System and method for multi-modal control of an autonomous vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for selective control of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying at least one input device in the vehicle;
providing at least one actuator associated with the at least one input device;
defining a plurality of behaviors associated with the at least one actuator;
receiving at least one mode select command; and
manipulating the at least one input device in accordance with the at least one mode command.
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Abstract
System and method for multi-modal control of a vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, accelerator, throttle lever, steering gear, tie rods, or transmission shifter) to direct the operation of the vehicle. Behaviors that characterize the operational mode of the vehicle are associated with the actuators. After receipt of a mode select command that dictates the operational mode of the vehicle (e.g., manned operation, remote unmanned tele-operation, assisted remote tele-operation, and autonomous unmanned operation), the actuators manipulate the operator input devices, in accordance with the behaviors, to affect the desired operational mode.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for selective control of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying at least one input device in the vehicle;
providing at least one actuator associated with the at least one input device;
defining a plurality of behaviors associated with the at least one actuator;
receiving at least one mode select command; and
manipulating the at least one input device in accordance with the at least one mode command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for selective control of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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at least one input device in the vehicle;
at least one actuator associated with the at least one input device;
a plurality of behaviors associated with the at least one actuator;
at least one receiver for receiving at least one mode select command; and
at least one controller in communication with the at least one actuator and the at least one receiver for executing a vehicle control program in accordance with the at least one mode command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for selective control of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- means for controlling the vehicle;
means for actuating the vehicle control means;
means for defining a plurality of behaviors associated with the actuating means;
means for receiving at least one mode select command; and
means for manipulating the vehicle control means by the controlling means in accordance with the at least one mode select command. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- means for controlling the vehicle;
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23. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for selective control of a vehicle, the computer readable program code in the article of manufacture including:
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computer readable code for causing a computer to associate at least one input device in the vehicle with at least one actuator;
computer readable code for causing a computer to access a plurality of behaviors associated with the at least one actuator;
computer readable code for causing a computer to receive at least one mode select command; and
computer readable code for causing a computer to manipulate the at least one input device in accordance with the at least one mode command, so as to achieve selective control of the vehicle.
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24. A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for selective control of a vehicle having at least one actuator associated with at least one input device in the vehicle, the method steps comprising:
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defining a plurality of behaviors associated with the at least one actuator;
receiving at least one mode select command; and
manipulating the at least one input device in accordance with the received at least one mode command.
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