Patents Examined by Adam D Tissot
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Patent number: 11691748Abstract: Herein provided are methods and systems for producing reverse thrust in a multi-engine propeller aircraft, comprising: obtaining, at a first engine controller of a first engine of the aircraft, a first power request for the first engine for producing reverse thrust; determining, at the first engine controller, a first blade angle for a first propeller coupled to the first engine; obtaining, at the first engine controller and from a second engine controller of a second engine of the aircraft, a second power request for the second engine and a second blade angle for a second propeller coupled to the second engine; and when the second power request is indicative of a request for producing reverse thrust and when the first and second blade angles are beyond a predetermined threshold, commanding, via the first engine controller, the first engine to produce reverse thrust based on the first power request.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Jasraj Chahal, Carmine Lisio, Darragh McGrath, Giancarlo Zingaro
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Patent number: 11691765Abstract: A method and system for activating thrusters of a vehicle for trajectory-tracking control of the vehicle. A transfer orbit generator to generate a transfer orbit for the vehicle from an initial orbit to a target orbit, and a feedback stabilization controller. Compute the target orbit for the vehicle about the celestial body. Compute a free trajectory with patch points along the free trajectory using a free trajectory module, each patch point includes a position and a velocity. Determine a feedback gain at each patch point using a feedback gain module, wherein a state penalty function at each patch point is set to match a state uncertainty function at the same patch point. Apply the feedback gain at each patch point to map the position and the velocity at each patch point to delta v commands, to maintain the target orbit using a feedback stabilization controller.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES INC.Inventors: Uros Kalabic, Vivek Muralidharan, Avishai Weiss
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Patent number: 11691302Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: ReconRobotics, Inc.Inventors: Casey R. Carlson, Andrew Drenner, Alex J. Kossett, Ian T. Burt
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Patent number: 11685433Abstract: A system for detecting hands-on or off of a steering wheel and a method thereof, include a direct sensor configured for detecting a hands-on sense value depending on a grip area of the steering wheel; an indirect sensor configured for detecting a hands-on sense value depending on a magnitude of a torque for rotating the steering wheel; and a controller connected to the first sensor and the second sensor and combining a direct hands-on sense value detected by the direct sensor and an indirect hands-on sense value detected by the indirect sensor to each other to determine a grip state of the steering wheel depending on a combined hands-on sense condition, and then to display and warn a result of determining the grip state of the steering wheel through an output unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hyoung Jun Ahn, Hong Joo Jung
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Patent number: 11687090Abstract: Disclosed are a short cut-in target identification apparatus and an identification method thereof. The short cut-in target identification apparatus includes an occupancy distance map (ODM) information calculator configured to calculate ODM information based on subject vehicle and surrounding object information, a track information calculator configured to calculate track information based on the subject vehicle and surrounding object information, and a short cut-in target selector configured to select a short cut-in target based on the ODM information and the track information.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Kyoung Jun Lee, Seung Joon Lee, Dong Gu Lee
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Patent number: 11685289Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a charging and discharging device. The charging and discharging device includes an AC/DC converter, a first DC/DC converter, a second DC/DC converter and a control unit. The control unit is used to: receive a first charging request, the first charging request including a first charging voltage and a first charging current; set output power of the first DC/DC converter based on the first charging voltage and the first charging current; turn on the second DC/DC converter if an SOC of the energy storage unit is greater than a first threshold to charge the battery by the energy storage unit; and adjust output power of the second DC/DC converter, so as to enable a voltage difference between a bus voltage and a bus balance voltage of the charging and discharging device to be less than or equal to a preset value.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Jinfeng Gao, Chen Qi, Xiyang Zuo, Xiaojian Huang
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Patent number: 11679768Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for determining a scene representation for a vehicle are provided. A disclosed method includes acquiring data from one or more sensors of the vehicle. The method further includes detecting, using processing circuitry, one or more objects in a surrounding of the vehicle based on the acquired data; determining whether an object of the detected one or more objects intersects with a vehicle lane of travel; determining whether the object is in a lane of travel of the vehicle; determining inter-vehicle gaps and cut-ins between the object and the vehicle; and rendering a scene representation including the inter-vehicle gaps and cut-ins between the object and the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Ryan M. Wiesenberg, Colin Das, Matthew Hill, Emily Lerner, William Fanelli
