Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for updating traffic-related infrastructure. The method includes determining average traffic stream speed and average traffic density over a segment of a highway. The method further includes determining, upon analysis of the determined average traffic stream speed and average traffic density over a segment of a highway, an appropriate action in order to update the infrastructure.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus determines a travelling region in which the vehicle is travelling among a plurality of regions into which an area is divided by a predetermined boundary line. When an obtained position which is determined based on a positioning signal from a positioning satellite is not included in a boundary zone, the apparatus determines that the travelling region is a region in which the obtained position is included. The boundary zone is a belt-like zone including the boundary line. Meanwhile, when the obtained position is not included in the boundary zone, the apparatus determines the travelling region based on a piece of information included in an image of an area in front of the vehicle. Each piece of the information is associated with one of the regions having a part overlapping the boundary zone.

Abstract: Disclosed is an actuator level detection system of an aircraft. The system includes an actuator containing fluid that defines a resistivity and including a first contact point and a second contact point. The system includes a first contactor disposed about the actuator cooperating with the first contact point to define a first contact resistance that includes the resistivity. The system includes sensor circuitry includes a conductive path defining a conductive path resistance, between the first contact point and the second contact point. The sensor circuitry has a total resistance that includes the first contact resistance and the conductive path resistance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for updating traffic-related infrastructure. The method includes determining average traffic stream speed and average traffic density over a segment of a highway. The method further includes determining, upon analysis of the determined average traffic stream speed and average traffic density over a segment of a highway, an appropriate action in order to update the infrastructure.

Abstract: A driving analysis server may be configured to receive vehicle operation data from mobile devices respectively disposed within the vehicles, and may use the data to group the vehicles into multiple groups. A driving pattern for each vehicle may be established and compared against a group driving pattern of its corresponding group to identify outliers. A driver score the outliers may be adjusted positively or negatively based on whether the outlier behaved in a manner more or less safe than its group. Further, unsafe driving events performed by the outlier that were the result of another vehicle's unsafe driving event may be ignored or positively accounted for in determining or adjusting the outlier's driver score.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for continuous monitoring and control of the vessel performance and history of a vessel, and is configured for use with multiple wide-area network (WAN) interfaces. The disclosed systems can use multiple vessel system interfaces and inputs and outputs to log, report, and transmit vital information via a computer program that adapts to weighted metrics and WAN availability. This can help ensure that prioritized data always is sent first; while ancillary and auxiliary data are sent later through a transmission medium that is directed, timely, and fiscally responsible. Thus, real-time data can be processed to hasten repairs or troubleshooting, and long-term data can be analyzed for safety and nominal operation of machinery.

Abstract: A method of controlling a propulsion system on a marine vessel includes receiving proximity measurements describing locations of one or more objects with respect to the marine vessel, receiving a command vector instructing magnitude and direction for propulsion of the marine vessel with respect to a point of navigation for the marine vessel, and then determining a funnel boundary based on the command vector. When an object is determined to be within the funnel boundary, a propulsion adjustment command is calculated to move the marine vessel such that the object is no longer in the funnel boundary. At least one propulsion device is then controlled based on the propulsion adjustment command.

Abstract: Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.

Abstract: A mobile robot that includes a control system, a task execution system and a drive system, the control system configured to monitor the task execution system and drive system, wherein the control system comprises an error detection unit, the error detection unit configured to detect a first error in the task execution system and a second error in the drive system, and further configured to determine that a third error has occurred if it detects the first error and the second error at the same time.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for repairing vehicles. A particular vehicle can be repaired during a repair session using a computing device. The repair session can include the computing device: receiving a functional task setup with first and second identifiers, the first identifier identifying the particular vehicle, and the second identifier identifying a particular functional task for the computing device to perform on the particular vehicle; determining whether the computing device is available to perform the particular functional task; after determining the computing device is available to perform the particular functional task, receiving an input to initiate performance of the particular functional task on the particular vehicle; after receiving the input, sending a message to the particular vehicle to initiate performance of the particular functional task on the particular vehicle; and after sending the message, displaying a notification indicative of performing the particular functional task.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a shock strut may comprise measuring a first shock strut pressure, measuring an ambient temperature, measuring a shock strut stroke, measuring a second shock strut pressure, and determining a servicing condition of the shock strut based upon the first shock strut pressure, the ambient temperature, the shock strut stroke, and the second shock strut pressure, wherein the servicing condition indicates whether it is desirable for the shock strut to be serviced with at least one of a liquid and a gas. The first shock strut pressure and the shock strut stroke may be measured before the takeoff event with a weight of an aircraft supported by the shock strut.

