Patents Issued in May 9, 2023
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Patent number: 11643082Abstract: A method comprises receiving an image of a road captured by a vehicle driving on the road, receiving a map of the road, the map comprising a road geometry of the road, obtaining an edge map of the road based on the image of the road, inputting the image, the map of the road, and the edge map into a trained regressor neural network, determining an estimated snow depth for each of one or more lanes of the road based on an output of the regressor neural network, and transmitting the estimated snow depth to an edge computing device.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Prashant Tiwari, Rui Guo
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Patent number: 11643083Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller decides whether or not specifications of a proposed vehicle to be proposed to a customer are determined such that the specifications are for an electrified vehicle based on traveling data of a vehicle driven by the customer and outputs the decided specifications.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shunsuke Tanimori, Ryota Nakabayashi, Osamu Izumida, Takeshi Kanou, Naoki Yamada, Kazuyuki Inoue, Shin Sakurada, Hiromitsu Fujii
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Patent number: 11643084Abstract: In various embodiments, a driver sensing subsystem computes a characterization of a driver based on physiological attribute(s) of the driver that are measured as the driver operates a vehicle. Subsequently, a driver assessment application uses a confidence level model to estimate a confidence level of the driver based on the characterization of the driver. The driver assessment application then causes driver assistance application(s) to modify at least one functionality of the vehicle based on the confidence level. Advantageously, by enabling the driver assistance application(s) to take into account the confidence level of the driver, the driver assessment application can improve driving safety relative to conventional techniques for implementing driver assistance applications that disregard the confidence levels of drivers.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Stefan Marti, Joseph Verbeke, Sven Kratz
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Patent number: 11643085Abstract: A drive assist apparatus includes a processor and a storage. The processor includes a line-of-sight detector, an emotion estimator, and a notification processing unit. The line-of-sight detector detects information on a line of sight of one or both of a vehicle occupant present in a vehicle and a traffic participant present around the vehicle. The emotion estimator estimates an emotion of the one or both of the vehicle occupant and the traffic participant. The storage stores, when the estimated emotion is detected as a positive emotion, data on a viewpoint including information on a position of the vehicle on map data and information on the line of sight. The notification processing unit makes, on the basis of the data on the viewpoint stored in the storage, a notification of information on a direction to notice to the vehicle occupant present in the vehicle traveling through a location corresponding to the viewpoint.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Ikuo Goto
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Patent number: 11643086Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementation of human-like vehicle control for an autonomous vehicle. Information related to a target motion to be achieved by the autonomous vehicle is received, wherein the information includes a current vehicle state of the autonomous vehicle. A first vehicle control signal is generated with respect to the target motion and the given vehicle state in accordance with a vehicle kinematic model. A second vehicle control signal is generated in accordance with a human-like vehicle control model, with respect to the target motion, the given vehicle state, and the first vehicle control signal, wherein the second vehicle control signal modifies the first vehicle control signal to achieve human-like vehicle control behavior.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: PlusAI, Inc.Inventors: Mianwei Zhou, Hao Zheng, David Wanqian Liu
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Patent number: 11643087Abstract: A vehicle may include a steering angle sensor; and a controller configured to be electrically connected to the steering angle sensor. The controller may be configured to identify a change amount in a steering angular speed of the vehicle according to an output of the steering angle sensor, and to identify careless driving of a driver of the vehicle according to a first maximum change amount in which the steering angular speed changes in a first direction and a second maximum change amount in which the steering angular speed changes in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Chiyoung An
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Patent number: 11643088Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. In addition, one aspect of the invention generally relates to a method and system for modifying a user's driving behaviors, in particular to a system and method for modifying a user's unsafe driving behaviors, e.g., using one or more services of a controllable mobile device while driving, by providing a score to the user rating indicating that they are using a mobile device in a distracting way, or driving in a manner that indicates that they are distracted.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Franklin Tai, Ryan Tibbitts, Adam Stevenson, Malcolm Bruce Young
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Patent number: 11643089Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a plurality of driving assistance devices configured to sequentially send request signals including requests to an actuator in the vehicle and identifiers of the driving assistance devices to an in-vehicle network, a movement manager device configured to acquire the request signals from the in-vehicle network, select one of the identifiers respectively included in the acquired request signals based on a predetermined rule, and sequentially send a control signal including at least the selected identifier to the in-vehicle network, and an actuator control device configured to sequentially acquire the request signal and the control signal from the in-vehicle network, when the control signal is acquired, select a latest request signal including the identifier included in the acquired latest control signal among the acquired request signals, and decide a control value of the actuator based on the request included in the selected request signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kaiji Itabashi
