| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 701024000 | On-board computer interact with a host computer | 51 |
| 20090118889 | Method of Driving Plurality of Mine Vehicles in Mine, and Transport System - A method of driving mine vehicles in a mine, and a transport system. A plurality of mine vehicles is arranged in succession and driven in convoy between working areas. A master vehicle in the convoy is driven manually, and slave vehicles follow the master, provided with no mechanical connection. In the working areas, the convoy is disassembled, since single vehicles are each driven separately. When assigned tasks in the working areas have been completed, the vehicles are reassembled into a convoy so as to be driven to a next working area. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090125174 | Computerized driverless vehicles and traffic control system - A transportation system, including a network of roads for traveling to and from various destinations, a plurality of vehicles for transporting passengers, each vehicle situated within the network of roads, and each vehicle including a power supply, a positioning system, for identifying the position of the vehicle, a transmitter, coupled with the positioning system, for transmitting position and velocity information of the vehicle to other vehicles in its vicinity, a receiver for receiving position and velocity information from other vehicles in the vicinity of the vehicle, and an automatic steering system, coupled with the receiver, for steering the vehicle through the network of roads without collision, in order (i) to travel to a destination designated by the at least one passenger, when the vehicle is transporting the at least one passenger, (ii) to travel to a source for picking up the at least one passenger, when the vehicle is empty and the power supply is not low, and (iii) to travel to an available docking station, when the vehicle is empty and the power supply is low, and a plurality of docking stations, each docking station situated at a roadside of the network of roads, and each docking station including a charger for charging the power supply of a vehicle that is docked at the docking station. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100010700 | MAPPING IN MOBILE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS, SUCH AS FOR UTILITY METER READING AND RELATED APPLICATIONS - A mobile data collection system may perform or facilitate monitoring and management of mobile automatic meter reading (MAMR) activities via out of route meter read identification and graphical route playback. In identifying out of route endpoints, the mobile data collection system receives an indication of each of the endpoints included in a predetermined meter reading route. The mobile data collection system executes the route detecting endpoints and collecting location information relating to out of route endpoints that are not included in the predetermined route. Location information identifying the out of route endpoints is then presented to a user. In facilitating graphical route playback, the mobile data collection system collects information as it progresses through the route. The collected information may then be used in a graphical playback of the route, which shows the mobile data collection system dynamically traveling through the route (e.g., on a map) and reading endpoints. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100082193 | CELESTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates within a working area and comprises a receiver for detecting the at least one signal emitted by the emitter, and a processor for determining a relative location of the autonomous vehicle within the working area based on the signal emitted by the emitter. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100087980 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED VEHICLE - A system and method of controlling an unmanned vehicle. The system includes a base station configured to transmit operational commands and an unmanned vehicle including a cellular communication interface and a controller. The cellular communication interface communicates with the base station through cellular communication. The controller communicates with the communication interface and operates the unmanned vehicle based on operational commands received from the base station. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100138095 | POWER SOURCE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AGVS AND METHOD - An automatic guided vehicle (AGV) and method has at least one AGV with a drive assembly, a rechargeable power source on-board the AGV configured to supply power to the drive assembly, and a controller on-board the AGV. The controller on-board the AGV is configured to substantially continuously monitor at least two conditions including an operating condition of the AGV, a state of charge of the power source, and an electrical power supplied for recharging the rechargeable power source, wherein the controller determines when the rechargeable power source of the AGV is to be recharged, and controls a recharging process of the power source based upon at least one of the monitored conditions. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100168948 | MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD - A method for controlling movement of a body within a system comprises: a) selecting a path for the body between a first node (B) and a second node (C), b) determining a desired movement envelope ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168949 | System and Method for Autonomous Vehicle Control - A system for localizing an autonomous vehicle to a target area can include a position indicator adapted for association with the vehicle in a three dimensional configuration, a detection device configured to detect the position indicator, a computation device configured to compute a position of the vehicle based on the detected position indicator and the relationship of the configuration to the vehicle orientation, a transmitter configured to receive information from the computation device and produce a signal carrying the