Abstract: Provided is a vehicle turning control device that can stabilize a vehicle by performing yaw moment control considering a tire grip limit and gives no uncomfortable feeling to a driver even if the control is switched from the yaw moment control to control for stabilizing the attitude of the vehicle. The vehicle turning control device includes a target yaw rate calculation module (25), a yaw moment calculation module (27), a yaw rate deviation calculation module (29), a road surface frictional coefficient calculation module (24), and a control gain calculation module (26). The control gain calculation module (26) causes a yaw response characteristic used in the target yaw rate calculation module (25) to approach a reference yaw response characteristic from a predetermined yaw response characteristic as a calculated yaw rate deviation increases or as an estimated road surface frictional coefficient decreases.

Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.

Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.

Abstract: A platform twist mitigation apparatus operable to extend jacks into engagement with a surface disposed below a platform carrying the jacks, and to alternately extend and retract the jacks to change platform attitude relative to the surface. Tilt sensors are supported at spaced locations on the platform. An electronic control module is programmed to detect a platform twist condition in response to angle data received from the tilt sensors and to mitigate the platform twist condition by operating or modifying the operation of the jacks.

Abstract: The disclosure provides Internet of Things (IoT) systems organized as tree hierarchies in which rule processing can occur at each level of the tree hierarchies. In the IoT system according to one embodiment, formulas are defined and centrally managed at a cloud hub that is a root of a tree hierarchy. Each formula defined at the cloud hub is further percolated down to a hub, which may be the cloud hub itself or a local hub, in the tree hierarchy that is logically closest to devices specified in the formula. Each of the cloud and local hubs in the IoT system may utilize the same core IoT platform image, providing ease of management. In addition, formulas may be defined with basic stimuli and responses, as well as with higher-order stimuli and responses that combine one or more other stimuli and responses, respectively.

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to receive a vehicle request, including a requesting-occupant physical parameter. The processor is also configured to send a request, including the physical parameter, to a vehicle-hailing service. The processor is further configured to receive identification of a vehicle having sufficient space to accommodate the requesting-occupant, based on the physical parameter, responsive to the request. Also, the processor is configured to receive confirmation of the vehicle from the requesting-occupant, and request use of the vehicle, responsive to the confirmation.

Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle systems includes receiving monitoring information from one or more monitoring systems and determining a plurality of driver states based on the monitoring information from the one or more monitoring systems. The method includes determining a combined driver state based on the plurality of driver states and modifying control of one or more vehicle systems based on the combined driver state.

Abstract: A display control device includes: a detection unit that detects a condition of a moving body; and a control unit that controls a display mode of a display unit having a transmissive mode in which a landscape outside the moving body is displayed on at least a part of a display screen, on the basis of a detection result of the detection unit. The display unit has the transmissive mode and a non-transmissive mode in which a content movie is displayed by superimposing the content movie onto at least a part of the landscape outside the moving body or on the entire display screen, and the control unit sets the display unit to either the transmissive mode or the non-transmissive mode according to a detection result of the detection unit.

Abstract: The present invention is a power window sync switch for the windows of a vehicle that permits controlling all windows by a single active home or main control window switch. It permits the driver to move all window panels in the vehicle to the same position at the same time. The power window sync switch sends a signal to a micro-processor within the switch to indicate that the window position selected via the actuated switch is to be applied to all window panels simultaneously. The micro-processor within the switch may then proceed to actuate all window lift motors within the vehicle, causing movement of all window panels to the appropriate positions.

Abstract: A viewing system (100) for a vehicle (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) having at least one capture unit (20A, 20B) adapted to capture at least one first near area (1, 2, 3, 4) around the vehicle (10, 10A, 10B, 10C), at least one control unit (30) adapted to process the data captured by the capture unit (20A, 20B) and at least one reproduction unit (40A, 40B) adapted to show the near area (1, 2, 3, 4) visibly for a driver which steers the vehicle (10, 10A, 10B, 10C). During driving maneuvers conditioned by the situation, in addition, at least one collision area (K1, K2) which comprises an area at risk of collision around the vehicle (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) is shown on the reproduction unit (40A, 40B). The collision area (K1, K2) corresponds to an image section of a near area (1, 2, 3, 4) captured by the capture unit around the vehicle (10, 10A, 10B, 10C).

