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7635053 Transport system with inductive energy transfer  
A transport system is provided, comprising an underfloor high frequency alternate current primary conductor for providing an electromagnetic field extending along the primary conductor for...
7634343 Accurate positioning of an unmanned mine vehicle using stationary obstacles  
A method and system for stopping an unmanned mine vehicle in a predetermined position. The mine vehicle is driven at a low speed towards a physical. When the mine vehicle encounters the obstacle (...
7620477 Robotic intelligence kernel  
A robot platform includes perceptors, locomotors, and a system controller. The system controller executes a robot intelligence kernel (RIK) that includes a multi-level architecture and a dynamic...
7613552 Lawn-mower with sensor  
Lawn-mower comprising one or more motor-driven wheels and at least one cutting device, and further comprising elements for determining a distance value of an external mass to modify the behaviour...
7611266 Single path road geometry predictive adaptive front lighting algorithm using vehicle positioning and map data  
A system for predictive front lighting of a vehicle. The system includes a first and second headlamps, a first and second swivel mechanisms and a controller. The first and second headlamps project...
7613543 Electronic demarcating system  
A method and an electronic search system for operating an automatic device, preferably an automatic lawnmower. The system comprises at least one first electrical cable ( 1,4,5,6 ) connected to at...
7603235 Arrangement for collision prevention of mine vehicle  
A mine vehicle and a method of preventing a mine vehicle from colliding. The mine vehicle ( 1 ) includes at least one scanner ( 13, 14 ) to scan the environment in front of the vehicle. On the...
7603221 Slowing down process for a vehicle taking a bend  
An automatic slowing down system for a vehicle taking a bend includes a computer that integrates a series of instructions to process at least one of first, second and third signals according to...
7596451 Mobile-machine navigation system  
A method of navigating a mobile machine dependent upon the relationship of the mobile machine to a target path includes operating a steering system to change the heading of the mobile machine in...
7593800 Turning control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle  
In a turning control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a turning controller places a limitation on an automatic deceleration of the vehicle which is started when a turning state of...
7584045 Unmanned tactical platform  
An unmanned tactic platform (UTP) mounted on a two-stage locomotive system of which a first locomotive stage is a significantly high-speed travel stage where the UTP reaches an arena, and a second...
7574282 Electronic directing system  
The present disclosure relates to an arrangement and an electronic navigational control system for a self-propelling device ( 5 ), preferably a lawn-mowing robot. The system comprises at lease one...
7568536 Omni-directional robot cleaner  
An omni-directional robot cleaner, composed of a platform and a plurality of driving units for driving and controlling the movement of the platform, in which the platform further comprises: a...
7561948 Individual transport control and communication system  
An automated transportation system includes a plurality of vehicles adapted to travel along a pathway, and a monitoring system located within each vehicle and adapted to monitor a location and a...
7513463 Rail-guided transport system  
The invention relates to a rail-guided system for transporting persons and material in underground mining and tunnel construction. The rail-guided transport system comprises a railroad network and...
7510038 Steering system with lane keeping integration  
A system for steering a vehicle including: an actuator disposed in a vehicle to apply torque to a steerable wheel; a driver input device receptive to driver commands for directing the vehicle; and...
7509217 Vehicle detector and vehicle detecting method  
A vehicle detector includes a detecting apparatus and a determining apparatus. If a plurality of detection points detected by the detecting apparatus forms a group of detection points, the...
7480958 Robot cleaner, robot cleaning system and method of controlling same  
A robot cleaner includes a drive unit for driving a plurality of wheels, a camera disposed in a body for photographing an upper image extending perpendicular to a running direction, a controller...
7463948 Robot control apparatus  
A robot control apparatus allows a plurality of mobile robots to carry out tasks at a reduced or minimized cost as a whole with consideration given to costs derived from an encounter with an...
7453374 Travel safety apparatus for vehicle  
A travel safety apparatus for a vehicle includes: a first object detector having a first detection area defined by a first detection angle; a second object detector having a second detection area...
7451027 Vehicle and method for steering thereof  
The present invention relates to a method for steering a vehicle ( 1 ) over a ground surface ( 4 ), wherein magnetic marking elements ( 5 ) are arranged in the ground surface at predetermined...
7440823 Intention estimation method and system with confidence indication  
An intention estimation system and method with confidence indication for providing operation assistance based on an operator's intention. A current operation performed by the operator is detected,...
7437241 Navigation system for restrictively outputting warning and warning generating apparatus and method for restrictively outputting warning in a navigation system  
A navigation system utilizing a warning generating apparatus is disclosed. The warning generating apparatus includes a data receiving unit for receiving route guidance information data and current...
