Abstract: An electric marine propulsion system for a marine vessel is provided. The system includes a power storage system, an electric motor powered by the power storage system and configured to rotate a propulsor to propel the marine vessel, and a control system configured to operate the electric motor in a speed control mode to generate a variable propulsion output so as not to exceed a rated operation value and an open loop parameter control mode such that the electric motor is operated to exceed the rated operation value to generate a maximum propulsion output. The control system is further configured to receive an operator demand to accelerate the marine vessel; determine whether the operator demand exceeds a predetermined acceleration threshold; and operate the electric motor in the open loop parameter control mode to generate the maximum propulsion output.

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot cleaner. The robot cleaner of the present disclosure comprise: a gas sensor which is disposed inside the robot cleaner and senses suctioned air; and a processor which identifies contaminants on the basis of a sensing value of the gas sensor, and controls the robot cleaner so that the robot cleaner travels while avoiding the identified contaminants.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an aircraft, the aircraft including a plurality of actuators, a plurality of actuator control units, and a plurality of flight control systems for generating control signals. The method comprises, at each of the plurality of actuator control units: (a) from each of the plurality of flight control systems, obtaining a respective control signal for controlling an actuator associated with the actuator control unit, the actuator being one of the plurality of actuators; and (b) providing an actuator control signal to the associated actuator, wherein the actuator control signal is based on an analysis of the obtained control signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating a length of at least a portion of a trailer that is carried by a tractor. The tractor has a fifth wheel coupling that is configured to be connected to a kingpin of the trailer. The height of the fifth wheel coupling is adjustable by adjustment of an angle of a boom that carries the fifth wheel coupling. The angle of the boom is determined by a sensor. The angle of the trailer is determined by a sensor. The length of at least a portion of the trailer is calculated based on the boom length, the determined boom angle, and the determined trailer angle.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating communication between a control server and robotic devices are provided. An integration engine of the system identifies protocol schemes and message schemes that are supported by the control server and robotic devices. When the protocol schemes and message schemes of the control server and the robotic devices are same, the integration engine facilitates transmission and reception of instructions between the control server and the robotic devices through identified communication interfaces. When the protocol schemes and message schemes of the control server and the robotic devices are different, the integration engine translates the protocol schemes and message schemes that are received from one of the control server and the robotic devices to facilitate communication between the control server and the robotic devices through identified communication interfaces.

Abstract: A vehicle 1 as a host vehicle includes: detection unit that detects a translationally-moving two-wheeled vehicle 9 traveling in front of or alongside the host vehicle; an on-board communication device capable of communicating with a communication device mounted on the vehicle 9; an ECU that determines whether the host vehicle is at either one of blind spots BR and BL of the vehicle 9, based on a detection result of the detection unit, and that transmits a warning notification from the on-board communication device to the communication device mounted on the vehicle 9 when determining that the host vehicle is at the blind spot BR or BL. In this case, it is preferable that the ECU changes an actuation condition so that an automatic operation according to contact avoidance control is started more promptly than when the host vehicle is determined to be outside the blind spots BR, BL.

Abstract: For model predictive control for a spacecraft formation, a method calculates a virtual point that represents a plurality of spacecraft orbiting in a spacecraft formation. The method calculates an outer polytope boundary and an inner polytope boundary relative to the virtual point for a given spacecraft of the plurality of spacecraft. The method maneuvers the given spacecraft to within the inner polytope boundary using model predictive control (MPC) to minimize fuel consumption.

Abstract: A vehicle control device has a processor configured to determine whether a first road exists where the vehicle is to exit from the traveling road, and when a first road exists, to set a lane change schedule zone based on a first connecting location, to determine whether a second road located on the same side of the traveling direction of the vehicle as the first road exists between the current location of the vehicle and the first connecting location, to change a start location of the lane change schedule zone based on a second connecting location, when a second road exists and the start location of the lane change schedule zone is at a second connecting location, or before the second connecting location, and to notify the driver of the plan to move the vehicle between lanes while the vehicle is traveling in the lane change schedule zone.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for sensing information concerning the extent of a product carrier, which can be transported by means of a guided vehicle that can be operated in an at least partially automated manner, in at least one direction of extent, in which at least the following steps are carried out in an automated manner by the guided vehicle: a) driving to an initial position, predefined in relation to the product carrier, the reaching of the initial position being detected by means of a sensor device of the guided vehicle, b) driving a predefined distance along the direction of extent, starting from the initial position, c) carrying out a further detection operation by means of the same sensor device of the guided vehicle once the predefined distance has been driven.

Abstract: An exoskeleton system, the exoskeleton system comprising one or more actuator units that include a fluidic actuator, one or more sensors and an exoskeleton device. The exoskeleton device includes a fluidic system, and a processor and memory, the memory storing instructions, that when executed by the processor, are configured to control the exoskeleton system to introduce fluid to the fluidic actuator of the one or more actuator units to cause actuation of the fluidic actuator of the one or more actuator units. The exoskeleton system may be configured to operate in, on or around a body of water and can be water and/or corrosion resistant.