Abstract: A method for assisting a transportation vehicle occupant located in a transportation vehicle wherein user information regarding the behavior and/or the state of a transportation vehicle occupant and transportation vehicle parameters of the transportation vehicle are gathered. The gathered user information and transportation vehicle parameters are combined and jointly analyzed and at least one behavior pattern of the transportation vehicle occupant is determined from the jointly analyzed user information and transportation vehicle parameters. The behavior pattern is stored together with the user information. In a subsequent gathering of user information, this user information is compared with the user information behavior pattern previously stored. When there is conformance with the behavior pattern, a transportation vehicle function is automatically carried out.

Abstract: A driving system for a vehicle includes: a communication apparatus; at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations that include: receiving, through the communication apparatus, Advanced Driver Assistance system (ADAS) information that is based on a location of the vehicle; determining, based on the ADAS information, whether to use at least one ADAS for the vehicle; and based on a determination of whether to use the at least one ADAS for the vehicle, providing a control signal for controlling at least one of a steering operation, a brake operation, or an acceleration operation of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for providing a vehicle AI service is provided. The method includes steps of: an AI service providing device (a) supporting an AI server to extract from a voice of a user (i) at least one of skill candidates including service categories and (ii) at least one of command candidates, to create voice analysis data, and receiving it from the AI server; and (b) (I) analyzing at least one of (i) the voice analysis data, (ii) second data created by analyzing voices of other users within a certain time, (iii) third data created by analyzing voices of the user within a particular time, and (iv) fourth data having information on context of the user, and (II) recognizing an intention included in the voice and determining a final skill and a final command matching the intention; wherein each of the data includes the skill candidates and the command candidates.

Abstract: A vehicular display device includes an image display device that is arranged in front of a driver in a vehicle and configured to display an image. The image displayed in an information display area of the image display device includes an information image displaying information according to a mode selected out of a plurality of modes, and a menu image in which a plurality of titles corresponding to the respective modes are arranged in a lateral direction of the image and for which switching is made between display and hidden-display. When an operating input to switch the modes is made while the menu image is hidden, the image display device displays the menu image, and performs animation display that changes a title displayed as active out of the titles from a title corresponding to a mode before change to a title corresponding to a mode after the change.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing autonomous control of a vehicle. A vehicle can be manually controlled by an operator. An autonomous system can monitor the operator's control inputs and the environment of the vehicle to determine whether the control inputs result in safe operation of the vehicle. If control inputs are not safe, then the autonomous system can modify the operator's unsafe inputs into safe inputs. In various instances, the autonomous system can operate the vehicle without operator input. In the event an operator attempts to apply control inputs to the vehicle while the autonomous system is otherwise in control, the autonomous system can check to see whether the operator's inputs result in safe operation of the vehicle. If the operator's control inputs are safe, then the autonomous system can replace its autonomous commands with the operator's commands.

Abstract: A method to control a host vehicle includes: detecting, by a controller of the host vehicle, objects, wherein detecting objects includes receiving remote-object data, the remote-object data includes class data and location data, the objects include remote vehicles and remote infrastructure; assigning, by the controller, an object class to each of the detected objects based on the class data; assigning, by the controller, a priority value to each of the detected objects based on the object class of each of the detected objects; and assigning, by the controller, a transmission time interval (TTI) to the CSMs based on the priority value to modify the TTI of each of the CSMs in accordance with the assigned TTI; and transmitting the CSMs to the remote vehicles.

