Abstract: A method of generating a horizon for use by an ADAS of a vehicle involves using digital location-based data, driver data and/or vehicle data to determine the likelihood that different outgoing paths are taken at a decision point along a currently traversed road segment, and deriving a probability that each path may be taken. The probability may be based on one or more of: an angle of the path relative to the incoming path, the road class of the path, a speed profile of the path, historical paths taken by vehicles at the decision point, and historical paths taken at the decision point by the individual driver or vehicle.

Abstract: Recommending a parking space to a target vehicle is provided. Current crowdsourced data corresponding to a plurality of vehicles geographically located at a plurality of parking facilities in geographic proximity to an intermediary parking destination of the target vehicle for travel mode change between a starting location and a final destination during a multi-modal commute is received. A parking space recommendation is generated for the target vehicle at the intermediary parking destination based on parking space availability information that includes the current crowdsourced data corresponding to the plurality of vehicles geographically located at the plurality of parking facilities. The parking space recommendation is transmitted to a mobile device of a user corresponding to the target vehicle.

Abstract: A mobility apparatus (10) includes a position acquiring unit (3) that acquires a current position using a satellite; a control unit (1) that controls wheels (7a, 7b) along a route based on the acquired current position; and number-of-revolutions measuring units (8a, 8b) that measure numbers of revolutions of the wheels (7a, 7b). If acquiring the current position using the satellite is disabled, the control unit (1) calculates distances per revolution of the wheels (7a, 7b) from a moving distance by using the satellite and the numbers of revolutions of the wheels (7a, 7b) measured during the period in which the mobility apparatus has moved by the moving distance, calculates numbers of revolutions of the wheels (7a, 7b) at a distance by which the mobility apparatus is to move after acquiring the current position is disabled, and causes the wheels (7a, 7b) to rotate by the calculated numbers of revolutions.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, enable the apparatus at least to: for a defined road journey through a road network from a start location to an end location, assign respective sub-portions of the defined road journey to each of a group of mobile devices associated with one or more travellers for the road journey according to at least one predefined assignment criterion, wherein each of the group of mobile devices is configured for provision of live mapping data for live navigation of the respective sub-portion of the road journey.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for estimating an arrival time associated with a trip. The exemplary method receives trip information including an origin and a destination of the trip, and determines a route connecting the origin and the destination. The route includes a plurality of road segments. The method then receives transportation information associated with the road segments of the route and extracts global features and local features from the transportation information. Each global feature is indicative of characteristics involving at least two of the road segments, and each local feature is indicative of characteristics related to an individual one of the road segments. The method applies a machine learning model to estimate the arrival time, which includes a first neural network dedicated to process the global features and a second neural network dedicated to process the local features. The first neural network is distinct from the second neural network.

Abstract: A system and method for cognitive risk mitigation are presented. Embodiments comprise journey prediction, parsing of data sources, risk assessment and mitigation, and natural-language user interaction by a cognitive processor. Data is gathered from a plurality of data sources and analyzed in the context of one or more of the user's intention(s). A dialogue with the user, in natural language, aims to provide and select one or more suggestions relating to the one or more user intention(s) such that the risk(s) relating to the one or more user's intention(s) is reduced. During the dialogue, cognitive reasoning may be performed, wherein the cognitive reasoning includes the ability to justify each suggestion and the ability to infer information from the interaction such as, for example, data obtained in a dialogue may inform subsequent inferences. The embodiments may use speech synthesis and speech recognition in an interactive spoken dialogue.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein methods of operating a computing device, such as a server, to associate a hazard with a zone of a digital map. The method comprises the computing device: receiving data representative of a location of a hazard matched to a location on a digital map accessible to said computing device; and determining if the repository comprises data representative of a zone corresponding to a region of a digital map containing the location of the hazard, to which the hazard should be associated. If the repository does not comprise data representative of such a zone, the method further comprises generating data representative of a zone corresponding to a region of a digital map containing the location of the hazard, and storing the generated data representative of said zone in the data repository. There is also disclosed herein computing devices and software for carrying out these methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for navigating in consideration of estimated air quality in an individual area of a geographic region includes receiving traffic data for the individual area and sensor data of environmental pollution sensors within the individual region.

