Vehicle mileage meter and a GPS position tracking system
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a technique for calibrating a mileage meter of a commercial vehicle such a taximeter or a truck mileage meter. It is another object of t... Read More
Inventors: Murphy, Michael D.;, Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Method and apparatus for adaptively processing GPS signals in a GPS receiver
A method and apparatus for adaptively processing Global Positioning System (GPS) signals in a GPS receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the adaptive method of processing G... Read More
Inventors: Krasner, Norman F.;, Assignee: |
Vehicle state mileage determination system
The vehicle state mileage determination system of the present invention includes a vehicle position determination system installed on-board the vehicle for generating a present vehicle location point.... Read More
Inventors: Luper, Jack F.; Thomas, Stanley J.;, Assignee: Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH) |
Transferring accumulated data from vehicles
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transferring accumulated data from a plurality of vehicles to a data processing station, comprising steps of transmi... Read More
Inventors: Harrison, Christopher G.; Morris, Jeffrey C.;, Assignee: Minorplanet Limited (West Yorkshire, GB) |
System and method for communicating using a voice network and a data network
In accordance with the present invention, a communication system and method are provided that substantially eliminate or reduce disadvantages or problems associated with previously developed communica... Read More
Inventors: Kennedy, III, William C.; Westerlage, Kenneth R.; Beasley, Dale E.; Drueckhammer, Carl W.;, Assignee: @Track Communications, Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Remote tuning for gas turbines
In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a system for tuning a turbine comprises a turbine controller operatively coupled to the turbine, a first computer system operatively coupled to the turbine... Read More
Inventors: McCarthy, John Patrick; Shapiro, Andrew Philip; Williams, George Edward; Butterfield, Eric Gardner; Mattison, Scott Campbell; Russo, Victor Franz; Grant, III, Milton Lewiston;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Electrical power distribution system apparatus-resident personality memory module
According to the present invention an electrical apparatus actuator, such as voltage regulator transformer or circuit breaker mechanism, is provided with a personality module which stores operational ... Read More
Inventors: Zavis, Wayne Mitchell; Mizener, Jeffery Cullen; Honochick, James J.; Bellin, Michael Anthony; Laplace, Carl J.;, Assignee: Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (Alpharetta, GA) |
Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display
The present invention is an improvement in displaying traffic information on an aircraft display, such as a CDTI. More specifically, the invention provides a method and system for graphically displayi... Read More
Inventors: Horvath, Steve; Grove, Robert; Bowers, Craig;, Assignee: Garmin AT, Inc. (Salem, OR) |
System and method for estimating sensor errors
It is a first object of the invention to provide a system and a method for estimating sensor errors which overcomes at least some of the previously delineated drawbacks of prior systems, devices, and/... Read More
Inventors: Ibrahim, Faroog; Pilutti, Thomas Edward;, Assignee: Ford Global Tech. (Dearborn, MI) |
Method of and apparatus for detecting angular velocity, method of and apparatus for detecting angle, navigation system, program storage device, and computer data signal embodied in carrier wave
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method of and an apparatus for detecting an angular velocity as well as a method of and an apparatus for detecting an angle, which can d... Read More
Inventors: Goto, Seiji; Endo, Isao; Imada, Seiji;, Assignee: Pioneer Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Intelligent ultra high speed distributed sensing system and method for sensing roadway markers for intelligent vehicle guidance and control
The present invention generally comprises methods and apparatus to sense both discrete and continuous magnetic reference systems installed in the roadway, and provide information to support lateral an... Read More
Inventors: Lasky, Ty A.; Donecker, Stephen M.; Yen, Kin S.; Ravani, Bahram;, Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA) |
Multifunction steering wheel
The present invention provides a multiplicity of manually actuable switches disposed on the steering wheel for controlling a variety of different functions or devices on the vehicle. The invention fur... Read More
Inventors: Reighard, Robert P.; McCoy, Wilbur L.; Gobeille, William P.;, Assignee: Sheller-Globe Corporation (Toledo, OH) |
Air bag mount device for steering wheel including control switches
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an air bag mount device by which a control switch can be arranged on a steering wheel device conveniently. It is a further object of the... Read More
Inventors: Shibata, Keiichiro;, Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation (Hiroshima, JP) |
Vehicle turn signal
A directional indicator system for vehicles such as cars provides a flasher unit and left hand and right hand marker lamps. The flasher unit is typically powered by a battery mounted in the vehicle. T... Read More
Inventors: Evans, Harold A.;, Assignee: |
