Abstract: A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates within a working area and comprises a receiver for detecting the at least one signal emitted by the emitter, and a processor for determining a relative location of the autonomous vehicle within the working area based on the signal emitted by the emitter.

Abstract: A cleaning system may include a first mobile robot, a communication unit configured to communicate with a second mobile robot that emits a second signal, and a controller configured to recognize the location of the second mobile robot using the second signal, and control a moving speed of the first mobile robot such that the second mobile robot follows a trajectory corresponding to the movement of the first mobile robot based on the recognized location. The controller may transmit a first signal to the second mobile robot in response to the first mobile robot approaching the second mobile robot to within a distance less than a threshold distance from the second mobile robot, and control avoidance moving of the first mobile robot and the second mobile robot based on the second signal of the second mobile robot responding to the first signal.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to routing an autonomous vehicle. For instance, the vehicle may be maneuvered along a route in a first lane using map information identifying a first plurality of nodes representing locations within the first lane and a second plurality of nodes representing locations within a second lane different from the first lane. While maneuvering, when the vehicle should make a lane change may be determined by assessing a cost of connecting a first node of the first plurality of nodes with a second node of a second plurality of nodes. The assessment may be used to make the lane change from the first lane to the second lane.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for landing a vehicle. For instance, the method may include: before a descent transition point, receiving from a service a landing zone confirmation including landing zone location information and an indication that a landing zone is clear; determining a landing flight path based on the landing zone location information; and upon the vehicle starting a descent to the landing zone using the landing flight path: receiving landing zone data from at least one of a radar system, a camera system, an altitude and heading reference system (AHRS), and a GPS system; performing an analysis based on the landing zone data to determine whether an unsafe condition exists; and based on the analysis, computing flight controls for the vehicle to continue the descent or modify the descent.

Abstract: A method, performed by a cleaning robot, of performing a task, is provided. The method includes capturing an image of an object in a vicinity of the cleaning robot, determining a task to be performed by the cleaning robot, by applying the captured image to at least one trained artificial intelligence (AI) model, controlling a guard portion to descend from in front of an opened portion to a floor surface of the cleaning robot, according to the determined task, and driving towards the object so the object is moved by the descended guard portion.

Abstract: Without human intervention, an autonomous mobile device (AMD) uses motors to move through a physical space along a path, controlled by computing devices processing sensor data from sensors. Electrical components such as the motors and computing devices generate heat during operation. The heat generated by the motors depends on time of operation and how hard they are being driven. The more data the computing devices process, the greater the heat generated. An overheated component may protectively shut down or fail. Internal temperature is used to constrain AMD movement. The AMD path may be planned to avoid overheating along the way and avoid arriving too hot to complete an expected or scheduled task at the destination. Speed along the path may be less than maximum speed, and the amount of data sent to the computing devices is also reduced, reducing heat generation and allowing the electrical components time to cool off.

Abstract: A continuum robot includes a curvable first curvable portion, a curvable second curvable portion provided adjacent to the first curvable portion, a first wire connected to the first curvable portion, a second wire connected to the second curvable portion, and a control unit which controls curves of the first curvable portion and the second curvable portion by controlling driving of the first wire and the second wire. The control unit controls driving of the first wire and the second wire on the basis of a kinematic model in consideration of a curve of the second curvable portion accompanying driving the first wire and a curve of the first curvable portion accompanying driving of the second wire. Alternatively, the control unit controls driving of the first wire and the second wire so that a curve target value of the first curvable portion is achieved by the sum of curved amounts of the first curvable portion and the second curvable portion.

Abstract: Provided are an artificial intelligence (AI) system using a machine learning algorithm like deep learning, or the like, and an application thereof. A robotic cleaning apparatus that generates map data includes a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a memory configured to store one or more instructions, and a processor configured to control the robotic cleaning apparatus by executing the one or more instructions. The processor is configured, by executing the one or more instructions, to control the robotic cleaning apparatus to: generate basic map data related to a cleaning space, and generate object information regarding at least one object in the cleaning space, the object information being generated based on information obtained by the robotic cleaning apparatus regarding the object in a plurality of different positions of the cleaning space, and including information about a type and a position of the object.

Abstract: A system for voice recognition in autonomous flight of an electric aircraft that includes a computing device communicatively connected to the electric aircraft configured to receive at least a voice datum from a remote device, wherein the voice datum is configured to include at least an expression datum, generate, using a first machine-learning process, a transcription datum as a function of the at least a voice datum, extract at least a query as a function of the transcription datum, generate, using a second machine-learning process, a communication output as a function of the at least a query, and adjust a flight plan as a function of the communication output.

Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive system to support the autonomous cleaning robot above a floor surface, an image capture device positioned on the autonomous cleaning robot to capture imagery of a portion of the floor surface forward of the autonomous cleaning robot, and a controller operably connected to the drive system and the image capture device. The drive system is operable to maneuver the autonomous cleaning robot about the floor surface. The controller is configured to execute instructions to perform operations including initiating, based on a user-selected sensitivity and the imagery captured by the image capture device, an avoidance behavior to avoid an obstacle on the portion of the floor surface.