Abstract: Features of a vehicle navigation system are discussed in this disclosure. In particular, systems and methods for identifying glare-prone areas and establishing a route that avoids one or more of the identified glare-prone areas that are determined to be likely to degrade visibility of an environment outside of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the navigation system can be configured to calculate the likely duration of a trip and then based on sun angle data identify locations where glare is likely to be problematic. In some embodiments, the navigation system can also be configured to choose routes that avoid bright sources of light that could adversely affect visual acuity at night.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses for load-based mapping. The techniques provide routes for drivers that take into account a cognitive, emotional, or psychological load for the routes. By so doing, a driver can receive a route from one point to another that the driver may better enjoy, feel less tired or stressed by, or take less mental effort to drive.

Abstract: A navigation system and various methods of using the system are described herein. Search query results are refined by the system and are prioritized based at least in part upon sub-search categories selected during the searching process. Sub-searches can be represented by graphical icons displayed on the user interface.

Abstract: Concepts for generating navigation instructions for a driver of a vehicle are presented. One example, includes obtaining a current location of the vehicle, a route for the vehicle from the current location to a target destination, and a captured image of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, the image having a field of view comprising at least part of a field of view of the driver. An object is identified in the captured image. Navigation instructions for the driver are generated based on the current location of the vehicle, the route for the vehicle and the object identified in the captured image.

Abstract: A system includes a GPS module, user interface module, database and routing engine. To find nearby POIs in one embodiment the routing engine identifies POIs in the database located within a threshold distance from the planned route in Euclidean distance. The routing engine filters the results by exploring the road network to determine whether each of the POIs is within the threshold distance of the route in driving distance. The filtering may include exploring outward from the POI, until all roads within the threshold distance are explored or the route is reached; alternatively, distance to the POIs is checked by exploring outward from the route until all roads within the threshold distance of the route have been exposed. For those POIs reached in the exploration, the nearest point on the route and the distance to that point are known. Similar searches are performed based on driving time rather than distance.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for generating navigation instructions for display on a display device of a portable navigation device, comprising: means for accessing a repository storing digital map data pertaining to a navigable network along which the navigation device can travel, the digital map data including data pertaining to available lanes of the navigable network; means for generating, for display on the display device, a three-dimensional perspective view of a model representative of the map data as though from a camera positioned at an elevation and pitch angle behind a current position of the portable navigation device, that is updated to follow the device as it travels along a planned route, wherein the three-dimensional perspective view shows the available lanes of the navigable network, and wherein the planned route to be followed is shown in the view as a line, the line showing the route to be followed as passing along a determined current lane in which the device is travelling; and means for adapting

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for determining a final location associated with a service requester. The method includes obtaining, by at least one computer server of an online transportation service platform, an initial location associated with a service requester; comparing, by the at least one computer server, the initial location with a plurality of candidate locations in a database to generate at least one match result; and determining, by the at least one computer server, a final location based on the at least one match result, wherein the final location is associated with the initial location.

Abstract: A display device includes a display, a position detector, a storage device and an electronic control unit that are provided in a vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to control the display such that a map view is shown on the display on the basis of a map information, control the display such that an image indicating a position of the vehicle, detected by the position detector, is superimposed on the map view shown on the display, acquire information about a traveling status of the vehicle, determine whether a user of the vehicle is getting lost on the basis of the information about the traveling status of the vehicle and the map information, and, when the electronic control unit determines that the user is getting lost, control the display such that the scale of the map view shown on the display is set to a predetermined value or larger.

Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a road segment from a road network; generating a start window and an end window for the road segment; calculating a start window traffic speed for the start window; calculating an end window traffic speed for the end window; and estimating a traffic flow of the road segment based on the start window traffic speed and the end window traffic speed for displaying on a device.

