FERRARI S.p.A.

A road vehicle with a roll axis X, a pitch axis Y and a yaw axis Z; wherein the vehicle comprises a frame, two front wheels, two rear wheels, an active front suspension unit acting on the front wheels and/or an active rear suspension unit acting on the rear wheels; wherein the active front and/or rear suspension unit comprises: a first and a second rocker arm coupled to the frame from opposite sides along the pitch axis and rotatable around the corresponding pins with axes which are parallel to each other, included in a plane orthogonal to the yaw axis Z and at the same elevation along the yaw axis Z; a first and a second suspension arm each having a first end coupled to the corresponding rocker arm on the wheel side and a second end coupled to the corresponding wheel; a preferably active rod damper of variable length along an axis A" parallel to the pitch axis Y having a first end coupled to one of the two rocker arms and a second end coupled to the other rocker arm; a crossbar bridging the two rocker arms; an electric motor acting directly on the bar to control the rotation of the bar along an axis M parallel to the axes of the pins and thus generate the coordinated rotation of the two rocker arms.

A steering assembly (1) comprises a support structure (7) designed to be coupled to a chassis of a road vehicle and extending along a longitudinal axis (5); a coaxial sleeve (10), slidingly movable with respect to the support structure (7); a steering column (4), coaxial and internal to the sleeve (10), comprising a portion (12) capable of rotating with respect to the sleeve (10) and slidingly movable, together with the sleeve (10), with respect to the support structure (7); and a retaining element (15), which is fixed to the support structure (7) and to the sleeve (10) at two ends (16, 17), respectively, has a length such that it limits a sliding of the sleeve (10) in a departing direction (V1) away from the support structure (7) to a predefined limit sliding value (PL1) and is flexible to allow the sleeve (10) to slide in an approaching direction (V2).

A road vehicle that develops along a longitudinal direction and with a roll axis X, a pitch axis Y and a yaw axis Z; wherein the vehicle comprises a frame and four wheels; for each wheel there is a suspension unit connecting the corresponding wheel to the frame; at least one of the suspension unit being an active suspension unit comprising: a rocker arm coupled to the frame in a rotary manner around a pivot with an axis A substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of development of the vehicle; a suspension rod having a first end coupled to the rocker arm on the wheel side and a second end coupled to the wheel; a rod damper with a variable length along an axis A' having a first movable end coupled to the rocker arm on the frame side and a second fixed end coupled to the frame; an electric motor configured to generate a rotational torque that causes the rocker arm to rotate around the pivot; wherein the electric motor acts directly upon the rocker arm at the pivot.

An electric motor (2) comprises a stator (4) and a rotor (5) rotatable around a rotor axis (A) fixed with respect to the stator (4), characterized in that the rotor (5) comprises a phase change material (PCM) solid or semi-solid at ambient temperature and adapted to liquefy at a liquefaction temperature within a range of operating temperatures of the electric motor (2).

A method for fine-tuning the performance of an antenna of the folded monopole type fixed within a vehicle (1), the antenna (5) having a support body (6), which is substantially flat and is arranged between a chassis (3) and a body (4) of the vehicle (1), and a conducting element (7), which is folded a plurality of times along the support body (6), and being characterized by nominal values of a plurality of performance parameters. According to such method, after having mounted the antenna (5) in the vehicle (1), one or more of the performance parameters are measured, the measured values are compared with the corresponding nominal values to identify any deviations between the measured values and the nominal values, at least one pad (13-16) of dielectric or magnetic or mixed dielectric-magnetic material is attached in at least one respective position of the antenna (5), such position being determined by deviations between the measured values and the corresponding nominal values.

A system (12) for monitoring wear of axle shafts (10) of a transmission system (6) of a vehicle (1) is described, equipped with a processing unit (14) designed to: acquire, during use of the vehicle (1), current values of operating parameters associated with the operation of the transmission system (6); determine, as a function of the current values of the operating parameters, continuously over time, instantaneous damage (D<i>) to the axle shafts (10); determine a total damage (D<tot>) to the axle shafts (10) as a combination of the instantaneous damage (D<i>) determined over time; and estimate a wear condition of the axle shafts (10) as a function of the determination of the total damage (D<tot>).

A device (1) for the storage of electrical energy for a motor vehicle (100) comprising a casing (2) defining an inner volume (3) and electrochemical cells (4) housed in the inner volume (3) and brought together along a direction (X). The device (1) comprises a foam element of a first type (5a) interposed between a first pair of electrochemical cells (4) along the direction (X) and a foam element of a second type (5b) interposed between a second pair of electrochemical cells (4) along the direction (X).

Prismatic type battery cell (6) comprising: a box-shaped metal case (9), which, in turn, comprises a first base wall (11) and a second base wall (12), opposite each other along a longitudinal axis (L) of the cell; a stack (10) comprising a plurality of electrode plates (19) alternating with each other and interspaced by separator material foils; a venting system (24), which, upon exceeding a pressure inside the box-shaped metal case (9) above a predefined threshold value, is configured to allow gas to escape from the inside to the outside of the metal box-shaped metal case (9); wherein the venting system (24) is located in the area the first base wall (11) and/or the second base wall (12) and is configured to use the first base wall (11) and/or the second base wall as a valve.

Method for controlling the injection of a coolant into a combustion chamber (8) of an internal combustion engine (7) of a motor vehicle (1); the motor vehicle (1) comprises a vehicular powertrain (2) comprising a propulsion unit (4) and a transmission system interposed between the propulsion unit (4) and drive wheels (6) of the motor vehicle (1), the propulsion unit (4) comprises at least the internal combustion engine (7). The propulsion unit (4) comprises at least one cylinder (9) comprising at least a first and a second injector (10A, 10B) configured to inject fuel and the coolant, respectively, into the combustion chamber (8) or into the intake duct of the internal combustion engine (7). The method comprises the steps of: acquiring (S100) at least one electrical signal (SI₁, SI_i); determining (S101) a corresponding quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) based on the acquired electrical signal (SI₁, SI_i) associated with the operation of the injectors (10A, 10B); verifying (S102-S105, S110) that the quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) meets a control criterion; if the quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) meets the control criterion, performing (S106-S109) first actions to control the injection of coolant into the combustion chamber (8); and if the quantity (FFS₁, FFS_i) indicative of the rate of the combustion reaction within the internal combustion engine (7) does not meet the control criterion, performing (S111-S114) second actions to control the injection of coolant into the combustion chamber (8).

A control system (4) is described for a wind turbine (2) provided with blades (3) and an electrical machine (5) coupled to the blades (3) for the generation of electrical energy from wind kinetic energy. The system provides: a control stage (10), to generate control signals (δ<1>, δ<2>, δ<3>) for the electrical machine (5) through a feedback control based on measured quantities (I<dMEAS>, I<qMEAS>) and reference quantities (I<dTGT>, I<qTGT>); and a reference generation stage (20), to generate the reference quantities (I<dTGT>, I<qTGT>) for the control stage (10). The reference generation stage (20) determines a control target for the generation of reference quantities (I<dTGT>, I<qTGT>) using a characterization map of the wind turbine (2) and operating in closed loop based on feedback of wind speed to which the wind turbine (2) is subjected.