Of Relative Distance From An Obstacle Patents (Class 340/435)
  • Patent number: 10564434
    Abstract: A display control device for a vehicle includes: a display controller that displays a predetermined display image on a windshield of the vehicle; a visibility reducing area detector that detects a presence or an absence of a visibility reducing area which reduces a visibility of the display image on the windshield; and a gaze detector that detects a gaze of a driver. When the display image overlaps with the visibility reducing area and the driver does not keep the gaze on the display image, the display controller moves the display image to an outside of the visibility reducing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noeru Sato, Takeshi Torii, Ryuichi Sumikawa
  • Patent number: 10565880
    Abstract: Among other things, data is received from a sensor oriented to monitor ground transportation entities at or near an intersection of a transportation network, and a machine learning model predicts behavior of ground transportation entities at or near the intersection at a current time. The machine learning model is based on training data about previous motion and related behavior of ground transportation entities at or near the intersection. Current motion data is applied to the machine learning model to predict imminent behaviors of the ground transportation entities. An imminent dangerous situation for one or more of the ground transportation entities at or near the intersection is inferred from the predicted imminent behaviors. A wireless communication device sends a warning about the dangerous situation to one of the ground transportation entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: DERQ Inc.
    Inventors: Georges Aoude, Amer Abufadel, Karl Jeanbart, Rishabh Choudhary, Ankit Sharma
  • Patent number: 10556600
    Abstract: Human driving performance can be assessed using an autonomous vehicle. An autonomous vehicle can have a manual operational mode and one or more autonomous operational modes. While the vehicle is operating in the manual operational mode, driving data relating to a manual driving maneuver can be acquired. The acquired driving data can be evaluated relative to a driving scene model to determine whether the manual driving maneuver is acceptable or unacceptable based on the acquired driving data. Responsive to determining that the manual driving maneuver is unacceptable, feedback can be provided to a user. In some instances, the feedback can be active feedback or passive feedback. In some instance, the user can be the human driver of the vehicle, or some other person related to the driver in some manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. James
  • Patent number: 10551494
    Abstract: A road information detector acquires road information by emitting a beam via a variable directivity transmission antenna to a road sign having plural flat portions and includes a transceiver that controls the antenna to scan the beam by switching an emission angle including an azimuth angle relative to the front direction of a vehicle and receives, as reflected wave signals, waves reflected by the flat portions, a distance and reflected wave intensity detector that detects a distance between the vehicle and each of the flat portions and a reflected wave intensity of each of the reflected waves, an emission angle detector that detects the emission angle based on the reflected wave signal, and a road information analyzer that acquires the road information by generating a heat map based on the emission angles, distances, and reflected wave intensities and analyzing the heat map using a threshold value of the wave intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshito Hirai, Tomohiro Yui, Hidekuni Yomo, Hirohito Mukai
  • Patent number: 10549866
    Abstract: An aircraft may include a first pair of forward-facing flash position lamps disposed at a first wing tip, the first pair of flash position lamps comprising a first flash position lamp and a second flash position lamp, a second pair of forward-facing flash position lamps disposed at a second wing tip, the second pair of flash position lamps comprising a third flash position lamp and a fourth flash position lamp, and a controller in electronic communication with the first pair of flash position lamps, wherein at least one of the first flash position lamp and the second flash position lamp are configured to flash, while maintaining a combined intensity of the first pair of forward-facing flash position lamps above a desired intensity, to indicate a change in direction of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Philippe Lapujade, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 10553116
    Abstract: An image monitoring system for vehicle for detecting a left lane area and a right lane area behind a vehicle using a region of interest (ROI) is provided. The system includes a rear camera, a memory configured to store an image obtained from the rear camera, and a controller configured to be set to one of a driving mode and a parking mode based on whether the vehicle is traveling and to detect an event from the image obtained from the rear camera. The controller set to the driving mode sets the ROI corresponding to the left lane area and the right lane area behind the vehicle on the image obtained from the rear camera, while the vehicle is traveling, detects whether an object is located on or enters the ROI, and notifies a driver of the vehicle of the detected result using an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CENTER FOR INTEGRATED SMART SENSORS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Kang Yi, Kyeong Hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 10553110
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for predicting or estimating the value of a variable speed sign (VSS). Probe data is received from multiple vehicles associated with a road segment. Location values are derived from the probe data. Center distance values are calculated based on the location values and the road segment. Clusters are derived from the probe data. Center distance values are grouped according to the respective clusters and a lane is assigned to at least one cluster based on the center distance values. The speed of the cluster predicts or estimates the corresponding lane of the VSS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Here Global B.V.
