公开(公告)号：US10108202B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15275160

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Malcolm J. Northcott

IPC: G01S13/00 ,  G01S13/93 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L11/18

Abstract: A vehicle configured to be autonomously navigated in a peloton along a roadway, wherein the peloton comprises at least the vehicle at least one additional vehicle, is configured to determine a position of the vehicle in the peloton which reduces differences in relative driving ranges among the vehicles included in the peloton. The vehicles can dynamically adjust peloton positions while navigating to reduce driving range differences among the vehicles. The vehicle can include a power management system which enables the vehicle to be electrically coupled to a battery included in another vehicle in the peloton, so that driving range differences between the vehicles can be reduced via load sharing via the electrical connection. The vehicle can include a power connector arm which extends a power connector to couple with an interface of another vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180283895A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15762280

申请日：2016-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin

IPC: G01C21/36 ,  G01C21/28 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for altering or generating a navigation path for a vehicle based on aggregated environmental data received from a plurality of vehicles. In one particular implementation, a vehicle may one or more sensors for determining a road condition and/or environmental information around a vehicle. This information may be associated with a geographic location and a timestamp and may be transmitted to a central server or other aggregating device for storage and correlation with other similar information. The information may further be transmitted to a navigation device for use in determining a route from a start point to an end point or adjusting a pre-determined route in response to the route information.

公开(公告)号：US12164124B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17153770

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: G02B5/122 ,  B60R13/10 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S13/75 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G02B5/124 ,  G02B5/128 ,  G02B5/13 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/16 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  H01Q15/18 ,  G01S13/931

Abstract: A retroreflector system including an outer body panel coupled to a vehicle, wherein the outer body panel is configured to allow a radar signal originating from an external radar device to pass through the outer body panel. The retroreflector system also includes a plurality of retroreflectors embedded in the vehicle, where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to reflect the signal to the external signal source as a reflected signal, and where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to have a peak reflectivity for a radar wavelength range or a light detection and ranging (lidar) wavelength range.

公开(公告)号：US11945279B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17325295

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Thaddeus J. Stefanov-Wagner

IPC: B60G17/04 ,  B60G15/12 ,  B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/08

CPC classification number: B60G17/0416 ,  B60G15/12 ,  B60G17/0164 ,  B60G17/0165 ,  B60G17/08

Abstract: A motion control system is coupled to a first mass and a second mass and is configured to regulate motion of the first mass with respect to the second mass. The motion control system is configured to increase a contact area between the second mass and a surface on which the second mass rests by increasing a displacement of the motion control system from a neutral position in a direction toward the first mass.

公开(公告)号：US11544863B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17092821

申请日：2020-11-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/40 ,  G06V20/56 ,  G06V20/58 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for surface monitoring. In one implementation, a target surface ahead of a vehicle is illuminated with light emitted from at least one light source. Image data of the target surface is captured from returns collected by at least one imager. At least one surface property of the target surface is measured using the image data. A set of friction metrics is generated from the at least one surface property. An estimated coefficient of friction for the target surface is determined from the set of friction metrics.

公开(公告)号：US20210165141A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17153770

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Randol W. Aikin ,  Malcolm J. Northcott ,  Daniel E. Potter ,  Matthew E. Last

IPC: G02B5/124 ,  G01S17/74 ,  G01S7/481 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  G01S13/75 ,  H01Q15/18 ,  G02B5/128 ,  G08G1/095 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G02B5/13 ,  B60R13/10 ,  G08G1/017 ,  G08G1/16 ,  H01Q15/14 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G01S17/06 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A retroreflector system including an outer body panel coupled to a vehicle, wherein the outer body panel is configured to allow a radar signal originating from an external radar device to pass through the outer body panel. The retroreflector system also includes a plurality of retroreflectors embedded in the vehicle, where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to reflect the signal to the external signal source as a reflected signal, and where the plurality of retroreflectors is configured to have a peak reflectivity for a radar wavelength range or a light detection and ranging (lidar) wavelength range.