Method and system for adaptive detection and application of horn for an autonomous vehicle
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more circuits in an electronic control unit (ECU) used in a first vehicle, said one or more circuits configured to;
detect a horn sound from a second vehicle;
capture first sensor data associated with said first vehicle based on said detected horn sound, wherein said captured first sensor data indicates a first traffic scenario in a vicinity of said first vehicle;
extract second sensor data associated with said first vehicle for an elapsed time interval prior to said detection of said horn sound; and
recalibrate at least one control system in said first vehicle based on said captured first sensor data and said extracted second sensor data, wherein said recalibrated at least one control system is configured to execute at least one function associated with said first vehicle.
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Abstract
Various aspects of a system and method for an autonomous vehicle, based on detection and/or application of horn, are disclosed herein. The system comprises one or more circuits in an electronic control unit (ECU) used in a first vehicle. The one or more circuits in the ECU are configured to detect a horn sound emanated from a second vehicle. First sensor data associated with the first vehicle is captured based on the detected horn sound. The captured first sensor data indicates a first traffic scenario in a vicinity of the first vehicle. Second sensor data associated with the first vehicle is captured for an elapsed time interval prior to the detection of the horn sound. One or more control systems in the first vehicle are recalibrated to perform one or more functions associated with the first vehicle. The recalibration is based on the captured first sensor data and the extracted second sensor data.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more circuits in an electronic control unit (ECU) used in a first vehicle, said one or more circuits configured to; detect a horn sound from a second vehicle; capture first sensor data associated with said first vehicle based on said detected horn sound, wherein said captured first sensor data indicates a first traffic scenario in a vicinity of said first vehicle; extract second sensor data associated with said first vehicle for an elapsed time interval prior to said detection of said horn sound; and recalibrate at least one control system in said first vehicle based on said captured first sensor data and said extracted second sensor data, wherein said recalibrated at least one control system is configured to execute at least one function associated with said first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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one or more circuits in an electronic control unit (ECU) used in a first vehicle, said one or more circuits configured to; detect an application of a horn at said first vehicle; capture first sensor data associated with said first vehicle based on said detected application of said horn, wherein said captured first sensor data indicates a first traffic scenario in a vicinity of said first vehicle; extract second sensor data associated with said first vehicle for an elapsed time interval prior to said application of said horn at said first vehicle; and recalibrate at least one control system in said first vehicle based on said captured first sensor data and said extracted second sensor data, wherein said recalibrated at least one control system is configured to execute at least one function associated with said first vehicle.
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12. A method for controlling a first vehicle, said method comprising:
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detecting, by an electronic control unit (ECU) used in said first vehicle, a horn sound from a second vehicle; capturing, by said ECU, first sensor data associated with said first vehicle based on said detected horn sound, wherein said captured first sensor data indicates a first traffic scenario in a vicinity of said first vehicle; extracting, by said ECU, second sensor data associated with said first vehicle for an elapsed time interval prior to said detection of said horn sound; and recalibrating, by said ECU, at least one control system in said first vehicle based on said captured first sensor data and said extracted second sensor data, wherein said recalibrated at least one control system is configured to execute at least one function associated with said first vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A first vehicle, comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to; detect a horn sound from a second vehicle; and capture first sensor data and second sensor data associated with said first vehicle; and one or more circuits used in an electronic control unit configured to; receive said captured first sensor data associated with said first vehicle based on said detected horn sound, wherein said received first sensor data indicates a first traffic situation in a vicinity of said first vehicle; receive said captured second sensor data associated with said first vehicle for an elapsed time interval prior to said detection of said horn sound; and recalibrate at least one control system in said first vehicle based on said received first sensor data and said received second sensor data, wherein said recalibrated at least one control system is configured to execute at least one function associated with said first vehicle.
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