Abstract: Techniques enable selection of traffic cameras for display to a user, where the techniques involve determining a primary route and an alternate route, determining a first intersection between the primary route and the alternate route, and obtaining camera metadata identifying multiple cameras, where the camera metadata defines aspects such as positioning data, direction, status data, and image data for individual traffic cameras. The techniques also involve determining a priority score for individual cameras using the camera metadata, where the priority score is based, at least in part, on proximity to the first intersection between the primary route and the alternate route. The techniques then involve selecting at least one traffic camera based on the priority score of the camera and communicating image data of the camera for display on a display device.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes circuitry configured to receive at least one route between a start location and a destination, display the at least one route on a first screen that allows selection of a first set of routes from the at least one route, receive a plurality of characteristics corresponding to each of the at least one route. Each characteristic of the plurality of characteristics is associated with a measure and a longest block within which each characteristic can be performed continuously. The circuitry further configured to divide a route of the at least one route to generate a plurality of segments based on the plurality of characteristics, and display the first set of routes, the plurality of characteristics corresponding to the first set of routes, the measure and the longest block corresponding to the plurality of characteristics on a second screen.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a content selection system for enabling a user device on the move to utilize content associated with an entity located ahead of the user device. The content selection system determines a current position and travel direction of the user device, determines a current travel remainder for moving along a travel route from the current position to the entity located ahead of the user device, based on stored geographical location associated with the entity. The content selection system compares the travel remainder to a maximum threshold value associated with the entity. The content selection system enables content associated with the entity to be utilized by the user device, when the travel remainder is equal to or lower than the maximum threshold value. The disclosure also relates to a user device comprising at least a portion of the content selection system.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a wearable electronic device including a location data unit and an inertial motion unit includes providing a calibration table including default calibration data for the wearable electronic device and determining if location data is available from the location data unit. The method also includes determining if the calibration table has been updated to achieve predetermined thresholds and receiving, from the location data unit, location data associated with the wearable electronic device as a function of time if the location data is available. The method further includes computing a travel speed of the user based on the location data if the location data is available, receiving, from the inertial motion unit, user stride data as a function of time, updating the calibration table using the travel speed and the user stride data, and providing data from the updated calibration table to the user.

Abstract: A system comprises a plurality of sensors, a sensor processor, and a sampling rate engine. The sensor processor is coupled to an output of each sensor of the plurality of sensors. The sensor processor estimates user dynamics in response to a first output signal of a first sensor of the plurality of sensors. The sampling rate engine is coupled to an output of the sensor processor. The sampling rate engine determines a sampling rate value of a second sensor of the plurality of sensors in response to a user dynamics value from the sensor processor. The second sensor comprises a selectable sampling rate. The selectable sampling rate is configured in response to the sampling rate value determined by the sampling rate engine.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor, a motor and an application apparatus are provided. The magnetic sensor includes a magnetic sensing element, a chopping switch, a first discharging branch, and a second discharge branch. The magnetic sensing element includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a fourth terminal. The first discharging branch is coupled between the first terminal and the third terminal. The second discharging branch is coupled between the second terminal and the fourth terminal. Before the first terminal and the third terminal serve as power input terminals, the second terminal and the fourth terminal serve as output terminals of magnetic field detection signal, the second discharging branch is turned on; before the first terminal and the third terminal serve as the magnetic field detection signal output terminals, the second terminal and the fourth terminal serve as power input terminals, the first discharging branch is turned on.

Abstract: A sensor assembly is provided for determining an angular position of a rotor in relation to a stator, including two components, a magnet and a sensor, where the components are arranged in such a way that the components can be rotated in relation to each other about an axis of rotation, and the sensor includes a first and a second sensor pair, each having a first and a second sensor element. A straight line is associated with each sensor pair, along which straight line the two sensor elements lie and which straight line intersects with the axis of rotation, where the first sensor element has a smaller distance from the axis of rotation than the second sensor element, and the straight line associated with the first sensor pair is spaced apart from the straight line associated with the second sensor pair by a rotational angle about the axis of rotation.

