Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of generating a path for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. The method includes obtaining vehicle configuration of the ADV. The vehicle configuration includes a longitudinal state of the ADV and a lateral state of the ADV relative to a discretized point along a reference line. The method further includes estimating one or more boundaries for the lateral state of the ADV with respect to the longitudinal state of the ADV. The estimation of the boundaries includes obtaining vehicle parameters and sensor data of the ADV, using a vehicle kinematic model to estimate the boundaries based on the vehicle parameters and the sensor data, and outputting the estimated boundaries. The method further includes generating an optimal path to control the ADV based on the vehicle configuration and the estimated boundaries.

Abstract: A vehicular trailer assist system includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. A control includes a processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The control, responsive to processing at the control of captured image data, determines a trailer angle of a trailer hitched to the vehicle. Responsive to determining the trailer angle, the control determines a trailer direction that is based at least in part on the determined trailer angle. The control is operable to determine a virtual destination location that is a location that is a predetermined distance from the trailer and in the determined trailer direction. Responsive to determining the trailer direction, and during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle and trailer, the control controls steering of the vehicle to direct the trailer in the determined trailer direction toward the virtual destination location.

Abstract: A driving support apparatus for an own vehicle includes a lane keeping assist control unit. When an interrupting vehicle enters ahead of the own vehicle in (i) a situation in which no preceding vehicle is present ahead of the own vehicle, or (ii) a situation in which a preceding vehicle is present ahead of the own vehicle, while a deviation angle formed between a direction of a traveling trajectory of the interrupting vehicle and a traveling direction of the own vehicle is larger than a threshold, the lane keeping assist control unit is configured not to perform a lane keeping assist control based on the traveling trajectory of the interrupting vehicle, and is configured to discard the traveling trajectory of the interrupting vehicle. On and after the deviation angle becomes equal to or smaller than the threshold, the lane keeping assist control unit is configured to perform the lane keeping assist control based on the traveling trajectory of the interrupting vehicle.

Abstract: An electric power steering system includes a second shaft coupled to a first shaft via a torsion bar, a basic driver torque estimation unit (extended state observer) configured to estimate a basic driver torque by using a disturbance observer based on a torsion bar torque and a rotation angle of the second shaft, a gravity torque calculation unit configured to calculate, by using a rotation angle of a steering wheel, a gravity torque applied to the first shaft by gravity acting on the center of gravity of the steering wheel, and a driver torque estimation unit configured to estimate a driver torque by using the basic driver torque estimated by the basic driver torque estimation unit and the gravity torque calculated by the gravity torque calculation unit.

Abstract: A method for estimating distance to an object via a vehicular vision system includes disposing a camera at a vehicle so as to view at least exterior of the vehicle. An ECU is provided that includes an image processor. Multiple frames of image data are captured via the camera while the vehicle is moving, and are provided to the ECU. The provided captured frames of image data are processed to determine a three dimensional object present in a field of view of the camera, and a point of interest is determined on the determined object. An estimated location in three dimensional space of the determined point of interest relative to the vehicle is determined, and distance to the estimated location is estimated by comparing provided captured frames of image data where there is movement of the determined point of interest of the determined object relative to the camera.

Abstract: A system for calibrating a backup assist system for a trailer attached to a vehicle is provided which includes a hitch sensor continuously measuring a hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer. A controller is configured to determine an offset of the measured hitch angle. The controller is configured to calculate and store in memory a forward offset if no reverse offset is stored.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for estimating the attention level of the driver of a vehicle in a traffic lane, comprising the following steps: —the continuous capture of images (10) of the ground, —the reconstruction of an aerial view (11, 12) of a ground segment at successive instants t, —the reconstruction of an aerial view (11, 12) of a road segment at successive current instants t, —the estimation of the lateral position of the vehicle (100) in the reconstructed aerial view (11, 12), and the storage of said estimated positions of the vehicle, —the determination of an estimated attention level of the driver at a past instant t3, as a function: o of the evolution of the lateral position of the vehicle, o of the analysis of the profile of a road portion at least partially situated upstream of the vehicle at the instant t3.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first steering controller that executes first steering control for controlling a steering device such that a traveling lane is maintained, and a second steering controller that executes second steering control that is activated during execution of the first steering control. If a command value given to the steering device in the first steering control has continued to deviate either left or right in a case that the second steering control starts, the second steering controller executes the second steering control by reflecting the command value given in the first steering control.

