Patents Issued in August 29, 2024
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Publication number: 20240286612Abstract: The present disclosure provides a controller and a control method appropriately improving safety of a saddled vehicle. According to the controller and the control method according to the present disclosure, a controller maneuvers a saddled vehicle (100) and has a control section. The control section executes a distance control in which a distance between the saddled vehicle (100) and a target vehicle is controlled based on surrounding environment information of the saddled vehicle (100). The control section initiates the distance control according to a first operation in which a rider of the saddled vehicle (100) operates an operation unit (2R) to change a reference state of the operation unit (2R) to a different state that is different from the reference state. The control section terminates the distance control according to a second operation in which the rider returns the operation unit (2R) to the reference state during execution of the distance control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Akira Sato
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Publication number: 20240286613Abstract: The driver monitoring device includes an expression judgment part configured to judge an expression of a driver of a vehicle from an image generated by an imaging device capturing a face of the driver; and a processing part configured to calculate a frequency by which it is judged the expression of the driver is an expression of surprise and perform a predetermined processing for enhancing a safety of the driver when the frequency is greater than or equal to a threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jiro Fujino, Kenichiroh Hara
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Publication number: 20240286614Abstract: An electric delivery truck control system is disclosed. Sensors detect operation parameters associated with the electric delivery truck as the electric delivery truck maneuvers along the roadway. An electric delivery truck control unit detects electric delivery truck control inputs associated with an operation of the electric delivery truck. The electric delivery truck control inputs are generated from an operation of the electric delivery truck. An operation parameter controller automatically adjusts the operation of the electric delivery truck as the electric delivery truck maneuvers along the roadway to maintain the operation of the electric delivery truck within an operation threshold based on the detected driving parameters and the electric delivery truck control inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Robert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Richard E. Bastien
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Publication number: 20240286615Abstract: A method for controlling propulsion of a heavy-duty vehicle, where the heavy-duty vehicle comprises a differential drive arrangement arranged in connection to a drive axle with a left wheel and a right wheel is provided. The method includes determining a nominal shaft slip corresponding to a desired wheel force to be generated by the drive axle wheels, wherein the nominal shaft slip is indicative of a difference between a current vehicle velocity and a vehicle velocity corresponding to the shaft speed, determining a difference between a speed of the left wheel and a speed of the right wheel, adjusting the nominal shaft slip in dependence of a magnitude of the wheel speed difference to a target shaft slip, and controlling the shaft speed based on the target shaft slip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Ramadan SALIF, Viktor LÄGNERT, Teodoro BORA
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Publication number: 20240286616Abstract: A processor of an ECU includes: a deceleration amount calculation unit that calculates a first deceleration amount for controlling deceleration of a vehicle during vehicle driving in an automatic driving mode; a deceleration amount acquisition unit that acquires a second deceleration amount of the vehicle according to an operation of a brake pedal when a driver operates the brake pedal; a deceleration control unit that controls deceleration of the vehicle by using a greater value of the first deceleration amount and the second deceleration amount when the second deceleration amount is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value during vehicle driving in the automatic driving mode; and a stopping unit that stops the automatic driving mode when the second deceleration amount exceeds the predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Wataru KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240286617Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for school bus detection and response by a vehicle such as an autonomous vehicle. An example method can include receiving sensor data collected by one or more sensors of a vehicle while the vehicle is in a scene. The sensor data can provide information about a school bus in the scene. The example method can include, based on the sensor data, determining a status of one or more lights of the school bus to determine a state of the school bus; determining that the one or more lights indicate whether the school bus is loading or unloading passengers; determining a behavior of one or more vehicles in the scene with respect to the school bus based on one or more parameters; and determining a behavior of the vehicle with respect to the school bus and the one or more vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Raghid Mardini, Pei Xu, Katelyn Wolfenberger, Gweltaz Lever, Rakesh Jasti, Sasanka Nagavalli, Shuhan Yang, Qirui Wu
