A support for driving simulators including a rest base, a lower plate coupled with the rest base, an upper plate coupled with the lower plate and first and second movement means. The first movement means, interposed between the rest base and a front portion of the lower plate, is configured to move the lower plate with respect to the rest base according to a pitching and/or rolling movement. The second movement means, interposed between the lower plate and the upper plate, is configured to move the upper plate with respect to the lower plate according to a yawing movement.

Apparatus for simulating driving a land vehicle, comprising: a base provided with a flat support surface on which a mobile platform is positioned, first means for moving the mobile platform, a driving position associated with the mobile platform, and second means for moving the driving position with respect to the mobile platform.

A controller for virtual armored vehicles comprising fixed base with a pivot, a housing associated with the fixed base by a rotary mechanism located on the pivot of the fixed base and allowing the housing to rotate relative to the fixed base, right and left handles connected by a common shaft passing through the housing and having its own independent rotary mechanism permitting inclination of the handles, the rotary mechanism of the housing and the independent rotary mechanism of the shaft are provided with mechanisms for returning the housing and the shaft to the central positions in the absence of pressure from the user, rotation sensors of the housing and the common shaft with the handles, microcontroller functionally connected to the rotation sensors, means for communication of the microcontroller to a host device, and a power source.

A controller for virtual armored vehicles comprising fixed base with a pivot, a housing associated with the fixed base by a rotary mechanism located on the pivot of the fixed base and allowing the housing to rotate relative to the fixed base, right and left handles connected by a common shaft passing through the housing and having its own independent rotary mechanism permitting inclination of the handles, the rotary mechanism of the housing and the independent rotary mechanism of the shaft are provided with mechanisms for returning the housing and the shaft to the central positions in the absence of pressure from the user, rotation sensors of the housing and the common shaft with the handles, microcontroller functionally connected to the rotation sensors, means for communication of the microcontroller to a host device, and a power source.

A method for displaying a virtual vehicle includes: calculating a virtual world comprising the virtual vehicle and a representation of a physical object at a virtual position; calculating a virtual position of a point of view within the virtual world based on a position of the point of view at the racecourse; and calculating a portion of the virtual vehicle within the virtual world that is visible from the virtual position of the point of view, wherein the portion of the virtual vehicle visible from the virtual position of the point of view comprises a portion of the virtual vehicle that is unobscured, from the virtual position of the point of view, by the representation of the physical object at the virtual position of the physical object.

A method for displaying a virtual vehicle includes: calculating a virtual world comprising the virtual vehicle and a representation of a physical object at a virtual position; calculating a virtual position of a point of view within the virtual world based on a position of the point of view at the racecourse; and calculating a portion of the virtual vehicle within the virtual world that is visible from the virtual position of the point of view, wherein the portion of the virtual vehicle visible from the virtual position of the point of view comprises a portion of the virtual vehicle that is unobscured, from the virtual position of the point of view, by the representation of the physical object at the virtual position of the physical object.

This invention relates inter alia to a motion generator which comprises: an end effector; a stationary support having a base; at least one first tensile member, and at least six second tensile members, wherein each of the at least one first tensile member and the at least six second tensile members comprises a elastic element and each of which tensile members being attached at one end thereof to the end effector and being attached at the other end thereof to the stationary support; in which each tensile member applies a tensile force between the end effector and the stationary support, and in which each one of the at least six tensile members is independently adjustably tensioned by an actuator fixed to the stationary support which acts on the tensile member at a point along its length between the end effector and the elastic element, wherein the actuator acts to change the tension in the part of the tensile member between the end effector and the actuator in order to affect the forces and moments applied to the end effector by the system, wherein the actuator reacts the tensile force it applies to the tensile member against the stationary support, and wherein the tensile force applied by each tensile member to the end effector reacts against the tensile forces applied by the other tensile members via the end effector such that the end effector is maintained in suspension and out of contact with the stationary support by the tensile forces in the tensile members and any other forces applied to the end effector.

This invention relates inter alia to a motion generator which comprises: an end effector; a stationary support having a base; at least one first tensile member, and at least six second tensile members, wherein each of the at least one first tensile member and the at least six second tensile members comprises a elastic element and each of which tensile members being attached at one end thereof to the end effector and being attached at the other end thereof to the stationary support; in which each tensile member applies a tensile force between the end effector and the stationary support, and in which each one of the at least six tensile members is independently adjustably tensioned by an actuator fixed to the stationary support which acts on the tensile member at a point along its length between the end effector and the elastic element, wherein the actuator acts to change the tension in the part of the tensile member between the end effector and the actuator in order to affect the forces and moments applied to the end effector by the system, wherein the actuator reacts the tensile force it applies to the tensile member against the stationary support, and wherein the tensile force applied by each tensile member to the end effector reacts against the tensile forces applied by the other tensile members via the end effector such that the end effector is maintained in suspension and out of contact with the stationary support by the tensile forces in the tensile members and any other forces applied to the end effector.

Techniques for analyzing a parameter space are discussed. Techniques may include receiving policy data for evaluating a vehicle controller. The techniques may further include determining, using a Bayesian optimization and based at least in part on the vehicle controller, parameter sets associated with adverse events. The adverse events may be associated with a violation of the policy data. The techniques may associate, based on exposure data, parameter bounds of the adverse events and probabilities of the adverse events in a driving environment. A safety metric may be determined based on the Bayesian optimization. The techniques may also include weighting an impact of an adverse event based on the safety metric.

Systems, apparatus and methods may be configured to implement actively-controlled light emission from a robotic vehicle. A light emitter(s) of the robotic vehicle may be configurable to indicate a direction of travel of the robotic vehicle and/or display information (e.g., a greeting, a notice, a message, a graphic, passenger/customer/client content, vehicle livery, customized livery) using one or more colors of emitted light (e.g., orange for a first direction and purple for a second direction), one or more sequences of emitted light (e.g., a moving image/graphic), or positions of light emitter(s) on the robotic vehicle (e.g., symmetrically positioned light emitters). The robotic vehicle may not have a front or a back (e.g., a trunk/a hood) and may be configured to travel bi-directionally, in a first direction or a second direction (e.g., opposite the first direction), with the direction of travel being indicated by one or more of the light emitters.