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8340852 |
System and method for simultaneous localization and map building
An autonomous vehicle comprises at least one image sensor to provide measurements of landmark position for a plurality of landmarks; and processing functionality to estimate the position of the...
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8335641 |
Route guidance systems, methods, and programs
Systems, methods, and programs search for a route to a destination and set a recommended travel lane, based on the searched for route. The systems, methods, and programs provide lane guidance to...
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8332134 |
Three-dimensional LIDAR-based clear path detection
A method for detecting a clear path of travel for a vehicle includes generating a datastream corresponding to a three-dimensional scan of a target area surrounding the vehicle from a vehicle LIDAR...
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8326019 |
Apparatus, method, and medium for dividing regions by using feature points and mobile robot using the same
An apparatus, method, and medium for dividing regions by using feature points and a mobile robot cleaner using the same are provided. A method includes forming a grid map by using a plurality of...
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8326474 |
Method for operating a navigation system and navigation system for a motor vehicle
We provide a method for operating a navigation system for a motor vehicle in a road network, and to a navigation system. To this end, first a zone of the road network is provided with an emissions...
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8321069 |
Methods and systems for reviewing datalink clearances
Provided are methods and systems for the automatic assessment and presentation of data on a display device that describes the operational impact on mission critical parameters resulting from a...
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8320941 |
Mobile terminal and method for displaying data added location information
A mobile terminal has a current-location information acquisition unit configured to acquire current-location information indicating a current location of the mobile terminal, a direction...
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8321067 |
Transitioning a mixed-mode vehicle to autonomous mode
Disclosed are methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode. Transitioning may include stopping a vehicle on a...
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8315756 |
Systems and methods of vehicular path prediction for cooperative driving applications through digital map and dynamic vehicle model fusion
Method and system of vehicular path prediction for a vehicle travelling on a road. A yaw rate of the vehicle is estimated over a prediction time period based on vehicle sensor information and map...
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8315794 |
Method and system for GPS-denied navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles
A method and system for navigation of one or more unmanned aerial vehicles in an urban environment is provided. The method comprises flying at least one Global Positioning System (GPS)-aided...
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8311695 |
Construction of evidence grid from multiple sensor measurements
A system includes at least one sensor device configured to transmit a first detection signal over a first spatial region and a second detection signal over a second spatial region. The second...
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8311689 |
Protection against exceeding the braking capability of remote controlled locomotives
A method for controlling a remote controlled locomotive that is part of a train to insure effective braking, the method including calculating an estimated total energy of a train, calculating a...
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8311696 |
Optical tracking vehicle control system and method
An optical tracking vehicle control system includes a controller adapted for computing vehicle guidance signals and a guidance subsystem adapted for receiving the guidance signals from the...
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8311274 |
Image recognition system
Methods, devices and systems for recognizing an object in an image are provided, in which the object is recognized by evaluation of both image data and digital map information that corresponds to...
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8306727 |
Method and system for coordinated vehicle control with wireless communication
A control system controls a pair of vehicles in coordination to traverse a respective pair of trajectories. The control system is configured to specify a plurality of successive waypoints, a safe...
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8306683 |
Guide-by-wire vehicle steering
Guide-by-wire vehicle steering involving (a) preparing a vehicle lane in a roadway with a passive, lane-following, elongate, lateral-triangulation responder, (b) equipping a selected vehicle having...
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8306684 |
Autonomous moving apparatus
An autonomous moving apparatus arranged to travel autonomously in a surrounding environment preferably includes: a distance measuring sensor arranged to output detection waves, detect a distance...
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8301374 |
Position estimation for ground vehicle navigation based on landmark identification/yaw rate and perception of landmarks
A landmark-based method of estimating the position of an AGV (autonomous ground vehicle) or conventional vehicle, which has an onboard database of landmarks and their locations coordinates. During...
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8301325 |
System and method for autonomous vehicle localization
An autonomous vehicle capable of determining its position in a space through improved communications with beacons is disclosed. The autonomous vehicle utilizes time of flight as well and angular...
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8299956 |
Method of maneuvering a moving platform with on-board obstruction
A target in a mobile platform's obstructed zone can be cleared from the obstructed zone and engaged in the most time-efficient manner by determining the direction of the maneuver that would require...
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8296054 |
Method and device for limiting the number of alarms generated by an anti-collision system on board an airplane
The invention relates to a method and device for limiting the number of alarms generated by an anticollision system on board an airplane according to which the duration of a phase of capture of a...
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8295979 |
Adaptive scheduling of a service robot
A method for scheduling mowing tasks by a robotic mower is provided. An estimated height of grass cut by the robotic mower is determined for a predetermined number of past mowing tasks. The...
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8285435 |
Lawn mower
A lawn mower comprising: a frame (10); wheels and motors (20a;20b) for moving the frame (10) relative to a work surface (L); one or more blades (30) for cutting the grass on the work surface (L); a...