Abstract: A vehicle brake system installed on a vehicle equipped with an electric motor that applies a drive force to a wheel, including: a brake device configured to apply a braking force to the wheel; and a brake controller configured to control the braking force, wherein the brake controller is configured to execute a swinging-back reducing control for reducing swinging-back of a body of the vehicle on stopping by weakening the braking force immediately before the vehicle stops, based on a motor-rotation-speed-dependent running speed that is a running speed of the vehicle detected in dependence on a rotation speed of the electric motor.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to determine lane status confidence indicators of lane status predictions such as closures and/or shifting. Lane statuses and corresponding confidence indicators are determined based on probe data, such as probe data collected from vehicle and/or mobile devices traveling along a road segment. Probe data may be partitioned into clusters and compared to partitioned subsets of the probe data. Cluster stability for the segment and corresponding lane status confidence indicators can be determined based on the comparison. Accordingly, determinations of whether to transmit predicted lane statuses to another system, service, and/or user device may be made.

Abstract: Provided in this disclosure is a system and methods for wind compensation of an electric aircraft. More specifically, provided in this disclosure is a controller of an aircraft configured to use a plant model for compensating for wind forces. The processor is configured to receive, from the sensor, at least a geographical datum of the electric aircraft.

Abstract: A method for generating energy-optimized travel routes for a motor vehicle includes one or more of the following: receiving an origin destination (OD) of the motor vehicle and an encrypted energy consumption database of the motor vehicle; generating N candidate routes for the OD; evaluating encrypted energy consumption over a route using an encrypted energy consumption database; applying at least one of homomorphic addition function or homomorphic multiplication function to the encrypted energy consumption data; and returning N candidate routes and their encrypted energy consumption to a client.

Abstract: Provided herein is control method of an electronic apparatus, including: identifying a line region from a driving-related image data of a vehicle; generating a line information corresponding to a lane where the vehicle is located from an image data of the identified line region portion; generating a position information of a lane where the vehicle is located, using at least one of the generated line information and the lane information of a road where the vehicle is located; and performing a driving-related guide of the vehicle using the generated lane position information.

Abstract: Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One method includes receiving camera image data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, receiving LIDAR/Radar sensor data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, merging the camera image data and the LIDAR/Radar sensor data into a merged data set, and wherein the merged data set includes at least one of: data for determining the position and orientation of the aircraft relative to the position and orientation of the ramp area, data for determining speed of the aircraft, data for determining direction of the aircraft, data for determining proximity of the aircraft to a particular object within the ramp area, and data for forming a three dimensional virtual model of at least a portion of the aircraft from the merged data.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to automated handline of aerial vehicles are disclosed. The described systems and methods can include a plurality of robots operating on a continuous, closed-loop track. A plurality of aerial vehicle handling stations can be disposed along the continuous, closed-loop track, and each of the plurality of robots can engage an aerial vehicles and transport it to the aerial vehicle handling station, as needed, in accordance with a workflow associated with the aerial vehicle. The described systems and methods can provide a fully automated system for the ground handling of multiple aerial vehicles simultaneously.

Abstract: There is provided a method for optically scanning a region according to a plurality of scanning directions, comprising: receiving an interleave sequence defining a scanning order for the plurality of scanning directions; sequentially propagating optical pulses according to the interleave sequence; detecting pulse echoes corresponding to a reflection of the propagated optical pulses on at least one object present within the region; and outputting the detected pulse echoes. There is further described a computer-implemented method for correcting a temporal slippage of an optical echo.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating electronic indoor maps for emergency services are provided. The system has a processor operatively coupled to at least one storage unit and a communication component, the processor being configured for: receiving a service provider identifier from a computing device of at least one computing device; granting the computing device access to an annotation layer of an electronic map of at least one electronic map based on the service provider identifier; generating at least one annotation in response to receiving at least one selection of a service resource within a facility from the computing device; and storing the at least one annotation in the annotation layer.