Abstract: It is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a personal mobility capable of adjusting a shape of a cluster in performing platooning and a control method thereof. In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, a personal mobility performing platooning includes: a transceiver; and a controller configured to determine a movement command for a slave of the platooning based on driving information when the personal mobility is configured as a master of the platooning and adjust a cluster shape of the platooning by controlling the transceiver to transmit the movement command to the slave.

Abstract: A drone apparatus and a method for deploying a drone working zone are provided. The drone apparatus includes an aircraft body, a communication device, a positioning device and a flight controller. The flight controller is configured to: set edge rules of a working zone unit used to construct a working zone for the drone apparatus to work around a bridge; control the aircraft body to fly along a target section selected in the bridge according to a control signal received by the communication device, and calculate positions of multiple points of interest (POIs) passed by during the flight using the positioning device; generate one working zone unit with positions of adjacent two of the POIs according to the edge rules of the working zone unit; and combine multiple working zone units generated by using positions of all the POIs to construct and deploy the working zone of the target section.

Abstract: A method for operating a braking force generator for a motor vehicle having a hydraulic braking system. The braking force generator, in a first working mode, builds up braking force independently, and in a second working mode, builds up braking force to assist the driver. A strategy for operating the braking force generator is adapted depending on a driving situation. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A system performs a control method to launch an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV. The control method includes calculating a selected altitude, relative to a reference level, for launching the UAV, operating a lifting arrangement to vertically elevate the UAV to the selected altitude, and causing the UAV to be launched from the selected altitude. Elevating the UAV may improve the performance of the UAV in terms of range, power consumption, ability to carry payload, transit time to destination, etc. The selected altitude may be calculated as a function of parameter data representing any of the UAV, the lifting arrangement, or surrounding conditions. An apparatus is further provided to determine an optimal location of the system in relation to a plurality of destinations of UAVs to be elevated by the system.

Abstract: A method and a device for providing an operating state of a sensor of a vehicle. The method includes detecting first environment data values using the sensor, the first environment data values representing an environment of the vehicle, receiving second environment data values, which represent the environment of the vehicle, the second environment data values being detected by an infrastructure sensor system, determining the operating state of the sensor as a function of the first and the second environment data values, and providing the operating state of the sensor.