Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a control chip, a watchdog chip, a drive logic circuit, and a plurality of drive chips. The control chip is connected to the watchdog chip and the drive logic circuit, and is configured to determine a PWM signal of each switch and output the PWM and a first signal to the drive logic circuit. The watchdog chip is connected to the drive logic circuit, and is configured to send a second signal. The first and the second pin of the drive chip are connected to the drive logic circuit. The third pin is configured to connect to a corresponding switch, and adjust a drive signal of the connected switch based on the received drive control signal and the received enable signal generated by the drive logic circuit.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and medium for generating critical scenarios in autonomous driving tests are provided. The method includes: generating an initial scenario based on a lane-coordinate system; constructing a one-way single-lane car-following scenario, specifically including: creating a road and vehicles based on the initial scenario, the vehicles including an autonomous vehicle controlled by an intelligent driving model (IDM) and an agent vehicle; constructing a one-way dual-lane cut-in scenario, specifically including: creating a dual-lane road and vehicles based on the initial scenario, the vehicles including an autonomous vehicle controlled by the IDM model and an intelligent-agent vehicle; and generating, based on the constructed one-way single-lane car-following scenario and the constructed one-way dual-lane cut-in scenario, critical scenarios for autonomous-vehicle testing.

Abstract: A system for an electrified vehicle (EV) having a battery pack includes a vehicle controller configured to charge and discharge the battery pack according to power limits defined at activation of the EV by an estimated open circuit voltage (OCV). The estimated OCV is based on voltages measured for a duration after a last deactivation of the EV, at least one temperature measured after the last deactivation, and a decay parameter that is a function of the voltages measured and detected using a selected relaxation time and an iterative estimation of a sub-parameter of the decay parameter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of controlling a vehicle based on UWB includes receiving from at least one UWB tag, tag data which is data about a target object carrying the UWB tag; positioning for extracting dynamic information of the UWB tag using location information of a subject vehicle and the tag data; determining a collision risk of the subject vehicle with the target object based on the extracted dynamic information; and controlling, at least one electronic control unit (ECU) included in the subject vehicle depending on the collision risk.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to controlling an autonomous vehicle (“AV”) are described herein. Implementations can obtain a plurality of instances that each include input and output. The input can include actor(s) from a given time instance of a past episode of locomotion of a vehicle, and stream(s) in an environment of the vehicle during the past episode. The actor(s) may be associated with an object in the environment of the vehicle at the given time instance, and the stream(s) may each represent candidate navigation paths in the environment of the vehicle. The output may include ground truth label(s) (or reference label(s)). Implementations can train a machine learning (“ML”) model based on the plurality of instances, and subsequently use the ML model in controlling the AV. In training the ML model, the actor(s) and stream(s) can be processed in parallel.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle control system and a driving method of a vehicle using the vehicle control system. The vehicle control system includes a processor that processes data related to driving of a vehicle, and a vehicle controller that controls the driving of the vehicle, wherein the processor analyzes characteristics of a risk section of a road corresponding to a signal received from a beacon installed in the risk section of the road, based on a sparse map including an installation position of the beacon, and characteristic information of the risk section.

Abstract: A device for controlling a driving function for the automated longitudinal guidance and/or lateral guidance of a vehicle is configured to determine driving situation data for different driving situations during the operation of the driving function in at least one vehicle, in which driving situations the automated longitudinal guidance and/or lateral guidance of the vehicle effected by the driving function was limited. The device is also configured to identify, based on the driving situation data for the different driving situations, a first type of driving situations for which and/or a first location at which the automated longitudinal guidance and/or lateral guidance of the vehicle effected by the driving function was frequently limited. Furthermore, the device is configured to cause the driving function not to be operated or to be operated only with a reduced degree of automation in a driving situation of the first type and/or at the first location.

Abstract: A method for controlling charging of a battery to minimize or avoid lithium plating. The method may include charging the battery during with a first charge current having a first charge profile, monitoring charging of the battery with the first charge current, and thereafter charging the battery with a second charge current having a cathode charge profile to prevent a cathode potential of the battery from exceeding a cathode threshold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for computing a backward looking surprise metric for autonomously driven vehicles. One of the methods includes obtaining first data representing one or more previously predicted states of an agent along one or more predicted trajectories of the agent at a first time step. Second data representing one or more states of the agent at a subsequent time step is obtained. A surprise score is computed from a measure of a difference between the first data computed for the one or more predicted trajectories for the prior time step and the second data computed for the one or more predicted states for the subsequent time step.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an autonomous vehicle system or a driver assistance system that detects an object in front of the vehicle, judges whether a condition calls for an operation of a lateral movement system for collision avoidance, determines a direction of the lateral movement, and executes the lateral movement.

