Automated vehicle system and method for changing from automated-mode to manual-mode near a construction-zone
First Claim
1. A system for operating an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
- a detector configured to detect construction-objects; and
a controller-circuit configured to, in accordance with a detection of a construction-object by the detector, determine that a host-vehicle is proximate to a construction-zone, andin accordance with a determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone, change control of the host-vehicle from an automated-mode characterized by the controller-circuit steering the host-vehicle to a manual-mode characterized by an occupant of the host-vehicle steering the host-vehicle;
whereinthe system includes a digital-map that designates the construction-zone, and whereinthe determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone is in accordance with a determination that a localization-object indicated in the digital-map is not detected by the detector.
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Abstract
A system and method for operating an automated vehicle includes providing a detector and a controller-circuit. The detector is configured to detect construction-objects. The controller-circuit is configured to, in accordance with a detection of a construction-object by the detector, determine that a host-vehicle is proximate to a construction-zone. The controller-circuit and the method is also configured to, in accordance with a determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone, change control of the host-vehicle from an automated-mode characterized by the controller-circuit steering the host-vehicle to a manual-mode characterized by an occupant of the host-vehicle steering the host-vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for operating an automated vehicle, said system comprising:
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a detector configured to detect construction-objects; and a controller-circuit configured to, in accordance with a detection of a construction-object by the detector, determine that a host-vehicle is proximate to a construction-zone, and in accordance with a determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone, change control of the host-vehicle from an automated-mode characterized by the controller-circuit steering the host-vehicle to a manual-mode characterized by an occupant of the host-vehicle steering the host-vehicle;
whereinthe system includes a digital-map that designates the construction-zone, and wherein the determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone is in accordance with a determination that a localization-object indicated in the digital-map is not detected by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
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7. A method for operating an automated vehicle, said method comprising:
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operating a host-vehicle in an automated-mode, said automated-mode characterized by a controller-circuit steering the host-vehicle; detecting a construction-object with a detector; determining, in accordance with detecting the construction-object by the detector, that the host-vehicle is proximate to a construction-zone; and changing, in accordance with the determining that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone, control of the host-vehicle from the automated-mode to a manual-mode, said manual-mode characterized by an occupant of the host-vehicle steering the host-vehicle, wherein the method includes accessing a digital-map that designates the construction-zone, and wherein the determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone is in accordance with a determination that a localization-object indicated in the digital-map is not detected by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. A controller-circuit for operating an automated vehicle, said controller-circuit comprising:
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an input configured to receive a signal from a detector, said detector configured to detect construction-objects; and a processor configured to, in accordance with a detection of a construction-object by the detector, determine that a host-vehicle is proximate to a construction-zone, and in accordance with a determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone, change control of the host-vehicle from an automated-mode characterized by the controller-circuit steering the host-vehicle to a manual-mode characterized by an occupant of the host-vehicle steering the host-vehicle;
whereinthe controller-circuit is configured to access a digital-map that designates the construction-zone, and wherein the determination that the host-vehicle is proximate the construction-zone is in accordance with a determination that a localization-object indicated in the digital-map is not detected by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
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