Patents Examined by Atul Trivedi
  • Significant weather advisory system
    Patent number: 11104449
    Abstract: A significant weather advisory system for an aircraft is disclosed. The system is configured to identify, from strategic weather data, current significant weather events from weather impacted areas projected to be intersected by a geographical corridor around a projected flight path and projected to occur during determined time intervals during which the airborne vehicle is expected to pass through the weather impacted areas; compare the current significant weather events to previously identified significant weather events and detect significant changes between the current significant weather events and the previously identified significant weather events; and generate a notification for display to the flight crew via an onboard notification system that identifies the detected significant change when a significant change is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNTIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Jan Bilek, Thea L. Feyereisen, Gang He, Peter Chudy, Bryan Charles Weaver, Jakub Dluhos
  • Method for planning a trajectory for a self-driving vehicle
    Patent number: 11104336
    Abstract: A method for planning a trajectory for a self-driving vehicle on a road includes: generating multiple target planned trajectory sets based on information concerning the self-driving vehicle; calculating multiple projected moving ranges and multiple projected moving speeds of an obstacle based on information concerning the obstacle, the projected moving ranges corresponding respectively with multiple time points in a driving time period, the projected moving speeds corresponding respectively with the time points; and selecting one of the target planned trajectory sets as an optimal planned trajectory set based on the target planned trajectory sets, the projected moving ranges and the projected moving speeds for the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH & TESTING CENTER
    Inventors: Bo-Han Lin, Tsung-Ming Hsu, Zhi-Hao Zhang, I-Chun Kuo
  • Autonomous driving and slowdown patterns
    Patent number: 11100794
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing safety related messages to one or more vehicles is based on slowdown data collected in association with one or more vehicles. Historical slowdown data for a set of road segments is identified. One or more corresponding road geometries are accessed for the set of road segments. A comparison is performed for the one or more road geometries and a predetermined set of templates. Based on the comparison, a matching template is identified. A score is calculated for the road segment based on the matching template and the historical slowdown data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Jingwei Xu, Yuxin Guan, Zongyi Xuan
  • Method and device for controlling autonomously driven vehicle
    Patent number: 11097747
    Abstract: A traveling position of a host vehicle is controlled using barrier lines as a reference. Autonomous driving is executed by either a both-side recognition control in which the position of the host vehicle is controlled based on left and right barrier lines, or a one-side recognition control in which the position of the host vehicle is controlled based on either one of the left or right the barrier lines. A region currently being traveled in is stored as a steering-wheel-turned region when a steering wheel is turned in one direction and subsequently turned in a returning direction due to the switching of control between the both-side recognition control and the one-side recognition control, and autonomous driving under the control preceding the steering-wheel-turned region is continued when the steering-wheel-turned region is subsequently traveled in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Hirano
  • Electric parking brake system
    Patent number: 11097705
    Abstract: An electric parking brake system includes a wheel driven by an electric motor to move a vehicle, a parking brake maintaining the wheel stopped, a parking brake actuator operating the parking brake, and a drive controller controlling the parking brake actuator. The drive controller controls the electric motor to maintain the wheel of the vehicle stopped while the vehicle is parked, and calculates a parking torque based on a control amount of the electric motor that maintains the wheel stopped. The drive controller calculates a necessary braking force for the parking brake to maintain the wheel stopped based on the calculated parking torque, and controls the parking brake actuator so that the necessary braking force is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Takanori Matsuki
  • Control method, control device, and carrier system
    Patent number: 11092975
    Abstract: A control method includes determining a relative relationship between a tracked object and a tracking device. The control method also includes acquiring motion information of the tracked object. The control method further includes based on the motion information and the relative relationship, controlling movement of a carrying device that carries the tracking device to enable the tracking device to track the tracked object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jie Qian, Cong Zhao, Junfeng Yu, Xuyang Feng, Ang Liu
  • Rear view monitoring device
    Patent number: 11091159
    Abstract: A control ECU (10) executes left-side preliminary control for preventing an occupant from performing an operation of opening a left door when an object is predicted to reach a left virtual line segment (LVL) based on a position of the object. The control ECU executes right-side preliminary control for preventing the occupant from performing an operation of opening a right door when the object is predicted to reach a right virtual line segment (RVL) based on the position of the object. Further, the control ECU executes both-side preliminary control for preventing the occupant from performing an operation of opening both of the left door and the right door when the object is predicted to reach a central virtual line segment (CVL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriyuki Saito, Takuya Kaminade, Iwao Izumikawa
