METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20190064810A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15688429

    申请日:2017-08-28

    Abstract: A perception module of a spatial monitoring system to monitor and characterize a spatial environment proximal to an autonomous vehicle is described. A method for evaluating the perception module includes capturing and storing a plurality of frames of data associated with a driving scenario for the autonomous vehicle, and executing the perception module to determine an actual spatial environment for the driving scenario, wherein the actual spatial environment for the driving scenario is stored in the controller. The perception module is executed to determine an estimated spatial environment for the driving scenario based upon the stored frames of data associated with the driving scenario, and the estimated spatial environment is compared to the actual spatial environment for the driving scenario. A first performance index for the perception module is determined based upon the comparing, and a fault can be detected.

    Method and system for vehicular data collection
    12.
    发明授权
    Method and system for vehicular data collection 有权
    车辆数据采集方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US09189896B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-17

    申请号:US14097543

    申请日:2013-12-05

    CPC classification number: G07C5/008

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for vehicular communications. The systems include a server and a controller in a vehicle. The controller is configured to receive data from vehicular components and transmit the data to the remote server. In a normal mode, the data is transmitted in accordance with a normal frequency of events, while in an abnormal mode, the data is transmitted in accordance with an abnormal frequency of events. The abnormal frequency is different from the normal frequency. The abnormal mode is set in response to an event trigger denoting a fault of at least one component.

    Abstract translation: 为车辆通讯提供了方法和系统。 这些系统包括车辆中的服务器和控制器。 控制器被配置为从车辆部件接收数据并将数据发送到远程服务器。 在正常模式下,根据事件的正常频率发送数据,而在异常模式下,根据事件的异常频率来发送数据。 异常频率与正常频率不同。 响应于表示至少一个组件的故障的事件触发来设置异常模式。

    Method and apparatus for state of health estimation of object sensing fusion system
    13.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for state of health estimation of object sensing fusion system 有权
    物体感知融合系统健康状况估计方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US09152526B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-06

    申请号:US13679849

    申请日:2012-11-16

    Abstract: A method and system for estimating the state of health of an object sensing fusion system. Target data from a vision system and a radar system, which are used by an object sensing fusion system, are also stored in a context queue. The context queue maintains the vision and radar target data for a sequence of many frames covering a sliding window of time. The target data from the context queue are used to compute matching scores, which are indicative of how well vision targets correlate with radar targets, and vice versa. The matching scores are computed within individual frames of vision and radar data, and across a sequence of multiple frames. The matching scores are used to assess the state of health of the object sensing fusion system. If the fusion system state of health is below a certain threshold, one or more faulty sensors are identified.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于估计物体感测融合系统的健康状况的方法和系统。 由对象感测融合系统使用的来自视觉系统和雷达系统的目标数据也存储在上下文队列中。 上下文队列维护覆盖时间滑动窗口的许多帧的序列的视觉和雷达目标数据。 来自上下文队列的目标数据用于计算匹配分数,这表示视觉目标与雷达目标相关的程度如何,反之亦然。 匹配得分是在单独的视觉和雷达数据帧内以及跨多个帧的序列计算的。 匹配分数用于评估物体感知融合系统的健康状况。 如果融合系统的健康状况低于某个阈值,则识别出一个或多个故障传感器。

    Battery SOC estimation with automatic correction
    14.
    发明授权
    Battery SOC estimation with automatic correction 有权
    电池SOC估计与自动校正

    公开(公告)号:US09108524B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-18

    申请号:US14059751

    申请日:2013-10-22

    Abstract: An embodiment contemplates a method of determining a state-of-charge of a battery for a vehicle. (a) An OCV is measured for a current vehicle ignition startup after ignition off for at least eight hours. (b) An SOCOCV is determined for the current vehicle ignition startup. (c) An SOCOCV—est is determined for a current vehicle ignition startup. (d) A determination is made whether the difference in the SOCOCV for the current startup and the SOCOCVest for the current startup is less than a predefined error bound using. Steps (a)-(d) is performed in response to the difference being greater than the predefined error; otherwise, determining an ignition-off current for the current vehicle ignition startup as a function of the SOCOCV of the current vehicle ignition startup and previous vehicle ignition startup, and a SOC based on current integration over time. Determining an SOCest of the current vehicle ignition startup using the processor.

