Patents Examined by Peter D Nolan
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Patent number: 12216481Abstract: Motion steering under kino dynamic constraints is provided. A system can receive an indication to return to a route generated for autonomous navigation by the aircraft to a destination. The system can generate a vector field formed of a plurality of vectors that merge into the route. The vector field can be generated responsive to the indication to return to the route. The system can provide instructions to steer the aircraft toward the destination along the route via one or more vectors of the plurality of vectors in the vector field. The instructions can be based on a cost function applied to the vector field.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventor: Navid Dadkhah Tehrani
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Patent number: 12214803Abstract: A travel assistance method is executed by a processor and comprises: acquiring, from a device for storing map information, information on static traveling path boundaries between a traveling path of a subject vehicle and other than the traveling path; acquiring, from a sensor for detecting surrounding environment of the subject vehicle, information on dynamic traveling path boundaries different from the static traveling path boundaries; generating, based on the information on the static traveling path boundaries, a static traveling path on which the subject vehicle can travel; generating, based on the information on the static traveling path and the dynamic traveling path boundaries, a dynamic traveling path which is shorter than the static traveling path and corresponds to the surrounding environment; and controlling the subject to travel along a traveling path including the static traveling path and the dynamic traveling path.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinobu Gotou, Takashi Fukushige
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Patent number: 12217617Abstract: A computer-implemented method of obtaining an excursion report for an aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft includes one or more sensors and a vision system, and the method includes obtaining sensor data from the one or more sensors; storing and time-stamping the sensor data; operating the vision system to detect the aircraft leaving a runway or taxiway; recording a start time of an excursion period based on a time of detection of the aircraft leaving the runway or taxiway; operating the vision system to detect the aircraft returning to the runway or taxiway; recording an end time of the excursion period based on a time of detection of the aircraft returning to the runway or taxiway; and compiling an excursion report, the excursion report comprising: the start time of the excursion period, the end time of the excursion period and a subset of the sensor data which was time-stamped during the excursion period.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITEDInventors: Matthew Holt, Simon Cameron
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Patent number: 12214794Abstract: A method may include determining time-variable risk profiles for plural separate vehicle systems that are remotely controlled by operators that are located off-board the separate vehicle systems. The time-variable risk profiles represent one or more risks to travel of the separate vehicle systems. The method may include assigning the operators to remotely monitor or control the separate vehicle systems during the trips based on the time-variable risk profiles. The operator assigned changes with respect to time while the one or more separate vehicle systems is moving along one or more routes during the trip. A system may include one or more processors that may determine time-variable risk profiles for plural separate vehicle systems that are remotely controlled and assign the operators to remotely monitor or control the separate vehicle systems during the trips based on the time-variable risk profiles.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLCInventor: James D. Brooks
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Patent number: 12214698Abstract: Systems, methods, tangible non-transitory computer-readable media, and devices associated with the operation of a vehicle are provided. For example a vehicle computing system can receive occupancy data that includes information associated with occupancy of a vehicle that includes seats. One or more states of the vehicle can be determined. The states of the vehicle can include a disposition of any object that is within the vehicle. Further, a configuration of the seats in the vehicle can be determined based on the occupancy data and the states of the vehicle. The configuration can include a disposition of the seats inside the vehicle. Furthermore, at least one of the seats can be adjusted based on the configuration that was determined.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: AURORA OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Matthew D'Eramo, Nicolas Bryan Chan, Janna Urbanski
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Patent number: 12217168Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for agent trajectory prediction using vectorized inputs.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Jiyang Gao, Yi Shen, Hang Zhao, Chen Sun
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Patent number: 12216471Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing information about a vehicle dispatched to pick up the user. In one example, a request for the vehicle to stop at a particular location is sent. In response, information identifying a current location of the vehicle is received. A map is generated. The map includes a first marker identifying the received location of the vehicle, a second marker identifying the particular location, and a shape defining an area around the second marker at which the vehicle may stop. The shape has an edge at least a minimum distance greater than zero from the second area. A route is displayed on the map between the first marker and the shape such that the route ends at the shape and does not reach the second marker. Progress of the vehicle towards the area along the route is displayed based on received updated location information for the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: WAYMO LLCInventors: Jennifer Arden, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Min Li Chan, Renaud-Roland Hubert
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Patent number: 12208790Abstract: The present disclosure introduces a vehicle safety control system and a vehicle safety control method, which recognize, in advance, an obstacle approaching the vehicle around the vehicle, and, when the vehicle and the obstacle come near each other in distance, operate SVM to determine the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the obstacle in advance, and prevent a collision accident by controlling the vehicle on the basis of the possibility of collision between the vehicle and the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Seok Kim, Tae Min Kwon
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Patent number: 12208797Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
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Patent number: 12208726Abstract: The disclosure relates to an adaptive front-lighting system control method and terminal device, and a storage medium. The method includes: calculating, based on gradient values of different gradient points in electronic horizon data ahead, a to-be-adjusted vertical adjustment angle of the adaptive front-lighting system, and adjusting an illumination angle of the adaptive front-lighting system with the vertical adjustment angle. The disclosure provides gradient information of the road out of view for control of the adaptive front-lighting system, optimizes the control of vertical angle, and can avoid the blind spot of illumination caused by the change in the gradient in simple angle control, thus being more suitable for the control of the adaptive front-lighting system in a gradient terrain.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Xiamen Yaxon Zhilian Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yankai Tu, Tengyuan Luo
