Abstract: A method includes determining a test drive script (TDS) to perform while a tool monitors an electronic system in a mobile machine during a test drive of the mobile machine. The TDS includes an ordered sequence of drive cycle procedures (DCPs). The ordered sequence of DCPs begins with an initial DCP and ends with a final DCP. Each DCP is indicative of a respective mobile machine state. The TDS includes a first particular DCP associated with both a first particular mobile machine state and a first condition pertaining to the first particular mobile machine state. The method also includes outputting a representation of at least a portion of the TDS. Additionally, the method includes determining and outputting one or more of: status information corresponding to achieving the first particular mobile machine state or status information corresponding to achieving the first condition pertaining to the first particular mobile machine state.

Abstract: A driving assistance system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a user interface module which is set up for interaction with a driver The user interface module is further set up to: output at least two questions in relation to a driving assistance function to the driver sequentially; and receive a user input of the driver for answering the at least two questions. A control module is set up to activate and/or operate the driving assistance function based on a composition of incorrectly answered and correctly answered questions from the at least two questions, wherein the driving assistance function is activated only when a minimum number of questions and/or a specific subgroup of the at least two questions have been answered correctly at least in part.

Abstract: A method for controlling an operating mode of a vehicle is presented. The method includes determining a current range of the vehicle while the vehicle is operating in a first operating mode. The method also includes determining a distance to a destination. The method further includes controlling the vehicle to operate in a second operating mode instead of the first operating mode when the range is less than the distance to the destination.

Abstract: The automated driving system automatically drives a vehicle by cooperative operation of a travel control device controlling travel of the vehicle and a portable device possessed by a driver of the vehicle. In the cooperative operation, the portable device transmits route data to the travel control device; the travel control device sets an event location on the route, based on the route data, controls travel of the vehicle in an automated-driving control area, based on the route data and circumstance data, and transmits notification data for notifying the driver of a change of a travel condition to the portable device; and the portable device notifies the driver of the change, based on the notification data. Upon receiving an operational input to stop the cooperative operation, the portable device notifies the driver of a warning message or ignores the received operational input if the event location is set in the area.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the deterministic simulation of distributed systems, such as vehicle-based processing systems. A distributed system may be represented as a plurality of subsystems or “nodelets” executing with a single process of a computing device during a simulation. A task scheduler can schedule the nodelets to execute separately, on a single thread, in serially-occurring frames. In some embodiments, only one nodelet is permitted to execute during any given frame, and therefore only one nodelet is permitted to execute at any given time.

Abstract: A method performed by a harvesting machine control system comprises obtaining bias data indicative of a performance bias of a first harvesting machine relative to at least one other harvesting machine, receiving a settings input indicative of a request to set performance of the first harvesting machine to correspond to performance of the at least one other harvesting machine, based on the bias data and machine settings associated with the performance of the at least one other harvesting machine, determining adjusted machine settings for the first harvesting machine, and outputting a control instruction to the first harvesting machine based on the adjusted machine settings.

Abstract: Systems and methods for semi-autonomously controlling a vehicle are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a trajectory of a semi-autonomous vehicle based on data received from one or more vehicle sensors, determining a state of the vehicle based on data received from the vehicle sensors, determining an optimal trajectory of the vehicle based on the state of the vehicle, determining a level of confidence in the determined state of the vehicle and in the determined optimal trajectory of the vehicle, determining a plurality of possible future states of the vehicle based on the state of the vehicle, the trajectory of the vehicle, and the level of confidence, determining whether a subset of the possible future states of the vehicle are recoverable, and when it is determined that the subset of the possible future states of the vehicle are recoverable, issuing a security certificate.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: detecting at least one of a position or a state of occupant in a vehicle; determining an operation inputting part that is most easily operable for the occupant from among a plurality of operation inputting parts in the vehicle based on the at least one of the position or the state of the occupant which is detected in the detecting; notifying a consent request in the vehicle with respect to a processing content scheduled to be performed in response to an occurrence of an event; and validating consent operation to the operation inputting part that is most easily operable.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.

Abstract: A method and device for pushing content acquires at least one of information related to a vehicle and information related to a driver of the vehicle; determines information characterizing the potential demand of the driver on the knowledge related to a vehicle based on the acquired information; selecting content to be pushed to the driver based on the information characterizing the potential demand of the driver on the knowledge related to a vehicle, wherein the content comprises the knowledge related to a vehicle; and pushes the selected content to a mobile terminal of the driver.

