1375results about "Vehicle body stabilisation" patented technology

The present disclosure relates to an air flap apparatus for a vehicle, which is improved to prevent an air flap from being rotated by a traveling wind generated when the vehicle travels at a high speed. The air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame disposed behind a grill of a vehicle, an air flap that opens or closes an air inlet formed in the frame, a power transmission unit that is connected to the air flap and rotates the air flap, and a driving unit that is disposed outside the frame and generates power, wherein the power transmission unit includes a link that is connected to the air flap and rotates the air flap, and a loader that is connected to the driving unit, is rotated by the power generate by the driving unit, and stops movement of the link when the air flap closes the air inlet.

A system for providing an interactive inspection map of an inspection surface inspected by an inspection robot includes an inspection circuit structured to interpret inspection data of the inspection surface from the inspection robot and a user interaction circuit structured to interpret a user focus value from a user device. The user focus value includes an activation state value. The system further includes an inspection visualization circuit structured to provide the interactive inspection map to the user device in response to the user focus value. The interactive inspection map is based on the inspection data. Also, the system includes an inspection data validation circuit that determines an inspection data validity description of the inspection data. The inspection data validity description is provided as a display layer on the interactive inspection map to indicate whether the inspection data is valid.

A motor vehicle comprising a rear wheel and a body having a floor arranged to face a ground during use is disclosed, the floor having a rear end portion defining a diffuser to expand an underlying aerodynamic flow, thereby generating downforce, and a rear wheel arch defining an underlying wheel well housing the rear wheel. The motor vehicle further comprises a duct extending through the body from an inlet to an end section having an opening discharging onto the wheel well between the rear wheel and an intermediate portion of the diffuser according to a pitch axis of the motor vehicle.

Narrow vehicles have multiple advantages but tend to have a limited application because they are roll unstable. The use of flywheels to increase their stability is a known method but the operation range, complexity, performance and cost usually limit the application of these vehicles. Stability and agility enhancement system and method enabling the application of stabilizing forces from flywheels and the steering of the trajectory concurrently and cooperatively with the driver's steering and assistance enable the benefit of reduced cost and complexity while providing enhanced performances, intuitive control, safety and operation range.

The invention relates to the technical field of tractor chassis, in particular to a pure electric tractor chassis structure and a tractor, the pure electric tractor chassis structure comprises a frame and cross beams, and further comprises a horizontal adjusting assembly, a vertical adjusting assembly, a battery pack, a push switch and a reinforcing plate, the horizontal adjusting assembly is installed between the two cross beams, the vertical adjusting assembly is connected with the horizontal adjusting assembly, and the push switch is connected with the battery pack. The battery pack is installed between the inner side of the vertical adjusting assembly and the surfaces of the cross beams, the reinforcing plate is installed between the two cross beams, the pressing switch is installed on the side, close to the battery pack, of the reinforcing plate, and the horizontal adjusting assembly drives the vertical adjusting assembly to move horizontally. By lowering the gravity center and moving the gravity center forward when climbing a steep slope and ensuring the road holding force of the front wheels of the tractor, the problems of steering failure and insufficient driving caused by insufficient friction force due to the fact that the gravity center deviates backwards when a traction carriage of an existing tractor climbs a slope and turns are solved.

Diversified opening and closing operations of a grille such as sequential or simultaneous operations enhance the sophistication of the opening and closing operations of the grille, contribute to the diversification of external design, and secure the airflow rate through the optimized structural arrangements. Furthermore, an external variable opening and closing apparatus that prevents jams and malfunctions of portions during the opening and closing operations of the grille to improve the reliability of the grille opening and closing operation is disclosed.

An adjustable ride height vehicle aerodynamic system comprises an aerodynamic element ride actuator and an aerodynamic element angle actuator connected in series and mounted in a vehicle. An aerodynamic element is adapted to rest in an inactive stowed position and to move from the stowed position to at least one active deployed position at an angle in relation to a vehicle underbody under the control of the aerodynamic element angle actuator to alter vehicle aerodynamic characteristics. The aerodynamic element ride actuator is adapted to extend and retract synchronously with a respective vehicle ride height increase and decrease, and the aerodynamic element angle actuator is adapted to extend and retract respectively to deploy and to stow the aerodynamic element.

