A method for controlling a UAV includes: receiving a takeoff control command, where the takeoff control command is used to control the UAV to take off; in response to the takeoff control command, when the UAV is not equipped with the safety protection device, prohibiting the UAV from taking off, and/or when the UAV is equipped with the safety protection device, controlling the UAV to take off. This method enhances the safety and usability of the UAV.

Systems and methods are described for reacting to a feature in an environment of a robot based on a classification of the feature. A system can detect the feature in the environment using a first sensor on the robot. For example, the system can detect the feature using a feature detection system based on sensor data from a camera. The system can detect a mover in the environment using a second sensor on the robot. For example, the system can detect the mover using a mover detection system based on sensor data from a lidar sensor. The system can fuse the data from detecting the feature and detecting the mover to produce fused data. The system can classify the feature based on the fused data and react to the feature based on classifying the feature.

A system for assessing condition of materials. The system includes a scanning device including a scanning vehicle and one or more scanning sensors and a control device in electronic communication with the scanning device. The control device includes one or more processors and a memory containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to transmit instruction to the scanning vehicle to move with respect to a structure, transmit instructions to the one or more scanning sensors to capture data associated with one or more materials of the structure, receive sensor data from the one or more scanning sensors, and, based on the sensor data, determine a condition of each of the one or more materials of the structure.

A controller used in a system that moves a moving object by remote control comprises: a whereabouts determination unit, if a first detection unit provided at the system detects a target person, the whereabouts determination unit determining whereabouts of the target person on the basis of a detection result of the target person by the first detection unit; a moving object specification unit that specifies the moving object being controlled by the remote control and likely to approach the target person on the basis of the determined whereabouts; and a signal transmission unit that transmits a control signal to the specified moving object. The control signal is a signal for changing a driving mode of the moving object to an alert mode for giving an alert against the target person.

A system to remotely operate a vehicle in the presence of limited bandwidth and high latency is disclosed. A remote driver station calculates and transmits a trajectory to a vehicle. The vehicle relocalizes and then follows said trajectory. Images captured by cameras on the vehicle are processed and then compressed for transmission over the limited bandwidth connection to the remote driver. Other sensors on the vehicle collect information which is transmitted to the remote driver as well as aiding in the processing and compression of visual information.

An interaction method for a mobile robot comprises: acquiring map data information of a space in which a mobile robot is located, and acquiring real-time environment perception data collected by an environment perception sensor, the real-time environment perception data comprising real-time obstacle information, and real-time indication information for indicating a road condition around the mobile robot; acquiring target traveling path information of the mobile robot on the basis of the real-time obstacle information and the map data information, and determining a ground projection region according to the target traveling path information and the real-time indication information; acquiring a pattern to be projected, and determining a projection parameter corresponding to said pattern, wherein said pattern is used for indicating a traveling intention of the mobile robot; and controlling a projection apparatus according to the projection parameter, so as to project said pattern onto the ground projection region.

A server apparatus includes a communicator and a remote processor. The communicator receives position data of a vehicle traveling on a road. The remote processor generates travel control data, based on the received position data and transmits the travel control data. The remote processor executes a stop line process and a correction data generation process. The stop line process generates travel control data that is adapted to stop the vehicle at a position where a stop line on the road is capturable by a vehicle-mounted camera after the vehicle is stopped. The correction data generation process generates, based on a captured position of the stop line in the image captured by the vehicle-mounted camera after the vehicle is stopped, correction data that is adapted to correct a vehicle position. The remote processor corrects the vehicle position data received by the communicator and generates the travel control data for the vehicle.

Provided is a channel monitoring method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining scan data collected by a vehicle body collection component of an automated guided vehicle (AGV) in an area around a vehicle body; obtaining video data collected by a camera in a video collection area, where the camera is one of a plurality of cameras and is used to collect video of at least a partial area of the channel to be monitored of the plurality of channels to be monitored; in a case of determining an existence of a target object based on the scan data collected by the vehicle body collection component and/or the video data collected by the camera, obtaining a target channel where the target object is located; and generating target warning information for the target channel where the target object is located.

Included is a method for operating Internet of Things (IoT) smart devices within an environment, including: connecting at least one IoT smart device with an application executed on a smartphone, wherein the IoT smart devices comprise at least a robotic cleaning device and a docking station of the robotic cleaning device; generating a map of an environment with the robotic cleaning device; displaying the map with the application; and receiving user inputs with the application, wherein the user inputs specify at least: a command to turn on or turn off a first IoT smart device; a command for the robotic cleaning device to clean the environment; and a command for the robotic cleaning device to clean a particular room within the environment.

A map generation system generates map data for an agricultural machine to automatically travel on a road around a field, and includes a storage to store feature block images associated with different types of road features, and a processor configured or programmed to acquire position distribution data on one or more types of road features, the position distribution data being generated based on at least one of sensor data from a LiDAR sensor and image data from an imager output while a movable body including at least one of the LiDAR sensor and the imager is moving along the road; read from the storage one or more types of feature block images associated with the one or more types of features; and align the feature block images in accordance with the position distribution data to generate map data on a region including the road.