Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle safety sensor system comprising a processor; a first radar sensor configuration to scan a first wide area; a first auxiliary sensor configuration to scan a second wide area; a second radar sensor configuration to scan a first narrow area, wherein the first narrow area is smaller than the first wide area; and a second auxiliary sensor configuration to scan a second narrow area, wherein the second narrow area is smaller than the second wide area. The system is configured to operate in a first mode wherein data from the first radar sensor configuration and data from the first auxiliary sensor configuration is fused together to provide a first set of fused data; and the processor is configured to detect objects from the first set of fused data.

Abstract: A system for steering a vessel includes a plurality of propulsion devices including a first propulsion device and a second propulsion device, a first actuator connected to the first propulsion device to change a steering angle of the first propulsion device, a second actuator connected to the second propulsion device to change a steering angle of the second propulsion device, and a controller configured or programmed to alternate between a port side movement control and a starboard side movement control.

Abstract: A robot configured for inspection of a pipe is disclosed herein. The robot can include a housing, a sensing device coupled to the housing, a carbon-neutral power source positioned within the housing, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the housing, and a computing device communicably coupled to the sensing device and the carbon-neutral power source. The computing device can include a processing unit and a memory to store a software stack that, when executed by the processing unit, causes the computing device to: receive a signal from the sensing device, detect a condition of the pipe based on the received signal, generate a situational alert based on the detected condition, and transmit the situational alert to a user of the robot.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle safety sensor system comprising a processor; a first radar sensor configuration to scan a first wide area; a first auxiliary sensor configuration to scan a second wide area; a second radar sensor configuration to scan a first narrow area, wherein the first narrow area is smaller than the first wide area; and a second auxiliary sensor configuration to scan a second narrow area, wherein the second narrow area is smaller than the second wide area. The system is configured to operate in a first mode wherein data from the first radar sensor configuration and data from the first auxiliary sensor configuration is fused together to provide a first set of fused data; and the processor is configured to detect objects from the first set of fused data.

Abstract: A fall protection apparatus is disclosed herein. The fall protection apparatus can include a sensing device, an alert generating device, a processing circuit communicably coupled to the sensing device and the alert generating device, and a memory communicably coupled to the processing circuit. The memory can store a fall-detection intelligence algorithm that, when executed by the processing circuit, causes the processing circuit to receive a signal from the sensing device, determine a parameter associated with a potential fall based on the signal, determine the parameter exceeds a user-defined threshold based on the parameter, and cause the alert generating device to generate an alert based on the determination that the parameter exceeds the user-defined threshold.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for inspecting manholes or other voids and collecting data in a comprehensive, repeatable, and measurable manner. A sensor head is suspended and lowered into a manhole or other void. The sensor head collects data related to the condition of the manhole or void walls, and locations of defects, damage, or lateral pipe openings. The data can then be processed to provide a three-dimensional model of the manhole or void, and can be compared to previous or future data.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for indexing, archiving, analyzing and reporting pipe and other void network data. Specifically, multi-dimensional indexing and correlation of spatial, temporal, feature, environmental, uncertainty and/or context-based data is synchronized, indexed and analyzed across a wide variety of pipe networks at various times. The present invention preferably includes data represented at several different levels of reference including: referenced to the sensor with which it was collected; referenced to the robot or platform upon which the sensor is attached; and the world. The structure and functionality of the system provides for extensive querying, trouble-shooting and predictive analysis for pipe networks.

Abstract: An autonomous inspector mobile platform robot that is used to inspect a pipe or network of pipes. The robot includes a locomotion device that enables the device to autonomously progress through the pipe and accurately track its pose and odometry during movement. At the same time, image data is autonomously captured to detail the interior portions of the pipe. Images are taken at periodic intervals using a wide angle lens, and additional video images may be captured at locations of interest. Either onboard or offboard the device, each captured image is unwarped (if necessary) and combined with images of adjacent pipe sections to create a complete image of the interior features of the inspected pipe. Optional features include additional sensors and measurement devices, various communications systems to communicate with an end node or the surface, and/or image compression software.