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Publication number: 20240286618Abstract: A sensing device includes a first common image pickup region observation unit that observes a first region in a periphery of a host vehicle from information of a common image pickup region acquired by at least a first sensor and a second sensor having the common image pickup region, a second common image pickup region observation unit that observes a second region different from the first region from information of a common image pickup region acquired by at least a third sensor and a fourth sensor having the common image pickup region, a coordinate integration unit that integrates a geometric relationship between the sensors with coordinates of pieces of information observed in the first region and the second region, and a road surface estimation unit that estimates a relative posture between each sensor and a road surface including a pitch angle and a roll angle of the host vehicle based on point group information calculated from the integrated coordinates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Morihiko SAKANO, Hideyuki KUME, Takehito OGATA, Hidehiro TOYODA
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Publication number: 20240286619Abstract: A method for proactively assisting a driver to avoid road driving risks. The method detects, in real-time, a current driving status of a driver in a vehicle. The method further learns a risk type of the driver based on driving history data and creates a corresponding action pattern for the learned risk type of the driver. The method further determines whether the vehicle is about to encounter a dangerous event and assists the driver to avoid the dangerous event using real-time physiological stimulation, wherein real-time physiological stimulation comprises electric muscle stimulation (EMS) and galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) signals. The method maps the EMS and GVS signals to muscles of the driver related to the corresponding action pattern necessary to avoid the dangerous event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: YANG LIANG, Su Liu
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Publication number: 20240286620Abstract: An operation management aid system can access a first group of associated data in which biological measurement data pertaining to a biology of a driver is associated with task state data pertaining to a task state of the driver, and a second group of danger determination results indicating a degree of danger of driving by the driver, and wherein a processor executes: acquiring, the associated data pertaining to a specific task state of the driver from the first group, and acquiring a specific danger determination result group in the specific task state of the driver from the second group; and using an associated data group pertaining to the specific task state and a specific danger determination result group for the specific task state, to generate, for each of the specific task states, an estimation model that estimates an accident risk of the driver during the specific task state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: LOGISTEED, LTD.Inventors: Nao ITO, Takeshi TANAKA, Shunsuke MINUSA, Hiroyuki KURIYAMA, Kiminori SATO
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Publication number: 20240286621Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for programmatically determining an abnormal driving performed by a second vehicle. The systems and methods may, for example, receive first driving data from a sensor of the ego vehicle, the first driving data comprising a gap in time-series data entries of movements of the second vehicle; receive second driving data that fills in the gap in the time-series data entries of the second vehicle; aggregate the first driving data with the second driving data to aggregated driving data to generate metadata, the aggregated driving data comprising movements of the second vehicle that exceed a threshold value of predicted movements defined in a model of abnormal driving detection, and the metadata used to select the model of abnormal driving detection; and execute an algorithm that provides driving assistance for the ego vehicle in responding to the predicted movements defined in the model of abnormal driving detection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: SEYHAN UCAR, TOMOHIRO MATSUDA, YONGKANG LIU, EMRAH AKIN SISBOT, KENTARO OGUCHI
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Publication number: 20240286622Abstract: A fuel consumption prediction system predicts the fuel consumption of a vehicle comprising a fleet. The fuel consumption prediction system a driver-related coefficient to be applied to the driver-related explanatory variable and a vehicle-related coefficient to be applied to the vehicle-related explanatory variable based on the actual values of the driver-related explanatory variables and the vehicle-related explanatory variables, and calculates fuel consumption as an objective variable by using the driver related explanatory variables and the vehicle related explanatory variables. The fuel consumption prediction system recalculates a predicted value of the fuel consumption when at least one of the attribute of the driver and the attribute of the vehicle is changed by using the driver-related coefficient and the vehicle-related coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Geert SCHOORS, David HENSHER
