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Inspection robots with a payload engagement device are described. An example inspection robot may have a housing, a drive module, having at least one wheel and a motor, where the drive module is operatively coupled to the housing. The example inspection robot may also have a payload coupled to the drive module, where the payload includes a sensor mounted to the payload, and a payload engagement device operationally coupled to the drive module and the payload, where the payload engagement device applies a selected downward force on the payload.

A system for controlling a vehicle, includes: a central controller and multiple vehicle components. The vehicle components correspond to multiple functional domains, and at least one vehicle component in each of the functional domains is connected to the central controller. The central controller is configured to send first control information to the at least one vehicle component. The functional domains includes a power domain. A vehicle component in the power domain includes a motor controller and multiple drive motors corresponding to wheels and respectively driving the wheels. The first control information includes torque allocation information of each of the drive motors. The central controller is configured to send the torque allocation information to the motor controller according to a vehicle driving scenario.

One variation of a system includes a modular kit. The modular kit includes: a driven axle configured to install on a bogie chassis supporting a trailer chassis of a trailer; a motor coupled to the driven axle; a battery assembly; a set of electrical cables; and a cable carrier. The battery assembly includes a set of retention features configured to transiently engage a set of engagement features on the trailer chassis to couple the battery assembly to the trailer chassis and is configured to: supply electrical energy to the motor to drive the driven axle; and receive electrical energy from the motor to regeneratively brake the driven axle. The set of electrical cables are configured to electrically couple the motor and the battery assembly. The cable carrier is configured to: locate between the bogie chassis and the battery assembly; and support the set of electrical cables over a range of longitudinal positions.

In various embodiments, an automated platform may autonomously move around a site, loading dock, dock leveler, and / or trailer to transport goods. In one or more embodiments, the automated platform may be loaded with goods and, once loaded, navigate a path from a loading area onto a trailer autonomously. In some embodiments, once the automated platform is loaded onto the trailer, the automated platform may utilize hydraulics to extend legs to the ground with enough force so that the automated platform wheels are not touching the ground in the trailer, which stabilizes the automated platform while it is being hauled to a different site. In at least one embodiment, once the trailer is at the different site, the automated platform may autonomously unload itself out of the trailer and navigate over a dock leveler, through the loading dock, and to an unloading area.

Disclosed in the present application are a corner module and a vehicle, the corner module comprising a suspension system and a steering system, wherein the steering system comprises a steering power assembly, a steering execution assembly and a steering transmission assembly; the steering execution assembly comprises a first steering knuckle and a second steering knuckle, wherein the first steering knuckle is arranged on a traveling system, and the first steering knuckle is connected to the steering transmission assembly; the second steering knuckle is connected to the suspension system; and the first steering knuckle is movably connected to the second steering knuckle, such that the first steering knuckle turns around a movable connection point of the first steering knuckle and the second steering knuckle. In the corner module, decoupling of a steering axis from the suspension system is achieved, the position of the movable connection point is conveniently configured to form a more rational steering axis, the degree of design freedom is increased, the steering performance is better considered, excessive constraint on the degree of freedom of the traveling system is avoided to a certain extent, and motion interference between the steering system and the suspension system is reduced, thereby improving the flexibility, safety and stability of the steering system of the corner module.

An electric vehicle may comprise a chassis extending between a front and a rear and having a steering axle coupled to the chassis and arranged near the front. The electric vehicle may further comprise a first drive axle and a second drive axle coupled to the vehicle chassis and arranged near the rear. The first drive axle may comprise a first axle housing, a first drive wheel rotatably supported by the first axle housing, and a first electric machine operably coupled to the first drive wheel through a first power path, the first power path including a first gear reduction. The second drive axle may comprise a second axle housing, a second drive wheel rotatably supported by the second axle housing, and a second electric machine operably coupled to the second drive wheel through a second power path, the second power path having no speed change.

A drive system for a hybrid or electric vehicle that includes a transmission with four forward and four reverse gears. The transmission optionally includes a first and a second planetary gearset, and optionally a first and second range selector assembly. The range selector assemblies may include a clutch and a brake, and / or a synchronizer. The drive system may include a single electric motor with any example of a transmission of the present disclosure, or multiple electric motors individually driving separate transmissions. The motors may be arranged upstream or downstream of portions of a transmission, and they may be aligned parallel with or perpendicular to a drive axle, input shaft, output shaft, and any suitable combination thereof. An internal combustion engine may be included as well.

