Abstract: Flight based infrared imaging systems and related techniques, and in particular unmanned aerial system (UAS) based systems, are provided for aiding in operation and/or piloting of a mobile structure. Such systems and techniques may include determining environmental conditions around the mobile structure with the UAS detecting the presence of objects and/or persons around the mobile structure and/or determining the presence of other structures around the mobile structure. Instructions for the operation of such mobile structures may then be accordingly determined responsive to such data.

Abstract: A method and system for estimating the corrosion levels of a steering rack of a vehicle. Measurements of torsional force applied to the steering rack are taken with respect to the displacement of the steering rack from a neutral position and the moving velocity of the vehicle, and compared to the expected values corresponding to a non-corroded steering rack. The degree of difference between the measured and expected values may then be used to estimate the level of corrosion of the steering rack.

Abstract: A steering control device for controlling a rotation angle of a motor that drives a steering mechanism according to a rotation angle of a steering wheel, includes a torque controller to control torque of the motor with the rotation angle of the steering wheel as a command value, and a phase advance processor to perform feedback control on the torque of the motor with at least one of the rotation angle and angular velocity of the motor as a command value, and advance a phase of a signal waveform to be fed back for a partial frequency range that includes a resonance frequency of the motor and the steering mechanism in an entire frequency range.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a steer by wire steering system includes a handwheel actuator, a roadwheel actuator, and a resynchronization module to dynamically adjust handwheel position that is used for rack position reference calculation. The dynamic adjustment includes determining a desynchronization amount based on a difference in an actual handwheel position and a synchronized handwheel position. The dynamic adjustment further includes computing a handwheel adjustment using the desynchronization amount, a vehicle speed, and a handwheel speed. The dynamic adjustment further includes computing an adjusted handwheel position based on the handwheel adjustment and the actual handwheel position. The dynamic adjustment further includes updating the reference rack position based on the adjusted handwheel position. The dynamic adjustment is continuously repeated until the handwheel adjustment is substantially equal to zero.

Abstract: A metric priority is accessed, which identifies a priority of a plurality of different control metrics that are used in controlling an agricultural implement. Control signals are generated to control the implement to bring the metrics within corresponding predefined ranges in descending order of priority.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a steering wheel including an annular rim portion and a spoke portion that extends inward from the rim portion, an indicator that is disposed on the spoke portion and is able to be lit, and a controller that controls a lighting state of the indicator according to a state of driving assistance.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for environmental data sharing and context-based relevance determination. One method comprises receiving, by an environmental condition response system of a receiving vehicle, environmental data associated with a sending vehicle. Then, the environmental condition response system of the receiving vehicle analyzes the received environmental data for relevance based on contextual information of the receiving vehicle. Based on determining that the received environmental data is relevant to the receiving vehicle, the environmental condition response system determines a remedial action and sends instructions to perform the remedial action to a corresponding vehicle component system of the receiving vehicle.

Abstract: A system for controlling blade tip clearances in a gas turbine engine may comprise an active clearance control system and a controller in operable communication with the active clearance control system. The controller may be configured to identify a cruise condition, reduce a thrust limit of the gas turbine engine to a de-rated maximum climb thrust, determine a first target tip clearance based on the de-rated maximum climb thrust, and send a command signal correlating to the first target tip clearance to the active clearance control system.

Abstract: An automatic parking device includes a vehicle control unit configured to control a speed, steering of the vehicle, and a shift range of a transmission of the vehicle in order to park the vehicle, a reception unit configured to receive a driving operation by a driver of the vehicle during the automatic parking by the vehicle control unit, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the driving operation received by the reception unit satisfies a predetermined override condition. The vehicle control unit stops the vehicle and sets the shift range of the transmission of the vehicle to a non-drive range in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the driving operation satisfies the override condition.

Abstract: An onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle comprises: an automatic parking unit (20) suited to control a maneuver of the vehicle in or out of a park area secured by a remotely controlled access system; a communication circuit (14) suited to send a wireless instruction for operating the access system; and a human machine interface (30) suited to monitor the communication circuit (14) to send the wireless instruction upon actuation of the human machine interface (30), wherein the human machine interface (30) is also suited to command the automatic parking unit (20) that controls the maneuver subsequent to actuation of said human machine interface (30).

Abstract: A system and method for augmenting synthetic vision system (SVS) databases with spectrum diverse features that are matched to the observations of natural scenes derived from non-visible band sensors. The system correlates sensor output with a-priori information in databases to enhance system precision and robustness. Multiple diverse sensors image naturally occurring, or artificial features (towers buildings etc.) and store the multi-spectral attributes of those features within the enhanced multi-spectral database and share the information with other systems. The system, upon “live” observation of those features and attributes, correlates current observations with expected fiducial observations in the multi-spectral database and confirms operation, navigation, precise position, and sensor fidelity to enable autonomous operation of an aircraft employing the system.

