Patents Examined by Mussa A Shaawat
  • Method and apparatus for providing lane connectivity data for an intersection
    Patent number: 11200431
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing lane-level connectivity data at an intersection. The approach involves, for example, retrieving probe data for an intersection with at least one upstream road link and at least one downstream link. The approach also involves performing a lane-level map-matching of the probe data to one or more upstream lanes of the at least one upstream road link, one or more downstream lanes of the at least one downstream link, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves generating a junction matrix for the intersection between the one or more upstream lanes of the at least one upstream road link and the one or more downstream lanes of the at least one downstream road link based on the lane-level map-matching of the probe data. The approach further involves determining lane-connectivity data for the intersection based on the junction matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: James Fowe
  • System and method for drone fleet management for harvesting and dilution
    Patent number: 11194348
    Abstract: The present invention provides a management system for autonomous unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) fleet management for harvesting or diluting fruits, and a computerized method for optimal harvesting using a UAV fleet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TEVEL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Yaniv Maor
  • Disturbance feedforward compensation for position control in steering systems
    Patent number: 11180186
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for disturbance feedforward compensation technique for improving the disturbance rejection properties of a closed loop position control system. According to one or more embodiments, a steering system includes a position controller that generates a torque command based on an input rack-position command and a measured position command. Further, a disturbance estimator that estimates a rack force acting on a rack, and an adder generates an adjusted torque command by adding the rack force that is estimated into the torque command. The steering system further includes an actuator that positions the rack according to the adjusted torque command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Prerit Pramod, Kai Zheng, Mariam Swetha George, Tejas M. Varunjikar
  • Vehicle movement control apparatus
    Patent number: 11173957
    Abstract: A vehicle movement control apparatus of the invention executes a steering control to change a steering angle of an own vehicle at a predetermined changing rate to cause the own vehicle to move along a target movement line set in an own vehicle lane. The apparatus determines that a predetermined responsive characteristic condition is satisfied when another other vehicle moves in a vehicle lane next to the own vehicle lane, and the other vehicle exists in a predetermined area. The apparatus increases the predetermined changing rate to a larger changing rate when the predetermined responsive characteristic condition is satisfied, compared with when the predetermined responsive characteristic condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hajime Nagae
  • Control device, program, control method, and flight vehicle
    Patent number: 11171715
    Abstract: Provided is a control device that controls flight vehicles having an antenna for forming a cell on the ground to provide a wireless communication service to a user terminal in the cell. The control device includes a replacement control unit that controls replacement of a first flight vehicle covering an object area on the ground by means of a cell with a second flight vehicle. The replacement control unit controls the first flight vehicle and the second flight vehicle such that the second flight vehicle moves to a location corresponding to the location of the first flight vehicle, the second flight vehicle and the first flight vehicle start providing a wireless communication service to a user terminal by Coordinated Multiple Point transmission/reception (CoMP), and then the first flight vehicle stops forming its cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HAPSMobile Inc.
