Abstract: A physical space may contain sliding doors in various places such as between rooms, as closet doors, on furniture, and so forth. An autonomous mobile device (AMD) capable of non-holonomic motion may selectively contact a portion of the sliding door and apply a force to open or close the door. The AMD moves to an initial pose relative to the door, with a portion of the AMD coming into contact with the door. The AMD then rotates and translates, relative to the door, applying a force to the door. Sensor data, such as linear acceleration, rotation, drive wheel torque, and so forth is used as input to determine the next movement in a series of motions, resulting in continued contact and force application. As the end of travel for this motion is reached, the AMD may separate from the door, reposition, and continue to apply a force to the door.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro robot driving apparatus which can increase the intensity of magnetic field generation in a driving area of a micro robot by attaching a magnetic shield unit to an electromagnetic drive coil unit for driving the micro robot, or locally focus a magnetic field through the combination of two electromagnets, and a system using the same. According to the present invention, there is an effect that driving the micro robot injected into the body may be controlled by increasing a magnetic field generation intensity in the region of interest or focusing the magnetic field.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an environmentally sustainable peer-to-peer electricity source network. An example method may include receiving, by a processor, a request to perform a charging of a first device. An example method may include determining, by the processor and using a peer-to-peer network including one or more charging sources, a first charging source to provide charge to the first device, wherein determining the first charging source is based on an amount of emissions that would result from charging using the first charging source. An example method may include determining, by the processor, a first time and a first location at which to perform charging of the first device using the first charging source. An example method may include determining, by the processor, that the charging of the first device has been performed.

Abstract: An automatic swimming pool cleaner having a body can be caused to travel laterally along a surface of a swimming pool by varying a characteristic of operation of at least one motive element. For example, a first motive element (such as a brush and/or wheel on one side of the body) can be driven at a different speed and/or in a different direction than a second motive (such as a brush and/or wheel on the opposite side of the body) element to cause the automatic pool cleaner to move laterally along the surface of the swimming pool.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method of navigating through a terrain using a human-scale vehicle, the method including: receiving an origin point and one or more destination points in the terrain; selecting route segments of a plurality of predefined route segments to navigate a user from the origin point to the one or more destination points in the terrain using the human-scale vehicle; obtaining motion data from one or more motion sensors disposed on at least one of the user and the human-scale vehicle during traveling of the human-scale vehicle along the selected route segments; and determining, based on at least a portion of the obtained motion data, terrain characteristics of the selected route segments.

Abstract: The present technology is effective to cause at least one processor to determine that a vehicle is within a threshold distance from a point of interest, determine details about the point of interest, and present the details about the point of interest. The vehicle may be characterized by having the ability to take any route to a destination requested by a passenger and to travel to the destination at any speed that is appropriate for road and traffic conditions. The details about the point of interest to present may be based upon a location and a speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: An excavator may include a lower traveling body; an upper turning body pivotally installed to the lower traveling body; an engine installed in the upper turning body; a main pump driven by the engine; and a processor and a memory that stores program instructions causing the processor to control a flow rate of hydraulic oil discharged by the main pump. The program instructions can cause the processor to, when a load of the engine increases, delay a response of the main pump 14 until an actual torque of the engine rises up to a level corresponding to the load of the engine.

Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly generating a roster of drivers and passengers in transportation vehicles. A driver's or passenger's smartphone can communicate using short-range communications with the vehicle, or a smartphone in the vehicle, so that the ID associated with the phone can be linked to a vehicle ID, date and time stamped, and stored in a log or database. Any unauthorized person can be refused admittance (by not permitting the vehicle to start or otherwise being denied the right to be a driver or passenger). A downloaded application is used for this purpose. The invention also can include a secure, remote database as well as a mobile device such as a smartphone running the application, a wireless receiver/transmitter in the vehicle, and a wireless communication network such as a cellular network.

Abstract: A signal processing module is provided. The signal processing module includes a function weight table that stores weights for each first sensor for an autonomous driving mode and an ADAS driving mode and selects and outputs only the weight for each first sensor, a first weight applying device that generates a function weight application signal by applying the weight for each first sensor to sensing information of sensors for sensing an object, a road environment determining device that determines a road environment based on the sensing information of the sensors for sensing the object, a road environment weight table that stores weights for each second sensor for a road environment and selects and outputs an weight for each second sensor, and a second weight applying device that outputs a dataset by applying the weight for each second sensor to the function weight application signal.

Abstract: Examples are provided for identifying charging options for charging an electric vehicle. In one method, the charging options may be identified by receiving a charging station query including one or more parameters, accessing a charging station database, the charging station database storing connector codes identifying a connector type and a connector power level for charging connectors provided at a plurality of charging stations, and comparing parameters of the charging station query to the connector codes of the charging station database to identify a first subset of the plurality of charging stations that fit the parameters of the charging station query. The method may also include transmitting mapping data for the first subset of the plurality of charging stations to a client device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for managing vehicle driving by using V2X communication. More particularly, a reporting vehicle generates a driving message for reporting maneuver information of the reporting vehicle. The driving message includes the maneuver information associated with intended expected driving after a current time of the vehicle. The reporting vehicle receives a management message, as a response to the driving message, including vehicle driving management information for managing a driving operation of the reporting vehicle based on the maneuver information.

