Abstract: Systems and methods for the external aiding of inertial navigation systems are described herein. In certain embodiments, a device includes an inertial navigation system. In some embodiments, the inertial navigation system includes one or more inertial sensors and an input interface for receiving measurements. In further embodiments, the measurements include at least one of delta attitude and/or delta position measurements from an external system, and position and attitude information in an arbitrary map frame. In certain embodiments, the inertial navigation system includes a computation device that is configured to calibrate the errors from the one or more inertial sensors using the received measurements.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for a mobile docking station. In some implementations, a method for a mobile docking station includes receiving a service request from a first user; determining assignment details based on the service request; determining a plurality of devices to send to a location based on the assignment details; deploying the plurality of devices to the location; receiving data from a first device of the plurality of devices; based on the data, scheduling a pickup of the first device; and deploying a second device for the pickup of the first device.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to unmanned aerial vehicle launch technologies and methods for receiving at a head-worn computer (HWC) a plurality of images captured by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched from a grenade launcher, and displaying the plurality of captured images in a see-through display of the HWC.

Abstract: A control device acquires position information of an unmanned machine subject to control, and position information of an unmanned machine not subject to control; attempts to detect a target object, using a sensor signal from a sensor mounted in at least one of the unmanned machines; calculates a presence probability distribution of the target object based on information on a position and a time at which detection of the target object is successful; determines a formation of the unmanned machines based on the presence probability distribution of the target object; calculates an operation amount of the unmanned machine subject to control, based on the formation; and performs operation setting on the unmanned machine subject to control, according to the calculated operation amount.

Abstract: A mobile work machine includes a propulsion subsystem that propel the mobile work machine about a worksite. The mobile work machine includes a steering subsystem that steers the mobile work machine about the worksite. The mobile work machine includes a stability determination system that determines a stability factor based on a characteristic of the steering subsystem. The mobile work machine also includes a control system that controls the mobile work machine based on the stability factor.

Abstract: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles. The system includes a vehicle surroundings sensor system (for detecting vehicle surroundings information which includes multiple sub-sensor systems, in a driving mode for hands-free driving, a vehicle guidance being carried out based on vehicle surroundings information detected by the vehicle surroundings sensor system, the vehicle guidance encompassing functions for the vehicle transverse guidance and for the vehicle longitudinal guidance. An error handling unit is configured, in the driving mode for hands-free driving, to maintain the vehicle guidance with different restrictions of functions of the vehicle guidance, and to output a vehicle guidance take-over request to a person driving the vehicle, in different failure scenarios of sub-sensor systems of the vehicle surroundings sensor system.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a vehicle travel route includes accessing, via at least one electronic device, a geographic map stored in a memory. Travel regions, curb approach settings and maneuver settings are provided on the geographic map, the travel regions being designated as preferred, restricted or prohibited and the curb approach settings and the maneuver settings being designated as no preference, restricted or prohibited. A first set of one or more of the travel regions, the curb approach settings and the maneuver settings are associated to a first travel scenario. The travel regions, curb approach settings and maneuver settings associated with the first travel scenario are displayed on the geographic map on at least one electronic device. A processor generates a travel route based upon the first travel scenario. The at least one electronic device displays the travel route for the vehicle to travel.

Abstract: Disclosed are a preprocessing method and device for distance transformation. The method includes: acquiring a first grid map; calculating a second parameter of a vehicle model; calculating a precision of a second grid map according to the second parameter of the vehicle model and a precision of the first grid map; calculating the numbers of rows and columns of the second grid map according to information on the first grid map, the precision of the second grid map and the second parameter of the vehicle model; determining for each cell of the second grid map a state value according to the numbers of obstacle cells within said each cell; and determining in the first grid map at least one cell requiring no processing, according to the state value. Therefore, during the distance transformation, the processing speed for determining the distance value of each cell is increased.

Abstract: A method of detecting a collision in a moving object includes: detecting, by the moving object, an object and an event; determining a situation as at least one of an emergency situation, a manageable situation, or a general situation in response to the detected object and the detected event; determining whether or not it is possible to transmit a warning message for the detected event to the detected object upon determining that situation is the manageable situation; and transmitting collision possibility information to the detected object based on a warning alarm system upon determining that it is impossible to transmit the warning message for the detected event to the detected object.

Abstract: An example system includes a positioning surveillance system (PSS) to identify locations of objects that are movable throughout a space. The PSS is configured to identify the locations without requiring a line-of-sight between the objects. A control system is configured to determine distances based on the locations of the objects in the space and to communicate information to the objects that is based on the distances. The information is usable by the objects for collision avoidance.