Abstract: A turning control device includes: a steering angular displacement calculation unit configured to, when a third steering angle that is either a first steering angle of a turning mechanism or a second steering angle of a steering mechanism, is in an angular range from a maximum angle to a threshold steering angle, calculate a steering angular displacement of the third steering angle with the threshold steering angle used as a reference; a steering angle correction value calculation unit configured to calculate a steering angle correction value according to at least the steering angular displacement; a steering angle correction value limiting unit configured to limit the steering angle correction value according to at least a steering state, the third steering angle, and angular velocity thereof; a corrected target steering angle calculation unit configured to correct the target steering angle of the turning mechanism with a limited steering angle correction value.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus that controls a vehicle, comprising a controller configured to execute lane departure suppression control to suppress the vehicle from departing from a division line, wherein in a case in which the shape of a road is a curve, the controller delays an operation timing of the lane departure suppression control compared to a case in which the shape of the road is not the curve, and in a case in which the shape of the road is the curve and an oncoming vehicle is detected, the controller decreases an amount of delay of the operation timing of the lane departure suppression control compared to a case in which the shape of the road is the curve and the oncoming vehicle is not detected.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving lane centering performance of an operator of a vehicle after transitioning from an automated mode of operation to a manual mode of operation. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a transition to the manual mode of operation, modifying a sensitivity level of a lane positioning system from a first value to a second value to induce finer path following by the operator. The method includes controlling the lane positioning system according to the sensitivity level. The method also includes resetting the sensitivity level to the first value upon determining that a deviation score satisfies a stability threshold. The deviation score characterizes deviations of the vehicle from a centerline resulting from operator control inputs.

Abstract: Methods and systems to predict object movement within a driving environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more objects are detected within the driving environment. One or more predicted trajectories are computed for each of the objects based on map and route information to produce a set of predicted trajectories for the objects. The set of predicted trajectories is used to enumerate a number of combinations of predicted trajectories on which the objects possibly travel within the driving environment. A risk value is computed for each of the combinations to generate a number of corresponding risk values. An autonomous vehicle is controlled based on a combination having a lowest risk value included in the corresponding risk values.

Abstract: A steer-by-wire system and method for a vehicle, including and utilizing: a steering wheel system including a steering wheel, an angle sensor or mechanism coupled or applied to the steering wheel and for determining an angular magnitude of the steering wheel and provide a corresponding control signal, and an angular rate sensor or mechanism coupled or applied to the steering wheel and for determining an angular rate of the steering wheel and provide a corresponding control signal offset; and a steering actuator system including a wheel angle actuator coupled to one or more wheels of the vehicle and for receiving the collective control signal and control signal offset and turning the wheels in response. The steering wheel system further includes an angular rate filter/tuner for receiving an angular rate input from the angular rate sensor or mechanism and deriving an angular offset output corresponding to the control signal offset.

Abstract: An electronic control device controls an electronic power steering apparatus including a motor configured to assist steering of a steering wheel provided in a vehicle and a torque sensor configured to detect a steering torque applied to the steering wheel. The electronic control device includes: a torque current control unit that sets a first current command value to be supplied to the motor according to a value of the steering torque applied to the steering wheel; a differential control unit that calculates a torque differential value as a differential value of the steering torque and sets a second current command value according to the torque differential value and a rotation speed of the motor; and a command value calculation unit that calculates a motor current command value to be supplied to the motor based on the first current command value and the second current command value.

