Abstract: To provide a vehicle sharing system that allows the user to use a shared vehicle having a battery with a reduced risk of the battery running out, a management server (1) includes a management information database (122) configured to store information on (i) a plurality of shared-vehicle standby locations (2) at each of which a motor-assisted bicycle(s) (3) having a battery (302) is on standby, (ii) a motor-assisted bicycle(s) (3), and (iii) the destination desired by the user; and a location specifying section (115) configured to, in a case where the location specifying section (115) has determined that the remaining battery power of the motor-assisted bicycle (3) that the user is using is not enough to continue to travel to the destination desired by the user, specify a transfer location.

Abstract: A system and method for determining a lateral and vertical path for aircraft guidance from a current aircraft position to a landing runway following a complete loss of engine thrust includes determining, in a processing system, a final approach segment, a deceleration segment, and a driftdown segment. Connecting, in the processing system, the driftdown segment to the deceleration segment, and the deceleration segment to the final approach segment, to form a complete lateral and vertical path from the current aircraft position to the landing runway. And rendering, on a display device, a graphical representation of the complete lateral and vertical path from the current aircraft position to the landing runway, wherein the graphical representation of the complete lateral and vertical path updates as the aircraft travels.

Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus includes: a selection unit configured to select at least one candidate camera from plural cameras based on position information of each of the plural cameras; a reception unit configured to establish communication connection with the candidate camera selected by the selection unit and to start to receive video captured by the candidate camera; and a display control unit configured to display the video received by the reception unit in response to a predetermined display condition being satisfied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a driver assistance system (11) for an at least partially automatically driving motor vehicle (10), wherein the driver assistance system (11) comprises at least one environment detection means (13) which is designed to detect at least one area of an environment (U) of the motor vehicle (10), an evaluation device (14) which is designed to determine a target trajectory (T) to be traveled by the motor vehicle (10) according to the detected at least one area of the environment (U), and a control device (18) which is designed to adjust the target trajectory (T) determined by the evaluation device (14).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for platooning vehicles or other types of nodes. The platooning may involve receiving a request from a vehicle to initiate a platoon. In response to the request, another vehicle may indicate a desire to form the platoon with the requesting vehicle. Before the platoon is formed, a verification process may be performed to determine the eligibility of the vehicle to join a platoon, which may be based on a rating associated with the vehicle. Once the vehicle is verified, the platoon may be established. Upon establishment, the vehicles may proceed to coordinate actions, and a lead vehicle may be identified for the platoon. Vehicles may request to join and leave the platoon throughout the lifetime of the platoon. The platoon may eventually be dismissed, for example if the lead vehicle leaves the platoon and no one vehicle is willing and/or able to serve as lead vehicle.

Abstract: To reduce the bulk of the acquisition systems embedded onboard an aircraft and dedicated to predicting failures, an acquisition system is provided comprising an avionics rack and at least one recording device, in which the avionics rack comprises a front panel provided with at least one test connector configured to be connected to all or some of the data buses of the aircraft, each recording device comprises a housing and an acquisition port, the acquisition port being provided on an outer face of the housing, the acquisition port of each recording device is engaged with a corresponding test connector of the avionics rack, each recording device is configured to acquire at least some signals applied to the acquisition port by the corresponding test connector, and to store the acquired signals.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, coordinating an aerial search among unmanned aerial vehicles is disclosed that includes receiving, by a server in a UAV transportation ecosystem, search area data, accessing, by the server, UAV parameters for a type of UAV, determining, by the server in dependence upon the search area data and the UAV parameters, a number of UAVs needed to complete a coordinated aerial search of a search area within a time limit, and partitioning, by the server, the search area into a plurality of partitions, wherein the number of partitions is equal to the number of UAVs.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for distributed vehicle navigation processing for a vehicle. For instance, the method may include: by the vehicle: obtaining reference data from one or a combination of an imaging system, an antenna system, and/or a radar system of the vehicle; in response to obtaining the reference data, determining whether a GNSS signal is below a threshold; and in response to determining the GNSS signal is below the threshold, transmitting a navigation supplementation request message including the reference data to an edge node or a cloud node. By the edge node or the cloud node: in response to receiving the navigation supplementation request message from the vehicle, performing a position resolution process to determine and transmit a position of the vehicle by one or more functions. By the vehicle: performing a navigation control process based on the determined position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vehicle technology, and more particularly, to a vehicle for carrying a container. The vehicle includes: a vehicle body, at least one locking mechanism provided on the vehicle body and a microcontroller unit communicatively connected to each of the at least one locking mechanism and configured to control each of the at least one locking mechanism to switch between a locked state and an unlocked state. Each of the at least one locking mechanism is connected fixedly to the container when the locking mechanism is in the locked state, such that the container is fixed to the vehicle body. The vehicle is advantageous in that it is capable of locking and unlocking the container in a simple way, thereby improving the efficiency of the vehicle in transportation of the container.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for automatically generating labeled steering torque data, with which an artificial intelligence (AI) unit is trained to detect hands-off conditions when the vehicle is being operated.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a traffic level in the future. A road network including graph edges for a plurality of intersections and graph nodes for a plurality of road links is identified. A road link of interest is selected from the plurality of road links. A set of related link subset are calculated for the selected road link. Historical data is queried for the related link subset. A predicted traffic level is calculated for the selected road link in response to the historical data for the related link subset.

