Wei Song

US Patent:

20190163176, May 30, 2019

Filed:

Nov 30, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/206477

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Wei Song - Mountain View CA, US

International Classification:

G05D 1/00

Abstract:

One variation of a method for transferring control of an autonomous vehicle to a remote operator includes: accessing a specification for triggering manual control of autonomous vehicles; identifying a road segment, within a geographic region, exhibiting characteristics defined by the specification; and associating a location of the road segment, represented in a navigation map, with a remote operator trigger. The method also includes, at the autonomous vehicle operating within the geographic region: autonomously navigating along a route; transmitting a request for manual assistance to the remote operator in response to approaching the location associated with the remote operator trigger; transmitting sensor data to a remote operator portal associated with the remote operator; and executing a navigational command received from the remote operator via the remote operator portal; and resuming autonomous navigation along the route after passing the location.

US Patent:

20160377203, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jun 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/752147

Inventors:

- Santa Clara CA, US
Wei J. Song - Santa Clara CA, US

International Classification:

F16L 13/14
F16L 21/08

Abstract:

A ferrule includes a body surrounding a bore that provides a fluid path along a central axis between a first end and a second end of the ferrule. The body includes a conical section configured for forming a sealing interface with a fitting in which the ferrule may be inserted and a sealing interface with a tube that may be inserted in the ferrule bore. The conical section includes collapse zones configured to collapse in a direction along the central axis in response to axial compression of the ferrule against the fitting. The collapse zones mitigate crushing of the ferrule against the tube. The collapse zones may be provided by a sealing region at the nose of the ferrule and annular grooves on the ferrule.