    Inventor: James Adeyemi Fowe
  • Patent number: 10546380
    Abstract: A calibration device acquires an image of an imaging target located ahead of a vehicle. Images of the imaging targets behind the vehicle are acquired, which are different from the acquired images captured in the forward direction. The shape and size of the imaging targets are already known. The calibration device performs projective transformation for the imaging targets shown in overlap regions of the acquired images, and identifies a roll, a pitch and a vertical position of each camera such that the conversion results are in agreement with the shape and size of the targets. The calibration device identifies an x-coordinate, a y-coordinate, and a yaw of each camera such that one link angle in a virtual link structure is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hitoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10544567
    Abstract: A method, for monitoring an implement of a machine, includes receiving implement parameters associated with the implement and determining a range of movement of the implement based on the implement parameters. The method detects whether at least one object is located within the range of movement of the implement and displays a visual representation of the range of movement with a visual indication indicative of whether the at least one object is located within the range of movement. The method detects changes to the implement parameters and determines an updated range of movement based on the detected changes. Further, the method determines whether at least one object is located within the updated range of movement and displays a visual representation of the updated range of movement with an updated visual indication indicative of whether the at least one object is located within the updated range of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Petrany, Douglas Jay Husted
  • Patent number: 10543851
    Abstract: A parking assistance system executes a process to measure the parking space by a sensor prior to carrying out an automated parking maneuver and to detect the parking space type from a plurality of detectable parking space types using specific criteria on the basis of the measurement of the parking space. The plurality of parking space types includes a longitudinal parking space type, in which a vehicle can park longitudinally, a transverse parking space type, in which a vehicle can park transversely, and a universal parking space type in which the vehicle can park both longitudinally as well as transversely. In the event that the parking space has been detected as a universal parking space type, the parking assistance system provides the driver with the choice to select a parking direction, namely whether the parking assistance system is to park longitudinally or transversely into the parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alois Freistadt, Dirk Ahrens, Joachim Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10532740
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and arrangement for monitoring and adapting the performance of a fusion system of an autonomous road vehicle. A drivable area is determined by combining a localization function and high density map data. Information on surrounding objects is determined, comprising determining the localization and classifying the surrounding objects, estimating their physical property states, and assigning them extension descriptions. Information on the drivable area and surrounding objects is condensed into observed areas, monitored by sensors of the environmental perception function with a predetermined degree of certainty, and prioritized objects, represented by classes, state estimates and extension descriptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Joakim Lin Sorstedt, Daniel Svensson
  • Patent number: 10536811
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system that provides location and information communication including a beacon, wherein the beacon transmits both information and data related to the beacon's relevant range and a receiving device, wherein the receiving device determines whether the transmitted information is relevant based on the received signal strength and the transmitted data related to relevant range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Industrial Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Raghu Arunachalam, L. Robert Crouthamel
  • Patent number: 10532770
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle are provided, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one radar sensor which captures the environment of the motor vehicle. The radar sensor data is evaluated to form an environmental model describing the environment of the motor vehicle. If at least one query criterion is satisfied, an environmental map derived from the environmental model, and illustrating a top view of regions which can and cannot be travelled on is displayed on the display device. During an interaction between the driver and the displayed environmental map, trajectory data describing a desired trajectory of the driver is determined, and the motor vehicle is at least partially automatically guided along a real trajectory derived from the trajectory data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Rachid Khlifi
  • Patent number: 10529237
    Abstract: In a case where a relative velocity Vr decreases, a timing calculation unit of a collision-avoidance support ECU calculates a time T1 shorter than a time T2, as a time to a collision, using a distance D and the relative velocity Vr without using acceleration Gr. The timing calculation unit calculates a timing of a start of collision-avoidance support on the basis of the time T1. In a case where the relative velocity increases, the timing calculation unit calculates the time T2 shorter than the time T1, as a time to a collision, using the distance D, the relative velocity Vr and the acceleration Gr. The timing calculation unit calculates the timing of a start of collision-avoidance support on the basis of the time T2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kentaro Kamijo, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10525883
    Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes side and rear cameras that are operable to capture image data. The rear camera is configured to be disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle so as to have a rearward field of view and the side cameras are configured to be disposed at respective side portions of the vehicle so as to have respective sideward and rearward fields of view. The rear camera has a rear imager and a wide angle lens, which is disposed at the rear imager with its center axis offset from a center region of the rear imager so as to be disposed at and to image at an upper region of the rear imager. An image processor processes captured image data to merge captured image data to provide a panoramic image for display to the driver during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Frank Goseberg, Ruediger Boegel
  • Patent number: 10525900
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle periphery monitoring device that can appropriately recognize a monitored subject that is present at a periphery of a vehicle and notify a driver, while suppressing computational amount and the amount of memory usage. In a case where a monitored subject W detected in a past captured image is not detected in a latest captured image (NO in FIG. 2B/STEP 7), an alert process unit 13 to 16 estimates whether or not the monitored subject W is present in a notification region D2 in a real space based on the past captured image (FIG. 2B/STEP 11 to FIG. 2B/STEP 13 and FIG. 2B/STEP 15 to FIG. 2B/STEP 16) and notifies the driver when the monitored subject W is estimated to be present in the notification region D2 (FIG. 2B/STEP 14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 10529236
    Abstract: Among other aspects, information is received at or from a mobile device. The information is derived from one or more position or motion sensors of the mobile device. The derived information is indicative of a position or a velocity of the mobile device. The position or the velocity of the mobile device conforms to a position or a velocity of a vehicle. The derived information is used to identify a dangerous situation involving the vehicle and a person on foot or a bicyclist. A notification is provided of the dangerous situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc.
    Inventor: Hari Balakrishnan
  • Patent number: 10520304
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a distance sensor suitable for calculating a processed distance of a target object without contact, including: a contactless measuring circuit suitable for emitting an output signal proportional to the distance of said target object for a plurality of time intervals, so as to obtain a plurality of measurements of the distance of said target object without contact; a first processor circuit suitable for processing said output signals coming from said measuring circuit, so as to calculate a first average distance from said target object based on the average of N distance measurements in output coming from said measuring circuit, said N measurements being consecutive in time and including the last distance measurement emitted by said measuring circuit; a second processor circuit suitable for processing said output signals coming from said measuring circuit, so as to calculate a second average distance from said target object based on the average of M distance measurements in outp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Datalogic IP Tech, S.r.l.
    Inventors: Salvatore Valerio Cani, Enrico Lorenzoni
  • Patent number: 10518702
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided and include an image processing module configured to receive a set of images of an exterior surrounding of a vehicle from a plurality of cameras. The plurality of cameras is attached to the vehicle. A movement adjustment module is configured to adjust at least one image from the set of images to compensate for movement of the vehicle based on a difference between an original position of each of the plurality of cameras and a current position of each of the plurality of cameras, respectively. A stitching module is configured to connect the set of images to produce a single image of the exterior surrounding of the vehicle. An image display module is configured to display the single image of the exterior surrounding of the vehicle on a display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Asif Al Rasheed, Adam Gilley
  • Patent number: 10520904
    Abstract: This application discloses a computing system to implement object tracking in an assisted or automated driving system of a vehicle. The computing system can assign a pre-classification to a detection event in an environmental model, update the environmental model with new sensor measurements and corresponding detection events over time, and track the detection event in the updated environmental model. The computing system can track the detection event by predicting a future state of the detection event with a state change model selected based on the assigned pre-classification, comparing the predicted future state to an actual future state of the detection event in an update to the environmental model, and determining the detection event corresponds to an object proximate to the vehicle based on the comparison. A control system for the vehicle can control operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on the tracked detection event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Ljubo Mercep, Matthias Pollach
  • Patent number: 10518806