Abstract: To provide a structure capable of causing a user to perceive a desired tactile stimulus more reliably. A control device including: an information acquisition unit configured to obtain first information regarding a tactile stimulus transferred from a first tactile stimulus generation source and second information regarding a tactile stimulus which a user is caused to perceive; and a control unit configured to control output of a tactile stimulus of a second tactile stimulus generation source different from the first tactile stimulus generation source on a basis of the first information and the second information. Further, a control method using a processor and a computer system program.

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to predict an upcoming stop. The processor is further configured to select content for playback during the stop, responsive to predicting the upcoming stop. The processor is additionally configured to detect a vehicle stop corresponding to the predicted upcoming stop and responsive to the detected stop, play the selected content.

Abstract: A dialogue system, a vehicle and a method for controlling the vehicle is provided. The vehicle monitors at least one of vehicle state information and driving environment information, generates a vehicle use pattern based on the monitored information; generates and storing notification event information corresponding to the vehicle use pattern; determines whether the monitored information corresponds to any one of event information; when it is determined that the monitored information corresponds to any one of event information, determines notification timing of the any one of notification event information; when the current time is notification timing of the any one of notification event information, outputs guide information on the notification event information; generates a control command corresponding to the notification event information; and executes a function corresponding the notification event information based on the control command.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for dodging an obstacle, and a movable object. The method includes: obtaining acceleration information of a movable object; determining, according to the acceleration information of the movable object that the movable object collides; determining, according to the acceleration information, a direction for dodging an obstacle; and controlling the movable object to move along the direction for dodging the obstacle, to avoid the obstacle. In embodiments of the present invention, collision of the movable object and a dodging direction can be accurately informed according to the acceleration information of the movable object, to effectively avoid an obstacle and avoid continuously hitting the obstacle.

Abstract: A method for protecting data in a data memory against an undetected change, wherein a functional variable x is encoded via a value, an input constant, an input signature and a timestamp D into a coded variable, where the functional variable is normalized relative to a base to form the integer value from the functional variable.

Abstract: In system and methods for theft prevention or mitigation, driver-related data associated with one or more authorized drivers of an insured vehicle may be collected over time. The authorized drivers and the insured vehicle may be covered by an insurance policy issued by an insurance provider. Based upon the collected driver-related data, a database associated with the authorized drivers may be built. Current driver-related data associated with an individual currently driving, attempting to start, or sitting in a seat of the insured vehicle may be collected. It may be determined, using both the database and the current driver-related data, that the individual is not among the authorized drivers. A disablement of an operation of the insured vehicle may be caused, and/or the individual may be caused to be prevented from starting or otherwise operating the insured vehicle, to facilitate preventing or mitigating theft of the insured vehicle.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors compare a control processor competence level of an on-board SDV control processor in controlling the SDV to a human driver competence level of a human driver in controlling the SDV while the SDV encounters a current roadway condition which is a result of current weather conditions of the roadway on which the SDV is currently traveling. One or more processors then selectively assign control of the SDV to the SDV control processor or to the human driver while the SDV encounters the current roadway condition based on which of the control processor competence level and the human driver competence level is relatively higher to one another.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the status of an anticipated dynamic event and displaying a corresponding notification icon on a media progress indicator. A media guidance application receives, from an application (e.g., Uber), a notification (e.g., “Driver Found”) during consumption of a media asset (e.g., “Fast and Furious”) and determines that an expected event without a fixed time of occurrence will happen (e.g., arrival of driver at user's location). The media guidance application determines an anticipated time of the expected event and generate a visual icon representing the expected event on the media asset's consumption progress indicator at the anticipated time relative to the consumption (e.g., 56-minute mark of the movie). As updated information (e.g., traffic, driver's route, etc.) is received, the media guidance application recalculates the anticipated time and shift the visual icon based on the new calculation.

Abstract: An vehicle with abandoned occupant alert system incorporates a pad having a global positioning tracking device, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, a wireless transmitter, and a temperature gauge. The pad also comprises a heating and cooling mechanism which is activated in response to the interior temperature of the vehicle. The pad is configured to transmit a signal to an electronic device equipped with an application which alerts a user to the presence of an individual of sufficient weight sitting upon the pad in an unoccupied vehicle the engine of which has been shut off.

