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Lidar Resonator with Dynamic Force Equilibrium
14 Dec 23
A LiDAR resonator with dynamic force equilibrium that includes a spring fork mechanism having a first tine and a second tine with the same stiffness as the first tine, wherein the spring fork mechanism is configured to resonate at a resonant frequency, an optical module, mounted to the first tine, for transmitting a light pulse and receiving a reflection of the light pulse, a voice coil, also mounted to the first tine, for generating an alternating magnetic field at the resonant frequency, a counterweight, mounted to the second tine, having a mass and CG equal to a mass and CG of the combined optical module and the voice coil, and a signal source for coupling an alternating current signal at the resonant frequency to the voice coil such that the voice coil is operative to generate an alternating magnetic force at the resonant frequency between the voice coil and the counterweight.
Qijun Zhang, Mark A. Stebbins, Srinivasa Rao Molleti
Filed: 10 Jun 22
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Wheel Housing Strakes for a Vehicle
14 Dec 23
A wheel housing for a vehicle includes an axially facing surface, a curvilinear surface extending outwardly from the axially facing surface, and a plurality of strakes protruding outwardly from one of the axially facing surface and the curvilinear surface.
Lucas Mozelli Padial, Danilo Alcantara de Oliveira
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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System and Method for Dynamic Dimensioning of Vehicle and Trailer from Shadow Profiling
14 Dec 23
A dimension calculation system in a host vehicle for dynamically calculating a vehicle dimension using solar shadow information is disclosed.
Utkarsh Saini, Steffen P. Lindenthal, Sai Vishnu Aluru, Sravan Daruri, Norman J. Weigert, Fred W. Huntzicker
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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High Voltage Switching for an Electric Vehicle
14 Dec 23
Examples described herein provide a method that includes determining whether a vehicle is operating in a first high voltage mode or a second high voltage mode.
Dongxu Li, Lei Hao, Chunhao J. Lee, Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Junfeng Zhao
Filed: 14 Jun 22
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System Including a Thermo-structural Spacer for Air Inlet and Compressor Interface
14 Dec 23
A thermo-structural spacer is provided.
Abhishek Kumar Sahu, Saurabh Kumar Verma, Ronald Miller
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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System and Method for Occlusion Reconstruction In Surround Views Using Temporal Information
14 Dec 23
A system for occlusion reconstruction in surround views using temporal information is provided.
Yehonatan Mandel, Michael Slutsky
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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Composite Materials Systems for Battery Housings and Covers Having Improved Thermal Performance
14 Dec 23
The present disclosure provides a composite material housing for a battery pack for reducing or minimizing thermal runaway propagation.
Venkateshwar R. AITHARAJU, Xiaosong HUANG
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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Solar Charging Using Adjustable Secondary Battery
14 Dec 23
A solar energy charging system of a vehicle includes a dynamically adjustable battery (DAB) configured to be connected to a solar energy conversion device and charged by the solar energy conversion device.
Taeyoung Han, Jun-mo Kang, Shyh-yeu Jao, Susan Carol Ellis, Valerie Sue Malaney
Filed: 14 Jun 22
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Lithium-ion Battery Including Anode-free Cells
14 Dec 23
A hybridized lithium-ion battery that includes one or more positive electrode assemblies is provided.
Yong LU, Zhe LI, Meiyuan WU, Haijing LIU
Filed: 2 Aug 22
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Method and Apparatus for Electric Motor Control
14 Dec 23
A method and apparatus for electric motor control includes a model predictive controller operating in a d-q reference frame to provide d-q reference frame voltage command signals that counteract a magnetic cross coupling within the motor.
Yue-Yun Wang, Lei Hao, Ruixing Long, Bojian Cao
Filed: 26 May 22
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Battery Cell Enclosure with Anti-gravity Electrolyte Distribution
14 Dec 23
A battery cell includes an anode, a cathode, a liquid electrolyte, and a battery cell case.
