Interactive autonomous safe driving system and deciding method thereof

• US 10,569,782 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
• Original Assignee: Automotive Research & Testing Center
• Inventors: Lee, Chao-Yang, Tsai, Hung-Yih
• Primary Examiner(s): McPherson, James M
• Application Number:
  US15/393,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20180186376A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• Field of Search: 701 23
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/04 Vehicle stop
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/12 Brake pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/18 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/09 Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/0956 the prediction being responsive to traffic or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/182 Selecting between different operative modes, e.g. comfort and performance modes
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/082 Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/10 Interpretation of driver requests or demands
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 60/0051 from occupants to vehicle
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00

Abstract

A deciding method of an interactive autonomous safe driving system for switching a driving mode of a vehicle includes an environmental detecting step and a driving mode judging step. The environmental detecting step is for driving an environmental detecting device to sense environmental conditions of the vehicle so as to generate a plurality of environmental condition data. The driving mode judging step is for controlling the driving mode by a controlling device according to the environmental condition data. The interactive autonomous safe driving system includes an environmental detecting device, a switching device and a controlling device. The environmental detecting device includes a plurality of environmental sensors. The environmental sensors sense environmental conditions of the vehicle so as to generate a plurality of environmental condition data. The controlling device controls the driving mode according to the switching state and the environmental condition data.

Claims

1. An interactive autonomous safe driving system for switching a driving mode of a vehicle, the interactive autonomous safe driving system comprising:

an environmental detecting device disposed on the vehicle, wherein the environmental detecting device comprises a plurality of environmental sensors, the plurality of environmental sensors sense environmental conditions of the vehicle so as to generate a plurality of environmental condition data;

a switching device disposed on the vehicle and having a switching state which switches the driving mode of the vehicle; and

a controlling device disposed on the vehicle and signally connected to the environmental detecting device and the switching device, wherein the controlling device controls the driving mode according to the switching state and the plurality of environmental condition data, and the controlling device configured to implement steps of a deciding method comprises;

driving the environmental detecting device to sense environmental conditions of the vehicle so as to generate the plurality of environmental condition data; and

controlling the driving mode by the controlling device according to the plurality of environmental condition data;

wherein the driving mode is originally in an autonomous driving mode, and the controlling device controls the vehicle according to the plurality of environmental condition data;

wherein the deciding method further comprises;

judging whether or not the plurality of environmental condition data conform to a system controlling threshold by the controlling device;

wherein when the plurality of environmental condition data conforms to the system controlling threshold, the driving mode maintains the autonomous driving mode;

wherein when the plurality of environmental condition data do not conform to the system controlling threshold, the driving mode is switched from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode;

wherein the deciding method further comprises;

driving the vehicle by the controlling device to a roadside location.

2. The interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 1, further comprising:

a driver intervening detecting device signally connected to the controlling device, wherein the driver intervening detecting device comprises a plurality of driver intervening sensors, the plurality of driver intervening sensors sense a degree of an intervention of a driver to generate a driver intervening data;

wherein the controlling device controls the vehicle according to the plurality of environmental condition data and stores the roadside location and a driver intervening threshold, the controlling device judges whether or not the plurality of environmental condition data and the driver intervening data conform to the roadside location and the driver intervening threshold, respectively.

3. A deciding method of the interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 1 for switching the driving mode of the vehicle, the deciding method comprising:

driving the environmental detecting device to sense environmental conditions of the vehicle so as to generate the plurality of environmental condition data; and

controlling the driving mode by the controlling device according to the plurality of environmental condition data;

wherein the driving mode is originally in an autonomous driving mode, and the controlling device controls the vehicle according to the plurality of environmental condition data;

wherein the deciding method further comprises;

judging whether or not the plurality of environmental condition data conform to a system controlling threshold by the controlling device;

wherein when the plurality of environmental condition data conform to the system controlling threshold, the driving mode maintains the autonomous driving mode;

wherein when the plurality of environmental condition data do not conform to the system controlling threshold, the driving mode is switched from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode;

wherein the deciding method further comprises;

driving the vehicle by the controlling device to the roadside location.

4. The deciding method of the interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 3, wherein,

the deciding method further comprises:

operating a switching device to generate a switching state, wherein when the switching state is corresponding to a turn-off signal, the environmental detecting step is then performed; and

judging whether or not the plurality of environmental condition data conform to the roadside location by the controlling device.

5. The deciding method of the interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 4, wherein,

when the switching state is corresponding to a turn-on signal, the driving mode maintains the autonomous driving mode;

when the switching state is corresponding to the turn-off signal, and the plurality of environmental condition data do not conform to the roadside location, the driving mode maintains the autonomous driving mode; and

when the switching state is corresponding to the turn-off signal, and the plurality of environmental condition data conform to the roadside location, the driving mode is switched from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode.

6. The deciding method of the interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 3, wherein,

the deciding method further comprises:

sensing a degree of an intervention of the driver to generate a driver intervening data by a driver intervening detecting device; and

judging whether or not the plurality of environmental condition data conform to a roadside location by the controlling device.

7. The deciding method of the interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 6, wherein,

the controlling device stores a roadside location and a driver intervening threshold, the controlling device judges whether or not the driver intervening data conforms to the driver intervening threshold.

8. The deciding method of the interactive autonomous safe driving system of claim 3, wherein,

the deciding method further comprises:

judging whether or not a brake sensor of a driver intervening detecting device detects a braking condition;

wherein when the braking condition is detected by the brake sensor, the driving mode is switched from the autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode.