Abstract: A method includes defining a two-dimensional geographic region by two-dimensional geographic coordinates to define the bounds of the region, converting each of the two-dimensional coordinates to three dimensional coordinates by way of a lookup stored in a computer readable medium, generating a three-dimensional grid of points, each spaced in an arrangement to encompass coverage of a predetermined ground area, and applying heuristics for a shortest path planning, relative to the three-dimensional grid of points.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a method for controlling the flight of the UAV are provided. The UAV provides a motion feedback corresponding to a user command received and a method for controlling the flight of the UAV. The UAV further provides a magnitude of motion feedback that is varied depending on the distance and/or direction between the user and the UAV and a method for controlling the flight of the UAV.

Abstract: A drone includes a light emitter that emits light and circuitry which, in operation, obtains flight state information regarding a flight state of the drone, determines, on the basis of the flight state information, a direction in which the light emitter is to emit light, and controls the light emitter such that the light emitter emits light in the determined direction.

Abstract: A system, including: a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations including: detecting a first automobile; determining that the first automobile is a self-driving automobile; and in response to determining that the first automobile is a self-driving automobile, causing a second automobile to emulate a motion of the first automobile.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for constructing a high definition map from crowd sourced data using semantic attributes to bootstrap map construction. Methods may include: receiving first sensor data from a first vehicle having traversed a first path along a first lane of a first road segment; identifying features from the first sensor data of the first road segment; receiving second sensor data from a second vehicle having traversed a second path along a second lane of the first road segment; identifying features from the second sensor data of the first road segment; aligning the identified features from the second sensor data with the identified features from the first sensor data of the first road segment; and combining the identified features from the first sensor data and the second sensor data based, at least in part, on the confidence of the respective sensor data.

Abstract: A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut grass while the drive system maneuvers the robot across the lawn while following a detected swath edge. The swath edge detector includes a calibrator that monitors uncut grass for calibration of the swath edge detector. In some examples, the calibrator comprises a second swath edge detector.

Abstract: Driver fingerprinting using sensor data was known to be feasible only with access to in-car data. This disclosure presents a novel technique for identifying a vehicle driver from only one vehicle turn and using zero-permission sensors residing in the mobile device. Through extensive evaluations, extracted features are shown to reflect only the drivers unique turning style and thus functions as the core of driver fingerprinting.

Abstract: A backup device for a vehicle performs backup of a plurality of drive sources based on power supply from a second power supply unit even when power supply from a first power supply unit stops and reduces the peak voltage necessary in the backup operation. In a backup device, when an abnormal state of the power supply from a first power supply unit is detected, a control unit instructs a discharge unit to intermittently apply a discharge current a plurality of times to each of a plurality of motors and controls a supply destination of the discharge current such that each instruction time period during which the discharge unit is instructed to apply the discharge current to one motor is shifted with respect to each instruction time period during which the discharge unit is instructed to apply the discharge current to the other motor.

Abstract: A method for assigning a set of tasks to a plurality of mining machines, said machines being arranged to be driven between positions for performing tasks is provided. The method includes defining a first set of constraints to be fulfilled finding an overall solution fulfilling the first set of constraints by solving each constraint as a sub-problem, a solution to at least one sub-problem being dependent on the solution of at least one other sub-problem; the overall solution fulfilling the first set of constraints being an overall solution where a first of said sub-problems is validated by solutions of others of the sub-problems, and assigning tasks to the machines according to the determined validated overall solution, wherein tasks are arranged to be carried out at least partially overlapping in time by the mining machines.

Abstract: A controller for controlling a pneumatic control valve (PCV) in a central tire inflation system (CTIS). The controller includes an electronic processor having an electrical input for receiving a supply-side pressure signal. The electronic processor is configured to control a first control valve (VINSS) to generate a pneumatic control signal for changing an operating state of a pneumatic control valve (PCV). The electronic processor also monitors the supply-side pressure signal and identifies a change in the operating state of the pneumatic control valve (PCV) in dependence on a change in the supply-side pressure. The electronic processor is configured to output a first valve close signal upon determining that the pneumatic control valve (PCV) has changed operating state. Also provided is a CTIS incorporating a controller; to a vehicle; and to a method of controlling a pneumatic control valve (PCV).