The present invention proposes a control system for an automobile active aerodynamic kit, comprising a front wing component, a rear wing component, and an ECU controller. The front wing component and the rear wing component are respectively mounted on the front and rear of the vehicle body. The front wing component comprises a front wing throttle mechanism, and the front wing throttle mechanism is used to control the opening and closing of the front wing throttle channel; the rear wing component comprises a rear wing, a left rear wing throttle mechanism, and a right rear wing throttle mechanism. The ECU controller collects vehicle conditions for logical calculation and judgment, and controls the front wing throttle mechanism, the left rear wing throttle mechanism, and the right rear wing throttle mechanism. The present invention has stable performance and high intelligence, greatly improves the aerodynamic performance of the automobile and the handling stability of high-speed cornering, and has good application value.

METHOD FOR MANAGING A SYSTEM OF PIVOTABLE AERODYNAMIC DEFLECTORS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE The present invention relates to a method for managing a system of aerodynamic deflectors (4) mounted on a front bumper (2) and arranged in front of front wheels (6) of a motor vehicle (1), said system comprising two deflectors pivoting between: - an open position of the deflectors, in which each of said deflectors projects from the front bumper and is arranged opposite the corresponding wheel; and - a closed position of the deflectors, in which each of said deflectors is longitudinally retracted into the front bumper, remarkable in that said method ensures management of actuation of the pivoting of the deflectors as a function of a driving speed of the motor vehicle and as a function of at least one condition of pressing on a brake pedal (12) of said motor vehicle. (Figure to be published with the abstract: Figure 1)

The present invention relates to a vehicle air skirt apparatus improved to prevent generation of a gap between a second skirt and a control unit after the second skirt is rotated. The vehicle air skirt apparatus includes a housing unit in which a withdrawal hole is formed, a skirt unit including a first skirt which is movably disposed in the housing unit and allowed to protrude outward from the housing unit through the withdrawal hole and a second skirt which is rotatable to be tilted after the first skirt is completely withdrawn, and a support unit which moves in the same direction as a moving direction of the first skirt and rotatably supports the second skirt tilted after the first skirt is completely withdrawn.

An aerodynamics control system for a vehicle may include a repositionable aerodynamic device disposed at a portion of the vehicle, a controller operably coupled to components or sensors of the vehicle to receive information including vehicle performance data and position information for the aerodynamic device, and a vehicle location sensor determining location information for the vehicle. The controller stores the vehicle performance data and the position information in association with the location information for each of a plurality of locations. Responsive to detecting an approach of the vehicle to one of the locations, the controller provides a control instruction to position the aerodynamic device based on recorded vehicle performance data and recorded position information associated with the one of the locations.

A system for controlling an overtake maneuver of a control vehicle includes a controller. The controller is structured to: receive at least one overtake parameter associated with a control vehicle for overtaking a front vehicle in a vehicle lane; receive an indication of a direction of traffic in an overtake lane that is adjacent to the vehicle lane; receive an indication that the at least one overtake parameter satisfies at least one condition according to the direction of the traffic in the overtake lane; and in response to the at least one overtake parameter satisfying the at least one condition according to the direction of traffic in the overtake lane, execute an overtake maneuver by adjusting at least one parameter of the control vehicle or providing a command to an operator of the control vehicle to execute the overtake maneuver.

The utility model discloses an automobile suspension front cross beam mass block which comprises a suspension shaft body, a limiting ring is arranged on the side wall of the middle of the suspension shaft body, and a mass block assembly is fixedly installed on the outer side wall of the suspension shaft body. The mass block assembly comprises a fixed clamping mechanism, and a mass assembling assembly is arranged below the fixed clamping mechanism. Through the arrangement of the limiting ring and the fixed clamping mechanism, when the mass block assembly is assembled on the suspension shaft body, the fixed clamping mechanism and the limiting ring are matched for limiting to clamp and fix the suspension shaft body, the stability and compactness of installation are guaranteed, and assembly is convenient and firm; through the arranged mass assembling assembly, the balancing weight can be disassembled and assembled according to requirements to adjust the weight, the balancing weight is clamped in the middle, a stable installation environment is provided for the balancing weight, the gravity center of the mass is kept in the middle, and it is guaranteed that the gravity center of a vehicle body is stable.