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes an ultrasonic sensor including a layer of material such that vibration of the material is indicative of frequency of transmitted and received ultrasonic signals, and a controller configured to, through electrical excitation, cause the material to vibrate to transmit an inquiry ultrasonic signal and, responsive to receiving from an object an acknowledgement ultrasonic signal having frequency different from frequency of the inquiry signal, steer the vehicle from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher W. Bell, John Paul Gibeau
  • Patent number: 10521680
    Abstract: A system for detecting and identifying foliage includes a tracking component, a tracking parameters component, and a classification component. The tracking component is configured to detect and track one or more features within range data from one or more sensors. The tracking parameters component is configured to determine tracking parameters for each of the one or more features. The tracking parameters include a tracking age and one or more of a detection consistency and a position variability. The classification component is configured to classify a feature of the one or more features as corresponding to foliage based on the tracking parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Marcos Paul Gerardo Castro, Sneha Kadetotad, Dongran Liu, Jinesh J Jain
  • Patent number: 10514253
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes an illumination device irradiating an object with a first and a second pattern, a camera taking image data of the object, a motor displacing the object, and a processor measuring the object, obtaining a first value of the object based on a first number of image data taken with the first pattern at a first number of phases at a first position, obtaining a gain and/or offset based on the first number of image data, obtaining a second value of the object based on the gain and/or offset and a second number of image data taken with the second pattern at a second number of phases at a second position, obtaining height data of the object based on the first and the second value, and obtaining the second value with an average of the gain and/or offset of pixels adjacent to each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: CKD Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ohyama, Norihiko Sakaida, Takahiro Mamiya, Hiroyuki Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 10513261
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining the danger potential of a lane change of an ego vehicle from the currently used traffic lane to an adjacent traffic lane, a detection range in the external space of the ego vehicle being monitored, and the effect of objects identified in the detection range on the danger potential is evaluated, and based on positions and speeds of internal other vehicles identified in the detection range, it is determined whether external other vehicles located outside the detection range are able to reach a target region in which the ego vehicle is located following the intended lane change. A method for the at least partially automated control of an ego vehicle, in which in the case of an intended lane change, the danger potential of this lane change is evaluated, and the lane change is prevented if external other vehicles are able to reach the target region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Pink, Oliver F. Schwindt
  • Patent number: 10509207
    Abstract: A camera system for a vehicle comprising a capturing unit which comprises an optical element and image sensor with surface, to capture a section of a vehicle environment. The optical element has a distortion curve r=f(?), wherein r is the distance between an object point displayed on the image sensor surface and the intersection point of the optical axis with the image sensor surface, and ? is the angle between the optical axis of the optical element and the beam incident on the optical element from the object point. The distortion curve r=f(?) has, for rw=f (?w) within 0<r<rmax, a turning point ?w; rw, for which r?=f?(?w)=d2r/d?2 (?w)=0 applies, wherein rmax is the distance r=f(?max) on the image sensor surface from the optical axis to the most distant edge of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: MEKRA LANG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Werner Jürgen Lang, Andreas Enz, Andreas Redlingshöfer
  • Patent number: 10507828
    Abstract: A setting unit of a safety-device activation timing controlling apparatus sets a first timing upon it being determined that a driver's collision avoidance operation in a longitudinal direction has been carried out. The first timing is later than a reference timing for activating the safety device. The setting unit sets a second timing upon it being determined that a driver's collision avoidance operation in the lateral direction has been carried out. The second timing is later than the reference timing. Upon it being determined that at least one of the driver's collision avoidance operation in the longitudinal direction of the own vehicle and the driver's collision avoidance operation in the lateral direction of the own vehicle has been carried out, an activation determining unit determines whether to activate the safety device in accordance with a corresponding at least one of the first timing and the second timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akitoshi Minemura, Yosuke Ito, Wataru Ike, Kazuki Nemoto
  • Patent number: 10510255
    Abstract: A method for performing an evasive maneuver of a motor vehicle in the event of an imminent collision with at least one collision object comprising at least the following: a) detecting that a collision with the at least one collision object is imminent, b) analyzing the at least one collision object and detecting whether a particularly sensitive upper region of the motor vehicle would be at least partially affected by the collision, and c) outputting a signal for initiating an evasive maneuver if a collision of the motor vehicle with the at least one collision object is imminent by which the particularly sensitive upper region of the motor vehicle would be at least partially affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Ludwig Foltin
