The improved mobile robot utilizes a cooperative wheeled support arrangement having a unique axle design that preferably cooperates with a base support module. A tri-axle is preferably used to support at least one omni-wheel on each axle section. Multiple omni-wheels on each section can be used for higher load applications. The tri-axle is of a fixed design and each wheel pivots on the individual axle section. Preferably, the axle sections are welded to each other.

The improved mobile robot utilizes a cooperative wheeled support arrangement having a unique axle design that preferably cooperates with a base support module. A tri-axle is preferably used to support at least one omni-wheel on each axle section. Multiple omni-wheels on each section can be used for higher load applications. The tri-axle is of a fixed design and each wheel pivots on the individual axle section. Preferably, the axle sections are welded to each other.

A system for controlling a subject vehicle includes a front detection unit to detect a driving situation of a target vehicle located in front of the subject vehicle; a determination unit to detect reversing of the target vehicle or predict a collision between the target vehicle and the subject vehicle through the front detection unit; and a control unit to, when the reversing of the target vehicle is detected or the collision between target vehicle and the subject vehicle is predicted through the determination unit, generate a warning signal of the subject vehicle or control driving of the subject vehicle so that the subject vehicle avoids the collision with the target vehicle.

A driver assistance system that notifies the driver of the braking information of the preceding vehicle or improves the sensitivity of the emergency braking system if the brake lamp of the preceding vehicle is failed includes: a first sensor mounted in a vehicle, having a front field of view of the vehicle, and configured to acquire a front image data; a second sensor selected from a group consisting of a radar sensor and a lidar sensor, mounted in the vehicle, having a front field of sensing of the vehicle, and configured to acquire a front detection data; and a controller including a processor configured to process the front image data and the front detection data, and the controller is configured to: detect a velocity of the preceding vehicle travelling in front of the vehicle and a brake lamp of the preceding vehicle in response to processing the front image data and the front detection data; and determine whether the brake lamp of the preceding vehicle is failed based on the velocity of the preceding vehicle and a lighting of the brake lamp of the preceding vehicle.

A vehicle comprises electric motor, generator of simulated engine sounds, decider of whether or not to generate simulated engine sounds and controller of the level of simulated engine sounds. The controller smoothly increases level of simulated engine sounds upon decision of sound generation on detection of pedestrian, crosswalk, narrow road, or road with no sidewalk. The decider is responsive to vehicle navigation system, or ETC, or camera of EDR. EDR records the decision as circumstantial evidence. The decision may be optionally possible, but is forcibly made upon necessity. Simulated engine sounds can be greater than, or equal to, or less than real engine sounds. The controller makes a soft peak of simulated engine sound upon brake or accelerator operated. Balance of simulated engine sounds among front, rear, right and left of vehicle is changeable in response to shift lever or blinker lever operation. The decision is visually indicated inside vehicle.

Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle by recognizing an object near the vehicle. The method may include: obtaining first sensing data regarding the object near the vehicle, from a first sensor; obtaining second sensing data regarding the object, from a second sensor; obtaining a first object recognition possibility of a driver regarding the object and a second object recognition possibility regarding the object, based on the first sensing data, the second sensing data, and characteristics of the first sensor and the second sensor; obtaining a degree of risk of the object, based on the first object recognition possibility and the second object recognition possibility; and performing a certain function of the vehicle, based on the degree of risk of the object.

The display control apparatus for presenting information on a display unit presenting a virtual image in front of a moving body through a transparent member includes an information acquiring unit configured to acquire information about an obstacle around the moving body, a display image generation unit configured to generate, based on the information about the obstacle acquired by the information acquiring unit, data of an indicator image which points in a direction of the obstacle in the virtual image and which moves in the direction of the obstacle to approach the obstacle, and an output unit configured to output the indicator image generated by the display image generation unit to the display unit.

The improved mobile robot utilizes a cooperative wheeled support arrangement having a unique axle design that preferably cooperates with a base support module. A tri-axle is preferably used to support at least one omni-wheel on each axle section. Multiple omni-wheels on each section can be used for higher load appications. The tri-axle is of a fixed design and each wheel pivots on the individual axle section. Preferably, the axle sections are welded to each other.

An in-vehicle monitoring camera device 100 includes: an obstacle detection unit 3 that detects, as first obstacles, obstacles detected by a millimeter-wave radar 11 which might collide with the host vehicle; a collision risk determination unit 4 that detects the time before the respective first obstacles and the vehicle come into contact with each other; a distortion correction unit 2 that generates image 2 by correcting distortion in image 1 captured using a wide-angle lens; and a camera-viewpoint display control unit 5 that generates image 3 by cutting out, from image 2, an image of the first obstacle having the shortest time to collision. Therein, a radar chart 31 indicating the visual field range or the center direction of the visual field of image 3 is superimposed on image 3.

A driver assistance system for a vehicle and a method are provided, being adapted to provide alerts to a driver in certain situations, e.g. if a foreign object is invisible for the driver or if there is an increased danger for a collision. The alert level is adapted to depend on the position and/or the direction of movement of the at least one foreign object and/or the direction of movement of the vehicle, which are measured by at least one sensor.