Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a navigation method, device and system. The method is applicable to a server and comprises: receiving current position characteristic information sent by a mobile terminal, and determining a position of an area matching the current position characteristic information based on the current position characteristic information and a locally stored database, and taking the determined position as an initial position; receiving target position characteristic information sent by the mobile terminal, determining a position of an area matching the target position characteristic information based on the target position characteristic information and the database, and taking the determined position as a target position; and determining a first route from the initial position to the target position and displaying the first route on an electronic map of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method of operating an autonomous driving shuttle includes: receiving, by the autonomous driving shuttle, information on an operation of the autonomous driving shuttle; recognizing a guide line by using at least one camera provided in the autonomous driving shuttle; and driving the autonomous driving shuttle by using the information on the operation and the recognized guide line.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. The system includes a vehicle having a propeller, a latch mechanism, a pressure switch, and an inspection device. The system includes a control unit in communication with the propeller, the latch mechanism, and the inspection device, and electrically connected to the pressure switch. The control unit powers on responsive to the pressure switch detecting an ambient pressure greater than a minimum threshold. The control unit receives, from the latch mechanism, an indication of a state of the latch mechanism. The control unit determines that the cable used to lower the vehicle into the tank containing the flammable fluid is detached from the vehicle. The control unit commands the propeller to move the vehicle through the flammable fluid. The control unit determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank.

Abstract: A method for certifying map elements for safety-critical driving functions by a control unit, at least one observation variable of at least one mapping step being ascertained by at least one map element after an implementation of the mapping step by a monitoring function, and being compared with a setpoint value of the observation variable, at least one result value being calculated based on a comparison of the observation variable with the setpoint value of the observation variable for the at least one mapping step by the monitoring function, the at least one result value being stored as a certificate and being linked with the at least one map element. A control unit, a computer program as well as a machine-readable memory medium are also described.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for inspecting a tank containing a flammable fluid are provided. The system includes a vehicle having a propeller, a latch mechanism, a pressure switch, and an inspection device. The system includes a control unit in communication with the propeller, the latch mechanism, and the inspection device, and electrically connected to the pressure switch. The control unit powers on responsive to the pressure switch detecting an ambient pressure greater than a minimum threshold. The control unit receives, from the latch mechanism, an indication of a state of the latch mechanism. The control unit determines that the cable used to lower the vehicle into the tank containing the flammable fluid is detached from the vehicle. The control unit commands the propeller to move the vehicle through the flammable fluid. The control unit determines a quality metric of a portion of the tank.

Abstract: A system uses an obstacle map to determine an avoidance map that indicates one or more constraint regions that are present in a physical space. The obstacle map is processed using a smoothing function and the smoothed map processed with a medial axis transform function to generate a MAT skeleton. The skeleton is pruned to remove spurs and then segmented based on MAT values that are representative of distances in the physical space between the skeleton and an obstacle. The avoidance map is determined by associating constraint regions with the segments. Constraint regions may indicate areas in the physical space that are open for the autonomous mobile device (AMD) to stop, narrow areas for which stopping should be avoided, and closed areas within which the AMD is not to stop during ordinary operation.

Abstract: A device may include one or more processors configured to receive sensor data from an external sensor associated with an autonomous driving zone; generate a map of the autonomous driving zone based on the sensor data; determine that a vehicle is entering the autonomous driving zone; and transmit a signal to the vehicle based on the vehicle entering the autonomous driving zone. The signal may cause the vehicle to begin operating in a full autonomous mode. The one or more processors may be configured further to determine an objective associated with the vehicle; receive first data obtained by one or more first sensors associated with the vehicle and second data obtained by the external sensor; determine a route based on the objective, the first data, and the second data; and transmit information identifying the route to the vehicle. The route may allow the vehicle to satisfy the objective.

Abstract: A method in a navigational controller includes: obtaining image data and depth data from corresponding sensors of a mobile automation apparatus; detecting an obstacle from the depth data and classifying the obstacle as one of a human obstacle and a non-human obstacle; in response to the classifying of the obstacle as the human obstacle, selecting a portion of the image data that corresponds to the obstacle; detecting, from the selected image data, a feature of the obstacle; based on a detected position of the detected feature, selecting an illumination control action; and controlling an illumination subsystem of the mobile automation apparatus according to the selected illumination control action.

