METHOD FOR TRANSITION BETWEEN DRIVING MODES
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1. A method for transition between driving modes of a vehicle, the driving modes comprising an autonomous driving (AD) mode, a partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode and a manual driving (MD) mode, the method comprising:
- (i) performing a transition from the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode to the autonomous driving (AD) mode by enabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode;
(ii) performing a transition from the autonomous driving (AD) mode to the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode by releasing a steering wheel lock when the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode is in an enabled state;
(iii) performing a transition from the manual driving (MD) mode to the autonomous driving (AD) mode by enabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode; and
(iv) performing a transition from the autonomous driving (AD) mode to the manual driving (MD) mode by releasing the steering wheel lock when the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode is in a disabled state.
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Abstract
A method for transition between driving modes of a vehicle is disclosed. The driving modes include an autonomous driving (AD) mode, a partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode and a manual driving (MD) mode. A transition from the PAD mode to the AD mode is performed by enabling the AD mode. A transition from the AD mode to the PAD mode is performed by releasing a steering wheel lock when the PAD mode is in an enabled state. A transition from the MD mode to the AD mode is performed by enabling the AD mode. A transition from the AD mode to the MD mode is performed by releasing the steering wheel lock when the PAD mode is in a disabled state. A system for performing the method and a vehicle including the system are also disclosed.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for transition between driving modes of a vehicle, the driving modes comprising an autonomous driving (AD) mode, a partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode and a manual driving (MD) mode, the method comprising:
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(i) performing a transition from the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode to the autonomous driving (AD) mode by enabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode; (ii) performing a transition from the autonomous driving (AD) mode to the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode by releasing a steering wheel lock when the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode is in an enabled state; (iii) performing a transition from the manual driving (MD) mode to the autonomous driving (AD) mode by enabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode; and (iv) performing a transition from the autonomous driving (AD) mode to the manual driving (MD) mode by releasing the steering wheel lock when the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode is in a disabled state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for performing transitions between driving modes of a vehicle, the driving modes comprising an autonomous driving (AD) mode, a partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode and a manual driving (MD) mode, the transitions comprising (i) transition from the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode to the autonomous driving (AD) mode by enabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode, (ii) transition from the autonomous driving (AD) mode to the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode by releasing a steering wheel lock when the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode is in an enabled state, (iii) transition from the manual driving (MD) mode to the autonomous driving (AD) mode by enabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode, and (iv) transition from the autonomous driving (AD) mode to the manual driving (MD) mode by releasing the steering wheel lock when the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode is in a disabled state, the system comprising:
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an enabling switch for enabling and disabling the autonomous driving (AD) mode; and an enabling switch for enabling and disabling the partly autonomous driving (PAD) mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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