Abstract: A self-position estimation method includes: detecting a relative position of each target existing around a moving body relative to the moving body; estimating a movement amount of the moving body; correcting the relative position on a basis of the movement amount of the moving body and accumulating the corrected relative position as target position data; detecting a slope amount of a traveling road of the moving body; selecting, from among the accumulated target position data, the target position data of one or more targets in one or more sections having a slope amount less than a threshold value; and collating the selected target position data with map information indicating positions of the targets on a two-dimensional map to estimate a present position of the moving body.

Abstract: A driver assistance system, a computer program product, a signal sequence, a vehicle and a method for providing information to a user of a vehicle are provided in this disclosure. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an intuitively comprehensible announcement associated with a point of interest (POI) for the user.

Abstract: A traveling control apparatus of vehicle includes a lane change controller, a position detector, and a lane detector. The lane change controller includes first and second course generators that respectively generate first and second courses as target courses of a vehicle in first and second lanes. The first and the second course generators respectively calculate first and second target movement amounts, in width directions of the first and the second lanes, of the vehicle when the vehicle is moved along the first and the second courses, and respectively generate the first and the second courses on a basis of the first and the second target movement amounts and first and second jerks. The first and the second jerks are each a rate of change of acceleration of the vehicle in the width direction of the first lane in the first course or the second lane in the second course.

Abstract: A method for adjusting brake pressures of a motor vehicle includes actuating, by a control unit, while taking into account determined dynamic state variables of wheels that are to be braked, a pressure control valve with an inlet valve for ventilating and with an outlet valve for venting the brake pressure line that is controlled by the pressure control valve. The control times of the outlet valve are determined depending on control of the inlet valve.

Abstract: A method and system for a camera based hands free power liftgate is described herein. The system may power on following a key approach and/or the doors unlocking and then initialize. If there is an approach detected, the lights may be activated and the gesture detection feature of the system may then determine whether a gesture was detected. If a gesture was detected, the liftgate may then be activated. If no gesture was detected, the lights may be activated. For example, if there is a key approach, the system may power and initialize. The system may then determine whether an approach is detected. If an approach is detected, lights of the vehicle may activate and a determination whether a gesture is detected is made. If a gesture is detected, a liftgate of the vehicle may be activated.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle, which is provided with an engine and drive wheels, is configured, during an inertia running or stop of the vehicle, to execute a control for stopping the engine and/or disconnecting the engine from the drive wheels in each area, depending on whether a condition is satisfied or not. The condition is set based on an information transferred from other vehicle in which the control is executable during an inertia running or stop of the other vehicle. The information includes (a) a location information indicative of the each area and (b) an acceleration representative value representing a required acceleration of the other vehicle required by an operator of the other vehicle in the each area. The acceleration representative value is associated with the location information indicative of the each area.

Abstract: A travel route generation device for a field work vehicle includes a memory and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to generate, based on field data stored in the memory, a travel route. The circuitry is configured to determine a getting-off point in the travel route at which a driver gets off the field work vehicle. The circuitry is configured to determine a getting-on point in the travel route at which the driver gets on the field work vehicle. The circuitry is configured to define a first partial route in the travel route between the entrance and the getting-off point and a second partial travel route in the travel route between the getting-on point and the entrance as a manual travel route. The circuitry is configured to define a third partial travel route in the travel route between the getting-off point and the getting-on point as an automatic travel route.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a body holding device configured to hold the body of a seated driver; a travel control unit configured to drive the vehicle body so that it travels; and a maximum vehicle speed setting unit configured to set a set maximum vehicle speed. The travel control unit controls an output from the driving unit based on the operation amount of an accelerator device if the vehicle speed is lower than the set maximum vehicle speed, and restricts the output from the driving unit irrespective of the operation amount of the accelerator device if the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the set maximum vehicle speed. The maximum vehicle speed setting unit sets, if it is detected that the body holding device is worn, a first vehicle speed as the set maximum vehicle speed, and sets, if it is detected that the body holding device is not worn, a second vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed as the set maximum vehicle speed.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing driving aid control to cause a travel trajectory of a mobile object to follow a setpoint trajectory (La) by transmitting a control command value (?) to a yaw moment controller capable of controlling a yaw moment of the mobile object. In the apparatus, a setpoint trajectory setter is configured to set the setpoint trajectory (La) of the mobile object. A control command value calculator is configured to calculate the control command value (?) based on an integrated value (?I) of a lateral error that is an error between a position of the mobile object and the setpoint trajectory. The control command value calculator is further configured to decrease the integrated value (?I) with decreasing a curvature (?) of a road on which the mobile object is traveling.