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Patent number: 11643090Abstract: In some examples, a controller receives information of a route of a vehicle, and selects a first parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the route of the vehicle, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of the vehicle, where each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle. The controller causes application of the first parameter set to control a setting of the one or more adjustable elements of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Edward Snow Willis, Christopher Scott Travers, Conrad Delbert Seaman, Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, Stephen McCann, Michael Peter Montemurro
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Patent number: 11643091Abstract: To reduce the man-hours of software development when vehicle types are deployed, an in-vehicle equipment control device has a control unit that outputs, to actuators, control signals based on the outputs from sensor devices. The control unit includes a middleware layer and a device driver layer as software components. The middleware layer includes a routing module that selects whether the communication data output from the sensor devices is output as is or the communication data is subjected to predetermined processing and then output according to the type of the communication data, and a treatment module that performs the predetermined processing on the communication data. The routing module has a function of outputting the communication data to the device driver.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Yusuke Nakaya
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Patent number: 11643092Abstract: A method and a system for lane change prediction. The method includes collecting raw driving data, extracting a plurality of feature sets from the collected raw driving data, and obtaining corresponding lane change information. The lane change information indicates a status of lane change of a vehicle under each of the extracted feature sets. The method further includes automatically labeling each of the extracted plurality sets of features with the obtained corresponding lane change information. The method further includes training a lane change prediction model with the labeled plurality sets of features. Examples of the present disclosure further describe methods, systems, and vehicles for applying the lane change prediction model.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Maximilian Doemling, Gavin Xu, Tomas Xu
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Patent number: 11643093Abstract: A method for predicting traffic light information by using a LIDAR is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) on condition that each of metadata has been allocated for each of virtual boxes included in a region covered by the LIDAR, obtaining, by a server, at least part of start timing information and stop timing information of a plurality of vehicles for each of the virtual boxes; and (b) predicting, by the server, each of pieces of the traffic light information respectively corresponding to each of the virtual boxes by referring to at least part of the start timing information and the stop timing information of the vehicles for each of the virtual boxes.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Autonmous A2ZInventors: Jung Dae Kim, Han Sol Kwon, Young Chul Oh
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Patent number: 11643094Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a noise control apparatus, vehicle having the same and method for controlling the vehicle to reduce indoor noise. In accordance with an aspect of disclosure, the vehicle collects sound by using a sound collector while driving the vehicle; detects vibration occurring in the vehicle by using a vibration detector; detects an occupant in the vehicle by using an occupant detector; generates a virtual reference signal based on an actual reference signal for the detected vibration; acquires location information of the occupant's ear based on the occupant information; generates a virtual error signal based on the acquired ear location information and the actual noise signal for the collected sound; generates a noise control signal based on the virtual error signal and the virtual reference signal; and outputs the generated noise control signal as sound.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Jung Keun You, Kaangdok Yee, ChiSung Oh, Joongkwan Kim
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Patent number: 11643095Abstract: An electronic control device includes a control command generation unit that generates and outputs a control command for controlling a first control object; a communication unit that performs communication with another electronic control device that controls a second control object; a communication abnormality determination unit that determines whether communication with the another electronic control device by the communication unit is abnormal; and a reset determination unit that determines whether the another electronic control device is reset based on a change in a sensor signal related to a state of the second control object when the communication abnormality determination unit determines that the communication with the another electronic control device is abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Shogo Nakao, Nobuki Sato, Mitsuo Sasaki
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Patent number: 11643096Abstract: A vehicle learning system includes a first execution device mounted on a vehicle, a second execution device outside the vehicle, and a storage device. The storage device stores mapping data including data, which is learned by machine learning and defines mapping that receives input data based on a detection value of an in-vehicle sensor and outputs an output value. The first execution device and the second execution device execute, in cooperation with each other, an acquisition process of acquiring input data, a calculation process of calculating an output value with the input data as an input of the mapping, and a relationship evaluation process of evaluating a relationship between a predetermined variable different from a variable corresponding to the output value and accuracy of the output value. The first execution device executes at least the acquisition process, and the second execution device executes at least the relationship evaluation process.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yohsuke Hashimoto, Akihiro Katayama, Yuta Oshiro, Kazuki Sugie, Naoya Oka
