A method of manufacturing a modular vehicle subassembly (MVS) includes assembling a propulsion system onto a vehicle frame, assembling a suspension system onto the vehicle frame, assembling a steering system and braking system onto the vehicle frame, assembling an electrical distribution system onto the vehicle frame, and integrating an onboard controller with the propulsion system, the steering system, and the braking system. The onboard controller is configured to command the propulsion system, the steering system, and the braking system such that the MVS is operable to move untethered through a top hat assembly line during assembly of a top hat on the MVS.

A vehicle assembly system includes a vehicle chassis of a vehicle; at least one object sensor mounted to the vehicle chassis, where the at least one object sensor generates sensor data based on at least one detected object; a vehicle controller mounted to the vehicle chassis and configured to receive the sensor data from the at least one object sensor, where, during assembly, the vehicle controller is configured with production control software that enables the vehicle controller to generate production object data from the sensor data, monitor for a safety event based on the production object data, and generate a safety event signal in response to detecting the safety event; and a safety controller configured to receive the safety event signal from the vehicle controller and alter a movement of a surveilled machine corresponding to the safety event.

A saddle-riding electric vehicle includes a battery pack mounted to a vehicle body. The vehicle body can run in a state where the battery pack is removed from the vehicle body. The battery pack includes: a casing; removably mounted to the vehicle body; a battery accommodated in the casing; a running-phase power feeding connector provided on the casing and electrically connectable to a vehicle-body-side power feeding connector in a state where the casing is mounted to the vehicle body; an in-storage charging connector provided on the casing, disposed at a position different from that of the running-phase power feeding connector, and electrically connectable to an external power supply; and a battery monitoring unit accommodated in the casing and configured to monitor a state of the battery.

Provided are a system and method for measuring a vehicle gap or step, where a vehicle body to which a hood, a door, and a trunk lid are assembled is seated on a carrier and moved along transfer lines. The system may be installed over the transfer lines and may include one or more door regulating units attached between the vehicle body and the door, upper rails in both sides above a workplace corresponding to the transfer lines, a moving frame movable below the upper rails, a forward/backward moving unit above the moving frame, a horizontal moving unit to move installation frames, a vertical moving unit in the installation frames to reciprocally move a sliding plate upwardly and downwardly, a measurement module movable and rotatable to measure the gap or the step, and an electronic tag on a roof of the vehicle body.

Some embodiments are directed to an indicator assembly for indicating an orientation between a vehicle seat back and a seat bottom. The indicator assembly can include an outer plate assembly that is configured to be supported by the seat bottom, and a movable plate that is movably supported by the outer plate assembly. A biasing device can apply a biasing force to bias the movable plate toward the seat back when the outer plate assembly is supported by the seat bottom to thereby define a projecting portion of the movable plate. The biasing device can enable the movable plate to move upon application of a force to the projecting portion that is greater than the biasing force. An indicator can indicate a relative orientation between the seat back and the seat bottom based on the amount of movement of the movable plate.

Provided are a system and method for measuring a vehicle gap or step, where a vehicle body to which a hood, a door, and a trunk lid are assembled is seated on a carrier and moved along transfer lines. The system may be installed over the transfer lines and may include one or more door regulating units attached between the vehicle body and the door, upper rails in both sides above a workplace corresponding to the transfer lines, a moving frame movable below the upper rails, a forward/backward moving unit above the moving frame, a horizontal moving unit to move installation frames, a vertical moving unit in the installation frames to reciprocally move a sliding plate upwardly and downwardly, a measurement module movable and rotatable to measure the gap or the step, and an electronic tag on a roof of the vehicle body.

A device for measuring the geometry of a wheel axle of a motor vehicle comprising a wheel hub support for defined positioning of a wheel hub of the wheel axle. The wheel hub support comprises a wheel hub dome formed correspondingly to an outer side of the wheel hub and encompassing the wheel hub dome in a precise fit.

Embodiments relate to a seat belt reminder inspection device, which is configured to inspect whether a seat belt reminder is normally operated by pressing a car seat with B-FORM through servo control and implementing a simulation of an actual passenger sitting on the car seat and pressing the car seat. The device includes a main frame made of a structural steel pipe, a B-FORM assembly seated with a preset load on a seat, which is an inspection target that is continuously moved through a conveyor system, a moving unit connecting the B-FORM assembly to the main frame, and seating the B-FORM assembly on the seat with a preset load when the seat is moved to an inspection position, and a system control panel inspecting whether the reminder of a seat belt installed on the seat is normally output when the B-FORM assembly is seated on the seat.

An inspection system of remotely or autonomously inspecting a mobile body movable through unattended operation includes: a processor that generates and outputs a control instruction that causes the mobile body to operate; and executes an abnormality process in a case where a difference obtained by comparing at least two of physical quantities for the mobile body as a target is more than a criterion value, the physical quantities including a first physical quantity related to operation of the mobile body achieved according to the control instruction, the first physical quantity being calculated using the control instruction, a second physical quantity related to the operation, calculated using a detection result from an internal sensor mounted on the mobile body, and a third physical quantity related to the operation, calculated using a detection result from an external sensor positioned outside the mobile body.

A testing device is disclosed for testing a connection interface coupled onto an assembly line between first and second vehicle components. The testing device includes a tool configured to couple the connection interface, at least one test adapter for testing the coupling of the connection interface, and a sensor device for acquiring a force progression which acts during and/or after the coupling in the connection interface, The testing device also includes an evaluation device to evaluate the force progression.