Abstract: Technical solutions for compensating for lash in a steering system are described. An example method includes determining a rack pressure value based on a driver torque value and a differential pressure across a rack of the steering system. The method also includes determining a compensation friction value based on a position of a handwheel of the steering system and a speed of a vehicle equipped with the steering system. The method also includes computing a pressure value based on the rack pressure value and the compensation friction value. The method also includes generating a torque command using the pressure value, the torque command being added to the driver assist torque for the steering system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining routes to destinations for a vehicle may: generate output signals; obtain road information for a set of roads; determine presence information that indicates whether one or more passengers are present in the vehicle; determine the location information of the vehicle; obtain a target destination that represents a location the vehicle is intended to reach; determine a first route including a first subset of the set of roads; determine a second route including a second subset of the set of roads; and control the vehicle autonomously to traverse the vehicle along either the first route or the second route in accordance with whether one or more passengers are present in the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat can be configured to selectively provide support to a vehicle occupant in conditions when lateral acceleration is experienced. An actuator can be located within the vehicle seat. When activated, the actuator cause a portion of the seat to morph into an activated configuration. The actuator can be activated based on vehicle speed, steering angle, and/or lateral acceleration. The actuator can include a main body member, a first end member pivotably connected to a first end region of the main body member, and a second end member pivotably connected to a second end region of the main body member. The actuator can include shape memory material connecting members. The actuator can be configured such that, in response to an activation input, the shape memory material connecting members contract, causing the first and second end members pivot, which causes the actuator to morph into an activated configuration.

Abstract: Methods and systems according to one or more examples are provided for avoiding foreign object strikes on rotorcraft vehicles. In one example, a vehicle comprises a rotor comprising a rotor blade, a first sensor configured to provide first sensor information associated with an object proximate the vehicle, and a second sensor configured to provide second sensor information associated with the rotor. The vehicle further comprises a processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor configured to selectively control the rotor to minimize damage to the vehicle by the object based on the first and second sensor information.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and apparatus for operating a computational network are provided. The apparatus may obtain a set of navigational instructions describing a route to a destination. The apparatus may obtain first image data through a first camera that is oriented toward the route, the first image data depicting a first scene associated with the route. The apparatus may determine a first field of view associated with a user that is navigating the route to the destination based on a first sensor that is oriented toward the user. The apparatus may identify at least one salient object represented in the first scene based on the first field of view. The apparatus may output instructional information describing a first navigational instruction of the set of navigational instructions with reference to the at least one salient object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cleaning a sensor (2) of an optical detection system for a motor vehicle, comprising a fluid distribution set (3) for distributing fluid onto said sensor under the control of operating instructions issued by a control module (6). According to the invention, the control module is configured to generate an information message (M1) about the need for the sensor to be cleaned and to receive a control instruction from a vehicle occupant authorizing the cleaning operation.

Abstract: A connected vehicle is able to communicate with a server. The server is configured to collect result data indicating traveling results of a plurality of vehicles. The connected vehicle includes a communication device configured to receive data from the server and a control device configured to calculate a travelable range of the connected vehicle. The control device is configured to calculate the travelable range based on data in which the travelable range is shorter among first data and second data. The first data is calculated based on traveling results of the connected vehicle and is correlated with the travelable range. The second data is calculated based on the result data collected in the server and is correlated with the travelable range.

Abstract: The technology relates to controlling a vehicle based on a railroad light's activation status. In one example, one or more processors receive images of a railroad light. The one or more processors determine, based on the images of the railroad light, the illumination status of a pair of lights of the railroad light over a period of time as the vehicle approaches the railroad light. The one or more processors determine based on the illumination status of the pair of lights, a confidence level, wherein the confidence level indicates the likelihood the railroad light is active. The vehicle is controlled as it approaches the railroad light based on the confidence level.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an unmanned transport machine for delivering a package from a departure location to a destination includes a trouble information acquiring unit configured to acquire trouble information, a selection requesting unit configured to request a recipient of the package to select one option among a plurality of delivery method options when the trouble information indicates trouble occurring on a delivery route from the departure location to the destination, a candidate destination selecting unit configured to select candidate destinations corresponding to the delivery method options based on a current location of the unmanned transport machine and map information, and a destination determining unit configured to determine a new destination selected from the candidate destinations in accordance with the selected option.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a surveying system operable to receive a plurality of electromagnetic waves via a guided wave transceiver that include environmental data collected via a plurality of sensors at a plurality of remote sites. Weather pattern data is generated based on the environmental data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Pre-flight and episodic aircraft inspections to ensure operational safety and effectiveness are made faster, less costly and more effective by utilizing mobile model and data-driven sensor platforms inspecting known-state target vehicles. For autonomous aircraft, an inspection unmanned aerial vehicle (I-UAV) containing sensors inspects a utility unmanned aerial vehicle (U-UAV). Failure and system models of the U-UAV and the flight history of the U-UAV carried in the sensor data captured by the U-UAV's aircraft health management system are combined to guide the I-UAV to appropriately attend to the systems of the U-UAV and to drive the U-UAV systems into target states that will reveal otherwise hidden or latent failures.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for gradually adjusting a displayed state of charge. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a battery, a display configured to display a state of charge of the battery, and a controller configured to adjust the displayed state of charge such that the displayed state of charge gradually converges to an estimated state of charge of the battery.