7426975 Vehicle regenerative braking control apparatus and method  
A regenerative braking control apparatus for a wheeled vehicle, includes: a regenerative braking unit arranged to produce a regenerative braking effort for the vehicle; and a control unit connected...
7418341 System and method for the selection of a unique geographic feature  
The present invention includes a system and method for selecting a unique geographic feature, including a mobile device that uses position and orientation sensors to determine a user position and a...
7398850 Transport apparatus  
A transport apparatus including: a travel route having a plurality of retrieval locations continuous with the route; a plurality of article transporting vehicles that move along the route; control...
7392120 Vehicle dynamics control apparatus  
In a vehicle dynamics control apparatus capable of balancing a vehicle dynamics stability control system and a lane deviation prevention control system, a cooperative control section is provided to...
7389167 Driving support system and method  
A driving support system according to the present invention is provided with an actuator for steering steered wheels of a vehicle and is used for supporting driving of the vehicle by making use of...
7386371 Operation assistance system and method  
A method and system for providing automatic assistance in operating a machine. A current operation performed by an operator of the machine is detected, and data related to an estimated intention of...
7369942 Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus  
The present invention provides a vehicle traveling state determining apparatus including a camera which picks up an image of a road surface in a direction in which a vehicle is traveling, and...
7350613 Transport with rotatable load and safety bumper  
A vehicle having (i) a rotatable platform for securing a load thereto, and (ii) an object detection system for detecting an object in the vehicle's path of travel. The sensitivity of the object...
7343995 Air cargo transport system  
The cargo transport system according to this invention employs a tow vehicle that can automatically follow and run upon guide lines. The tow vehicle can tow cargo laden equipment such as container...
7303036 Engine governor system  
A governor system for limiting the ground speed of a vehicle and maintaining an idle speed of the engine. The governor system includes a first feedback shaft operably coupled with a transmission of...
7305287 AGV control system and method  
An automated guided vehicle control system and method which allows overall conveying time to be reduced by simultaneously moving a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to working locations...
7272467 Systems and methods for filtering potentially unreliable visual data for visual simultaneous localization and mapping  
Apparatus and methods that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously,...
7265510 Method and arrangement for signalizing a deactivation of a driver assistance system  
The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for signalizing the controlled deactivation of an assistance system during operation of motor vehicles ( 10 ) which are steerable by a...
7243752 Device for inductively supplying power and guiding a mobile object  
Device for inductive power supply and guidance of a moving object, with a primary inductance element extending as a conductive loop along a path provided for the object. A secondary inductance...
7236866 Vehicular collision object determining system  
From a collision load, a one-time integration value and a two-time integration value are computed. The one-time integration value and two-time integration value are then used for obtaining a mass...
7228214 Path planner and method for planning a path plan having a spiral component  
A method and path planner for planning a path of a vehicle comprising a perimeter training module for identifying a border of a region associated with a work area. A definer for defining a...
7219759 Manual operation device for operating in-vehicle apparatus  
An operation member is manually operable to select and drive an in-vehicle apparatus. A compression spring applies counterforce to the operation member against operational movement of the operation...
7200490 GPS receiver with autopilot and integrated lightbar display  
A system for controlling a mobile machine is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises an integrated guidance system coupled with a steering component. The integrated guidance system...
7196487 Method and system for robot localization and confinement  
The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily...
7188000 Navigational control system for a robotic device  
A navigational control system for altering movement activity of a robotic device operating in a defined working area, comprising a transmitting subsystem integrated in combination with the robotic...
7170252 Location aware automata  
An automaton configured to perform a task comprises a communication interface to communicate positional information with one or more anchor points provided within a given environment. The...
7167787 Method for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle in accordance with risk and system for carrying out the method  
A method controls the speed of a motor vehicle in accordance with risk. Each risk element of a road segment is evaluated for the specific risk potential thereof by taking into consideration the...
7146276 Method for determining driving task demand based on speed variability  
A system and method of assessing the driving task demand on the driver of a vehicle, and further controlling one or more devices on the vehicle as a function of the assessed driver demand is...
7127340 Variable gain logic for a GPS based automatic steering system  
A method is provided for controlling steering oscillations in a work vehicle having a closed loop GPS based automatic steering system, wherein the closed loop steering system has a default gain and...
7111699 Engine governor system  
A governor system for limiting the ground speed of a vehicle and maintaining an idle speed of the engine. The governor system includes a first feedback shaft operably coupled with a transmission of...
7101139 Automated material handling system with motorized transfer vehicles  
A material handling system for use in storing and moving goods within multi-level storage warehouses, ocean going vessels and the like wherein storage areas are provided on at least one of the...
7044247 Device at Ro-Ro vessel  
The present invention relates to an arrangement for a Ro—Ro vessel, which exhibits a number of cargo-receiving spaces provided with a driving surface internally in the vessel, and with a ramp...