Patents Examined by Mussa Shaawat
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Patent number: 11639231Abstract: A system for fault detection and control in an electric aircraft including an inertial measurement unit, the inertial measurement unit including at least a sensor configured to detect a torque datum associated with at least a propulsor. The system includes an observer, the observer configured to generate a torque prediction datum associated with the at least a propulsor, compare the torque prediction datum with the torque datum, and generate a residual datum as a function of the comparison. The system includes a mixer, the mixer comprising circuitry configured to generate, as a function of the residual datum, a torque priority command datum and transmit, to the at least a propulsor, the torque priority command datum.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Nicholas Moy, Hamid-Reza Ossareh
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Patent number: 11634000Abstract: Example illustrations are directed to a suspension system for a vehicle, which includes a controller configured to determine a roughness of a ground surface associated with the vehicle. The controller may be further configured to determine a height adjustment parameter for the suspension system based on the roughness determined, and to facilitate modification of the suspension system based on the determined height adjustment parameter. Example methods are provided, which may include determining, using a controller, a roughness of a ground surface associated with a vehicle, the roughness determined based on ride height. The method may also include determining, using the controller, a height adjustment parameter for a suspension system of the vehicle based on the roughness determined.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Thomas Frederick Abdallah, Mark George Milne, Jay Dixit, Derrick Michael Tan
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Patent number: 11634036Abstract: A method of controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision thereof includes: determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in the situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path; and when it is determined that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, performing braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Yeon Bok Kim, Sung Deok Kim, Tae Wook Park, Seong Wook Moon
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Patent number: 11612092Abstract: An agricultural system comprising includes a support assembly having one or more support structures and one or more propulsion units coupled to the one or more support structures. The agricultural system includes one or more actuatable work tool assemblies having one or more measurement attachments configured to perform one or more measurements of at least one of one or more objects or one or more regions within an environment. The one or more actuatable work tool assemblies may be actuated by one or more actuation systems. The agricultural system may include a controller configured to cause one or more processors to direct the one or more actuation systems to actuate the one or more actuatable work tool assemblies position to perform one or more measurements of at least one of one or more objects or one or more regions within the environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: REALMFIVE, INC.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Patent number: 11612094Abstract: The present describes a work vehicle where an operator can, on the work vehicle side, confirm which working machine is engaged and set which working machine to engage. A tractor, to which a working machine can be mounted, is provided with: a liquid crystal panel selectably displaying an engageable working machine mounted and displaying the currently engaged working machine so as to be identifiable; an operation unit (encoder dial, enter button, and command buttons) for carrying out selection and determination operations for the working machine displayed on the liquid crystal panel; and a control device that, when a determination operation is carried out by the operation unit for a desired working machine, disengages the currently engaged working machine, and configures the working machine for which the determination operation has been carried out to be engaged.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Toshiyuki Miwa
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Patent number: 11597261Abstract: A control apparatus, a vehicle and a control method which improve user-friendliness of a technique for providing information to an interior or an exterior of a vehicle are provided. The control apparatus of the vehicle includes a controller which changes the degree of visibility between the exterior and the interior of the vehicle based on at least one of first information indicating a state of the exterior of the vehicle and second information indicating a state of the interior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiko Nakano, Yu Nagata, Takashi Hayashi, Ryota Kondo
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Patent number: 11594140Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, systems, and program products are provided that assist in aspects of aerial surveying, including selective display of planned flight path segments, marking of ground conditions, monitoring coverage of a planned flight path, and providing guidance information for aircraft navigation, including speed and turns.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ARKIDAN SYSTEMS INC.Inventor: Noah Aklilu
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Patent number: 11584543Abstract: A system for monitoring sensor reliability in an electric aircraft is provided. The system includes a computing device communicatively connected to a first sensor and an electric aircraft. The first sensor is mechanically connected to the electric aircraft and is configured to detect a first flight datum of the electric aircraft. The computing device is configured to receive the first flight datum from the first sensor, compare the first flight datum to at least a corroboratory datum, and tag the first sensor as a function of the comparison of the first flight datum and the at least a corroboratory datum. A method for monitoring sensor reliability in an electric aircraft is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Nicholas Moy, Collin Freiheit, Joshua E. Auerbach
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Patent number: 11576297Abstract: Systems and methods provide automatic assignment of control of a plurality of hydraulic circuits of an associated work vehicle to a plurality of operation systems of an implement. A hydraulic circuit assignment control unit includes a processor, a memory device, logic stored in the memory device, and a communication circuit operatively coupled with the processor. The processor executes the logic to associate an activation of a first hydraulic circuit of the plurality of hydraulic circuits of the associated work vehicle with a physical exercise of an operation system of the plurality of operation systems of the associated implement, and generates pairing assignment data representative of the association of the activated first hydraulic circuit with the physical exercise of the operation system of the implement. The logic generates directionality confirmation and calibration data that is communicated to the plurality of operation systems with the pairing assignment data.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Mandar M. Kale, Sandeep Ekhe, Shoebreza Shaikh, Adam D. Sporrer, Ricky B. Theilen, Lucas B. Larsen
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Patent number: 11570944Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic row-guiding method for maize combine harvester based on the situation of missing plants, comprising: S1, guiding calculation of missing plants according to a traveling speed of a harvester and output values of left and right detecting sensors; and S2, performing guiding calculation of missing plants if there is a situation of missing plant, obtaining a first target turning angle of an electric steering wheel; or obtaining a second target turning angle according to the output values of the left and right detecting sensors if there is no situation of missing plant, then adjusting the steering wheel in terms of controlling direction, and finally, realizing automatic row-guiding of the combine harvester.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Hainan UniversityInventors: Ranbing Yang, Jian Zhang, Songmei Yang, Xiantao Zha, Jiejie Xing, Yiren Qing, Wenwen Guo, Peng Xu, Kang Xu, Wenbin Sun
