Patents Examined by Jacob Kent Besteman-Street
  • Patent number: 12134408
    Abstract: A biased driving system and a biased driving method are capable of controlling biased driving of a vehicle in consideration of host vehicle location recognition accuracy, nearby vehicle risk, driving style, road curvature, and road shape. The biased driving system includes a control parameter creation unit configured to extract an object causing biasing of a host vehicle using converged object information, which is map information including location and speed of a vehicle around the host vehicle, to create an imaginary line of the extracted object by reflecting at least one of risk of a nearby vehicle, location recognition accuracy, driving style of a driver of the host vehicle, road curvature, or road shape, and to create a control parameter using the imaginary line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Tae Dong Oh
  • Patent number: 12134190
    Abstract: The rotation center is calculated (step S11). A gripping pattern is determined (step S12). The rotation axis is set to X-axis (step S13) of a tool coordinate system in response to the gripping pattern being a fan-shaped pattern, to Y-axis (step S14) in response to being a cylinder pattern, and to Z-axis (step S15) in response to being a circle pattern. A start angle ?_start is set as a rotation angle ? (step S16). The pose of a tool is calculated (step S17). The current pose is registered (step S18). The angle ? is changed by a predetermined angle of ?? (step S19). Steps S17 to S19 are repeated until the angle ? reaches an end angle ?_end (step S20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Nishina
  • Patent number: 12097815
    Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting a living element in a transport, determining a dangerous condition exists in response to an internal temperature of the transport is outside of a threshold and a negative characteristic is associated with the living element, and positioning the transport to a location to reduce the dangerous condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Simon P. Roberts, Yang Ding, Daniel Warren Reaser, Christopher J. Macpherson, Keaton Khonsari, Derek A. Thompson, Sergei Gage
  • Patent number: 12097865
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes obtaining, at a first unit, a first signal, and storing an indication of an arrival time of the first signal in a register of the first unit. The method also includes obtaining a digital signal to be provided to a controller area network (CAN) circuit system, the CAN circuit system being included in the first unit, adding the indication to the digital signal, wherein adding the indication to the digital signal creates an updated digital signal, and providing the updated digital signal to the CAN circuit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: NURO, INC.
    Inventors: Yin Wang, Paul Michael White, Matthew Jeremy Sarett, William Campbell Martin
  • Patent number: 12096908
    Abstract: A robot cleaner comprises a first light source, an optical sensor, a processing circuit and a second light source. The first light source emits first light. The optical sensor senses first optical data generated according to the first light. The processing circuit computes a height or an overhang height of an obstacle based on the first optical data. The second light source emits second light. The optical sensor senses second optical data generated according to the second light. The processing circuit determines whether the obstacle exists in the predetermined region or not based on the second optical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Guo-Zhen Wang, Ting-Yang Chang
  • Patent number: 12083685
    Abstract: A control system (1) according to the present invention comprises: a control device (100) that monitors the operation of a plurality of moving parts for machining a workpiece (155), and controls the operation of the plurality of moving parts in each control cycle by issuing command values to the plurality of moving parts; and an inspection device (200) for inspecting the workpiece (155). The control device (100) comprises: an identification unit (160) for identifying, based on inspection results of the inspection device (200) and the command values issued to the plurality of moving parts, which moving part from among the plurality of moving parts has caused an abnormality in the inspection results; and a storage unit (170) for collecting and storing data on the moving part that has been identified by the identification unit (160) and caused the abnormality in the inspection results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Xianying Wu, Taku Oya
  • Patent number: 12084201
    Abstract: A cargo handling system configured for autonomous control is disclosed, including, for example a plurality of power drive units, the plurality of power drive units configured to convey a plurality of objects over a conveyance surface; a plurality of sensing agents, the plurality of sensing agents configured to transmit a run-time database from the plurality of sensing agents, the run-time database including data from which a positioning of the plurality of objects on the cargo handling system may be determined; and a distributed control system in operable communication with the plurality of sensing agents and the plurality of power drive units, the distributed control system including a supervisory control processor configured to provide an estimate of a current state of the plurality of objects and an actuator control processor configured to control the plurality of power drive units based on the current state of the plurality of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zamira A. Daw Perez, Alessandro Pinto, Richa Varma