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Patent number: 11643097Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to execute the processing of finding, in connection with a first vehicle whose cabin unit and travel unit are separable from each other and that is scheduled to travel a first section of road in which travelling with a travel unit of a first type is suitable and provided with a travel unit of a second type different from the first type, a second vehicle that is scheduled to travel the first section in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the first vehicle and finish travelling the first section and provided with a travel unit of the first type, and instructing the first vehicle and the second vehicle to exchange the travel unit of the first type and the travel unit of the second type.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Nakano, Masato Ura, Koji Takao, Hideyuki Sakurai, Keisuke Hotta, Rieko Masutani, Atsushi Hanawa, Masanobu Ohmi, Takashi Hayashi, Atsushi Nabata, Tetsuro Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 11643098Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide geolocation based operation of a vehicle by generating a configuration profile for one or more geolocations along a particular route. For each of a plurality of trips a vehicle takes along a route, a set of sensors may be polled at regular intervals as the vehicle travels along the route to obtain vehicle trip data at each interval. The vehicle trip data obtained at each interval may be associated with a geolocation of the vehicle at the interval. For each of the one or more geolocations of the vehicle along the route, a corresponding configuration profile may be generated based on the vehicle trip data associated with the geolocation across the plurality of trips to generate a set of configuration profiles, wherein each of the set of configuration profiles comprises instructions to modify a configuration setting of one or more components of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: DEM TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Damiano Bolzoni, Marco Canevese
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Patent number: 11643099Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate switching between autonomous and manual driving modes. In order to do so, the vehicle's computer may conduct a series of environmental, system, and driver checks to identify certain conditions. The computer may correct some of these conditions and also provide a driver with a checklist of tasks for completion. Once the tasks have been completed and the conditions are changed, the computer may allow the driver to switch from the manual to the autonomous driving mode. The computer may also make a determination, under certain conditions, that it would be detrimental to the driver's safety or comfort to make a switch from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Brian Douglas Cullinane, Philip Nemec, Manuel Christian Clement, Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet, Lilli Ing-Marie Jonsson
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Patent number: 11643100Abstract: An in-vehicle display apparatus includes a display device and a display control section that causes information of a vehicle to be displayed as an image in the display device. The vehicle is capable of switching between a driving manipulation mode and a driving assistance mode. The display control section, in the driving manipulation mode, causes display to be performed in a driving manipulation display format, in which a speed meter image and a rotational speed meter image that indicate a physical quantity accompanying the drive force of the vehicle using an indicator and a parameter change with respect to the indicator are displayed. The display control section, in the driving assistance mode, causes display to be performed in a driving assistance display format, in which the speed meter image and the rotational speed meter image are deleted and a driving assistance image is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Genta Shiba, Koji Tajima
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Patent number: 11643101Abstract: Vehicle malfunction detection systems and methods for detecting whether a lighting element of a vehicle satisfies a malfunction condition are disclosed herein. The vehicle malfunction detection system includes a detection unit detecting an operational state of the lighting element of the vehicle, and a vehicle control unit configured to place the vehicle in a driving mode, wherein, in response to determining that the operational state of the lighting element satisfies the malfunction condition, a vehicle start prevention signal is transmitted to the vehicle control unit, the vehicle start prevention signal including an instruction to prevent the vehicle from entering the driving mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventor: Ming Michael Meng
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Patent number: 11643102Abstract: A vehicle dash cam may be configured to execute one or more neural networks (and/or other artificial intelligence), such as based on input from one or more of the cameras and/or other sensors associated with the dash cam, to intelligently detect safety events in real-time. Detection of a safety event may trigger an in-cab alert to make the driver aware of the safety risk. The dash cam may include logic for determining which asset data to transmit to a backend server in response to detection of a safety event, as well as which asset data to transmit to the backend server in response to analysis of sensor data that did not trigger a safety event. The asset data transmitted to the backend server may be further analyzed to determine if further alerts should be provided to the driver and/or to a safety manager.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Samsara Inc.Inventors: Mathew Chasan Calmer, Justin Delegard, Justin Pan, Sabrina Shemet, Meelap Shah, Kavya Joshi, Brian Tuan, Sharan Srinivasan, Muhammad Ali Akhtar, John Charles Bicket, Margaret Finch, Vincent Shieh, Bruce Kellerman, Mitch Lin, Marvin Arroz, Siddhartha Datta Roy, Jason Symons, Tina Quach, Cassandra Lee Rommel, Saumya Jain
