Abstract: Example implementations associated with the aspects of the present invention include a low altitude aircraft identification system composed by three components: a small aircraft electronic identification box with an embedded logger, a ground identification equipment to automatically identify the aircraft just pointing at it, and an identification code database. The identification code can be transmitted by a visible light color sequence or by a radio frequency signal. The ground identification device is capable of recognizing both kinds of code.

Abstract: A vehicle diagnostic tool that is configured to perform one or more diagnostic tests on one or more systems of a vehicle. Once the test has been performed and data collected, the data may be forwarded to a location outside of the diagnostic tool through a mobile broadband connection device that is inserted into the diagnostic tool through a designated port. Also, a method of performing a vehicle diagnostic test utilizing such a diagnostic tool.

Abstract: When a steering intervention of the driver is performed during automated steering control, a driver assistance system for a vehicle determines a P control amount based on a non-linear characteristics and calculates an I control amount using a coefficient according to a characteristics (solid line). In an angle difference range R1, the P control amount based on the non-linear characteristics is determined such that the amount of increase of absolute value of the P control amount with respect to the amount of increase of absolute value of the angle difference becomes smaller as compared to a linear characteristics. The coefficient with the characteristics (solid line) indicates 1 in the angle difference range R1, and approaches zero when the absolute value of the angle difference is greater in an angle difference range R2. To calculate the I control amount, the coefficient is multiplied by the current value of the angle difference.

Abstract: Provided is a crane which can suppress deformation and vibration of a crane structure in travel and stop of the crane. Inverters are installed respectively in travel devices which are arranged on the opposite sides with a gap in a transverse direction. Each of the inverters independently measures a torque generated in a motors to which the inverter is connected and reduces the rotation speed in the command from a controller to the motor such that the greater the measured torque is, the greater a ratio of reduction is.

Abstract: A wheel stability control system for an electric vehicle including an electric motor, a drive inverter, and an electronic control unit (ECU) including a computer readable, non-transitory memory (memory) and an electronic processing unit (EPU). The memory stores information including an optimal acceleration and deceleration curve and the electrical characteristics of the electric motor. The EPU calculates the electrical moment of the electric motor from inputs from the drive inverter and the electrical characteristics of the electric motor. The ECU compares the electrical moment and the angular speed of the motor with the optimal acceleration and deceleration curve, and if the acceleration or deceleration of the electric motor is out of a predetermined range when compared to the optimal acceleration and the optimal deceleration, it reduces the electrical moment applied by the electric motor.

Abstract: Provided is a route guidance apparatus and a route guidance method which are capable of appropriately performing route guidance on a road where a plurality of lanes exist on one side. The route guidance apparatus 12 or the route guidance method determines the timing of the automated or manual lane change based on the total required distance Dlcttl corresponding to the number of required lane changes Nlcn required for reaching the target lane 502tar from the current lane 502cur, and the remaining distance to the planned course change point Prc from the current position Pcur. When the timing of the lane change is reached, the timing of the automated lane change or the manual lane change is guided, or the automated lane change is performed.

Abstract: For a hybrid vehicle including: an engine and a motor, each of which is mounted as a driving source; a generator driven by the engine; a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery, each of which can be charged and discharged; a converter connected between the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage battery; and an auxiliary load that consumes electric power supplied from the high-voltage battery via the converter or electric power supplied from the low-voltage battery, a control device includes a control unit that executes converter limit control that stops the converter or reduces output of the converter when a state of charge of the high-voltage battery is lower than or equal to a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The present application discloses a control apparatus for electric power steering, including: a gain determination portion configured to determine a first assist gain in correspondence to a steering torque acting on a steering shaft when a driver rotates a steering wheel; and a gain adjuster which adjusts the first assist gain in response to a change in a rotation direction of the steering wheel to generate a second assist gain. The gain adjuster generates the second assist gain so as to reduce a difference between a first torque, which is required of the driver rotating the steering wheel to a predetermined rotation position, and a second torque, which is required of the driver holding the steering wheel at the rotation position.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) fleet management system includes a communications interface, one or more processors, and a memory that stores instructions that cause the processors to receive, a request for a ride using an AV from a wireless communication device of a user. The request may include a pick-up location of the user. The instructions also cause the processors to identify demographic information related to the user, determine a vulnerability score and a priority of the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and receive location information from a plurality of AVs in a fleet of AVs. The instructions further cause the processors to identify a particular AV from the fleet of AVs based at least in part on the vulnerability score, the priority, the pick-up location of the user, and the location of the particular AV and cause the particular AV to pick-up the user.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine, a transmission, and a controller. The transmission is configured to alter clutch pressures in preparation for an upcoming shift between discrete gear ratios (e.g., input-to-output ratio). For example, the clutch pressures may spike to a heightened magnitude to prepare for the upcoming shift. The electric machine is configured to selectively propel the vehicle and perform regenerative braking. If regenerative braking demands occur during the clutch pressures being heightened during shift preparation, the controller is programmed to stop the preparing of the clutches. This can be done by reducing the clutch pressures back to their pre-preparation magnitude. The upcoming shift can be cancelled or delayed.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to calibrating a sensor of a first vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting that a second vehicle is proximate to the first vehicle, acquiring perceived information from the sensor about the second vehicle. The method includes comparing the perceived information with vehicle information to generate an offset that characterizes a variance within the perceived information produced by the sensor. The vehicle information identifies known characteristics of the second vehicle. The method includes adjusting the sensor according to the offset to correct the variance of the sensor.