Abstract: An apparatus, a system including the apparatus, and a control method thereof, control parking of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a processor that recognizes a parking line or an object in a parking place, generates a reference line based on the parking line or the object, aligns the vehicle subject to the parking control based on the reference line, generates an expected driving path for a search for a parking place, and automatically searches for the parking place while the vehicle travels based on the expected driving path and storage that stores parking place information searched by the processor.

Abstract: A steering holding determination device determines a steering holding state in which a driver of a vehicle holds a steering wheel of the vehicle in a steerable manner. The device includes a torque recognition unit that recognizes a steering torque based on a detection result of a torque sensor, a contact state recognition unit that recognizes a contact state or a non-contact state, a threshold value setting unit that sets a threshold value used for the steering holding state determination, based on a recognition result of the contact state recognition unit, and a steering holding determination unit that determines that the driver is in the steering holding state, when the steering torque is equal to or greater than the threshold value. When the non-contact state is recognized, the threshold value setting unit sets the threshold value to a larger value compared to a case when the contact state is recognized.

Abstract: A parking assistance device assists in re-parking a vehicle that has been parked with its position and orientation deviated from ideal ones, by repositioning the vehicle to be at a correct position and in a correct orientation. A parking assistance device is adapted to assist in parking a vehicle in a parking space provided on one side of a road, and includes a parking path setting unit that sets a parking path of from the initial position of the vehicle on the road to a target parking position in the parking space, a positional deviation determination unit that determines whether there is any positional deviation between the vehicle and the parking space when the vehicle has been parked along the parking path, and a repositioning path computing unit configured to compute a repositioning path when a positional deviation is determined to be present.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to deviating from a planned path for an autonomous vehicle. In particular, a computing system comprising one or more computing devices physically located onboard an autonomous vehicle can identify one or more boundaries at least in part defining a lane in which the autonomous vehicle is traveling along a path of a planned route. Responsive to identifying one or more obstructions ahead of the autonomous vehicle along the path, the computing system can: determine one or more deviations from the path that would result in the autonomous vehicle avoiding the obstruction(s) and at least partially crossing at least one of the one or more boundaries; and generate, based at least in part on the deviation(s), a motion plan instructing the autonomous vehicle to deviate from the path such that it avoids the obstruction(s) and continues traveling along the planned route.

Abstract: Provided are a failure determination device and method for a rotating machine control device, which are capable of detecting failure of a sensor configured to detect a rotational position of a rotating machine while the rotating machine is in operation. A rotation angle estimator calculates a rotation angle estimation value. A relationship between the rotation angle estimation value (?est), and a first angle detection value (?1) and a second angle detection value (?2), which are obtained from output signals of angle sensors configured to detect a rotational position of a rotating machine, is monitored while the rotating machine is in operation. In this manner, failure of the angle sensors, which are configured to detect the rotational position of the rotating machine, can be always detected even while the rotating machine is in operation.

Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes an actuator control unit that causes an actuator to generate an actuator torque in a counterclockwise direction based on a bar-handle-rotation-moment change amount in the case where a bar-handle-rotation-moment change amount in the counterclockwise direction is generated by a rider performing one operation of a right-grip-pushing-force increasing operation, a left-grip-pulling-force increasing operation, a right-grip-pulling-force reducing operation, and a left-grip-pushing-force reducing operation. The actuator control unit causes the actuator to generate an actuator torque in a clockwise direction based on a bar-handle-rotation-moment change amount in the case where a bar-handle-rotation-moment change amount in the clockwise direction is generated by a rider performing one operation of a left-grip-pushing-force increasing operation, a right-grip-pulling-force increasing operation, a left-grip-pulling-force reducing operation, and a right-grip-pushing-force reducing operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, a device and a readable storage medium for preventing a vehicle collision. The method includes determining a current conservative anti-collision region of a vehicle acquiring the omnidirectional environmental information in the current region in the current conservative anti-collision region; predicting a behavior of an obstacle according to the omnidirectional environmental information in the current region, and controlling the vehicle to conduct an anti-collision behavior according a prediction result, a reasonable prediction may be made to the behavior of the obstacle based on the conservative anti-collision region and the omnidirectional environmental information, thus controlling the vehicle to conduct an accurate anti-collision behavior, thereby preventing collisions effectively, and avoiding an occurrence of traffic accidents.

