G05D1/0242

OCCUPANCY CLUSTERING ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA
20220317302 · 2022-10-06 ·

In some aspects, a device may receive, from a radar scanner or a LIDAR scanner of a vehicle, point data that identifies a first point and a second point. The device may receive grid information that identifies cells of a grid that is associated with mapping a physical environment of the vehicle. The device may designate, based on determining that a distance between the first point and the second point satisfies a distance threshold, a subset of the cells as an occupied cluster that is associated with the first point and the second point. The device may perform an action associated with the vehicle based on location information associated with the occupied cluster. Numerous other aspects are described.

Generating environmental parameters based on sensor data using machine learning

To generate a machine learning model for controlling autonomous vehicles, training sensor data is obtained from sensors associated with one or more vehicles, the sensor data indicative of physical conditions of an environment in which the one or more vehicles operate, and a machine learning (ML) model is trained using the training sensor data. The ML model generates parameters of the environment in response to input sensor data. A controller in an autonomous vehicle receives sensor data from one or more sensors operating in the autonomous vehicle, applies the received sensor data to the ML model to obtain parameters of an environment in which the autonomous vehicle operates, provides the generated parameters to a motion planner component to generate decisions for controlling the autonomous vehicle, and causes the autonomous vehicle to maneuver in accordance with the generated decisions.

AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT WITH ENHANCED SENSING AND REPORTING OF OBSTACLES
20230152819 · 2023-05-18 ·

An autonomous mobile robot with enhanced reliability in sensing and reporting obstacles and reduced signal distortion between obstacle sensors and processor comprises a data processor, a light detection and ranging module, a plurality of proximity sensors, and a multiplexer. The light detection and ranging module is coupled to the data processor and transmits first sensing signals to the data processor. The proximity sensors transmit second sensing signals to the data processor through the multiplexer, and the data processor performs path planning based on the first sensing signals and the second sensing signals.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE OF ROBOT
20170368685 · 2017-12-28 ·

A method for automatic obstacle avoidance of a robot includes: obtaining distance values between the robot and an obstacle detected by sensors arranged on a left side, middle part and right side of the robot respectively; when a minimum distance value detected by the sensors on the middle part is less than a threshold value, if a minimum distance value detected by the sensors on either the left side or the right side exceeds an obstacle critical distance, turning the robot 90 degrees towards the side where the minimum distance value exceeds the obstacle critical distance; when the minimum distance value detected by the sensors on the middle part exceeds the distance threshold value, if only the minimum distance value detected by the sensors on the left side exceeds the obstacle critical distance, turning the robot towards the left side by a first angle value.

DISPLAY DEVICE
20230209137 · 2023-06-29 · ·

Disclosed is a display device. The display device of the present disclosure comprises: a carrier having a built-in battery and a display panel driven by receiving power from the batter, wherein the carrier has a power reception unit for charging the battery and a sensing unit for sensing the remaining battery amount; a cradle which approaches or moves away from the carrier, wherein the cradle has a power transmission unit for providing power to the power reception unit; and a control unit for controlling the distance between the carrier and the cradle and whether the power transmission unit operates, on the basis of the information about the remaining battery amount obtained from the sensing unit.

Sensor Trajectory Planning for a Vehicle
20170357270 · 2017-12-14 ·

An example system includes a vehicle and a sensor connected to the vehicle. The system may receive a predetermined path for the vehicle to follow. The system may also receive a plurality of objectives, associated with a corresponding set of sensor data, for which to collect sensor data. The system may determine, for each of the plurality of objectives, a portion of the environment for the sensor to scan to acquire the corresponding set of sensor data. The system may determine, based on the portion of the environment determined for each of the plurality of objectives, a sensor trajectory through which to move the sensor. The system may cause the sensor to move through the determined sensor trajectory and scan portions of the environment corresponding to the determined sensor trajectory as the vehicle moves along the predetermined path.

Apparatus and methods for safe navigation of robotic devices
09840003 · 2017-12-12 · ·

Apparatus and methods for navigation of a robotic device configured to operate in an environment comprising objects and/or persons. Location of objects and/or persons may changed prior and/or during operation of the robot. In one embodiment, a bistatic sensor comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver may be spatially displaced from the transmitter. The transmitter may project a pattern on a surface in the direction of robot movement. In one variant, the pattern comprises an encoded portion and an information portion. The information portion may be used to communicate information related to robot movement to one or more persons. The encoded portion may be used to determine presence of one or more object in the path of the robot. The receiver may sample a reflected pattern and compare it with the transmitted pattern. Based on a similarity measure breaching a threshold, indication of object present may be produced.

Control system and semiconductor device
09834159 · 2017-12-05 · ·

An object of the present invention is to control a vehicle with less delay. A control system 100 according to the present invention includes: an estimating unit 103 that estimates a factor and a required time until encountering the factor based on a result of an observation of a periphery of a vehicle; and a deciding unit 104 that decides control contents of the vehicle based on data stored in a first storage unit 101 when the required time is longer than a threshold and that decides control contents of the vehicle based on data stored in a second storage unit 102 which can be accessed at a higher speed than the first storage unit 101 when the required time is equal to or shorter than the threshold.

Method for the operation of a self-propelled agricultural working machine

A method for the operation of a self-propelled agricultural working machine has at least one working element and a driver assistance system for generating control actions within the working machine. A sensor arrangement for generating surroundings information is provided, and the driver assistance system generates the control actions based on the surroundings information. The sensor arrangement comprises a camera-based sensor system and a laser-based sensor system, each of which generates sensor information regarding a predetermined, relevant surroundings area of the working machine. The sensor information of the camera-based sensor system is present as starting camera images. The starting camera images are segmented into image segments by an image processing system according to a segmentation rule, and the segmented camera images are combined by a sensor fusion module with the sensor information from the laser-based sensor system.

Moving robot without detection dead zone

There is provided a moving robot including a first light source module and a second light source module respectively project a first light section and a second light section, which are vertical light sections, in front of a moving direction, wherein the first light section and the second light section cross with each other at a predetermined distance in front of the moving robot so as to eliminate a detection dead zone between the first light source module and the second light source module in front of the moving robot to avoid collision with an object during operation.