  • Patent number: 12077180
    Abstract: A control system for use in a motor vehicle and configured to monitor a current driving situation of the motor vehicle on the basis of surrounding data of the motor vehicle acquired from at least one surrounding sensor arranged on the motor vehicle in a current driving situation is disclosed. The control system is configured to determine information relating to a current driving situation of the motor vehicle on the basis of the provided surrounding data, to determine information relating to a current driving situation of the motor vehicle and to determine a component of a future driving maneuver for the motor vehicle on the basis of the information relating to the current driving situation of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Lienke, Christian Wissing, Manuel Schmidt, Andreas Homann, Torsten Bertram, Till Nattermann, Martin Keller, Karl-Heinz Glander
  • Patent number: 12060165
    Abstract: A method for performing a safety assessment of a cargo handling system controlled by a processor and having a plurality of sensing agents is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving by the processor a run-time database from the plurality of sensing agents, the run-time database including data from which a positioning of a plurality of objects on the cargo handling system may be determined; generating by the processor a mapping of the positioning of the plurality of objects; validating by the processor whether a run-time state of the cargo handling system is in violation of a safety protocol; and determining by the processor whether to implement a corrective action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zamira A. Daw Perez, Alessandro Pinto, Richa Varma
  • Patent number: 12054155
    Abstract: A method for adaptive estimation of a road surface adhesion coefficient for a vehicle with complex excitation conditions taken into consideration comprises the following steps: 1) designing an estimator according to a single-wheel dynamics model of a vehicle, and estimating a longitudinal tire force and a road surface peak adhesion coefficient under longitudinal excitation; 2) designing an estimator according to a two-degree-of-freedom kinematic model of the vehicle, and estimating a tire aligning moment and a road surface peak adhesion coefficient under excitation of a lateral force; and 3) determining an excitation condition met by the vehicle according to a vehicle state parameter, performing fuzzy inference to obtain limits achievable by current longitudinal and lateral tire forces, and designing a fusion observer to fuse estimation results. The method achieves favorable robustness, improves real-time capability, and can be performed quickly and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bo Leng, Da Jin, Xing Yang, Lu Xiong, Zhuoping Yu
  • Patent number: 12057015
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured to be installed in a mobile body. The electronic device comprises an electric field generator, an electric field detector, and a controller. The electric field generator is configured to generate an electric field in a predetermined range. The electric field detector is configured to detect the electric field generated by the electric field generator. The controller is configured to detect an object in the predetermined range based on a change of the electric field detected by the electric field detector. The controller is configured to control the mobile body based on a result of detecting the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hikaru Nekozuka
  • Patent number: 12043989
    Abstract: A working machine 1 includes a design data obtainment unit 29, a topography measuring device 30, and a controller 21. The controller 21 extracts peripheral area shape data from the design data in the construction-site coordinate system, maps similar shape portions between the extracted peripheral area shape data and the current topography data in the current topography coordinate system, calculates a coordinate transformation matrix to transform from the current topography coordinate system to the construction-site coordinate system so that a difference in coordinate values of the mapped shape portions is minimized, and transforms the self-position and posture of the working machine 1 and the current topography data from coordinates in the current topography coordinate system to coordinates in the construction-site coordinate system using the calculated coordinate transformation matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joonyoung Roh, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Youhei Toriyama, Naoki Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 12036988
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle is configured to determine, during an approaching manoeuvre of a distance controller and/or cruise controller of the vehicle towards a vehicle in front, whether or not the vehicle will overtake or can overtake the vehicle in front during the approaching manoeuvre. Furthermore, during the approaching manoeuvre, the control unit is configured to adjust a behaviour of the cruise controller and/or adaptive cruise controller of the vehicle on the basis of the above determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Fischer, Walter Kagerer, Patrick Sauermann, Thomas Velten
  • Patent number: 12025456