Abstract: A driving assistance device acquires a surrounding area map, determines whether a subject vehicle is travelable in an assistance target scene based on the surrounding area map, generates a guide that guides the subject vehicle in the assistance target scene based on the surrounding area map, adjusts relative positions of an obstacle and the guide in the surrounding area map in accordance a reference position information, perform a steering assistance to assist steering of the subject vehicle in accordance with the guide when determines that the subject vehicle is travelable, and updates the reference position information in accordance with a degree of deviation between the guide and an actual trajectory along which the subject vehicle passes during the steering assistance.

Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method of a vehicle that determines an action of a vehicle. The system comprises one or more sensors; one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform determining a location of one or more other vehicles relative to the vehicle; determining an action of the vehicle based on the determined location of one or more other vehicles; sending a signal to the one or more other vehicles indicating the determined action; and performing the determined action of the vehicle.

Abstract: A steering control apparatus for a steering system includes a controller. The controller sets a limit value to less than or equal to a steering angle limit value, the limit value being an upper limit of an absolute value of a torque command value, and controls a motor such that a motor torque follows the torque command. When the absolute value of a rotation angle of a rotary shaft exceeds a steering angle threshold, the controller computes a damping control amount such that the damping control amount increases with an increase in an excess of an angular velocity of the rotary shaft over a first upper limit angular velocity. The controller computes the torque command value based on a value obtained by combining the basic command value and the damping control amount such that an absolute value of the basic command value is reduced.

Abstract: A method for programming an internal combustion engine control unit includes operating a test internal combustion engine at a first speed and a first torque while simulating a condition of the test internal combustion engine by restricting a flow of air to the test internal combustion engine to simulate altitude variations of the test internal combustion engine or elevating a temperature of the flow of air to simulate ambient temperature variations of the test internal combustion engine. The method also includes measuring engine performance information while operating the test internal combustion engine at the first speed and first torque and while simulating the condition of the test internal combustion engine, and programming the internal combustion engine control unit by storing the measured engine performance information in a memory associated with the internal combustion engine control unit.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a combined rearview image of an area behind a vehicle that is towing a trailer, the method including: capturing a first image from a vehicle camera that is installed on the vehicle, the first image being comprised of an area behind the vehicle; capturing a second image from a trailer camera that is installed on the trailer, the second image being comprised of an area behind the trailer; determining an obstructed viewing region within the first image, the obstructed viewing region being a region of the first image in which the trailer resides; overlaying the second image on the first image and at least partially within the obstructed viewing region; and inserting graphics in the first image, in the second image, and/or in a patch region within the obstructed viewing region and between the second image and the first image.

Abstract: A traveling control apparatus of vehicle includes a lane change controller, a position detector, and a lane detector. The lane change controller includes first and second course generators that respectively generate first and second courses as target courses of a vehicle in first and second lanes. The first and the second course generators respectively calculate first and second target movement amounts, in width directions of the first and the second lanes, of the vehicle when the vehicle is moved along the first and the second courses, and respectively generate the first and the second courses on a basis of the first and the second target movement amounts and first and second jerks. The first and the second jerks are each a rate of change of acceleration of the vehicle in the width direction of the first lane in the first course or the second lane in the second course.

Abstract: A power storage device inspecting method of inspecting a power storage device for an internal short circuit that includes: detecting an external resistance Re which is generated in an external circuit in a state in which probes of an external power supply are connected to external terminals of the power storage device; applying an initial output voltage VS(0) with which an initial device current IB(0) of a device current IB(t) is zero; applying an output voltage VS(t) from the external power supply to the power storage device; and determining an internal short circuit of the power storage device based on a change with time of the device current IB(t) or a stabilized device current IBs of the power storage device.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes a traveling controller and a determination unit. The traveling controller is configured to control driving force when a vehicle travels. The determination unit is configured to determine, in a case where an obstacle is detected on a road surface on which the vehicle travels, appropriateness of the vehicle passing over the obstacle. The traveling controller is configured to control the driving force of the vehicle to prevent the vehicle from passing over the obstacle in a case where the determination unit determines that it is inappropriate to pass over the obstacle.

