Abstract: A control system, a management method, and a management program for autonomous driving capable of reliably performing a safety check on a surrounding of an autonomous driving vehicle and reducing a risk of collision during a startup due to a check omission. Whether a safety check is performed is grasped using an in-vehicle camera that monitors a surrounding of a vehicle, a QR code (registered trademark) set at the surrounding of the vehicle, or a one-time password, and an erroneous vehicle is not subjected to a startup by using a check result in response to an instruction to start an autonomous driving by an on-site manager. Further, a range in which the autonomous driving or the remote control operation is permitted is set according to a range in which the check is performed. Accordingly, a risk of collision during a startup of the autonomous driving vehicle is reduced.

Abstract: A driving apparatus of an electric construction machine including a lower traveling body, an upper rotating body that is attached to the lower traveling body, a boom attached to the upper rotating body, an arm that is attached to the boom, and a bucket that is attached to the arm, includes: a battery that generates DC power, DC/AC converters that convert the DC power generated by the battery into AC power, a contactless transmission unit that contactlessly transmit the AC power converted by the DC/AC converters in joint components of the electric construction machine, and an actuator that drives the joint component based on the AC power transmitted from the contactless transmission unit.

Abstract: Provided are an autonomous driving assistance device and an autonomous driving assistance system capable of determining whether or not a specific area is usable. The autonomous driving assistance device includes: an object detection unit which detects an object from monitoring data of a specific area; a position calculation unit which calculates a position, in the real world, of the object detected by the object detection unit; a map information acquisition unit which acquires a position, in the real world, of the specific area; a determination unit which determines, by using the position of the object calculated by the position calculation unit and the position of the specific area acquired from the map information acquisition unit, whether or not the specific area is usable; and an output unit which outputs a result, of the determination performed by the determination unit, indicating whether or not the specific area is usable.

Abstract: Sensor data is received from an inertial measurement unit on a vehicle. An observed attitude and an observed attitude rate of the vehicle are determined based on the sensor data. Using a model associated with a vehicle failure mode, an expected attitude and an expected attitude rate of the vehicle are determined. A malfunctioning rotor is determined based on the observed attitude, the observed attitude rate, the expected attitude, and the expected attitude rate. In response to identifying the malfunctioning rotor, a responsive action is performed, including by updating a geometry matrix so that at least one non-malfunctioning rotor in the plurality of rotors compensates for the malfunctioning rotor.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle when stopping the vehicle and/or when holding the vehicle at a standstill after a failure in a brake system, for example, a brake-by-wire system of the vehicle. The vehicle can have an electric motor. The method has the steps of: carrying out a deceleration, in particular a regenerative deceleration of the vehicle, the deceleration being initiated automatically, and switching the electric motor to an active short-circuit after a regenerative deceleration of the vehicle in order to prevent the vehicle from rolling.

Abstract: A method for detecting a tandem ride condition on an electric scooter (10), the scooter (10) comprising an electric motor (16), the method comprising estimating (110) a mass on the scooter (10), and comparing (120) the estimated mass to a statistical mass value determined based on stored data associated with a user profile. Furthermore, an electric scooter control system (30) and an electric scooter (10) are also disclosed.

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining an adverse condition will exist on a power grid at a future time, identifying an electric vehicle at a location connected to the power grid and controlling the electric vehicle to store power based on the future time, disconnecting the location from the power grid when the adverse condition occurs, and controlling the electric vehicle to distribute power to one or more devices at the location after disconnecting the location from the power grid.

Abstract: The processing device of the information processing device includes: a first step of calculating a relative frequency distribution of the original data; a second step of setting a plurality of time windows for cutting out data of a part of the period of the original data; a third step of cutting out data from the original data; a fourth step of calculating a relative frequency distribution in the extracted data; and a fifth step of calculating an error between the relative frequency distribution in the original data and the relative frequency distribution in the extracted data, and performs a search process of repeatedly executing the trial from the second step to the fifth step by changing the setting of the plurality of time windows.

Abstract: Systems, methods and vehicles for detecting anomalous driving conditions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving vehicle sensor data from a vehicle, where a portion of the vehicle sensor data is non-geospatial data, inputting the vehicle sensor data into a trained model that is trained to detect anomalous driving conditions, when an output of the trained model indicates an anomalous driving condition, comparing the vehicle sensor data associated with the anomalous driving condition with vehicle sensor data of one or more additional vehicles according to a metric, and when the metric is satisfied, marking a segment of a map corresponding with the vehicle data associated with the anomalous driving condition, and transmitting map data associated with the map to the vehicle.

Abstract: A remote support device includes a front image transmission unit that, when remote support at a support point is requested from an autonomous driving vehicle, transmits a front image including at least an area in front of the vehicle captured by the vehicle to a remote control device that performs remote control for the vehicle; a reception unit that receives an operation signal corresponding to the remote control at the support point from the remote control device; an operation signal transmission unit that transmits the received operation signal to the vehicle; and a rear image transmission unit that, after the vehicle passes through a changing point set so as to change display on the remote control device based on the support point, transmits a rear image that is captured so as to include at least an area behind the vehicle and emphasizes the rear area, to the remote control device.

