Volvo Cars Patente

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A latch assembly (10) for a storage compartment in an automobile is disclosed. The latch assembly (10) includes a latch module (12₁), including a latch bolt (24), and a striker (14₁). The latch bolt (24) is moveable between an extended latched position, in which the bolt (24) axis is coaxial with a longitudinal axis (Xc) of the latch casing (22), and a retracted unlatched position, in which the bolt (24) is withdrawn into, and its axis is oblique with respect to, the latch casing (22). When in the oblique position, the latch bolt (24) is retained in the unlatched position within the latch casing (22). A spring member (26) within the latch casing (22) biases the latch bolt (24) to both extend axially from the latch casing (22), and pivotally toward the inner retaining surface of the latch casing (22). Upon closure, the bolt (24) is moved, via contact with the striker (14₁), from the withdrawn oblique retained position, and returns via spring bias to the latched extended position.

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The invention relates to a method (400) for transitioning a drive mode of a vehicle (100) from an assisted drive mode (AS) to an automated drive mode (AD). The method (400) comprises: providing an assisted drive mode (AS) configured to support a driver (1000) controlling the vehicle (100) at a medium support level; receiving an activation request for activating an automated drive mode (AD) configured to control a driving of the vehicle (100) autonomously; reducing a support level (SL) to a safe assisted drive mode (ADAS) configured to support the driver (1000) at a low support level, the reduction of the support level (SL) from the assisted drive mode (AS) to the safe assisted drive mode (ADAS) comprising a first kinematic feedback; and if the activation request is successful, increasing the support level (SL) from the safe assisted drive mode (ADAS) to the automated drive mode (AD), the increase of the support level (SL) from the safe assisted drive mode (ADAS) to the automated drive mode (AD) comprising a second kinematic feedback to the driver (1000); or if the activation request fails, maintaining the safe assisted drive mode (ADAS). The invention further relates to a drive control system (200) for a vehicle (100) and a vehicle (100).

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System and methods for nullifying one or more of lateral and longitudinal acceleration forces experienced by an occupant of a vehicle in a seated or standing position while the vehicle is traveling along a travel plane, including: a chassis structure; an occupant cell one of coupled to and defined by the chassis structure; and one or more of a seat assembly configured to receive the occupant in a seated position and a standing platform assembly configured to receive the occupant in a standing position disposed within the occupant cell; wherein the one or more of the seat assembly and the standing platform assembly is/are configured to pivot one or more of: laterally at a longitudinal pivot point with respect to the chassis and travel plane; and longitudinally at a transverse pivot point with respect to the chassis and travel plane.

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The present disclosure relates to a method of monitoring Local Interconnect Network (LIN) nodes (100, 110, 120) and a monitoring device (200) performing the method.In an aspect a method of a monitoring device (200) of monitoring a plurality of LIN buses (105, 115, 125) is provided, wherein at least one LIN node (100, 110, 120) is connected to each LIN bus (105, 115, 125), said plurality of LIN buses (105, 115, 125) being interconnected via the monitoring device (200). The method comprises detecting (S101), for each LIN bus (105), any dominant data being sent over said each LIN bus (105) by a LIN node (100) connected to said each LIN bus (105) and routing (S102) said any dominant data received by the monitoring device (200) over said each LIN bus (105) to all remaining LIN buses (115, 125) without overwriting any dominant data sent over the remaining LIN buses (115, 125).

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Vehicles, steering systems, and steering assemblies of a vehicle (10) are provided in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, a steering system (12) includes a track (16) oriented substantially in a side-to-side direction with respect to the vehicle (10). The side-to-side direction may be substantially horizontal with a ground surface and substantially perpendicular with a forward-facing direction of the vehicle (10). The steering system (12) also includes a steering wheel (14) adapted to slide laterally along the track (16). In another embodiments, the present disclosure provides a vehicle (10) comprising a steering wheel assembly (12) adapted to be positioned in laterally variable locations with respect to the vehicle (10), whereby the steering wheel assembly (12) is further adapted to enable a driver to manually operate the vehicle (10) from a left-hand side of the vehicle (10) and from a right-hand side of the vehicle (10).

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The present disclosure relates to a powertrain assembly for a vehicle, a vehicle comprising such a powertrain assembly and a method for manufacturing a powertrain assembly for a vehicle.The powertrain assembly comprises a powertrain unit with a drive shaft, at least a first mount and at least a first coupling arm. The powertrain unit is arranged to direct the drive shaft substantially perpendicular to a driving direction of the vehicle. The first mount is arranged substantially perpendicular to the drive shaft. The first coupling arm is arranged between a first end side of the powertrain unit and the first mount. The first coupling arm is connected to the powertrain unit by means of at least a first fixing element to hold the powertrain unit in an initial position. The first coupling arm is configured to clash into the first mount in case of a vehicle collision. The first fixing element is configured to be sheared off from the first coupling arm to at least partially disconnect the powertrain unit from the first coupling arms after the clash of the first coupling arm into the first mount.

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The present invention relates to a method and a system (40) for predicting a near future path and an associated output control signal for a vehicle (1). For the prediction sensor data, vehicle driving data, and road data are collected. An input control signal indicative of an intended driving action is received (S608). The sensor data and the vehicle driving data is pre-processed (S610) to provide a set of object data comprising a time series of previous positions of the respective object relative the vehicle, a time series of the previous headings of the objects, and time series of previous velocities of the objects. The object data, the road data, the vehicle driving data, the control signal, and the sensor data is processed (S612) in a deep neural network. Based on the processing in the deep neural network, a predicted path output and an output control signal is provided (S614).

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Systems, devices, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products that can facilitate an intelligent battery cell are addressed. In one example, a device can comprise: active battery cell material; and an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: a circuit board; two alternating current (AC) power points; two isolated direct current (DC) power points; and a controller that can operate one or more switches on an H-bridge circuit to disconnect the device from a main battery in a bypass mode. In another example, a smart cell modulator can comprise: a set of smart battery cells; and a controller that can operate to selectively engage a subset of the smart battery cells to enable load sharing, distributed feedback control, circulate load across one or more smart battery cells of the set of smart battery cells to increase torque, and to enable speed requests.