    Inventors: Ryoji Hirai, Jutatsu Sai
  • Crowdsourcing annotations of roadway information
    Patent number: 11168990
    Abstract: A map object management system including object information for objects in the environment around a location. The objects generally relating to the roadway on which a user is travelling. The map object management system provides a user with queries regarding detected objects that fail to meet confidence thresholds regarding the identification of the object. The map object management system receives answers to the queries to crowdsource uncertain or inaccurate object identifications for use in a map service to provide accurate map information to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Ozog, Ryan W. Wolcott
  • Link level wind factor computation for efficient drone routing using 3D city map data
    Patent number: 11163319
    Abstract: Embodiments include apparatus and methods for determining link level wind factors and providing routes for drones based on the wind factors. At least a portion of the route corresponds to airspace above a road network. Wind factor values are assigned to a range of altitudes of drone air space above a road link of the road network based on a wind model and stored in a database. The wind model is applied to a location based on wind condition data and three-dimensional (3D) features from 3D map data associated with the location. The route is optimized based on the determined wind factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Marko Tuukkanen, Jerome Beaurepaire
  • Parking assist device
    Patent number: 11151881
    Abstract: A parking assist device includes: a storage unit that stores a position of a specific parking space which is one of parking spaces where a vehicle is capable of being parked; a detection unit that detects a parking space from a captured image obtained by imaging the vicinity of the vehicle by an imaging device; a determination unit that determines that the detected parking space is the specific parking space in a case where a distance between the position of the detected parking space and the position of the specific parking space is equal to or smaller than a first threshold value; and a display process unit that causes the detected parking space to be displayed on a display unit while being highlighted in a case where it is determined that the detected parking space is the specific parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Yamamura
  • System for optimizing agricultural machine settings
    Patent number: 11140807
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling an agricultural machine includes successively recording signals from a first sensor sensing an agronomic parameter of a field during an operation of the machine in the field. The system and method of controlling an agricultural machine also includes successively recording signals from a second sensor sensing an operation parameter of the machine during the operation of the machine in the field. The signals of the first sensor and the second sensor are spatially overlaid. A respective zone in the field is determined from the overlaid signals. An actuator of the machine is controlled dependent on the determined zone in which the machine operates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Dohn W. Pfeiffer, Sebastian Blank
  • Method for the generation of a merged free-space map, electronic control device and storage medium
    Patent number: 11143515
    Abstract: A method for the generation of a merged free-space map in a motor vehicle or in an infrastructure unit, wherein free space maps are generated and transmitted using vehicle-to-X communication. Parametric free space maps are used in this case. An associated electronic control device and an associated storage medium are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventor: Matthias Schreier
  • Controlling driving condition components of an autonomous vehicle based on a current driving mode and current conditions
    Patent number: 11144053
    Abstract: A method for controlling a driving condition component of an autonomous vehicle is presented. The method includes determining whether current conditions would limit a driver's visibility. The method also includes predicting whether the driver will enable a manual mode during the current conditions. The method further includes controlling the driving condition component to mitigate the current conditions prior to the driver enabling the manual mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Urano, Kentaro Ichikawa, Junya Ueno
  • Adaptive operating device and method for adapting an operating device
    Patent number: 11135920
    Abstract: An adaptive operating device (1) for agricultural tractors includes two or more operating regions (2), each of which includes at least one manually operable operating element (3). The operating device (1) includes a detecting device (4) to detect the type of working apparatus (5) coupled to the tractor during use, a configuration device (6) cooperating with the detecting device (4) for configuring the functionality of an operating element (3) or operating region (2) for the type of coupled-on working apparatus (5), and at least one indicating element (7) of indicating a configuration of an operating region (2). Depending on the configuration, at least one operating element (3) can be changed with regard to its spatial position or can be configured with regard to direction or extent of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: elobau GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Schmid, Andreas Kaufmann, Timo Schempp, Ingmar Stöhr
  • Yaw moment control apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 11136043
    Abstract: A yaw moment control apparatus for a vehicle which comprises a rear wheel driving torque transmission path that transmits the driving torque of a drive unit to left and right rear wheels, the path including a speed increasing device for increasing speed of the rear wheels relative to the front wheels, and clutches that change transmission capacities of driving torques to the left and right rear wheels, and a control unit for controlling fastening forces of the clutches. The control unit controls the fastening forces based on a lateral acceleration of the vehicle to impart a yaw moment by a driving torque difference between the wheels to the vehicle when traveling control of the vehicle by applying braking forces to the wheels is not being performed, and to impart no yaw moment by a driving torque difference to the vehicle when traveling control of the vehicle is being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Kambe, Yusuke Suetake
  • Travel control method and travel control device
    Patent number: 11136034
    Abstract: A travel control method comprises: learning points which a vehicle has traveled over based on images of the surroundings of the vehicle captured with a camera mounted on the vehicle; learning the travel trajectory of the vehicle based on vehicle signals obtained from the vehicle; determining whether the vehicle has passed the points based on the images captured with the camera; and performing travel control of the vehicle by using the travel trajectory learned based on the vehicle signals as a target trajectory between the points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhito Sano, Hiroyuki Takano, Yuichi Takeda
  • Control of formation flight of aircraft and communication area for providing radio communication service
    Patent number: 11126205
    Abstract: A control device is provided which forms a communication area on a ground to control an aircraft having an antenna for providing a radio communication service to a user terminal in the communication area. The control device includes a control unit that makes a plurality of aircrafts fly in formation, and controls the plurality of aircrafts such that the communication area of each of the plurality of aircrafts moves while covering a part of a preset target area and the entire target area is covered by a plurality of the communication areas of the plurality of aircrafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: HAPSMobile Inc.