Abstract: An information processing system is configured to include a target vehicle data acquisition unit configured to acquire target vehicle data including a travel state of a target vehicle, driving operation information of the target vehicle, and position information of the target vehicle on a map, a behavior occurrence position recognition unit configured to recognize a behavior occurrence position that is a position where the target vehicle performs an unstable behavior, based on the target vehicle data, and a cause determination unit configured to determine whether or not the unstable behavior at the behavior occurrence position is caused by the driver, based on at least one of the travel state of the target vehicle and the driving operation information of the target vehicle.

Abstract: A steering control system includes a steering-motor for turning wheels, a reaction-force-motor for applying a reaction torque to a steering of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller calculates a turning angle based on a first-characteristic representing a relationship of the turning angle to a steering angle, and calculates a reaction torque based on a second-characteristic representing a relationship of a reaction torque to the steering angle. The controller changes the first-characteristic from a characteristic corresponding to a first-state to a characteristic corresponding to a second-state in response to a change in the state of the vehicle from the first-state to the second-state. The controller maintains the second-characteristic at the characteristic corresponding to the first-state when the state of the vehicle changes from the first-state to the second-state in the case where the steering angle is steered to a steering limit corresponding to an upper limit of the turning angle.

Abstract: An automatic steering control apparatus includes a target-path acquisition unit that acquires a target path that is to be a traveling path of the vehicle, a target-rudder-angle acquisition unit that acquires a target rudder angle that is to be a rudder angle in the vehicle, on the basis of the target path, a sideslip-angle estimation unit that estimates a sideslip angle in the vehicle that is traveling at the target rudder angle, on the basis of the target rudder angle and a vehicle condition of the vehicle, and an automatic steering control unit. The automatic steering control unit performs at least one of stopping of automatic steering control and controlling of a steering-quantity regulation gain for regulating the target rudder angle, when the estimated sideslip angle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A method for determining a camera parameter for a camera (3) of a camera system (2) of a pickup vehicle (1) includes capturing a cargo bed (5) of the pickup vehicle (1) in an image (18) captured by using the camera (3), determining at least one first cargo bed edge line of the cargo bed (5) by optical analysis of the captured image (18) by using an electronic computing device (4) of the camera system (3), providing a function parameter for a cost function (15) by analysis of at least one first cargo bed edge line by using a regression-analysis algorithm of a solver module (14) of the electronic computing device (4), and determining the camera parameter on the basis of the cost function (15) depending on the provided function parameter by using the electronic computing device (4). A computer program product, an electronic computing device (4) as well as a camera system (2) are also disclosed.

Abstract: A collision avoidance assist apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine whether or not one lane on which a host vehicle drives is inner than another lane that extends along the one lane and that a moving body exists, in a curve section, if there is the curve section ahead in a travel direction of the host vehicle; and a changer configured to change an operating condition for a collision avoidance operation such that a first condition, which is the operating condition in a first case in which it is determined that the one lane is not inner than the other lane in the curve section, is more easily satisfied than a second condition, which is the operating condition in a second case in which it is determined that the one lane is inner than the other lane in the curve section.

Abstract: An adaptive multi-sensor data fusion method based on mutual information includes: receiving an RGB image of a road surface collected by a camera; receiving point cloud data of the road surface collected synchronously by LIDAR; preprocessing the point cloud data to obtain dense point cloud data; and inputting the RGB image and the dense point cloud data into a pre-established and well-trained fusion network, to output data fusion results. The fusion network is configured to calculate mutual information of a feature tensor and an expected feature of input data, assign fusion weights of the input data according to the mutual information, and then output the data fusion results according to the fusion weights. In the new method, such information theory tool as mutual information is introduced, to calculate the correlation between the extracted feature of the input data and the expected feature of the fusion network.

