Abstract: An ignition start system in which authentication of a key is carried out twice, first to activate the ignition switch to allow starting the engine and second at the time prior to moving the vehicle from a parked position. The two step authentication prevents driving off in a car that has been started without having the key for security purposes and also to avoid inconvenient situations that can otherwise occur.

Abstract: The present invention relates to method and system for controlling speed of vehicle by using GPS location, real-time traffic light status and machine learning techniques to recommend cruising speed to vehicle without stopping at the traffic lights. The method includes determining status of traffic lights located on route of traffic junctions and associated time period for status of traffic lights based on data received from sensors. The method includes broadcasting status of traffic lights and associated time period. The method includes calculating in real-time a recommended cruising speed of the vehicle based on GPS location associated with vehicle, status of traffic lights and associated time period, and a time period required by vehicle to arrive at the traffic lights using machine learning techniques. The method includes providing in real-time the recommended cruising speed to vehicle. The method includes adaptively controlling in real-time speed of vehicle to recommended cruising speed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for ground control point assignment and determination. One of the methods includes receiving information describing a flight plan for the UAV to implement, the flight plan identifying one or more waypoints associated with geographic locations assigned as ground control points. A first waypoint identified in the flight plan is traveled to, and an action to designate a surface at the associated geographic location is designated as a ground control point. Location information associated with the designated surface is stored. The stored location information is provided to an outside system for storage.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes a memory storing a program instruction and a processor that executes the program instruction. The processor controls a window of a vehicle in a first mode or a second mode, based on at least one of a speed of the vehicle, a position of the vehicle, weather, a wind speed, or a driving wind of the vehicle, or any combination thereof. At least one of the first mode, or the second mode, or any combination thereof controls an operation of the window of the vehicle for a plurality of sections divided based on a degree to which the window of the vehicle is closed.

Abstract: A system for dynamically managing individual suspension settings for a vehicle based on a determined suspension mode is provided. Based on the user input and obtained sensor input, the system can then determine a suspension mode for a plurality of individually controllable components by specifying values or commands for each controllable component. A first mode may correspond to a lowering of the plurality of controllable. A second mode may correspond to lowering two controllable components corresponding to the rear wheels of the vehicle and raising two controllable components corresponding to front wheels of the vehicle. A third mode may correspond to a lowering of the plurality of controllable components to effectively drop the height of the vehicle to a threshold point. The system may further implement various validation processes that can validate the determined suspension mode and make further adjustment to individual controllable portions based on load or ground measurements.

Abstract: A method for calibrating a grade control reading of an attachment of a work vehicle operating on a worksite to a rover reading of a rover. The method comprises coupling a holding device to a rover pole coupled to the rover. The holding device has a rover pole receiving portion configured to receive the rover pole, a facing portion, and a bottom portion. The facing portion is positioned on a front or rear of the attachment and the bottom portion is positioned on a bottom of the attachment. The grade control reading is compared to the rover reading. A corrected reading is provided to the work vehicle if the grade control reading and the rover reading are irreconcilable. The corrected reading is configured to reconcile the grade control reading to the rover reading. The work vehicle is operated at the worksite.

Abstract: A vehicle control device assists in checking a rear side of an own vehicle. The vehicle control device includes a position estimation unit, an SN index calculation unit, a lane determination unit, and an alarm determination unit. The position estimation unit estimates a lateral position of an other vehicle based on a reflected wave of a radar wave. The SN index calculation unit calculates, based on the reflected wave, an SN index indicating a relationship between level of a noise and level of a signal. In response to determining a lane in which the other vehicle is traveling based on information on the lateral position of the other vehicle, the lane determination unit performs determination on the lane based on the SN index. The alarm determination unit determines whether a condition for issuing an alarm about the other vehicle is satisfied based on a result of determination of the lane.

Abstract: A state of a contracting member (e.g., a shape memory material member) in an actuator can be monitored. When activated, the actuator can be configured to morph into an activated configuration in which a dimension of the actuator increases. A sensor can be configured to acquire sensor data. The sensor can be a strain gauge. The contracting member can operatively engage the sensor. One or more processors can be operatively connected to monitor a state of the shape memory material member based on the sensor data.

Abstract: A method for draining a marine drive at a plurality of preset trim angles less than a fully trimmed out angle is disclosed. The method includes receiving via a controller a request to drain the marine drive and operating a trim actuator via the controller to change a trim angle of the marine drive to a first trim angle among the plurality of preset trim angles. The method further includes waiting a first preset time after the marine drive is trimmed to the first trim angle and operating the trim actuator to change the trim angle of the marine drive to a second trim angle among the plurality of preset trim angles that is different than the first trim angle. The marine drive is configured to drain when trimmed at each of the first trim angle and the second trim angle.

Abstract: The server device includes a communication unit and a control unit that performs communication using the communication unit. The control unit sends a movement instruction to the first power supply vehicle to the position of the power supply vehicle when the traffic situation around the power supply vehicle that requires power supply is a first situation. When the traffic situation is a second situation where the degree of congestion is higher than the first situation, the control unit causes a second power supply vehicle having a higher power generation capacity than the first power supply vehicle to move to the position of the power supplied vehicle. Send movement instructions.

