Garment hanger apparatuses and methods are provided for hanging garments. An apparatus includes a bracket secured to a seatback of a seat assembly, a hanger assembly configured to extend from the bracket to define a deployed configuration and to retract toward the bracket to define a stowed…
Vehicles, wheel assemblies for vehicles, and methods for suppressing noise from vehicles are provided. A wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a knuckle; a wheel hub configured to rotate within the knuckle, the wheel hub extending from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the distal end is…
A vehicle propulsion system including a battery for supplying a direct current (DC), an inverter including a wide band gap transistor for converting the DC to an alternating current (AC) in response to a transistor control signal applied to a gate of the wide band gap transistor, a high voltage…
A vehicle includes a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion, a cushion insert frame rotatably coupled to the seat cushion, and a locking device for engaging the cushion insert frame to the seat cushion and for disengaging the cushion insert frame from the seat cushion to allow for…
Methods and systems are provided for massaging legs of an occupant of a vehicle. The systems include a leg support member configured to be disposed adjacent to a seat cushion of a seat of a vehicle and support a portion of legs of an individual while the individual is sitting on the seat cushion, a…
A trim storage system for a vehicle includes a guide slot that extends along a longitudinal axis, and a guide including a first flange opposite a second flange. The first flange defines one or more first ribs that extend from the first flange, and the second flange defines one or more second ribs…
A redundant safety controller configured to monitor communications between at least one controller and a by-wire control system. The at least one controller has a first hardware architecture and is configured to manage operation of the by-wire control system. The redundant safety controller has a…
A method for estimating lane lines receiving, by a controller, telemetry data and map data. The method further includes matching the telemetry data with the map data to generate map-matched telemetry data and determining, using a gaussian mixture model (GMM), a first set of lane line points…
A method for powerhop identification and mitigation includes receiving sensor data of a vehicle, such as wheel speed; determining a wheel jerk characteristics of the vehicle based on the wheel speed; determining a ride height of the vehicle; determining whether the vehicle is experiencing powerhop…
A system for generating haptic feedback to an operator of a motor vehicle includes a powertrain for generating vehicle propulsion. The system also includes an acceleration control device having a range of travel positions for regulating powertrain torque and vehicle acceleration. The system…
A method of operating a wireless charging assembly for wirelessly charging a device. The method includes detecting the device located adjacent to a wireless charging assembly and detecting a foreign object adjacent to the wireless charging assembly by measuring a weight of the device with a scale…
An engine startup system for a vehicle includes: a cold start module configured to selectively generate a cold start command when an ambient air temperature is less than a predetermined temperature; a starter control module configured to, in response to the generation of the cold start command…
Methods and systems are provided that include sensors that obtain sensor data as to vehicles travelling behind the host vehicle as the host vehicle is stopped or travelling in a forward direction, and a processor that is configured to: determine, using the sensor data, whether the other vehicles…
A method of calibrating a head up display system includes projecting augmented reality graphics with a picture generation unit, and initiating calibration of the system, including projecting an eye-box pattern to a face of a driver that is not visible to the driver of the vehicle and is detectable…
A method for responding to energy expenditure events includes providing electric energy from an external source to a vehicle energy storage component until the energy storage component is charged to a threshold state of charge percentage. An external data source is monitored using a controller for…
A system for providing audible notification to a user when braking sub-systems within a vehicle are actuated includes a system controller in communication with a vehicle controller, a plurality of sensors, an infotainment system within the vehicle and a plurality of braking sub-systems within the…
A vehicle system includes a transceiver that collects source data from sources. An accessibility module: receives a request for a final destination from a user; determine a route from a current location to the final destination; obtains user criteria information for features of destinations along…
An electric motor includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets each disposed in one of the plurality of rotor cavities. The rotor core includes a plurality of polar pieces arranged annularly about the rotational axis. The plurality of permanent…
Methods and systems are provided for controlling braking to avoid groan noise in a braking system. The system has a brake actuator configured to apply a friction force to a moving member, a conduit system coupled with the brake actuator, an inlet valve in the conduit system configured to control…
A system in a vehicle includes a panel configured cover a portion of the vehicle through which a port extends and one or more electro permanent magnets arranged on the portion of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller to magnetize the one or more electro permanent magnets based on…
A system for situation awareness guided energy harvesting (SAGEH) in vehicles includes a cloud computing server, and sensors capturing information about a host vehicle and remote vehicles, and their environments. The vehicles and server each have a controller that executes a SAGEH application…
A method for utilizing engine braking to decelerate a vehicle including initiating a preheat in an electrically heated catalyst (EHC). Subsequent to initiating the preheat, the method allows an internal combustion engine (ICE) to spin by one of: engaging a clutch, converting rotation of the ICE to…
Rotor flux control in a permanent magnet (PM) electric machine involves controlling fluid flow through the rotor based on the torque versus speed operating point of the PM machine. When the torque at a given speed falls below a predetermined threshold, the rotor receives a reduced fluid flow…
A plurality of brace caps for increasing strength of a front cradle for a vehicle includes a top surface defining a length and a bottom surface defining an opening. The bottom surface opposes the top surface. The opening extends from the bottom surface towards the top surface. The front cradle…
A rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) of a vehicle includes a plurality of battery cells. The plurality of battery cells includes a plurality of vent passages to exhaust hot vent gas from the plurality of battery cells. A cell bridge is positioned over the plurality of vent passages. The cell…
A reference electrode assembly includes a separator substrate and a reference electrode layer. The separator substrate is porous and electrically insulating. The reference electrode layer is in direct contact with the separator substrate. The reference electrode layer includes an electroactive…
A method for determining an optimal trailer brake calibration for a trailer brake includes a user coasting a vehicle with a trailer attached that includes the trailer brake to a recommended speed, determining a coasting deceleration, pulsing the trailer brake, and then measuring a pulsing…
A platform assembly for a cargo zone of a vehicle includes a platform including one or more platform panels, and a platform hinge operably connected to a platform panel of the platform and secured to a body of the vehicle. The platform hinge is configured to move the platform between a stowed…
In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes obtaining sensor data via one or more sensors of a vehicle; and adjusting a speed of the vehicle during cruise control, via instructions provided by a processor of the vehicle, as the vehicle performs a cornering maneuver, the adjusting including…
A safety system for an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag selectably inflatable by an inflator operably connected to the airbag, one or more deployment mechanisms operably connected to the airbag to control deployment of the airbag, and a controller operably connected to the one or more…