Abstract: A method for determining a target direction for a movable object includes providing an image on a computer-implemented display, obtaining a position of a selected point on the image in response to a user selecting the point on the image, and determining the target direction based on the position of the selected point on the image.

Abstract: An electric moving device for vehicles, relating to the trailer area, having a base frame, a travelling mechanism, a steering handle mechanism, a driving mechanism and an electric control assembly. The base frame has a support frame and a connecting frame, and the connecting frame is disposed over the support frame. The travelling mechanism has roller wheels on the support frame, and the driving mechanism has a driver and a clutch system. The driver and clutch system are located on two sides of the support frame separately. The clutch system has an input end connected to the driver in a transmission way and an output end connected to the roller wheels in a transmission way. The steering handle mechanism is rotationally fixed to the base frame so the steering handle mechanism could deflect to the two sides of the travelling direction of the moving device for vehicles.

Abstract: A system for using ultrasound to detect distance on mobile platform and methods for making and using same. The system includes an ultrasound transceiver that can transmit and/or receive ultrasound waves and determine distance from an object of interest using a time-of-flight of the ultrasound wave. The system is adapted to reduce noise by using a dynamic model of the mobile platform to set constraints on the possible location of a received ultrasound echo. A linear, constant-speed dynamic model can be used to set constraints. The system can further reduce noise by packetizing a received ultrasound waveform and filtering out noise according to height and width of the packets. The system likewise can remove dead zones in the ultrasound transceiver by subtracting an aftershock waveform from the received waveform. The systems and methods are suitable for ultrasound distance detection on any type of mobile platform, including unmanned aerial vehicles.