  • Patent number: 10509408
    Abstract: A drive planning processor plans a driving operation plan for a subject vehicle traveling on a route. The drive planning processor determines an action for each of a plurality of events which the subject vehicle encounters in a time-series manner when traveling on a first route and plans a series of driving operation plan for a scene which the subject vehicle encounters using content of each action determined for each of the plurality of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motonobu Aoki, Noriaki Fujiki, Susumu Fujita, Hikaru Nishira
  • Patent number: 10506174
    Abstract: In order to restrain both a deterioration of identification of objects captured by respective capturing apparatuses connected via a network and an increase of a load of the network, a frame rate of the capturing apparatus (proximity camera) is raised according a timing when a person to be captured by the one capturing apparatuses is captured by the other capturing apparatus of performing the capturing next to the one capturing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tojo
  • Patent number: 10504367
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a vehicle may include a turn signal status component, communication component, and a maneuver component. The turn signal status component detects an active turn signal indicator on a target vehicle. The communication component receives a wireless communication indicating an intended turning maneuver of the target vehicle. The maneuver component determines a maneuver for the parent vehicle or a timing for the maneuver based at least in-part on the intended turning maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Sagar Kumar Regmi
  • Patent number: 10502824
    Abstract: A method for a radar transmitter is described herein. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the method includes generating an RF transmit signal composed of at least one sequence of sub-sequent chirp pulses, wherein pseudo-randomly selected chirp pulses are blanked, and radiating the RF transmit signal via at least one antenna as radar signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andre Roger, Ygnace Romain, Farhan Bin Khalid
  • Patent number: 10506178
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image synthesis device for an electronic mirror includes a rear camera which obtains a first image from a first position, and a side camera which obtains a second image of the same direction with a view of the rear camera from a second position. The second image includes a view obstruction. When a part of the first image is connected as a complementary image to the view obstruction of the second image, an image processing device converts an image of the view obstruction into a translucent image, superimposes the complementary image on the translucent image, and obtains a third image which remains an outline of the complementary image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hideyuki Tsutsumitake
  • Patent number: 10493907
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle periphery information management device that can reduce the load on a network and the processing load on the acquisition side. The vehicle periphery information management device includes: a data acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of external environment information data in the periphery of the vehicle; and a data selection unit that selects a portion of the plurality of pieces of external environment information data acquired by the data acquisition unit and outputs the selected data to an external unit on the basis of a prescribed position from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10493934
    Abstract: A radar support structure includes a front bumper assembly, a radar bracket and a radar unit. The front bumper assembly has a support bracket, an energy absorbing member and a facia member attached to forward portions of a vehicle. The support bracket has a surface spaced apart from the energy absorbing member. The radar bracket is fixed to the surface of the support bracket and extends away from the energy absorbing member. The radar bracket includes two edge portions with a concaved area defining a mounting surface being located between the two projecting edges. The radar unit is installed to the mounting surface within the concaved area such that the two edge portions are located forward of a front most surface of the radar unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Fernando Carrillo Fernandez, Alejandro Enrique Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10497265
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes an obtainment unit that obtains first blind spot information from an infrastructure system having an infrastructure sensor detecting a surrounding object, the first blind spot information indicating a blind spot region due to the object observed from the infrastructure sensor, and a detection recognizer that generates second blind spot information indicating a blind spot region due to the object observed from an in-vehicle sensor detecting the object. The detection recognizer has a combination unit that outputs common blind spot information indicating a first common blind spot region common to the blind spot regions based on the first blind spot information and the second blind spot information to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryota Ohnishi, Takahiro Yoneda, Kazunobu Konishi, Yuta Shimotsuma, Akira Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10486741
