Morphing structures with light-responsive polymers
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240601
A morphing aerodynamic structure includes a body with an outer covering, a bridle attached to the body, and a light-response polymer disposed on at least one of the outer covering and the bridle. The light-responsive polymer is configured to change shape when illuminated with a laser such that at least one of an angle of attack, roll, pitch and yaw of the morphing aerodynamic structure is at least partially controlled without the use of a mechanical or pneumatic control unit.
Lid body and sealed battery
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244026
Provided is a lid body including: a terminal member being mainly made up of a first metal; a sealing plate mainly made up of a second metal; and a sealing material. The sealing plate has a mounting hole for attaching the terminal member. The terminal member is inserted into the mounting hole and is attached to the sealing plate in a state where the sealing material is joined to a peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole. With as ?S a coefficient of linear expansion at 25° C. of the…
Positive electrode material of secondary battery, and secondary battery using same
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12244008
Provided is a positive electrode material which can impart a secondary battery with excellent low temperature output characteristics, excellent high temperature cycle characteristics and excellent durability against high voltage. A positive electrode material of a secondary battery disclosed here includes a positive electrode active substance particle and a coating containing a titanium-containing compound at the surface of the positive electrode active substance particle. A layer having…
Sound absorbing devices and acoustic resonators decorated with fabric
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243506
A sound absorbing device includes an acoustic resonator with an opening and at least one fabric layer extending across the opening. The at least one fabric layer includes reversible actuatable liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) fibers such that an average pore size of the at least one fabric layer increases with decreasing temperature and decreases with increasing temperature. The sound absorbing device also includes at least one of a heater configured to heat the at least one fabric layer…
Hierarchical transfer learning system
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243422
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the performance of a device in different geographic locations by using transfer learning to provide a customized learning model for the different locations. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving segments of a model from separate members in a geographic hierarchy and assembling the segments into the model. The segments include at least a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The method…
Information processing device, information processing method, and storage medium
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243360
An information processing device includes: a specification unit for specifying a reaction of a driver of a vehicle to evaluation information that evaluates driving of the driver and that is output from an output unit while the vehicle is being driven; an estimation unit for estimating an output method of the evaluation information that is appropriate for the driver based on the reaction of the driver, the reaction being the reaction specified by the specification unit; and a changing…
Apparatus, method, and computer program for detecting hand region
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243343
An apparatus for detecting a hand region includes a processor configured to: calculate a confidence score indicating a probability that a hand is represented for each pixel of a target image, determine, for each of predetermined points on an edge of the image, a probability that a hand extends outside the image at the predetermined point, set a lower hand region detection threshold at a predetermined point having a higher probability that a hand extends outside the image, set a hand…
Self-calibration for decoration based sensor fusion method
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243325
A method for self-calibrating alignment between image data and point cloud data utilizing a machine learning model includes receiving, with an electronic control unit, image data from a vision sensor and point cloud data from a depth sensor, implementing, with the electronic control unit, a machine learning model trained to: align the point cloud data and the image data based on a current calibration, detect a difference in alignment of the point cloud data and the image data, adjust the…
Apparatus and method for estimating distance and non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program for estimating distance
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12243262
An apparatus for estimating distance according to the present disclosure extracts feature maps from respective images including a reference image and a source image; projects a source feature map extracted from the source image onto hypothetical planes to generate a cost volume; sets sampling points on a ray extending from the viewpoint of the reference image in a direction corresponding to a target pixel in the reference image; interpolates features of the respective sampling points,…
Cylinder head cover
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12241392
A cylinder head cover for a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine includes a head cover body and an outlet passage. The head cover body defines a main passage for blow-by gas that has leaked from a combustion chamber to a crankcase. The outlet passage is connected to a downstream end of the main passage and conducts the blow-by gas to an intake passage. The main passage includes a restriction in a middle of the main passage. The cylinder head cover further includes an auxiliary…
Driving support apparatus
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240461
The driving support apparatus performs deceleration control of the vehicle. The driving support apparatus includes: a sensitivity setting unit configured to set an actuation sensitivity of a deceleration control; a deceleration execution unit configured to execute the deceleration control based on the actuation sensitivity; and a brake operation detection unit configured to detect a brake operation by a driver. The sensitivity setting unit changes the actuation sensitivity based on a…
Steering control device and standard value adjustment method
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240546
A steering control device includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a control angle calculation process, an angle feedback process, and a standard value adjustment process. The control angle calculation process is a process of calculating a control angle as an absolute angle relative to a standard value, and the angle feedback process is a process of performing feedback control on the control angle, and the standard value adjustment process is a process of…
Steering control device
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240537
A steering control device includes a base axial force calculator, a limiting axial force calculator, and a final axial force calculator. The limiting axial force calculator includes a steering angle holder, a reference angle calculator, a final difference calculator, and an axial force calculator. The steering angle holder is configured to hold a steering angle at the time of limiting a turning operation of the turning wheels when the turning operation is limited. The reference angle…
Convolution operator selection
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240501
A vehicle system includes one or more sensors configured to capture aspects of an environment and a computing device. The computing device is configured to receive information about the environment captured by the one or more sensors, determine one or more structures within the environment based on the received information, select a kernel that is parameterized for predicting a vehicle trajectory based on the one or more structures determined within the environment, and perform a…
Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and storage medium
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240498
A vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle equipped with a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic marker on a road. The vehicle control system executes a self-driving control by which self-driving of the vehicle is controlled. The vehicle control system executes a retreat traveling control using the magnetic marker in response to the occurrence of an abnormality in at least part of components and functions necessary for the self-driving control. The magnetic marker…
Systems and methods to increase driver awareness of exterior occurrences
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240483
Systems and methods are provided for increasing driver awareness of external audible and visual alerts. The external alerts may be detected by external sensors of a vehicle. Systems may use internal sensors to determine whether a driver of the vehicle appears aware of the external alert or whether the external alert is detectable inside the vehicle. If the driver does not appear aware of the external alert, or the external alert is not detectable inside the vehicle, the vehicle may…
Computer, vehicle, server, mobile terminal, and vehicle management method
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240476
A computer includes a diagnosis unit configured to, for a vehicle in which an abnormality has occurred and continuing traveling by autonomous driving is impossible, determine whether or not the vehicle is able to be restored on a spot and whether or not the vehicle is able to travel by manual driving. Such a computer may be mounted on a vehicle, a server, and a mobile terminal.
Systems and methods for optimizing coordination and communication resources between vehicles using models
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240471
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to coordinating and optimizing prediction by a model using intermediate data and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications that improves bandwidth utilization. In one embodiment, a method includes processing acquired data, by a subject vehicle using a prediction model, to execute a vehicle task associated with navigating a driving scene. The method also includes extracting processed data according to the acquired data from…
Apparatus, method, and computer program for monitoring driver
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240467
A driver monitor includes a processor configured to: detect the posture of a driver of a vehicle from an image of the interior of the vehicle generated by a camera provided on the vehicle, determine that the driver's condition is abnormal, when the detected posture satisfies an abnormality determining condition, detect an unusual sound made by the driver of the vehicle, based on a voice signal of the interior of the vehicle obtained by a microphone provided on the vehicle, and make the…
Apparatus, method, and computer program for generating map
Granted: March 4, 2025
Patent Number:
12240463
An apparatus for generating a map includes a processor configured to: detect an intersection and roads connected to the intersection from a bird's-eye view image, detect, for each road, an entry lane for entering the intersection and an exit lane for exiting the intersection included in the road, detect, for each road, a road marking represented in the road or a road structure from the bird's-eye view image, the road marking and the road structure indicating a direction in which vehicles…
