SPACECRAFT ELECTRIC POTENTIAL MONITORINGA device for monitoring spacecraft electric potential includes a first conductor configured to be in electrical communication with a conductive structure of a spacecraft, a second conductor capacitive…DRIVE·Feb 19·1 min readFollowG01R31/382The Regents of the University of Michigan
POWER PROCESSING AND ENERGY STORAGEA power conversion device may perform model-referenced power processing for multiple diverse power nodes. The power conversion device includes interconnects that couple power nodes connection ports to…DRIVE·Jun 13·1 min readFollowH02J1/12The Regents of the University of Michigan
VEHICLE STATE-BASED LIGHT PROJECTION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMA light projection system and method for use in communicating intent of an automated system to a user. The light projection system includes a light projector for projecting light onto a surface adjace…DRIVE·Apr 4·1 min readFollowB60Q1/507The Regents of the University of Michigan
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TESTING ENVIRONMENTSA system and method for safety testing a host autonomous vehicle (AV). This method includes: generating a trained machine learning (ML) agent and testing the host AV in an environment that includes on…DRIVE·Nov 9·1 min readFollowG01M17/007The Regents of the University of Michigan
3-D COMPOSITE ANODES FOR LI-ION BATTERIES WITH HIGH CAPACITY AND FAST CHARGING CAPABILITYA lithium-ion battery includes an electrode with a plurality of channels formed at least partially through its thickness. Each channel has a diameter in a range from 5 μm to 100 μm and/or is spaced ap…DRIVE·Sep 7·1 min readFollowH01M4/133The Regents of the University of Michigan
SENSOR PACKAGE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DATA COLLECTIONA sensor package and associated method provides roadside sensor-based data. The sensor package includes a controller, a network access device for remote communications, GNSS receiver, an inertial meas…DRIVE·Aug 18·1 min readFollowG01C21/26The Regents of the University of Michigan
DETECTING PRESENCE AND ESTIMATING THERMAL COMFORT OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN OCCUPANTS IN A BUILT SPACE IN REAL-TIME USING ONE OR MORE THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERAS AND ONE OR MORE RGB-D SENSORSA method of making a thermal comfort estimation of one or more human occupants in a built space in real-time is presented. The method employs one or more thermographic cameras and one or more red, gre…DRIVE·Mar 24·1 min readFollowF24F11/63The Regents of the University of Michigan
SPACECRAFT ELECTRIC POTENTIAL MONITORINGA device for monitoring spacecraft electric potential includes a first conductor configured to be in electrical communication with a conductive structure of a spacecraft, a second conductor capacitive…DRIVE·Jan 13·1 min readFollowG01R31/382The Regents of the University of Michigan
CYCLE-BY-CYCLE DIGITAL CONTROL OF DC-DC CONVERTERSA device for power conversion includes an inductor, a switch having a switching cycle to control current flow through the inductor, a sensor coupled to the inductor to generate a signal representative…DRIVE·Dec 23·1 min readFollowH02M3/158The Regents of the University of Michigan
MULTIPLE PORT DC-DC CONVERTERA device for DC-DC conversion includes a plurality of input ports to receive a set of DC voltage inputs, at least one DC voltage input being configured as a differential input, a plurality of input se…DRIVE·Dec 16·1 min readFollowH02J3/381The Regents of the University of Michigan
FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERA system for wireless power transfer includes a plurality of transfer elements, each transfer element of the plurality of transfer elements being configured as a transmitter for the wireless power tra…DRIVE·Dec 16·1 min readFollowH02J50/60The Regents of the University of Michigan
WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER IN MODULAR SYSTEMSA system includes a body comprising a conduction path, and first and second modules disposed along, and movable relative to, the body, each of the first and second modules including an energy storage …DRIVE·Nov 18·1 min readFollowH02J50/05The Regents of the University of Michigan
VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PREDICTION NEAR OR AT TRAFFIC SIGNALA system and method for determining a predicted trajectory of a human-driven host vehicle as the human-driven host vehicle approaches a traffic signal. The method includes: obtaining a host vehicle-tr…DRIVE·Sep 9·1 min readFollowB60W60/0027The Regents of the University of Michigan
FAILURE DETECTION AND RESPONSEA system and method of detecting and responding to a failure of one or more vehicle components, the method including: receiving system input at a failure detection module regarding the one or more veh…DRIVE·Sep 9·1 min readFollowB60W50/0205The Regents of the University of Michigan
State Of Battery Health Estimation Based On Swelling CharacteristicsThere is disclosed an electrical device including a battery, and a battery management system. The battery management system includes a controller in electrical communication with a pressure sensor to …DRIVE·Jul 1·1 min readFollowB60L58/16The Regents of the University of Michigan
SURFACE TREATMENT OF A SOLID ELECTROLYTE TO LOWER THE INTERFACIAL RESISTANCE BETWEEN THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND AN ELECTRODEDisclosed are electrochemical devices, such as sodium ion conducting solid state electrolytes, sodium battery electrodes, and solid-state sodium metal batteries including these electrodes and solid st…DRIVE·Mar 4·1 min readFollowH01M10/0562The Regents of the University of Michigan
