Abstract: A method for providing coordinated steering and braking of a plurality vehicles traveling in a platoon in response to detecting an obstruction in front of the platoon. The method includes detecting the obstruction by at least one of the vehicles in a front row of the platoon and coordinating and verifying between the vehicles in the front row that the obstruction is in front of the platoon. The method also includes broadcasting a message from one of the vehicles in the front row to the other vehicles in the platoon behind the front row that a coordinated braking and steering operation will occur to prevent a collision with the obstruction. The method then causes the vehicles in each row to steer to a breach position and causes the vehicles to brake so that all of the vehicles stop at the sides of the lanes.

Abstract: A drone includes a frame and a plurality of motors attached to the frame. Each motor of the plurality of motors is connected to a respective propeller located below the frame. A tail motor is attached to the frame. The tail motor is connected to a tail propeller located above the frame. Cameras are attached to the frame and located above the frame. The cameras have fields of view extending over the plurality of propellers.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and computer program product are provided that obtain a directional dialogue comprising a series of instructions that at least partially defines a pathway through an environment, determine navigation actions associated with the pathway based on the series of instructions, track movement of an electronic device (ED) based on one or more of GPS data and non-GPS data; and present the navigation actions based on the movement.

Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium that detects trajectories of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) approaching a protected site is described. Airborne defense agents (ADAs) located at a fixed radius from the protected and equidistant from one another detect acoustic signals emitted by an approaching UAV. Circuitry included in each ADA use the detected acoustic signals to determine a direction and a distance of each UAV. A base station having a control center (BS-CC) located in the protected site communicates with the ADAs to aggregate direction and distance data from the ADAs. Using the aggregated direction and distance data, the BS-CC predicts routes towards the protected site of the approaching UAV and alerts the protected site of the predicted route of the approaching UAV.

Abstract: A system for guiding an object using a robot is provided. The system includes a server and a robot. The server is configured to receive a request and a location of an object from a device of the object, instruct a vehicle to move to a first location based on the location of the object in response to receiving the request, obtain information about a second location related to a robot, and transmit information about the second location to the device of the object. The robot is configured to identify the object at the second location, and guide the object from the second location to the first location in response to identifying the object at the second location.

Abstract: In a cruise assist system, a turning angle controller executes at least one of an automatic cruise control task that automatically controls a turning angle of the vehicle, and an assist control task that controls the turning angle of the vehicle in accordance with an occupant's operation of the steering wheel. A holding determiner includes an input detector detecting an occupant's physical input to a steering shaft via a steering wheel based on at least one of a first type physical quantity and second type physical quantities. Each of the first and second physical quantities depends on rotational movement of the steering shaft. The first type physical quantity contains the occupant's physical input, and a disturbance input, which is different therefrom, to the steering shaft. The second type physical quantities have a physical relationship therebetween, which is changed depending on the occupant's physical input.

Abstract: A technique is described for the redundant registering of an actuation of a motor-vehicle brake system. A device which is provided for this purpose comprises a first sensor for generating a first sensor signal which indicates a movement of a mechanical input component of the brake system, and a second sensor for generating a second sensor signal which indicates a hydraulic pressure in the brake system. A processing device which is coupled to the two sensors is configured for selectively outputting an actuation signal which is generated on the basis of the first sensor signal or an actuation signal which is generated on the basis of the second sensor signal. The actuation signal indicates an actuation of the brake system.

Abstract: A device for monitoring and estimating parameters relating to the flight of an aircraft includes an estimation module 4 for determining an estimation of the values of the parameters relating to the flight of the aircraft and for generating residues, a detection module for determining the statuses associated with each of said sensors C1, C2, . . . , CN and with a parameter P1 corresponding to the weight of the aircraft, a transmission module for transmitting the statuses associated with each of said sensors C1, C2, . . . , CN to a user device and, on the next iteration, to the estimation module.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a safety and security system for vehicles. The safety and security system include a computing unit mounted in a vehicle; one or more optical sensors in electronic communication with the computing unit, the optical sensors are configured for facial recognition and are positioned in the vehicle to capture a face and head movements of a driver. The computing unit equipped with the facial recognition technology and artificial intelligence determined the electiveness of the driver. In case the driver is inattentive, the safety and security system warn the driver and takes any precautionary measure, such as slowing down the speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting a spoofing attempt associated with an autonomous vehicle are provided. The method includes acquiring, via interface circuitry of the apparatus for spoofing prevention, one or more sensor data from one or more sensors. The one or more sensor data is annotated to obtain sensor information. The sensor information extracts traffic information that the one or more sensor data carries. Abnormal sensor data that fails to capture surrounding traffic information is discarded. Furthermore, a spoofing attempt is determined based on a determination that at least one inconsistent sensor data is identified. The at least one inconsistent sensor data provides different traffic information compared to other sensor data of the one or more sensor data generated by the one or more sensors. The vehicle is therefore informed to ignore a portion of the sensor information associated with the spoofing attempt when the spoofing attempt is identified.