Abstract: A method for generating training data is disclosed. The method may include executing a simulation process. The simulation process may include traversing a virtual, forward-looking sensor over a virtual road surface defining at least one virtual railroad crossing. During the traversing, the virtual sensor may be moved with respect to the virtual road surface as dictated by a vehicle-motion model modeling motion of a vehicle driving on the virtual road surface while carrying the virtual sensor. Virtual sensor data characterizing the virtual road surface may be recorded. The virtual sensor data may correspond to what a real sensor would have output had it sensed the road surface in the real world.

Abstract: A vehicle adaptive cruise control apparatus for controlling traveling of a host vehicle is provided. The vehicle adaptive cruise control apparatus that is configured to: receive a vehicle speed of the host vehicle; receive an inter-vehicle distance between a preceding vehicle and the host vehicle; define a minimum safe inter-vehicle distance; set a reaction time of a driver; and use adaptive cruise control. The vehicle adaptive cruise control apparatus uses a maximum speed reference for the host vehicle which is defined as ratio between a) the inter-vehicle distance and b) the reaction time of the driver.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus may include an image capturing unit configured to capture a driving road image of an ego vehicle; and a control unit configured to generate virtual lanes on a road with no lines, the virtual lanes corresponding to the number of lanes which are decided based on the width of the road with no lines, when the road with no lines is detected in front of the ego vehicle through the driving road image captured by the image capturing unit, and control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle to drive on one of the generated virtual lanes. When a front object is detected from the driving road image, the control unit may control the autonomous driving of the ego vehicle to avoid the front object and drive on the road with no lines.

Abstract: In a vehicle control system (1, 101), a control unit is configured to execute a stop process by which the vehicle is parked in a prescribed stop area when it is detected that the control unit or the driver has become incapable of properly maintaining a traveling state of the vehicle, and, in the stop process, the control unit extracts a plurality of available stop areas according to information from at least one of an external environment recognition device and a map device, and selects a stop area from the available stop areas (A, B) by taking into account a possibility of the driver resuming driving the vehicle after the stop process has been initiated according to a result of monitoring the driver by an occupant monitoring device.

Abstract: A guidance system identifies a parking path and a target point in a parking area. The guidance system calculates steering commands to steer the vehicle and trailer onto the parking path. The guidance system calculates a distance of the trailer from the target point and calculates speed commands for the vehicle based on the distance of the trailer from the target point. The guidance system sends the steering and speed commands to a steering and speed control system to steer the vehicle and move the trailer along the parking path until the trailer reaches the target point in the parking area.

Abstract: Provided is a parking assistance device capable of reducing inconvenience felt by a driver experienced in automatic parking control during parking at a target vehicle speed corrected to a lower speed at a start of use of automatic parking control, for example. The parking assistance device controls a vehicle speed of the vehicle during parking to assist parking of the vehicle. The parking assistance device increases the vehicle speed of the vehicle during parking in accordance with a behavior during parking or from previous parking of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes an automatic steering control device. The automatic steering control device includes an override determiner, a target steering angle setter, and a target torque setter. The target steering angle setter sets a target steering angle in automatic steering control, based on surrounding information and running condition information. The target torque setter sets a target torque for making the vehicle turn so that a steering angle of the vehicle becomes the target steering angle set by the target steering angle setter. If a steering intention has been detected by the override determiner, during the steering intention being detected, the target steering angle setter sets the steering angle a predetermined length of time before, as the target steering angle.

Abstract: A vehicle movement control apparatus of the invention executes a steering control to change a steering angle of an own vehicle at a predetermined changing rate to cause the own vehicle to move along a target movement line set in an own vehicle lane. The apparatus determines that a predetermined responsive characteristic condition is satisfied when another other vehicle moves in a vehicle lane next to the own vehicle lane, and the other vehicle exists in a predetermined area. The apparatus increases the predetermined changing rate to a larger changing rate when the predetermined responsive characteristic condition is satisfied, compared with when the predetermined responsive characteristic condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for detecting multiple approaching vehicles and sending alert signals over a communication network. The system includes one or more vehicle mounted units, wherein at least one vehicle mounted unit is attached to a vehicle for capturing and processing data of approaching vehicles. The vehicle mounted unit includes a camera for capturing digital data, a storage unit to store a set of instructions and a pre-defined time value, a vehicle class list; a processing unit for processing the set of instructions, and a communication unit to send alert signals, vehicles and object digital data over the communication network.