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8285459 |
Route planning system and method for agricultural working machines
In a route planning system and method for agricultural working machines, a defined working width is assigned to the agricultural working machines to generate driving routes in a territory, and...
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8280573 |
Guided control device for unmanned vehicle
Guiding speed is increased while an unmanned vehicle is prevented from straying from a travel passage width, to improve the work efficiency. Target speed of the unmanned vehicle increases as a...
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8280583 |
Transmission of vehicle-relevant data of a vehicle via mobile communication
A device, method, computer program and computer readable medium allowing for vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communication. An ignition key radio technology may used in addition to...
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8280562 |
Method and device concerning the taxiing of an aircraft, which is automatic at least in part
A method and device automatically controls the driving of an aircraft along a ground path of an airport domain. A guidance system is configured to determine, with the aid of at least one current...
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8274406 |
Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system
The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot...
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8275495 |
Method and device for monitoring the ability to navigate of an aircraft during a phase of flight close to the ground
Disclosed is a method and device, which provide an enhanced ability to monitor the navigation of an aircraft during a phase of flight in which the aircraft is close to the ground in which the...
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8275493 |
Bow riding unmanned water-borne vehicle
A system and method are provided for launching and recovering an unmanned, water-born vehicle (UWBV) from a mother ship. The UWBV mimics the behavior of dolphins and is positioned ahead of the ship...
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8271132 |
System and method for seamless task-directed autonomy for robots
Systems, methods, and user interfaces are used for controlling a robot. An environment map and a robot designator are presented to a user. The user may place, move, and modify task designators on...
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8271157 |
Mobile mechanism, member for mobile mechanism and control method for mobile mechanism
A steering mechanism is provided on an equilateral triangular base of a mobile mechanism, and three joints are attached to the base at the three vertexes thereof. Links are attached to the three...
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8271158 |
System for maintaining communication between teams of vehicles
A system maintains communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment. The system includes a sensor component and an evaluator. The sensor component senses objects within...
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8271129 |
Robot system
A power-saving robot system includes at least one peripheral device and a mobile robot. The peripheral device includes a controller having an active mode and a hibernation mode, and a wireless...
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8265817 |
Inertial measurement with an imaging sensor and a digitized map
The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences...
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8265818 |
Open architecture command system
A command and control system is provided including a core unit, with a processor and a map display engine. The core unit is configured to exchange information with a multi-domain heterogeneous...
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8260483 |
Guidance, navigation, and control system for a vehicle
The present invention provides a guidance, navigation, and control method and system for an underground mining vehicle that allow said vehicle to be taught a route by a human operator and then have...
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8260482 |
User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving system
A passenger in an automated vehicle may relinquish control of the vehicle to a control computer when the control computer has determined that it may maneuver the vehicle safely to a destination....
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8255092 |
Autonomous behaviors for a remote vehicle
A system for allowing an operator to switch between remote vehicle tele-operation and one or more remote vehicle autonomous behaviors. The system comprises: an operator control unit receiving input...
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8255107 |
Traveling control method, medium, and apparatus for autonomous navigation
A traveling control method, medium, and apparatus for autonomous navigation. The traveling control method of controlling an autonomous navigation machine, having at least on the right and left...
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8253368 |
Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus
A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response,...
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8255098 |
Variably manned aircraft
In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of subsystems cooperatively configured to control an aircraft in accordance with a plurality of manning modes, the system configured...
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8255081 |
Apparatus and method for calculating position of robot
Provided are an apparatus and method of calculating the position of a robot, which determine the position of a robot and create a map of the surroundings of the robot which account for the travel...
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8244408 |
Method to assess risk associated with operating an autonomic vehicle control system
A vehicle is configured to execute an autonomic lane change maneuver and is equipped with a spatial monitoring system. Each of a plurality of objects located proximate to the vehicle is monitored....
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8244403 |
Visual navigation system and method based on structured light
A visual navigation system and method based on structured light are provided. The visual navigation system at least includes at least one projector for generating a specific path pattern formed by...
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8239083 |
Robotic vehicle controller
A method and apparatus for moving a machine having at least one drive wheel along a desired path includes detecting and storing data including a plurality of GPS locations linked to particular...
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8239084 |
Moving device
A moving device (70) determines an obstacle virtual existence region (72) of a simple graphic approximating a detected obstacle (71) to detect the obstacle (71) in a real time and determine a...
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8234010 |
Tethered robot positioning
A system and method for positioning a mobile machine, such as a robot, using a tether line connected between two mobile machines. A first mobile machine, such as a boundary vehicle, is controlled...
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8234068 |
System, module, and method of constructing a flight path used by an avionics system
A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for constructing a flight path used by an avionics system are disclosed. A processor receives flight plan data and object data associated...
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8229618 |
Leader-follower fully autonomous vehicle with operator on side
The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling movement of a vehicle. Movement of an operator located at a side of the vehicle is identified with a plurality of sensors...
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