Abstract: Electronic navigation systems may be provided with user and/or demo profiles. Each user or demo profile may define a specific settings regarding display layout, user preferences, and various functions and features displayed or provided at an electronic navigation system. A user profile may define specific display preferences on a menu screen for a profile owner. A demo profile may define specific functions/features displayed on a screen for demonstrating use with a specific type of vehicle or a specific type of activity. Each demo profile also may store simulation data that allow the electronic navigation system to simulate the use of the navigation system with a specific type of vehicle or a specific type of activity. The electronic navigation system may allow users to create a new profile, edit an existing profile, and/or activate or deactivate an existing profile.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing notifications to be presented in a vehicle. Information is received wirelessly from a vehicle sensor system of the vehicle. The information includes position information and driver behavior information. A notification condition is detected based on the information. In response to a detection of the notification condition, a notification is selected to send to the vehicle based on the information. The notification is sent wirelessly to the vehicle for presentation via an output system in the vehicle.

Abstract: The discloser relates to a method for checking a passing possibility condition, which is fulfilled if a passing process for the passing of a preceding vehicle by a motor vehicle is presumably possible, wherein ego data relating to the driving operation of the motor vehicle and, by means of at least one surroundings sensor of the motor vehicle, surroundings data relating to a stretch of road ahead are detected, whereupon preceding-vehicle data relating to the preceding vehicle are ascertained on the basis of the surroundings data, whereupon on the basis of the preceding-vehicle data and the ego data, a piece of passing information is ascertained, which describes a minimum required driving distance of the motor vehicle along the stretch of road under specific boundary conditions, which is required for passing the preceding vehicle, whereupon the passing possibility condition is evaluated on the basis of the passing information and, if the presence of a road user in a passing lane usable in conjunction with the

Abstract: A lighting system for providing a lighting scene in an environment occupied by a user, the system comprising:—a plurality of illumination sources, each source having a respective location sensor arranged to detect a location of the respective source relative to at least one point defined independently of the lighting scene and at least one of the sources further having at least one of an orientation sensor arranged to detect an orientation of the at least one source and a luminaire type sensor arranged to detect a type of the at least one source; and—a controller arranged to provide control signals to the plurality of sources in order to control the sources to render the lighting scene; wherein the controller is arranged to—determine an effect location of an illumination effect from the at least one source based on the detected location and at least one of the detected orientation and detected luminaire type of said at least one source and—adapt the control commands based on the detected source locations and

Abstract: A method is provided which comprises: acquiring, from a set of ranging sensors, recognition information about a plurality of parked vehicles existing in a parking frame group comprising a plurality of parking frames arranged side by side; selecting representative points of the parked vehicles from the recognition information; calculating a distance between representative points that is a distance between the representative points adjacent to each other; and calculating a width of the parking frames on the basis of the distance between representative points.

Abstract: A method receives a computational task; determines a processing resource requirement of the computational task; determines available processing resources of a first temporal vehicular virtual server (TVVS) at a first timestamp, the first TVVS comprising first participant vehicles proximally located relative to one another on a road segment at the first timestamp; determines vehicle movement data of the first participant vehicles; estimates available processing resources of the first TVVS at a second timestamp subsequent to the first timestamp based on the vehicle movement data of the first participant vehicles; determines to execute the computational task on the first TVVS based on the processing resource requirement of the computation task, the available processing resources of the first TVVS at the first timestamp, and the estimated available processing resources of the first TVVS at the second timestamp; and assigns the computational task to the first TVVS to execute the computational task.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling platooning based on weather information includes a processor configured to determine a weather environment state on a platooning path based on weather forecast information received from a control center or weather information measured by a vehicle sensor, determine a sequence of platooning based on the weather environment state, determine a level of the platooning based on the weather environment state, and perform control of a transverse vehicle-to-vehicle distance or control of a longitudinal vehicle-to-vehicle distance of a vehicle based on the measured weather information and the determined level of the platooning.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to training and using a phrase recognition model to identify phrases in images. As an example, a selected phrase list may include a plurality of phrases is received. Each phrase of the plurality of phrases includes text. An initial plurality of images may be received. A training image set may be selected from the initial plurality of images by identifying the phrase-containing images that include one or more phrases from the selected phrase list. Each given phrase-containing image of the training image set may be labeled with information identifying the one or more phrases from the selected phrase list included in the given phrase-containing images. The model may be trained based on the training image set such that the model is configured to, in response to receiving an input image, output data indicating whether a phrase of the plurality of phrases is included in the input image.