Abstract: Among other things, we describe systems and method for improving vehicle operations using movable sensors. A vehicle can be configured with one or more sensors having the capability to be extended and/or rotated. The one or more movable sensors can be caused to move based on a determined context of the vehicle, to capture additional data associated with the environment in which the vehicle is operating.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a searchlight mounted to an aerial vehicle. The systems and methods receive angular data representing a directional angle of a beam of the searchlight and location data representing a global location of the aerial vehicle from a sensor system of the aerial vehicle. The systems and methods determine coverage of the beam of the searchlight on ground based on the angular data and the location data. Based on the coverage of the beam, the aerial vehicle is controlled to change the global location, the display is controlled to depict the coverage of the beam on a map including historical coverage of the beam, and/or the searchlight actuator is controlled to adjust the direction of the beam.

Abstract: An augmented reality (AR)-based route guidance method includes acquiring a driving image captured by an image capturing device of a vehicle which is running, acquiring route data to a destination of the vehicle, recognizing both side lane markings of a lane in which the vehicle is running from the acquired driving image, generating first route guidance linear data based on the recognized both side lane markings for a region in which both side lane markings are recognized in the driving image, generating second route guidance linear data using link linear data of the route data for a region in which both side lane markings are not recognized in the driving image, combining the first route guidance linear data and the second route guidance linear data to generate combined route guidance linear data, and displaying a route guidance object in AR using the generated combined route guidance linear data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for updating a point cloud. The method may include: determining an area point cloud matching newly added point clouds from historical point clouds to be updated based on a set formed by a pose of a point cloud acquisition device acquiring the newly added point clouds. The method may further include: merging the newly added point clouds into the matched area point cloud to obtain merged historical point clouds. The method may further include: performing global optimization on the merged historical point clouds based on a pose of each point cloud in the merged historical point clouds to obtain updated point clouds.

Abstract: A map generation apparatus including an electronic control unit including a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform acquiring a map data of a first map for a current lane on which a subject vehicle travels, and generating a second map for an opposite lane opposite to the current lane by inverting the first map, based on the map data acquired.

Abstract: The on-board apparatus 50 calculates an automated driving route of the vehicle 55 from the parking space of the vehicle 55 to the destination and an estimated time required to reach the destination in the case in which the vehicle 55 drives by automated driving by following the automated driving route. The server apparatus 30 calculates a walking travel route in the case of traveling by walk from the position of the terminal apparatus 10 to the parking space of the vehicle 55 and an estimated time required to reach the parking space of the vehicle 55 in the case of walking by following the walking travel route. The terminal apparatus 10 displays at the display unit 140 the automated driving route, the estimated time required for the automated driving route, the walking travel route, and the estimated time required for the walking travel route; and when a selection of the automated driving route is accepted, the terminal apparatus 10 starts the drive of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A delivery system includes a cooking station, a meal serving station, a drone, a meal conveying device configured to convey a meal from the cooking station to the meal serving station, and a controlling portion. A character of a theme park is displayed on the drone. The controlling portion causes the drone to fly from the cooking station to the meal serving station and causes the meal conveying device to convey the meal from the cooking station to the meal serving station such that, just after the drone has arrived at the meal serving station, the meal conveyed by the meal conveying device is served to a visitor from the meal serving station.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus, medium, and device for vehicle automatic navigation control.

Abstract: A method of controlling driving of a first automated guided vehicle and a second automated guided vehicle includes: determining a first task exchange condition based on a current position of the second automated guided vehicle, a current position of the first automated guided vehicle, a first task position, and a second task position; determining a second task exchange condition based on a first estimation time taken for the first automated guided vehicle to complete a first task and a second estimation time taken for the second automated guided vehicle to move to the first task position; and when the first task exchange condition and the second task exchange condition are satisfied, exchanging the first task with the second task.

Abstract: A travel service system makes it possible for a driver to pick up a passenger quickly and accurately. The system obtains map information including real-scene picture information, determines a geographic coordinate, obtains a real-scene picture of the geographic coordinate, and analyzes the real-scene picture to identify a salient object in the real-scene picture. A preferable target position is determined on the basis of the identified salient object. The identified salient object and the preferable target position on the real-scene picture are marked. The real-scene picture with the marked salient object and the preferable marked target position are sent to a receiving terminal.