Cooperative automated vehicle system

    公开(公告)号:US10037696B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-31

    申请号:US15086815

    申请日:2016-03-31

    Abstract: A cooperative-vehicle system suitable to operate an automated vehicle in a courteous or cooperative manner includes an object-detector and a controller. The object-detector is used by the host-vehicle to detect an other-vehicle attempting to enter a travel-lane traveled by the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the object-detector. The controller is configured to control motion of the host-vehicle. The controller is also configured to adjust a present-vector of the host-vehicle to allow the other-vehicle to enter the travel-lane. The decision to take some action to allow the other vehicle to enter the travel-lane may be further based on secondary considerations such as how long the other-vehicle has waited, a classification of the other-vehicle (e.g. an ambulance), an assessment of how any action by the host-vehicle would affect nearby vehicles, the intent of the other-vehicle, and/or a measure traffic-density proximate to the host-vehicle.

    AUTOMATED-VEHICLE PICKUP-LOCATION EVALUATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180156625A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15369998

    申请日:2016-12-06

    CPC classification number: G01C21/362 G01C21/3415 G01C21/3667 G08G1/202

    Abstract: An automated-vehicle or automated-taxi pickup-location evaluation system includes a communications-network, an object-detector and/or a digitized-map, and a controller. The communications-network is used to send a transportation-request from a client to an automated-taxi, and communicate a preferred-location where the automated-taxi will meet the client. The object-detector is used to detect an object proximate to the preferred-location. The digitized-map is used to determine a route to the preferred-location for the automated-taxi to follow. The controller is in communication with the object-detector and/or the digitized-map, and the communications-network. The controller determines when the object makes the preferred-location unsuitable to pickup the client, and/or that the digitized-map indicates that the preferred-location is unsuitable to use to pickup the client. The controller then determines an alternate-location to pickup the client, and then communicates the alternate-location to one of the client, the automated-taxi, and both the client and the automated-taxi.

    Automated vehicle operator skill evaluation system

    公开(公告)号:US09870001B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-16

    申请号:US15229997

    申请日:2016-08-05

    Abstract: An operator-evaluation system for an automated vehicle includes a traffic-detector and a controller. The traffic-detector is used to determine a complexity-ranking of a traffic-scenario approached by a host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the traffic-detector and is configured to operate the host-vehicle in: an automated-mode where the controller steers the host-vehicle toward a desired-position of a travel-lane; a monitored-mode where an operator steers the host-vehicle and the controller assists the operator to steer the host-vehicle toward the desired-position when the host-vehicle is farther than a lateral-threshold from the desired-position; and a manual-mode where the operator steers the host-vehicle without assistance from the controller. The controller transitions from the automated-mode to the monitored-mode prior to arrival at the traffic-scenario to determine a skill-ranking of the operator relative to the complexity-ranking, and transitions from the automated-mode to the manual-mode when the complexity-ranking is less than the skill-ranking of the operator.

    Cooperative Automated Vehicle System
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170287331A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15086815

    申请日:2016-03-31

    Abstract: A cooperative-vehicle system suitable to operate an automated vehicle in a courteous or cooperative manner includes an object-detector and a controller. The object-detector is used by the host-vehicle to detect an other-vehicle attempting to enter a travel-lane traveled by the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the object-detector. The controller is configured to control motion of the host-vehicle. The controller is also configured to adjust a present-vector of the host-vehicle to allow the other-vehicle to enter the travel-lane. The decision to take some action to allow the other vehicle to enter the travel-lane may be further based on secondary considerations such as how long the other-vehicle has waited, a classification of the other-vehicle (e.g. an ambulance), an assessment of how any action by the host-vehicle would affect nearby vehicles, the intent of the other-vehicle, and/or a measure traffic-density proximate to the host-vehicle.

    AUTOMATED VEHICLE ROUTE SELECTION BASED ON OCCUPANT INTEREST

    公开(公告)号:US20170191838A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-06

    申请号:US14987230

    申请日:2016-01-04

    Abstract: A navigation system suitable to use on an automated vehicle includes an occupant-detection device and a memory. The occupant-detection device is used to determine a degree-of-interest of an occupant of a vehicle. The degree-of-interest is determined with regard to a route traveled by the vehicle. The memory used to store an interest-score of the route. The interest-score is based on the degree-of-interest exhibited by the occupant while traveling the route. The system may include a controller. The controller is in communication with the occupant-detection device and the memory. The controller is configured to operate the vehicle. The controller selects a preferred-route from a plurality of possible-routes. The preferred-route is characterized by a maximum-value of a prior-score associated with each one of the plurality of possible-routes.

    AUTOMATED VEHICLE OPERATOR SKILL EVALUATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180039268A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15229997

    申请日:2016-08-05

    Abstract: An operator-evaluation system for an automated vehicle includes a traffic-detector and a controller. The traffic-detector is used to determine a complexity-ranking of a traffic-scenario approached by a host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the traffic-detector and is configured to operate the host-vehicle in: an automated-mode where the controller steers the host-vehicle toward a desired-position of a travel-lane; a monitored-mode where an operator steers the host-vehicle and the controller assists the operator to steer the host-vehicle toward the desired-position when the host-vehicle is farther than a lateral-threshold from the desired-position; and a manual-mode where the operator steers the host-vehicle without assistance from the controller. The controller transitions from the automated-mode to the monitored-mode prior to arrival at the traffic-scenario to determine a skill-ranking of the operator relative to the complexity-ranking, and transitions from the automated-mode to the manual-mode when the complexity-ranking is less than the skill-ranking of the operator.

    Redundant-controls system for an automated vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US09864374B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US15146504

    申请日:2016-05-04

    Abstract: A redundant-controls system suitable for use an automated vehicle includes a primary-control-device, a secondary-control-device, an occupant-detection-device, and a controller. The primary-control-device is installed in a vehicle. The primary-control-device is selectively enabled to allow operation from an operator-seat of the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle to control movement of the vehicle. The secondary-control-device is installed in the vehicle. The secondary-control-device is selectively enabled to allow operation from a passenger-seat of the vehicle by a passenger of the vehicle to control movement of the vehicle. The occupant-detection-device is used to determine an operator-state-of-awareness of the operator and a passenger-state-of-awareness of the passenger. The controller is in communication with the primary-control-device, the secondary-control-device, and the operator-detection-device. The controller is configured to selectively enable the secondary-control-device to override the primary-control-device when the passenger-state-of-awareness indicates greater awareness than the operator-state-of-awareness.

Patent Agency Ranking