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Patent number: 11678604Abstract: A smart lawnmower and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the smart lawnmower, in a real world-to-simulated world (“real-to-sim”) training phase, the smart lawnmower constructs a simulated environment corresponding to a mowing-relevant portion of a real-world environment relative to semantic information, which may include received location signalization at an antenna In a simulated world-to-real world (“sim-to-real”) mowing phase, a mowing policy is applied to control the cutting subsystem and the drive subsystem in response to the semantic information, which may include the location signalization. In each of the real-to-sim training phase and the sim-to-real mowing phase, the smart lawnmower may provide a user interface including the simulated environment. Further, in the sim-to-real mowing phase, the smart lawnmower may synchronize the real world and the simulated world.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Sensori Robotics, LLCInventors: Ross A. Melbourne, David J. Melbourne
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Patent number: 11681300Abstract: A materials handling vehicle includes a camera, odometry module, processor, and drive mechanism. The camera captures images of an identifier for a racking system aisle and a rack leg portion in the aisle. The processor uses the identifier to generate information indicative of an initial rack leg position and rack leg spacing in the aisle, generate an initial vehicle position using the initial rack leg position, generate a vehicle odometry-based position using odometry data and the initial vehicle position, detect a subsequent rack leg using a captured image, correlate the detected subsequent rack leg with an expected vehicle position using rack leg spacing, generate an odometry error signal based on a difference between the positions, and update the vehicle odometry-based position using the odometry error signal and/or generated mast sway compensation to use for end of aisle protection and/or in/out of aisle localization.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Crown Equipment CorporationInventors: Justin Forbes Thode, Grace Da-In Lee
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Patent number: 11681291Abstract: Systems and methods navigate a vehicle by determining a free space region in which the vehicle can travel. In one implementation, a system may include at least one processor programmed to receive from an image capture device, a plurality of images associated with the environment of a vehicle, analyze at least one of the plurality of images to identify a first free space boundary on a driver side of the vehicle and extending forward of the vehicle, a second free space boundary on a passenger side of the vehicle and extending forward of the vehicle, and a forward free space boundary forward of the vehicle and extending between the first free space boundary and the second free space boundary. The first free space boundary, the second free space boundary, and the forward free space boundary may define a free space region forward of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Amnon Shashua, Yoram Gdalyahu, Ofer Springer, Aran Reisman, Daniel Braunstein
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Patent number: 11674407Abstract: A system for controlling blade tip clearances in a gas turbine engine may comprise an active clearance control system and a controller in operable communication with the active clearance control system. The controller may be configured to identify a cruise condition, reduce a thrust limit of the gas turbine engine to a de-rated maximum climb thrust, determine a first target tip clearance based on the de-rated maximum climb thrust, and send a command signal correlating to the first target tip clearance to the active clearance control system.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventor: Matthew R. Feulner
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Patent number: 11675359Abstract: In various examples, a deep learning solution for path detection is implemented to generate a more abstract definition of a drivable path without reliance on explicit lane-markings—by using a detection-based approach. Using approaches of the present disclosure, the identification of drivable paths may be possible in environments where conventional approaches are unreliable, or fail—such as where lane markings do not exist or are occluded. The deep learning solution may generate outputs that represent geometries for one or more drivable paths in an environment and confidence values corresponding to path types or classes that the geometries correspond. These outputs may be directly useable by an autonomous vehicle—such as an autonomous driving software stack—with minimal post-processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Regan Blythe Towal, Maroof Mohammed Farooq, Vijay Chintalapudi, Carolina Parada, David Nister
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Patent number: 11667289Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first collection unit configured to collect a plurality of consecutive forward image frames captured by a camera during forward driving of the vehicle; and a driving route generation unit configured to derive a forward driving trajectory during the forward driving of the vehicle, based on matching of common feature points present in the plurality of consecutive forward image frames, and generate the derived forward driving trajectory as a backward driving prediction route.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jeong Ku Kim
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Patent number: 11661106Abstract: A steering system includes a rotary shaft to which an operation member is coupled; a first actuator; a second actuator; a control unit; and a moving unit configured to move the operation member between a normal position and a storage area. The control unit is configured to switch between a manual drive mode and an autonomous drive mode. The control unit is configured to, when moving the operation member from the storage area to the normal position, start synchronous control when the operation member satisfies a predetermined condition before the operation member reaches the normal position, the synchronous control being control in which the control unit controls the first actuator to change a rotation angle of the rotary shaft to an angle corresponding to a steered angle of steered wheels driven by the second actuator.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Yasuyuki Nozawa