A multi-mode electric transaxle for a work vehicle includes a transaxle housing and wheel end units coupled to the transaxle housing and have hubs rotatable about a wheel axis. An electric machine and a transmission are supported within the transaxle housing. The transmission receives rotational power from the electric machine and is configured to effect multiple gear ratios at a range gear. A drive gear is mounted within the transaxle housing to rotate about the wheel axis and has multiple gear mesh locations, including a first gear mesh location at an outer circumference of the drive gear where the range gear engages the drive gear and a second gear mesh location at an annular face of the drive gear. An output shaft has an inner end mounting an output gear within the transaxle housing to engage the drive gear at the second gear mesh location. The output shaft extends outside the transaxle housing. A transaxle gear assembly couples the drive gear to rotatable the hubs of the wheel end units.

The invention relates to an integrated oil cooling hub speed reduction electric wheel which comprises a motor, a planetary gear speed reducer and a bearing system which are arranged in the axial direction, and the planetary gear speed reducer is arranged in the motor and integrated with a brake. The bearing system comprises a rotor supporting bearing used for supporting a motor rotating system and a hub bearing used for supporting a wheel rotating system, the motor, the planetary gear reducer and the rotor supporting bearing are designed in an integrated oil cooling mode, and cavities where the motor, the planetary gear reducer and the rotor supporting bearing are located are communicated with one another. Cooling liquid cools and lubricates the motor, the planetary gear reducer and the rotor supporting bearing at the same time. Compared with the prior art, the electric wheel is compact in structure, the number of sealing pieces of the electric wheel can be reduced on the premise that the electric wheel has good structural rigidity, the axial size of an electric wheel assembly is reduced, and the electric wheel has the advantages of being good in cooling effect and easy to maintain.

Drifting karts in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described that include a front wheel drive train and rear caster wheels that can be dynamically engaged to induce and control drift during a turn. One embodiment of the invention includes a chassis to which a steering column is mounted, where the steering column includes at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor, a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing contains a controller and at least one battery, wiring configured to provide power from the at least one battery to the electric motor, two caster wheels mounted to the chassis, where each caster wheel is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and swivel around a swivel axis, and a hand lever configured to dynamically engage the caster wheels to induce and control drift during a turn.

The invention provides a steering control method and equipment for a four-wheel independent driving and steering electric automobile, and belongs to the field of automobile steering. When the fault detector detects that the steering actuator breaks down, the fault state at the moment is quantified and transmitted to the self-adaptive fault-tolerant controller in real time, and the fault-tolerant controller calculates the needed additional yawing moment according to the current residual state of the steering actuator and the driving state of the vehicle; and then the vehicle steering function is jointly completed through hub motor differential drive and a residual steering actuator, and if the vehicle cannot be kept in a stable area after the steering actuator breaks down, steering degradation and parking processing are conducted. According to different failure types of the steer-by-wire system, vehicle steering can be completed through differential drive of the four-wheel hub motor and the residual steering actuator, and the cost is reduced while it is guaranteed that the vehicle has the steering function.

A powered balancing mobility device that can provide the user the ability to safely navigate expected environments of daily living including the ability to maneuver in confined spaces and to climb curbs, stairs, and other obstacles, and to travel safely and comfortably in vehicles. The mobility device can provide elevated, balanced travel.

Disclosed is a corner module apparatus for a vehicle. The corner module includes a driving unit that provides drive power to a wheel of the vehicle, a braking unit that interferes with rotation of the wheel to generate braking power, and a suspension unit connected to the driving unit. The suspension unit absorbs shock transferred from a road surface. The corner module also includes a steering unit connected to the suspension unit and rotated about a steering axis inclined with respect to the wheel. The steering unit adjusts a steering angle of the wheel.

A system and method for a multi-speed electric axle. The multi-speed electric axle includes, in one example, an electric machine rotationally coupled to sun gear in a first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a carrier in the first planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set rotationally coupled to the second planetary gear set, and a differential rotationally coupled to the third planetary gear set. In the multi-speed electric axle, the electric machine, the first planetary gear set, the second planetary gear set, the third planetary gear set, and the differential are coaxially arranged.

A vehicle corner module (VCM) is provided for regulating motion of a host vehicle which comprises a vehicle-onboard vehicle-controller. The VCM comprises a sub-frame mountable to a reference frame of the host vehicle; a wheel-hub assembly comprising a wheel-hub; VCM-sub-systems mediating between the sub-frame and the wheel-hub assembly, e.g., a drive subsystem, a steering subsystem, a suspension subsystem and / or a braking subsystem; and an VCM-onboard VCM-controller, comprising one or more processors and a computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to establish a communication link with a vehicle-controller, including electronically transferring information about the VCM from the VCM-controller to the vehicle-controller, and to perform, in response to an installation of the VCM on a vehicle, a post-installation validation-process that includes validating the VCM-subsystems and communicating a result of the validating to the vehicle-controller.

