Abstract: A method for estimating the motion, orientation, position, and trajectory of an object, comprising acquiring sensor data, estimating an attitude of the object, estimating an altitude of the object, extracting a feature, classifying a motion, selecting a motion model, and estimating a motion parameter. Systems for executing the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for responding to vehicle water splashing includes a processor determining the vehicle water splashing based on image data of a nearby vehicle and determining dangerousness caused by the vehicle water splashing to perform vehicle control and storage storing information determined by the processor and the image data of the nearby vehicle.

Abstract: Methods and systems for autonomously steering a moving vehicle are disclosed. A processor determines a longitudinal velocity, a longitudinal acceleration, a lateral acceleration, and a yaw rate of the vehicle. The processor estimates, based on the longitudinal velocity, lateral acceleration, and yaw rate of the vehicle, a change in lateral velocity over time. The processor estimates, based on the change in the lateral velocity over time, the yaw rate, a distance between the front axle of the vehicle and a center of gravity of the vehicle, and a distance between the rear axle of the vehicle and the center of gravity of the vehicle, a lateral front velocity of the vehicle and a lateral rear velocity of the vehicle. Using calculations, a state estimation model for the vehicle is updated by the processor using a lateral acceleration bias. The updated state estimation model is used to autonomously steer the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining a route between two locations in a navigation device by calculating the cost of paths between the two locations using a cost function. The cost function applies different weighting factors for the same type of attribute to line segments when the line segments are located in different areas of a map. As such, when the cost of a path is being assessed, the same type of attribute may be associated with different levels of penalty or bonus in different areas. This means that the route determined is less likely to avoid line segments that have a certain negative attribute in areas where the attribute has a less adverse affect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decelerating a vehicle comprising an electrical machine being arranged to provide a controllable torque to at least one drive wheel, said vehicle including driver controllable means for actively requesting a torque for propelling the vehicle. The method includes, when a driver request for a propelling torque is reduced at least to a first extent: applying a first brake torque by means of said electrical machine, by means of said first brake torque, decelerate said vehicle to a stationary state, and by means of said electrical machine, when said vehicle has been decelerated to said stationary state, continue applying a torque by means of said electrical machine to keep said vehicle in said stationary state.

Abstract: Each transport vehicle is configured to perform a vehicle following control if an inter-vehicle distance to the transport vehicle traveling ahead becomes less than or equal to a predetermined distance, the vehicle following control being a control in which traveling state of the own transport vehicle is controlled in order to maintain constant the inter-vehicle distance to the transport vehicle traveling ahead based on traveling state information of the transport vehicle traveling ahead. Each transport vehicle is configured to terminate the vehicle following control if preparation of the own transport vehicle for arrival at a destination is initiated while the vehicle following control is being performed or if a travel direction of the own transport vehicle at a branching location is determined to be different from a travel direction of the transport vehicle traveling ahead at the branching location while the vehicle following control is being performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a construction machine, in particular an earth-moving machine, having at least one control panel for inputting operator commands for the control of the construction machine, wherein the control panel has at least one display means for representing an operating interface that can be dynamically generated for the machine control; and in that a control unit is provided that recognizes a change of the mode of operation of the construction machine and adapts the operating interface in dependence on the change of the mode of operation.

Abstract: System and methods for marking a work area boundary of an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. A system may receive an indication that boundary marking for a work area is to be activated, and may transmit an activation signal to a marking actuator based on receiving the indication that boundary marking for the work area is to be activated. The activation signal may cause the marking actuator to begin marking the boundary as a vehicle, that includes the system, traverses the boundary. The system may store information that identifies a plurality of marked locations along the boundary. The system may determine that boundary marking for the work area is to be deactivated, and may transmit a deactivation signal to the marking actuator based on determining that boundary marking for the work area is to be deactivated. The deactivation signal may cause the marking actuator to stop marking the boundary.

Abstract: A navigation system for ascertaining qualified special destinations includes: a database, which stores transport route nodes and route sections connecting the route sections and properties thereof; a route computation device; and a memory device. Special destinations stored in the database are each linked to one or more connecting nodes, for example motorway exits. Each special destination has, for each connecting node linked thereto, at least one associated first total route, connecting the special destination and the connecting node to one another, and an associated total route length. At least in the event of the first total route having a use restriction, the special destination and the connecting node also have at least one associated second total route that, at least for one restriction parameter, has lesser use restrictions.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing information about road features. A server can receive reports from information sources associated with a road feature that can include a road intersection. Each report can include source data obtained at a respective time. The source data from the reports can be stored at the server. The server can construct a phase map, where the phase map is configured to represent a status of the road feature at one or more times. The server can receive an information request related to the road feature at a specified time. In response to the information request, the server can generate an information response including a prediction of a status related to the road feature at the specified time. The prediction can be provided by the phase map and is based on information request. The information response can be sent from the server.