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a detector configured to detect a surrounding object of a host vehicle, a generator configured to generate a first target trajectory on the basis of a shape of a traveling path in which the host vehicle travels, a first potential calculator configured to calculate a guiding potential which represents safety of traveling along the first target trajectory, a second potential calculator configured to calculate a surrounding potential which represents safety based on a surrounding object of the host vehicle, a third potential calculator configured to calculate a traveling potential, which represents safety when the host vehicle is moved in a direction intersecting a traveling direction of the host vehicle at each point included in an area in which the host vehicle will be traveling in the future based on the first target trajectory, on the basis of the guiding potential and the surrounding potential, and a traveling controller configured to perform traveling control of the host v

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a steering control apparatus and method of the steer-by-wire system including a sensing information collector for collecting at least one of sensing information on a steering or sensing information on a rack, a motor operation determiner for determining a start of a motor limiting mode for a reaction force motor and an end of the motor limiting mode for the reaction force motor which provides a reaction torque to a steering wheel based on the collected sensing information, a control signal generator for generating a control signal corresponding to the start of the motor limiting mode or the end of the motor limiting mode based on the determined result, and a control signal output for outputting the generated control signal to the reaction force motor.

Abstract: A guidance system identifies a path on a field and then calculates a position and heading of a trailer relative to the path. The guidance system steers a vehicle connected to the trailer based on the calculated trailer position and heading to minimize the trailer positional error and more quickly and accurately align the trailer with the path. The guidance system may align the trailer with the path while steering the vehicle in a reverse direction and may steer the vehicle based on a predicted trailer position and heading.

Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes a leaning body frame, a left inclining wheel, a right inclining wheel, an another inclining wheel, a linkage mechanism, a leaning posture control actuator, a left inclining wheel torque applying unit, a right inclining wheel torque applying unit, and an integrated control device. The integrated control device controls a left inclining wheel torque applied to a left inclining wheel and a right inclining wheel torque applied to a right inclining wheel based on a lean torque applied to the linkage mechanism by the leaning posture control actuator. Alternatively, the lean torque applied to the linkage mechanism by the leaning posture control actuator may be based on the left inclining wheel torque applied to the left inclining wheel by the left inclining wheel torque applying unit and the right inclining wheel torque applied to the right inclining wheel by the right inclining wheel torque applying unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control device (100) includes a recognizer (130) that recognizes a situation occurring near an own-vehicle, and a driving controller (140, 160) that controls acceleration/deceleration and steering of the own-vehicle on the basis of a result of the recognition of the recognizer. When performing travel control according to a behavior of a preceding vehicle that is traveling in front of the own-vehicle such that the own-vehicle follows the preceding vehicle to pass through an intersection, the driving controller does not perform following of the preceding vehicle if a turning start point of the preceding vehicle does not match a turning start point in a route predicted for the own-vehicle to pass through the intersection in a scheduled direction or if a turning angle of the preceding vehicle does not match a turning angle in the predicted route.

Abstract: An apparatus including cameras and a processor. The cameras may generate pixel data of an exterior view from a vehicle. The processor may generate video frames from each of the cameras, perform computer vision operations on the video frames to detect an object, determine a predicted path of the object with respect to the vehicle, predict an approach side of the vehicle of the object based on the predicted path, and generate a notification in response to the predicted path. A first of the cameras may be on the approach side of the vehicle. The object may not be in a field of view captured by the first camera. The object may be detected in the video frames captured by a second of the cameras that may not be on the approach side of the vehicle. The notification may be generated before the object may be in the field of view.