information, a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and filter the information therefrom, and a control system configured for association with and control of one or more directional control components of the vehicle, the control being based on the information received from the receiver relating to localizing the vehicle to the target area. A method of for localizing a vehicle to a target area is also disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100268409 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF STRUCTURES AND OBJECTS BY SWARM OF REMOTE UNMANNED VEHICLES - A method for inspecting structures that includes using a plurality of independent unmanned mobile vehicles. The unmanned mobile vehicles are equipped with a control and guidance system for enabling each unmanned mobile vehicle to operate autonomously. Each unmanned mobile vehicle may be programmed with an operating program that defines a path of travel for it, relative to a structure to be inspected. The unmanned mobile vehicles are deployed so that they cooperatively form a swarm that travels about the structure. At least one of said unmanned mobile vehicles is used to obtain inspection data of a portion of the structure as it executes its respective operating program. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100274429 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE GUIDING USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVER APPARATUS THEREFOR - An apparatus is for guiding a vehicle traveling of a vehicle by using information technology infrastructures. The apparatus includes: a control terminal for controlling the vehicle traveling; sensing devices that collect circumstance information of guidance areas desirous of guiding the vehicle by using the information technology infrastructures provided on the guidance areas; and a server device that recognizes a circumstance of the guidance areas to create a guidance route based on the collected circumstance information by the sensing device so that the control terminal controls the vehicle to travel along the guidance route. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110106362 | CONTROL FOR AN AUTONOMOUS CONVEYER VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTONOMOUS CONVEYER VEHICLE - A sensor-based control permits an autonomous conveyor vehicle to carry out intelligent driving behavior which takes into account individual properties of the freight or cargo that is to be conveyed. For example, the acceleration and braking behavior of the autonomous conveyor vehicle can be selected as a function of the stability of the freight or cargo. A route or a parking place at which particular environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity) occur can be planned using sensor measured values of a sensor network. The relatively advanced intelligence of the autonomous conveyor vehicle optimizes the handling of the freight or cargo and obviates the need for camera-based monitoring. For example, the loss of the freight or cargo from the loading surface can be detected by a sensor and signaled automatically. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120089293 | AUTONOMOUS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM - An autonomous control system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The autonomous control system may have a plurality of system modules each configured to monitor a status of at least one machine component and generate a corresponding recommended machine action based on the status, and a control module configured to control operations of the mobile machine. The autonomous control system may also have a health supervisor module in communication with the plurality of system modules and the control module. The health supervisor module may be configured to arbitrate each of the recommended machine actions from the plurality of system modules to determine an overall machine response, and to command the control module to implement the overall machine response. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120123628 | MULTI-SENSOR AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES - Multi-sensor autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a variable autonomy control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle include a variable autonomy processing unit. The variable autonomy processing unit illustratively receives inputs from multiple sensors. It utilizes the inputs to generate commands to control the unmanned aerial vehicle at variable autonomy levels. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120136523 | MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING AUTONOMOUS DUMP QUEUING - A control system for use at a dump location having a plurality of dump sites is disclosed. The control system may have a control module associated with a mobile machine and a worksite controller. The worksite controller may be configured to receive a signal from the control module indicative of the mobile machine crossing a boundary at a dump location, and assign a travel route for the mobile machine based on the signal. The travel route may include a travel segment on a common entrance row, a first single-use path from the common entrance row to a particular one of the plurality of dump sites, a second single-use path from the particular one of the plurality of dump sites to a common exit row, and a travel segment on the common exit row. The worksite controller may be further configured to communicate the travel route to the control module as the mobile machine moves toward the dump location. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120136524 | SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS PATH PLANNING AND MACHINE CONTROL - A control system is disclosed for use with a mobile loading machine operating at a first location and a plurality of mobile haul machines configured to move material received at the first location to a second location. The control system may have a plurality of control modules, each associated with one of the mobile loading machine and the plurality of mobile haul machines, and a worksite controller. The worksite controller may be configured to make a determination that a position of the mobile loading machine has changed, and to generate a new travel path for the plurality of mobile haul machines based on the determination. The worksite controller may also be configured to selectively communicate the new travel path to each of the plurality of control modules. The new travel path between the first and second locations may be automatically determined in accordance with at least one user-selected goal. