Motherson Innovations Company Limited

David-Kenneth Jaeger

Romeo Wieczorek

Thomas Agung Nugraha

Andreas Herrmann

Ilka Rötzer

Matthias Koller

Alf Liesener

Stefanie Göttlicher

Alexandru Dobrete

Mukesh Patel

Reinhold Langbein

Torsten Weingärtner

Yann Buchet

Jan Dormanns

Ludovic Carpentier

Jean-Francois Bourdon

Yijun Zhao

Gianluca Caretta

Richard Mohrmann

Ilka RÖTZER

Torsten WEINGÄRTNER

The present disclosure relates to an active haptic feedback device for a human machine interface, comprising a fixed part, a moveable part and a vibrating plate, wherein the fixed part comprises a coil winding on a bobbin and through which a coil core extends, which is fixed to a base plate; the moveable part comprises a ferromagnetic plate arranged between the coil core and the base plate, wherein the ferromagnetic plate has a resting state, when no current is applied to the coil winding, with a gap between the ferromagnetic plate and the coil core, and an activation state, when current is applied to the coil winding, with the gap being reduced due to a movement of the ferromagnetic plate away from the base plate and towards the coil core, and the vibrating plate is arranged on the side of the coil core opposite to the side of the ferromagnetic plate such that the coil core is extending at least partly between the vibrating plate and the ferromagnetic plate, wherein the vibrating plate is fixedly attached to the ferromagnetic plate and moveably attached to the base plate via spring means, wherein the spring means are configured to bring back the ferromagnetic plate to its resting position when no current is applied to the coil winding, from its activation position.

Active haptic feedback device, human machine interface and automotive part

A latch assembly for an access door of a storage compartment in a vehicle, includes a locking bar configured to move into an engaged configuration which enables the access door to be placed and held into a closed position and a disengaged configuration which permits the access door to be placed into an opened position; and an automatic locking mechanism including a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator configured to be coupled to the access door, and further including a locking feature operably coupled to a portion of the locking bar, and configured to engage and disengage the SMA actuator which is electrically energized to move into a locked position to prohibit the locking feature from moving. A latch assembly for an access door of a storage compartment in a vehicle includes an SMA actuator configured to move the locking bar into the disengaged configuration with the storage compartment.

Vehicle storage compartment latch assemblies with shape memory alloy actuator

A vehicle includes one or more sensors arranged on at least one of a dashboard, a roof, and a center console of the vehicle, or one or more image capturing devices for capturing one or more images from a left side and a right side of the vehicle, an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to communicate with the one or more sensors or the one or more image capturing devices, and at least one of a morphing surface, a windshield display, and one or more displays configured to be controlled by the ECU, where the one or more sensors are arranged under a black panel surface.

Autonomous vehicles and methods of using same

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Stuttgart, Germany

David-Kenneth Jaeger