Abstract: A multifunctional vehicle includes a traveling input device that is operated by a driver of the multifunctional vehicle; an information processing device that processes operation information of the traveling input device and that switches and executes a normal driving mode for driving the multifunctional vehicle and a remote driving mode for driving the other vehicle; wearable glasses that communicate with another vehicle directly or via the information processing device; and a communication device that communicate with the other vehicle. In the normal driving mode, a vehicle control of the multifunctional vehicle is executed using control information generated based on the operation information. In the remote driving mode, the control information is transmitted to the other vehicle via the communication device. The wearable glasses are configured to display a surrounding image of the other vehicle during execution of the remote driving mode by the information processing device.

Abstract: A vehicular apparatus is configured to authenticate a user of a vehicle. In response to authenticating the user, a user management table, which manages an association between the user and a permitted or prohibited operation of the user for each vehicle scene, is referred to, and the permitted or prohibited operation of the user authenticated is specified to provide a specified result. An application corresponding to the permitted or prohibited operation of the user is notified of the specified result to manage the operation of the user.

Abstract: A household service matching system built on a communication network, includes: a request disclosing unit configured to disclose on the communication network, a request transmitted from a terminal apparatus related to a client who wishes to entrust household service; an acceptance receiving unit configured to receive an acceptance transmitted from a terminal apparatus related to a consignment applicant in response to the request; a determination unit configured to determine a formal consignee from consignment applicants related to the terminal apparatuses having transmitted the acceptance; a vehicle dispatching unit configured to dispatch a vehicle for picking up the formal consignee to a designated position designated by the formal consignee; and a vehicle control unit configured to control the vehicle such that the vehicle that carries the formal consignee arrives at the client's address.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a tilt rotor that is aft of a fixed wing and that is attached to the fixed wing via a pylon. A flight computer configured to instruct the tilt rotor to produce a maximum downward angle including by updating an actuator authority database associated with the flight computer to reflect the maximum downward angle, and generating a rotor control signal for the tilt rotor using the updated actuator authority database that reflects the maximum downward angle, wherein the maximum downward angle is adjustable.

Abstract: A decoupling control method for a humanoid robot includes: decomposing tasks of the humanoid robot to obtain kinematic tasks and dynamic tasks, and classifying corresponding joints of the humanoid robot into kinematic task joints or dynamic task joints; solving desired positions and desired speeds of the kinematic task joints for performing the kinematic tasks according to desired positions and desired speeds of ends in the kinematic tasks using inverse kinematics; calculating torques of the kinematic task joints based on the desired positions and desired speeds of the kinematic task joints; and solving a pre-built optimization model of torques required for the dynamic task joints based on the calculated torques of the kinematic task joints, to obtain torques required by the dynamic task joints for performing the dynamic tasks.

Abstract: Applied within an automated robotic manufacturing system that includes additive manufacturing capabilities, methods and enabling devices are disclosed for achieving precise multi-dimension positional alignment among a plurality of diverse took that are involved in collaboratively constructing a solid object. The enabling devices according to various embodiments include an automatically deployed contact sensing probe and a tool center point sensor that detects contact with tools in multiple axes. At least one disclosed method advantageously utilizes both sensing devices in complement.

Abstract: A battery management device includes: a first switch state acquisition unit configured to acquire the state of an ignition switch; a determination unit configured to determine to perform correction control for correcting an error in the state of charge (SOC) of the battery when the ignition switch is operated from ON to OFF; a correction control unit configured to perform the correction control of the SOC of the battery when it is determined that the correction control is to be performed; and a second switch state acquisition unit configured to acquire the state of a cancel switch for canceling the execution of the correction control. When the ignition switch is operated from ON to OFF while the cancel switch is ON, the determination unit determines that the correction control is not to be performed.

Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a vehicle processor disposed to control a drive system, and a memory for storing executable instructions. The vehicle processor is programmed to execute the instructions to determine, via the vehicle processor, a localization of a mobile device using a tethered wireless connection between the mobile device and the vehicle, receive, via the processor, an absolute heading of the mobile device, determine, via the vehicle processor, based on the localization of the mobile device, a relative bearing angle from the mobile device to the vehicle. The system may use the tethered wireless connection and the relative bearing angle from the mobile device to the vehicle to determine that a user is actuating a Human Machine Interface (HMI) element indicative of user attention to a remote parking maneuver and complete the remote parking maneuver.

Abstract: A method in an aircraft for identifying valid runway intersections for takeoff is provided. The method comprises: estimating a runway length required for takeoff based on aircraft parameters; estimating, at each of a plurality of runway intersections, a corrected runway length at the runway intersection by applying an elevation correction, a temperature correction, and a gradient correction; determining, based on the estimated runway length required for takeoff and the corrected runway length at each of the plurality of runway intersections, each valid runway intersection from the plurality of runway intersections whose corrected runway length is long enough for use by the aircraft for takeoff and each invalid runway intersection from the plurality of runway intersections whose corrected runway length is not long enough for use by the aircraft for takeoff; and signaling an aircraft display device to display on a map depicting the takeoff runway each invalid runway intersection.

Abstract: Provided is an off-line simulation system that enables performance of efficient vision correction training. This vision correction training system for vision correction training is provided with a head mount display capable of displaying an image in a virtual space, and a teaching device communicably connected to the head mount display. The teaching device has: a vision correction unit that, on the basis of a captured image captured by a camera after the position of a workpiece has been moved, performs vision correction on a predetermined movement; and a correction confirmation unit that confirms that the vision correction is appropriately performed on the predetermined movement.