Abstract: An automated driving system controls an automated driving vehicle. A plurality of stop lots are virtually arranged in a pick-up and drop-off area in which the automated driving vehicle stops to pick up or drop off a user. An order of priority of the plurality of stop lots is set. The automated driving system selects a stop lot one by one in the order of priority and determines whether or not the selected stop lot is available for the automated driving vehicle to stop. When the selected stop lot is available for the automated driving vehicle to stop, the selected stop lot is set as a target stop lot. The automated driving system controls the automated driving vehicle so as to stop in the target stop lot.

Abstract: Method and system for providing a mobility service is described. The mobility service can include delivering goods in rough terrain, rural areas, and other similar environments, by selecting and configuring vehicles for terrain considerations based on known and dynamically changing information. The disclosed system can include a vehicle configured with a deployable autonomous drone, and can determine optimized vehicle routes to remote locations using the deployable drone and vehicle navigation sensors, for real time mapping that can be combined with existing map/terrain data. The terrain data may also be sent to a vehicle in a vehicle fleet, and/or to a cloud-based server, and be used to compute the best available vehicles designed for the mobility service. The system may deploy one or more mobility solutions, collect telematics, road information, navigational data, and other information during the delivery. This feedback may then be used for future mobility services.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a vehicle positioning method, an apparatus, an electronic device, a vehicle and a storage medium, and relate to the field of automatic driving technology. A specific implementation includes: obtaining perceptual information of a lane where a vehicle is located, and obtaining high-precision information of the lane from a preset high-precision map, where the perceptual information and the high-precision information both include lane line information, and both include curb information and/or guardrail information; determining matching information of the perceptual information and the high-precision information; generating position information of the vehicle according to the matching information.

Abstract: A travel control system for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed calculator, a mode continuation determiner, and a mode continuing unit. The vehicle speed calculator evaluates a level of worsening of a traveling environment and calculates a first vehicle speed on the basis of the level of the worsening of the traveling environment. The mode continuation determiner determines whether it is possible to continue with driving assist control in the second driving assist mode by comparing a second vehicle speed in the second driving assist mode with the first vehicle speed. When it is not possible to continue with the driving assist control in the second driving assist mode, the mode continuing unit lowers the second vehicle speed in the second driving assist mode to the first vehicle speed to allow the driving assist control in the second driving assist mode to continue.

Abstract: Provided is an automated valet parking system giving an instruction to a target vehicle by specifying a node section at which the target vehicle is located, setting a node status including information on whether passing of a node is allowed, specifying a target node that is the node including a next-passing node among unpassed nodes of the target vehicle and having a predetermined number smaller than a total number of the unpassed nodes, the next-passing node being the node through which the target vehicle passes next on the target route, and transmitting node information associated with the target node to the target vehicle. When the node status at the next-passing node is re-set from a node impassable status to a node passable status, the automated valet parking system transmits the node information of the target node ahead of the next-passing node among the unpassed nodes to the target vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a transfusion guiding robot and a guiding method for guiding a movement of a transfused person. The transfusion guiding robot comprises a controller, a moving portion and a fixing portion. The controller is configured to receive and process instruction information, and control the transfusion guiding robot according to the instruction information; the moving portion is configured to move according to a command from the controller; and the fixing portion is configured to fix a container, a height of the fixing portion being adjustable.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and a method of guiding a plurality of agents 106 for complete coverage of the inspection area 102. The system and the method provide navigational instructions to navigate the plurality of agents 106 across the plurality of signalling unit 104 for traversing the inspection area 102. The plurality of signalling units 104 are communicatively coupled with the multi-agent visual navigation system for transmitting navigational instructions to the plurality of agents 106 based on pass-by information associated with the plurality of agents 106 obtained at the plurality of signalling units 104 and the pre-determined proximity associated with each pair of the plurality of signalling units. The navigational instructions are provided to the plurality of agents 106 at the plurality of signalling units 106 for subsequent navigation of the plurality of agents 106 across the plurality of signalling units 104 for complete coverage of the inspection area 102.