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Publication number: 20240286623Abstract: A method selects a service for a driver of a motor vehicle from a list of services intended for the driver. The method enables a selection to be made in accordance with contexts relating to the driver, the vehicle and the external environment so as to optimise driver comfort and safety. The selection of at least one relaxing or stimulating service from a list of services is made according to the physiological state of the driver or according to the requirement of the driver, according to the driver's level of availability, according to the driver's usage preferences and according to data characterising the level of experience of the driver of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicants: RENAULT S.A.S, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Nathalie LE-HIR, Denis MOZZO
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Publication number: 20240286624Abstract: Applications supporting operations of an autonomous vehicle fleet can be implemented on and supported by cluster infrastructure. These applications have endpoints where data traffic runs in and out of these applications. Monitoring the health of these endpoints can be performed by a third-party vendor solution. Third-party vendor solutions cannot access protected endpoints in the cluster infrastructure easily. Also, some solutions are resource intensive. To address some of these shortcomings, an endpoint monitoring system can be developed by cluster operators and implemented directly on the cluster infrastructure based on a producer-consumer model. The consumers of the model can perform health checks on the protected endpoints in the cluster using the same authorized path as other users of the cluster infrastructure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Nitish Krishna Kaveri Poompatnam Chandrasekaran, Dannen Roberts
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Publication number: 20240286625Abstract: A system for conducting a test of an active roll control (ARC) system in a vehicle while the vehicle is moving includes a module and a control module. The module is configured to receive a maneuver and an expected torque associated with the ARC system for the maneuver according to a defined velocity and a defined steering angle. The control module is configured to receive, while the vehicle is controlled to execute the maneuver, an actual torque of the ARC system, an actual velocity of the vehicle, and an actual steering angle of the vehicle. The module is configured to determine whether any one of the actual torque, the actual velocity, and the actual steering angle falls below the expected torque, the defined velocity, and the defined steering angle, respectively, and in response, generate a signal indicating a failure of the test. Other examples systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Kyoungtaek LEE, Gerald GECK
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Publication number: 20240286626Abstract: Example embodiments relate to self-supervisory and automatic response techniques and systems. A computing system may use sensor data from an autonomous vehicle sensor to detect an object in the environment of the vehicle as the vehicle navigates a path. The computing system may then determine a detection distance between the object and the sensor responsive to detecting the object. The computing system may then perform a comparison between the detection distance and a baseline detection distance that depends on one or more prior detections of given objects that are in the same classification group as the object. The computing system may then adjust a control strategy for the vehicle based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Mark Calleija, Clayton Kunz, Matthew Langford, Ramadev Hukkeri, Daniel Rothenberg
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Publication number: 20240286627Abstract: A method for processing sensor data in a control device of a vehicle. The method includes: evaluating sensor data generated by different sensors of the vehicle for detecting its environment, via different evaluation functions which convert at least part of the sensor data as input data into output data, wherein the output data are assigned a priority using an assignment rule based on known insufficiencies of the sensors and/or the evaluation functions and the output data are used according to their priority in order to update an environment model that stores information about objects in the environment of the vehicle; recognizing an insufficiency that differs from the known insufficiencies using at least a part of the sensor data and/or at least a part of the output data; updating the assignment rule based on the recognized insufficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Andreas Heyl, Peter Schneider, Stephan Reuter, Theresa Kienle, Thomas Gussner
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Publication number: 20240286628Abstract: An object recognition device is applied to a vehicle having a range sensor that transmits a probe wave and receives the reflected wave of the probe wave. The object recognition device is configured to recognize an object behind the own vehicle based on detection information of the range sensor. The object recognition device includes a tow determining unit configured to determine whether a towed vehicle is coupled to a rear of the own vehicle, and a changing unit configured to, in response to determining that the towed vehicle is coupled to the rear of the own vehicle, change how the range sensor detects an object to suppress reception of the reflected wave caused by presence of the towed vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Keita SUGIURA, Yasuyuki MIYAKE, Naotsugu SHIMIZU, Junzoh TSUCHIYA, Masafumi IBUSHI, Seiya FUJITSU, Hiroyuki ISHIMORI