A robotics corner module includes a steering drive unit, a traction drive unit, and a support structure. The steering drive unit includes an electric motor that drives rotation of a rotor shaft about a rotor shaft axis, and an output shaft coupled with the rotor shaft via a geartrain, such that rotation of the rotor shaft about the rotor shaft axis by the electric motor drives rotation of the output shaft about an output shaft axis that is parallel to and radially offset from the rotor shaft axis. The traction drive unit includes an electric motor that drives rotation of a rotor shaft about a rotor shaft axis, and a wheel hub operably coupled with the rotor shaft of the traction drive unit via a geartrain.

Systems and methods for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes, in one example, a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a first drive wheel via a first gear train and a second electric machine rotationally coupled to a second drive wheel via a second gear train. The electric drive unit further includes a disconnect clutch that is configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric machine and the second electric machine and a park lock assembly that is coupled to one of the first gear train and the second gear train and is configured to inhibit rotation of the corresponding gear train.

A wheel drive unit is to be fitted on a chassis of a heavy-duty vehicle. The wheel drive unit has at least one wheel shaft, configured to drive a wheel in rotation, at least one electric motor, capable of generating a torque, a gearbox for transmitting the torque of the motor(s) to the wheel shaft(s) and a transmission system between the electric motor(s) and the gearbox. The transmission system has of a gear train. A rotation axis of the electric motor is parallel to that of the wheel shaft(s).

Proposed is a modular driving apparatus which is driven in combination with at least one ride module or is driven independently by being combined with or separated from the ride module. The modular driving apparatus includes: a main body including a coupling space in which the ride module is mounted, and wheel modules which surrounds both sides of the ride module mounted in the coupling space and operates to run together with the mounted ride module or operates to run autonomously; and coupling guide blades which are respectively fastened to both sides of the main body and respectively include wheel module coupling holes for exposing the outer surfaces of the wheel modules.

A motor vehicle has an electric drive machine for driving the motor vehicle and a coupling mechanism which can be switched at least between a coupling position, in which the electric drive machine is coupled to a drive wheel so as to transmit torque, and a decoupling position in which the electric drive machine is decoupled from the drive wheel. A parking lock device has at least one parking lock element that can be moved between a parking lock position, in which the at least one parking lock element at least indirectly blocks a rotation of the drive wheel, and an unlocking position in which the at least one parking lock element releases the rotation of the drive wheel. An actuation device with an actuator is designed to actuate a clutch of the coupling mechanism, which clutch has at least one switching element and is used to switch between the coupling position and the decoupling position, and is designed to move the at least one parking lock element between the parking lock position and the unlocking position. The switching element has a retaining region preventing the parking lock element from moving into the parking lock position as long as the lock has not been adjusted to the coupling position.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electric wheel hub drive (10) for a motor vehicle, in which the electric wheel hub drive (10) comprises a wheel carrier (14), a wheel bearing (16) which has a first bearing shell (18) rotatably connected to the wheel carrier (14) and a second bearing shell (20) rotatably arranged relative to the first bearing shell (18) and rotatably about a wheel axle (12), an electric machine (26) which has a stator device (28) rotatably connected to the first bearing shell (18) and which has a stator-side sealing area (50), and a rotor device (30) rotatably connected to the second bearing shell (20) and which has a first rotor part (38) and a second rotor part (40) which has a rotor-side sealing area (52).wherein a sealing ring (60) to be arranged coaxially to the wheel axis (12) is to be placed in contact with the stator-side sealing area (50) and the rotor-side sealing area (52) and the rotor-side sealing area (52) and / or the stator-side sealing area (50) is machined.

Methods and inspection robots with on body configuration are described. An example inspection robot may have a center body with a plurality of connected drive modules, each drive module having a sensing circuit to measure a drive module operating characteristic, and a visual indicator circuit to output a first visual indicator corresponding to the drive module operating characteristic. The visual indicator circuits of each of the plurality of drive modules are positioned to be simultaneously visible at a point of view.

