Abstract: A flight control system for a rotary-wing aircraft includes a shape sensor and a controller. The shape sensor is configured to measure a shape of a rotor blade during movement of the rotor blade. The controller is communicably coupled to the shape sensor and is configured to (i) receive, from the shape sensor, a first signal indicative of a first blade shape; (ii) receive a blade characteristic regarding the rotor blade; and (iii) determine at least one of a moment or force associated with the rotor blade based on the first signal and the blade characteristic.

Abstract: A vehicle guidance system detects when a driver of the vehicle manually intervenes in the longitudinal and/or transverse guidance of the vehicle while the vehicle is being operated in an automated driving mode. The vehicle guidance system outputs an indication to the driver via a user interface of the vehicle prompting the driver to take over the longitudinal and/or transverse guidance of the vehicle. The vehicle guidance system also continues to provide the longitudinal and/or lateral guidance of the vehicle in at least a partially automated manner for a takeover period of time and/or for a takeover distance.

Abstract: A method and system for determining whether a seatbelt of a vehicle is fastened is provided. The system may be configured to detect markers on a seatbelt, engage seatbelt tensioners, and determine whether the markers have moved. The system may then be configured to determine whether the seatbelt is fastened based on movement of the markers.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting operation of a vehicle to satisfy a downpath energy constraint when a current energy state has deviated from a reference energy state according to a planned route of travel. One method involves identifying an intermediate energy constraint at an intermediate point en route to the downpath waypoint, determining a first segment for satisfying the intermediate energy constraint at the intermediate point from the current energy state using a first configuration, determining a second segment from the intermediate point that satisfies the requested energy constraint at the downpath waypoint using a different configuration, and providing graphical indicia of the recommended path including the first and second segments. The graphical indicia includes a first graphical indication of the first configuration associated with the first segment and a second graphical indication of the second configuration associated with the second segment.

Abstract: A method for controlling, by a remote monitoring and/or control device, an activation of a command in a wheel unit that has previously stored a group of authorized UHF communication devices and checked whether a device that has sent a response message belongs to the group. If it does, the wheel unit sends a series of command-related signaling messages with each message associated with a single command. When the authorized device receives a message relating to a specific command that the authorized device requests to have activated by the wheel unit, the authorized device sends back to the wheel unit a standard response message interpreted as an activation order for the wheel unit to activate the specific command.

Abstract: A compact utility loader compact utility loader comprising a frame, a first track and a second track positioned on either side of the frame, and a pair of loader arms. The loader arms are configured to couple with an attachment via a hitch plate and a hitch pin. The compact utility loader is configured such that as the loader arms are raised and lowered, the hitch pin follows a path approximately defined by a curve f(x)=4.641e0.34x. The value “x” represents a horizontal direction and the function f(x) represents a vertical direction.

Abstract: A method includes receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The sensor data includes vehicle GPS data and sensed lane line data of the roadway. The method further includes creating a plurality of multi-layer bitmaps for each of the plurality of vehicles using the sensor data, fusing the plurality of the multi-layer bitmaps of each of the plurality of vehicles to create a fused multi-layer bitmap, creating a plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps using the fused multi-layer bitmap, extracting lane line data from the plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps, and creating the high-definition (HD) map of the roadway using the multi-layer probability density bitmaps and the lane line data extracted from the plurality of multi-layer probability density bitmaps.

Abstract: An object is to assist an appropriate avoidance action when a collision between space objects in outer space is foreseen in advance. A storage unit (140) stores orbit forecast information (51), which is a forecast value of an orbit of each of a plurality of space objects. An alert control unit (120) determines whether space objects whose locations at the same time are in a dangerous relationship exist as danger-anticipated objects among the plurality of space objects, based on the orbit forecast information (51). When it is determined that the danger-anticipated objects exist, the alert control unit (120) outputs a danger alert indicating existence of the danger-anticipated objects. When the danger alert is output, an avoidance decision unit (150) decides an avoidance space object, which is a space object to perform an avoidance operation, out of space objects included in the danger-anticipated objects.

Abstract: A method and a control device for controlling speed of a vehicle having an automatic cruise control system configured to automatically control speed based on a set speed and to automatically reduce the speed to a predetermined safe speed below the set speed as it is detected that the vehicle approaches a road section of a predetermined type such as a curve. The method includes while automatically controlling the speed towards the predetermined safe speed as the vehicle approaches the road section of the predetermined type, receiving a request from a driver of the vehicle to control speed to a temporary speed different from the predetermined safe speed and the set speed. The method includes in response to said request, controlling the speed to the temporary speed. The method includes at an end of the road section of the predetermined type, automatically controlling the speed based on the set speed.

