Abstract: A motion control method, a robot controller, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: calculating an inverse Jacobian matrix of a whole-body generalized coordinate vector at a current time relative to an actual task space vector of a humanoid robot; calculating a target generalized coordinate vector corresponding to a to-be-executed task space vector at a current moment by combining an actual task space vector and the to-be-executed task space vector into a null space of the inverse Jacobian matrix according to preset position constraint(s) corresponding to the whole-body generalized coordinate vector; and controlling a motion state of the humanoid robot according to the target generalized coordinate vector. In this manner, the motion of the humanoid robot is optimized as a whole to achieve the purpose of controlling the humanoid robot to avoid the limits of the motion of joints.

Abstract: A vehicle video control apparatus includes a support control unit configured to control left and right support parts so that they can be positioned at first positions and at second positions, the left and right support parts being configured to support left and right image-pickup apparatuses disposed on left and right sides of a vehicle, the first positions being positions at which the left and right image-pickup apparatuses face in directions to the left-rear and right-rear of the vehicle, and the second positions being positions at which the left and right image-pickup apparatuses face in directions to the left/right of the vehicle, a display control unit configured to display video images taken by the left and right image-pickup apparatuses on a monitor, the monitor being configured so that a driver of the vehicle can see the monitor.

Abstract: A lane keeping control apparatus, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof may include a processor configured to determine a target turning radius to reach a center portion of a lane, to determine a required steering angle based on the target turning radius, and to correct the required steering angle by use of a difference between an actual yaw rate and a target yaw rate during lane keeping control; and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.

Abstract: A vehicle control device has a processor that is configured to determine the level of active operation by the driver, to determine the relationship between the speed of the vehicle and a predetermined reference speed, and to generate a first driving plan whereby a first deceleration is used to decelerate the vehicle without activating the brake light, when it has been determined that the level of active operation by the driver is lower than the predetermined reference level and the speed of the vehicle is faster than the reference speed, and to generate a second driving plan whereby a second deceleration that is greater than the first deceleration is used to decelerate the vehicle when it has been determined that the level of active operation by the driver is lower than the predetermined reference level and the speed of the vehicle is equal to or below the reference speed.

Abstract: In some aspects, a system comprises a computer hardware processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions for receiving, from one or more sensors, sensor data relating to a robot; generating, using a statistical model, based on the sensor data, first control information for the robot to accomplish a task; transmitting, to the robot, the first control information for execution of the task; and receiving, from the robot, a result of execution of the task.

Abstract: A tractor includes a working motor, a work machine including a roller configured to rotate by an output from the working motor, a support mechanism configured to support the work machine such that a working posture and a retracting posture are achievable, and a control device. The control device executes: an adherence amount acquisition process of acquiring an estimated adherence amount as an estimated value for the amount of mud attached to the roller; and a mud removal process of, when the estimated adherence amount is equal to or more than a determination adherence amount, removing the mud from the roller by driving the working motor in a state where the work machine takes the retracting posture.

Abstract: A management apparatus in a time synchronization system includes a time variation information receiving unit configured to acquire time variation information and position information of a time synchronization apparatus, a position information classifying unit configured to classify time synchronization apparatuses into predetermined categories based on the acquired position information, a time variation analysis configured to determine majority based on whether patterns of time variation of the time synchronization apparatuses belonging to an identical category are identical to each other, and to analyze the time variation based on the determined results, and a filtering and delivery unit configured to output an instruction to block the time information received from the positioning satellite, to the time synchronization apparatus having abnormal time variation.

Abstract: A robot control method includes: acquiring distances between a center of mass (COM) of the biped robot and each of preset key points of feet of the biped robot, and acquiring an initial position of the COM of the biped robot; calculating a position offset of the COM based on the distances; adjusting the initial position of the COM based on the position offset of the COM to obtain a desired position of the COM of the biped robot; and determining desired walking parameters of the biped robot based on the desired position of the COM by using a preset inverse kinematics algorithm, wherein the desired walking parameters are configured to control the biped robot to walk.

Abstract: A system for assisting in the landing of an aircraft including a processing unit configured to: during a first phase of a landing runway approach procedure, when the aircraft flies above a predetermined height with respect to a landing runway threshold, determine a bias of position and speed information from an inertia unit of the aircraft, as a function of the merged position and speed information determined as a function of information from a receiver of ILS guidance signals and of information from a signal receiver of a satellite navigation system, then, during a second phase of the approach procedure, when the aircraft flies below the predetermined height, determine so-called adjusted aircraft position and speed information by applying, to information from the inertial unit, a correction corresponding to the bias determined during the first phase of the approach procedure.

Abstract: An example computer-implemented method includes receiving, from one or more vision components in an environment, vision data that captures features of the environment, including object features of an object that is located in the environment, and prior to a robot manipulating the object: (i) determining based on the vision data, at least one first adjustment to a programmed trajectory of movement of the robot operating in the environment to perform a task of transporting the object, and (ii) determining based on the object features of the object, at least one second adjustment to the programmed trajectory of movement of the robot operating in the environment to perform the task, and causing the robot to perform the task, in accordance with the at least one first adjustment and the at least one second adjustment to the programmed trajectory of movement of the robot.

