Abstract: System and methods for identifying road users on at least one roadway is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a non-vehicle road user (NVRU) detection zone on the at least one roadway. The method further includes identifying at least one road user within the NVRU detection zone based on sensor data from at least one device sensor of road side equipment (RSE) associated with the infrastructure of the at least one roadway. The method yet further includes determining the road user is an NVRU.

Abstract: A system and method for providing road user related data based on vehicle communications that include detecting at least one road user located within a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The system and method also include sending vehicle communication signals to the at least one road user detected within the surrounding environment of the vehicle. The system and method additionally include receiving reflected vehicle communication signals that are reflected back from the at least one road user. The system and method further include analyzing the reflected vehicle communication signals to determine a received signal strength of each of the reflected vehicle communication signals.

Abstract: A merge behavior system assists a host vehicle positioned in a mainline lane that is adjacent a merge lane. The merge behavior system includes an identification module that identifies at least one proximate vehicle in the merge lane. The merge behavior system also includes a prediction module that selects one or more models based on the at least one proximate vehicle, calculates one or more merge factors corresponding to the one or more models, and predicts a merge location based on the one or more merge factors. The merge behavior system further includes a control module configured to adjust a kinematic parameter of the host vehicle to create a gap at the predicted merge location.

Abstract: An anticipatory lane change system is described for assisting a host vehicle positioned in a current lane that is adjacent an adjacent lane. The anticipatory lane change system may include an identification module that identifies a potential lane change location and receives proximate vehicle data associated with proximate vehicles. The anticipatory lane change system may include a prediction module that predicts future kinematic data at a future time for a set of the proximate vehicles. The anticipatory lane change system may include a determination module that determines whether a gap will be available at the potential lane change location at the future time based on the future kinematic data. The anticipatory lane change system may include a lane change module that initiates a lane change maneuver for the host vehicle in response to determining that the gap will be available at the potential lane change location at the future time.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for lane hazard prediction including receiving vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles each equipped for computer communication. Each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles is travelling along a road network including a plurality of lanes, and each lane in the plurality of lanes includes a plurality of lane level cells where each lane level cell includes a particular portion of a lane in the plurality of lanes. The method includes integrating the vehicle data into the plurality of lane level cells, and for each lane level cell in the plurality of lane level cells, calculating a probability that a hazard exists with respect to the lane level cell based on the vehicle data associated with the lane level cell, an adjacent upstream cell, and an adjacent downstream cell. Further, the method includes controlling a host vehicle based on the probability that the hazard exists downstream from the host vehicle.

Abstract: A merge behavior system assists a host vehicle positioned in a merge lane that is adjacent a mainline lane. The merge behavior system includes an identification module that identifies at least one proximate vehicle in the mainline lane, if present. The merge behavior system also includes a prediction module that selects one or more models based on the at least one proximate vehicle, calculates one or more merge factors corresponding to the one or more models, and predicts a merge location based on the one or more merge factors. The merge behavior system further includes a control module that adjusts a kinematic parameter of the host vehicle to bring the host vehicle within a merging distance of the predicted merge location. The merge behavior system includes a merge module that determines whether a gap at the predicted merge location is a sufficient size for the host vehicle.

Abstract: A single-crystalline metal is created on a substrate by liquefying a metal material contained within a crucible while in contact with a surface of the substrate, cooling the metal material by causing a temperature gradient effected in the substrate in a direction that is neutral along the surface of the substrate and, therein, growing the single-crystalline metal in the crucible.

Abstract: An image processing method, an image processing device and a computer-readable storage medium. The image processing method includes: performing face detection on an input image to obtain original key points; performing distortion processing on the input image to obtain correction key points corresponding to the original key points of the input image; and performing deformation processing on the input image according to the correction key points and the original key points to obtain an output image.

Abstract: Environmental map generation techniques and systems are described. A digital image is scaled to achieve a target aspect ratio using a content aware scaling technique. A canvas is generated that is dimensionally larger than the scaled digital image and the scaled digital image is inserted within the canvas thereby resulting in an unfilled portion of the canvas. An initially filled canvas is then generated by filling the unfilled portion using a content aware fill technique based on the inserted digital image. A plurality of polar coordinate canvases is formed by transforming original coordinates of the canvas into polar coordinates. The unfilled portions of the polar coordinate canvases are filled using a content-aware fill technique that is initialized based on the initially filled canvas. An environmental map of the digital image is generated by combining a plurality of original coordinate canvas portions formed from the polar coordinate canvases.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing method, which includes: determining at least one target pixel in an image; determining a set region at the periphery of each target pixel in the at least one target pixel; and sampling pixels in the set region according to a sampling mode as for each of the at least one target pixel, determining a plurality of sampling points, and performing smoothing treatment on the target pixel according to the plurality of sampling points. The method can simplify the computational complexity and increase the computing speed. The present disclosure further provides an image processing device and a nonvolatile storage medium.