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Patent number: 11643103Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided that includes: receiving an input as to a destination of travel for a vehicle; identifying, via a processor, a plurality of routes for the vehicle to travel to the destination; determining, via the processor, for each of the plurality of routes, a measure of difficulty of vehicle maneuvers for the vehicle to reach the destination via the route; and performing a vehicle action, via instructions provided by the processor, based on the respective measures of difficulty for the plurality of routes.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Hui-ping Wang, Li Zuo, Sanja Laptosevic
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Patent number: 11643104Abstract: A method for matching a reference object and a test object includes providing a test object in a field of sensing of at least one sensor disposed at a vehicle. A volume match is determined based on a volume of the reference object and a volume of the test object. A distance match is determined based on a center and orientation of the reference object and a center and orientation of the test object. An angle match is determined based on a yaw angle of the reference object and a yaw angle of the test object. A superposition of the volume match, the distance match, and the angle match is determined based on a multiplication of the volume match, the distance match, and the angle match. A degree of matching of the reference object and the test object is determined based on the superposition.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Eser Ustunel
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Patent number: 11643105Abstract: A system of creating a simulation scenario definition to simulate behavior of an autonomous vehicle includes a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium having one or more programming instructions. The system identifies an event on which a simulation scenario definition is to be based, identifies one or more log files associated with the event, parses the one or more log files in a time-sequential order and populates the simulation scenario definition with information from the identified log files until an event trigger is detected, identifies an actor from one or more of the log files, infer a shape of the actor, generates one or more simulated tracks that includes the inferred shape for the actor, and adds the simulated tracks to the simulation scenario definition.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Argo AI, LLCInventors: Thomas Carl Ackenhausen, Patrick Michael Carmody, Albert Costa, Alexander Allen Nolley
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Patent number: 11643106Abstract: A prediction device is described for predicting a location of a pedestrian moving in an environment. The prediction device may have a memory configured to store a probability distribution for multiple latent variables indicating one or more states of the one or more pedestrians. The prediction device may be configured to predict a position of a pedestrian for which no position information is currently available from the probability distribution of the multiple latent variables.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventor: Claudia Blaiotta
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Patent number: 11643107Abstract: A vehicle and control method thereof at provided to automatically activate preset devices within a vehicle based on a preset user selection function. The method vehicle includes receiving a selection of at least one user selection function preset in the vehicle and determining at least one vehicle environment associated with the user selection function in response to the selection of the at least one user selection function. Device control of the vehicle is performed related to the driving route setting of the vehicle or the at least one vehicle environment to support the at least one vehicle environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: JongSung Park, Young Rok Choi, Dae Sun Park
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Patent number: 11643108Abstract: Provided are methods for generating future maneuver parameters in a planner, which include receiving at least one first set of parameters associated with one or more previous maneuvers of a vehicle and at least one second set of parameters associated with a maneuver goal of the vehicle, generating, using the first and second sets of parameters, a future maneuver parameter corresponding to a future maneuver of the vehicle, training at least one data model by comparing the generated future maneuver parameter to one or more reference maneuver parameters, generating, based on training, a corrected future maneuver parameter. The corrected future maneuver parameter includes a future maneuver of the vehicle and a correction to the future maneuver of the vehicle. The first set of parameters includes the generated corrected future maneuver parameter, which is used to correct at least one first parameter. The training is executed using the corrected first parameter.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Caglayan Dicle, Sammy Omari, Nanxiang Li, Sang Uk Lee, Eric Wolff
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Patent number: 11643109Abstract: A vehicle control system that acquires position information of a vehicle in a driving state of a manually driven state or a remotely operated driven state; that stores a pre-traveled travel route of a vehicle in the manually driven state or the remotely operated driven state based on the acquired position information; and that creates a travel route on which a vehicle is caused to travel in an autonomously driven state using the stored travel route.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuki Ito, Tsukasa Nakanishi, Yuta Morikawa, Naoki Yamamuro, Yuki Tatsumoto