    Abstract: A system may include a display and a processor. The processor may be configured to: output a view of an airport moving map (AMM), the AMM depicting a location of an aircraft on an airport surface; receive aircraft state data and airport surface data, wherein the airport surface data includes information of the airport surface, wherein the aircraft state data includes a current position of the aircraft; generate taxi routing guidance content, wherein the taxi route data includes information of a taxi route for the aircraft on the airport surface, wherein the taxi routing guidance content includes graphical and/or audio content to be presented to a flight crew to guide the aircraft along the taxi route, wherein the taxi routing guidance content further includes an approaching runway annunciation, wherein the approaching runway annunciation indicates that the aircraft is approaching a runway; and output the taxi routing guidance content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Davis, Marcin Kolesinski
  • Patent number: 12026640
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to reserving seats in an autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle includes a plurality of seats that can be occupied by passengers when riding in the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is configured to assign a particular seat from the plurality of seats in the autonomous vehicle to a passenger based on information pertaining to the passenger and information pertaining to a ride-sharing trip. The autonomous vehicle is to transport at least the passenger and a differing passenger during at least a portion of the ride-sharing trip. Moreover, the passenger and the differing passenger independently request rides in the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is further configured to output, to the passenger, an indication of the particular seat assigned to the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Curt Harrington, Wei Lu, Devina Jain, Kunal Mehta, Nikola John Linn Noxon
  • Patent number: 12023814
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a mobile object and a control method that enable improvement of work efficiency. The mobile object controls a drive system that performs maintenance work in accordance with a maintenance plan generated in response to a work cost related to main work according to a work plan, or related to the maintenance work for maintenance of a work mobile object that performs the main work. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a maintenance mobile object that performs maintenance work for maintenance of a work mobile object that performs main work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norifumi Kikkawa
  • Patent number: 12017345
    Abstract: The end effector includes a palm, a plurality of fingers capable of grasping operation, a tactile sensor unit provided with each of the plurality of fingers, and a force receiving portion that receives a force from the object being grasped when the object being grasped is grasped by the plurality of fingers, the force receiving portion being connected to each of the plurality of fingers via the tactile sensor unit. The force receiving portion includes a grasping surface that receives a force from the object being grasped, the grasping surface being placed facing the object being grasped to be able to grasp the object being grasped, and a pressing surface that is placed further away from the palm than the second end portion of each of the plurality of fingers and extends in a direction intersecting the grasping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Misato Nabeto, Sayaka Doi, Hiroki Koga
  • Patent number: 12008911
    Abstract: Method of distribution and/or update of a No Fly Zones database stored aboard UAV vehicles. The distribution and/or update utilize the satellite infrastructure and the receivers installed aboard said UAV vehicles in order to establish a one-way communication channel that allows the NFZ database, or a portion thereof, to be periodically sent to the UAV vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Patmos, Unipessoal LDA
    Inventor: Dario Pennisi
  • Patent number: 11999479
    Abstract: Techniques for traversing in an environment that includes at least one obstacle, by a mobile autonomous system, to a destination in the environment, are presented. The techniques can include generating, prior to the mobile autonomous system commencing activity in the environment, a graph including a plurality of vertices representing positions in the environment and a plurality of edges between vertices representing feasible transitions by the mobile autonomous vehicle in the environment; annotating the graph with at least one edge connecting a representation of a present position of the mobile autonomous system to a vertex of the graph; determining, based on the graph, a path from the present position of the mobile autonomous system in the environment to the destination; and traversing the environment to the destination, by the mobile autonomous system, based on the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Craig John Bonnoit, Jeffery Saunders
  • Patent number: 11999384
    Abstract: A travel route generation device (4) includes a travel route acquisition unit (4) configured to acquire position information (Pc) about a travel route (H) for a moving object (M) to perform autonomous travel or remotely controlled travel, a surrounding environment information acquisition unit (22) configured to acquire surrounding environment information, a dangerous location detection unit (23) configured to detect dangerous locations (Pd1 to Pd3) where there is a risk of an accident from the surrounding environment information, and an information processing unit (24) configured to add dangerous location information including first information indicating the dangerous locations (Pd1 to Pd3) to the position information (Pc) corresponding to the dangerous locations (Pd1 to Pd3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Tagawa