Abstract: Provided are a displacement detection device and a continuously variable transmission which directly detect a position of a movable sheave. An infinitely variable transmission includes: a magnet; a movable sheave which has a concave portion on a circumferential surface; and a sensor provided with Hall elements which are arranged between the magnet and the circumferential surface of the movable sheave, detect, in a rotation direction and a direction orthogonal to the rotation direction, each of changes in magnetic flux densities accompanying the displacement of the movable sheave in the magnetic field which is formed by the magnet and attracted to the concave portion, and output output values according to the magnetic flux densities.

Abstract: Inductance values are measured though the use of a charge transfer based measurement system. During a first phase, a target inductor is connected to an energy source to allow current through an inductor to increase. In a second phase, the inductor is disconnected from the energy source, to allow the current to decrease, and to facilitate transfer of charge to a capacitor. The phases may be repeated, and a count is kept of the number of repetitions.

Abstract: A device for counting turns of a rotating member (8) rotating about an axis with respect to a housing (100), comprising a wheel (6) made from non-metal material rotatably connected to the rotating member and provided locally with at least one eccentric metal mass (7) leaving a part of the wheel uncovered, at least two coils (1, 2) that are separated from each other and fixedly mounted with respect to the housing facing a portion of the trajectory of the metal mass in such a way that at least all of the coils except one are always responsive to said metal mass and that each belong to an inductive circuit (10.1, 10.2) electrically connected to a counting unit (5). A counter incorporating such a device.

Abstract: This inductive position sensor is designed to measure the angular position of a shaft or the like and includes a support on which are realized, on the one hand, a primary winding, and on the other hand, at least two secondary windings in phase opposition with respect to each other. Each secondary winding is defined by a set of at least two loops in phase with each other. The secondary windings are connected in series and each arranged symmetrically with respect to a middle line so as to form each time a pattern on either side of this middle line, the two patterns having a separation between them in the area of said middle line. An assembly including such a sensor and a target with two oppositely directed helices.

Abstract: A gear position detection device for detecting a gear having multiple fingers is provided. The detection device includes a substrate, a control chip, and a drive line, a sense line, a first drive electrode, a second drive electrode, a first sense electrode and a second sense electrode formed on the substrate. The first and second drive electrodes are connected to the drive line to receive a drive signal. The first and second sense electrodes form induced electric field respectively with the first and second drive electrodes, and respectively output a first detected signal and a second detected signal via the sense line. The control chip outputs the drive signal via the drive line, receives the first and second detected signals via the sense line, calculate a differential signal between the first and second detected signals, and count a number of high levels of the differential signal to count a finger number.

Abstract: A device for measuring a measurement variable, wherein a first inductance is replenished with a capacitance to form a parallel resonant circuit and the first inductance is coupled to a measurement inductance.

Abstract: An encoder, comprising a first element, a second element, and a plurality of components, in which the first element is movable among a plurality of positions relative to the second element, each position is adjacent to at least one other position, each component generates a signal at each of said positions, and movement of the first element from any position to any adjacent position results in a change in a signal from only one of said components. Also, an encoder that comprises a multi-detector element which comprises two or more sub-detectors that generate sub-signals, the sub-detectors spaced from each other a distance (rotational and/or translational) that is smaller than a distance between two positions of a first element. Also, a method of detecting a position of a first element relative to a second element, comprising moving a first element relative to a second element from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: A sensing chip structure of an optical scale reader includes a substrate having at least one conductive pad. The substrate has thereon a photosensitive chip. The photosensitive chip has at least one pin. The pins are each connected to a conductive pad by a conducting wire. A coded graphic layer is disposed on a side of the photosensitive chip, and the side of the photosensitive chip faces away from the substrate. The sensing chip structure is conducive to structural simplification and miniaturization of the optical scale reader.

Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes: a top housing rotatable about a bottom housing via a hinge; a sensor positioned between the top and bottom housings; the top and bottom housings each including a triangular portion that narrows into a rectangular extension portion; the bottom housing including raised bosses defining bolt apertures; the housings including outward indentations and corresponding inward indentations.

