Lear Corporation

Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

David R Mulligan

Jagat J Ghimire

Boris Khaykin

Hongen Tu

Christian Balmaceda

Ira C Miller, Jr

In at least one embodiment, a system for enabling wireless communication for a vehicle is provided. At least one controller to generate first information for the vehicle for transmission to at least one surrounding vehicle or an infrastructure external to the vehicle and to receive second information. The remote active antenna assembly to receive the first information over a cable and wirelessly receive over a wireless communication protocol, a control indicative of the remote active antenna assembly being in one of a transmit mode or a receive mode. The remote active antenna assembly to wirelessly transmit, via a remote active element, the first information in response to the control signal indicating that the remote active assembly is in the transmit mode and to wirelessly receive, via the remote active element, the second information in response to the control signal indicating that the remote active assembly is in the receive mode.

System, apparatus, and method for remote antenna compensator

A system and method are described for providing an alert to a driver of a host vehicle. The system includes a communication unit to be mounted in the host vehicle and configured to receive a vehicle-to-x communication including data indicative of a characteristic of a second vehicle. The system also includes a controller to be mounted in the host vehicle and provided in communication with the communication unit. The controller is configured to provide an alert to the driver of the host vehicle based on data indicative of a characteristic of the host vehicle, the data indicative of a characteristic of the second vehicle, and map data for a geographic area associated with the host vehicle and the second vehicle.

System and method for providing an alert to a driver of a host vehicle

A system and method are described for controlling operation of host vehicle headlights. The system includes a communication unit to receive a vehicle-to-x communication including data indicative of a characteristic of a second vehicle. The system also includes a controller to determine that a high-beam is generated by the host vehicle headlights, determine a state of the second vehicle based on the second vehicle characteristic data, determine a state of the host vehicle based on data indicative of a characteristic of the host vehicle, determine that a pre-defined condition exists involving the host vehicle and second vehicle based on the second vehicle state and the host vehicle state, and, in response to the determination that the high-beam is generated and the pre-defined condition exists, generate a headlight control signal that effectuates an automatic change of the host vehicle headlights from a high-beam to a low-beam operating state.

System and method for controlling operation of headlights in a host vehicle

An overvoltage protection system and method including a control circuit and a bank of resistors to absorb the energy from a transient voltage without exceeding an allowed temperature for the resistors. The resistors in the bank are independently switched and configured such that upon detection of an overvoltage condition a combination of the resistors is switched into the circuit to dissipate energy. The resistance introduced by the combination of resistors prevents the voltage from rising to an unacceptable level that may damage the circuit being protected. As time progresses, the control circuit alters the combination of resistors in the bank of resistors so as to increase the effective load resistance value, thereby decreasing a load current.

System and method for overvoltage protection

A resolver circuit including a signal generation circuit, a bridge tied load amplifier, a resolver, and a resolver processing circuit is provided. The signal generation circuit is configured to generate an excitation signal for driving the resolver. The bridge tied load amplifier, having an input in electrical communication with the signal generation circuit, is configured to amplify the excitation signal. The resolver has an excitation winding and an output winding, with the excitation winding being in electrical communication with the bridge tied load amplifier. The resolver processing circuit is electrical communication with the output winding of the resolver to determine the angle of rotor of the resolver.

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

David R Mulligan