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Patent number: 11643110Abstract: A steering method for an autonomously steered vehicle having a hybrid steering system, including: identifying a malfunction during an autonomous driving procedure, wherein the hybrid steering system includes a hydraulic steering assistance system, an electromechanical steering assistance system and a control unit for monitoring and controlling the autonomous driving procedure of the vehicle, and switching the steering task by the control unit to a steering braking procedure, by which the vehicle is steered by braking at least one wheel, wherein due to the braking force that is acting on the scrub radius, a steering torque is produced that causes the wheels to turn. Also described is a related a servo-assisted steering assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventors: Falk Hecker, Jens-Hauke Mueller, Peter Heimbrock, Juergen Steinberger
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Patent number: 11643111Abstract: A method for controlling emergency stop of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes: controlling emergency stop of an autonomous vehicle capable of recognizing a stop request from an emergency vehicle, determining whether a current situation is an emergency situation or a general situation, and performing a procedure corresponding to each situation to stop the autonomous vehicle based on each situation.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Eun Young Choi, Jin Su Jeong, Ki Seok Seong, Min Sang Yu, Hyeong Jin Ham, Rosali Sun Pyun, Dong Il Yang, Woo Jin Kim
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Patent number: 11643112Abstract: A path providing device configured to provide a path information to a vehicle includes: a communication unit configured to receive map information from a server, the map information including a plurality of layers of data, an interface unit configured to receive sensing information from one or more sensors disposed at the vehicle, the sensing information including an image received from an image sensor, and a processor configured determine an optimal path for guiding the vehicle from an identified lane, generate autonomous driving visibility information and transmit the generated autonomous driving visibility information based on the sensing information and the determined optimal path, update the optimal path based on dynamic information related to a movable object located in the optimal path and the autonomous driving visibility information, and control the interface unit to shut off or start an engine of the vehicle based on the autonomous driving visibility information.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jinsang Lee, Jihyun Kim, Seunghwan Bang
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Patent number: 11643113Abstract: In a target identification device, an acquisition unit is configured to acquire trajectory information including information on a movement trajectory of a moving object in the surroundings of a vehicle. A calculation unit is configured to calculate a likelihood for each type of moving object from the trajectory information by using a plurality of models predefined for each type of moving object. A target identification unit is configured to identify the type of the moving object according to the likelihood calculated by the calculation unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kosuke Kitaura
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Patent number: 11643114Abstract: The disclosure is an information processing device that manages an operation of an autonomous vehicle having a loading space in which a parcel is loaded. The information processing device includes a control unit that executes: acquiring operation plan information including a route along which the autonomous vehicle travels when the autonomous vehicle delivers the parcel, and a delivery time for the parcel; and acquiring vacant space information based on the operation plan information, the vacant space information including a traveling section where a vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, a time when the vacant space is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle, and the size of the vacant space that is generated in the loading space of the autonomous vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABISHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Suzuki, Toru Nishitani, Jun Usami, Minami Yoda, Kensuke Koike, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Yohei Tanigawa
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Patent number: 11643115Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for controlling a vehicle having an autonomous driving mode. For instance, sensor data may be received from one or more sensors of the perception system of the vehicle, the sensor data identifying characteristics of an object perceived by the perception system. When it is determined that the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system, predicted characteristics for the object may be generated based on one or more of the identified characteristics. The predicted characteristics of the object may be used to control the vehicle in the autonomous driving mode such that the vehicle is able to respond to the object when it is determined that the object is no longer being perceived by the one or more sensors of the perception system.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Luis Torres, Brandon Luders
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Patent number: 11643116Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, in particular, a vehicle for highly automated driving. The method includes a step of reading in input data. The input data include sensor data and sensor state data of a multitude of sensor units of vehicle. The method also includes a step of generating a potential field, using the input data. The input data are used as attractive potentials and repulsive potentials of the potential field. The method furthermore includes a step of determining a trajectory through the potential field in order to generate a fusion signal, using the trajectory, for fusing the input data for a sensor data fusion for a highly automated driving operation of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Robert Gall, Lars Bieniek
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Patent number: 11643117Abstract: A hands-on determination device, a system including the same, and a vehicle control method thereof are provided. The hands-on determination device includes a processor that determines a hands-on state of a driver through motion recognition and determines whether to use a result of determination of the hands-on state based on at least one of a weather condition, a condition for validity of motion sensing, classification of a driving road, a vehicle control state, or a driver state and a storage storing data for motion recognition.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Min Chul Kang