Jing Gao, Brian J. Koch, Yanyan Zhang, Zhe Li, Daniel J. Wilson, Xingcheng Xiao
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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Fingerproof Terminal Arrangement for High-voltage Applications
14 Dec 23
A terminal arrangement for high-voltage batteries is disclosed.
Mitchell Stojanovski
Filed: 9 Jun 22
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Method and System for Charging a Lithium Metal Battery
14 Dec 23
The concepts herein provide a method and associated system for charging a battery, such as a vehicle battery that is part of a propulsion system.
Jing Gao, Brian J. Koch
Filed: 18 May 22
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Rechargable Energy Storage System Balancing
14 Dec 23
A method and apparatus for electrical energy transfer between a pair of series connected batteries coupled between positive and negative DC rails of a power inverter operatively connected to a plurality of stator phase windings of a stator winding of a motor may include coupling a midpoint of the pair of series connected batteries to the stator winding of the motor, and controlling the power inverter to operate the power inverter and the stator winding as a switched-mode power converter to charge at least one of the stator phase windings from one of the pair of series connected batteries and to discharge the at least one of the stator phase windings to the other of the pair of series connected batteries.
Mohamed Kamel, Muhammad Hussain Alvi, Alireza Fatemi, Chandra S. Namuduri, Rashmi Prasad
Filed: 14 Jun 22
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Method to Extend Operational Domain Using Pre-downloads of Tiles for Non- or Low Cellular Signal Area
14 Dec 23
In exemplary embodiments, methods and systems are provided for downloading of geographic information.
Gabriel Tayoung Choi, Anthony W. Cullen, Morgan Douglas Dykshorn, Nolan Foster, Matthew Robert Wallace
Filed: 8 Jun 22
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Adaptive Filters In Vehicle Power Line Communication
14 Dec 23
A power line communication (PLC) system in a vehicle includes one or more networks with one or more sub-networks of nodes interconnected by power lines that deliver direct current (DC) to the nodes.
Shlomo Malka, Ayelet Aharon, Igal Kotzer
Filed: 18 May 22
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Smart Vehicle Systems and Control Logic for Battery Thermal Event Detection and Situational Severity Assessment
14 Dec 23
Presented are smart vehicle systems and control logic for battery thermal event detection and severity assessment, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems.
Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres, Russell A. Patenaude, Eric T. Hosey, Matthew Neely
Filed: 14 Jun 22
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Composite Panel Including a Tailored Composite Core Via Additive Manufacturing
14 Dec 23
A composite panel comprises a first skin and a second skin.
Ryan GERGELY, Gary Alan LATHAM, Andrew Thomas CUNNINGHAM, David A. OKONSKI
Filed: 9 Jun 22
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System and Method of Making a Cast Steel Alloy Crankshaft Having Low Porosity
14 Dec 23
Systems and methods of making a cast steel alloy crankshaft for an internal combustion engine are provided.
Liang Wang, Qigui Wang, Jianghuai Yang, Kiran Mistry, Oliver Patrick Jordan
Filed: 14 Jun 22
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Optimal Pull Over Planning Upon Emergency Vehicle Siren Detection
14 Dec 23
Methods and systems are provided that include: obtaining sensor data pertaining to a roadway in which a host vehicle and an emergency vehicle are both travelling; generating, using map data pertaining to the roadway, a grid of a plurality of potential cells along the roadway for the host vehicle to pull over to yield right of way to the emergency vehicle; prioritizing, via a processor of the host vehicle, the plurality of potential cells based on a plurality of different criteria as to conditions of the host vehicle and the roadway; selecting, via the processor, one of the plurality of potential cells as an optimal pull over location for the host vehicle along the roadway, based on the prioritizing of the plurality of cells; and taking a vehicle action for the host vehicle, in accordance with instructions provided by the processor, with respect to the optimal pull over location.
Negin Lashkari, Tooba Ahmad Sheikh, Thiago Campos Gondim Martins Coelho
Filed: 10 Jun 22