Patent classifications
B60L7/00
A BOGIE AND A VEHICLE WITH SUCH BOGIE
An aspect provides a bogie for a vehicle, including: a bogie support frame including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being mountable to the vehicle body; a suspension system connecting the first portion and second portion; at least one wheelset mounted on the second portion, each wheelset including two or more wheels mounted on a wheel axle; and an actuator for providing torque to the two or more wheels, wherein upon the first portion of the bogie support frame the actuator. The bogie allowing independent operation in terms of movement as well as positioning and collision avoidance with sensors for macro positioning such as GPS, micro positioning such as by LIDAR and for dynamic anti-collision monitoring such as RADAR. i
Running pattern creation device and driving control method that uses running pattern creation device
A running pattern creation device includes: a coordinate system that is formed of a positional coordinate axis and a vehicle velocity axis; a stopping avoidance zone position holding unit 1 configured to hold positional information on a stopping avoidance zone of a vehicle 8; a vehicle condition holding unit 2 configured to hold at least information on respective accelerations at an acceleration time, a deceleration time and a coasting time with respect to specification of the vehicle 8; a braking pattern creation unit 3 configured to create a braking pattern that is a pattern for stopping the vehicle 8 at a position other than the stopping avoidance zone using the positional information and information on acceleration at the deceleration time; a coasting pattern creation unit 4 configured to create a coasting pattern that is a pattern for stopping the vehicle 8 at a position other than the stopping avoidance zone using the positional information and the information on acceleration at the coasting time; an object region decision unit 5 configured to decide an object region 5 that is a region surrounded by the positional coordinate, the braking pattern and the coasting pattern; and a scheduled running pattern creation unit 6 configured to create a scheduled running pattern that is a running pattern avoiding the object region 5 and can be expressed by the coordinate system.
Vehicle and power supply system of vehicle
A vehicle includes an ADK that creates a driving plan, a VP that carries out vehicle control in accordance with various commands from the ADK, and a vehicle control interface that interfaces between the VP and the ADK. A power supply structure for the ADK is provided independently of a power supply structure for the VP.
Vehicle and power supply system of vehicle
A vehicle includes an ADK that creates a driving plan, a VP that carries out vehicle control in accordance with various commands from the ADK, and a vehicle control interface that interfaces between the VP and the ADK. A power supply structure for the ADK is provided independently of a power supply structure for the VP.
Mode selection of an electrically motorized vehicle
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. A control system for the device of the electrically motorized wheel can include an application module operable to execute a control algorithm that manages operation of the device and a boot loader module in communication with the application module, the boot loader module operable to update the application module in response to a validity of the application module.
Mode selection of an electrically motorized vehicle
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. A control system for the device of the electrically motorized wheel can include an application module operable to execute a control algorithm that manages operation of the device and a boot loader module in communication with the application module, the boot loader module operable to update the application module in response to a validity of the application module.
Brake
A brake for machine and method of using the brake is disclosed. The brake may comprise first and second brake linings configured to be frictionally engageable with a rail, a first biasing member configured to urge the first brake lining to engage the rail, and a first actuator configured to move the first brake lining (38) to disengage the rail when the first actuator is energized. The brake may be configured to be mounted on a machine, floor or the like.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAILSAFE IN ELECTRIC CORNER MODULE SYSTEM
Provided are an apparatus and a method for failsafe of an electric corner module (ECM) system. The fail-safe apparatus of an ECM system includes a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure of a brake booster of a vehicle, a pedal stroke sensor configured to sense an angle of a brake pedal of the vehicle, a motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, a pedal displacement calculator configured to calculate a displacement of the brake pedal when the pressure of the brake booster sensed by the pressure sensor is less than a reference pressure, and a reverse torque calculator configured to calculate a reverse torque for driving the motor to provide a braking force to the wheel on the basis of the displacement of the brake pedal and a maximum torque according to a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor.
Reliable electric brake for a synchronous engine
A method for controlling a braking torque of a drive system and for braking a vehicle includes in a first state connecting phase connections of a synchronous machine to one another by a changeover apparatus and short circuiting the phase connections such that a first braking torque develops at the synchronous machine. In a second state the phase connections are connected to one another by the changeover apparatus and to a resistance, such that a second braking torque develops at the synchronous machine. The changeover apparatus periodically switches between the first and second states at a switching frequency of 10 Hz or higher to produce a pre-settable braking torque at the synchronous machine, with the changeover between the first state and the second state being controlled by a timing element in an unregulated manner.
Systems, methods and devices for traversing elevation changes using electrically motorized vehicles
A system, method, and device for operations of an electrically motorized vehicle. The vehicle can utilize an electrically motorized wheel to convert a non-motorized wheeled vehicle to an electrically motorized wheeled vehicle. One method for controlling the device for an electrically motorized wheel includes controlling an amount of assistance from the device of the electrically motorized wheel while travelling uphill to result in a user input requirement about equivalent to that required to propel the vehicle on a level surface.