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Publication number: 20240286629Abstract: A system for controlling an ego vehicle following a lead vehicle without vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication includes sensors disposed on the ego vehicle and capturing ego and lead vehicle condition information. Control modules disposed in the ego vehicle each have a processor, memory, and input/output (I/O) ports. The I/O ports communicate with the one or more sensors. The memory stores control logic, and the processor executes the control logic, including a lead vehicle following (LVF) application. A first control logic receives a start input from a vehicle occupant via a human-machine interface (HMI) in communication with the I/O ports. A second control logic performs a feasibility analysis of ego and lead vehicle conditions according to feasibility conditions. A third control logic selectively initiates lead vehicle following.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Md Mhafuzul Islam, Arun Adiththan, Prakash M. Peranandam, Ramesh Sethu
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Publication number: 20240286630Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to control permissions of vehicle signals. In some aspects, one example method includes: receiving a permission map, wherein the permission map comprises a configured permission value of a permission element of a node in a vehicle signal catalog; and setting a permission value of the permission element of the node in the vehicle signal catalog according to the configured permission value in the permission map.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Pierre Pierre BLAIS, Xavier JAVORNICKI, Geordon Thomas FERGUSON
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Publication number: 20240286631Abstract: A system for determining an event in a cabin of a vehicle includes a gas sensor configured to generate a first sensor signal associated with a quantity of at least one gas or VOC in ambient air of the cabin, a PM sensor configured to generate a second sensor signal associated with a quantity of particulate matter in the ambient air of the cabin, and a controller operably connected to the gas sensor and the PM sensor. The controller is configured to receive the first and second sensor signals, generate first and second time series datasets of the first and second sensor signals, and determine an event in the cabin of the vehicle by analyzing both the first and second time series datasets using a machine learning model that has been trained with training data corresponding to time series data of PM readings and gas sensor readings of known events.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Steven Ralf Brohl, Russell Watts
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Publication number: 20240286632Abstract: A recommendation system includes an operation detection unit configured to detect an override operation by a driver; a scene acquisition unit configured to acquire an override scene when the override operation is detected; a function selection unit configured to select a driving assistance function corresponding to the override scene among driving assistance functions not activated, based on the acquired override scene; and a proposal unit configured to propose to the driver whether or not to activate the selected driving assistance function.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Wataru KAWASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240286633Abstract: A method includes monitoring environmental conditions surrounding a moving vehicle, using an on-board sensor of the moving vehicle, detecting that at least one of the environmental conditions surrounding the moving vehicle is likely to impair visibility for a driver of the moving vehicle, based on an output of the on-board sensor, acquiring static map data for a location surrounding the moving vehicle, acquiring real time sensor data for the location surrounding the moving vehicle, where the real time sensor data comprises outputs of a plurality of on-board sensors of a plurality of other vehicles, generating an augmented reality view of the location surrounding the moving vehicle, using the static map data, the real time sensor data, and the output of the on-board sensor, and displaying the augmented reality view of the location surrounding the moving vehicle on a display within the moving vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Iftekhar Alam, Wasib Khallil, Jonathan Chang, Bhumit Patel
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Publication number: 20240286634Abstract: Autonomous vehicle operations use learned constraints over beliefs to traverse a vehicle transportation network. Sensor data and user demonstration data are used to determine a belief path using a partially observable Markov decision process (POMDP) model. The belief path can be updated based on the learned constraints. Candidate actions are determined based on the POMDP model. The candidate actions are constrained by the updated belief path. An action is selected, and the vehicle traverses the vehicle network using the selected action.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Marcell Vazquez-Chanlatte, Stefan Witwicki
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Publication number: 20240286635Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates systems and techniques for classification of signs and gestures pertaining to traffic and, more specifically, to autonomous vehicle based classification of signs and gestures of humans controlling traffic (HCTs). In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a process for identifying, using one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle (AV), a human controlling traffic (HCT) and recognizing a set of instructions from the HCT, wherein the set of instructions comprises a set of sensory data. In some aspects, the process can further include operations for modifying a trajectory of the AV based on the set of instructions received from the HCT and based on a determination on whether the set of instructions are intended for the AV.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Ankit Raj, Raghid Mardini, Nicholas Famiglietti, Eric Lujan, Nestor Grace, Sachithra Hemachandra, Weichao Kong, James Hammond, Changkai Zhou
