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Automotive industries include automobiles, motorcycles, and other land travel machinery. Automotive technology also includes accessories and advancements in efficient fuel consumption. You can list your automotive technology for sale or license here.

Two/three-dimensional multi-layer circuit carrier producing method for e.g. automobile industry, involves applying layer of strip conductor and dielectric layer on topmost dielectric layer alternative

The method involves applying a dielectric layer (4) i.e. thermoplastic polymer layer, on certain regions of a set of electrical strip conductors (2) and the surface of a two/three-dimensional basebody..

ELECTROCOATING PROCESS FOR MIXED-METAL AUTOMOTIVE BODIES-IN-WHITE

Mixed-metal automotive vehicle bodies-in-white comprising ferrous metal surfaces, zinc surfaces, aluminum alloy surfaces, and magnesium alloy surfaces are cleaned and immersed in an aqueous bath compr..

MULTI-SENSING FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

A multi-sensing fuel injection system for internal combustion engines. The system includes a fuel injector for injecting fuel into the internal combustion chamber. The fuel injector is electrically in..

ELECTRIC-FIELD ASSISTED FUEL ATOMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE

An apparatus (100) for reducing the size of fuel particles injected into a combustion chamber is disclosed. The apparatus includes fuel line (110), a first metallic mesh (114) disposed within the fuel..

VEHICULAR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes locati..

ACTIVE HEAD SUPPORT FOR REAR BENCH SEATS IN A PASSENGER VEHICLE

The present invention relates to a headrest to be installed in seats of vehicles that is moveable from a normal position to an accident position via a mechanism that is activated by sensor control.Thu..

ACTIVE HEADREST WITH MULTI-JOINTED MECHANISM TRANSMISSION

The present invention relates to a headrest for installation in seats of vehicles which can be moved from a normal position into an accident position by means of a mechanism which can be activated und..

APPARATUS DESIGNED AS A ROBOT FOR THE AUTONOMOUS, UNMANNED DETERMINATION OF LEAKS RELEASING SUBSTANCES INTO THE SURROUNDINGS FROM PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY PIPE SYSTEMS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATI

The invention relates to an apparatus designed as a robot for the autonomous, unmanned determination of leaks releasing substances into the surroundings from pressurized systems, particularly pipe sys..

WAVEFRONT ABERRATION AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT PHASE CAMERA

A system consisting of a phase camera with microlenses placed in the focal point of a converging lens, wherein the camera data, processed using a combined Fourier "Slice" and 10 fast Fourier transform..

A method of determining the tire conditions of a vehicle

A method of determining the tire conditions of a vehicle comprises constructing a plurality of models of vehicle behaviour, each model being associated with one or more tires having varying cornering ..

OMNI ROTATIONAL DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL

There is disclosed a driving and steering wheel (112) module (102) with an omni rotational part (106), the module comprising a flange part (104) fixable on a robot, and the omni rotational part (106) ..

A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION OF A TRACKED OR SKID-STEER VEHICLE

An autonomous navigation system for a tracked or skid-steer vehicle is described. The system includes a path planner (54) that computes a series of waypoint locations specifying a path to follow and v..

WATER-IN-FUEL SENSOR

An uncoated polymer optical fibre (POF) that is sensitive to a chemical (e.g. water) and is used to generate a detectable change in its optical properties for the purpose of detecting that chemical wh..

TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR MONITORING EXHAUST GASES

A temperature sensor (34) for determining the temperature of exhaust gases of a diesel engine is disclosed. The temperature sensor comprises a silicon support (46) and a thin electrically conducting p..

SELF-CORRECTING CRASH ENERGY ABSORBER

An energy absorber (102) for absorbing kinetic energy of a vehicle is disclosed. The energy absorber comprises a housing (104) adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body, and energy absorber blocks (112,..

AN EXHAUST ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

An exhaust arrangement (16) for an internal combustion engine (10), and internal combustion engine (10) including such an exhaust arrangement (16) comprises a first exhaust duct (18) and a second exha..

Method of operating an internal combustion engine

A method is disclosed for operating an internal combustion engine of the type having an engine cylinder (10) with a reciprocating piston (20), first (24) and second (22) intake ports for admitting gas..