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Patent number: 11643118Abstract: A railcar for transporting one or more steel coils. In various embodiments, the railcar includes a front truck assembly, a rear truck assembly, a center sill assembly including a center sill operably supported by the front and rear truck assemblies, and first and second side walls supported by and substantially coupled to the center sill assembly such that the first and second side walls are spaced-apart from and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the center sill.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Gunderson LLCInventors: Glenn A. Sandheinrich, Justin Dobsch
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Patent number: 11643119Abstract: A surge suppression circuit for a track circuit is provided. The surge suppression circuit comprises a first surge protection device including a first pair of silicon avalanche diodes and a second surge protection device including a second pair of silicon avalanche diodes. The first surge protection device is connected on a first connection line between a first terminal of a railroad signaling electronic equipment to be protected from a surge and a first terminal of a first rail of two physical rails. The second surge protection device is connected on a second connection line between a second terminal of the railroad signaling electronic equipment and a second terminal of a second rail of the two physical rails. The first surge protection device and the second surge protection device are connected to an earth ground terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.Inventor: Mark Corbo
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Patent number: 11643120Abstract: A method and system for motion control of movers in an independent cart system is disclosed. In one implementation, the independent cart system includes a plurality of track segments, each section having a respective controller. One of the controllers receives a motion command for a plurality of carts, respectively. The controller generates a force command for each of the plurality of carts and transmits the respective commands to the track segments commutating the plurality of carts.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark R. Cooper, David D. Van Dorpe, Patrick E. Ozimek, Shankernarayan Ramanarayanan
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Patent number: 11643121Abstract: A system for navigating within a track network includes, as system components, a system central, a track maintenance machine and a communication device. The system central is set up for administering network data representing a model of the track network. The track maintenance machine is suited for treatment of track sections of the track network. The track maintenance machine includes a navigation device for processing navigation data derived from the network data. The communication device is provided for data exchange between the system central and the navigation device. The system includes at least one movable or stationary carrier platform with sensors for collecting raw data representing characteristic information of the track network. A big data framework is set up in the system central to evaluate the raw data and synchronize them with the network data. Automated updating of the network data can be carried out with the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Track Machines Connected Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Krzysztof Wilczek
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Patent number: 11643122Abstract: A wayside to railway vehicle communication method including providing a first wayside device with a transmitter device capable of transmitting a data packet message to a railway vehicle travelling along a section of a railway track, through an electric waveform put into a rail of the section, and sending at least one message from the transmitter device to the railway vehicle, wherein the at least one message corresponds to the conversion of the data packet into a modulated electric waveform, the data packet including several data bits providing information relative to a plurality of speed limits the railway vehicle has to respect while travelling along respective portions of the section.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Maximo Salinas, Jeffrey Fries, John Ross, Shawn Clark, Phillip Martin
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Patent number: 11643123Abstract: A multi-terrain cart, comprising a cart body, two front and two rear non-pivoting wheels, a swivel wheel positioned forwardly or rearwardly to the front and rear non-pivoting wheels, respectively, an actuator for applying a downward force to the swivel wheel which causes the swivel wheel to be set at an operative position and two of the non-pivoting wheels to be raised relative to an underlying ground surface, and means for setting an angle of the swivel wheel relative to a lengthwise extending centerline of the cart body to cause the cart to rotate about a center of rotation that is determined by the set angle of the swivel wheel.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventor: Nir Yifrah
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Patent number: 11643124Abstract: The embodiments described herein are directed to a cart and related methods. The cart includes a base, a plurality of wheels connected to the base, a lower platform mounted to the base, a back panel mounted to the base, a set of lateral panels, an opening side of the cart, and a linking mechanism. The set of lateral panels defines an interior space of the cart. At least one of the set of lateral panels includes a shelf. The shelf is pivotally mounted to a rectangular frame of the at least one of the set of lateral panels. The opening side of the cart is open to provide access to the interior space of the cart. The linking mechanism is configured and arranged to connect the cart to another cart.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventor: Morgan Sannes