Abstract: An artificial satellite comprises a satellite structure, an onboard control system including an onboard controller, and a memory system. The memory system is physically coupled to the satellite structure and independently powerable with respect to the onboard controller. The memory system is also arranged to communicatively couple with the onboard controller, and to store data which specifies one or more launch-specific parameters for configuring at least one of the satellite components. The onboard control system is adapted to operate in a transfer phase in response to the satellite separating from a payload dispenser, and to autonomously control, while operating in the transfer phase, one or more aspects of at least one satellite component at least partly based on the data, and particularly the one or more launch-specific parameters specified by or derived from the data.

Abstract: A substrate working system includes a plurality of substrate working apparatuses, a component storage that stores a device and a component to be used by the substrate working apparatuses, and a component conveyance flight vehicle. The component conveyance flight vehicle conveys a conveyance article by flying from the component storage to a predetermined position corresponding to a predetermined substrate working apparatus while holding the conveyance article based on necessary article information of the substrate working apparatuses.

Abstract: A flying device includes a flight unit; and a flight control unit that performs, in a case where a flight position by the flight unit is out of a predetermined range, a control that is different from a control in a case where the flight position is within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A real-time traffic safety visualization and management system using traffic data, social media data, weather data, and other similar data enable proactive decisions for reducing the number of traffic incidents or mitigating their severity. The system utilizes predictive algorithms in a hybrid framework to diagnose real-time traffic safety conditions. Meanwhile, Pro-active Traffic Management (PATM) Strategies are provided by the system for the predicted high-risk locations. Moreover, through the visualization and management system, various countermeasures are considered and tested for decision makers, such that one or more of the most effective countermeasures are recommended within a given area to improve traffic safety thereof.

Abstract: A congestion prediction server includes: a storage device configured to store route information of a determined route on which a vehicle is scheduled to travel; and a server control unit configured to, in a case of receiving route information of a searched route searched by an in-vehicle device loaded in the vehicle, generate reference information regarding the searched route based on the route information of the determined route and transmit the generated reference information to the in-vehicle device.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a camera, a display that displays a display screen including a mobile robot that autonomously travels, and a control circuit. The control circuit acquires a first planned route of the mobile robot, displays, on the display, a screen having the first planned route superimposed on a camera image taken by the camera, detects a contact point on the display on which the screen is displayed, generates a second planned route of the mobile robot that travels through the contact point, and transmits the second planned route to the mobile robot.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method performed by a centralized coordinated vehicle guidance system may include: obtaining analytics data for a plurality of vehicles or objects centrally communicating with or detected by the centralized coordinated vehicle guidance system; detecting, based on the analytics data, a predicted collision event involving multiple pairs of the plurality of vehicles or objects; determining trajectory adjustment information for a first vehicle of the plurality of vehicles involved in the collision event; and outputting the trajectory adjustment information to cause the first vehicle to modify its trajectory.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing a vehicle control system are described herein. A system for managing a vehicle comprises: a vehicle control system of a vehicle having access to a network, including: a communication module to interface with at least one of: a mobile device, the vehicle, and environmental sensors coupled to the vehicle; and a configuration module to identify a mitigation operation to be taken when predetermined factors exist; wherein the vehicle control system is to identify a potential obstacle in a travel route of the vehicle and initiate a mitigation operation at the vehicle.

Abstract: A method in a vehicle includes receiving a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) message transmitted from a communication system affixed to infrastructure at a location. The V2I message includes at least one category of information among a plurality of categories of information and the plurality of categories of information include map-based information and road safety information. The method also includes determining, based on performing at least one type of verification, whether a misbehavior has occurred with respect to the V2I message. The misbehavior indicates incorrect information in the V2I message. A counter is maintained of a number of times the misbehavior has occurred with respect to the V2I message at the location, and the misbehavior is reported based on the counter.