    Abstract: A driving support apparatus includes an other vehicle detector, an other vehicle information acquisition unit, a proximity detector, a proximity controller and a setting unit. The other vehicle detector detects an other vehicle travelling on the second lane. The other vehicle information acquisition unit acquires information containing the size of the other vehicle. The proximity detector outputs a proximity signal when it is detected that the other vehicle is located in the detection range of set on the second lane at a predetermined detection distance from the own vehicle. The proximity controller activates a proximity control unit when detecting that a turn signal lever is operated while the proximity signal is being output. The setting unit increases the detection distance according to the size of the other vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka Kobayashi, Kentaro Wakita
  • Patent number: 10490081
    Abstract: In an apparatus for monitoring an adjacent lane to a lane in which an own vehicle that is a vehicle carrying the apparatus is traveling, a travel trajectory calculation unit calculates a travel trajectory of the own vehicle based on odometry information of the own vehicle. An adjacent lane estimation unit estimates an adjacent-lane region based on the travel trajectory of the own vehicle. An other-vehicle determination unit determines whether or not a target (the other vehicle) is present in the adjacent lane based on a position of the target detected by an other-vehicle detector and the estimated adjacent-lane region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naotsugu Shimizu, Koichiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10486707
    Abstract: A system and method for predicting whether a driver of a host vehicle or a remote vehicle intends to make a left or right turn or travel straight through an intersection before the host vehicle or remote vehicle reaches the intersection that relies on a probability model that employs a dynamic Bayesian network. The method includes obtaining a plurality of environmental cues that identify external parameters at or around the intersection, where the environmental cues include position and velocity of the remote vehicle, and obtaining a plurality of host vehicle cues that define operation of the host vehicle. The method then predicts the turning intent of the host vehicle and/or remote vehicle at the intersection using the model based on both the external cues and the vehicle cues using the model. The model can use learned information about previous driver turns at the intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ido Zelman, Upali P. Mudalige, Thanura Ranmal Elvitigala
  • Patent number: 10492052
    Abstract: A disaster emergency rescue system is provided, which may include a first mobile device and a second mobile device. The first mobile device executes a first application to broadcast a positioning signal based on a first communication protocol. The second mobile device receives the positioning signal to activate a second application, originally in suspended status or not-running status, installed on the second mobile device. After the second application is activated, the first application of the first mobile device communicates with the second application of the second mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TAMKANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kuei-Ping Shih, Pei-Ning Weng
  • Patent number: 10486709
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller programmed to responsive to detecting a predefined driving event indicative of discrediting driving behavior, verify the driving event against a predefined scenario stored as a snapshot; responsive to failing to find a matching scenario, analyze the driving event using a predefined algorithm to verify whether the driving event is unintended; and responsive to verifying the driving event is unintended, save the driving event as a new snapshot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Abraham Mezaael
  • Patent number: 10482626
    Abstract: Calibration methods for calibrating image capture devices of an around view monitoring (AVM) system mounted on vehicle are provided, the calibration method including: extracting local patterns from images captured by each image capture device, wherein each local pattern is respectively disposed at a position within the image capturing range of one of the image capture devices; acquiring an overhead-view (OHV) image from OHV point above vehicle, wherein the OHV image includes first patterns relative to the local patterns for the image capture devices; generating global patterns from the OHV image using the first patterns, each global pattern corresponding to one of the local patterns; matching the local patterns with the corresponding global patterns to determine camera parameters and transformation information corresponding thereto for each image capture device; and calibrating each image capture device using determined camera parameters and transformation information corresponding thereto so as to generate A
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lin Chang, Yu-Pao Tsai
  • Patent number: 10479273
    Abstract: A method for avoiding or reducing damage to a parked vehicle caused by a collision with an approaching vehicle performing a parking operation included determining, by the parked vehicle, a risk of collision, transmitting a warning signal if the risk of collision is sufficiently high, monitoring whether the approaching vehicle reacts to the warning signal, and performing a maneuver by the parked vehicle to avoid or reduce collision damage if there is no reaction. The maneuver may permit a controlled contact between the parked vehicle and the approaching vehicle to minimize the force of the contact. After such a controlled contact, a braking torque exerted by the parked vehicle is increased. Following completion of the damage avoidance maneuver, an estimate of the extent of the completed damage prevention is made and provided to the owner of the parked vehicle (including information about potential saved repair costs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stefan, Uwe Gussen, Christoph Arndt, Goetz-Philipp Wegner