Abstract: An electrically powered vehicle includes a power supply device, a first outlet, a second outlet, and an electronic control unit. The first outlet configured to be connected to an external equipment that is not constituent equipment of the electrically powered vehicle. The second outlet is configured to be connected to an external equipment that is not constituent equipment of the electrically powered vehicle. While first power feed and second power feed are being executed simultaneously, in a case where first power feed electric power exceeds a first threshold or in a case where total electric power of the first power feed and the second power feed exceeds a second threshold, the electronic control unit is configured to temporarily stop the second power feed and continue the first power feed.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp tool providing a controller which calculates the luminance distribution of light distribution pattern, an optical device which generates light distribution pattern in an illuminatable area D and a first driving circuit which drives the optical device. The controller transmits a first light distribution correction signal for correcting the inclination of a current light distribution pattern to the first driving circuit if the inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to vertical direction indicated by a detection signal received from a vehicle height sensor is equal to or less than a threshold value. The first driving circuit transmits a first correction driving signal based on the first light distribution correction signal to the optical device. The optical device drives an LD and a light deflector to correct the current light distribution pattern.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for navigating an autonomous vehicle using reinforcement learning techniques.

Abstract: An air-conditioning control system includes an air-conditioning device mounted in a host vehicle, a determination unit mounted in the host vehicle or a server and configured to determine whether a boarding position at which a boarding event in which an occupant boards the host vehicle occurs is a point with a predetermined attribute, and a control unit mounted in the host vehicle and configured to control the air-conditioning device based on a determination result from the determination unit. The control unit sets a ventilation capacity of the air-conditioning device to be greater when the determination unit determines that the boarding position is a point with the predetermined attribute than when the determination unit does not determine that the boarding position is a point with the predetermined attribute.

Abstract: The likelihood of a collision of a vehicle colliding with an object in front of an own vehicle is determined, and an emergency braking control for avoiding a collision with the object is started in accordance with the determination results. A determination is made as to whether travel environment conditions have been established, from the location at which the vehicle is currently travelling, the situation behind the vehicle, and, the travel state of the vehicle, and the braking control is released when the likelihood of a collision dropped to a predetermined safety level during the period from the start of the emergency braking control until the own vehicle stops, and when the travel environment conditions have been established.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for mobile device tethering for a remote parking assist system of a vehicle. An example vehicle includes projection lamps and a body control module. The body control module determines a distance of a mobile device from the vehicle. The body control module also projects a representation of a boundary around the vehicle using the projection lamps and modifies the representation of the boundary based on the distance of the mobile device from the vehicle and an operational state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle having a control system to utilize a movable suspension to increase sensor coverage. The control system can detect an object of interest that is partially, or completely, outside the field of view of one or more sensors on the vehicle. The system can then use the movable suspension to raise one portion of the vehicle and/or lower another portion of the vehicle to bring the object of interest at least partially into the field of view of the sensor, increasing the effective field of view of the sensor. When an object of interest is determined to be significant (e.g., a traffic or street sign), the system can attempt to bring the object of interest into view of the sensor by tilting the vehicle. The system can use different tilt rates and/or tilt angles depending on whether the vehicle is occupied or not.

