including: a vehicle interface to allow the driver to request the transfer of the utility vehicle; a safety module to establish a safe state of the utility vehicle; and a control module to transfer the vehicle between the driver and the management system if the driver has requested the transfer and the safety module has established the safe state. Also described are a related utility vehicle, a management system, a method, and a computer readable medium.

    System for driverless operation of utility vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10994709B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-04

    申请号:US16329556

    申请日:2017-08-16

    摘要: A system for providing driverless operation of a utility vehicle in a limited area, including: a control module to output a valid autonomous control signal to an electropneumatic parking brake system and to control the utility vehicle in a driverless manner, wherein the utility vehicle allows an autonomous operating mode and includes the electropneumatic parking brake system which is configured to release the parking brake system when the valid autonomous control signal is present and to initiate automatic emergency braking when no valid autonomous control signal is applied; and a transfer module to transfer control of the utility vehicle from the driver to the control module. Also described are a related method and computer readable medium.