Volkswagen Ag

Foundation Productions, LLC

Michael Prados

Bryan Jonathan Davis

Ronald Eugene Fisher

Philippe Alessandrini

Wolfgang Bloehs

Roni Robinzon

John Peery

Sven Strohband

A power generation system is provided configured for installation within a wheel of a vehicle. The system includes a stator having a plurality of face-mounted permanent magnets; and a rotor having a plurality of windings configured to rotate, with rotation of the wheel, in proximity to the permanent magnets thereby generating a current. The stator is mounted to a brake caliper of the vehicle. Also provided is a wheel-based vehicle display system including a light emitting diode (LED) array arranged on or within a wheel of a vehicle; a power source connected thereto; and a controller connected to the LED array. The display system is configured to display at least one of: textual information, visual images or full-motion video.

Vehicle wheel-based power generation and display systems

An input device, especially for a motor vehicle, has a display for the visual representation of information, a touch screen arranged above the display for the input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touch screen, and a layer having adjustable transparency arranged between the display and the touchscreen.

Input device having haptic feedback

An input device, especially for a vehicle, comprises a display to display an operating element, a touchscreen arranged above the display for recognition of the position of touching of an operating surface of the touchscreen, a force sensor connected to the touchscreen for measurement of the force exerted on the operating surface of the touchscreen, and a control to generate a warning during touching of the operating surface of the touchscreen in the region of display of the operating element or during pressing on the operating surface of the touchscreen in the region of display of the operating element, and to generate a control command assigned to the operating element, if, after generation of the warning, a force that exceeds a force limit value is exerted on the operating surface.

Input device

An input device, especially for a motor vehicle, has a display, a touch screen arranged above the display and an operating surface, an actuator for moving the touch screen in at least one direction, and a control unit for visually representing changeable operating information and operating elements on the display for detecting a position of a touching of the operating surface and for the haptic feedback by controlling the actuator, wherein a file or a data set is stored in the control unit or in a memory assigned to the control unit, the file or data set comprising graphical information for representing at least operating information or at least one operating element and also control information for a haptic feedback assigned to the operating information or to the operating element.

An input device, especially an input device for a vehicle, includes a display for optical display of information, a touchscreen arranged above the display for input of commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen and a control for optical display of additional or other information on the display during at least a second simultaneously occurring touching of the operating surface.

An input device, especially for a vehicle, comprises a touchscreen to enter commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen or by pressing on the operating surface, an actuator to move the touchscreen in at least one direction, and a control module to control the actuator as a function of the speed of a touching movement over the operating surface.

An input device, especially for a vehicle, includes a housing, a display arranged in the housing for optical display of information, a touchscreen arranged above the display to enter commands by touching an operating surface of the touchscreen, an actuator arranged in the housing to move the touchscreen or housing in at least one direction, a control arranged in the housing to drive the actuator when the operating surface is touched in a region prescribed for haptic feedback and an interface for output of information via a command entered by touching the operating surface of the touchscreen.

Input device having a touch panel and haptic feedback

An input device, e.g., for a motor vehicle, includes: a touch screen for the input of commands by touching a control panel or by pressing on the control panel; an actuator for moving the touch screen in at least one direction with respect to a reference body; and an substantially unshaped spring for the mechanical connection of the touch screen to the reference body.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Michael Prados