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Patent number: 11568651Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method of a vehicle. The system comprises one or more sensors, processors, maps, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform: monitoring a location of the vehicle while driving; detecting a sign while the vehicle is driving; capturing, frame-by-frame, data of the sign until the sign disappears from a field of view of the sensor; synchronizing each frame of the data with the location of the vehicle; determining a location of the sign based on the frame-by-frame data; in response to determining, at a frame immediately before the sign disappears from the field of view of the sensor, that the vehicle is driving towards the sign, uploading the detected sign and the location of the sign onto the one or more maps; and implementing a driving action based on the sign.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Pony AI Inc.Inventor: Jialin Jiao
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Patent number: 11564073Abstract: A computer-implemented method for emotion detection and communication includes receiving host passenger data for a host passenger of a host vehicle and determining an emotion of the host vehicle based on the host passenger data. The method includes communicating the emotion of the host vehicle to one or more remote vehicles and an emotion of the one or more remote vehicles to the host vehicle. Further, the method includes generating an output based on the emotion of the host vehicle and the emotion of the one or more remote vehicles. The output is an interactive user interface providing an indication of the emotion of the host vehicle and an indication of the emotion of the one or more remote vehicle. The method includes rendering the output to a human machine interface device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Danyang Tian, Xue Bai
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Patent number: 11553645Abstract: A flexible header for an agricultural vehicle including a frame, at least one cutter bar movably coupled to the frame, and an adjustment system coupled to the frame and the at least one cutter bar. The adjustment system is configured to adjust a position of the at least one cutter bar. The adjustment system includes at least one linkage assembly. The linkage assembly includes a first link member and a second link member. Each of the first and second link members are rotationally coupled to the frame. The adjustment system also includes at least one fluid spring coupled to the first link member and the second link member such that the at least one linkage assembly translates a substantially linear movement of the at least one fluid spring to adjust the at least one cutter bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Joel T. Cook
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Patent number: 11548390Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to an in-vehicle feedback system, and more particularly, to an in-vehicle device with a display or graphical interface that collects driving data and provides feedback based on the driving data. The system may comprise an in-vehicle device that includes a graphical user interface and a processor and a data collection device wirelessly connected to the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device may be configured to receive vehicle telematics data from the data collection device and the processor may process the telematics data in real time and cause the telematics data to be displayed on the graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may include a speed display and an acceleration display.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: allstate insurance companyInventors: Ryan M. Briggs, Nathan M. Bryer
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Patent number: 11533834Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: REALMFIVE, INC.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Patent number: 11535257Abstract: A lane localization system and method that may include a first measurement distance sensor located on a right-hand side of a vehicle and a second measurement distance sensor located on a left-hand side of the vehicle. The system and method may also be operable to receive data from at least one of the first measurement distance sensor or the second measurement distance sensor. The system and method may further determine which lane along a road the vehicle is traveling within based on a comparison a frequency of one or more echoes indicative of one or more objects located on the right-hand side and the left-hand side of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Carlos Cunha, Michael Ostertag
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Patent number: 11527161Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, a system, and a computer program product for detecting a speed funnel in a region. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of traffic object observations for the region and determining at least one first learned traffic object, based on feature-based clustering of the plurality of traffic object observations. The method also includes generating at least one candidate traffic object group by grouping the at least one first learned traffic object and a second learned traffic object and performing validation of the at least one candidate traffic object group based on a statistical model. The method further includes generating at least one validated candidate traffic object group as a result of the validation of the at least one candidate traffic object group and merging the at least one validated candidate traffic object group with a second validated candidate traffic object group to detect the speed funnel.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.Inventors: Zhenhua Zhang, Leon Stenneth
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Patent number: 11525690Abstract: System and methods are provided for calculating a lane maneuver delay for different lane maneuvers and different road segments at different times of the day to generate a predicted lane maneuver delay for use in routing and navigation services. A lane-level map-matcher identifies the lane a vehicle is driving on using positional sensors. Sensor data is obtained from vehicle sensors using the left-turn and right-turn signal lights sensor. A lane maneuver delay value is calculated from the time period a left-turn or right-turn signaling light was kept on before a vehicle completed a lane maneuver. The lane maneuver delay values are aggregated to generate a predicted lane maneuver delay that may be used in lane level routing instructions.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: James Fowe, Bruce Bernhardt, Filippo Pellolio
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Patent number: 11518539Abstract: An emergency localization device for initiating an emergency measure, wherein the emergency localization device comprises a control unit, at least one acceleration sensor and at least one position sensor, the control unit being configured to receive a plurality of motion and/or position parameters from the acceleration sensor and/or from the position sensor, and by evaluating the plurality of motion or position parameters to determine a risk level for an emergency using a predefined logic, and to initiate an emergency measure if the calculated risk level exceeds a predefined threshold. The emergency localization device is reliable, robust and largely independent of aircraft-mounted systems.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Carsten Heuer
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Patent number: 11518546Abstract: An aircraft performance analysis system and method include a performance analysis control unit that receives original performance model data, receives flight data from an aircraft, and determines a current performance model for the aircraft based on the original performance model data and the flight data.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Avik Sadhu, Seema Chopra, Kristoffer R. Jonson