Air motor

An air motor is described having a variable volume air chamber 10 controlled by a reciprocating piston 12, intake and exhaust ports to and from the air chamber 10 controlled by respective cyclically a..

ENGINE FOR AN AIR HYBRID VEHICLE

An engine for use in an air hybrid vehicle comprises at least one cylinder having a piston (20) defining a variable volume working chamber (10) and intake (12, 14) and exhaust (16) valves controlling ..

METHOD OF STARTING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

A method is disclosed for starting an internal combustion engine having a compressed air supply. The engine is provided with cam actuated poppet valves adapted to operate selectively with a first valv..

Method of starting a four stroke engine using compressed air

A method is disclosed for starting a four stroke engine having a compressed air supply, the engine being provided with cam actuated intake and exhaust valves adapted to operate selectively with a firs..

Two stroke internal combustion engine with a blower air reservoir

A two-stroke internal combustion engine has a cylinder 10 with an intake port 18 and an exhaust port 14, and an external air blower 22 for generating pressurised air to charge the cylinder 10 and to s..

Method for supplying EGR in an i.c. engine

Each cylinder of the engine has at least one intake valve and one exhaust valve operating on a four stroke cycle. The method comprises selectively interchanging in timing relative to the engine stroke..

AIR BRAKING SYSTEM

An air braking unit for use in an air braking system. The air braking unit is arranged to be positioned, in use, at a vehicle wheel, and comprises an inlet for receiving, in use, compressed air from a..

ACTIVE STEERING CONTROLLER

A system for controlling a vehicle. The vehicle (1) has a steerable front axle (3) and at least one further steerable axle (6) and the system comprises means for determining the path of a reference le..

Installation for painting and drying of vehicles and vehicle parts

The vehicle, or vehicle parts, are positioned in a chamber with air vents and lighting in the roof section through which heated or cooled fresh, mixed and forced air are circulated and exhausted throu..

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIFFUSED LIGHTING FOR VEHICLE INTERIORS

This invention relates to a device for diffused lighting for vehicle interiors that includes one or more light sources and that is located outside the field of vision of the driver of the vehicle. Dri..

LEG SHIELD FOR VEHICLE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide leg shields for a vehicle capable of supplying an adequate amount of air to feet, and supporting a door stably. ; SOLUTION: A pair of right and left leg shields 37 cov..

Petrol Saving Device

This device is based on the patent filed for the method of stabilizing the turbulence created by valves in a flow system (patent pending). Based on the technology we fix this device through pneumatic..

Fuel Saver Technology for City Vehicles.

The technology aims at collecting all energy wasted at the time of braking a vehicle by compressing air inside a cylinder, and reusing it to turbo charging the vehicle. The best part of the technology..

VEHICLE ROLLOVER CONTROL USING PULSED ACTIVE STEERING CONTROL STRATEGY

Vehicle rollover crashes, particularly with the increasing popularity of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs), continue to be a serious safety and liability problem for auto manufacturers. Various rollover ..

Diagnostic software used to remotely connect to a Driver Monitoring System to perform calibration routines or check on the health/status of the system through wired or wireless communication with a la

According to the Administration on Aging, persons 65 years or older numbered 35.6 million in 2002. They represented 12.3% of the U.S. population and are expected to grow to be 20% of the population by..

Data acquisition software for Driver Monitoring System

Anomalous Vehicle Detection System and Method

The need to detect and isolate a suspicious vehicle before it has the opportunity to cause harm to personnel and equipment is increasing. This is at military, border, many building and parking garage ..

Variable Ratio Transmission Elements for Motor Drive Shafts

A motor transmission element includes an axle, an expandable circumferential component and multiple rolled electroactive polymer (EAP) devices. The circumferential component is located at a contact ra..

Dielectric Motor Configurations and a Variable Speed Transmission Element Using Electroactive Polymers (EAPs)

Conventional electric motors and combustion engines are widely used in commerce but are not appropriate for all applications. Combustion engines explode fuel in chambers in which a directional element..

Planar Pulsed Plasma Thruster

Pulsed Plasma Thrusters (PPTs) use a high energy electrical spark to vaporize and ionize a small amount of material. PPTs have a weight advantage over chemical thruster in that they use a solid fuel a..

