Abstract: A vehicle may request road rules information from local jurisdiction information servers and compile the road rules information into compiled rules for a current location of the vehicle. The vehicle may also monitor system bus activity to identify occurrence of a road situation; determine whether a driving behavior is in conflict with a compiled rule corresponding to the road situation for the current location of the vehicle. When a conflict is detected, the vehicle may invoke an interaction associated with the compiled rule to address the driving behavior.

Abstract: A brake control system may comprise an inertial sensor coupled to an axle and configured to measure a linear acceleration of the axle and an antiskid control (ASK) in electronic communication with the inertial sensor, wherein at least one of the inertial sensor or the ASK calculate a linear velocity of the axle based on the linear acceleration, and the ASK uses the linear velocity to calculate a wheel slip speed.

Abstract: Inspections of towers with unmanned aerial vehicles is challenging because judging the distance to narrow tower members, phase conductors, or guy wires is very difficult for people. These flights may be automated by first creating a three dimensional model of the tower from a scan; determining a safe standoff distance for the unmanned aerial vehicle; generating flight segments to provide complete inspection coverage of the tower while maintaining the standoff distance; and then safely and accurately flying the segments in most wind conditions by using location correction messages from remote reference stations.

Abstract: An electric vehicle and a control method of the electric vehicle are provided. The electric vehicle includes a battery, a charger configured to supply power of the battery to a user terminal, an input configured to receive a destination from a user, and a controller configured to calculate an estimated amount of power consumed for traveling of the electric vehicle and an estimated amount of power consumed for supplying power to the user terminal in a case that the electric vehicle travels to the destination. The controller is configured to determine a charging method of the charger based on a current amount of charge of the battery, the estimated amount of power consumed for travelling of the electric vehicle, and the estimated amount of power consumed for supplying power to the user terminal.

Abstract: A fuel and bleed controller is provided. The fuel and bleed controller includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores program instructions thereon. The program instructions are executable by the processor to cause the fuel and bleed controller to send status requests to systems of the aircraft. The systems comprise a bleed system and bleed user controllers. The program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the fuel and bleed controller to receive status responses from the systems of the aircraft and determine fuel requirements based on the status responses in advance of operational needs by the systems of the aircraft. The program instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the fuel and bleed controller to control engines of the aircraft based on the fuel requirements.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided that limit the change in temperature and/or control a temperature of a product during delivery. Some embodiments provide systems comprising an unmanned delivery vehicle (UDV) comprising: a body comprising a nanotechnology insulation material, wherein the nanotechnology insulation material comprises material having been manipulated at a molecular level during the macroscale fabrication of the nanotechnology insulation material to enhance insulation effectiveness; at least one propulsion system; a control circuit coupled with the at least one propulsion system to control the operation of the at least one propulsion system and control a direction of travel of the UDV, wherein the body physically supports the propulsion system and the control circuit; and a product cavity defined within the body and configured to receive at least one product while the at least one product is transported by the UDV to a delivery location.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus of an autonomous driving vehicle performing autonomous driving includes a display, a wireless communication unit transmitting and receiving a message to and from a certain vehicle positioned within a predetermined range, and a controller controlling the display on the basis of a message received through the wireless communication unit, wherein the controller turns on or off a group driving mode on the basis of a user input, and when the group driving mode is turned on, the controller controls the display to display a list of candidate vehicles which may be included in a group among vehicles positioned within the predetermined range.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for providing a visually impaired a route guidance in a subway station by selectively providing the visually impaired at least one of guidance information received from a visible light illumination device installed in the subway station or information on a recommended route from the subway station to a destination and pre-stored route history information, thus informing the visually impaired as needed in a more efficient manner and enabling the visually impaired to arrive at the destination with safety.

Abstract: In an object detection apparatus, a first region definition unit defines a first object region including a first detection point representing a relative position of a first object detected based on detection information from the radar. A second region definition unit defines a second object region including a second detection point representing a relative position of a second object detected based on a captured image from a monocular camera. A learning status acquisition unit acquires a learning progress status to estimate a position of FOE on the captured image. If there is an overlap of the first and second object regions, a determination unit determines that these objects are the same object. The second region definition unit sets a length of the second object region in a depthwise or vehicle-lengthwise direction representing a direction of the second detection point with respect to the reference point depending on the learning progress status.

Abstract: A driver assistance system of an equipped vehicle includes at least one camera disposed at the equipped vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle. A control has an image processor operable to process frames of image data captured by the camera. The image processor processes frames of captured image data to determine a target vehicle present in the field of view of the camera and to determine motion of the determined target vehicle relative to the equipped vehicle. The control, responsive to processing frames of captured image data via the image processor, determines a path of travel of the determined target vehicle relative to the equipped vehicle as the equipped vehicle is moving. The control translates the determined motion of the target vehicle to a local coordinate system of the equipped vehicle.

