A vehicle is provided that comprises two or more radio frequency (RF) antennas and two or more RF transceivers to communicate wirelessly sensitive information associated with a user of the vehicle (the two or more RF antennas being at different physical locations on an exterior of the vehicle). The vehicle determines which one of the two or more RF antennas is receiving a strongest signal from a common signal source, selects a first RF transceiver associated with the RF antenna with the strongest signal to send the sensitive information associated with the user to the common signal source, and sends the sensitive information associated with the user to the first RF transceiver for transmission to the common signal source.

A clutch arrangement for between an engine and a propeller of a drivetrain of a roadable aircraft. The arrangement includes an engine shaft, a propeller shaft, a stationary clutch arrangement housing, and an engagement member which is rotationally locked to and axially slidable relative to propeller shaft. The engagement member includes a first engagement structure for engaging a corresponding engagement structure associated with the engine shaft for setting the clutch arrangement in a propeller propulsion mode, in which rotational propulsion torque is transmitted from the engine shaft to the propeller shaft via the engagement member. The engagement member further includes a second engagement structure for engaging a corresponding engagement structure associated with the clutch arrangement housing for setting the clutch arrangement in a propeller locked mode, in which the propeller shaft is rotationally locked to the clutch arrangement housing by means of the engagement member.

An assembly includes a movable door assembly and a heating element. The movable door assembly is configured to be disposed on an exterior of a vehicle. The heating element is coupled to the movable door assembly, and is configured to receive energy from a battery disposed on the vehicle and to heat at least a portion of the movable door assembly.

Methods and systems are provided for selectively engaging an electric machine to an electric axle of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include engaging or disengaging the electric machine to a differential of the electric-axle by adjusting pressure in a piston coupled to an axle shaft of the electric-axle via a disconnect clutch.

A system and method for locking a charging port to charge an electric vehicle that includes determining that the electric vehicle is located within a predetermined distance of a charging station and determining when the charging port of an electric vehicle supply equipment of the charging station is attached to the electric vehicle to actively charge the electric vehicle. The system and method also include determining if the charging station accesses a parking citation associated with parking of the electric vehicle if the electric vehicle is not attached to the charging port. The system and method additionally include locking the charging port to the electric vehicle to disallow decoupling of the charging port from the electric vehicle by an unauthorized individual to avoid the parking citation.

Hybrid power train (1) with a low-voltage motor-generator (2), in particular with a 48V motor-generator (2), comprising: an internal combustion engine (3); a clutch (4) operatively connected to the internal combustion engine (3); a drive shaft (5) which at a first end portion is operatively connected to the clutch (4), and which at a second end portion is operatively connected to a gearbox; a low-voltage motor-generator (2) operatively connected to the drive shaft (5); an inverter unit (7) operatively connected to the low-voltage motor-generator (2); an electronic control unit (8); an electric power source (9) operatively connected to the inverter unit (7); wherein the low-voltage motor-generator (2) is arranged in a concentric manner around the drive shaft (5) in such a way as to form a driving connection between a rotor of the low-voltage motor-generator (2) and the drive shaft (5); wherein the low-voltage motor-generator (2), the inverter unit (7) the electric power source (9), and the gearbox are arranged entirely inside a bell housing (10) of the gearbox, and wherein the electronic control unit (8) comprises a) at least one controller arranged in the bellhousing (10) and no controller arranged out of the bellhousing (10); b) two or more controllers, wherein at least one controller is arranged in the bellhousing (10) and at least one controller is arranged out of the bellhousing (10); or c) at least one controller arranged out of the bellhousing (10) and no controller arranged in the bellhousing (10).

Methods and systems for a clutch assembly in an electric drive axle of a vehicle are provided. In one example, a clutch assembly in a gear train is provided that includes a locking clutch. The locking clutch includes a gear including a plurality of teeth having at least one tooth with a tapered end, an indexing shaft rotationally connected to an output shaft, a shift collar mounted on the indexing shaft, configured to translate on the indexing shaft into an engaged and disengaged configuration, and including a plurality of teeth on a face, where at least one tooth in the plurality of teeth in the shift collar includes a tapered end, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the shift collar and the indexing shaft and configured to accommodate for indexing between the indexing shaft and the shift collar during shift collar engagement.

An electromotive drive for motor vehicle applications. In particular, the electromotive drive is part of a locking device of an electric connection device for electric or hybrid motor vehicles. For this purpose, an electric motor and a multistage transmission which is arranged downstream of the electric motor are provided as drive elements for acting on an actuating element, and a drive housing which houses drive elements is also provided. The actuating element is a locking element of the locking device for example. The drive housing is equipped with inner and/or edge-side protrusions. The protrusions have direct bearing points for individual drive elements or all of the drive elements.

A control apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle that includes (i) an engine, (ii) a first electric motor, (iii) a second electric motor, (iv) first wheels, (v) second wheels and (vi) an engagement device disposed between the engine/first electric motor and the first wheels. The engagement device establishes and cuts off transmission of a power of the engine/first electric motor to the first wheels, by connecting and disconnecting between an input rotary member and an output rotary member. During running of the vehicle in a running mode in which the engagement device is released and the vehicle is caused to run by a power of the second electric motor, it is determined whether the engagement device is being released or not, based on (a) a rotational speed difference between the input and output rotary members and (b) a rotational state of the engine or the first electric motor.

The vehicle includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, a motor generator having an output shaft, a clutch, a water pump, a coolant temperature sensor, and a controller. The clutch is located between the crankshaft and the output shaft. The water pump is configured to pump the coolant in conjunction with rotation of the crankshaft. The coolant temperature sensor is configured to detect a coolant temperature of the internal combustion engine. The clutch is switchable between an engaged state and a disengaged state. The controller includes processing circuitry. When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the processing circuitry is capable of executing an engine stopping process of bringing the clutch into the disengaged state and stopping operation of the internal combustion engine. The predetermined condition includes that the coolant temperature detected by the coolant temperature sensor is equal to or lower than a first temperature.