A method and apparatus for remote control of a vehicle. An input and/or remote control device is provided. The apparatus includes: a transceiver device in the vehicle, configured to exchange signals with the input and/or remote control device; sensors mounted in or on the vehicle for detecting the environment of the vehicle; a signal from the input and/or remote control device to the transceiver device activates an operating mode in the vehicle in which the vehicle moves to a target position independently, i.e., without the assistance of a driver located in the vehicle. The target position is in a first direction of travel of the vehicle. The vehicle, in the operating mode, also moves in the second direction of travel opposite the first direction of travel depending on the detected environment. The vehicle can also move away from the target position in order to reach the target position.

An intelligent device for autonomous navigation of a drone comprising a control unit arranged to communicate with a remote-control station by a wireless connection, acquire a mission route ? that the drone is arranged to follow to reach a desired destination, the mission route ? being defined by means of coordinates x.sub.m(t), y.sub.m(t), z.sub.m(t) with respect to a reference system S(x,y,z), periodically acquire values x.sub.d, y.sub.d, z.sub.d corresponding to the components of the spatial position, values v.sub.x, v.sub.y, v.sub.z corresponding to the components of the speed and values a.sub.x, a.sub.y, a.sub.z corresponding to the components of the acceleration. Furthermore, in the event that a predetermined kinematic condition occurs, the control unit is arranged to check the status of the wireless connection with the remote-control station and, in the event that the wireless connection is active, send an alarm signal to the remote-control station and wait a response time t.sub.r.

A self-contained, high precision navigation method and system for a mobile vehicle includes an active coherent imaging sensor array with multiple receivers that observes the surrounding environment and a digital processing component that processes the received signals to form interferometric images and determine the precise three-dimensional location and three-dimensional orientation of the vehicle within that environment. A mesh navigation system for a network of mobile vehicles is provided where each mobile vehicle hosts an active coherent imaging sensor that observes a common area in the environment that surrounds the network of mobile vehicles. The navigation system on each mobile vehicle receives signals from the other mobile vehicles reflected from the common area in the environment. These signals are processed onboard each mobile vehicle to form interferometric images and determine the precise three-dimensional location of each mobile vehicle relative to the others operating and moving within the network.

A portable robotic platform system and method for automatically detecting, locating, and marking underground assets are provided. The portable robotic platform includes a housing with a sensor module including ground penetrating radar (GPR), LiDAR, and electromagnetic (EM) sensors. The robotic platform automatically collects GPR and EM data and uses onboard post-processing techniques to interpret the sensor data and identify the location(s) of underground infrastructure. The portable robotic platform can be deployed to apply paint to a ground surface to identify the located underground assets.

The invention relates to an acquisition unit, which comprises at least one first sensor designed for acquiring a condition of a product presentation device, and a movement device which is designed for self-propelled movement of the acquisition unit within the product presentation device, and a holding or attachment device which is designed for automatically holding or attaching the acquisition unit to the product presentation device at the respective location of movement within the product presentation device.

A method of operating a user terminal operating by at least one processor, wherein a bus information providing app executed according to a user input displays an information registration menu screen.

When an information registration signal is input, it is confirmed whether the information registration menu screen includes a bus stop surrounding image and additional information about the bus stop surrounding image, and bus stop surrounding information including the input bus stop surrounding image, the additional information, and location information of the user terminal is transmitted to a bus information system.

A control device installed in a vehicle includes a traveling control unit capable of executing traveling control based on a traffic environment around the vehicle and a device control unit configured to cause a mobile device to execute a part of processing of the traveling control. The traveling control unit is capable of executing first traveling control in a case where the mobile device is available for the traveling control, and executing second traveling control having more tasks for a driver than the first traveling control without executing the first traveling control in a case where the mobile device is not available for the traveling control.

GPR system and method for autonomously conducting a GPR survey of a subsurface bounded by a surface by a GPR device. The GPR device is mechanically connected to an autonomous robot. The method includes defining a survey path on the surface in a survey geometry; causing the robot to autonomously move along the survey path, thereby controlling a position of the GPR device; transmitting, via the GPR device, radar waves into the subsurface and recording their echoes as GPR data together with position data indicative of the position of the GPR device. The GPR system acquires GPR data of a subsurface bounded by a surface. The GPR system includes an autonomous robot, in particular with legs, and a GPR device, in particular which alternatively may be used as a stand-alone device.

An automated vehicle comprising: a control unit configured to control movement of the automated vehicle to a location adjacent an estimated location of a drill hole; a scanning portion including one or more scanning devices configured to scan an area of terrain in the vicinity of the estimated location of the drill hole in order to determine an actual location of the drill hole, and to generate a point cloud representing at least a portion of the interior of the drill hole; at least one arm associated with the scanning portion, the at least one arm configured to move the scanning portion between a home position and one or more scanning positions; and an end effector associated with the at least one arm, the end effector being configured to perform one or more operations;
wherein, upon generating the point cloud, the at least one arm is configured, based on the point cloud, to position the end effector in substantial alignment with the drill hole so that the end effector can perform the one or more operations.

A positioning system includes an elevation angle calculator that determines, as a second elevation angle, an inverse cosine of a first value, upon occurrence of a condition in which an absolute value of a first elevation angle is greater than or equal to a second predetermined angle, the second predetermined angle being greater than a first predetermined angle, the first value being obtained by dividing a second value that is obtained by correcting, with a correction value, an altitude measured by an altitude measurement unit, by a distance measured by a distance measurement unit. The elevation angle calculator selects any one of the first elevation angle and the second elevation angle, based on a value of the first elevation angle.