Abstract: A power panel assembly for a marine vessel having a first battery, a second battery, and a load. The power panel assembly has a panel configured to be positioned within the marine vessel. A first switch is supported by the panel and operable to selectively turn off the first battery and the second battery together. A second switch is supported by the panel and operable to selectively turn off the first battery independently of the second battery. A third switch is supported by the panel and operable to selectively turn off the second battery independently of the first battery. An indicator is supported by the panel and operatively coupled to be in a first state when the first battery is on and in a second state when the first battery is off to thereby notify an operator whether the first battery is on.

Abstract: A battery pack protection system and a vehicle are provided. The battery pack protection system includes a battery pack and a protective plate. The battery pack includes a tray. The tray includes a frame and a bottom plate. Battery modules are arranged on the bottom plate. The protective plate is arranged parallel to the bottom plate, and the protective plate is close to a side of the bottom plate. At least one sensor is arranged on the protective plate. The protective plate is detachably connected to the frame.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for vehicle driving data collection. The method includes: sending, by a vehicle central processor, a data collection instruction and a synchronization clock signal to each onboard sensor, wherein the data collection instruction is a control signal for the sensor to be turned on or off; converting vehicle driving data and environmental data collected by the onboard sensor into a digital signal, adding a time stamp to the collected vehicle driving data and environmental data, and transmitting uncompressed digital signal to the vehicle central processor through an optical fiber; and synthesizing, by the vehicle central processor, the collected vehicle driving data and environmental data, and synchronizing the collected vehicle driving data and environmental data according to the time stamp, to obtain a driving state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control device and a vehicle control method thereof are provided. When a vehicle is switched from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode and an operation amount of an accelerator exceeds a preset operation amount or an operation speed of the accelerator exceeds a preset operation speed, a driving force suppression control is executed to suppress a driving force of the vehicle. When the vehicle is switched from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode, whether there is an obstacle around the vehicle is determined according to surrounding situation information. When there is no obstacle around the vehicle, the driving force suppression control continues to be executed. When there is the obstacle around the vehicle, the driving force suppression control is stopped, and the vehicle is switched from the manual driving mode to the autonomous driving mode.

Abstract: A method for controlling a swappable battery detachably mounted in a vehicle which includes a main battery fixed therein, includes determining a use mode among a plurality of modes which are different in a charge amount of charging the main battery by the swappable battery based on destination information of a navigation system, and controlling the swappable battery to charge the main battery based on the determined use mode to charge the main battery.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface unit that is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the vehicle and that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each part of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that implements an active safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of participant information that is information related to a traffic participant present around the vehicle, and occupant information that is information related to an occupant riding in the vehicle; and a performance evaluation unit that evaluates driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one piece of the participant information and the occupant information.

Abstract: A perception device includes a perception unit configured to perceive surroundings of a moving body based on a detection result of a detection unit, an obtaining unit configured to obtain supply information and instruction information indicating an instruction for an operation to the moving body, and an operation control unit configured to control a state of the perception device. The perception device is in a perception state in which the perception device perceives the surroundings, in a stop state or in a standby state. When the instruction information obtained in the perception state indicates the instruction for stopping the operation of the moving body, the operation control unit keeps the state of the perception device in the perception state without transitioning to the stop state or causes the state of the perception device to transition to the standby state.

Abstract: A flight recorder system of an aircraft includes a cockpit voice and flight data recorder communicatively coupled, via a data communication network, to a first flight recorder module (FRM). The first FRM includes a first sensor configured to generate a first analog signal, a first controller, and a first analog to digital converter (ADC) configured to sample the analog signal based on a received master clock signal and to convert the first analog signal to a first digital data signal.

Abstract: A motor system includes a rechargeable energy storage system, an alternating current motor, and a power inverter. Multiple efficiency maps may be provided, each representing a specific combination of control parameters and associated settings. The maps relate the motor's operating space (torque and speed) to corresponding efficiency solutions. The combination of control parameters and settings that yields the highest motor system efficiency at an operating point may be determined from the multiple efficiency maps and used in controlling the motor.

Abstract: A navigation system for a host vehicle may include at least one processor comprising circuitry and a memory. The memory may include instructions that when executed by the circuitry cause the at least one processor to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle, to identify a first segment of the image, to provide the first segment to a first trained network, the first trained network being configured to generate a first output indicative of a state of a traffic light, to identify a second segment of the image, to provide the second segment to a second trained network, the second trained network being configured to generate a second output indicative of a proposed navigational action, to determine, based on both the first output and the second output a planned navigational action and to cause the host vehicle to take the planned navigational action.