  • VIN based accelerometer threshold
    Patent number: 11094144
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in a vehicular telemetry system for determining accelerometer thresholds based upon decoding a vehicle identification number (VIN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Neil Charles Cawse
  • Method and system for handling conditions of a road on which a vehicle travels
    Patent number: 11084486
    Abstract: A method performed by a vehicle system for handling conditions of a road on which a vehicle travels. The vehicle system detect that a first part of the road has a first condition which is different from a second condition of a second part of the road. The vehicle system estimates friction of the first part and evaluates the estimated friction. The vehicle system determines that the vehicle's motion should be adjusted when a result of the evaluation indicates that the estimated friction of the first part of the road affects the vehicle's expected motion, and initiates adjustment of the vehicle's motion on the road as determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Jonas Nilsson, Mats Jonasson, Mattias Brännström
  • Method and apparatus for providing opportunistic intermodal routes with shared vehicles
    Patent number: 11085778
    Abstract: An approach is provided for generating a dynamic navigation route based on the availability of a shared vehicle, for example, in a geofenced area for one embodiment. The approach involves identifying a navigation route along which a shared vehicle provider operates based, at least in part, on a distance threshold, wherein the navigation route is an optimal route. The approach also involves monitoring the navigation route to detect a change in current availability of the shared vehicle. The approach further involves recomputing the navigation route to include a route segment associated with the shared vehicle based on determining that the detected change indicates that the shared vehicle has become available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Jerome Beaurepaire, Jens Unger
  • Apparatus and method for controlling drive of vehicle
    Patent number: 11084490
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling drive of a vehicle includes an input device, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a lane keeping control on a driving lane of the vehicle for a first time duration, when receiving a first input for changing a lane from the driver through the input device, performs a line access control such that the vehicle moves toward a line positioned in a direction of a target lane for the changing of the lane, after completing the lane keeping control for the first time duration, when receiving a second input for changing the lane from the driver through the input device after receiving the first input, and performs a lane entrance control toward the target lane when the line access control is completed within a second time duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Beom Jun Kim, Hoi Won Kim, Doo Jin Um, Dae Young Kim, Chan Il Park, Jin Su Jeong, Dong Eon Oh
  • Methods for maintaining difficult-to-access structures using unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11079760
    Abstract: Methods for performing maintenance operations using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The methods are enabled by equipping a UAV with a maintenance tool capable of performing a desired maintenance operation (e.g., nondestructive inspection) on a limited-access surface of a large structure or object (e.g., a wind turbine blade). The UAV uses re-orientation of lifting means (e.g., vertical rotors) to move the maintenance tool continuously or intermittently across the surface of the structure while maintaining contact with the surface of the structure undergoing maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph L. Hafenrichter, Gary E. Georgeson
  • Electronic landing marker
    Patent number: 11081013
    Abstract: An electronic marker may provide an approach notification to enable people to understand and interpret actions by a UAV, such as an intention to land or deposit a package at a particular location. The marker may communicate a specific intention of the UAV and/or communicate a request to a person. The marker may monitor the person or data signals for a response from the person, such as movement of the person that indicates a response. The marker may be equipped with hardware and/or software configured to provide notifications and/or exchange information with a person or the UAV at or near a destination. The marker may include a display, lights, a speaker, and one or more sensors to enable the UAV to provide information, barcodes, and text. The marker can provide final landing authority and can “wave-off” the UAV if an obstacle or person exists in the landing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Raymond Harris, Jason Leonard Peacock, Varsha Raghavan, Paul Viola
  • Vehicle sensor system and method of use
    Patent number: 11073836
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting and processing sensor data for facilitating and/or enabling autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote operation of a vehicle, including: collecting surroundings at one or more sensors, and determining properties of the surroundings of the vehicle and/or the behavior of the vehicle based on the surroundings data at a computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Gatik AI Inc.