Mono-Track Vehicle

The invention generally relates to a vehicle (large or small), cart, robot, etc. that uses a mono-track (e.g., single-track or uni-track) for its main motion in place of wheels or multiple tracks, alt..

Full Signal Translator (FST)

small, lightweight and low-cost device that frequency translates and downlinks Global Positioning System (GPS) signals to enable precise post-flight trajectory reconstructions used in testing and eva..

A Method for Half-duplex Relative Navigation Among Multiple Distributed Vehicles

Current relative navigation technology typically assumes that simultaneous two-way signal tracking (i.e. full-duplex communication) is operating between two vehicles engaged in a relative navigation e..

Moving Belt Metal Detector

For efficient and fast detection of landmines and unexploded ordanance (UXO0, metal detectors are sometimes mounted to vehicles. Typically, the vehicle mounted metal detector is used to clear road and..

Commercial Vehicle Electronic Screening Hardware/Software System

Commercial Vehicle Screening uses a selection mechanism to make use of limited fixed Weigh/Inspection Station resources. E-Screening is the application of technology to this process, in order to make ..

A Method for Using GPS and Crosslink Signals to Correct Ionospheric Errors in Space Navigation Solutions

Distributed spacecraft systems (e.g. distributed satellite systems or spacecraft systems with some type of propulsion device) use multiple spacecraft to augment the capabilities of monolithic space sy..

Method for Establishing Heliocentric Spacecraft Formations Using Gravity Assist from a Natural Satellite

Spacecraft are launched and deployed to various locations to serve a variety of different purposes. Different techniques can be used place these spacecraft in their desired orbits. One technique that ..

Method and System for Storing Compressed Hydrogen and/or CNG Fuels on Automotive Vehicles (Suspension Systems)

It is desirable to increase stiffness of a rear suspension while providing for a large open space between the wheels, unencumbered by stiffening arms in order to house a longer tank and thus a large v..

GPS Jamming Circumvention Scheme

A method and apparatus for circumventing jamming of receivers for a global positioning system (GPS) include determining that a receiver is being jammed by a jamming signal not originating from the GPS..

Hardware and Software Implementation of Non-Coherent Navigation for Low Frame Rate Telemetry Applications

This invention is a method and apparatus for obtaining measurements, on a spacecraft that employs a transceiver, at intervals that are shorter than the telemetry frame duration for use in correcting g..

A Tracking Receiver for Global Positioning System Signals Implemented in Software. (GPS Software Receiver)

The invention is a receiving station tracking system for receiving GPS data and tracking a mobile vehicle. The receiving station tracking system includes a plurality of processing stages receiving and..

Autonomous Solar Navigation System

method and apparatus for autonomous navigation for deep space missions using the sun as the reference body and determining the spacecraft orbit based on observations made on the sun using onboard ins..

GPS Roadside Integrated Precision Positioning System (GRIPPS) for Detecting Drowsy Drivers

According to studies done by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration in 2003, 55% of fatal accidents in the U.S. are caused by lane departure. Various factors, including driver distr..

Flexible Architecture Receiver for GPS

This software-controlled buffer captures the incoming sampled RF signals at a rate consistent with the GPS bandwidth and can provide previously captured samples to the tracking hardware in batches at ..

Low Cost, Compressed Gas Fuel Storage System

It has been demonstrated that compressed gasses such as hydrogen, propane, methane or natural gas are viable alternatives to petroleum as a fuel source for motor vehicles. Such vehicles have been rest..

AUTONOMOUS SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM

This invention is an autonomous navigation system for an orbital platform incorporating a global positioning system based navigation device optimized for low-Earth orbit and medium-Earth orbit applica..

Method and Apparatus for Precise Noncoherent Doppler Tracking of a Spacecraft

Method for Model-Free Control of General Discrete-Time Systems

A method and apparatus for model-free, real-time, system-wide signal timing for a complex road network is provided. It provides timings in response to instantaneous flow conditions while accounting fo..

Propellant Utilization System

Provide a propulsion system which meets the weight and propellant requirements while providing adequate space within the flight vehicle for the tankage, airframe, crew and their life support systems a..

Translating and Rotating Cowl Inlet with Retractable Propellant Injection Struts

The invention is an inlet system for a variable geometry transatmospheric air-breathing engine. It incorporates a rotatably translatable cowl provided with a rotating lip used in combination with inse..