Abstract: A resetting device for at least one controller in a motor vehicle includes a receiving unit for receiving a reset signal, and a resetting unit for resetting at least one setting of the controller to a predefined reset setting following the receipt of the reset signal by the receiving unit. The setting of the controller can be modified by the user of the motor vehicle during proper use of the motor vehicle, and the receiving unit is designed for the wire-free reception of the predefined reset setting from a computing unit that is external to the vehicle, in order to increase the quality of service in a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one display and a central controller in signal communication with the at least one display. The central controller is configured to detect a plurality of unique user profiles associated with peripheral electronic user devices located within the vehicle, and to establish signal communication with the peripheral electronic user devices located within the vehicle.

Abstract: A controller may receive interface information, associated with one or more interfaces used to communicate with one or more components of a vehicle, and may receive application information associated with one or more applications configured to receive information from the one or more components via the one or more interfaces. The controller may store, based on the interface information and the application information, registration information that indicates whether the one or more applications are permitted to communicate via the one or more interfaces. The controller may receive, from an application of the one or more applications, a request for vehicle information from an interface of the one or more interfaces. The controller may verify whether the application is permitted to communicate via the interface, and may selectively route the request for the vehicle information to the interface based on verifying whether the application is permitted to communicate via the interface.

Abstract: An inclination angle of a display unit having a display is detected, the inclination angle being around an axis of the display unit in the fore-aft direction of a vehicle. The left and right of an image representing a scene behind the vehicle, the image being obtained by photography with a camera, is reversed. The reversed image is inclined through an angle that has the same absolute value as the detected inclination angle in a direction opposite to the direction of the inclination of the inclination angle. A display image range is set on the inclined image. An image in the display image range is extracted and displayed on the display.

Abstract: This invention discloses an aircraft control method, apparatus and an aircraft. The invention relates to the field of aircraft control technologies. The method includes: obtaining ambient luminance data by a luminance sensing apparatus of an aircraft; determining whether the ambient luminance data satisfies a luminance value required for normal running of a vision system of the aircraft; and adjusting, when the ambient luminance data does not satisfy the luminance value required for normal running of the vision system of the aircraft, a working status of a light emitting apparatus on the aircraft to change light emitting luminance of the light emitting apparatus. The foregoing aircraft control method, apparatus and the aircraft can accurately learn a flight environment in which the aircraft is located, thereby effectively implementing vision positioning on the aircraft and more conveniently controlling the aircraft.

Abstract: In a method for ascertaining a triggering event for an airbag in a vehicle, an imminent collision is ascertained with the aid of a surroundings sensor, an error signal being generated if no signal is established in a collision sensor within a defined time window.

Abstract: The speed of a vehicle and the distance of the vehicle from at least one other vehicle are autonomously controlled. When the driver is inattentive and at least one other criteria is fulfilled, at least one measure increasing driving safety is introduced.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for integrated control of driver assistance systems (DAS). The apparatus includes a first processor configured to control at least one first driver assistance system; a second processor configured to control at least one second driver assistance system; and an integrated controller configured to transmit a deactivation signal to the second processor to deactivate the at least one second driver assistance system when an activation signal is transmitted to the first processor.

Abstract: A battery charge system includes an on board charge module, a high voltage battery pack unit and a controller. The on board charge module includes a power conversion device, a switching unit coupled to the power conversion device, and an electrothermal element coupled to the switching unit. The power conversion device includes an AC/DC converter and a bidirectional DC/DC converter. The AC/DC converter has an input terminal coupled to an AC terminal, and an output terminal coupled to an input terminal of the bidirectional DC/DC converter. The high voltage battery pack unit includes a first switching element and a high voltage battery pack. The high voltage battery pack is coupled through the first switching element to an output terminal of the bidirectional DC/DC converter. The controller is coupled to the power conversion device and the switching unit, and is configured to control the power conversion device and the switching unit.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.