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Patent number: 11643125Abstract: A dolly for attachment to a vehicle hitch is disclosed. The dolly includes a connection assembly for connecting and disconnecting the dolly to the vehicle hitch. The connection assembly also allows to position the dolly from a ramp position in which the support surface is inclined, to a loading position in which the support surface is raised and parallel to the ground, for loading the object from the dolly to the vehicle. The connection assembly also allows to position the dolly from the loading position to a transport position. In the transport position, the support surface is upright and extends along the rear of the vehicle, for transporting the dolly with the vehicle, once the object has been loaded in the vehicle. A method of operating the dolly is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Inotev Inc.Inventors: Yves Gamache, Etienne Couture
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Patent number: 11643126Abstract: A foldable push chair comprises a central chassis assembly defining a central axis extending substantially perpendicularly to a normal direction of travel of the push chair, the push chair has at least three wheel supporting legs extending from the central chassis and rotatable about the central axis between a folded and unfolded state, in the unfolded state at least one wheel supporting leg extending in a forward direction and at least one wheel supporting leg extending in a rearward direction, the forwardly and rearwardly extending wheel supporting legs being coupled together such that they rotate in opposite directions around the central axis during a folding or unfolding operation, latching means engagable with at least one wheel supporting leg and the central chassis or handle assembly for ensuring the push chair can be latched in either or both of an unfolded state or a folded state, energy storage means associated with at least one wheel supporting leg and the central chassis or handle assembly, configType: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: JIJIBABA LIMITEDInventors: Richard Schlagman, Björn Dahlström
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Patent number: 11643127Abstract: A child stroller apparatus includes a stroller frame and a stroller seat. The stroller seat includes a backrest portion fixedly connected with a first joining part, a seat portion fixedly connected with a second joining part that is pivotally connected with the first joining part, a coupling part pivotally connected with the second joining part at a side thereof opposite to that of the first joining part and adapted to connect with the stroller frame, a latch movable between a locking position engaged with the coupling part and an unlocking position disengaged from the coupling part, and a linking mechanism configured to movably couple the latch to the first joining part so that the backrest portion is rotatable in a folding direction to cause the latch to disengage from the coupling part and in an unfolding direction to cause the latch to engage with the coupling part.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AGInventor: Xiaojian Zhang
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Patent number: 11643128Abstract: The disclosure provides a baby carriage brake mechanism and a baby carriage. The baby carriage brake mechanism includes a frame, a brake drive assembly, linkage assemblies, brake locks and wheels. The brake drive assembly is disposed on the frame. The linkage assemblies are respectively slidably disposed on the frame on both of left and right sides. Both ends of the brake drive assembly are respectively in abutting connection with the two linkage assemblies. The linkage assemblies are coupled to the brake locks. Two wheels are respectively pivotally disposed at both sides of the frame. By driving the brake drive assembly to push the linkage assemblies to act with the brake locks, the brake locks on both sides are engaged with the wheels, thereby locking the wheels on both sides. Therefore, the baby carriage brake mechanism of the disclosure may brake wheels on both sides simultaneously with simple operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Zhengwen Guo, Wanquan Zhu
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Patent number: 11643129Abstract: At a rim portion of a steering wheel, a shielding layer is disposed between a sensor electrode and a rim metal core portion. The shielding layer extends with respect to the sensor electrode. Therefore, generation of capacitive coupling between the sensor electrode and the rim metal core portion can be suppressed properly by the shielding layer, and parasitic capacitance that is generated at the sensor electrode can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Tetsushi Urushibata, Ryohei Sugimoto
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Patent number: 11643130Abstract: A steering device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an outer shaft, an inner shaft, an outer column, and an inner column. The inner shaft has a sliding portion configured to be capable of being inserted into the outer shaft, and a bearing-mounting portion that is connected to the sliding portion in an axial direction thereof and is configured not to be capable of being inserted into the outer shaft. In the bearing-mounting portion, rear bearings are disposed with an interval therebetween in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: YAMADA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Shiroishi
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Patent number: 11643131Abstract: A steering column may include a casing unit in which a steering spindle is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis and which has at least three telescopically guided casing tubes that are mutually adjustable in an axial direction. One of the tubes is an external casing tube in which an intermediate casing tube is received, an internal casing tube being received in the intermediate casing tube. A locking bolt installation can releasably lock at least two of the casing tubes to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis. The locking bolt installation can switch between an internal blocking position and an external blocking position. The intermediate casing tube in the internal blocking position is locked to the internal casing tube. The intermediate casing tube in the external locking position is locked to the external casing tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG, THYSSENKRUPP AGInventors: Tim Bayer, Simon Blaettler, Daniel Kreutz