This application discloses a LiDAR and an apparatus. The LiDAR includes: a casing, demarcating an emission chamber and a receiving chamber; a laser emission device, arranged in the emission chamber and configured to emit a laser beam to the first target region; and a plurality of laser receiving devices, arranged in the receiving chamber. The plurality of laser receiving devices receive a laser beam reflected from the second target region, and the first target region and the second target region are at least partially overlapped. The second target region includes a plurality of detection subregions, each detection subregion is smaller than the first target region and is at least partially overlapped with the first target region, and each laser receiving device receives, in a one-to-one correspondence manner, a laser beam reflected from each detection subregion.

A sensor system to be mounted on a vehicle includes a LiDAR, a camera, a housing that accommodates the LiDAR and the camera and a cleaner that is attached to the housing and has at least one nozzle configured to clean a first cleaning target surface corresponding to the LiDAR and a second cleaning target surface corresponding to the camera at the same time using a cleaning medium.

A vehicle-mounted measurement device unit includes a data processing device. The data processing device includes: a plurality of detector input units, each of which being connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of detectors having respective predetermined detection areas; an output unit configured to be connected to a vehicle control device arranged in a vehicle; an overlapping detection area setting unit configured to dynamically set an overlapping detection area between a plurality of arbitrary detectors among the plurality of detectors; and an integrated data generation unit configured to, in accordance with the set overlap detection area, generate integrated data using detection data corresponding to the detection areas input from the plurality of detectors via the plurality of detector input units and output the integrated data via the output unit.

A vehicle-mounted measurement device unit includes a data processing device. The data processing device includes: a plurality of detector input units, each of which being connected to a corresponding one of a plurality of detectors having respective predetermined detection areas; an output unit configured to be connected to a vehicle control device arranged in a vehicle; an overlapping detection area setting unit configured to dynamically set an overlapping detection area between a plurality of arbitrary detectors among the plurality of detectors; and an integrated data generation unit configured to, in accordance with the set overlap detection area, generate integrated data using detection data corresponding to the detection areas input from the plurality of detectors via the plurality of detector input units and output the integrated data via the output unit.

A track intrusion detection system for detecting the presence of human-size intruders in a path of a railway vehicle is disclosed. The track intrusion detection system includes at least one-track module for each entrance of a tunnel railway and a server. Each track module includes at least two sensors and a signal processing unit to indicate the presence of human intruders in the area scanned by the at least two sensors. The system utilizes both measured distance and reflectivity compared with previously recorded distance and reflectivity in an empty tunnel, to assess the presence of a human-size intruder. A predefined masked area may be excluded from alert.

Automated training dataset generators that generate feature training datasets for use in real-world autonomous driving applications based on virtual environments are disclosed herein. The feature training datasets may be associated with training a machine learning model to control real-world autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, an occupancy grid generator is used to generate an occupancy grid indicative of an environment of an autonomous vehicle from an imaging scene that depicts the environment. The occupancy grid is used to control the vehicle as the vehicle moves through the environment. In further embodiments, a sensor parameter optimizer may determine parameter settings for use by real-world sensors in autonomous driving applications. The sensor parameter optimizer may determine, based on operation of the autonomous vehicle, an optimal parameter setting of the parameter setting where the optimal parameter setting may be applied to a real-world sensor associated with real-world autonomous driving applications.

A method of operating a reciprocating system including a rod pump for pumping liquids from a wellbore. The method includes determining rod position of the rod pump using a wave-based technology detector, the rod pump comprising a rod string carrying a down hole pump and a drive system including a drive motor coupled to the rod string through a transmission unit; communicating rod position to a data acquisition system receiving one or more other measurements of rod pump operation to determine rod pump performance; and adjusting at least one operating parameter to enhance rod pump performance. A method of determining operating parameters and optimizing performance of an oil or gas production rod pump, and a system for determining rod position of an oil or gas production rod pump are also provided.

A method of operating a reciprocating system including a rod pump for pumping liquids from a wellbore. The method includes determining rod position of the rod pump using a wave-based technology detector, the rod pump comprising a rod string carrying a down hole pump and a drive system including a drive motor coupled to the rod string through a transmission unit; communicating rod position to a data acquisition system receiving one or more other measurements of rod pump operation to determine rod pump performance; and adjusting at least one operating parameter to enhance rod pump performance. A method of determining operating parameters and optimizing performance of an oil or gas production rod pump, and a system for determining rod position of an oil or gas production rod pump are also provided.

Systems and methods are described that relate to a scanning laser system configured to emit laser light and an interlock circuit communicatively coupled to the scanning laser system. The interlock circuit may carry out certain operations. The operations include, as the scanning laser system emits laser light into one or more regions of an environment around the scanning laser system, determining a respective predicted dosage amount for each region based on the emitted laser light. The operations further include detecting an interlock condition. The interlock condition includes a predicted dosage amount for at least one region being greater than a threshold dose. In response to detecting the interlock condition, the operations include controlling the scanning laser system to reduce a subsequent dosage amount in the at least one region.

A method carried out in a system including at least a first imaging unit mounted on a first entity or first vehicle, at least a second imaging unit mounted on a second entity, the method including: —building, from the first imaging unit, a first map, formed as a floating map, through a simultaneous localization and mapping process; —building, from the second imaging unit, a second map; —establishing a data channel between first and second entities; —determining if there is at least an overlapping portion between first and second maps; —receiving, at the first entity, part or all the elements of the second map, from the second entity; —identifying matching candidate solutions to register the second map into the first map; and —registering and appending the second map to the first map of first vehicle.