Moving Belt Metal Detector

High-Strength and Wear-Resistant Aluminum Alloy (MFS-0016)

Abstract: Developed to meet U.S. automotive legislation requiring low-exhaust emission, the novel NASA 398 aluminum-silicon alloy offers dramatic improvement in tensile and fatigue strengths at eleva..

Word Mark ADVISOR ï¿½ 2002 Software

The ADVISOR trademark represents NRELï¿½s ADVISOR ï¿½ 2002 (ADvanced Vehicle SimulatOR) software. This software provides a specialized tool for the automotive engineering community to quickly si..

Vehicle Cabin Cooling System for Capturing and Exhausting Heated Boundary Layer Air from Inner Surfaces of Solar Heated Windows

The cabin cooling system includes a cooling duct positioned proximate and above upper edges of one or more windows of a vehicle to exhaust hot air as the air is heated by inner surfaces of the windows..

Radiation-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation

A compact vacuum insulation panel comprising a chamber enclosed by two sheets of metal, glass-like spaces disposed in the chamber between the sidewalls, and a high-grade vacuum in the chamber that inc..

Passive Cooling System for a Vehicle

A passive cooling system for a vehicle transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel, to an external portion of the vehicle, for example, a side body panel. Th..

Method and apparatus for thermal management of vehicle exhaust systems

A catalytic converter is surrounded by variable conductance insulation for maintaining the operating temperature of the catalytic converter at an optimum level, for inhibiting heat loss when raising c..

Material-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation

Low Thermal Resistance Power Module Assembly

A power module assembly with low thermal resistance and enhanced heat dissipation to a cooling medium. The assembly includes a heat sink or spreader plate with passageways or openings for coolant that..

Increasing Jet Entrainment, Mixing and Spreading

A free jet of air is disturbed at a frequency that substantially matches natural turbulences in the free jet to increase the entrainment, mixing, and spreading of air by the free jet, for example in a..

Gas-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation with Gas Gate

Disclosed is a dynamic vacuum insulation comprising sidewalls enclosing an evacuated chamber and gas control means for releasing hydrogen gas into a chamber to increase gas molecule conduction of heat..

Tactile Pattern Display (26012/27004/27005/27025)

Tactile Pattern Display (26012/27004/27005/27025) INVENTOR: J. Edward Colgate, Michael Peshkin, John Glassmire, Laura Winfield INVENTION: While far more advanced than mechanical bu..

Constant Force Suspension

There are several drawbacks to a traditional, passive suspension system. First, the system cannot eliminate the transmission of ground irregularities to the passenger. Second, ground disturbances are ..

Coiling/Uncoiling Actuators

Introduction Shape memory alloys (SMA) are metals which can return to their original shape after deformation through the application of heat. They are in wide use for applications ranging from cardiov..

Valve and Injector Apparatus and Method for Improved Mixing in Diesel Engines

Introduction Uniform mixing of fuel and air is a pre-requisite for low emissions of NOx and soot, which is an essential requirement for new engines. Technology description Researchers at the UW have d..

Optimized Transverse Jet Injector for Squish Mixer in Internal Combustion

Introduction Rapid mixing is critical to efficient and clean diesel and gasoline engines, particularly those with direct fuel injection. This has long been recognized in diesel engines because of thei..

Squish Mixer for Diesel Engines

Introduction Mixing of fuel and air occurs in vortices. The key to reducing the emissions of diesel engines is generating better vortices for mixing. Technology description Researchers at the UW have ..

Active Aerodynamic Flow Control for Reduced Fuel consumption of Trucks

The Invention The invention improves the flow of air around the aft (rear) section of trucks and other heavy road vehicles (such as UAV's). A small add-on device incorporates a novel air flow control..

Compact Vacuum Insulation

An ultra-thin compact vacuum insulation panel is comprised of two hard, but bendable metal wall sheets closely spaced apart from each other and welded around the edges to enclose a vacuum chamber. Gla..

Gas-Controlled Dynamic Vacuum Insulation with Gas Gate

Compact Vacuum Insulation Embodiments

Vehicle Cabin Cooling System for Capturing and Exhausting Heated Boundary Layer Air from Inner Surfaces of Solar Heated Windows

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