Abstract: An embodiment for executing a driver's expectations in view of contextual data and driver expectation data to improve driver safety. The embodiment may automatically establish a connection between an autonomous vehicle and a brain computer interface (BCI) device worn by a driver of the autonomous vehicle. The embodiment may automatically utilize sensors and the BCI device to gather contextual data, automatically process the contextual data, and conduct predictive analysis of correlated driver behavior. The embodiment may automatically detect a traffic context and generate a predicted driver expectation for the traffic context. The embodiment may, in response to detecting that the predicted driver expectation for the traffic context is safe, automatically execute the predicted driver expectation. The embodiment may, in response to detecting that the predicted driver expectation is unsafe, automatically execute a safety remedial action.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing traction assistance in a vehicle are disclosed that include determining whether a slip condition exists on a route of the vehicle based on vehicle data, external data, or a combination thereof, determining an electric drive powertrain configuration that includes a minimum state of charge (SoC) for a battery system of the vehicle based on the slip condition, and communicating the electric drive powertrain configuration to an electric drive powertrain controller, which operates the electric drive powertrain in accordance with the electric drive powertrain configuration to provide the minimum SoC to the battery system prior to the vehicle travelling over a portion of the route where the slip condition exists.

Abstract: In some implementations, a method may include obtaining target fault data indicating a preselected fault for a vehicle having a hydrogen source. In addition, the method may include obtaining vehicle fault data indicating a fault of the vehicle. The method may include identifying a match between the fault and the preselected fault. Moreover, the method may include purging, in response to the identifying the match, hydrogen from the hydrogen source so as to reduce consequences of a battery thermal event by reducing the likelihood of a hydrogen-fueled fire.

Abstract: An offline teaching device includes an acquisition unit that acquires position information of a plurality of welding lines of a workpiece and a scanning range of a sensor, a generation unit that generates a plurality of three-dimensional regions to be scanned, and a control unit that disposes the plurality of welding lines and the plurality of three-dimensional regions in a virtual space and highlights an overlapping region of each of the plurality of three-dimensional regions. The overlapping region is deleted, a new auxiliary screen in which the plurality of welding lines and at least one three-dimensional region after the deletion of the overlapping region are disposed in a virtual space is generated, and a teaching program for scanning the at least one three-dimensional region is created and output.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting a host vehicle can include a memory configured to store failure diagnosis model information for each of vehicle parts, where the failure diagnosis model information is obtained while a test vehicle equipped with each of the vehicle parts in a failure state is driving, a sensor configured to generate information on driving conditions of a road on which the host vehicle is currently traveling and a status of the host vehicle, a controller configured to compare the information generated by the sensor with the failure diagnosis model information to determine whether a road surface condition is consistent with each other, and determine whether a vehicle part has failed in response that the road surface condition is consistent with each other, and a displayer configured to display a warning sign of a failure according to a control signal provided by the controller.

Abstract: A device for determining the positions of a plurality of recessed portions to be formed on a surface of a workpiece by means of scraping, in which a robot uses a scraper to shave the surface of the workpiece to make the same flat, is provided with: an input accepting unit for accepting input of shape information of the surface and pattern information of the plurality of recessed portions on the surface; and a position determining unit for automatically determining the position of each recessed portion on the surface on the basis of the shape information and the pattern information accepted by the input accepting unit.

Abstract: A hardware-integrated system and method for validating electronic component parameters in pick-and-place machines is disclosed. The system retrieves manufacturer datasheets via a network transceiver, applies a neural-network model executed on a hardware-accelerated AI engine to extract validated component height, weight, length, and width, and compares these validated parameters to a job file containing human-transcribed data. Deviations are used to automatically update the job file or notify an operator. Validated parameters are then used to generate precise motor command signals for X, Y, and Z gantries and vacuum control signals for placement nozzles, reducing placement errors such as tombstoning, misalignment, component slippage, and nozzle detachment, thereby improving manufacturing yield and productivity.

Abstract: This application describes systems, devices, computer readable media, and methods for the function and operation of robotic carts. A robotic cart may include a base component configured for the receipt of a payload, a battery unit, and a mobility apparatus. The robotic cart may include a handlebar component coupled with the base component. The handlebar unit may include a sensor unit configured to transmit a hand detection message when the handlebar unit is grasped by one or more hands and to transmit a force direction message indicating a two-dimensional direction associated with a directional force applied by one or more hands. The robotic cart may be configured to map the area around it and to autonomously move the robotic cart along a path to perform a task.

Abstract: An error-tolerant data processing system for generating safe behavior of an automatically operable vehicle. The data processing system includes at least two hardware modules which are used in a redundant operating mode to generate results for a specified task independently of one another. At least one complementary operating mode is provided, in which the at least two hardware modules are used to generate results for different subtasks in each case. At least one switching component is provided for specifying the current operating mode.

Abstract: By a map update system, an in-vehicle device, or a server, it is determined whether a failure is in vehicle control executed by a vehicle controller configured to control behavior of a vehicle using map information stored in a storage mounted on the vehicle. Further, the map update system or the server, it is determined to whether to update the map information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and control modules for operating robot systems are described. A touch heatmap is generated for an object, indicating at least one touch region for the object. Touch regions indicate regions of an object which are most suitable or most prone to touching when the object is grasped. At least one end effector is controlled in accordance with at least one grasp primitive, to grasp the object in accordance with at least one touch region specified in the touch heatmap.

Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent control, and particularly to a gantry platform kinematics modeling method considering parallelism and perpendicularity errors, which is applied to a gantry platform device. The gantry platform device comprises a crossbeam, a first guide rail and a second guide rail, one end of the crossbeam is in sliding fit with the first guide rail, and the other end of the crossbeam is in sliding fit with the second guide rail; the first guide rail is provided with a first longitudinal motor, and the second guide rail is provided with a second longitudinal motor; and the crossbeam is provided with a transverse motor configured to drive the gantry platform to move along the crossbeam. The method comprises: establishing a two-dimensional coordinate system; constructing a forward kinematics solution model; and constructing an inverse kinematics solution model.

Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for improving an operation of a vehicular micro cloud by increasing a continuity of a vehicular micro cloud service provided by the vehicular micro cloud. A method includes maintaining a data structure of stored driving maneuver shapes, wherein each stored driving maneuver shape includes a set of driving maneuvers. The method includes sensing a candidate vehicle and a driving maneuver shape of the candidate vehicle. The method includes determining a matching driving maneuver shape from the stored driving maneuver shapes based on a match between the driving maneuver shape of the candidate vehicle and at least a portion of the matching driving maneuver shape. The method includes estimating a next driving maneuver of the candidate vehicle. The method includes assigning a role to the candidate vehicle in the vehicular micro cloud based on the next driving maneuver of the candidate vehicle.

Abstract: A control method is implemented in a vehicle comprising an internal-combustion engine providing a first torque and coupled to a gearbox by a coupling device comprising a hydraulic circuit and delivering a second torque from the first torque in a coupling position, and an electric motor installed between the coupling device and gearbox and producing, from the second torque, a third torque having a negative value opposite to that of the first torque to charge a battery. This method comprises a step (10-20) in which, in the event of a transition between neutral and parking positions during a charging phase, a nullification of the third torque produced is triggered to nullify the first torque before a sudden placement of the coupling device in a decoupling position.

Abstract: A vehicle including a transceiver, a memory and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive a first trigger signal and a second trigger signal. The processor may be configured to determine pre-automation operational states associated with a plurality of vehicle components and optimal operational states associated with a set of vehicle components associated with an automation mode, responsive to obtaining the first trigger signal. The processor may further store an information associated with the pre-automation operational states in the memory, and cause the set of vehicle components to operate based on the optimal operational states. The processor may further restore operational states associated with the set of vehicle components back to their respective pre-automation operational states based on the information associated with the pre-automation operational states, responsive to obtaining the second trigger signal.

Abstract: An autonomous and adaptable AI-powered robotic workstation system is designed for diverse real-world applications. This includes a configurable workstation seamlessly integrating a dynamic robotic hand, endowed with real-time decision-making capabilities. The workstation features an automatic calibration and self-configuration mechanism utilizing six-axis motion for task execution, ensuring alignment and auto-positioning via cameras. A dynamic and no-code onboarding process with auto-calibration captures and stores product onboarding, optimization of object categorization and prioritizing captures using vision AI. The system also includes a vision-based operations module with AI-driven functionality, integrated hardware, scalable design, calibration capabilities, and unification of specified operations within the same workstation system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for performing a robot skill based on skill uncertainty using a large language model. The method includes generating a subtask list using a large language model by receiving a target task and environment information, mapping a subtask in the subtask list into a skill embedding space through an abstract skill policy network, and performing the subtask by decoding the mapped subtask through a manipulation skill policy network.

Abstract: A walking control method of an embodiment includes decomposing a mobile device with legs into a plurality of mass points, decomposing the plurality of decomposed mass points into a first interest mass point and mass points other than the first interest mass point, making a length between the first interest mass point and a contact point on a walking plane constant, making the mass points other than the first interest mass point constrained to an affine-transformed position of the first interest mass point, and generating a constraint trajectory of the mass points other than the first interest mass point in accordance with the constraint when the first interest mass point is moved.

Abstract: A system and method for managing a series hybrid powertrain in an electric vehicle platform includes a battery, at least one traction electric motor, an internal combustion engine/motor generator combination and a vehicle supervisory controller. The battery is configured to supply power to the electric motor, and the electric motor is configured to drive the wheels of the electric vehicle. The internal combustion engine/motor generator is configured to generate electricity to recharge the battery pack and optionally provide additional power to the electric motor when necessary. The vehicle supervisory controller is configured to manage the operation of the series hybrid powertrain. The controller is programmed with a set of algorithms that determine the optimal use of the battery, electric motor, and internal combustion engine/motor generator based on various factors, including but not limited to the current state of the battery pack charge, driving conditions, and electric motor power requirements.

Abstract: A motion plan device 10X mainly includes a condition setting means 90X and a motion plan means 100X. The condition setting means 90X sets a first condition in which a robot performing a pick-and-place for one or more transport objects and the one or more transport objects are located inside movable region being a region where no collision with a collision avoidance necessary target occurs, and a second condition in which, while the robot is grasping and carrying the transport object, the movable region around the collision avoidance necessary target of the robot and the movable region around the collision avoidance necessary target of the transport object being carried match with each other. Next, the motion plan means 100X calculates a motion plan of the robot based on the first condition and the second condition.