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Publication number: 20240286636Abstract: The disclosed technology provides solutions for applying a flare detection model to an image for detecting road flares in an environment by an autonomous vehicle (AV). A method comprises accessing a flare detection model that is trained to recognize a bounded outer region and a bounded inner region; and detect a flare object within the bounded inner region and refrain from detecting an object in the bounded outer region; applying the flare detection model to an image of the environment to recognize an outer region corresponding to a glow of a flare and an inner region that corresponds to the flare in the environment; and detecting the flare in the environment within the inner region based on the inner region being recognized by the flare detection model and contained within the outer region that is also recognized by the flare detection model. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Pranay Agrawal, Ashish Shrivastava, Robert Liang, Changkai Zhou
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Publication number: 20240286637Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle using a vehicle dynamics model. The method includes: providing input values of one or at least one of a plurality of input variables of the vehicle dynamics model; determining output values of one or at least one of a plurality of state variables of the vehicle dynamics model based on the input values, wherein the vehicle dynamics model includes a physical model component and a data-based model component, and providing the output values for use in the operation of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Stephan Rhode
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Publication number: 20240286638Abstract: A control device associated with an autonomous vehicle detects that a person is altering traffic on a road using a hand signal. The control device determines an interpretation of the hand signal. The control device transmits the hand signal interpretation to an oversight server. The oversight server verifies the hand signal interpretation and communicates an instruction to navigate the autonomous vehicle according to the verified hand signal interpretation. The control device determines a proposed trajectory for the autonomous vehicle according to the interpretation of the hand signal. The control device navigates the autonomous vehicle according to the proposed trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Shivam Kranti Gupta
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Publication number: 20240286639Abstract: A system for dynamic policy curation includes a computing system and interfaces with an autonomous agent. A method for dynamic policy curation includes collecting a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs; and determining a set of available policies based on processing the set of inputs. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: selecting a policy; implementing a policy; and/or any other suitable processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: May Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Stuart Fairley, Asheesh Ranjan, Melinda Kothbauer, Sajan Patel, Tom Voorheis, Jeff Sterniak, Edwin B. Olson
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Publication number: 20240286640Abstract: A self-driving vehicle includes a motor, a driving source configured to drive the motor, a vehicle-traveling-time setter setting a vehicle traveling time determined by a passenger, thereby generating a passenger-set, vehicle traveling time, and a processor providing a traveling application providing assistance in driving the self-driving vehicle. The processor also detects the remaining amount of power of the driving source and calculates the amount of time the self-driving vehicle will travel based on the detected remaining amount of power of the driving source. Also, the processor searches and determines a route the vehicle can complete within the passenger-set, vehicle traveling time when the calculated travelable time is longer than the passenger-set, vehicle traveling time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: MICOLATTA INC.Inventors: Masahiro SUZUKI, Mayumi SUZUKI, Yoichiro SAKO
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Publication number: 20240286641Abstract: A vehicular control device with which automated driving without a monitoring obligation is performed includes: a guidance provision determination unit that determines whether route guidance to a destination set by an occupant of the vehicle is under way; and a notification control unit that when the guidance provision determination unit determines that the route guidance is not under way during the automated driving without a monitoring obligation of the vehicle, causes prompting notification, which is at least either confirmation notification prompting confirmation related to setting of a route or situation notification notifying of a traveling situation, at a predetermined timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Takuya KUME, Kazuki Izumi