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120136525 | CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING TOOL TRACKING - A control system is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool and operating at a work site. The control system may have a sensor associated with the work tool and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the work tool, an offboard worksite controller, and an onboard controller in communication with the sensor and the offboard worksite controller. The onboard controller may be configured to receive from an operator an input indicative of a current task being performed by the machine, and track movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the operator input. The onboard controller may also be configured to communicate the tracked movement to the offboard worksite controller. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120197476 | GRADUATED VEHICLE BRAKING - A method for automatically controlling braking of a powered system or consist includes automatically applying a first degree of braking to a consist during a first time period when a powered unit of the consist is being locally or remotely controlled via an onboard control system in an absence of control inputs from an onboard operator. The first degree of braking is based on a first deceleration force selected so that the consist is slowed in a manner effective to limit a peak deceleration rate experienced by the consist sufficient for reducing unintended movement of at least one of one or more riders or cargo onboard the consist. The method also includes automatically applying a second degree of braking to the consist during a second time period following the first time period. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120215394 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZED CONTROL OF A HARVESTER AND TRANSPORT VEHICLE - A control system and method is provided to control a longitudinal position of a transport vehicle relative to a harvester during an unload on the go operation and to control both the lateral position and the longitudinal position of a transport vehicle relative to a harvester during an unload on the go operation to evenly fill a receiving area of the transport vehicle with crop material from the harvester. The longitudinal position of the transport vehicle is maintained within an acceptable range by adjusting the velocity of the transport vehicle. The receiving area of the transport vehicle can be more evenly filled with crop material by adjusting the lateral position and the longitudinal position of the transport vehicle within predetermined trim distances associated with the receiving area of the transport vehicle. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130231823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAJECTORY CONTROL OF A TRANSPORT VEHICLE USED WITH A HARVESTER - A control system and method is provided to control the trajectory of a transport vehicle ( | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130245878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING MATERIAL - A method and a system of transporting material are provided, wherein at least one mobile transport unit is detected by a detection device with a radar or laser detecting device. Position coordinates, position angles and speed of the transport unit are determined using a reference coordinate system and are transmitted to a stationary data processing device. A central material tracking with verification of storage locations is generated by the data processing device, wherein, particularly with use of the positing angle, a storage type for the material is automatically determined. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130282224 | WORK MACHINE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - To provide a work machine that can make minimum passes over a target area without leaving any tasks with flexible steering operations. A controller | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140032033 | TRAINABLE AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWER - The present invention proposes a profound user-mower interaction, which enables the user to teach a robotic lawn mower for improving its visual obstacle detection. The main idea of the invention is that the user can show some typical obstacles from his garden to the mower. This will increases the performance of the visual obstacle detection. In the simplest scenario the user just places the mower in front of an obstacle, and activates the learning mechanism of the classification means (module) of the mower. The increasing use of smart devices such as smart phones or tablets enables also more elaborated learning. For example, the mower can send the input image to the smart device, and the user can provide a detailed annotation of the image. This will drastically improve the learning, because the mower is provided with ground truth information. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140067185 | IN-SITU ROBOTIC INSPECTION OF COMPONENTS - Methods and systems for inspecting a component within an assembled turbomachine are disclosed. At least one miniature robotic device having a non-destructive testing structure attached thereto is configured to travel around a surface of the component. The non-destructive testing structure gathers data related to the surface, and sends the data to a computing device connected to the at least one miniature robotic device. In one embodiment, the non-destructive testing structure comprises an image capture device and an infrared (IR) heat source. