APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED SETTINGS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS

• US 20170369073A1
• Filed: 07/20/2016
• Published: 12/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG), Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: HUBER, MARKUS B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,183,679 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0638 Engine speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/182 Brake pressure, e.g. of fluid or between pad and disc
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/125 Lateral acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/14 Yaw
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/12 Brake pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/16 Ratio selector position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/18 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/20 Direction indicator values
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/30 Driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/00 Input parameters relating to objects
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/80 Spatial relation or speed relative to objects
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/802 Longitudinal distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/20 Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/10 Historical data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/65 Data transmitted between vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2756/10 : Involving external transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/08 : Active safety systems predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision or attempting to minimise its consequences
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/12 : Lane keeping
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/16 : Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 : Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/00 : Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 : Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/12 : Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 : Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 60/0016 : of the vehicle or its occupants

Abstract

A system, apparatus and method for controlling operation of a vehicle. Driver assistance system (DAS) data may be used for controlling one or more function of the vehicle via a driver assistance system. Driver profile data (DPD) is generated and/or received that includes training data from sensor monitoring of a driver'"'"'s usage characteristics for at least one feature of a vehicle type during a driver-controlled mode of vehicle driving. The DPD is processed with the DAS data to determine if the DPD conform to one or more safety metrics. A driver profile data file may be created by weighing the portions of the DAS data with the DPD that do not conform with the safety metrics. One or more functions on the vehicle may be controlled via the driver profile data file using the driver assistance system during one of a semi-autonomous and fully autonomous mode of operation.

Claims

1. A system for controlling operation of a vehicle, comprising:

a processor;

a driver assistance system, operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the driver assistance system is configured to control one or more functions on the vehicle using driver assistance system data; and

a storage for storing driver profile data, wherein the driver profile data comprises training data relating to a driver'"'"'s usage characteristics for at least one feature of a vehicle type,

wherein the processor is configured to process the driver profile data to determine if at least portions of the driver profile data conform to a safety metric relating to the vehicle,

and wherein the processor is configured to weigh a portion of the driver profile data to conform non-conforming portions of the driver profile data to the safety metric, wherein the safety metric comprises at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for a vehicle performance characteristic of the one or more functions,

and wherein the processor is configured to store the conformed driver profile data as a driver profile data file that is configured to control one or more functions on the vehicle using the driver assistance system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for the vehicle comprises a global threshold applied across the training data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for the vehicle comprises a plurality of local thresholds applied to individual portions of the training data.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to statistically process the driver profile data prior to determining if at least portions of the driver profile data conform to a safety metric relating to the vehicle.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to statistically process the drive profile data using mean processing, standard deviation processing, regression processing, sample size determination processing and hypothesis testing

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the driver profile data file is configured to control one or more functions on the vehicle using the driver assistance system when the vehicle is in one of a semi-autonomous or fully-autonomous mode.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the driver profile data file is configured to modify vehicle warnings based on the driver control data.

8. A method for controlling operation of a vehicle, comprising:

storing driver assistance system data for controlling one or more function of the vehicle via a driver assistance system;

storing driver profile data in a storage, wherein the driver profile data comprises training data relating to a driver'"'"'s usage characteristics for at least one feature of a vehicle type;

processing, via a processor, the driver profile data to determine if at least portions of the driver profile data conform to a safety metric relating to the vehicle;

weighing, via the processor, a portion of the driver profile data to conform non-conforming portions of the driver profile data to the safety metric, wherein the safety metric comprises at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for a vehicle performance characteristic of the one or more functions; and

storing the conformed driver profile data as a driver profile data file for controlling one or more functions on the vehicle using the driver assistance system.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for the vehicle comprises a global threshold applied across the training data.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for the vehicle comprises a plurality of local thresholds applied to individual portions of the training data.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein processing the driver profile data comprises statistically processing the driver profile data prior to determining if at least portions of the driver profile data conform to a safety metric relating to the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein statistically processing the drive profile data comprises mean processing, standard deviation processing, regression processing, sample size determination processing and hypothesis testing.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising controlling one or more functions on the vehicle using the driver assistance system via the driver profile data file when the vehicle is in one of a semi-autonomous or fully-autonomous mode.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising modifying vehicle warnings based on the driver control data.

15. A method for controlling vehicle operation, comprising:

storing driver assistance system data for controlling one or more vehicle functions via a driver assistance system;

storing driver profile data in a storage, wherein the driver profile data comprises training data relating to a driver'"'"'s usage characteristics for at least one feature of a vehicle model;

processing, via a processor, the driver profile data to determine if at least portions of the driver profile data conform to a safety metric relating to a vehicle class;

weighing, via the processor, a portion of the driver profile data to conform non-conforming portions of the driver profile data to the safety metric, wherein the safety metric comprises at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for a vehicle performance characteristic of the one or more functions; and

storing the conformed driver profile data as a driver profile data file for controlling one or more functions on a vehicle belonging to the vehicle class using the driver assistance system.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for the vehicle comprises a global threshold applied across the training data.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one maximum and/or minimum threshold for the vehicle comprises a plurality of local thresholds applied to individual portions of the training data.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein processing the driver profile data comprises statistically processing the driver profile data prior to determining if at least portions of the driver profile data conform to a safety metric relating to the vehicle.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein statistically processing the drive profile data comprises mean processing, standard deviation processing, regression processing, sample size determination processing and hypothesis testing.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising controlling one or more functions on the vehicle using the driver assistance system via the driver profile data file when the vehicle is in one of a semi-autonomous or fully-autonomous mode.