AUTOMATED VEHICLE SENSOR SELECTION BASED ON MAP DATA DENSITY AND NAVIGATION FEATURE DENSITY

    公开(公告)号:US20170370729A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-28

    申请号:US15189389

    申请日:2016-06-22

    CPC classification number: G01C21/30 G06F16/29

    Abstract: A navigation system suitable for use by an automated vehicle includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a digital-map, and a controller. The digital-map includes a first data-group of navigation-features preferentially detected by the first sensor-technology, and a second data-group of navigation-features preferentially detected by the second sensor-technology. The controller determines, on the digital-map, first and second locations of the host-vehicle using the first and second sensors, respectively. The controller selects one of the first and second locations to navigate the host-vehicle based on a comparison of the first data-density and the second data-density. Alternatively, the controller determines a first feature-density and a second feature-density of navigation-features detected by the first and second sensors respectively, and selects one of the first location and the second location to navigate the host-vehicle based on a comparison of the first feature-density and the second feature-density.

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    公开(公告)号:US09853543B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-26

    申请号:US15139707

    申请日:2016-04-27

    CPC classification number: H02M3/156 H02M1/08 H02M2001/0003 H02M2001/0025

    Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of a method is for controlling a switch. The switch is used to charge a capacitor that provides an output voltage. The switch has an inductor on an input side between a power source and the switch. The method includes: initiating a switching cycle including turning on the switch, sensing a voltage representing current through the inductor, using a reference voltage as a basis for turning off the switch during the switching cycle when the sensed voltage exceeds the reference voltage, and setting an initial value of the reference voltage at a beginning of the switching cycle based on at least one feature of an activation of the switch during at least one previous switching cycle.

    Automated vehicle human-machine interface system based on glance-direction

    公开(公告)号:US09841813B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-12

    申请号:US14977874

    申请日:2015-12-22

    Inventor: Douglas A. Srail

    Abstract: A human-machine interface (HMI) system used to indicate a vehicle-feature based on glance-direction of an occupant of the vehicle includes a camera and a controller. The camera is used to capture a sequence-of-images of an occupant of a vehicle. The controller is configured to determine a plurality of glance-directions from the sequence-of-images, define a plurality of glance-zones based on the plurality of glance-directions, one glance-zone for each glance-direction, define an intersection-zone based on an intersection of two or more of the glance-zones, determine an outlier-count based on how many of the plurality of glance-zones do not intersect with the intersection-zone, and select a vehicle-feature in the vehicle indicated by the occupant, said vehicle-feature located at a location inside the vehicle that corresponds to the intersection-zone, said vehicle-feature indicated by the operator when the outlier-count during the pause-interval is less than a paused-threshold.

    ANTENNA DEVICE WITH ACCURATE BEAM ELEVATION CONTROL USEABLE ON AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20170346170A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-30

    申请号:US15165858

    申请日:2016-05-26

    Inventor: Shawn Shi

    Abstract: An antenna device includes a plurality of conductive pads that are conductively coupled to each other. A first one of the pads is connected with a first conductive strip. The first conductive strip is not connected to an adjacent second pad. A second conductive strip and a third conductive strip connect the first pad to the second pad. A slot is aligned with the first conductive strip to direct energy from a transceiver at the first conductive strip. The first pad and others in series with it radiate energy based on the energy received by the first conductive strip. The second and third conductive strips conduct energy from the first pad to the second pad. The second pad and others in series with it radiate energy based on the energy received by the second pad. One example use of the antenna device is on an automated vehicle.

    Sensor material and gas sensor element and gas sensor derived therefrom

    公开(公告)号:US09823216B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-21

    申请号:US14565896

    申请日:2014-12-10

    CPC classification number: G01N27/4075 G01N27/4076

    Abstract: An NO2 sensor comprises a sensing electrode material that includes a compound consisting essentially of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, and Fe; an element selected from the group consisting of Si and Ti; and oxygen. In an alternate embodiment, the sensing electrode material includes a compound consisting essentially of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, and Fe; an element selected from the group consisting of Si and Ti; an element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Li, Na, and K; and oxygen. Sensors made with these sensing electrode materials demonstrate good NO2 sensitivity and reduced sensitivity to cross-interference from NO and NH3.

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