Abstract: A power turbine control system for a gas turbine engine may comprise a controller comprising one or more processors in communication with the gas turbine engine. The processors may comprise an engine control module configured to receive a torque request signal and generate a torque achieved signal. A rate of change of power turbine speed estimation module may generate an estimated rate of change of power turbine speed signal. A dynamic inversion power turbine governor module may generate the torque request signal based on the torque achieved signal and estimated rate of change of power turbine speed signal.

Abstract: A small thin display unit that can be installed in the flight deck for displaying only flight crew-selected tactical information needed for the task at hand. The flight crew can select the tactical information to be displayed by means of any conventional user interface. Whenever the flight crew selects tactical information for display, the user interface sends a corresponding request for tactical information to a computer system. The computer system processes the request, including periodically retrieving measured current values or computing current values for the requested tactical parameters and returning those current tactical parameter values to the display unit for display.

Abstract: A lane assignment system includes a digital-map, a ranging-sensor, and one or more controller-circuits. The digital-map indicates a position of a host-vehicle traveling in a travel-lane on a roadway. The ranging sensor detects a lateral-distance to an other-vehicle traveling on the roadway proximate the host-vehicle. The one or more controller-circuits are in communication with the digital-map and the ranging-sensor. The one or more controller-circuits determine a lateral-variation of the lateral-distance, determine whether the lateral-variation is greater than a dynamic-threshold, determine whether a second-lane exists beyond a first-lane based on the digital-map, determine that the other-vehicle is traveling in the first-lane, and operate the host-vehicle in accordance with the other-vehicle traveling in the first-lane.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a high voltage battery that stores electric power; a battery box that stores the high voltage battery; a battery disposition section in which the battery box is provided; a power drive unit that controls acceleration and deceleration of an electric vehicle so that a request of a driver is implemented; and a water sensor that detects water in the battery disposition section. In response to detection of water by the water sensor, the power drive unit performs acceleration and deceleration limit control to limit acceleration and deceleration of the electric vehicle so that the acceleration or deceleration rate of the electric vehicle is maintained lower than or equal to a predetermined limited acceleration or deceleration rate.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for optimized deployment of remotely operated aerial vehicle resources from a fleet to satisfy requests for remotely operated aerial vehicle resources. In some aspects, requests for remotely operated aerial vehicle resources have constraints specifying particular resources and/or specifying particular types of resources.

Abstract: The present invention is a system and method of making setpoint adjustments to a vehicle control computer in a real time manner in order to enable the one performing the programming to observe the changes in vehicle characteristics in real time. The system and method is an improvement over known methods in that it does not require the programmer to repeatedly stop and start the operation of the vehicle in order to verify that any changes have the desired result.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a destination location from a communication are described. One embodiment of a method includes receiving electronic communications data from a mobile communications device, at a computing device. The electronic communications data is parsed to identify a partial address term of interest related to the destination location in the electronic communications data. A position of the destination location is determined from the partial address term of interest. Routing data of a vehicle from a current location of the vehicle to the destination location is determined and provided to a user of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method, device and system for measuring the volume, classification, direction, and turning movement of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic through a given location in a given time period. The device is portable and incorporates a touch screen. A set of buttons corresponding to each direction at the location are selected by the user to count particular types of vehicles. The buttons are mapped to fields in a database on a server. The fields correspond to a particular direction. When the orientation of the portable device changes, the buttons are remapped to different database fields than originally mapped. The new fields corresponding to the orientation. The collected data may be transmitted to a server.

Abstract: A sensor unit includes a sensor interface coupled to a number of sensors and a host interface coupled to a host system utilized to autonomously drive the vehicle. The sensor unit further includes sensor control modules corresponding to the sensors. Each sensor control module includes delay time control logic, delay adjustment logic, and a trigger signal generator. The delay time control logic is to receive a pulse time adjustment (PTA) value from the host system. The delay adjustment logic is to receive a trigger time adjustment (TTA) value from the host system. The delay adjustment logic is to modify timing of at least a portion of the pulses of a pulse signal based on the PTA value and the TTA value. The trigger signal generator is to generate a trigger signal based on the modified pulse signal and to transmit the trigger signal to a corresponding sensor.

Abstract: The invention elates to a method for operating a transversal guidance system of a motor vehicle through two independent channels to perform automatic transversal guidance interventions. Through the first channel, transversal interventions are performed via a first transversal guidance actuator controlled by means of a driver-operated steering handle. Through the second channel, a vehicle system sets a target, roll angle, and a second transversal guidance actuator is controlled by a transversal guidance system that performs a transversal guidance intervention based on the roll angle. The vehicle system displays the roll angle as a notification to the driver of the transversal guidance intervention. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle configured to perform the method.