Abstract: A device for determining an operating state of an automobile from automobile data available on a CAN network of the vehicle, the device including a computer for mathematically processing the data to determine the operating state of the vehicle. The computer is hosted in a smartphone, a specific application for processing the data using the computer is implemented in the smartphone, recovery of the data from the CAN by the smartphone is carried out via a wired or wireless link, and the smartphone displays, via a graphical interface thereof, the operating state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A network system for monitoring and storing data of aircraft intelligent windows or windshields to provide useable life of, provide real life performance of, and/or measure characteristics and/or properties of, the windshields forwards the data from sensors mounting the windshield to a window sensing hub having a microprocessor programmed to receive and process the data to determine the performance of the windshield and formatting the data in accordance to a preset program, wherein the program includes providing data from the sensors that measures characteristics and properties of the windshield that are active during the period in which the data is taken. An aircraft central maintenance system connected to the window sensing hub receives the formatted information from the window sensing hub and unfiltered or unformatted information, wherein the unfiltered information from the windshield is acted on by the central maintenance system to provide an estimated useable life of the windshield.

Abstract: A navigation application that provides a dynamic set of warnings based on a set of collected and calculated data. The navigation application collects a series of data and identifies a set of critical points along the route. The navigation application analyzes the collected data to determine whether to provide a navigation warning to the user. The navigation application uses the collected data to determine whether a navigation instruction for the critical point should be modified to account for different driving conditions. Finally, the navigation application of some embodiments determines a timing for when a navigation instruction should be provided to the user, ensuring that the instruction is presented to the user with sufficient time to safely adjust their behavior.

Abstract: Technical solutions are described for providing driver warning using steering systems. An example steering system includes a motor control system that sends a command to a motor. The steering system further includes a fault monitoring system that sets a fault indication flag by monitoring one or more components of the steering system. The steering system further includes a driver warning feedback system that generates a warning injection signal based on and in response to the fault indication flag being set. Further, the motor control system generates a driver feedback by modifying the command to the motor using the warning injection signal, and sending the modified command to the motor.

Abstract: A smart phone comprises an NFC antenna and a signal-send unit that communicates with the NFC antenna. The smart phone further comprises an NFC tag containing identification information. The smart phone is configured so that the signal-send unit transmits identification information to an ECU mounted within a vehicle, allowing remote control of the vehicle. The transmitted signals sent by the smart phone are encrypted by a third party.

Abstract: A system corrects errors of a measurement system. The system comprises base measurement system BS and a correction system. BS sensor data is acquired and provided to an algorithm. The data is stored associated with a time stamp indicating time of sensing. Output values are calculated and stored with time stamps indicating time of the sensor data upon which the output values are calculated. Data having corresponding time stamps are supplied to a filter where correction values and correction increments are calculated. The correction increments reflect the change of error in a base system output value over time due to integration or summing up BS sensor data errors in the processing algorithm. The correction values are applied to the BS data and corrected base navigation output values are calculated. These output values are corrected by the correction increments. Output values of the processing algorithm are further processed in succeeding applications.

Abstract: A wheel loader includes a vehicular body, a work implement, a front wheel, and a control unit. The work implement is disposed in front of the vehicular body. The work implement has a boom. The front wheel has a tire made of an elastic material. The control unit starts to raise the boom while the tire compressed in a vertical direction rebounds and vertically stretches.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for associating content with wireless signals, e.g., beacon signals, and for controlling the ability to access or alter content provided in response to an indication that one or more wireless signals have been received are described. In some embodiments a beacon transmitter is placed in a product such as a teddy bear, story book, toy, piece of jewelry, etc. Devices in the range of the wireless transmitter detect the signal and report the receipt of the signal to a registry device. The registry device takes into consideration which wireless signal or signals were reported as being received in a given time period, the identity of the device reporting the receipt of the signal, the time period in which the wireless signal was received, and/or other factors. Based on one or more rules the registry device determines which content, if any, to supply to the device.

Abstract: A method performed by an infotainment providing system for providing driving situation based infotainment in a vehicle. The infotainment providing system determines a current position of the vehicle, determines from a digital map associated with the vehicle one or more road attributes of a current or subsequent road segment assumed or known to be ahead of the vehicle. The infotainment providing system selects, in consideration of the one or more road attributes, at least a first piece of media content from a media content source, and provides the at least first piece of media content in the vehicle.

Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle includes: a vehicle additional yaw moment calculator that calculates a vehicle additional yaw moment to be applied to a vehicle based on a yaw rate of the vehicle; a steering torque instructing module that instructs an assist torque of a steering operation of a steering system; a left-right driving force torque instructing module that instructs a left-right wheel driving torque which applies a moment to the vehicle independently of the steering system; a charging state acquisition module that acquires a state of charge of a battery which stores an electric power serving as a driving source for applying the vehicle additional yaw moment; and an adjuster that adjusts the assist torque and the left-right wheel driving torque based on the state of charge to apply the vehicle additional yaw moment.

Abstract: A method is specified for monitoring an electronic control unit for a motor vehicle. An electronic control unit with a monitoring circuit, which contains at least one sensor component, is provided. A measured value is recorded by means of the at least one sensor component, on the basis of which an actual value of a characteristic value representative for the thermal, mechanical and/or chemical loading of the control unit is determined and compared with a predetermined set-point value. A signal is emitted as a function of the result of the comparison. A device and a control unit are additionally specified.