Abstract: A system for optimizing charging for a vehicle having a rechargeable energy storage unit and travelling on a route includes a controller. The controller has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the controller to obtain details of the route, including surveying local charging infrastructure to determine availability of one or more charging stations within a predefined radius of the route. The controller is adapted to obtain respective station parameters pertaining to the one or more charging stations. Based on user input, at least one session goal is selected from a predefined set of goals. The controller is adapted to generate a recommended charging profile respectively for one or more stops along the route, based in part on the session goal and the respective station parameters.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium that automatically calibrates robots and sensors assigned to perform a task in an operating environment. One of the methods includes obtaining a representation of a robotic operating environment. A user selection of a plurality of components to be configured to operate in the robotic operating environment is received. A mapping is obtained between pairs of components to be calibrated and one or more respective calibration processes to perform to calibrate each pair of components. From the mapping, one or more calibration processes to be performed on pairs of components based on the user selection of the plurality of components is computed. Calibration instruction data describing how to perform the one or more calibration processes to be performed on the pairs of components of the user selection is determined and presented.

Abstract: A vehicle control device include a processor. The processor is configured to monitor a primary power source and a secondary power source for anomalies, the primary power source and the secondary power source supplying electrical power to a plurality of drive devices configured to control deceleration and steering of a vehicle, and in a case in which an anomaly has been detected in at least one of the primary power source or the secondary power source as a result of the monitoring, control the vehicle by supplying electrical power to a drive device having a lower electrical power consumption amount among the plurality of drive devices.

Abstract: A method is performed by a computing system. The method includes receiving image data from an imaging device, and determining, using the image data, a plurality of image-space tools, each image-space tool associated with a tool of a plurality of tools, each tool controlled by a manipulator of a plurality of manipulators. The method further includes determining a first correspondence between a first image-space tool of the plurality of image-space tools and a first tool of the plurality of tools based on a first disambiguation setting associated with the first tool.

Abstract: A system for operating a vehicle includes a first temperature sensor located at a first location and configured to measure a first temperature; a second temperature sensor located at a second location configured to measure a second temperature; and one or more processors. The one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to receive information regarding the first temperature and/or the second temperature; process the information; and impose a restriction affecting operation of the vehicle based on the processed information.

Abstract: Implementations relate to detecting user touch on a controller handle. In some implementations, a non-controlling mode of a control system is activated, and in the non-controlling mode, one or more actuators are controlled to cause a vibration to be provided on a handle of a controller. The vibration is sensed with one or more sensors, and a difference in the vibration is determined to have occurred relative to a reference vibration using the one or more sensors, where the difference satisfies one or more predetermined thresholds. A controlling mode of the system is activated in response to determining the difference in the vibration, and the vibration is modified on the handle in response to detecting the change in the vibration.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that illustrate how to determine whether an image includes a travel way, and if so how to determine an angle between a longitudinal axis of a vehicle and a longitudinal axis of a travel way line, and a shortest distance between a reference point on a vehicle and a longitudinal axis of the travel way line.

Abstract: A system controller for visual servoing includes a technology module with dedicated hardware acceleration for deep neural network that retrieves a desired configuration of a workpiece object being manipulated by a robotic device and receives visual feedback information from one or more sensors on or near the robotic device that includes a current configuration of the workpiece object. The hardware accelerator executes a machine learning model trained to process the visual feedback information and determine a configuration error based on a difference between the current configuration of the workpiece object and the desired configuration of the workpiece object. A servo control module adapts a servo control signal to the robotic device for manipulation of the workpiece object in response to the configuration error.

Abstract: A computing system and a method for calibration verification is presented. The computing system is configured to perform a first calibration operation, and to control a robot arm to move a verification symbol to a reference location. The robot control system further receives, from a camera, a reference image of the verification symbol, and determines a reference image coordinate for the verification symbol. The robot control system further controls the robot arm to move the verification symbol to the reference location again during an idle period, receives an additional image of the verification symbol, and determines a verification image coordinate. The robot control system determines a deviation parameter value based the reference image coordinate and the verification image coordinate, and whether the deviation parameter value exceeds a defined threshold, and performs a second calibration operation if the threshold is exceeded.

Abstract: A display control device includes processing circuitry to acquire traveling environment information; to estimate driving skill of the driver; to detect a direction of a line of sight of the driver; to accumulate information on movements of the sight line direction and driving action information; to calculate a visual field range and a visual recognition level indicating ease of recognition of each of a plurality of sections in the visual field range by the driver's vision based on the information on the movements of the sight line direction and the driving action information accumulated in the memory and at least one of the traveling environment information and the driving skill information; and to receive display information and to control at least one of a display position and a display method of an image on a basis of the display information.