Abstract: It is possible simply switch between a mode of causing one robot to perform an operation independently from another robot and another mode of causing one robot and another robot to perform an operation in cooperation. A robot system includes a first-type robot, a first-type control part which takes charge of drive control of the first-type robot, a second-type robot, and a second-type control part which takes charge of drive control of the second-type robot. When the first-type robot and the second-type robot perform an operation on the same object in cooperation, a control part in charge of drive control of the second-type robot is changed from the second-type control part to the first-type control part, and the first-type control part takes charge of drive control of the first-type robot and the second-type robot.

Abstract: A robot includes a base, a spin body rotatably connected to the base, a tilting base tiltably connected at a tilting shaft to the spin body, a first tilting housing to which the tilting base is fixed therein, a second tilting housing which is fastened to the first tilting housing and to which the tilting base is fixed therein, and a tilting supporter connecting an inner side of the first tilting housing and an inner side of the second tilting housing. The tilting supporter is disposed at a position through which a rotational axis of the spin body passes.

Abstract: The vehicle behavior control device comprises a brake control system (18) capable of applying different braking forces, respectively, to right and left road wheels of a vehicle (1). The vehicle behavior control device further comprises: a steering angle sensor (8); a vehicle speed sensor (10); a yaw rate sensor (12); and a yaw moment setting part (22) in PCM (14) configured to decide a target yaw rate of the vehicle based on a steering angle and a vehicle speed, and set, based on a change rate of a difference between an actual yaw rate and the target yaw rate, a yaw moment oriented in a direction opposite to that of the actual yaw rate of the vehicle, as a target yaw moment, whereby the brake control system can regulate the braking forces of the road wheels so as to apply the target yaw moment to the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an axle having driven wheels each with an associated wheel-speed sensor and the vehicle includes a yaw rate sensor. A controller is programmed to, responsive to a request to reprogram a track width of the driven axle, receive signals from the wheel speed sensors and the yaw rate sensor to learn a track width of the driven axle based on the signals.

Abstract: Herein provided is a signal processing device for use in an aircraft engine with a variable geometry mechanism (VGM) and associated systems and methods. The signal processing device comprises a processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit. The memory has stored thereon computer-readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for: obtaining a VGM position request signal; determining whether a variation of the VGM position request signal is within a predetermined range; when the variation of the VGM position request signal is within the predetermined range: filtering the VGM position request signal to reduce a level of noise in the VGM position request signal; and transmitting the filtered VGM position request signal; and when the variation of the VGM position request signal is not within the predetermined range, transmitting a processed signal, based on the VGM position request signal.

Abstract: A method for determining a slope of a roadway on which a vehicle is located includes imputing image data, supplied by an image sensor, pertaining to surroundings of the vehicle, identifying a defined reference object in the surroundings of the vehicle using the image data, determining an angle relationship between the reference object and the surroundings, estimating a slope of the roadway with reference to the determined angle relationship, and generating a signal indicative of the slope of the roadway. A device for determining a slope of a roadway on which a vehicle is located is configured to execute such a method.

Abstract: A method for providing waypoint data to a vehicle controller. This method may include obtaining a plurality of coordinate locations describing a vehicle route, performing a computation of the vehicle route using said coordinates, obtaining route data describing the route, transforming the route data into coordinate data comprising a plurality of data points expressed in longitude and latitude form, converting the coordinate data into properly-spaced waypoint data, storing the waypoint data in a form accessible to a vehicle controller, and accessing the waypoint data via a vehicle controller. According to an exemplary embodiment, the properly-spaced waypoint data may be created from improperly-spaced data via interpolation. The vehicle controller may control other devices associated with a vehicle, such as an automated voice announcement system or an external display.

Abstract: A new automotive collision repair technology is provided, including system and data flow architectures that are designed to provide enhanced data and enhanced data flow in the context of vehicle diagnosis and repair, particularly when repairs are necessary due to collisions. In some examples, the data flow through the network is streamlined, to avoid network congestion, to use fewer computer and network resources and/or to enable the utilization of smaller databases. In other examples, enhanced access to data in real-time and near real-time enabled by a Workflow Module supports more accurate and timely decision on vehicle repair. An advantage of this new automotive collision repair technology is that it enables proper and proven repairs, which in turn increases operation safety of repaired vehicle and people safety.