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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...
7616101 Device for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle  
A device is provided in a vehicle for monitoring the environment around the vehicle. The device includes a sensor system such that objects in a detection range of the sensor system are selected as...
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...
7594556 System for storing and retrieving a personal-transportation vehicle  
A preferred embodiment of a system for automatically transferring a personal-transportation vehicle, such as a power chair, between a first and a second position proximate a motor vehicle such as a...
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...
7566861 Detection device controlled by driving speed and driving direction  
A detection device detects an obstacle within a target region by setting the target region, setting a scan trajectory, and setting a pattern of an irradiation position of a laser beam within the...
7546765 Scanning device and method for analyzing a road surface  
A road surface scanning device and method for scanning a section of road in order to acquire road surface data, which in turn can be used to create a mathematical model of the road. In one...
7544945 Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array laser scanner  
Vehicle-based lidar systems and methods are disclosed using multiple lasers to provide more compact and cost-effective lidar functionality. Each laser in an array of lasers can be sequentially...
7529604 Moving body system and moving body  
It is an object of the present invention to provide a moving body system which can determine a moved position of a moving body such as a guided vehicle or a stacker crane wherever it is on a moving...
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...
7501938 Vehicle range-based lane change assist system and method  
A lane change assist system and method are provided for assisting the driver of the vehicle in maneuvering a lane change. The system includes a range sensor mounted on a vehicle for sensing range...
7486177 System and method for performing interventions in cars using communicated automotive information  
A system and method for performing real-time interventions in a vehicle based on dangerous conditions. A system is provided that includes: a feature collection system that identifies features on...
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...
7455139 Vehicle safety lighting & signaling system  
A vehicle safety lighting and signaling system includes a transmitting unit and multiple remote receiving units, each having a lighting and audible element, and that receive signals from the...
7446696 Radio oscillating and radar systems  
The present invention provides a radio signal radiation system that alleviates the necessity of a highly specified pass band reception filter and a high performance/reliability amplifier. The radio...
7444206 Robotic vacuum cleaner  
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering...
7440835 Vehicle cruise control system  
A vehicle cruise control system is provided that comprises a vehicle speed detecting section, a cruise control section, and a cruising speed setting section. The vehicle speed detecting section is...
7431115 Robotic cart pulling vehicle  
A robotic cart pulling vehicle includes a positioning error reducing system for reducing accumulated error in the ded-reckoning navigational system. The positioning error reducing system including...
7428940 Steerable transport trolley  
A transport trolley is disclosed and which includes parallel spaced forks, ground engaging rollers, and a steering system including a distance monitor, a driving system for steering the rollers,...
7378948 Digital message display for vehicles  
The digital message display for vehicles detects a tailgater and automatically flashes a warning message, directed to the tailgater, on a message display that is located in the rear window of the...
7378947 Device and method for the active monitoring of the safety perimeter of a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a device for the active monitoring of the safety perimeter of a motor vehicle, which is used to detect moving objects or static obstacles inside said safety perimeter. The...
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...
7349771 Road shape recognition apparatus  
A front radar recognizes a still object. A process generates a still object map that shows a relative position between the still object and a subject vehicle. The process groups still objects in...
7349144 Exterior electrochromic reflective mirror element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly  
An exterior electrochromic reflective mirror element for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprises an electrochromic cross-linked polymeric solid film disposed between a first...
7343996 Vehicle comprising at least one sensor for detecting the surrounding area of the vehicle  
A vehicle is described, having at least one sensor for detecting the vehicle environment and having a motion-state actuator for acting on the motion state of the vehicle, the motion-state actuator...
7321818 Cruise control system having a stop and go function  
A cruise control system for motor vehicles is described, having a sensor device for measuring the vehicle's operating parameters and for measuring the distance to an object located in front of the...
7278505 Control device for starting motion of mobile body  
A control device is mounted to one's own mobile body such as a vehicle for controlling its starting motion. A distance measuring part measures the distance to a front going vehicle and a speed...
7271762 Method for detecting an obstacle around a vehicle  
If the maximum time width Lt of the intensity of received light of reflected waves from a vehicle ahead is smaller than a reference time width, it is judged that the vehicle ahead is positioned in...
7253746 Vehicle-presence notifying apparatus and vehicle-presence notifying method  
An apparatus for notifying presence of a vehicle to a periphery of the vehicle includes a control unit that controls an operating unit that operates to cause the vehicle to drive, generating an...
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...
7225500 Sensor apparatus and self-propelled floor cleaning appliance having a sensor apparatus  
The invention relates to a sensor apparatus for a self-propelled floor cleaning appliance for detecting a down step, having a transmission unit and a reception unit for infrared radiation and...
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...
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...
7188012 Adaptive voice control and vehicle collision warning and countermeasure system  
A safety system ( 10 ) for a host vehicle ( 12 ) includes a voice sensor ( 38 ) that detects voice signals from a vehicle occupant. An occupant classifier ( 30 ) determines a state of mind of the...
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...
7167775 Robotic vacuum cleaner  
An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering...
7133745 Method for compensating rotational position error of robot cleaner  
A method for compensating a rotational position error of a robot cleaner is disclosed to reduce a rotational position error of a robot cleaner by compensating an offset value of a gyro sensor of...
7130727 Vehicle safety system having methods and apparatus configurable for various vehicle geometries  
Methods and apparatus for automatically adjusting the angle of a rotatable side view mirror of an articulated tractor and trailer includes transducers attached to the tractor for transmitting...
7126461 Driving assisting apparatus for vehicles  
A pair of distance measurement sensors provided at different heights measures distances to an obstruction. When the measured distances are shorter than a threshold distance, the height of the...
7120538 Vehicle guidance system for automatic vehicle guidance  
A track guidance system for guiding a vehicle with reference to pre-specified desired values of at least one application phase, includes a script development function ( 3 ) for developing an...
7113076 Method and system for assisting driver of motor vehicle with deceleration control  
A system and method assists a driver of a motor vehicle. Driver operation, vehicle motion and vehicle environment are detected. The detected driver operation, vehicle motion and vehicle environment...
7107144 Non-intrusive traffic monitoring system  
A traffic monitoring system including a non-intrusive lane monitor is provided. The lane monitor comprises one or more laser channels, a user interface, and a programmable controller in...
7106213 Distance detection and display system for use in a vehicle  
A distance measuring and display system for use on a vehicle having a mirror assembly thereon comprises at least one front distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance to an obstacle in...
7100726 Apparatus for controlling distance between vehicles  
A vehicular distance to a preceding vehicle is controlled on the basis of a mixed combination of a longer range radar sensor and shorter range microwave sensors.
7100725 Robotic cart pulling vehicle  
A robotic cart pulling vehicle includes a positioning error reducing system for reducing accumulated error in the ded-reckoning navigational system. The positioning error reducing system including...
7095361 Radar sensor platform  
A radar sensor platform for clearance measurement in a vehicle has at least four radar sensors, an input being entered if necessary using an input device indicating that a width measurement of a...
7084745 Sensor system for determination of environment for motor vehicles  
The invention relates to a sensor system for sensing objects in an area of the surroundings of a motor vehicle, in which, in order for the sensor system to sense the objects, waves are emitted in a...