Abstract: An autonomous emergency flight management system may find safe and clear landing sites for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in emergency situations. Emergency flight management software may reside on an onboard computing system. The computing system may continuously look at internal databases and input from other systems (e.g., a global positioning system (GPS), camera, compass, radar, sonar, etc.), depending on what is available. The emergency flight management system may make decisions on its own without human intervention. For instance, a database may provide some local likely candidates for landing sites. Information associated with the candidates may include latitude, longitude, altitude for top of a building, etc. Position updates may be continuously provided from an autopilot or other suitable system.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes a combustion engine, and an electric machine and storage battery coupled to one or more controller(s) configured to respond to various signals from a driver and vehicle components. In response, such controller(s) enable an automatic or auto ICE start stop capability that is managed for optimal HEV lifecycle operation, and fuel economy and efficiency. The controller(s) automatically start and stop the ICE in response to one or more of a torque demand signal, a vehicle speed signal, a steering torque power signal, and a brake signal. The controller(s) inhibit automatic stop of ICE responsive to the steering torque power exceeding a stop threshold, and in contrast initiate or enable automatic start responsive to the steering torque power exceeding a start threshold. The start threshold is calibrated and adjusted to exceed the stop threshold by a stability factor that is predetermined and/or adjusted by the controller(s).

Abstract: A lighting device control system (1, 101, 201) includes an instruction signal generation unit (3) that generates an instruction signal for the control of the states of a lighting device (13, 15) mounted to a vehicle, and a control unit (5, 7) that controls the state of the lighting device according to the instruction signal. The instruction signal generation unit generates a plurality of instruction signals. The control unit controls the state of the lighting device according to the states of the plurality instruction signals.

Abstract: Provided is a steering controller configured to suppress deterioration of the operability of a steering wheel for steering steered wheels even when a driving voltage for a steering system has been decreased. When a clutch is in a disengaged state and steered wheels are steered by a steered-operation actuator while a reaction force is applied to steering wheel by a reaction-force actuator, if a driving voltage for the steered-operation actuator is decreased, a CPU opens relays and stops generation of torque by the steered-operation actuator. Meanwhile, a CPU engages the clutch and steers the steered wheels through cooperation between a steering torque input into the steering wheel and an assist torque generated by a reaction-force motor.

Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes: a transformation unit configured to project the lane and object on a lane coordinate system in which a center line of the lane is a first coordinate axis and an axis orthogonal to the first coordinate axis is a second coordinate axis by performing a coordinate transformation based on the shape of the lane and the position of the object in a plane coordinate system; an area calculation unit configured to calculate a travelable area in which the vehicle can travel in the lane coordinate system; a travel trajectory generation unit configured to perform an inverse transformation of the coordinate transformation by the transformation unit based on the travelable area, and to generate a travel trajectory of the vehicle in the plane coordinate system; and a control unit configured to perform a steering control on the vehicle.

Abstract: A ground collision avoidance system (GCAS) for an aircraft is disclosed. A radio frequency (RF) sensor senses a location of an obstacle with respect to the aircraft moving along the ground. An expected location of the obstacle with respect to the aircraft is determined from the sensed location and a trajectory of the aircraft. An alarm signal is generated when the expected location of the obstacle is less than a selected criterion.

Abstract: A self-driving floor-treatment device navigates by recording images at respective locations along a travel path by a camera the device travels to form a topological map in a database to which a node is added by the floor-treatment device for every location at which an image is recorded and to which an environment images is associated. Each newly recorded environment image with at least one neighboring location in limited proximity of the location belonging to the newly recorded environment image for which a node and an associated environment image have been stored in the map by the same or another floor-treatment device. A new connection is added from the newly recorded node to the associated node of each and every identified neighboring location on the topological map.

Abstract: An event is detected that impairs a confidence level of the autonomous vehicle in progressing through a current route. In response to detecting the event, the autonomous vehicle communicates information about the event to a remote source of guidance. The autonomous vehicle can receive instructions from the remote source of guidance on how to handle the event. The autonomous vehicle can then implement the instructions to handle the event while it operates.

Abstract: The invention relates to the operation of a motor vehicle having a long-distance driver assistance system comprising at least one sensor which detects the area in front of a vehicle, and a control device which is designed to detect another motor vehicle traveling ahead, in order to drive the motor vehicle relative to the other vehicle traveling ahead when the driver assistance system is activated and operationally ready, wherein the activated driver assistance system can be deactivated from a control or regulating mode by driver activity, wherein upon deactivation, the system may enter into a system standby mode continuously detecting the area in front of the motor vehicle, and can reactivate autonomously once another motor vehicle traveling ahead is detected and a drag deceleration is required to reduce a velocity difference between the operated motor vehicle and the other vehicle traveling ahead.

Abstract: A system and method is described for improving situational awareness, fatigue management, and navigation via tactile feedback to vehicle operators, such as via a piezoelectric device. The tactile feedback may be provided to a vehicle operator in response to data gathered from external, headset integrated or aircraft integrated navigation sensors, such as may be used to identify navigational deviations outside of pre-established tolerances. The tactile feedback may be provided to a vehicle operator in response to physiological operator metric gathering and processing. One or more physiological sensors may be included on an operator headset, and may be either proximate to or separated from the tactile feedback device. As data is provided to the operator of a vehicle, equivalent data may be provided to a third party (e.g. a control center, dispatch, mission control, or similar). The data may be used to determine alertness levels remotely and intervene as necessary.