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Patent number: 12208892Abstract: A system generating an environment for an operation using a set of assets includes processor(s) configured to: obtain data associated with task(s) to be performed by a set of assets, wherein: 1) the set of assets comprises semi-autonomous drones and 2) the data associated with the task(s) comprises parameter(s) pertaining to a geographic location in which at least one asset is to perform the task(s); determine a discretized representation of the geographic location, wherein the discretized representation comprises discrete elements each corresponding to a volume associated with the geographic location; annotate the discretized representation to create an annotated representation with the parameter(s) pertaining to the geographic location with a subset of the discrete elements based on a determination that the parameter(s) pertain to the geographic location; determine a plan to perform the task(s), wherein the plan is based on the annotated representation; and cause the task(s) to be performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Anduril Industries Inc.Inventors: Abhay Venkatesh, Brian W. Schimpf, Elston ToChip, Jared Newman, Joshua John Bennett, Nikhil Reddy, Samuel R. Elie
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Patent number: 12209386Abstract: A feedback control device determines a first target angular velocity that is a target angular velocity of an output angular velocity of the target device, using a first transfer function, determines a control input to the target device, based on a difference between the first target angular velocity and the output angular velocity, determines, based on the operation input, a second target angular velocity that is the target angular velocity requested by an operator, determines a degree of comfort of the operator, based on a difference between the output angular velocity and the second target angular velocity, sequentially accumulates the first target angular velocity, the degree of comfort, and a target degree of comfort in a database, and adjusts a first moment of inertia in such a way as to reduce a difference between the target degree of comfort and the degree of comfort, using data accumulated in the database.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignees: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Takuya Kinoshita, Toru Yamamoto
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Patent number: 12208798Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
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Patent number: 12208692Abstract: A motor performing power driving and regeneration has an inverter, a mechanical brake, a power storage device supplying energy to the motor, an accelerator operator controlling the motor to adjust a drive torque of a driving wheel, a mechanical brake operator controlling the mechanical brake to adjust a braking torque, a regenerative brake operator adjusting a braking torque of the driving wheel and recovering the energy into the power storage device, and a detector detecting a rotation speed of the motor. When the rotation speed of the motor is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, a predetermined braking torque, based on an operation amount of the regenerative brake operator, is generated by regenerative braking.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha F.C.C.Inventors: Tatsuyuki Ohashi, Mahmoud Abdelnaby Sayed Abdallah, Takaharu Takeshita
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Patent number: 12209387Abstract: A system may include a light source configured to emit a light beam. The system may further include a camera configured to obtain image data of an environment that includes the light beam and a target object. The system may further include a wireless communication component configured to provide the image data to a remote control device that controls an operation of a machine. The image data may be provided to cause the image data to be included in a video feed, of the environment, displayed by the remote control device, The light source may be configured to cause the light beam, in the video feed, to provide a visual indication of a distance from the machine to the target object. Control of the operation of the machine, through the remote control device, is based, at least in part, on the light beam displayed in the video feed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Cameron Jensen, Victor A. Simkus
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Patent number: 12210346Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.Inventors: Quentin Lindsey, Henry Thome Won
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Patent number: 12205380Abstract: A computer vision processor of a camera generates hyperzooms for persons or vehicles from image frames captured by the camera. The hyperzooms include a first hyperzoom associated with the persons or vehicles. The computer vision processor tracks traffic patterns of the persons or vehicles while obviating network usage by the camera by predicting positions of the persons or vehicles using a Kalman Filter from the first hyperzoom. The persons or vehicles are detected in the second hyperzoom. The positions of the persons or vehicles are updated based on detecting the persons or vehicles in the second hyperzoom. The first hyperzoom is removed from the camera. Tracks of the persons or vehicles are generated based on the updated positions. The second hyperzoom is removed from the camera. Track metadata is generated from the tracks for storing in a key-value database located on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the camera.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Verkada Inc.Inventors: Yi Xu, Mayank Gupta, Xia Yang, Yuanyuan Chen, Zixiao (Shawn) Wang, Qiang (Kevin) Fu, Yunchao Gong, Naresh Nagabushan
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Patent number: 12202459Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a first ECU electrically connected to a wheel speed sensor and a second ECU electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Funai, Jun Kubo, Takahiro Hata, Katsuhiko Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 12202447Abstract: A vehicle sensor system including a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to receive, from a temperature monitor, temperature of a sensor of a vehicle, and cause a sensor cleaning subsystem to, in response to the temperature of the sensor being less than a threshold temperature: heat a cleaning fluid, the cleaning fluid configure to clean and heat the sensor, and initiate a cleaning cycle and direct the heated cleaning fluid to the sensor to increase the temperature of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenneth J. Jackson, Dustin R. Yautz
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Patent number: 12205464Abstract: A control signal related to a road segment is received by a processor of a vehicle from a remote server. Using at least a portion of the control signal, a cruise control parameter for controlling the vehicle is obtained. Responsive to determining that a cruise control module of the vehicle is enabled, the cruise control module is configured to use the cruise control parameter. The cruise control module operates to maintain the cruise control parameter for the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Liam Pedersen, Fang-Chieh Chou, Viju James, Najamuddin Mirza Baig, Katsuhiko Hirayama, Abdul Rahman Kreidieh