Abstract: The present invention provides a vector based awareness matrix or system for mimicking a human driver situational awareness and to control a host autonomous vehicle accordingly.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring the dynamic load moment and stabilization of a lifting vehicle is provided. The system is adapted for monitoring the stability of the vehicle on a real-time basis, and displaying the real-time dynamic load moment of the vehicle/cargo combination on a continuous scale on a user interface. The system may also include an object detection device oriented for determining the presence or absence of a floor surface within a specified distance from the vehicle in order to detect drop-offs in the floor surface surrounding the vehicle and alert the operator of same. A method for calibrating the system is also provided. The calibration method can include a series of lift and acceleration steps for collecting static and dynamic data in order to determine one or more coefficients associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle hatch clearance determining system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at the vehicle and a control having a processor for processing image data captured by the cameras to determine structure and objects present in the fields of view of the cameras while the vehicle is being driven during a parking event. The control, responsive to processing of captured image data, determines and stores information pertaining to structure and objects present in the fields of view of the cameras during the parking event. When the vehicle is parked, the control determines if stored information includes structure or an object at or near the parking location and in a region that may be swept by the vehicle hatch when it is opened or closed. Responsive to determination of a potential collision of the hatch with structure or an object, the clearance determining system controls the hatch and/or generates an alert.

Abstract: A system for processing a ground at least partially in an outdoor region, in particular removing dirt or grass cuttings, includes a base station and a mobile robot unit. The system further includes at least one detection device for detecting at least one environmental variable, and a controller which influences the operating mode of the mobile robot unit in accordance with the value of at least one of the environmental variables detected by the at least one detection device. A method for controlling a mobile robot unit for processing a ground at least partially in an outdoor region, in particular removing dirt or grass cuttings, is also provided.

Abstract: A fault diagnosis system of a power converter for an electric vehicle includes a power supply supplied with power and converting the supplied power to provide the power to a motor, a battery, and an electronic device of a vehicle, a power supply supplied with power and converting the supplied power to provide the power to a motor, a battery, and an electronic device of a vehicle, a controller connected to the power supply by a connector and controlling charging and discharging of the battery, and operations of the motor and the electronic device of the vehicle by using the power provided from the power supply, and a fault diagnosis circuit connected between the power supply and the controller and diagnosing whether the connector which connects the power supply with the controller malfunctions.

Abstract: An attitude estimation apparatus (30) includes: a data acquiring unit (32) for acquiring observation data; a range-measurement point coordinate calculator (33A) for calculating geodetic coordinates of a range-measurement point in a geodetic coordinate system using positioning data, ranging data, actual attitude data, and an estimated value of an unknown parameter representing an attitude of a flying object; an image coordinate calculator (33B) for calculating coordinates of a projected point by performing projection transformation from the geodetic coordinate system to an image coordinate system on the geodetic coordinates; an image matching processor (34) for detecting image coordinates of the range-measurement point appearing in a first captured image by executing image matching between the first captured image and a second captured image selected from captured images; and an attitude estimator (35) for correcting the estimated value such that a magnitude of a difference between the coordinates of the proje

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling an electric power steering motor, and the apparatus may include: a transceiver configured to receive information on a steering angle and information on an electric power steering motor and to transmit a control signal to the electric power steering motor; a motor operation determiner configured to recognize a rack stroke range and to determine whether a motor-limitation mode must be initiated or terminated based on the received information on the steering angle and electric power steering motor; and a motor control signal generator configured to generate a control signal corresponding to the determined initiation or termination of the motor-limitation mode.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for unmanned aerial vehicle flight operations near physical structures or objects. In particular, a point cloud of the physical structure is generated using aerial images of the structure. The point cloud is then referenced to determine a flight path for the UAV to follow around the physical structure, determine whether a planned flight path to desired locations around the structure is possible, determine the fastest route to return home and land from a given position around the physical structure, determine possibility of inflight collision to surface represented in point cloud, or determine an orientation of a fixed or gimbaled camera given a position of the UAV relative the point cloud.

Abstract: A method for evaluating damage and providing passenger assistance in emergency events involving mass transit vehicles (MTVs), especially emergency events occurring in a tunnel, includes: (a) providing, on-board the MTV, at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), each UAV including a controller comprising a processor and memory; (b) determining, by the controller of the UVA while on-board the MTV in the tunnel, a change in at least one of the following: an acceleration, positive or negative, greater than a predetermined acceleration, an angle greater than a predetermined angle, a temperature greater than a predetermined temperature, and the presence of particles, gas or both greater than a predetermined concentration; (c) in response to the determining in step (b), the UAV separating from the MTV and becoming airborne within the tunnel; and (d) following step (c), executing, by the UAV, flight movement of the UAV within the tunnel.

Abstract: A method for controlling a warning module based on an expected time period up to a collision of a vehicle with an obstacle, including: permitting an outputting of a generated warning to a driver of the vehicle if the expected time period up to the collision is shorter than a limiting value function, which depends on a speed of the obstacle and/or a relative speed of the vehicle with respect to the obstacle, and otherwise suppressing a warning to the driver; in which the warning module is configured to generate the warning of an imminent triggering of an automatic emergency braking process of the vehicle to avoid the collision. Also described is a related device and computer readable medium.