Abstract: A method for providing wind alerts to a driver includes detecting, with one or more towable item sensors, that a towable item has been coupled to a hitch of a vehicle, detecting a wind condition with one or more wind sensors in response to detecting that the towable item has been coupled to the hitch, and outputting, with one or more output devices, an alert indicative of a high wind scenario when the wind condition is above a wind threshold.

Abstract: A component for a vehicle configured to drive on a roadway is a control unit that is configured to detect a road user on the roadway, ascertain a portion of the roadway in which the road user can move, and prompt a communication unit of the vehicle to generate an optical output, where via the optical output the road user is indicated the portion of the roadway in which the road user can move.

Abstract: A machine vision device is provided usable in conjunction with power equipment machines. By way of example, an array of sensors can be deployed to detect proximity of objects to the power equipment machine, and issue an alert in response to detecting an object within a threshold distance. The alert can be utilized by the power equipment machine to take corrective action to mitigate or avoid running over or striking the object. Sensors having respective fields of view can be arranged along an arc to facilitate machine vision of a spatial volume in a proximity of the machine, and ranging determinations can be coupled with low cost processing devices to facilitate a machine vision solution far more cost effective than other technologies in the art.

Abstract: A shovel enabled to set an engine revolution speed to revolution speeds including a revolution speed for a running operation and a revolution speed for an idling running operation that is lower than the revolution speed for the running operation includes an engine provided as a driving source of the shovel, an operating part configured to be driven by a driving force of the engine, an operation component configured to operate the operating part, a detecting device configured to detect a position of a movable portion of an operator and a position of the operation component, an operation determining part configured to determine a positional relationship between the movable portion and the operation component, and a control part configured to set the engine revolution speed of the engine based on the positional relationship between the movable portion and the operation component that is determined by the operation determining part.

Abstract: A flight processor that calculates a 4-dimensional trajectory having a sequence of two or more position, time and cost (x, y, z, t, c) tuples that minimize a defined cost. Some embodiments generate cost-optimized trajectories with simple or complex constraints and bounds such as fixed AGL altitude; minimum AGL altitude; maximum AGL altitude; minimum MSL; maximum MSL; avoidance of restricted airspace; adherence to non-restricted airspace such as easements; adherence to ground-based guideways, if applicable; and the constraint to maintain adequate radio frequency signal-to-noise needed for communications to the ground station or backhaul systems.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing uninterrupted media content during vehicle navigation. The disclosed techniques herein discuss determining directions from route data and navigation announcements for each of the directions. For each navigation announcement, a determination is made whether current playback of a media asset in a playlist ends within a predefined time threshold before the navigation announcement. In a positive determination, the playback of the playlist is paused until the navigation announcement has elapsed.

Abstract: A method for transporting a parcel comprises a marine unmanned vehicle (MUMV) receiving a waterproof tote, coupling the tote to a tether, and towing the tether and the tote, with the tether floating on the transport waterway and the tote immersed in the the transport waterway, to a delivery location. The method can include an MUMV receiving the tote from, and/or delivering the tote to, an aerial vehicle. An unmanned water transport system (UWTS) comprises an MUMV, a floating tether, and a waterproof tote containing a parcel for transport on a transport waterway. The MUMV and tether are configured to tow the tether, with the tether floating on the transport waterway, and the tote coupled to the tether and immersed in the water of the transport waterway, to transport the tote from a source location to a delivery location on the transport waterway. The UWTS can perform the method.

Abstract: A server is connected to a communication terminal and configured to receive a departure point, a destination, and a route retrieval request from the departure point to the destination from the terminal and to deliver a route retrieved in response to the received route retrieval request to the terminal. When the route retrieval request is acquired from the terminal, the server acquires route information related to a target route that is a route corresponding to a predetermined distance from the departure point in a terminal-recommended route that is a route from the departure point to the destination and is retrieved by using terminal-side map information provided in the terminal. The server retrieves a route to the destination that includes at least a part of the target route by using device-side map information provided in the server and the route information, and delivers the retrieved route to the terminal.

Abstract: Method for estimating a steering torque, in particular for the lateral control of a vehicle, comprising the steps of detecting at least one signal on a current vehicle state and/or current vehicle environment, determining a desired steering angle by a steering control unit based on the at least one detected signal, estimating a vehicle lateral force on the basis of a tire dynamics model, including the determined steering angle as an input factor, estimating a vehicle lateral force on the basis of a lateral dynamics model, correcting the lateral force value estimated by the tire dynamics model on the basis of the lateral force value estimated by the lateral dynamics model, estimating a self-aligning torque based on the corrected lateral force value, and estimating a steering torque from the estimated self-aligning torque.

Abstract: An autonomous driving system mounted on a vehicle determines a target path based on necessary information and performs vehicle travel control such that the vehicle follows the target path. A first coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a first timing when the necessary information is acquired. A second coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a second timing later than the first timing. The autonomous driving system calculates, based on the necessary information acquired at the first timing, a first target path defined in the first coordinate system. Then, the autonomous driving system corrects the first target path to a second target path defined in the second coordinate system by performing coordinate transformation from the first coordinate system to the second coordinate system. The autonomous driving system uses the second target path as the target path to perform the vehicle travel control.