Thermoplastic air bag cover having a unitary multifunctional domed switching module
An object of the present invention is to provide an air bag cover having a domed unitary switching module incorporated therein which is relatively simple and reliable, economic to manufacture, and eas... Read More
Inventors: Davis, David J.;, Assignee: Winget; Larry J. (Leonard, MI) |
Lane changer apparatus
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 through 6 illustrates a lan... Read More
Inventors: Crosson, Jr., Oliver J.;, Assignee: |
Flexible switch for a vehicle steering wheel assembly
The present invention provides a flexible switch that provides all switch function for the vehicle steering wheel assembly. The switch comprises two layers of flexible material. One layer has circuit ... Read More
Inventors: Durrani, Sheryar;, Assignee: UT Automotive Dearborn, Inc. (Dearborn, MI) |
Wireless automobile cruise control system
The present invention is therefore directed to a wireless cruise control apparatus and control system therefore, comprising a transmitter, a receiver and interface circuitry. The transmitter may be a ... Read More
Inventors: Bhandari, Gurubaksh;, Assignee: |
Electronic flasher system
To solve the problems with the prior art systems described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic flasher system wherein even when the system is constructed by mounti... Read More
Inventors: Ohkuma, Sakae;, Assignee: Niles Parts Co., Ltd. (JP) |
Turn signal system and method with steering wheel mounted control of conventional and lane shift indications
In accordance with one aspect, the present invention provides a turn signal system for a vehicle having a steering wheel. Within the system, energizable right signal means indicates an intended moveme... Read More
Inventors: Browne, Joseph E.; Malesko, Michael Walter;, Assignee: TRW Inc. (Lyndhurst, OH) |
Automobile steering wheel and turn signal buttons with turning indicia and/or indicators thereon
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of signalling devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved automobile steering wheel and turn... Read More
Inventors: Donner, Irah H.;, Assignee: |
Steering wheel electronic interface
The present invention provides a steering wheel assembly that interfaces steering wheel inputs with electronically-controlled devices located elsewhere in the vehicle. In accordance with the present i... Read More
Inventors: Quigley, Jon M.; Bertalan, Richard P.; Bargewell, Jeffrey E.; Plummer, Lew E.; Scherzinger, Ted;, Assignee: PACCAR Inc (Bellevue, WA) |
Driver control interface system
The present invention provides a "hands-on", "eyes-front" driver control interface system which minimizes the time and distance that the driver's attention is diverted from the road and the time and d... Read More
Inventors: Palalau, Silviu; Bomya, Timothy J.;, Assignee: |
Multi-function control device for vehicle
What is claimed is: 1. A multi-function control device for use with a motor vehicle, the device comprising: a display unit adapted to be mounted to the vehicle, the display unit having a display scree... Read More
Inventors: Eriksson, Harry S.; Ankersson, Jim;, Assignee: Lear Corporation (Southfield, MI) |
System and method for gyro enhanced vertical flight information
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention is a system and method for generating gyro enhanced vertical information (also called gyro stabilized vertical speed.) In one embodiment, the vertical infor... Read More
Inventors: Younkin, James R.; Bilbe, Charles R.;, Assignee: Tru Trak Flight Systems, Inc (Springdale, AR) |
System for controlling a transfer clutch of a four-wheel drive vehicle
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1 an internal combustion engine E is mounted on a front portion of a vehicle. A crankshaft 1 of the engine is operatively connected with a torque convert... Read More
Inventors: Sakakiyama, Ryuzo;, Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method of gear detection for controlling drive torque
The invention is based on a motor vehicle having a drive unit and a transmission which automatically changes its step-ups and which is operatively connected to the drive unit by way of a converter uni... Read More
Inventors: Franzke, Knut; Joachim, Oliver;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Process for tuning the switching state of a torque converter lock-up clutch in an automatic gear box
What is claimed is: 1. A process for controlling a torque converter lock-up clutch (WK) of an automatic transmission comprising the steps of: adjusting initiation of slip (S6) of the torque converter ... Read More
Inventors: Zeller, Heinrich; Jauch, Friedemann;, Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, DE) |
Vehicle shift quality using a supplemental torque source
It is an object of the present invention to provide damping of wheel torque in a motor vehicle, in order to improve comfort for occupants of the vehicle. It is a further object of the present inventio... Read More
Inventors: Hrovat, Davorin David; Asgari, Jahanbakhsh; Fodor, Michael Glenn;, Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI) |
Vehicle traction control with power shift modification
The apparatus of this invention provides traction control for a vehicle by sensing vehicle speed, the rotational speed of a driven wheel, vehicle longitudinal acceleration; vehicle engine speed, vehic... Read More
Inventors: Krueger, Eric Edward;, Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI) |
Navigation and GPS 