Abstract: The systems and methods herein utilize interactive Gaussian processes for crowd navigation. For example, an encoder receives sensor data and context information. The encoder also extracts interaction patterns from observed trajectories from the sensor data and context information. The encoder further generates a static latent interaction graph for a first time step based on the interaction patterns. A recurrent module generates a distribution of time dependent static latent interaction graphs iteratively from the first time step for a series of time steps based on the static latent interaction graph. The series of time steps are separated by a re-encoding gap. The decoder generates multi-modal distribution of future states based on the distribution of time dependent static latent interaction graphs.

Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine, a motor, and a clutch provided between the internal combustion engine and the motor includes a first start control unit that starts the internal combustion engine by causing the motor to perform cranking, a second start control unit that starts the internal combustion engine without causing the motor to perform cranking, and a setting unit that sets a threshold for a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine according to a vehicle speed of the hybrid vehicle. When the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine is less than the threshold, the first start control unit starts the internal combustion engine. When the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine is equal to or higher than the threshold, the second start control unit starts the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A system includes a vehicle having an electrically powered trailer towed thereto. The vehicle has a vehicle powertrain, and the trailer has a trailer powertrain. A controller, in order to propel the vehicle with the trailer towed thereto, operates the vehicle powertrain and the trailer powertrain according to a combined efficiency map based on (i) an efficiency map associated with the vehicle powertrain and (ii) an efficiency map associated with the trailer powertrain.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a sensor data set of a vehicle is provided, wherein sensor data of at least one sensor are received. A plurality of triggers for detecting an object or a situation are defined on a server outside the vehicle, each of which said triggers comprises a trigger computing performance value, a trigger classifier, and a trigger requirement. The plurality of triggers are sent to the vehicle. In the vehicle, a respective priority is assigned to the plurality of triggers based on trigger computing performance values, and the trigger classifier of one or more of the triggers is applied to sensor data according to their priority, if a computing capacity of the vehicle permits, from which a respective classifier score results. The sensor data set is sent to the server only if the respective classifier score satisfies the trigger requirement of the respective trigger.

Abstract: The present invention provides a robust and effective solution to an entity or an organization for creating and standardizing an Automotive Data Quality Marker (ADQM) to determine/evaluate/predict the quality of automotive data such as Telematics, Body Control, ADAS, Diagnostics, Dashcams, and In-Vehicle Infotainment but not limited to the like generated by the vehicle (i.e., data source) using a machine learning (ML) engine associated with a processing unit. The machine learning engine comprises an amalgamation of machine learning algorithms to determine ADQM for a particular dataset. Data pertaining to vehicles is huge and repetitive. Re-training of the model for improved accuracy is a requirement as automotive data can be augmented with additional signals and data received and stored as trip objects on a regular basis.

Abstract: A compact utility loader compact utility loader comprising a frame, a first track and a second track positioned on either side of the frame, and a pair of loader arms. The loader arms are configured to couple with an attachment via a hitch plate and a hitch pin. The compact utility loader is configured such that as the loader arms are raised and lowered, the hitch pin follows a path approximately defined by a curve f(x)=4.641e0.34x. The value “x” represents a horizontal direction and the function f(x) represents a vertical direction.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus can access, via a user interface, route properties of a mine site used for controlling one or more work machines as the work machine(s) travel through the mine site. Access regarding the route properties can include viewing one or more of the properties and/or setting requirements (e.g., restrictions or limitations) for one or more of the properties. A candidate route can be selected, validated, and set as a selected route using the user interface to access route properties associated with the selected route. Requirements can be set for one or more of the route properties using the user interface. The work machines can be controlled to traverse the mine site according to the requirements set for the route properties.

Abstract: A planar-beam, light detection and ranging (PLADAR) system can include a laser scanner that emits a planar-beam, and a detector array that detects reflected light from the planar beam.

Abstract: Intersection collision avoidance may use a cellular transceiver for a cellular network and a processor located at a cellular access point for multi-access edge computing. The processor includes a shared world model and a conflict detection module. The shared world model is configured to receive, by the cellular transceiver, signals relating to at least two road users in proximity to an intersection within a vehicle transportation network, wherein the at least two road users include an ego vehicle, and the signals conform to a standards-based communication protocol. The conflict detection module is configured to receive object information from the shared world model, determine a potential future collision between the ego vehicle and an other road user of the at least two road users, and transmit a notification of the potential future collision to the ego vehicle over the cellular network.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) uses a first baseband processor to establish a first communication link with a ground station of a wireless network and a second baseband processor that establishes a second communication link with a user device. Communication data is routed between the user device and the core network through the first communication link and the second communication link. The UAV receives control commands from a ground-based UAV controller that direct the UAV to travel according to a flight trajectory that is proximate to the user device.

Abstract: A mobile device for remotely controlling the movement of a vehicle and trailer is provided. The mobile device provides a user engagement input for display and use of a control input. The control input may be used to generate a signal for controlling the movement of the vehicle and trailer.