    Abstract translation: 实施例考虑了确定车辆电池的充电状态的方法。 (a)在点火关闭至少8小时后,测量当前车辆点火启动的OCV。 (b)确定当前车辆点火启动时的SOCOCV。 (c)确定当前车辆点火启动的SOCOCV-est。 (d)确定当前启动的SOCOCV和当前启动的SOCOCVest之间的差是否小于使用的预定义误差限制。 响应于该差大于预定义的误差来执行步骤(a) - (d) 否则,根据当前车辆点火启动和先前车辆点火启动的SOCOCV以及基于当前集成度的SOC,确定当前车辆点火启动的点火开关电流。 使用处理器确定当前车辆点火启动的SOCest。

    Detection of a friction brake fault

    公开(公告)号:US11220251B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16013203

    申请日:2018-06-20

    Abstract: A method of identifying a fault in a friction brake actuated by hydraulic brake pressure and configured to decelerate a vehicle road wheel includes detecting, via a first sensor, a vibration at the road wheel and communicating data indicative of the detected vibration to a controller. The method additionally includes detecting, via a second sensor, upon application of the hydraulic brake pressure, a hydraulic brake pressure variation and communicating data indicative of the detected hydraulic brake pressure variation. The method additionally includes comparing, via the controller, the data indicative of the detected vibration with a threshold vibration value and the data indicative of the detected hydraulic brake pressure variation with a threshold hydraulic brake pressure value. Furthermore, the method includes generating a sensory signal indicative of the brake fault when magnitudes of the detected vibration and the detected hydraulic brake pressure variation are greater than their respective threshold values.

    Method and apparatus for monitoring of an autonomous vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10678247B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15688451

    申请日:2017-08-28

    Abstract: An autonomic vehicle control system includes a perception module of a spatial monitoring system that is disposed to monitor a spatial environment proximal to the autonomous vehicle. A method for evaluating vehicle dynamics operation includes determining a desired trajectory for the autonomous vehicle, wherein the desired trajectory includes desired vehicle positions including an x-position, a y-position and a heading. Vehicle control commands are determined based upon the desired trajectory, and include a commanded steering angle, an acceleration command and a braking command. Actual vehicle states responsive to the vehicle control commands are determined. An estimated trajectory is determined based upon the actual vehicle states, and a trajectory error is determined based upon a difference between the desired trajectory and the estimated trajectory. The trajectory error is monitored over a time horizon, and a first state of health (SOH) is determined based upon the trajectory error over the time horizon.

    Method and apparatus for monitoring of an autonomous vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10558217B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15688429

    申请日:2017-08-28

    Abstract: A perception module of a spatial monitoring system to monitor and characterize a spatial environment proximal to an autonomous vehicle is described. A method for evaluating the perception module includes capturing and storing a plurality of frames of data associated with a driving scenario for the autonomous vehicle, and executing the perception module to determine an actual spatial environment for the driving scenario, wherein the actual spatial environment for the driving scenario is stored in the controller. The perception module is executed to determine an estimated spatial environment for the driving scenario based upon the stored frames of data associated with the driving scenario, and the estimated spatial environment is compared to the actual spatial environment for the driving scenario. A first performance index for the perception module is determined based upon the comparing, and a fault can be detected.

    Isolation of particular fault conditions in an electric machine assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10355634B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US16005775

    申请日:2018-06-12

    Abstract: An electric machine assembly having an electric machine and a controller-based method for isolating a particular fault condition in the electric machine. A plurality of current sensors is configured to output respective measured currents in respective phases of the electric machine. A position sensor is configured to output a rotor position of the electric machine. A controller is configured to group the respective measured currents into respective combinations of two. The controller is configured to calculate respective residual factors (Ri), and a global residual factor (G) based on the respective residual factors (Ri). Responsive to at least three of the global residual factor (G) and the respective residual factors (Ri) exceeding respective calibrated error thresholds, the controller is configured to identify a particular fault condition from among a plurality of possible fault conditions and execute a control action with respect to the electric machine.

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