Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a storage device, for using a drone to test monitoring system sensors. In one aspect, the drone perform operations that include navigating from a first location of a property towards a second location of the property, detecting a sensor that is installed at the property, interrupting, by the drone, navigation through the property from the first location of the property towards the second location of the property to initiate a test of the detected sensor and (ii) determining a sensor test type for the detected sensor, administering a sensor test to the detected sensor, wherein the sensor test is based on the determined sensor test type, evaluating results of the administered test, storing data describing the results of the administered test, and continuing navigation through the property towards the second location of the property or towards another location of the property.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing task performance and computer readable maps produced by robots using modular sensors is disclosed herein. According to at least one non-limiting exemplary embodiment, robots may perform a first set of tasks, wherein coupling one or more modular sensors to the robots may configure a robot to perform a second set of tasks, the second set of tasks includes the first set of tasks and at least one additional task.

Abstract: A server includes a probe data acquiring unit acquiring a probe data item of each of vehicles traveling on a road, the probe data items include, as shape point sequences, sequences of shape points of marking lines; a grouping unit categorizing shape point sequences of marking lines into plural groups for the respective vehicles, each group including one or more shape point sequences for a corresponding one of the vehicles; a center point sequence generating unit generating, based on the one or more shape point sequences included in each group, a center point sequence for each marking line to thereby remove, from the shape point sequences of the marking lines, information which is dependent on traveling states of the vehicles; and a map data generating unit identifying the center point sequence for each marking line as a corresponding marking line on a map to thereby generate map data.

Abstract: A control system for a vehicle includes a touch screen, a Controller Area Network (CAN) microcontroller, and an embedded computer assembly (ECA). The touch screen is configured to receive a user input. The touch screen is physically mounted directly on either side of a steering wheel of the vehicle. The CAN microcontroller is configured to communicate with a CAN bus of the vehicle. The ECA includes processing circuitry configured to obtain a user input from the touch screen and provide a control signal to the CAN microcontroller and the CAN bus of the vehicle to perform a requested vehicle function according to the user input. The touch screen and the ECA are retrofit on the vehicle and the ECA is configured to intersect, suppress, modify, or reproduce communications on the CAN bus of the vehicle.

Abstract: A power transmission device of the present invention is a power transmission device for a vehicle, including: a generator configured to be driven by power of an internal combustion engine; a travel motor configured to be driven by electric power generated by the generator and to drive a drive wheels; and the drive wheels configured to be driven by the power of the internal combustion engine or power of the travel motor. The power transmission device includes: a first power transmission path configured to transmit power between the travel motor and the drive wheels; and a first clutch mechanism configured to allow or interrupt power transmission through the first power transmission path.

Abstract: This vehicle speed command generation device 1 generates a target vehicle speed command to be used by a vehicle speed control device. The vehicle speed command generation device 1 comprises: a shift processing unit 12 that receives an original vehicle speed command and generates each of a reference vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a reference delay time, a first-out vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a first-out delay time that is shorter than the reference delay time, and a delayed vehicle speed command in which the original vehicle speed command is delayed by a second delay time that is longer than the reference delay time; and a correction processing unit 16 that generates a target vehicle speed command by using the first-out vehicle speed command and the delayed vehicle speed command.

Abstract: The technology relates to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode, the method. For instance, a vehicle may be maneuvered in the autonomous driving mode using pre-stored map information identifying traffic flow directions. Data may be received from a perception system of the vehicle identifying objects in an external environment of the vehicle related to a traffic redirection not identified the map information. The received data may be used to identify one or more corridors of a traffic redirection. One of the one or more corridors may be selected based on a direction of traffic flow through the selected corridor. The vehicle may then be controlled in the autonomous driving mode to enter and follow the selected one of the one or more corridors based on the determined direction of flow of traffic through each of the one or more corridors.

Abstract: A method for drivable area detection and autonomous obstacle avoidance of unmanned haulage equipment in deep confined spaces is disclosed, which includes the following steps: acquiring 3D point cloud data of a roadway; computing a 2D image drivable area of the coal mine roadway; acquiring a 3D point cloud drivable area of the coal mine roadway; establishing a 2D grid map and a risk map, and performing autonomous obstacle avoidance path planning by using a particle swarm path planning method designed for deep confined roadways; and acquiring an optimal end point to be selected of a driving path by using a greedy strategy, and enabling an unmanned auxiliary haulage vehicle to drive according to the optimal end point and an optimal path. Images of a coal mine roadway are acquired actively by use of a single-camera sensor device.

Abstract: An object detection apparatus includes an input port that receives information on a plurality of objects in surroundings of a vehicle and information on a traffic environment of the vehicle, the plurality of objects being detected by a sensor installed on the vehicle, a controller that determines, based on the information on the plurality of objects and the information on the traffic environment, priority for each of the plurality of objects and determines first information based on the priority in a case where the total amount of information on the plurality of objects is greater than a determined value, the first information being information on part of the plurality of objects, and an output port that outputs the first information to an in-vehicle apparatus that controls the vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling aircraft. A specified flight position of the aircraft is compared with a piece of geographical height information corresponding to the provided flight position. The piece of geographical height information is obtained from a set of pieces of height information, said set corresponding to a geographical area, wherein for a first part of the geographical area, the set of pieces of height information indicates a piece of relevant geographical height information and for a second part of the geographical area, the set indicates a piece of height information deviating from the actual geographical height. The second part of the geographical area comprises a first special area, in which the aircraft is only permitted to operate to a limited degree.