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Publication number: 20240286642Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to perform operations comprising receiving sensor data from at least one sensor on an ego vehicle; detecting a lane-splitting vehicle approaching the ego vehicle from behind the ego vehicle based on the sensor data; and responsive to detecting the lane-splitting vehicle approaching the ego vehicle from behind the ego vehicle, controlling the ego vehicle to move laterally away from a path of the lane-splitting vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Robert Joseph Dingli, Joseph Michael Martin, Amit Kumar
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Publication number: 20240286643Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vehicular knowledge networking, including an improved knowledge cycle process. Vehicular knowledge networking employs vehicular networking capabilities, such as vehicle-to-vehicle (V2) communication, to create and distribute contextual knowledge of risky zones. The knowledge is received by a vehicle as early guidance, allowing the driver to be preemptively prepared before entering the risky zone and safely maneuver once driving inside of the zone. The improved knowledge cycle process involves creating associated metadata in each stage of the knowledge cycle. The metadata can be analyzed and ultimately used to derive at least one path within the knowledge cycle that is known to have a high performance. Consequently, any degradation of subsequent iterations of the knowledge cycle, are improved by employing only the “beneficial” stages of the knowledge cycle, based on the metadata, in a manner that enhances the usefulness of the knowledge cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: SEYHAN UCAR, Takamasa Higuchi, Onur Altintas
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Publication number: 20240286644Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for an unsafe hot spot detection and reporting system to identify unsafe “hotspot” zones. The system functions to identify hotspot zones that are associated with an increased number of detected warnings regarding unsafe conditions, vehicle collisions, near misses, or other hazardous events. The hotspots are determined based upon historical data that may include safety-based warnings issued from vehicle with respect to in-vehicle monitoring data or other data sources. The system leverages the hotspot location information to identify a safety data model (SDM) rule and automatically adjust one or more safety data model (SDM) parameters of the SDM rule such as follow distance, speed settings, etc., and/or to route the vehicle to an alternate course to avoid an identified unsafe hotspot zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.Inventors: Yaniv Elimaleh, Samantha Walter
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Publication number: 20240286645Abstract: The vehicle includes an interface unit and an active safety device. The active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one of surrounding environment information related to the surrounding environment of the vehicle and in-vehicle environment information related to the environment inside the vehicle. The active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one of surrounding environment information and in-vehicle environment information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho HASHIMOTO, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Tomoki SOMIYA, Kazumasa HARADA, Hiroki YABUSHITA, Sei MIYAZAKI, Yuki NISHIKAWA, Noriaki HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20240286646Abstract: The vehicle is configured to be able to communicate with an Autonomous Driving Kit configured to be detachable from the vehicle, and includes an interface unit that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each unit of the vehicle based on an instruction from Autonomous Driving Kit, and an active safety device that realizes a preventive safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes a performance evaluation unit that evaluates the driving performance of Autonomous Driving Kit on the basis of the property of the area in which the vehicle is traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho HASHIMOTO, Satoshi NAKAMURA, Tomoki SOMIYA, Kazumasa HARADA, Hiroki YABUSHITA, Sei MIYAZAKI, Yuki NISHIKAWA, Noriaki HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20240286647Abstract: An autonomous mobile body comprises a travel unit configured to move autonomously; a locker unit capable of housing an object; a first power source unit configured to supply electric power to the travel unit; and a second power source unit including at least one hydrogen cartridge, the second power source unit being configured to supply electric power to the locker unit by hydrogen filled in the hydrogen cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Iwamoto, Takao Kataoka
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Publication number: 20240286648Abstract: A vehicle includes an interface unit that is configured to be able to communicate with an autonomous driving kit configured to be attachable to and detachable from the vehicle and that gives a control instruction related to autonomous driving control to each part of the vehicle based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit, and an active safety device that implements an active safety function of the vehicle. The active safety device includes an acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of participant information that is information related to a traffic participant present around the vehicle, and occupant information that is information related to an occupant riding in the vehicle; and a performance evaluation unit that evaluates driving performance of the autonomous driving kit based on at least one piece of the participant information and the occupant information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho Hashimoto, Satoshi