Valeo

About: Valeo is a company organization based out in Paris, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Heat exchanger & Clutch. The organization has 8904 authors who have published 14808 publications receiving 83614 citations. The organization is also known as: Société anonyme française du Ferodo.

Wiper blade comprising a support mount, an internal vertebra and a connecting element

Abstract: The invention provides a motor vehicle wiper blade (10), comprising: a support mount (12) which comprises a longitudinal tubular body (18); a structural element (14) in the form of a longitudinal horizontal strip, which is accommodated inside the tubular body (18); and an element (16) for connecting the blade (10) to a drive arm, which is mounted on the support mount (12) and which comprises locking means for locking the structural element (14) in position in the connecting element (16). The locking means of the connecting element (16) comprise, on the one hand, longitudinal means for locking the structural element (14) in position and, on the other hand, angular means for locking the structural element (14) in position.

Modular Traffic Sign Recognition applied to on-vehicle real-time visual detection of American and European speed limit signs

Abstract: We present a new modular traffic signs recognition system, successfully applied to both American and European speed limit signs. Our sign detection step is based only on shape-detection (rectangles or circles). This enables it to work on grayscale images, contrary to most European competitors, which eases robustness to illumination conditions (notably night operation). Speed sign candidates are classified (or rejected) by segmenting potential digits inside them (which is rather original and has several advantages), and then applying a neural digit recognition. The global detection rate is ~90% for both (standard) U.S. and E.U. speed signs, with a misclassification rate 150 minutes of video. The system processes in real-time ~20 frames/s on a standard high-end laptop.

Air conditioning control system for automotive vehicles

Abstract: An air conditioning control system for an automotive vehicle, comprises a compressor controllable in capacity in response to an external control signal, an evaporator connected to the compressor, a sensor for sensing a temperature of the evaporator, an arithmetic control section for calculating a value of the control signal based upon an output from the sensor, and an output section for supplying the control signal having a value calculated by the arithmetic control section to the compressor The arithmetic control section carries out first mode control in which it calculates the value of the control signal so that the temperature of the evaporator is held at a predetermined value The arithmetic control section carries out, in addition to the first mode control, second mode control in which, if a predetermined condition is satisfied, it calculates the value of the control signal so that the capacity of the compressor is brought to the maximum value, for a limited period of time after the compressor is started

Motor vehicle heating and/or air conditioning device with improved air mixing

Abstract: A motor-vehicle heating and/or air conditioning device has a cold-air duct (12), a hot-air duct (14) housing a heating radiator (18), a mixing chamber (28) communicating with respective air outlets (24, 26) of the ducts, and mixing means which comprise at least one flap (30) configured in such a way that, when the flap passes from a “hot” position to a “cold” position, the shutter wall (34) of the flap first of all clears a region of the outlet (24) of the cold-air duct which is close to the outlet (26) of the hot-air duct, so as to promote the mixing of a cold airflow (F1) and of a hot airflow (F2).

Wischarm/Wischblatt-Verbindung, Wischblatt sowie Scheibenwischanlage

Abstract: Verbindung zwischen einem Wischblatt und einem Wischarm einer Scheibenwischanlage fur Fahrzeuge, mit einem am Wischblatt vorgesehenen Wischblattadapter zur losbaren Befestigung des Wischblattes am Wischarm, wobei das Wischblatt als flaches Wischblatt im Wesentlichen, bestehend aus profilschienenartigen Wischblattkorper, aus wenigstens einer Federschiene sowie aus einem wenigstens eine Wischlippe bildenden Wischgummi ausgebildet ist und an wenigstens einer Wischblattlangsseite zumindest einen Spritz- oder Verteilerkanal mit Dusenoffnungen zum Ausbringen einer Reinigungs- oder Waschflussigkeit auf eine Fahrzeugscheibe aufweist sowie mit wenigstens einem Flussigkeitsanschluss am Wischblattadapter zum losbaren Verbinden des wenigstens einen Spritz- oder Verteilerkanals mit wenigstens einer zumindest auf einer Teillange am Wischarm vorgesehenen auseren Flussigkeitsleitung zum Zufuhren der Wasch- oder Reinigungsflussigkeit an den wenigstens einen Spritz- oder Verteilerkanal, und zwar uber eine an die wenigstens eine Flussigkeitsleitung angeschlossene Kupplungseinheit.