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a data acquisition unit that acquires actual sensor data by measuring a distance from a current position to an object to be measured; a local map acquisition unit that acquires a local map by scanning the vicinity of the current position based on an environmental map stored in advance; and a processor that determines coordinates of the current position for the local map by performing matching between the local map and the actual sensor data, and determines a traveling direction based on the current position by calculating a main segment angle of a line segment existing in the local map.

Abstract: Embodiments, systems, and techniques for vehicle operation assistance are provided herein. Vehicle operation assistance may be provided by monitoring characteristics of an occupant of a vehicle and determining an emergency status for the occupant based on characteristics of the occupant, transmitting a request for help based on the emergency status indicating the occupant of the vehicle is experiencing an emergency, receiving a “follow me” request from a potential leader vehicle, enabling follower mode such that vehicle is a follower vehicle and the potential leader vehicle is a leader vehicle, establishing a connection with the leader vehicle and receiving navigation instructions from the leader vehicle based on the vehicle being in follower mode, generating driving action commands based on navigation instructions, and executing respective driving action commands in an autonomous fashion based on the vehicle being in follower mode.

Abstract: A vehicle stop position setting apparatus is provided which includes a target route calculator (102) configured to calculate a target route for a subject vehicle and a vehicle stop position detector (101) configured to detect a vehicle stop position in a particular situation. The vehicle stop position is present on the target route calculated by the target route calculator (102). The vehicle stop position setting apparatus further includes a vehicle stop position setting unit (103) configured to, when the vehicle stop position in the particular situation is detected by the vehicle stop position detector (101), set a target vehicle stop position for the subject vehicle to be in a vehicle attitude that conforms to the particular situation.

Abstract: A system for adjusting a road boundary of a two dimensional virtual representation of a road for path planning of an autonomous vehicle includes a retrieval unit to retrieve a measured position and measured heading angle of the vehicle with respect to a reference. The system also includes an uncertainty unit to receive the measured position, the measured heading angle and map data of the road, and to determine a position uncertainty value and a heading angle uncertainty value representing an amount of uncertainty in the vehicle position and heading angle, respectively, on the road based on the input. The system also includes an adjustment unit to adjust a width and a heading angle of a drivable portion of the two dimensional virtual representation of the road, wherein the adjustment of the width and heading angle is based on the position uncertainty value and the heading angle uncertainty value, respectively.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle adapted for hover and short/vertical take-off and landing (S/VTOL) is disclosed. The vehicle comprises: a body having an aspect-ratio less than two and having therein a payload volume, at least one propeller located forward of the body, at least one rudder. The body may have an inverse Zimmerman planform which provides lift as air flows across the body in horizontal flight/fixed wing mode, and further adapted such that during hover and/or short/vertical take-off and landing (S/VTOL) the vehicle operates as a rotorcraft with the body oriented with the at least one propeller substantially above the body. The vehicle is suited to a method of inspection, such as power line inspection where large distances can be analysed efficiently by flying in fixed wing mode, but by transitioning to hover mode allows detailed inspection of selected areas.

Abstract: An automatic travel vehicle includes a body, a drive unit to move the body on a travel surface along a travel guide line, a detection unit to detect a mark attached to one adjacent portion of the travel guide line for one spot set along the travel guide line, and a control unit to control an operation of the automatic travel vehicle based on the detected mark. The control unit interprets the mark attached to the one adjacent portion of the travel guide line at a first side of the body when the automatic travel vehicle travels along the travel guide line in a first travelling direction, and interprets the mark attached to the one adjacent portion of the travel guide line at a second side of the body when the automatic travel vehicle travels along the travel guide line in a second travelling direction.

Abstract: A service robot includes a wheeled, robotic vehicle and a movable payload platform. A position of the payload platform is controlled to reduce the distance between the center of mass of the service robot and a center of rotation of the vehicle moving along a motion trajectory. Induced centrifugal forces are reduced, allowing for safe operation at higher speeds. In some examples, the payload platform is moved such that the center of mass of the service robot is approximately aligned with the center of rotation of the vehicle. In some embodiments, at least one wheel of the service robot is controlled to maintain a level orientation of the service robot as it traverses uneven terrain. In some embodiments, the service robot includes an inflatable torso structure that allows an upper body robot to bend in a controlled manner to interact with users and a payload loaded onto the payload platform.

Abstract: An automatic window tinting system for a vehicle includes a selectively transparent window, a controller including a processing unit and a non-transitory computer readable memory, a temperature sensor, an occupant sensor, a proximity sensor, and a computer readable and executable instruction set. The computer readable and executable instruction set causes the processing unit to receive an occupant sensor signal, a temperature signal and a proximity sensor signal, maintain the selectively transparent window in a first light transmissivity state when the occupant sensor signal is indicative of a presence of an unattended occupant, transition the selectively transparent window to a second light transmissivity state when the temperature signal is indicative of a temperature inside the vehicle that is greater than a threshold value, and transition the selectively transparent window to a third light transmissivity state when the proximity sensor signal is indicative of the presence of a passerby.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing vibrations of a two-cylinder engine for a hybrid electric vehicle includes a reference signal generator for generating a first reference signal and a first reference phase, a speed calculator for calculating a speed of the motor based on the position of the motor, a vibration extractor for extracting a first vibration signal based on the speed of the motor, a variable filter, a filter coefficient updater, a phase calculator, a phase shift compensator, a synchronization signal generator for generating a first synchronization signal synchronized with the first vibration signal based on a first reference phase transferred from the reference signal generator, the second phase difference transferred from the phase calculator and the first compensation value transferred from the phase shift compensator, an inverse phase signal generator, and a torque generator for generating a final command torque based on the first inverse phase signal.