Nakamura, Tomoki Somiya, Kazumasa Harada, Hiroki Yabushita, Sei Miyazaki, Yuki Nishikawa, Noriaki Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20240286649Abstract: A vehicle navigation system for detecting and responding to a cut-in by a target vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle navigation system includes at least one processor configured to receive image data captured by an image capture device of the host vehicle; identify, based on analysis of the image data, a target vehicle traveling in a lane adjacent to a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; determine, based on analysis of the image data, that a predetermined cut in sensitivity change factor is present; and based on the determination that the predetermined cut in sensitivity change factor is present, cause a navigational response in the host vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd.Inventor: Gideon Stein
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Publication number: 20240286650Abstract: A driving simulator can include one or more input devices; a display; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the one or more input devices and the display. The one or more processors can be configured to store, in memory, a predetermined path for a simulated vehicle to travel in a simulated environment; execute an application to cause the simulated environment to appear on the display in a autonomous mode in which the application is configured to simulate the simulated vehicle driving by updating the display over time according to the predetermined path; receive an input from at least one of the one or more input devices; and responsive to receiving the input, change the mode of the application from the autonomous mode to a manual mode in which the application is configured to update the display according to inputs from the one or more input devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TORC Robotics, Inc.Inventor: Darrell BOWMAN
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Publication number: 20240286651Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a memory configure to store a first map representing information on a road and a second map representing information on the road less accurately than the first map; and a processor configured to determine whether an involvement requirement for requesting a driver of a vehicle to be involved in driving the vehicle is satisfied, and give notification of a request for involvement in driving via a notification device provided in the vehicle interior when the involvement requirement is satisfied. The processor makes the involvement requirement less strict when autonomous driving control of the vehicle is based on the second map than when autonomous driving control of the vehicle is based on the first map.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenta KUMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20240286652Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for applying shadow assisted driving systems (ADS) to a vehicle. The system can receive sensor data and deliver a takeover request to the vehicle operator based on the sensor data. An end boundary can be determine to disengage an ADS feature from the vehicle. A disengage boundary can be set where the vehicle can disengage before the end boundary. The system can determine when the vehicle operator responds to the takeover request based on the sensor data, which can cause the ADS to shadow the vehicle operator based on a determination that the vehicle operator did not take over operation of the vehicle at the disengage boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Manuel Ludwig Kuehner, Hiroshi Yasuda
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Publication number: 20240286653Abstract: A magnetic levitation transport system includes: a first magnetic screw including a first end and a second end, which are opposite to each other; and a second magnetic screw disposed in one direction from the first magnetic screw and including a third end and a fourth end, which are opposite to each other, where the third end is disposed farther from the first magnetic screw than the fourth end is disposed. An angle of the fourth end is determined based on an angle of the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: BEOMJAE KIM, MINGYOUN KANG
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Publication number: 20240286654Abstract: A side wall assembly and associated cantrail of a light mass transit vehicle, the side wall assembly may be lightweight, strong and safe and the inclusion of panels in the assembly is easily adaptable. The cantrail may be more lightweight than typical cantrails while maintaining suitable rigidity and strength required to support a roof, and associated items mounted on a roof, and securely connect to a side wall assembly of a light mass transit vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Paul Salkeld, Adrian Howson, Shaun O'Brien
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Publication number: 20240286655Abstract: Provided are a material transportation vehicle, a material carrying device, a material drying system and a control method, an electronic apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. The material transportation vehicle includes: a carrying base, and a push-pull assembly arranged on the carrying base. The push-pull assembly is configured to drive a material pallet for containing a material to move between a first position and a second position. The first position and the second position are staggered in a first direction, and the second position is located above the carrying base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Yansong Fang, Yidong Wu, Kun Wu