    Inventors: Kartik Tiwari, Kevin Keogh, Isaac Brown, Aishanou Osha Rait, Tanya Sumang
  • Control system for autonomous vehicle
    Patent number: 11065974
    Abstract: A vehicle control system for an autonomous vehicle configured to charge a battery by an external power source during propulsion while preventing a deterioration of the battery. A controller detects a charging zone where the electric storage device can be charged by the external power source, and restricts at least any one of a charging of the electric storage device and a discharging of electricity from the electric storage device so as to limit a load factor of the electric storage device to be smaller than a predetermined limit value when the vehicle passes through the charging zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kodera, Takahito Endo, Kensei Hata, Yushi Seki
  • Lane selection method, target vehicle and computer storage medium
    Patent number: 11059485
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for lane selection are provided. In the disclosed method that is implemented by the apparatus, a decision model used for a lane change selection is obtained based on a first model configured to decide a junction lane change and a second model configured to decide a travelling speed. In addition, travelling information of a target vehicle and target information related to the target vehicle is acquired in real time. The target information is configured to represent travelling information of one or more vehicles around the target vehicle. A target lane is subsequently defined based on the decision model, the target information related to the target vehicle and the travelling information of the target vehicle that is acquired in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Bin Wang
  • Apparatus and method for controlling drive of vehicle
    Patent number: 11046318
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling drive of a vehicle includes an input device, and a control circuit. The control circuit performs a lane keeping control on a driving lane of the vehicle for a first time duration, when receiving a first input for changing a lane from the driver through the input device, performs a line access control such that the vehicle moves toward a line positioned in a direction of a target lane for the changing of the lane, after completing the lane keeping control for the first time duration, when receiving a second input for changing the lane from the driver through the input device after receiving the first input, and performs a lane entrance control toward the target lane when the line access control is completed within a second time duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Beom Jun Kim, Hoi Won Kim, Doo Jin Um, Dae Young Kim, Chan Il Park, Jin Su Jeong, Dong Eon Oh
  • Control system for automatically activating or deactivating a roll- away prevention facility in motor vehicles
    Patent number: 11046290
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle automatically activates or deactivates a parking lock or an automatic roll-away prevention facility. The control system has at least one electronic control unit which is designed such that limited maneuvering operation is possible within set boundary conditions in accordance with predefined embarking conditions and in accordance with predefined disembarking conditions, an identified intentional maneuvering demand of the driver after prior automatic roll-away prevention of the vehicle being defined as a predefined embarking condition. The limited maneuvering operation may be activatable both in the case of an activated motor and in the case of a deactivated motor proceeding from a secured state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Schwarz, Grigor Zapryanov
  • Mapping and tracking system for robots
    Patent number: 11048268
    Abstract: A robotic mapping and tracking system including a robot and boundary posts are disclosed. The robot includes an ultrasonic transmitter, a processor and a camera component. The boundary posts are configured to be placed adjacent to a boundary of a working region. Each boundary post of the plurality of boundary posts includes an ultrasonic receiver. Time-of-flights of the ultrasonic waves are measured to identify distances in between the robot and boundary posts. The camera component of the robot captures an image of an environment of the robot. The processor of the robot analyzes the image of the environment and identifies at least a portion of the working region in front of the robot from the image. The processor of the robot determines a moving route based on the identified portion of the working region in front of the robot and the distances in between the robot and the boundary posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Chien Ouyang
  • Vehicle controller and method for controlling a vehicle
    Patent number: 11040714
    Abstract: According to various examples, a vehicle controller is described comprising a determiner configured to determine information about surroundings of a vehicle, the information about the surroundings comprising information about velocities of objects in the surroundings of the vehicle and a velocity controller configured to input the information about the surroundings of the vehicle and a specification of a path of the vehicle to a convolutional neural network, to determine a target velocity of the vehicle along the path based on an output of the convolutional neural network and to control the vehicle according to the determined target velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koba Natroshvili, Kay-Ulrich Scholl