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Patent number: 11660925Abstract: An autonomous tilting three-wheeled vehicle comprises a pair of front wheels coupled to a tiltable chassis by a mechanical linkage, such that the pair of wheels and the chassis are configured to tilt in unison with respect to a roll axis of the chassis. An electronic controller of the autonomous vehicle controls a tilt actuator to selectively tilt the chassis. Optionally, a steering actuator is coupled to the front wheels and controlled by the electronic controller to selectively steer the wheels. A sensor configured to measure orientation-dependent information may be coupled to the chassis by a gimbal configured to compensate for vehicle tilt. In some examples, the autonomous vehicle comprises an autonomous delivery robot.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Sway Motorsports LLCInventors: Kyle Jonathan Doerksen, Joseph Wilcox
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Patent number: 11654960Abstract: A hydraulic system for controlling a pair of steerable caster wheels includes a left steering command valve, a right steering command valve, and a rear steering control valve. A supply pressure fluid circuit interconnects a pressure source and the rear steering control valve. A command valve supply fluid circuit interconnects the rear steering control valve with both the right steering command valve and the left steering command valve. A left side steering fluid circuit interconnects a left side actuator and the left steering command valve. A right side steering fluid circuit interconnects a right side actuator and the right steering command valve. A fluidic tie rod fluid circuit interconnects both the left side actuator and the right side actuator with the rear steering control valve. A tank return fluid circuit interconnects the rear steering control valve, the left and right steering command valves, and a tank.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: David V. Rotole, Ryan J. Goodrich, Thomas D. Morrison, Andrew W. Baker, Tyler K. Farrington
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Patent number: 11654770Abstract: An apparatus including a capture device and a processor. The capture device may be configured to generate a plurality of video frames corresponding to users of a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform operations to detect objects in the video frames, detect users of the vehicle based on the objects detected in the video frames, determine a limitation profile for the users, monitor for conditions provided by the limitation profile and generate a reaction if one or more of the conditions are met. The limitation profile may be determined in response to characteristics of the users. The characteristics of the users may be determined by performing the operations on each of the users.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Ambarella International LPInventor: Patrick Martin
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Patent number: 11648899Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sensor module, in particular for a safety system of a motor vehicle, having a carrier substrate, having a plurality of functional units that are arranged on or at the carrier substrate and are electrically connected to one another, wherein at least one functional unit is a sensor, having at least one analog-to-digital converter, having a communication device and optionally having a linearizer and/or compensator. There is provision for only analog functional units to be present as functional units and for the at least one analog-to-digital converter to be connected on the output side directly to the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Marion Ramon Ewert
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Patent number: 11650586Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of automatic motion planning for an autonomous driving vehicle. Information is obtained with respect to a current location of the autonomous driving vehicle operating in a current vehicle motion, wherein the information is to be used to estimate the operational capability of the autonomous driving vehicle with respect to the current location. Sensor data are obtained, via one or more sensors in one or more media types. A reaction of a passenger present in the vehicle with respect to a current vehicle motion is estimated based on the sensor data. Motion planning is performed based on the information with respect to the current location and the reaction of the passenger to the current vehicle motion.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: PlusAI, Inc.Inventors: Hao Zheng, David Wanqian Liu, Timothy Patrick Daly, Jr.
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Patent number: 11650059Abstract: A system for localizing a vehicle in an environment having a computing device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory, a first map data stored in the non-transitory computer readable memory, where the first map data defines features within an environment used to localize a vehicle within the environment, and a machine-readable instruction set. The machine-readable instruction set causes the computing device to: determine a portion of the first map data having a first type of road, determine a first accuracy specification for the first type of road, wherein the first accuracy specification identifies one or more features of the plurality of features defined in the first map data used to localize a vehicle traversing the first type of road within a predefined degree of accuracy, and create a second map data for the first type of road.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey M. Walls