VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE
Granted: April 10, 2025
Application Number:
20250120046
A vehicle temperature control system is configured to cause a flow regulating valve to close, when temperature of a first temperature control medium detected by a first temperature control medium temperature detector is lower than a predetermined temperature, and cause the flow regulating valve to open, when the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected by the first temperature control medium temperature detector becomes equal to or higher than the predetermined…
PREDICTING TAKEOVERS ACROSS MOBILITIES FOR FUTURE PERSONALIZED MOBILITY SERVICES
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250111459
A method for predicting takeover events across mobilities may monitor responses during takeover events in a car simulation from a plurality of participants. The method may monitor responses during takeover events in a micro-mobility simulation from the plurality of participants. The method may perform statistical analysis to find patterns and deviations between characteristics extracted from the responses during the takeover events in the car simulations and characteristics extracted…
Graph based Memory Extension for Large Language Models
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250111204
The disclosure concerns a method for generating a response to a query from a user or an agent using a vector embedding memory storing vectors and generated chunks of natural language text, and a graph-based memory storing information in the form of nodes interconnected by links. The method retrieves matching vectors from the vector embedding memory based on a semantic proximity of the stored vectors in the vector embedding memory with vectors generated based on the chunks of natural…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108836
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle, wherein the path trajectory of each device is based on current and…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108828
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108827
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…
MULTI-PROFILE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (MPQP) FOR OPTIMAL GAP SELECTION AND SPEED PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
Granted: April 3, 2025
Application Number:
20250108801
A method for generating operable driving areas for an autonomous driving vehicle based on a path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle is provided. The method may form a space time (ST) graph indicating a distance of travel along the path trajectory with respect to time of the autonomous driving vehicle and path trajectories of devices intersecting with the path trajectory of the autonomous driving vehicle. The method may segment the ST graph into cells, wherein viable cells…
METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING EGO-AGENT AND VEHICLE
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250100584
The disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for assisting an ego-agent, the method comprising: estimating a visibility area of another agent being present in an environment of the ego-agent; computing a visibility state of the other agent with regard to the ego-agent using the estimated visibility area of the other agent; estimating a collision risk between the ego-agent and the other agent using the computed visibility state of the other agent; planning a behavior of the…
BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250105394
A battery pack includes plural cells each having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal; plural battery modules in which the plural cells are laminated; a battery case in which the plural battery modules are accommodated; a water jacket disposed on the battery case or inside the battery case and configured to allow a first refrigerant to flow through the water jacket and perform heat exchange with the plural battery modules; a heat exchanger disposed on the…
METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR OF AN EGO-AGENT
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250104561
A method and system for assisting an operator of an ego-agent by communicating a risk in a future situation to the operator. A behavior planning algorithm is applied using a first value and a second value of the parameter in a cost function of the behavior planning algorithm to determine a first and second planned behavior. A current state of the ego-agent is determined to determine an actual behavior. Based on a relation of the first and second planned behavior and an actual behavior of…
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250100537
A vehicle travels in any travel mode among a plurality of travel modes including a first travel mode of stopping actuation of an internal combustion engine and traveling by an electric motor driving a drive wheel depending on power supply from a power storage device, and a second travel mode of actuating the internal combustion engine and traveling by the electric motor driving the drive wheel depending on at least the power supply from an electric generator. A processor of the vehicle…
BATTERY STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND BATTERY STATE DETERMINATION SYSTEM
Granted: March 27, 2025
Application Number:
20250100419
A method of determining the state of a battery includes acquiring measurement values of a magnetic field of the battery, which is mounted on a device, measured by a magnetometer, calculating information regarding the relative position of the magnetometer based on the measurement values of the magnetic field of the battery and reference values of the magnetic field of the battery, and determining the state of the battery based on the information regarding the relative position of the…
BOTTOM STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250091422
A bottom structure of vehicle includes a power unit housing. An upper surface of the power unit housing is formed as a floor surface. The power unit housing includes a front seal portion disposed at a front-end portion as well as a rear seal portion disposed at a rear end portion. The front seal portion and the rear seal portion are disposed at a same height in an up/down direction of vehicle.
POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250096592
A power supply device includes: a first and second main power supply lines connecting a main power supply to an electrical equipment; a first auxiliary power supply line connecting an auxiliary power supply to the first main power supply line; a second auxiliary power supply line connecting the auxiliary power supply to the second main power supply line; a first, second, third and fourth switching elements respectively provided on the first and main power supply lines and the first and…
HEAT EXCHANGER FOR STIRLING MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND STIRLING MACHINE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250093078
A heat exchanger for a Stirling machine that includes an expansion chamber and a compression chamber, the heat exchanger including: a heater; a regenerator; and a cooler, in which the heater includes a first flow channel communicating with the expansion chamber and the regenerator and configured to a working fluid to flow therethrough, and a second flow channel configured to allow a first fluid for exchanging heat with the working fluid to flow therethrough, the cooler includes a third…
HEAT EXCHANGER FOR STIRLING MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND REGENERATOR
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250092845
A heat exchanger for a Stirling machine, the Stirling machine including an expansion chamber and a compression chamber, the heat exchanger including: a heater; a regenerator; and a cooler, in which the heater, the regenerator, and the cooler are connected in series in a flow direction of a working fluid, and communicate the expansion chamber with the compression chamber, the regenerator includes a heat storage that is capable of storing heat of the working fluid, and a housing that…
STIRLING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STIRLING MACHINE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250092844
A Stirling machine including: a heat exchanger; an expansion chamber; and a compression chamber, in which the Stirling machine is configured to perform a Stirling cycle to convert heat into mechanical power, a heater of the heat exchanger includes a first flow channel configured to allow a working fluid to flow therethrough, and a second flow channel configured to allow a first fluid for exchanging heat with the working fluid to flow therethrough, a fluid introduction chamber for…
VEHICLE BOTTOM STRUCTURE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250091659
A vehicle bottom structure that may improve the rigidity of the vehicle body and suppress the height of the vehicle body floor is provided in the disclosure. The vehicle bottom structure includes a floor panel, a side beam, and a floor cross member. The side beam is disposed on an outer side of the floor panel in a vehicle width direction and extends toward a vehicle front-rear direction. The floor cross member extends along the vehicle width direction and has an end portion connected to…
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250091578
A control device of a vehicle includes a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a traveling angle of a preceding vehicle relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle, the preceding vehicle being followed by the vehicle, and the processor is configured to control an inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle based on the traveling angle.
BOTTOM STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
Granted: March 20, 2025
Application Number:
20250091539
A bottom structure of vehicle includes a side sill disposed at outside in a width direction of vehicle and extending in a front/rear direction of vehicle; a power unit housing disposed between the side sills and including a battery component inside; and a frame connecting the side sill and the power unit housing. An upper surface of the frame and an upper surface of the power unit housing are formed as a floor member.
