DRIVING MODE CHANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION VEHICLE

• US 20140188322A1
• Filed: 05/24/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Oh, Young Chul, Heo, Myung Seon, You, Byung Yong
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,186 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/23
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/227 Position in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/045 Monitoring control system parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/082 Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 60/0053 from vehicle to occupant
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 60/0059 Estimation of the risk associated with autonomous or manual driving, e.g. situation too complex, sensor failure or driver incapacity
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0061 for transition from automatic pilot to manual pilot and vice versa

Abstract

A driving mode changing method and apparatus of an autonomous navigation vehicle that allows a driver to stably operate the autonomous navigation vehicle. The autonomous navigation vehicle may be stably operated by mounting an apparatus (a touch pad, a joystick, or the like) to operate the autonomous navigation vehicle on seats (a passenger seat and a rear seat) other than a driver seat of the autonomous navigation vehicle and providing various information (a near around view, a far around view, a critical level, vehicle information, and the like) to drive the autonomous navigation vehicle.

Claims

1. A driving mode changing apparatus of a vehicle including at least one operating apparatus, the driving mode changing apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to;

detect a failure of the vehicle;

sense a position of a driver within the vehicle;

switch a control of the vehicle to the operating apparatus corresponding to the sensed position of the driver at a rear seat of the vehicle;

transfer various information required to drive the vehicle to an information display unit corresponding to the position of the operating apparatus;

collect various information required to drive the vehicle; and

display the various collected information on at least one information display unit.

3. The driving mode changing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating apparatus is a touch pad type operating apparatus.

4. The driving mode changing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating apparatus is a joystick type operating apparatus.

5. The driving mode changing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to collect at least one of a near around view of the vehicle, a far around view of the vehicle, a critical level with neighboring vehicles, and vehicle information in a cluster.

2. (canceled)

6. A driving mode changing method of a vehicle including at least one operating apparatus, the driving mode changing method comprising:

detecting, by a controller, a failure of the vehicle;

sensing, by the controller, a position of a driver within the vehicle;

switching, by the controller, a control of the vehicle to the operating apparatus corresponding to the sensed position of the driver at a rear seat of the vehicle;

collecting, by the controller, various information required to drive the vehicle;

transferring, by the controller, the various collected information to an information display unit corresponding to a position of the operating apparatus; and

displaying, by the controller, the transferred information.

7. The driving mode changing method according to claim 6, wherein information displayed includes at least one of a near around view of the vehicle, a far around view of the vehicle, a critical level with neighboring vehicles, and vehicle information in a cluster.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that detect a failure of the vehicle;

program instructions that sense a position of a driver within the vehicle;

program instructions that switch a control of the vehicle to the operating apparatus corresponding to the sensed position of the driver at a rear seat of the vehicle;

program instructions that collect various information required to drive the vehicle;

program instructions that transfer the various collected information to an information display unit corresponding to a position of the operating apparatus; and

program instructions that display the transferred information.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein information display includes at least one of a near around view of the vehicle, a far around view of the vehicle, a critical level with neighboring vehicles, and vehicle information in a cluster.

10. A driving mode changing apparatus of a vehicle including at least one operating apparatus, the driving mode changing apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to;

sense a position of a driver within the vehicle;

switch a control of the vehicle to the operating apparatus corresponding to the sensed position of the driver at a rear seat of the vehicle;

transfer various information required to drive the vehicle to an information display unit corresponding to the position of the operating apparatus;

collect various information required to drive the vehicle; and

display the various collected information on at least one information display unit.