Abstract: A system for counting wheel revolutions made by a wheel of a vehicle, the system including an electronic counter, a transmitter, a housing, and a connector. The electronic counter counts a number of wheel revolutions made by the wheel. The transmitter transmits data from the electronic counter to a remote database. The housing houses the electronic counter. The connector removably attaches the housing to a nut anti-loosening device installed on the wheel.

Abstract: An instrument cluster assembly including a display screen having a backlight. A pointer is movable to point to different portions of an instrument cluster gauge in order to convey information to a driver or operator. A light guide is included with the pointer. The light guide is configured to receive light from the backlight of the display screen, and illuminate the pointer.

Abstract: A rotation angle detector comprises a rotating body including a plurality of track parts, and an abnormality detecting unit for detecting an abnormality based on signals generated in detection units. The detection units generate a first signal based on a first track part and a second signal based on a second track part. The abnormality detecting unit includes a judgement unit for judging an occurrence of an abnormality when the difference between the fluctuation range of the first signal and the fluctuation range of the second signal is larger than a predetermined fluctuation range judgement value.

Abstract: Two control strategies may be implemented to optimize mud circulation in a drilling mud circulation system. In a networked control strategy, the mud circulation system does not involve any centralized controller yet all the local controllers can exchange information in real-time via a central data storage. The master-slave control strategy involves a centralized optimizer, and the subsystems are treated as slave systems and are driven by a visual master control system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flow-rate measuring system for drilling muds and for multiphase mixtures (water/oil/gas) also with transport of solids or sand and in the presence of heavy oil. The system includes a flow-rate measuring system for drilling muds and/or for multiphase mixtures, wherein the measuring ports are equipped with an appropriate pre-chamber that enables elimination of the risk of failure of the measuring membranes in the case of particularly erosive mixtures and in the case of presence of solid by accumulation or transport. Furthermore, the particular vertical installation enables a compactness of the system in terms of horizontal encumbrance, enables installation where there is little horizontal space, and makes possible an undisturbed flow necessary for obtaining a higher measuring accuracy. The vertical installation enables installation, on the descending stretch, of a sensor for measuring the density that renders the measuring system autonomous (normally, the density is entered as external input).

Abstract: An apparatus, method and non-transitory computer readable medium method are described for identifying the phase fractions and flow-rate of a petroleum carrying pipeline with three-phase wavy-stratified flow. A set of semi-cylindrical electrodes are mounted on the internal surface of a pipe to monitor the total capacitance and resistance of the three-phase contents. The phase fractions are determined by relating the resistance and capacitance to the phase-angles associated with the interfaces between water, oil and gas phases of the mixture. To calculate the flow rate, measured capacitances from two sets of electrodes with known separation distance are cross-correlated to determine time delay. Communications circuitry transmits the measurements to a remote control center for monitoring. Calculated and measured results demonstrate close agreement. The percentage error exhibited by the proposed inclined capacitive plate technique is calculated and compared with published values.

Abstract: A first connection line includes a first tube-side wiring pattern formed on an outer periphery of a measuring tube and connected at one end thereof to a first surface electrode, a first substrate-side wiring pattern formed on a preamplifier substrate and connected at one end thereof to a preamplifier, and a first jumper wire connecting the other end of the first tube-side wiring pattern to the other end of the first substrate-side wiring pattern; and a second connection line includes a second tube-side wiring pattern formed on the outer periphery of the measuring tube and connected at one end thereof to a second surface electrode, a second substrate-side wiring pattern formed on the preamplifier substrate and connected at one end thereof to the preamplifier, and a second jumper wire connecting the other end of the second tube-side wiring pattern to the other end of the second substrate-side wiring pattern.

Abstract: A voltage switching circuit applies a high excitation voltage to an excitation switching circuit during a period from an excitation period starting point to a rise point in an excitation period, and applies a low excitation voltage lower than the high excitation voltage to the excitation switching circuit during a period from the rise point to an excitation period ending point in the excitation period. A constant current circuit makes the current of the low excitation voltage to be input from a power supply circuit to the voltage switching circuit constant.