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140074339 | Network of Unmanned Vehicles - The present invention provides a co-operative network of unmanned vehicles that participate in co-operative task allocation. Each unmanned vehicle comprises a computer system with an executive level configured to control motion of the unmanned vehicle and an automatic decision level configured to communicate with other unmanned vehicles, to receive task descriptions, to participate in task allocation, and to provide descriptions of tasks to be performed to the executive level for execution. Each unmanned vehicle submits a bid for each task it can perform, the bid reflecting an execution cost for the task. The bids are compared and the task effectively auctioned to the unmanned vehicle with a lowest execution cost. Each unmanned vehicle builds a task plan from its allocated tasks, decomposes the associated task descriptions into elementary task descriptions and forwards the elementary task descriptions in a format suitable for the executive level to execute. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140297091 | MINING MACHINE MOVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An information collection device transmits a position information request command for requesting transmission of position information of a dump truck at a predetermined point in time via a second wireless communication device and determines a state of at least one of the dump truck, a relay that relays communication from a first wireless communication device included in the dump truck to the second wireless communication device, and a travel route of the dump truck based on a response to the position information request command. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150066282 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING IN AREAS FOR NON-DRIVERS - A message is received from a vehicle via a network. A driver status is identified based on at least one of whether the message was received and content in the message. A driving instruction is determined based at least in part on the driver status. The driving instruction is transmitted via the network. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150134184 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A management system includes a position detection device, installed in a haul machine that travels at a mine, capable of detecting position information of the haul machine, and a processing device to which the position information of the haul machine detected by the position detection device is to be output, wherein the processing device specifies, based on the position information of the haul machine output from the position detection device, at least one of a start time and an end time of each of a plurality of operations of the haul machine. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150310674 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ON-SITE SERVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT - A system for providing service to work equipment includes a network, a service apparatus configured to provide the service, and a server configured to communicate with the service apparatus via the network and receive information from the work equipment and the service apparatus via a network interface. The server includes a processing circuit configured to analyze the information and, based on the information, to determine an idle time for the work equipment, determine a service window for providing the service to the work equipment, determine a service location for providing the service, and send service instructions to the service apparatus based on the service window and the service location. The service instructions include the service window and the service location and are configured to cause the service apparatus to provide the service at the service location and according to the service window. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150353291 | Control System for Material Handling Conveyor Vehicle - Control solutions for a mobile conveyor vehicle are provided. The vehicle includes a pair of movable belt conveyor systems for conveying bulk material to an elevated location. One of the conveyors may be rotated via turntable while the other is rotated by four-wheel steering motion of the vehicle. The control system may be configured to: receive user input indicative of desired infeed location of the infeed end and a desired output location of the output end; determine a desired control solution for disposing the infeed end at the desired infeed location and disposing the output end at the desired output location; and cooperatively operate the first powered actuator system, the second powered actuator system and the powered drive system according to the desired control solution. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150370255 | METHODS FOR OPERATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN SPECIAL CONTROL ZONES - A method of controlling autonomous or driverless vehicles in a specific control zone is disclosed. The vehicles enter the zone and come under the control of a zone authority that coordinates the movements of the vehicles until they leave the zone. The behavior of the vehicles is modified to insure that it matches a set of rules established by the zone authority. The zone may be an area such as a bridge, tunnel or construction zone where efficient, possibly single lane, travel requires tight coordination. Other possible zones include parking areas, indoor passages and areas with security concerns. The zone authority simultaneously controls multiple autonomous vehicles and possible additional driver operated vehicles. The messages establishing control or providing continuing administration of rules may be delivered by any type of communications link or may be associated with a device issued to vehicles entering the zone which is collected on exit. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373906 | IMPROVED ROBOTIC WORKING TOOL - Disclosed is a robotic work tool ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150378022 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MOBILE DEVICE WITH INFORMATION ON THE POSITION THEREOF RELATIVE TO A TARGET, ROBOT INTEGRATING SUCH A SYSTEM AND TABLET - A method is disclosed for providing a mobile device with information on the position thereof relative to a target, including: transmitting, from a laser source connected to the mobile device, a laser beam substantially diverging in an emission plane oriented such that the emitted beam illuminates the target at least partially, capturing an image of the partially illuminated scene from an imaging apparatus that is connected to the mobile device in order to capture an image, and processing the image thus captured in order to generate information on the position of the mobile device relative to the target. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160009235 | FAILURE MANAGEMENT IN A VEHICLE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160026181 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING CONTROL IN A SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a method for allocating control in a system-of-systems, in particular a dynamic system-of-systems consisting of a physical system PS, an autonomous control system CS, a human operator HO, a monitor component MK and an actuator controller AST, or comprising a physical system PS, an autonomous control system CS, a human operator HO, a monitor component MK and an actuator controller AST, wherein the CS uses a sensor system assigned thereto to cyclically monitor surroundings and/or the physical system itself and creates an internal model of the surroundings and/or the PS on the basis of this monitoring and performs an analysis of this model in order to determine control values for the AST and a criticality index KI of the scenario in a cycle, in particular in the current cycle, and wherein the MK cyclically monitors the HO and/or the actions thereof, in particular the current actions thereof, in order to determine an engagement index EI of the HO in a cycle, in particular in the current cycle, on the basis of this monitoring, and wherein the control over the PS is allocated to the HO when EI>KI. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160026186 | Transport Management Apparatus, Transport System, and Transport Management Program - A controller ( | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160033964 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle control apparatus that switches an operating condition of a vehicle to a manual operation when the vehicle reaches a preset initial switch position while an automatic operation is underway includes: a driver condition determination unit configured to determine whether or not a driver is in a manual operation acceptance condition; an evacuation space identification unit configured to identify an evacuation space provided on a path of the vehicle before the initial switch position on the basis of map information; and a switch position setting unit configured to set a switch position in which the operating condition of the vehicle is to be switched from the automatic operation to the manual operation, in a position between the vehicle and the evacuation space when the driver is not in the manual operation acceptance condition. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160041559 | FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Materials handling vehicles are integrated with enterprise computing systems by providing a transceiver on a vehicle, where the transceiver is configured for wireless data communication across a wireless computing environment. More particularly, integration is implemented by configuring a processor on the materials handling vehicle to: communicate with the transceiver for wireless communication to a corresponding server computer, to communicate with at least one electronics component of the materials handling vehicle across a vehicle network bus and to receive logon information to identify an operator logging onto the materials handling vehicle. Integration also comprises configuring the processor to implement at least one customization function on the materials handling vehicle based upon the received logon information by: wirelessly communicating information between the server computer and the materials handling vehicle via the transceiver and interacting with at least one component of the materials handling vehicle across the materials handling vehicle network bus. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160046296 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE TO A DRIVER CLASS STORED IN THE VEHICLE AND REPRESENTING A SPECIFIC DRIVING BEHAVIOUR OF THE DRIVER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THAT PURPOSE - A method for assigning a driver of a vehicle to a driver class stored in the vehicle and representing a specific driving behavior of the driver after a driving pause includes identifying the driver based on an acquisition of data indicating an occupancy of only one seat of the vehicle before and after the driving pause, and/or based on an acquisition, before and after the driving pause, of a recognition code of a technological device assigned to the driver, and, based on the identification, using the driver class assigned to the identified driver. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160052137 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING A WHEELCHAIR-ASSIST ROBOT - Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, a wheelchair-assist robot for assisting a wheelchair user with everyday tasks or activities at work, at home, and the like. In an embodiment, the mobile wheelchair-assist robot includes a wheelchair interface component configured to exchange control information with a wheelchair controller. In an embodiment, a wheelchair-assist robot mount assembly is provided for, among other things, electrically and physically coupling a wheelchair-assist robot to an associated wheelchair. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052139 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING A WHEELCHAIR-ASSIST ROBOT - Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, a wheelchair-assist robot for assisting a wheelchair user with everyday tasks or activities at work, at home, and the like. In an embodiment, the mobile wheelchair-assist robot includes a wheelchair interface component configured to exchange control information with a wheelchair controller. In an embodiment, a wheelchair-assist robot mount assembly is provided for, among other things, electrically and physically coupling a wheelchair-assist robot to an associated wheelchair. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160059875 | SYSTEM OF SELF-MOBILE CARTS WITH THEIR OWN NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A cart transportation system, comprising a one or more carts; a communication device incorporating a user controller that includes at least a transmitter unit, the user controller wirelessly transmitting electronic instructions to each cart controller or to a lead cart controller, each cart including a navigation system for self-mobility in communication with the user controller, the navigation system including at least (i) a set of traction drivers for movement, (ii) a motor; and (iii) a cart controller including a transmitter unit and receiver unit for transmitting and receiving electronic instructions so the cart controller of a particular cart defines and controls the particular cart to do at least one of (i) follow the communications device held or worn by a user; (ii) return to a base station; (iii) follow other carts of the one or more carts; and (iv) move from a first location to a second location. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059881 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE TO A MOVING POINT - An autonomous vehicle including a chassis, a conveyance system carrying the chassis, and a controller configured to steer the conveyance system. The controller is further configured to execute the steps of receiving steering radius information from a source; and creating steering instructions for the vehicle dependent upon the steering radius information from the source. The source not being from the vehicle itself. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160120095 | Work Vehicle Cooperation System - A work vehicle cooperation system includes: a master traveling track calculation unit that calculates a traveling track of a master work vehicle ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160124432 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC DRIVING CONTROL METHOD - Provided are an automatic driving control system and an automatic driving control method that are capable of clearing away suspicion of a foul by exchanging a “hand” for determining priority of passage by a fair method that allows no foul when automatically driven vehicles face each other on a road. When the automatically driven vehicles face each other on the road, the “hand” for determining the priority of passage is exchanged by performing transmission/reception two times by use of a composite number of prime numbers each having a large number of digits. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160129908 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT ARRANGED TO CONTROL AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AUTONOMOUS DRIVE ARRANGEMENT, VEHICLE AND METHOD - A vehicle, method, control arrangement, and autonomous drive arrangement are provided. The control arrangement is for controlling an autonomous drive arrangement in a host vehicle including an autonomous drive arrangement configured to control steering and velocity of the host vehicle up to an autonomous drive maximum velocity of the host vehicle, a speed limit determination unit, and a communication unit arranged to receive, from at least one external source, real time preceding vehicle velocity for one or more preceding vehicles. The control arrangement is configured to control the autonomous drive arrangement in dependence on a difference between the autonomous drive maximum velocity and at least one of a speed limit and at least one preceding vehicle velocity. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160159368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN OPERATIONAL CONFIGURATION FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - The approach involves determining vision capability information for one or more occupants of at least one vehicle. The approach also involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the vision capability information to determine an estimated comfortable operational configuration for the at least one vehicle. The approach involves determining a maximum operational configuration for the at least one vehicle. The approach also involves determining a recommended operational configuration for the at least one vehicle based, at least in part, on the estimated comfortable operational configuration and the maximum operational configuration. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160199983 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS INCLUDING A WHEELCHAIR-ASSIST ROBOT | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160202703 | SELF-PROPELLED ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170232974 | DRIVE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND CENTER | 08-17-2017 |
| 20220135057 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - A data management platform for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) is provided. The data management platform can receive, from an AV at a first time, a first copy of a manifest including a creation history of a transformed object generated by the AV and a data integrity value corresponding to the transformed object. The data management platform can receive, from a second computing system at a second time, a second copy of the manifest. The data management platform can reconcile the first copy and the second copy. The data management platform can receive, from the second computing system at a third time, a request to upload the transformed object. The data management platform can validate the transformed object stored in storage of the first computing system based on the data integrity value included in the manifest. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220139222 | DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM - A driving control method, comprising: an external device on a vehicle ( | 05-05-2022 |