The invention relates to the technical field of plant protection robots, in particular to a hybrid power architecture orchard plant protection robot of a super capacitor and a range extender, which comprises a vehicle body and four support frames, and wheels are arranged at the tail ends of the bottoms of the support frames; the super capacitor bank and the range extender are arranged at the top of the vehicle body, and inclination detection mechanisms are arranged at the connecting positions of the vehicle body and the supporting frame. And a counterweight balance mechanism is arranged in the center of the bottom of the vehicle body. According to the orchard robot, the traveling terrain during operation of the orchard robot is accurately detected through the inclination detection mechanism, and the gravity center of the vehicle body is adjusted through rotation of each counterweight disc in the counterweight balance mechanism by utilizing the current change when a conductive contact piece is in contact with different conductive blocks to be electrified in different terrains in the traveling process of the robot; therefore, the stability of the vehicle body during driving on different terrains is adapted, and the driving stability of the plant protection robot on rugged road surfaces is greatly improved.

A downforce control system of a host vehicle includes: at least one module configured to generate a first bias lower bound and a first bias upper bound; a parameter module configured to determine a current understeering angle of the host vehicle; an adaptive bias bounding module configured to generate an understeer and oversteer multiplier based on the current understeering angle; a fusion module configured, based on the first bias lower bound, the first bias upper bound, and the understeer and oversteer multiplier, to generate a second bias lower bound and a second bias upper bound; and a downforce tracking module configured, based on the second bias lower bound and the second bias upper bound, to adjust position of one or more downforce devices of the host vehicle.

The present invention relates to a spoiler for a vehicle and a vehicle equipped with the same. The spoiler comprises a spoiler; a linkage mechanism connected to the spoiler to drive its movement; a base adapted to be fixed to the vehicle's tailgate, the base having a linkage mounting groove formed therein for accommodating the linkage mechanism; and a connecting bracket fixed to the bottom of the linkage mounting groove, securing the linkage mechanism to the tailgate via the connecting bracket. The spoiler of the present invention optimizes the load transfer path and prevents deformation and damage to the tailgate.

The invention relates to a mobile device communication method and device, a mobile device, a readable storage medium and a program product. The mobile device comprises an empennage which is provided with an antenna array and is adjustable in pitching angle; the method comprises the following steps: determining a target pitch angle of an empennage required by the mobile device for satellite communication; according to the moving information of the moving device in the moving process, the acting moment borne by the empennage in the moving process is determined; adjusting the pitch angle of the empennage to a target pitch angle according to the acting moment; and under the condition that the empennage is at the target pitch angle, adjusting the phase difference between communication signals of each antenna unit in the antenna array so as to perform satellite communication for the mobile device through the antenna array. The method can improve the communication efficiency of the mobile device.

A deflector device having a deflector body that is configured to be deployed in front of a front wheel of a vehicle by being rotated in a deploy direction and to suppress airflow onto the front wheel, and that is configured to be stowed in a body of the vehicle by being rotated in a stow direction; a rotation shaft that is configured to rotate the deflector body by rotation of the rotation shaft; and a transmission member that is configured to transmit drive force to the rotation shaft to rotate the rotation shaft, and to be moved, when an external force has acted on the deflector body such that the deflector body is rotated in the stow direction from a stowed position, by movement of the rotation shaft in an axial direction being limited.

A passive jet system for disrupting an airflow at a surface of a front wheel for a vehicle includes a duct including an inlet exposed to an airflow, an outlet fluidically directed toward a forward surface of the front wheel, and a passage having a flow-accelerating profile operable to increase a velocity of the airflow passing from the inlet toward the outlet.

A light apparatus for a variable spoiler including a rear lamp movably provided in a rear section of a vehicle and configured to protrude to be positioned at multiple steps toward an opposite direction to a forward traveling direction of the vehicle according to a traveling speed of the vehicle and a spoiler movably provided in the rear section, the spoiler being configured to move together with the rear lamp and to be tilted according to the traveling speed of the vehicle.

A method for drift detection and control for a vehicle may include determining an intentional drift probability of the vehicle based at least in part on one or more occupant inputs. The method further may include determining an initial aero bias upper bound using a first control system. The method further may include determining an initial aero bias command using a second control system. The method further may include determining a final aero bias upper bound based at least in part on the intentional drift probability, the initial aero bias upper bound, and the initial aero bias command. The method further may include controlling one or more aerodynamic actuators of the vehicle based at least in part on the final aero bias upper bound and the initial aero bias command.