Abstract: A map information-providing system, a map information-providing method, and a map information-providing program which can provide map information while suppressing incongruity a recipient feels are provided. A navigation system (map information-providing system) includes a storage unit storing map information for navigation (first map information) and map information for autonomous driving (second map information) an updating period thereof is different from the map information for navigation with respect to at least a portion of a period of time, and a map information-providing unit which provides map information by combining the map information for navigation with the map information for autonomous driving in a case where the map information for autonomous driving had been updated based on newer information than the map information for navigation at a time of providing the map information.

Abstract: Devices, system, and method of vehicular multiple-link wireless communication. A vehicular communication bonding unit creates a bonded wireless communication connection that transports data-packets of a source data-stream from a remote server to a vehicular transceiver, by transporting the data-packets over at least two wireless communication links. The vehicular communication bonding unit utilizes a vehicular cellular transceiver to receive a first batch of the data-packets over a first cellular communication link that connects between the vehicular cellular transceiver and the remote server. The vehicular communication bonding unit further utilizes least one end-user device, of an occupant of a vehicle, to receive a second batch of the data-packets of the particular data-stream, over a second cellular communication link that connects between the end-user device and the remote server.

Abstract: GPS data is paired with planned travel routes for mobile objects including vehicles. A system obtains GPS data from a mobile object and compares the GPS data to planned travel routes. The comparison includes comparing GPS coordinates of the mobile object to the planned travel routes to determine if a specified level of GPS coordinates are within a specified distance or buffer distance from a planned travel route within a specified period of time, the mobile object is travelling in the same direction of a planned travel route, and the planned travel route is unique. If such conditions are met, the mobile object is assigned or matched to a planned travel route.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed relate to autonomous vehicle technology. A follow vehicle having driving controls for use by humans may be equipped with a wireless transceiver, controller, sensors, and interfaces for use with control systems such that the follow vehicle may be caused to follow the lead vehicle without human interaction with the follow vehicle. The follow vehicle may wirelessly receive information from the lead vehicle regarding position, movement, acceleration or deceleration, steering, or other information relevant to following the lead vehicle. The follow vehicle may include sensors for sensing the position, movement, acceleration, deceleration, steering, or other properties of the lead vehicle. The lead vehicle may be equipped with RF transmitters that provide indicators to the follow vehicle, such that the sensors can more readily sense the lead vehicle. Multiple follow vehicles may be wirelessly linked to form a train that is not mechanically linked.

Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatuses providing control over movement of motorized transport units at a retail facility, comprising: multiple self-propelled motorized transport units; a wireless communication network; and a central computer system, wherein the central computer system comprises: a transceiver; a control circuit; and a memory storing computer instructions that when executed cause the control circuit to: receive an override command, from a worker associated with the retail facility, to cause a first motorized transport unit of the multiple motorized transport units to implement one or more actions; confirm a valid authorization of the worker to override one or more operating limits of the first motorized transport unit; and override the one or more operating limits and communicate one or more instructions to the first motorized transport unit configured to cause the first motorized transport unit to implement the one or more actions in accordance with the override command.

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

Abstract: An apparatus including a processor unit configured to provide a first high-definition map, a sensor unit configured for providing sensor data representing an environmental condition in a periphery of the apparatus and a receiver unit configured to receive data representing a second high-definition map. The processor unit is configured to fuse the second high-definition map and the sensor data so as to provide the first high-definition map. The apparatus further includes a transmitter unit configured for transmitting a result of fusing the second high-definition map and the sensor data, and includes a command generator unit configured to generate a command signal representing a vehicle control command for a vehicle carrying the apparatus based on the first high-definition map.

Abstract: Aspects concern a method for correcting errors in map data comprising obtaining map data specifying travel possibilities between locations, generating a routing graph from the map data by assigning a vertex to each location and an edge from one vertex to another vertex if the map data specifies that it is possible to travel from the location to which the first vertex is assigned to the location to which the second vertex is assigned, identifying the largest strongly connected component of the routing graph, identifying one or more further strongly connected components of the routing graph, detecting errors in the map data by identifying travel possibilities that are not in the map data which lead to missing connections between the one or more further strongly connected components of the routing graph and the largest strongly connected component of the routing graph and amending the map data by the identified travel possibilities.

Abstract: A vehicular collision mitigation method includes disposing at a vehicle a plurality of cameras, at least two non-camera sensors, and a control that processes data captured by the cameras and non-camera sensors. When the equipped vehicle is traveling forward, and via processing at the control of provided data captured by the forward viewing camera and the at least two non-camera sensors, it is determined if the vehicle is approaching a pedestrian or other vehicle forward of the vehicle. Responsive to such determination, braking by an automatic emergency braking system is controlled to mitigate collision with the pedestrian or other vehicle. Responsive to determination that a following vehicle is following the vehicle within a threshold distance from the vehicle and is approaching the vehicle above a threshold rate of approach, braking by the automatic emergency braking system is adjusted to mitigate collision at the rear of the vehicle by the following vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle including: a communication section configured to receive operation information to operate a travel device from an external operation device; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to: acquire peripheral information peripheral to a vehicle body from a peripheral information detection section, generate a travel plan based on the peripheral information, and control the travel device so as to perform autonomous driving in which travel is based on the generated travel plan, and perform remote driving in which travel is based on the operation information received by the communication section; and the vehicle further comprising a presentation device configured to present, at a vehicle exterior, identifying information received by the communication section, the identifying information relating to a user making use of transportation by the autonomous driving or the remote driving.