Abstract: A microwave flowmeter and a flow rate measurement method are provided. The microwave flowmeter includes a transmitting circuit, a detecting circuit, and a computing unit. The transmitting circuit includes a substrate, a plurality of resonator elements, and a transmission line. Two ends of the transmission line receive high frequency electric feedings, so that the resonator elements separately generate corresponding microwaves and each of the microwaves has at least one resonant frequency. The detecting circuit detects offsets of the corresponding resonant frequencies that are caused when a fluid flows through the resonator elements, and records times at which the offsets happen. The computing unit is electrically connected to the detecting circuit, and computes a flow rate of the fluid according to the times at which the offsets happen of the resonant frequencies and locations that are of the resonator elements and that correspond to a flow path.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for monitoring yield while harvesting grain.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a device or feature that incorporates a technique or means for flow measurement in a fluid flow system. By way of example, a contoured insert may be specifically calibrated to the pipe line size to ensure the desired accuracy of the flow measurement, irrespective of pipe length between the device and other fluid system components that would negatively influence other flow rate measurement devices. This in turn reduces the total number of components needed in a system.

Abstract: A flow meter has fluid flow through a measurement path in a measuring tube with a main channel and at least one secondary channel. A signal input device introduces a measurement input signal into the fluid and a signal detection device detects the measurement input signal and/or a response signal induced by the measurement input signal. For a predetermined fluid, the main and secondary channels with a first total throughput of the fluid per unit time and with a second total throughput of the fluid per unit time, which is greater than the first total throughput of the fluid per unit time. The ratio of the throughput through all the secondary channels to the throughput through the main channel is greater in the second total throughput than in the first total throughput of the fluid per unit time.

Abstract: A method of reporting fuel consumption, the method comprising: providing a vehicle having a fuel level monitor; repeatedly measuring fuel consumption by the vehicle with the monitor; providing a server operable to generate fuel consumption reports, and transmitting the fuel consumption measurements via a communication channel between the fuel level monitor and the server.

Abstract: A device for measuring the level of a material (e.g., a liquid) in a tank is disclosed. An example device includes a non-buoyant flexible member and a plurality of sensor nodes distributed along the length of the flexible member. The sensor nodes are configured to indicate a change in orientation. A buoyant float provides a generally U-shape configuration for the flexible member, and causes an increasing number of the sensing nodes to depart from a substantially vertical orientation as the level of the material rises within the storage tank. A monitor is configured to monitor a signal indicating the change in orientation of the sensor nodes. As such, the device may be implemented to conveniently and accurately measure the liquid level in the tank.

Abstract: A fluid wand closure assembly includes a receiving tube with a wand receiving aperture and a predetermined external surface configuration. A wand holder fits within and abuts the receiving tube. A ring is configured to complement the external surface configuration and to abut the wand holder. Tightening the ring against the wand holder causes the ring to abut the wand holder and causes the wand holder to abut the receiving tube and seal the closure.

Abstract: A method of measuring a surface of a liquid, the surface of the liquid having an edge which contacts a solid structure and an interior area which does not contact the solid structure. The surface of the liquid and the solid structure are illuminated with a pattern so that an upper part of the pattern is projected onto the solid structure to form an upper projected pattern and a lower part of the pattern is projected onto the interior area of the surface of the liquid to form a lower projected pattern. An image of the upper projected pattern is acquired and analysed to determine a height of the edge of the surface of the liquid. An image of the lower projected pattern is acquired and analysed to determine a characteristic of the interior area of the surface of the liquid.

Abstract: A multi-probe sender may include a multi-probe having a reed switch arrangement in which reed switches form a level-sensitivity obtaining interval at which a value overlap is prevented in consideration of a resistance-value tolerance range, and having a probe layout forming an intersection interval at which value interference is prevented in consideration of an interval overlap of the reed switches.