  • Patent number: 10482745
    Abstract: A head lowering and turning reminding device, a control method thereof and a helmet are disclosed. The reminding device is disposed on a vehicle or worn by a user of the vehicle, and includes: a speed sensor configured to detect a ground speed of the vehicle; a head posture monitoring module configured to monitor a head posture of the user and generate a signal relevant to a head rotating action of the user; a recognition module configured to receive the signal and recognize at least one of a head lowering action and a head turning action of the user and a duration time of this action; and an alarm module configured to output an alarm for reminding the user upon the ground speed being greater than a speed threshold and the duration time exceeding a preset time threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuo Chen, Xinxin Mu
  • Patent number: 10479275
    Abstract: Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidehiko Miyoshi, Noboru Nagamine, Kenji Miura, Kinji Yamamoto, Kenjiro Goto
  • Patent number: 10476574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a wireless communication interface arranged in a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, an apparatus for operating a wireless communication interface and a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having an apparatus for operating a wireless communication interface and a control device. According to the invention, at least one uplink user data signal is taken as a basis for determining a channel quality indicator for the user data signal, so that channel quality determination is performable in the application layer independently of determination methods for the channel quality based on pilot, control or protocol signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Gozalvez Serrano, Adrian Posselt, Christian Arendt
  • Patent number: 10474898
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus for a vehicle includes a viewpoint image generation portion generating a viewpoint image in which a three-dimensional virtual projection surface surrounding a periphery of a vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, and a captured image of vehicle surroundings is projected onto the virtual projection surface, and the apparatus includes a marking image generation portion generating a marking image indicating a specific position on the virtual projection surface, and an output image generation portion generating an output image including the viewpoint image and the marking image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe, Naotaka Kubota
  • Patent number: 10469993
    Abstract: Methods of determining beacon relevance include receiving a beacon broadcast resulting in a received beacon broadcast, wherein the beacon broadcast comprises a range of relevance and informational data, determining a strength of the received beacon broadcast, comparing the range of relevance with the strength of the received beacon broadcast, and identifying the beacon broadcast as relevant if the strength of the received beacon broadcast exceeds the range of relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Scientific Corporation
    Inventors: Raghu Arunachalam, L. Robert Crouthamel
  • Patent number: 10467907
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for platoon initialization, redundant lane departure control, and redundant communication operation. A platooning initiation strategy requires continuous communication between vehicles for a more than a pre-defined duration, a demonstration of an operable brake light on the leading vehicle, and command control profile compatibility between the vehicles before allowing the vehicles to mutually platoon or to join an existing platoon. A set of computer readable labels visible to a Lane Departure System placed on a lead vehicle are used by a following vehicle when lane markings become invisible to sensors. A redundant brake lamp operable in a non-visible spectrum is provided for platooning. A specific brake lamp for use exclusively for platooning purposes may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Pilkington, T. Stephen Miller, Jr., Scott Szymczak, Michael K. Lesher, Adedapo A. Alabi
  • Patent number: 10467893
    Abstract: A traffic navigation system having a user device configured to be used by a pedestrian. The system has memory storing instructions that cause the user device to effectuate operations, the operations including registering the user device with an authentication system, processing traffic data in the proximity of the pedestrian, comparing the traffic data with a route to be followed by the pedestrian and based on the comparing step, (a) generating a sensory alert based on the warning message; (b) sending an alert message to a vehicle associated with the traffic data; and (c) sending a cycle signal to a traffic control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joseph Soryal, Lalita V. Rao, Cristina Serban, Naila Jaoude, Tony Hansen
  • Patent number: 10460577
    Abstract: A system included and a computer-implemented method performed in an autonomous-driving vehicle are described. The system performs: detecting one or more movable objects; determining a target movable object from the one or more detected objects; determining a manner of generating a directed alert notification selectively toward the target movable object; and causing a directed alert notification of the determined manner to be generated toward the target movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: PONY AI INC.
    Inventors: Hao Song, Zhuo Zhang, Sinan Xiao, Xiang Yu, Tiancheng Lou, Jun Peng, Jie Hou, Tianyi Li, Yiming Liu