Abstract: A wireless system for a mine performs a management of the quality of wireless communication at each point in the mine at a time point closer to a current time while maintaining the operating state of each dump truck. The wireless system is provided with a server, wireless base stations and dump trucks in the mine. The server contains fleet operations management information and communication quality information, and the dump trucks each include a GPS and a wireless terminal. The server specifies an update target point where the communication quality information requires an update. Then, the server specifies one of the dump trucks, which is plan to travel through the update target point, from the fleet operations management information, calculates a time at which the dump truck would arrive at the update target point, and performs communication trigger processing to make the dump truck transmit wireless data.

Abstract: A vehicle traveling control apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a detector, and a controller. The obtaining unit obtains traveling environment information. The traveling environment information includes at least lane line information of a lane along which an own vehicle travels and preceding vehicle information. The detector detects traveling information of the own vehicle. The controller performs a steering control on a basis of the traveling environment information and the traveling information. When the obtaining unit obtains only the lane line information and when the obtaining unit obtains both the lane line information and the preceding vehicle information, the controller performs the steering control on a basis of the lane line information.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a mapping application that has a novel way of displaying traffic congestion along roads in the map. The mapping application in some embodiments defines a traffic congestion representation to run parallel to its corresponding road portion when the map is viewed at a particular zoom level, and defines a traffic congestion representation to be placed over its corresponding road portion when the map is viewed at another zoom level. The mapping application in some embodiments differentiates the appearance of the traffic congestion representation that signifies heavy traffic congestion from the appearance of the traffic congestion representation that signifies moderate traffic congestion. In some of these embodiments, the mapping application does not generate a traffic congestion representation for areas along a road that are not congested.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an actuator and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine one of the following conditions is satisfied: (i) an adjacent vehicle has started; (ii) a first timing at which the preceding vehicle has started does not indicate a second timing at which a slipping-by vehicle has been lost; and (iii) a second preceding vehicle has started. The electronic control unit is configured to start the host vehicle by using the actuator when at least one of the conditions is satisfied.

Abstract: A method for controlling torque intervention of a hybrid vehicle includes: during a torque phase time interval, reducing torque of an engine which is connected to a motor and generates a power transferred to a transmission by reducing an amount of air supplied to the engine in a state in which control for generating optimal combustion efficiency of the engine is maintained; increasing torque of the motor as much as the reduced torque of the engine during the torque phase time interval; and during an inertia phase time interval, reducing the increased torque of the motor by subtracting the reduced torque of the engine from an amount of torque intervention request for the transmission. The control for generating optimal combustion efficiency is obtained by controlling an ignition angle of the engine according to the amount of air supplied to the engine to maximize efficiency of the engine.

Abstract: A moving system comprising a master controller for monitoring and controlling a master operation comprising one or more individual movers such that each mover arrives at predefined end point at selected times. Each mover includes a mover control system that interacts with the master controller and has a predefined virtual vector path with one or more defined end points. The predefined virtual vector path comprises a plurality of discrete points, wherein each discrete point has a vector axis for use by the master controller and the mover control system to direct the mover to move such that it arrives at each defined end point at a selected time. In operation, the master controller functions to modify the predefined virtual path and sends commands to the mover control system in response to changes in the master operations.

Abstract: A shovel that performs excavation in accordance with a complex excavation operation including an arm or bucket closing operation and a boom raising operation includes an excavation operation detection part, a position detection part, a maximum allowable pressure calculation part, and a boom cylinder pressure control part. The excavation operation detection part detects that the complex excavation operation has been performed. The position detection part detects the position of the shovel. The maximum allowable pressure calculation part calculates the pressure of the contraction-side oil chamber of a boom cylinder corresponding to an excavation reaction force at a time when the shovel is lifted by the excavation reaction force as a maximum allowable pressure, based on the position of the shovel. The boom cylinder pressure control part controls the pressure of the contraction-side oil chamber not to exceed the maximum allowable pressure when the complex excavation operation is performed.

Abstract: An electric brake system includes a plurality of electric brake devices. A control device of each electric brake device includes: an abnormality determination section that determines whether there is abnormality in supply of power from a power supply device to the electric brake device; and a redundant function control section that, when the abnormality determination section has determined that there is abnormality in supply of power, controls the braking force by using an auxiliary power supply in accordance with a predetermined condition. The redundant function control section controls the braking force by using the auxiliary power supply at least when a desired braking force cannot be output even with all the electric brake devices for which the abnormality determination section has determined that there is no abnormality in supply of power, as the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A method of stabilizing mission equipment by a mission equipment stabilization system using an unmanned aerial system command and posture information, includes, receiving and transmitting a roll or pitch posture command signal to an autopilot control loop and a posture prediction unit; transmitting a command signal to a control surface so that the aerial system follows the command signal; receiving the posture command signal, filtering a posture prediction through angular velocity limitation and time-delayed filtering, simulating/predicting a response from the autopilot control loop, and outputting a posture prediction signal; converting the posture prediction signal predicted by the posture prediction unit into an azimuth command signal; differentiating the azimuth command signal into an angular velocity command signal; removing noise from the differentiated angular velocity command signal; and receiving the angular velocity command signal and stably doing a mission.