The present application relates to a method for performing off road adaptive cruise control in a host vehicle including controlling a vehicle speed at a first speed according to an adaptive cruise control algorithm, detecting an obstacle, using a sensor, within a host vehicle path, reducing the vehicle speed to a reduced speed in response to the detection of the obstacle, detecting a vehicle contact with the obstacle in response to a first inertial measurement unit measurement, applying a brake friction force and increasing an engine torque in response to detecting the vehicle contact with the obstacle, determining a traverse of the obstacle in response to a second inertial measurement unit measurement, and resuming the control of the vehicle speed at the first speed in response to the traverse of the obstacle.

A scenario aware perception system suitable for use on an automated vehicle includes a traffic-scenario detector, an object-detection device, and a controller. The traffic-scenario detector is used to detect a present-scenario experienced by a host-vehicle. The object-detection device is used to detect an object proximate to the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the traffic-scenario detector and the object-detection device. The controller configured to determine a preferred-algorithm used to identify the object. The preferred-algorithm is determined based on the present-scenario.

Aspects of the invention relate generally to autonomous vehicles. The features described improve the safety, use, driver experience, and performance of these vehicles by performing a behavior analysis on mobile objects in the vicinity of an autonomous vehicle. Specifically, the autonomous vehicle is capable of detecting nearby objects, such as vehicles and pedestrians, and is able to determine how the detected vehicles and pedestrians perceive their surroundings. The autonomous vehicle may then use this information to safely maneuver around all nearby objects.

A heads up display arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a wheel sensor sensing a speed of rotation of a wheel. A distance-sensing device senses a distance between the motor vehicle and an other vehicle that is in front of the motor vehicle relative to a direction of travel of the motor vehicle. A processor receives the sensed speed of rotation of the wheel and calculates dependent thereon a stopping distance of the motor vehicle. A heads up display presents an image indicative of both the calculated stopping distance of the motor vehicle and the sensed distance between the motor vehicle and the other vehicle.

This invention relates in general to the field of safety devices, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to systems and methods for providing advanced warning and risk evasion when hazardous conditions exist. In one embodiment, a vicinity monitoring unit is provided for monitoring, for example, oncoming traffic near a construction zone. In some embodiments, the vicinity monitoring unit may be mounted onto a construction vehicle to monitor nearby traffic and send a warning signal if hazardous conditions exist. In some embodiments, personnel tracking units may be worn by construction workers and the personnel tracking units may be in communication with the vicinity monitoring unit. In some embodiments, a base station is provided for monitoring activities taking place in or near a construction site including monitoring the locations of various personnel and vehicles within the construction site.

This document describes techniques for fine-motion virtual-reality or augmented-reality control using radar. These techniques enable small motions and displacements to be tracked, even in the millimeter or sub-millimeter scale, for user control actions even when those actions are small, fast, or obscured due to darkness or varying light. Further, these techniques enable fine resolution and real-time control, unlike conventional RF-tracking or optical-tracking techniques.

A system and method are provided for detecting and identifying elongated objects relative to a host vehicle. The method includes detecting objects relative to the host vehicle using a plurality of object detection devices, identifying patterns in detection data that correspond to an elongated object, wherein the detection data includes data fused from at least two of the plurality of object detection devices, determining initial object parameter estimates for the elongated object using each of the plurality of object detection devices, calculating object parameter estimates for the elongated object by fusing the initial object parameter estimates from each of the plurality of object detection devices, and determining an object type classification for the elongated object by fusing the initial object parameter estimates from each of the plurality of object detection devices.

A transmission control method includes steps for obtaining interference information of a first radar on a first frequency band, for example, through listening before transmission. The interference information represents a degree to which the first radar is interfered with on the first frequency band. Transmission duration of the first radar on the first frequency band is determined based on the interference information, where the interference information indicates either a difference between the transmission duration and an initial transmission duration of the first radar, or the transmission duration.

A vehicle system is provided in a vehicle that is capable of running in an autonomous driving mode. The vehicle system includes: a sensor configured to acquire detection data indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle; a generator configured to generate surrounding environment information indicating a surrounding environment of the vehicle, based on the detection data; and a use frequency setting module configured to set a use frequency for the sensor, based on predetermined information related to the vehicle or surrounding environment of the vehicle.

The present invention provides an abnormality diagnosis system capable of improving reliability of a diagnosis result on a state of a detector mounted to a vehicle.

An abnormality diagnosis system (50) that diagnoses abnormality of a detector (20) detecting surrounding information on the vehicle includes: a positioning device (59); a storage device (55) that stores map data (70) containing data on an object existing on/above the ground; and a control section (51) that diagnoses presence or absence of the abnormality of the detector (20) by comparing the map data (70) with detection data obtained by the detector (20).