Abstract: A seed-planting implement includes first and second radar sensors and first and second position sensors. In this respect, a computing system is configured to receive first radar sensor data from the first radar sensor and second radar sensor data from the second radar sensor. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine the position of the first radar sensor based on the data generated by the first position sensor and the position of the second radar sensor based on the data generated by the second position sensor. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine the location of the seed based on the received first radar sensor data, the received second radar sensor data, the determined position of the first radar sensor, and the determined position of the second radar sensor.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a sensor unit for a contactless actuator of an adjustable vehicle element. The sensor unit may include: a carrier element for mounting to a vehicle; a first sensor device attached to the carrier element and having a first capturing area; and a second sensor device attached to the carrier element and having a second capturing area. When mounted on the vehicle, the first sensor device is arranged closer to a floor of the vehicle than the second sensor device; and the first capturing area extends further back with respect to a forward direction of travel of the vehicle than the second capturing area.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes an electric motor to drive a vehicle body to travel, a first battery chargeable by an external power supply to supply driving electric power to the electric motor, a second battery that is rechargeable to supply electric power to an electric component installed in the vehicle body, a voltage converter to supply electric power while adjusting a voltage value between the first and second batteries, and a controller to which electric power is supplied from the second battery and configured or programmed to control a charge state during charging by the power supply and to control operation of the voltage converter. The control is configured or programmed to execute an interval charging process repeatedly at set time intervals to control operation of the voltage converter to charge the second battery using electric power supplied from the first battery.

Abstract: A system for identifying spoofers affecting a platform, including a hardware processor configured for, at least once, providing a time-specific spoof indication including using at least plural GNSS drift indications to compute plural drift-indication specific possible spoof alerts respectively, and/or combining the drift-indication specific possible spoof alerts to yield the time-specific spoof indication.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus includes a display device, a notification device, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a controller. For example, the at least one instruction is configured to, when executed by the controller, cause the autonomous driving control apparatus to: determine, while performing autonomous driving control of a host vehicle, a hands-off time duration in which a driver of the host vehicle takes both hands off a steering wheel of the host vehicle, and provide a first notification using at least one of the display device or the notification device, based on the hands-off time duration being greater than a first threshold time duration or based on lateral acceleration of the host vehicle being maintained at a value greater than a threshold value for at least a second threshold time duration in a hands-off situation.

Abstract: A haul vehicle includes a dump body, a vehicle body supporting the dump body, a traveling apparatus including driving wheels and supporting the vehicle body, a trolley power receiving apparatus to which power is supplied from a trolley wire, a fuel cell that generates power through electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, and an electric motor that generates driving force for rotating the driving wheels on a basis of power from at least one of the trolley wire or the fuel cell.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting space debris which is based on measurements of broadband non-thermal radiation and/or light emitted by either sparks or the expansion of the plasma-fragments cloud generated during high-speed collisions of solid materials. The method is based on the concept that broadband nonthermal radiation and/or light can be used to detect the formation of new debris and for tracking debris clouds. The emission of broadband nonthermal radiation and/or light is based on theoretical and observational evidence that the collision of particles of solid materials with each other transfer enough charge to create electric fields large enough to produce small electric discharges or sparks and that the expansion of the plasma-fragments cloud generated by collisions at orbital velocities produce thermal and non-thermal electromagnetic signals.

Abstract: Techniques for generating a vehicle trajectory usable for for controlling an autonomous vehicle in an environment are described herein. For example, the techniques may include a computing device implementing a machine learned model and a statistical model in parallel in a tree search of a tree structure to predict a trajectory of the autonomous vehicle in the environment. The tree structure can process a latent representation and a non-latent representation in parallel to determine potential actions and/or trajectories for the autonomous vehicle. The tree structure of the computing device can output a trajectory for controlling the autonomous vehicle in the environment. Depending on examples, the environment is a real-world environment or a simulated environment.

Abstract: Proximity sensors, e.g., Bluetooth® sensors, are installed in a vehicle. Each sensor determines/estimates approximate distance from itself to a user mobile device. In response to the distance increasing above a predetermined distance departure limit, as the sensors communicate to a vehicle control system (VCS) through Bluetooth® or similar links, the VCS causes predetermined departure actions to be performed, such as locking the doors, turning off headlights, activating the vehicle's security system, and/or others. In response to the distance decreasing below a predetermined distance arrival limit, as the sensors communicate to the VCS through the link(s), the VCS causes predetermined arrival actions to be performed, such as unlocking the doors, flashing the headlights, beeping the horn, deactivating the security system, and/or others. Hysteresis may be applied to the decisions whether to perform the departure/arrival actions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to information generation apparatuses and methods and information use apparatuses and methods. An example method includes generating and sending first information, where the first information indicates a geographical area, a relative distance between a plurality of location points in a location point set in the geographical area, and at least one location point that belongs to the location point set, the at least one location point is for determining a location reference point.