Abstract: A vehicle includes one or more transceivers configured to communicate with a server; and a controller programmed to responsive to detecting an extra load to the vehicle, obtain a first candidate energy consumption rate corresponding to the extra load from the server, calculate an estimated energy consumption rate using the first candidate energy consumption rate, and calculate a distance to empty using the estimated energy consumption rate.

Abstract: There is a remote control device or drone, which has software and a combination of lights or LED on an lighting ring or apparatus that can move independently of the drone; the drone can be programmed or be reactive to sound or other stimulus to create the effect of writing shapes or words in the air and typically at nighttime against a dark sky.

Abstract: A safety method, performed by a control device for a vehicle assembled from a set of modules, the vehicle including at least two modules, including at least one drive module and at least one functional module. The control device is in any of the at least two modules. The at least one drive module has a pair of wheels and is configured to be autonomously operated. The method includes detecting (s101) an emergency situation in any of the at least two modules of the assembled vehicle, transmitting (s102) information about the detected emergency situation to a control center and controlling (s103) the module associated with the emergency situation to physically disconnect from the assembled vehicle. Also to a computer program, a computer-readable medium, a control device and a vehicle are included.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for delivering an order to an at least semiautonomous motor vehicle, and a motor vehicle. If an ordering function is activated, provider information is obtained from potential providers that offer delivery of an order by means of a mobile delivery system within a predefined area on a determined route from a current position of the motor vehicle to a destination. Coordinates and a time for a meeting of the motor vehicle with the mobile delivery system are determined for each of the potential providers that have been determined using traffic condition and planning criteria, and a corresponding ordering option that can be activated is provided. As soon as the ordering option is activated, the motor vehicle is at least semiautonomously driven to the determined meeting.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system. The system may include a rotational control system configured to rotate a seat of a vehicle, and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices may have one or more processors that are configured to determine that an impact is imminent at a location on the vehicle along a collision axis. A most favorable orientation may be determined by the one or more processors based on the determined location and collision axis. Using the rotational control system, the one or more processors may rotate the seat of the vehicle to the most favorable orientation in order to reduce risks of serious injury to a passenger in the seat caused by the imminent impact. A translational control system may be used by the one or more processors to translate the seat of the vehicle to a position relative to the determined location.

Abstract: A high-voltage charging arrangement (2) is provided for charging a traction battery (20) of an electric vehicle at a DC charging station (4). The DC charging station (4) has a first voltage (Vin) and the traction battery (20) has a second voltage (Vout). At least one DC-DC converter (10) has a first conduction path (12) with a converter (16) for transforming the first voltage (Vin) into the second voltage (Vout) and a second conduction path (14) has a bypass (18) for bypassing the converter (16). A control device (26) communicates with the DC charging station (4) is possible. An input element (28) is provided for selecting a conduction path (12, 14) and is connected to the control device (26) for control purposes. A method also is provided for performing a charging process for a traction battery (20) of an electric vehicle at a DC charging station (4).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for collecting anonymized drive information. A processing device may be configured to receive outputs from one or more sensors; determine at least one motion representation for the host vehicle based on the outputs; receive at least one image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the at least one image to determine at least one road characteristic associated with a road section; assemble first road segment information relative to a first portion of the road section, wherein the first portion of the road section is separated from a starting point associated with a route traveled by the host vehicle; assemble second road segment information relative to a second portion of the road section; and cause transmission of the first road segment information and the second road segment information to a server for assembly of an autonomous vehicle road navigation model.

Abstract: Methods for modifying a patrol route of a safety officer include monitoring persons within geographic areas, identifying a safety officer, tracking an elapsed time value for each of the persons indicating a respective quantity of time since a person has been within a threshold proximity to the safety officer, determining a total elapsed time value for each of the geographic areas based on the respective elapsed time values for each of the persons currently located in the geographic area, determining that a patrol route of the safety officer should be modified based on the total elapsed time value for each of the geographic areas, modifying the patrol route of the safety officer, and transmitting the modified patrol route to the safety officer. The modified patrol route indicates that the safety officer is to patrol a given geographic area of the geographic areas.

Abstract: A vehicle display control device, includes a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to cause a display unit provided in a vehicle cabin to display an inducement image requesting that an occupant grip a steering wheel in a case in which it is necessary for the occupant to grip the steering wheel, and cause the display unit to display the inducement image more prominently in a case of requesting that the occupant grip the steering wheel before the vehicle switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously, than in a case of requesting that the occupant continue to grip the steering wheel as the vehicle is continuing to drive autonomously.