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Publication number: 20240286656Abstract: A power supply system is provided for groups of electrical loads, wherein a group of loads can be split into at least two segments of the group of loads, such as transportation systems comprising at least two segments of transportation systems, wherein the segments each have a first end region and a second end region and also at least one electrical load which is fed with electrical power by the power supply system. To this end, the segments of the group of loads have at least one connection device at the first end region and at least one connection device at the second end region, wherein each connection device has connections which are of substantially structurally identical design and render possible electrical connection of the connection devices within one segment of the group of loads and also connection of the segments of the group of loads to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventors: Denny HELLIGE, Walter GERSTL, Albert FERDERER
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Publication number: 20240286657Abstract: A motion control system for an independent cart system provides for an improved system for controlling operation of movers in areas of high traffic. A controller monitors operation of the movers to detect heavy traffic. In heavy traffic, the controller may bring a mover to a stop to avoid collisions. Once a mover is stopped, the segment controller will look at the present location of the mover and determine whether it is at the desired position set in the motion command. If the mover is not at the desired position, the stop was a result of heavy traffic. After detecting heavy traffic, the controller commands the mover to resume travel using a modified motion command. The modified motion command will command the first mover to its desired position but will command the move at a reduced rate or using a reduced response in the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Yuhong Huang
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Publication number: 20240286658Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a train operation control method and apparatus, a computer device, and a storage medium. The train operation control method includes the following steps. At least two to-be-consisted trains are determined. A consisting preparation task is transmitted to an on-board control subsystem of each of the at least two to-be-consisted trains, to enable the on-board control subsystem of each train to receive the consisting preparation task and execute a consisting preparation subtask thereof in the consisting preparation task. Feedback information indicating completion of the consisting preparation subtask transmitted by the on-board control subsystem of each of the at least two to-be-consisted trains is received. Consisting information of the at least two to-be-consisted trains is compiled based on all of the feedback information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Qiang ZUO
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Publication number: 20240286659Abstract: A washout reclaiming system includes a wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow includes a tray having an interior surface, an opposing exterior surface and a through hole extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface. A grate is mounted to the interior surface of the tray and is configured to cover the through hole in the tray of the wheelbarrow. The grate includes a plurality of perforations sized large enough to allow a contaminated portion of a washout to pass through the through hole and sized small enough to prevent a clean portion of the washout from passing through the through hole in the tray of the wheelbarrow.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Inventor: Shane Durkin
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Publication number: 20240286660Abstract: The present disclosure provides a folding cart. The folding cart includes a cart frame assembly, a wheel assembly, and a handrail assembly. The cart frame assembly may include a plurality of sets of support rod assemblies and a base frame hinged to lower ends of the plurality of sets of support rod assemblies. The wheel assembly may be disposed at a lower end of the cart frame assembly to realize movement of the cart frame assembly. The handrail assembly may be disposed on the cart frame assembly. The cart frame assembly may be driven to move through the handrail assembly under an action of an external force. The handrail assembly may be rotatably connected to the cart frame assembly to make the handrail assembly rotate at least on a first plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: SINOWELL (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Jia LUO, Liang ZHOU, Yunfei DUAN
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Publication number: 20240286661Abstract: An external charger is to be easily transported and securely prevented from falling during transport. A wheeled platform for external charger for transporting an external charger supplying electric power to a working vehicle driven by an electric motor includes: a pedestal where the external charger is placed; and a caster and a support pillar attached to the pedestal. The pedestal or the support pillar is provided with an engagement part which a blade of the working vehicle can be engaged with. The engagement part is configured in such a way that a movement regulating member preventing the blade from wobbling can be attached in a state where the caster is spaced apart from a ground by lifting the blade further from a state where the blade is engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Matsumoto, Kengo Kumeuchi