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural machinery, in particular to a rotary gravity center regulating crawler platform for hills and mountains, which sequentially comprises a crawler chassis assembly, a gravity center regulating assembly and a functional module mounting platform from bottom to top, the gravity center adjusting layer is installed on the chassis rack and located in the space between the crawler belts on the two sides, the gravity center adjusting layer is composed of a supporting base, a slewing bearing module, a linear lead screw module, a battery balancing weight and a machine shell, and the balancing weight is preferably a power battery pack; and the functional module mounting platform is fixed at the upper end of the gravity center adjusting assembly. By adjusting the angular and radial distribution of the counterweights, the center-of-gravity position of the whole machine under the working conditions of cross slopes, longitudinal slopes and obstacle crossing is changed, the stability and driving safety of the crawler belt platform in complex terrains of hills and mountains are improved, and the crawler belt platform can be provided with different functional modules according to operation objects. The method is suitable for various hilly and mountainous region agriculture and engineering application scenes.

The invention relates to the field of trailers, in particular to an automatic leveling trailer which comprises a chassis and a carriage, a hydraulic jack is arranged in the chassis, the output end of the hydraulic jack is rotatably connected with the bottom of the carriage, one end of the carriage is rotatably matched with the chassis, a bracket is arranged at the front end of the chassis, lifting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the chassis, and a balance support is fixedly arranged in the chassis. A pre-balancing mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the balancing support, and fixing supports are arranged on the two sides of the pre-balancing mechanism and fixedly connected with the chassis. Pre-balance of gravity on the two sides can be achieved through the sliding process that the balance weight block slides in the direction opposite to the inclination direction of the compartment, the inclination trend of the compartment can be effectively slowed down, meanwhile, the lifting plate is pushed to jack the compartment upwards through sliding fit between the sliding pins and the inclined sliding grooves, and therefore the supporting effect is provided for the compartment so that gravity leveling can be achieved.

To improve an aerodynamic characteristic in a front portion of a vehicle in the vehicle.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: A front structure of a vehicle 1 including front exterior members 10, 40 provided in a front surface of a vehicle body 2 includes a front surface suction port 43 formed in the front exterior members 10, 40 for sucking an air flow in front of the front exterior members 10, 40. A funnel part 42 is formed around the front surface suction port 43. A special processing surface including a plurality of recesses 53 arrayed is formed in an inner surface of the funnel part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

An active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assembly improves airflow dynamics and reduces drag at an underbody and rearend of a vehicle, ultimately extending vehicle battery range in an electric vehicle and providing better fuel economy in a gas-powered vehicle. The active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assembly moves the spare tire between a stowed position and a deployed position based on vehicle speed. At lower vehicle speeds, the spare tire is kept at the stowed position. And at higher vehicle speeds, the spare tire is moved to the deployed position. In varying implementations, the active aerodynamic vehicle underbody spare tire assembly can include a spare tire carrier, an actuator, and a spare tire cover.

Air guiding device in the rear area of ​​a motor vehicle with a hatchback, comprising a spoiler which can be transferred from a rest position into an operating position and vice versa by means of an adjusting device, wherein the spoiler (16) is integrated in the rear area of ​​the roof and wherein at least a part of the roof spoiler (16) can be adjusted translationally beyond the end of the roof by means of the adjusting device, wherein the roof spoiler (16) consists of a base body (18) which has triangular surface elements (20) at its lateral ends, which are part of the D-pillar of the motor vehicle, wherein the roof spoiler (16) has a spoiler extension (22) which can be moved translationally on the base body (18), and wherein the base body (18) has a linear guide (24, 26) for the spoiler extension (22) at each of its two lateral ends.

A method of producing a desired driving performance for a vehicle includes regulating a pressure inside a bladder, which defines an outer surface of the vehicle. A change in the bladder pressure changes the shape of the bladder, and thereby changes a shape of the outer surface of the vehicle, thus affecting the aerodynamics of the vehicle. The bladder pressure is regulated to be at a target bladder pressure based on the driving condition of the vehicle, which target bladder pressure can be derived from real-time machine learning or based on previous testing of a prototype of the vehicle, and thus affects aerodynamics of the vehicle so as to produce the desired driving performance for the vehicle in the driving condition.