The invention provides a monotonic magnetic ring double-modulation type magnetic gear and a hub motor used for a new energy automobile. The magnetic gear comprises an inner rotor, a Z-shaped magnetic ring adjusting stator, a middle rotor and an outer rotor. The inner rotor, the middle rotor and the Z-shaped magnetism adjusting ring stator are coaxially and sequentially nested from inside to outside to form a radial modulation coaxial magnetic gear structure, and the modulation mode is difference modulation; the middle rotor, the Z-shaped magnetic field adjusting ring stator and the outer rotor are coaxially and sequentially nested from bottom to top to form an axially-modulated coaxial magnetic gear structure, and the modulation mode is sum modulation; a radial air gap is formed between the inner rotor and the middle rotor, and an axial air gap is formed between the middle rotor and the outer rotor; the Z-shaped adjustable magnetic ring stator comprises a plurality of Z-shaped adjustable magnetic iron cores, the middle rotor serves as an input rotor, and the inner rotor and the outer rotor are driven to rotate through the modulation effect of the Z-shaped adjustable magnetic ring stator. The problems that in the prior art, the magnetic field modulation effect is poor, the device size is large, and the torque density of a magnetic gear is low can be solved.

An electric wheel controller and methods for operating and manufacturing an electric wheel controller are disclosed. Embodiments include a controller forming a structural and / or load bearing component of the vehicle suspension system. Embodiments of the controller can be mounted to a wheel assembly, and in some embodiments the controller is a suspension knuckle. Embodiments include a controller with a cavity and electronic circuitry submerged in liquid coolant. During operation the coolant can absorb heat from the immersed circuitry. In some embodiments the coolant transitions to a gas and / or vapor, and can move to an upper portion of the cavity. When the coolant contacts the cooler surfaces of the cavity the coolant can transition back to a liquid and return to a pool of liquid coolant in which the circuitry is immersed. A heat sink can be connected to the controller, such as by laser soldering.

The invention discloses a self-adaptive constant-force vibration reduction mechanism base and a robot, and belongs to the technical field of specialized robots. Two sets of buffer units and vibration reduction units are arranged at the front end and the rear end of the base correspondingly; driving wheels are arranged on the buffer unit and the vibration reduction unit; the buffer unit comprises a horizontal buffer structure, a vertical buffer structure and a support; the horizontal buffer structure is slidably connected with the support in the vertical direction; the top of the vertical buffer structure is hinged to the support, and the bottom is fixedly connected with the driving wheel; the support is fixedly connected with the base; the vibration reduction unit comprises a rotating support and a constant force component. According to the self-adaptive constant-force vibration reduction mechanism base and the robot, the problems that in the prior art, a vibration reduction mechanism cannot completely avoid vibration generated by a wheel type moving device in the vertical direction when the wheel type moving device moves on an uneven road surface, and consequently bolt looseness, wire harness interface looseness, material fatigue strain and the like occur can be effectively solved; and therefore, the wheel type moving device has a fault in the operation process and cannot stably operate, and the like.

A carrier is provided with a first and a second oil passage. The first oil passage is formed so as to communicate a first side surface opening that is open to a first carrier side surface with a first outer peripheral opening that is open to an outer peripheral shaft surface, and the second oil passage is formed so as to communicate a second side surface opening that is open to a second carrier side surface with a second outer peripheral opening that is open to the outer peripheral shaft surface. A first oil receiving portion is formed so as to guide oil supplied from an inner side in a carrier radial direction to the first side surface opening, and a second oil receiving portion is formed so as to guide the oil supplied from the inner side in the carrier radial direction to the second side surface opening.

A portal assembly has a housing for attachment to the vehicle axle and enclosing a gear assembly having an input gear linked to the axle shaft for rotating around a first rotational axis and an output gear positioned within a second lower rotational axis that converts rotation of the input gear to rotation of the output gear. An output axle is driven by the output gear for transferring rotational force to a unit bearing located outside of the housing. The unit bearing is attached to and transfers rotational force to a wheel hub.

The invention discloses a self-balancing type light steering wheel for complex terrains. The self-balancing type light steering wheel comprises a wheel carrier, a steering assembly, a driving assembly and a suspension system. The steering assembly drives tires to steer through a motor via a three-stage gear pair. The driving assembly drives tires through a motor and a speed reducer; the suspension system is connected between the driving mounting plate and the wheel carrier and comprises a parallel connecting rod mechanism and symmetrically arranged spring suspension units, self-adaptive buffering is achieved through a compression spring and a fisheye knuckle bearing, and it is ensured that the tire continuously touches the ground on a rugged road surface; the driving speed reducer is integrated in the tire, the driving motor is arranged between the wheel carrier and the tire, and the whole steering assembly does not exceed the turning radius of the tire. The device is compact in structure, has good terrain adaptability and motion stability, and is suitable for an outdoor mobile robot system.