    Inventors: Junichi Miyakawa, Yoshihito Shimazaki, Makoto Saitou, Yuta Miwa
  • Electrified vehicle configured to selectively increase energy recovery threshold based on friction prediction and corresponding method
    Patent number: 11124192
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle configured to selectively increase an energy recovery threshold based on a friction prediction, and a corresponding method. In particular, an example electrified vehicle includes an energy recovery mechanism configured to apply a negative wheel torque up to a negative wheel torque threshold. The electrified vehicle also includes a controller configured to selectively increase the negative wheel torque threshold based on a predicted coefficient of friction between a tire of the electrified vehicle and a road surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: George Taylor Dickinson
  • Implement optimization by automated adjustments
    Patent number: 11122754
    Abstract: An implement adjusting system having an implement with a plurality of adjustable components, a plurality of input values, at least one controlled system configured to adjust at least one of the plurality of adjustable components, and a controller that receives the plurality of input values, the controller configured to reposition the plurality of adjustable components based on the plurality of input values. Wherein, the plurality of adjustable components are repositionable by the controller based on the input values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Adam D. Sporrer, Shawn J. Becker, Jacob W. Cross
  • Method, device, and system for redundancy control
    Patent number: 11119474
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a first receiver communicatively coupled with a first remote control device, a first control signal from the first remote control device. The method also includes receiving, by a second receiver communicatively coupled with a second remote control device, a second control signal from the second remote control device. The method further includes selecting one of the first control signal of the first remote control device and the second control signal of the second remote control device for controlling a movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang He, Chang Geng, Chaobin Chen
  • V2X communication-based vehicle lane system for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11113971
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system receives, at a first sensor of the ADV, a first and a second V2X communication data from a first infrastructure and a second infrastructure respectively. The system determines a first distance from the ADV to the first infrastructure and a second distance from the ADV to the second infrastructure based on the first and the second V2X communication data. The system determines a relative location of the ADV to the first or the second infrastructure based on the first and the second distances and a predetermined distance between the first infrastructure and the second infrastructure. The system retrieves lane information based on the relative location of the ADV to the first or the second infrastructure. The system generates a trajectory based on the lane information to control the ADV autonomously according to the trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Fan Zhu
  • Crowdsourced detection, identification and sharing of hazardous road objects in HD maps
    Patent number: 11113959
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for vehicle technology that detects one or more differences between a crowdsourced map of an ambient environment and a real-time volumetric map of the ambient environment and sends a first message via a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) link, wherein the difference(s) are represented in the first message at a first resolution. Additionally, the vehicle technology sends a second message via a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) link, wherein the difference(s) are represented in the second message at a second resolution, and wherein the first resolution is less than the second resolution. Moreover, server technology may integrate a first octree representation and a second octree representation into a dynamic layer associated with the crowdsourced map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: S M Iftekharul Alam, David I. Gonzalez Aguirre, Sridhar Sharma, Kathiravetpillai Sivanesan, Ignacio Alvarez