Abstract: A system for a grading machine includes a lift cylinder sensor to measure a position or movement of a lift cylinder, which is coupled to a drawbar. The drawbar is coupled to a circle. The circle is coupled a blade carrier assembly, and the blade carrier assembly is coupled to a blade. The system also includes a drawbar sensor to measure a position or movement of the drawbar, a circle sensor to measure a position or movement of the circle, a blade carrier assembly sensor to measure a position or movement of the blade carrier assembly, and a blade sensor to measure a position or movement of the blade. A controller receives information from the lift cylinder sensor and one or more of the aforementioned sensors and determines whether one or more wear components is in need of inspection, repair, or replacement.

Abstract: Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein describe a data verification of electrical electric components and software systems electronically or mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft by a novel process which starts an electric aircraft and receives physical and software information for each aircraft component or system and determines the status of the health of each of those components or systems. An embodiment may further include a monitoring system configured to measure a plurality of data from each aircraft component and a flight controller communicatively coupled to the monitoring system, wherein the data verification can be performed by the flight controller. Further embodiments may include the flight controller generating an output datum from the assessment produced by the data verification and displaying it to a pilot via an output device.

Abstract: The vehicle management system is configured with a detection unit to detect work related to maintenance for a vehicle based on vehicle information related to the vehicle, a specifying unit to specify predetermined work out of the work detected by the detection unit, based on work information specifying the predetermined work that even a person who is not a mechanic of the vehicle can perform, and an output unit to output information indicative of the work specified by the specifying unit.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for using machine learning techniques to identify predictive features and predictive values for each feature. In one technique, a model is trained based on training data that comprises training instances, each of which corresponds to multiple usage-based features of an online service by a user. For each usage-based feature in a subset of the usage-based features, the model is used to generate a dependency graph, a histogram is generated, and an optimized value is selected based on the dependency graph and the histogram. A user of the online service is identified, along with a usage value that indicates a level of usage, by the user, of a usage-based feature. A comparison between the usage value and an optimized value of the usage-based feature is performed. Based on the comparison, it is determined whether to present data about that usage-based feature to the user.

Abstract: A safety device for use in a vehicle which is configured to be operated at least intermittently in an automated driving mode, in which the vehicle drives in an automated manner, and which includes a first data source which is designed as a human machine interface and configured to output data about a driving status, including computing device and a first data interface, the safety device being configured to receive data about the driving status from the first data source via the first data interface, the safety device being configured to receive data about the driving status from a second data source different from the first data source, and the safety device being configured to output pieces of information about the driving status to a driver, using an information output device and based on the data received from the first data source and the second data source.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a mission for a self-driving material-transport vehicle are presented. The system comprises at least one self-driving material-transport vehicle, at least one programmable logic controller, at least one field instrument, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with at least one processor. An application signal is received from the programmable logic controller based on an activation signal from the field instrument. A mission is generated by the application signal and a mission template, and the mission is transmitted to the self-driving material-transport vehicle. In some cases, the application signal may be based on OPC-UA, and the mission and/or mission template may be based on a REST protocol.

Abstract: The invention relates to a distributed system (100) for managing a maintenance task of a motor vehicle and to a method for managing a maintenance task of a motor vehicle implemented by means of such a system.

Abstract: In some examples, a controller receives measurement data from a sensor on a vehicle, determines, based on the measurement data, a condition of usage of the vehicle, and selects a parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the determined condition of usage of the vehicle, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of the vehicle, where each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle. The controller causes application of the selected parameter set on the vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed are an autonomous emergency braking system and a method of controlling the same, wherein at least one track corresponding to the target is formed using the received radar signal, it is determined whether the tracks are generated by another vehicle, and it is determined whether the tracks determined to be generated by the other vehicle are generated by an overhead structure. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the overhead structure from being mistaken for a vehicle and thus to prevent a malfunction of the system and improve reliability.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods directed to improving the functions of a vehicle. Systems and methods are provided that provide a custom tool that autogenerates a set of software agents that allows a system to separate processing, transmission and receiving of messages to achieve better synchronization. The disclosure herein also provides a simplified method of key provisioning by designating one client as a server and assigning a symmetric key to every other client permanently provisioned between that client and the server. Systems and method are further provided that predict faults in a vehicle. Systems and methods are also provided that preserve data in the event of a system crash. Systems and methods are also provided in which an operating system of a vehicle detects the presence of a new peripheral and pulls the related interface file for that new peripheral. Further, a data synchronization solution is provided herein which provides optimized levels of synchronization.