Abstract: Provided is a method for delivering goods in collaboration of a plurality of autonomous vehicles including a master vehicle and one or more slave vehicles.

Abstract: A control method, for the semi-automatic transfer of a driven utility vehicle into a sensor-identifiable target position, includes sensing a relative position of the utility vehicle in relation to the target position and deriving, from the relative position, an automatic, rules-based lateral control of the utility vehicle configured to, together with a longitudinal control, transfer the utility vehicle into the target position. The method further includes detecting, with the aid of a remote control transmitter of the utility vehicle, the presence of an activation signal generated by an operator located outside of the utility vehicle, initiating, in response to the detection of the presence of the activation signal, the transfer of the utility vehicle according to the lateral control and the longitudinal control, and detecting an absence of the activation signal and interrupting the transfer to bring the utility vehicle to a standstill.

Abstract: A method for determining a tire tread wear estimation of a tire includes receiving, by a controller, a direct tire tread wear measurement, when available, performing an indirect tire tread wear estimation, performing a data fusion of the indirect tire tread wear estimation with the direct tire tread wear measurement when available, estimating a percentage tire life remaining and a mileage to end of tire life, and estimating a refined tire tread wear calibration coefficient for performing future indirect tire tread wear estimations.

Abstract: An electro-pneumatic two-channel axle modulator (1) for utility vehicles has a first supply port (2) for connecting a first compressed air supply (3) and a second supply port (4) for connecting a second compressed air supply (5), a front axle channel port (6), a rear axle channel port (8), an electro-pneumatic front axle valve assembly (10) connected to the first supply port (2) for controlling a front axle brake pressure (pVA) at the front axle channel port (6), and an electro-pneumatic rear axle valve assembly (12) connected to the second supply port (4) for controlling a rear axle brake pressure (pHA) at the rear axle channel port (8). A first redundancy valve assembly (14) is connected to the second supply port (4) for controlling a redundant front axle brake pressure (pVAR) at the front axle channel port (6).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to interactive voice navigation. In particular, a computing system can provide audio information including one or more navigation instructions to a user via a computing system associated with the user. The computing system can activate an audio sensor associated with the computing system. The computing system can collect, using the audio sensor, audio data associated with the user. The computing system can determine, based on the audio data, whether the audio data is associated with one or more navigation instructions. The computing system can, in accordance with a determination that the audio data is associated with one or more navigation instructions, determine a context-appropriate audio response. The computing system can provide the context-appropriate audio response to the user.

Abstract: A system, a method, and/or a computer program for mounting a cable device on an electric cable of an electric grid, and dismounting therefrom, the mounting device including a first coupling part arranged to attach the mounting device to a flying vehicle, a second coupling part arranged to attach the cable device to the mounting device, and a navigation part operative to enable a user to navigate the flying vehicle so as to direct a slot of the cable device to the electric cable, and/or automatically navigate the flying vehicle to direct the slot of the cable device to the electric cable, and/or enable a user to navigate the flying vehicle to the cable device, and/or automatically navigate the flying vehicle to the cable device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for autonomous vehicle recharging or refueling are disclosed. Autonomous electric vehicles may be automatically recharged by routing the vehicles to available charging stations when not in operation, according to methods described herein. A charge level of the battery of an autonomous electric vehicle may be monitored until it reaches a recharging threshold, at which point an on-board computer may generate a predicted use profile for the vehicle. Based upon the predicted use profile, a time and location for the vehicle to recharge may be determined. In some embodiments, the vehicle may be controlled to automatically travel to a charging station, recharge the battery, and return to its starting location in order to recharge when not in use.

Abstract: An optical fiber sensing system according to the present disclosure includes an optical fiber (10) that detects vibration, a detection unit (21) that detects occurrence of a predetermined event, based on an optical signal on which vibration detected by the optical fiber (10) is superimposed, an identification unit (22) that identifies an occurrence location of the predetermined event, based on the optical signal, and identifies a movement destination area serving as a moving destination of an unmanned aerial vehicle that monitors an occurrence location of the predetermined event, based on an occurrence location of the predetermined event, and a control unit (23) that controls the unmanned aerial vehicle to move to the movement destination area.

Abstract: A system and method that reduces wave-making resistance of at least one follower vessel following at least one lead vessel operating in a seaway based on a determination of time-dependent variations in the Kelvin wake waves being generated by the lead vessel when operating in a seaway. By using a time-dependent Kelvin wake wave generation approach, the determination of where to position the follower vessel in a reduced wave-making resistance region may be improved, such as when the lead vessel changes direction and/or speed in the seaway. Such an approach may position the follower vessel based on information associated with the Kelvin wake wave generated by the lead vessel in the past, which the follower vessel approaches this past-generated Kelvin wake wave and is positioned in the reduced wave-making resistance region associated with this past-generated Kelvin wake wave.

Abstract: A ship body control device is provided, which includes a rudder controller configured to control a rudder angle of a ship, a sensor configured to measure a ship body direction of the ship, and an autopilot controller configured to output a rudder angle command to the rudder controller. The autopilot controller includes an angle-of-deviation calculating module configured to calculate a deviation angle of a stern direction from a target stern direction based on the ship body direction, and a rudder angle command setting module configured to set the rudder angle command so as to maintain a current rudder angle when the deviation angle is less than a first threshold, and to change it to a given fixed turning rudder angle when the deviation angle is the first threshold or more.