Abstract: An electronic controller for an engine and a propeller, a control system and related methods are described herein. The controller comprises a first channel and a second channel independent from and redundant to the first channel. Each channel having a control processor configured to receive first engine and propeller parameters and to output, based on the first engine and propeller parameters, at least one engine control command comprising instructions for controlling an operation of the engine and at least one propeller control command comprising instructions for controlling an operation of the propeller.

Abstract: A self-propelling cleaning robot includes a main body, a driving part configured to propel the main body, a cleaning part configured to clean a cleaning area, a sensor part configured to detect an obstacle, and a control unit mounted on the main body and configured to control the driving part and the sensor part. The control unit includes a controller having an integrated development environment to create a programming code, and the controller is connectable with an external device.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control device which makes it possible, in a redundant configuration, to make use of a normally operating part in a failed system. A vehicle control device having a redundant configuration includes a task switching function unit configured to switch tasks to be executed when an abnormality is detected. The task switching function unit being configured to, when a diagnostic function unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in a unit of a host system, cause the unit of the failed system to stop calculation of control variable, and stop drive control for a control object, and then execute calculation other than the calculation of the control variable of the host system, and the drive control for an electric motor, so that the calculation unit of the failed system can take over at least a part of calculation of a normal system or another on-vehicle device.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) safety rings. An robotic apparatus may include a moveable component having a longitudinal central axis spanning between a first end and a second end, a transceiver positioned at the first end of the moveable component to emit and receive light, and a reflective surface at the first end of the moveable component. The reflective surface may reflect light signals emitted by the transceiver toward the second end, and may reflect returning light signals toward the transceiver. The robotic apparatus may include at least one processor to determine, based on the returning light signals, that an object is within a distance of the moveable component, and to change an operation of the robotic apparatus based on the object.

Abstract: Provided are cleaning control method and device for a cleaning robot, a cleaning robot, an electronic device and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method includes: controlling the cleaning robot to proceed and triggering a collision detector disposed at the cleaning robot to emit a trigger signal; controlling the cleaning robot to recede a first distance according to the trigger signal; controlling the cleaning robot to rotate in place, and a proceeding direction of the cleaning robot is in parallel with a contour line of an obstacle or a tangent thereof; and controlling the cleaning robot to proceed according to the proceeding direction, and controlling a distance between the cleaning robot and the obstacle to be maintained within a pre-set distance range during proceeding.

Abstract: To provide a control device, control method, and surgical system that can further improve safety.

Abstract: A method and to a device for managing energy of a hybrid power plant of a multi-rotor aircraft during a flight. The hybrid power plant comprises a thermal engine, an electricity generator, and a plurality of electric motors, together with a plurality of electrical energy storage devices. The aircraft has a plurality of rotors driven in rotation by respective electric motors. The flight of the aircraft comprises a takeoff stage, a cruising stage, and a landing stage, the takeoff stage and the landing stage being performed solely while consuming electrical energy. The method enables an electrification ratio RElec of the flight to be calculated as a function of the amounts of electrical and thermal energy that are consumed during the takeoff, landing, and cruising stages, thereby limiting the use of the thermal engine to the least possible amount during the cruising stage, and consequently reducing the associated nuisance.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automatic sequencing of an ownship aircraft behind a lead aircraft on an approach to a runway. The method determines that the ownship aircraft is in an instrument approach. A pilot selection of the lead aircraft is confirmed as matching the lead aircraft identified in an air traffic control (ATC) command. The method includes calculating, an arrival time of the lead aircraft at the runway; processing the arrival time of the lead aircraft at the runway with a desired separation time to determine a target point for the ownship aircraft to merge onto a centerline of the runway; and automatically, and without further human input, generate lateral guidance, vertical guidance, and speed targets for the ownship aircraft to join the runway centerline at the target point at the desired separation time after the lead aircraft.

Abstract: A cleaning unit for cleaning floors comprising a drivetrain, a main controller, a safety module, and one or more cleaning aggregates for cleaning a floor upon which the cleaning unit moves. The main controller may operate the cleaning unit in one of an autonomous mode in which cleaning unit autonomously navigates while cleaning the floor or a manual mode in which the cleaning unit is maneuverable under an applied external force while cleaning the floor. The safety module may be responsive to a plurality of safety inputs such that if a safety input indicates an unsafe condition, the safety module initiates a lockout to stop movement by the cleaning unit. In the autonomous mode, the safety module may be responsive to a first set of safety inputs and in the manual operating mode, the safety module may be responsive to a second set of safety inputs.

Abstract: In one aspect, a system and method is provided whereby map-related requests from mobile devices are used to store and aggregate routes. The routes are then used to determine optimum directions in response to subsequent requests.