Apparatus and method for semi-automated vehicle control
First Claim
1. An apparatus for semi-automated control of a vehicle, comprising:
- a processing circuitry; and
a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the apparatus to;
establish control of the vehicle, wherein establishing the control further comprises determining a set of instructions for controlling the vehicle, wherein the apparatus is configured to control the vehicle based on the set of instructions during a first mode of control, wherein the control is established via a vehicle system of the vehicle, wherein the established control is exclusive control, wherein the vehicle system is configured to execute only instructions sent to the vehicle system by the apparatus while the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle;
receive at least one control instruction from a node, wherein the apparatus is configured to control, in real-time, the vehicle based on the set of instructions and the at least one control instruction received from the node during a second mode of control, wherein the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle during the first mode of control and during the second mode of control;
determine, based on a predetermined list of mode changing events, a mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode; and
change from the first mode of control to the second mode of control, when the mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode is determined.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for semi-automated control of a vehicle. The apparatus includes: a processing circuitry; and a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the apparatus to: establish control of the vehicle, wherein establishing the control further comprises determining a set of instructions for controlling the vehicle, wherein the apparatus is configured to control the vehicle based on the set of instructions during a first mode of control; receive at least one control instruction from a node, wherein the apparatus is configured to control, in real-time, the vehicle based on the set of instructions and the at least one control instruction received from the node during a second mode of control; determine, based on a predetermined list of mode changing events, a mode changing event; and change from the first mode to the second mode, when the mode changing event is determined.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for semi-automated control of a vehicle, comprising:
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a processing circuitry; and a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the apparatus to; establish control of the vehicle, wherein establishing the control further comprises determining a set of instructions for controlling the vehicle, wherein the apparatus is configured to control the vehicle based on the set of instructions during a first mode of control, wherein the control is established via a vehicle system of the vehicle, wherein the established control is exclusive control, wherein the vehicle system is configured to execute only instructions sent to the vehicle system by the apparatus while the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle; receive at least one control instruction from a node, wherein the apparatus is configured to control, in real-time, the vehicle based on the set of instructions and the at least one control instruction received from the node during a second mode of control, wherein the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle during the first mode of control and during the second mode of control; determine, based on a predetermined list of mode changing events, a mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode; and change from the first mode of control to the second mode of control, when the mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a processing circuitry to perform a process, the process comprising:
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establishing, by a first node, control of a vehicle, wherein establishing the control further comprises determining a set of instructions for controlling the vehicle, wherein the first node is configured to control the vehicle based on the set of instructions during a first mode of control, wherein the control is established via a vehicle system of the vehicle, wherein the established control is exclusive control, wherein the vehicle system is configured to execute only instructions sent to the vehicle system by the apparatus while the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle; receiving at least one control instruction from a second node, wherein the first node is configured to control, in real-time, the vehicle based on the set of instructions and the at least one control instruction received from the second node during a second mode of control, wherein the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle during the first mode of control and during the second mode of control; determining, based on a predetermined list of mode changing events, a mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode; and changing from the first mode of control to the second mode of control, when the mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode is determined.
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10. A method for semi-automated control of a vehicle, comprising:
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establishing, by a first node, control of the vehicle, wherein establishing the control further comprises determining a set of instructions for controlling the vehicle, wherein the first node is configured to control the vehicle based on the set of instructions during a first mode of control, wherein the control is established via a vehicle system of the vehicle, wherein the established control is exclusive control, wherein the vehicle system is configured to execute only instructions sent to the vehicle system by the apparatus while the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle, wherein the first mode of control and the second mode of control occur when the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle; receiving at least one control instruction from a second node, wherein the first node is configured to control, in real-time, the vehicle based on the set of instructions and the at least one control instruction received from the second node during a second mode of control, wherein the apparatus has exclusive control of the vehicle during the first mode of control and during the second mode of control; determining, based on a predetermined list of mode changing events, a mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode; and changing from the first mode of control to the second mode of control, when the mode changing event for changing from the first mode to the second mode is determined. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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