ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR A SERVICE AREA

    公开(公告)号:US20240357548A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18303060

    申请日:2023-04-19

    Abstract: An electric mobility device communication system includes one or more electric mobility devices located within a service area, one or more remotely located client servers, and one or more central computers in wireless communication with the one or more electric mobility devices and the one or more remotely located client servers. The central computers execute instructions to receive a service request from one of the client servers. The service request represents a task that one of the electric mobility devices executes within the service area. The central computers determine a total number of electric mobility devices available within the service area. In response to determining more than one electric mobility device is available within the service area, the central computers identify an electric mobility device that executes the service request based on one or more electric mobility device selection criteria and transmit the service request to the electric mobility device.

    System and method for blending driver and automated steering commands for lateral control

    公开(公告)号:US11858549B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17093023

    申请日:2020-11-09

    CPC classification number: B62D15/025

    Abstract: A method for generating a steering command for controlling a vehicle is provided. The method includes: generating a first vehicle steering control torque command by a steering controller in the vehicle while the vehicle is driven in a semi-autonomous mode; generating an impedance-adjusted vehicle steering angle command based on a first vehicle steering angle command that was generated to compensate for a trajectory error, and a measured driver steering torque command generated in response to navigation of the vehicle using a steering wheel; generating an impedance-adjusted vehicle steering control torque command by the steering controller in the vehicle based on a difference between the impedance-adjusted vehicle steering angle command and a measured vehicle steering angle command; generating a steering command by a power steering system in the vehicle based on the measured driver steering torque command and the impedance-adjusted vehicle steering control torque command; and operating the vehicle in accordance with the steering command.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE BASED ON AN ANTICIPATED LANE DEPARTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20190389470A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-26

    申请号:US16015532

    申请日:2018-06-22

    Abstract: An automotive vehicle includes at least one sensor configured to detect a lane marking proximate the vehicle, and to detect velocity, acceleration, and yaw rate of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a controller in communication with the at least one sensor and configured to selectively control a steering intervention system in a first mode and a second mode. The controller is configured to calculate a plurality of lane departure estimations at a corresponding plurality of time instances, arbitrate among the plurality of lane departure estimations to calculate a predictive time to lane departure, calculate a lane departure confidence value associated with the predictive time to lane departure, and, in response to the confidence value exceeding a first threshold and the predictive time to lane departure being below a second threshold, control the steering intervention system in the second mode.

    Method and apparatus for automated lateral controls adaptation in response to rapid trajectory changes

    公开(公告)号:US11608089B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17092790

    申请日:2020-11-09

    Abstract: The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In particular, the method and apparatus are operative for detecting, by a sensor, an object within a first vehicle path, generating, by a processor, a second vehicle path in response to either the detection of the object such that the second vehicle path avoids the object, or a user initiated trajectory shift, generating, by the processor, an initial steering torque in response to the second vehicle path, performing, by the processor, an adaptation on the initial steering torque to generate an adapted steering torque in response to the initial steering torque exceeding a torque rate limit, and controlling, by a vehicle controller a host vehicle steering system to follow the second vehicle signal path in response to the adapted steering torque.

    METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR ADAPTIVE DRIVER OVERRIDE FOR PATH BASED AUTOMATED DRIVING ASSIST

    公开(公告)号:US20220234651A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17157389

    申请日:2021-01-25

    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicle apparatuses are provided. A method for implementing phases of steering override control in a vehicle using a Deep Neural Network (DNN) including receiving, by a steering assist unit disposed of in the vehicle, a set of vehicle inputs including lane data and vehicle sensor interpretation information and driver steering input; configuring a mission planning module to determine a desired path of the vehicle; configuring a vehicle path prediction module to determine a set of a predicted dynamics of the vehicle; configuring a driver override determination module in communication with the DNN to override the automated steering control torque based on a phase of steering control operation and by information of a corresponding intervention phase classified in the DNN, and configuring a lateral control module to override the steering control torque for automated steering assist based on a determined phase of steering control operation and driver input such as driver steering torque and torque rate.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLENDING DRIVER AND AUTOMATED STEERING COMMANDS FOR LATERAL CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20220144341A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17093023

    申请日:2020-11-09

    Abstract: A method for generating a steering command for controlling a vehicle is provided. The method includes: generating a first vehicle steering control torque command by a steering controller in the vehicle while the vehicle is driven in a semi-autonomous mode; generating an impedance-adjusted vehicle steering angle command based on a first vehicle steering angle command that was generated to compensate for a trajectory error, and a measured driver steering torque command generated in response to navigation of the vehicle using a steering wheel; generating an impedance-adjusted vehicle steering control torque command by the steering controller in the vehicle based on a difference between the impedance-adjusted vehicle steering angle command and a measured vehicle steering angle command; generating a steering command by a power steering system in the vehicle based on the measured driver steering torque command and the impedance-adjusted vehicle steering control torque command; and operating the vehicle in accordance with the steering command.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED LATERAL CONTROLS ADAPTATION IN RESPONSE TO RAPID TRAJECTORY CHANGES

    公开(公告)号:US20220144308A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17092790

    申请日:2020-11-09

    Abstract: The present application generally relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an autonomous vehicle. In particular, the method and apparatus are operative for detecting, by a sensor, an object within a first vehicle path, generating, by a processor, a second vehicle path in response to either the detection of the object such that the second vehicle path avoids the object, or a user initiated trajectory shift, generating, by the processor, an initial steering torque in response to the second vehicle path, performing, by the processor, an adaptation on the initial steering torque to generate an adapted steering torque in response to the initial steering torque exceeding a torque rate limit, and controlling, by a vehicle controller a host vehicle steering system to follow the second vehicle signal path in response to the adapted steering torque.

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