Abstract: The relative position between a vehicle and an extension unit located outside the vehicle is detected, and a command touch operation for operating the vehicle with a remote operation device is set in accordance with the detected relative position. The touch operation of an operator is detected by a touch panel of the remote operation device, and a determination is made as to whether or not the detected touch operation is the command touch operation. When the touch operation is the command touch operation, the vehicle is controlled to execute autonomous travel control. The vehicle has an autonomous travel control function.

Abstract: A ship body control device is provided, which includes a sensor, a propelling force controller, and an autopilot controller. The sensor measures a speed of a ship. The propelling force controller controls a propelling force of the ship. The autopilot controller outputs an instruction to reduce the propelling force to the propelling force controller, when a condition of canceling an automatic cruise in which the speed of the ship matches with an automatic ship speed setting is satisfied.

Abstract: A ship body control device is provided, which includes a control lever having a neutral position, and processing circuitry. When the control lever is moved during an automatic cruise, the processing circuitry executes a deceleration control from a speed of a ship body during the automatic cruise, and when the position of the control lever is in agreement with a position for changing to a manual cruise, the processing circuitry changes the automatic cruise to the manual cruise at a rotating speed of an engine according to the position for changing to the manual cruise.

Abstract: A design method of a high energy efficiency unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) green data acquisition system belongs to the technical field of data acquisition and optimization for UAV uplink communication. Firstly, a system optimization objective is constructed; and in a uplink communication network of a single UAV and ground sensors, the UAV receives data periodically. Secondly, according to a constructed optimization problem, the optimization objective is maximization of EE({W},{t},{S}). Finally, an original problem is decomposed into two approximate concave-convex fractional sub-problem based on a block coordinate descent method and a successive convex approximation technique to obtain a suboptimal solution; an overall iterative algorithm is proposed: in each iteration, by solving the sub-problems, wake-up scheduling S, time slot t and UAV trajectory W are alternately optimized. The solution obtained in each iteration is used as the input of next iteration.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for receiving, by a processor having addressable memory, data representing a geographical area for imaging by one or more sensors of an aerial vehicle; determining one or more straight-line segments covering the geographical area; determining one or more waypoints located at an end of each determined straight-line segment, where each waypoint comprises a geographical location, an altitude, and a direction of travel; determining one or more turnarounds connecting each of the straight-line segments, where each turnaround comprises one or more connecting segments; and generating, by the processor, a flight plan for the aerial vehicle comprising: the determined one or more straight-line segments and the determined one or more turnarounds connecting each straight-line segment.

Abstract: The present invention is for an autonomous aerial vehicle that enables near real-time computation of harvest yield data. Generally, the autonomous aerial vehicle receives combine harvest data from a harvesting vehicle, generates high-resolution yield data based on sensor suite that is on-board the autonomous vehicle, obtains edge compute data from an edge computing device at the edge of the network, and segments the received combine harvest data, the generated high-resolution yield data, and the obtained edge compute data. The aerial vehicle applies data normalization models to the segmented data and computes a normalized harvest yield for at least a portion a land tract. In this manner, the data delivery vehicles computes normalized data that otherwise can by noisy and unreliable.

Abstract: An autonomous driving validation system may include a primary advanced autonomy system located on board an autonomous vehicle (AV) that includes sensors, computing subsystems, and a drive-by-wire system. The primary advanced autonomy system may be configured to process first computations relating to a driving operation of the AV. The autonomous driving validation system may also include an off-board autonomous cloud computing system that includes cloud computing subsystems. The off-board autonomous cloud computing system may be configured to process second computations that are similar to the first computations processed by the primary advanced autonomy system.

Abstract: Cardiovascular or respiratory data of a subject is measured using a multi-sensor system. The multi-sensor system includes a mm-wave FMCW radar sensor, an IMU sensor, and one or more proximity sensors. The mm-wave FMCW radar sensor may be selected and its view angle adjusted based on positioning data regarding the subject obtained from the one or more proximity sensors. Each of the mm-wave FMCW radar sensor and the IMU sensor may acquire cardiovascular or respiratory measurements of the subject, and the measurements may be fused for improved accuracy and performance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a vehicle during a remote trailer parking operation include receiving, via a processor, a control instruction from a first mobile device indicative of a first curvature command providing directional control of a vehicle, and a first user engagement indicator. The processor may receive, from a second mobile device, a second control instruction from a second mobile device, the second control instruction can include a second user engagement indicator. The system may determine, based on the first user engagement indicator that first user engagement meets a threshold, and determine, based on the second user engagement indicator that second user engagement meets a threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic payload shipment system (1) for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, 3) comprising: a) an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, 3), b) at least one payload container (2) being configured to be automatically releasably attachable to the unmanned aerial vehicle (3), wherein the payload container (2) has a container wall (22) enclosing a container volume (22c) for goods (21) or a person, and wherein the container wall (22) comprises an energy storage (10) for providing the unmanned aerial vehicle with energy, c) a landing platform (4) for the unmanned aerial vehicle (3), the landing platform (4) comprising an elevated landing area (41) accessible by the unmanned aerial vehicle (3) from the air, a support post (8) supporting the landing area (41), the support post (8) extending upwards from the ground (101) for providing an elevation for the landing area (41), a transport system (6) for automatically transporting the payload container (2) from the landing area (41) to a terminal position