Abstract: Selective model execution in an autonomous vehicle, including: identifying, based on a first state space associated with a first machine learning model, one or more second state spaces neighboring the first state space, wherein the one or more second state spaces are each associated with a corresponding second machine learning model of one or more second machine learning models; and executing the one or more second machine learning models.

Abstract: A bump detector for detecting a bump on a road surface where a vehicle travels, includes a processor, which acquires a motor torque of a motor connected to a tire, a tire angular acceleration, a motor angular acceleration, and speed information of the vehicle, calculates a force in a horizontal direction acting on the tire when the tire rides on the bump, and estimates a bump height in accordance with the force in the horizontal direction on a basis of bump information, in which peaks of a tire front-rear force in the horizontal direction before and after the tire rides on the bump on the road surface calculated in advance for each vehicle speed are associated with bump heights, and the speed information.

Abstract: An autonomous mobile body comprises a travel unit configured to move autonomously; a locker unit capable of housing an object; a first power source unit configured to supply electric power to the travel unit; and a second power source unit including at least one hydrogen cartridge, the second power source unit being configured to supply electric power to the locker unit by hydrogen filled in the hydrogen cartridge.

Abstract: An electrified rear axle regenerative handbrake system for an electrified vehicle includes an electric motor, a rear axle, a handbrake and a controller. The rear axle receives input from the electric motor and transmits torque to rear wheels of the electrified vehicle. The handbrake moves between an unactuated position and an unactuated position and generates a handbrake signal based on a sensed position thereof. The controller receives the handbrake signal; receives a speed and direction of the rear axle; determines a rear axle braking torque command based on the handbrake signal, and the speed and direction of the rear axle; and commands the electric motor to implement a rear axle braking torque based on the determined rear axle braking torque command.

Abstract: Techniques for enabling operation of a vehicle in one or more different operational states after detecting a fault associated with a component of the vehicle are described herein. A vehicle computing system can monitor components of the vehicle and identify a fault associated with a component. Based on the fault, the vehicle computing system can identify a degraded operational state for the vehicle including one or more limitations or constraints on operation of the vehicle, such as limited speed, acceleration, direction of travel, and/or the like. The vehicle computing system can additionally determine a threshold time period, distance, or range for operating the vehicle in the degraded operational state. The vehicle computing system can cause the vehicle to be controlled according to the limitation(s) or constraint(s) for a time period, distance, or range that is equal to or less than the associated threshold.

Abstract: A positioning method and related apparatus are provided. The method includes obtaining information about a first coordinate system relative to a second coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is a coordinate system used by a measurement device, the second coordinate system is a coordinate system used by a map, and the information about the first coordinate system relative to the second coordinate system includes translation information and rotation information that are from the first coordinate system to the second coordinate system; obtaining, by the measurement device, a position of a measurement target in the first coordinate system through measurement; and determining a position of the measurement target in the second coordinate system based on the information about the first coordinate system relative to the second coordinate system and the position of the measurement target in the first coordinate system.

Abstract: A method determines the energy consumption of a rail vehicle during a test drive. The method includes: a) providing a locomotive system having a brake locomotive component and a test locomotive component, b) providing a test route, c) providing basic data for the test drive having information about the train composition, load, route profile and timetable, d) determining driving data from the basic data, and transmitting the driving data to the control system, e) determining braking data from the basic data, and transmitting the braking data to the control system, f) carrying out the test drive with the locomotive system on the test route and measuring the energy consumption of the test locomotive component while this is controlled in accordance with the driving data and is simultaneously braked by the brake locomotive component in accordance with the braking data. A corresponding system is provided for implementing the method.

Abstract: A method comprises steps including detecting, while piloting a route to a destination location, a plurality of road entities; assigning each of the plurality of road entities a provisional unique identifier; receiving an indication from an external source of at least one certified object identifier associated respectively with at least one of the plurality of provisional unique identifiers, wherein the at least one certified object identifier respectively indicates at least one of the plurality of the road entities to the vehicle and the external source, wherein the at least one certified object identifier is configured to be shared among a plurality of vehicles using peer-to-peer wireless communication; receiving external information associated with one or more of the at least one certified object identifier; and determining, based upon a collision risk presented by the plurality of road entities to an autonomous vehicle, accident avoidance and mitigation calculations.

Abstract: A vehicle system includes a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells, a voltage sensor configured to sense an output voltage of the plurality of battery cells, and a control module in communication with the voltage sensor. The control module is configured to detect a failure associated with the battery pack, receive, from the voltage sensor, a first voltage signal representing a first voltage value and a second voltage signal representing a second voltage value, determine a defined ratio of the first voltage value and the second voltage value, determine a battery cell location of the detected failure in the battery pack based on the defined ratio and a total number of the plurality of battery cells in the battery pack, and generate an alert indicating the battery cell location of the detected failure. Other example vehicle systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for target assignment and route planning for multi-agent unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Task information is transmitted to a task allocator, which identifies unassigned targets and available USVs. Based on a comprehensive cost function considering navigation distance and turning penalties between targets and USVs, a target is assigned to each USV. A path planner then generates a smooth waypoint sequence for each assigned USV and target pair, serving as the navigation path. During navigation, a navigation controller constructs a velocity optimization model according to cooperative collision avoidance and maritime boundary constraints, and controls the USVs in real-time to navigate along the waypoint sequences.