Abstract: Behavior data associated with a user is obtained. The behavior data is generated when the user uses an Internet service and includes a user identification and identification information indicating the Internet service. At least one predefined carbon-saving quantity quantization algorithm is determined based on the identification information related to the Internet service. A carbon-saving quantity associated with the user is calculated based on the obtained behavior data and the determined at least one predefined carbon-saving quantity quantization algorithm. Based on the calculated carbon-saving quantity associated with the user and the user identification, user data is processed. The user data is related to the carbon-saving quantity associated with the user.

Abstract: A system and method for providing road user related data based on vehicle communications that include detecting at least one road user located within a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The system and method also include sending vehicle communication signals to the at least one road user detected within the surrounding environment of the vehicle. The system and method additionally include receiving reflected vehicle communication signals that are reflected back from the at least one road user. The system and method further include analyzing the reflected vehicle communication signals to determine a received signal strength of each of the reflected vehicle communication signals.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for autonomous vehicle drop-off and pick-up of an individual (e.g., valet type operation) are disclosed herein. An autonomous vehicle may receive global positioning system (GPS) location data including a drop-off location, a parking location, a pick-up location, a pick-up time, and timing factor information associated with an estimated arrival of the individual at the pick-up location, determine an adjusted pick-up time associated with the pick-up of the individual based on the timing factor, determine a departure time for autonomous pick-up of the individual based on the adjusted pick-up time, autonomously park the autonomous vehicle, by travelling from the drop-off location to the parking location after drop-off of the individual, and autonomously pick-up the individual, by departing, at the departure time, from the parking location and travelling to the pick-up location.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an infrastructure based safety alert associated with at least one roadway that include identifying road users located within a surrounding environment of the at least one roadway. The system and method also include determining road user related data and roadway related data. The system and method additionally include processing roadway behavioral data associated with a non-equipped vehicle. The system and method further include providing a roadway safety alert based on the roadway behavioral data.

Abstract: A system and method for providing road user classification training using a vehicle communications network that include analyzing sensor data to determine a sensor classification of at least one road user. The system and method also include analyzing at least one message that is received through the vehicle communications network to determine a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) classification of the at least one road user. The system and method additionally include determining if a variance exists between the V2X classification of the at least one road user and the sensor classification of the at least road user. The system and method further include training a neural network with classification variance data upon determining that the variance exists between the V2X classification and sensor classification.

Abstract: Environmental map generation techniques and systems are described. A digital image is scaled to achieve a target aspect ratio using a content aware scaling technique. A canvas is generated that is dimensionally larger than the scaled digital image and the scaled digital image is inserted within the canvas thereby resulting in an unfilled portion of the canvas. An initially filled canvas is then generated by filling the unfilled portion using a content aware fill technique based on the inserted digital image. A plurality of polar coordinate canvases is formed by transforming original coordinates of the canvas into polar coordinates. The unfilled portions of the polar coordinate canvases are filled using a content-aware fill technique that is initialized based on the initially filled canvas. An environmental map of the digital image is generated by combining a plurality of original coordinate canvas portions formed from the polar coordinate canvases.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for controlling vehicles in a vehicle convoy. The vehicles in the vehicle convoy include a following vehicle and a preceding vehicle positioned immediately ahead of the following vehicle. The method includes receiving vehicle convoy data about an environment surrounding the vehicle convoy, and detecting an intention of a remote vehicle to execute a cut-in maneuver into a path of the following vehicle. The method includes controlling a vehicle system of the following vehicle to project a status indication to a ground surface between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle. Further, the method includes determining whether the cut-in maneuver is acceptable based on the intention of the remote vehicle and a distance between the following vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and controlling the following vehicle based on whether the cut-in maneuver is acceptable.

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a computer system for enabling an implementer to select software for deployment to a vehicle control system. According to one aspect, a computer system of a vehicle includes a vehicle control system that is configured for operation with the vehicle. The computer system also includes a processor. The processor is configured to identify a set of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications for the computer system. Each of the V2X applications of the set of V2X applications is then evaluated based on market penetration rate influence on parameters that affect performance of each of the V2X applications. The processor is further configured to rank each of the V2X applications of the set of applications based on the evaluation. The computer system also includes an implementer configured to select a V2X application from the set of V2X applications based on the ranking to implement using the vehicle control system.

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a processor based computer system for enabling an implementer to select software for deployment to a vehicle control system. The system can include a processor based computer system that is configured to perform a first identifying step that includes identifying available V2X applications for the system, a second evaluation step that includes evaluating parameters for the V2X applications identified in the first identifying step, and a third ranking step that includes raising or lowering the ranking of each V2X application based on the second evaluation step.

Abstract: A system and method to enhance pedestrian safety that include accessing pedestrian data and vehicle system data and determining a current location and a speed of a vehicle based on the vehicle system data. The system and method also include determining a current location and a speed of a pedestrian based on the pedestrian data and building at least one vehicle polygon that represents a predicted path of the vehicle. The system and method additionally include building at least one pedestrian polygon that represents a predicted path of the pedestrian. The system and method further include determining if the at least one pedestrian polygon intersects the at least one vehicle polygon and actuating a warning based on an intersection of the at least one pedestrian polygon with the at least one vehicle polygon.