IP Library Granted Patent US 10,710,590
Granted Patent B2
US 10,710,590 · App. 15/846,817 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Method and system for risk based driving mode switching in hybrid driving

Inventors: Hao Zheng (Saratoga, CA); Timothy Patrick Daly, Jr. (San Jose, CA); David Wanqian Liu (Los Altos, CA)
Assignee: PLUSAI CORP
B60W30/182B60W40/09G05D1/0011G05D1/0088B60W2710/20
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Patent No.
US 10,710,590
App. No.
15/846,817
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium, for operating a vehicle. The method includes the steps of receiving Real-time data related to the vehicle are received. A current mode of operation of the vehicle is determined. A first risk associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle is evaluated based on the real-time data in accordance with a risk model. If the first risk satisfies a first criterion, a second risk associated with switching the current mode to a different mode of operation of the vehicle is determined. The vehicle is switched from the current mode to the different mode if the second risk satisfies a second criterion.

Claims (46)

1. A method, implemented on a machine having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform capable of connecting to a network for operating a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving real-time data related to the vehicle;

determining a current mode of operation of the vehicle;

evaluating a first risk associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle based on the real-time data in accordance with a risk model;

determining, in response to the first risk satisfying a first criterion, a second risk associated with switching the current mode to a different mode of operation of the vehicle; and

switching, in response to the second risk satisfying a second criterion, the vehicle from the current mode to the different mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first risk is indicative of a first level of danger if the vehicle continues to be operated in the current mode, and the second risk is indicative of a second level of danger by switching from the current mode to the different mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving sensor data related to a driver of the vehicle; and

determining a state of the driver based on the sensor data in accordance with a driver detection model.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the current mode of operation of the vehicle is a manual mode, and the first risk is evaluated based on the determined state of the driver.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first criterion corresponds to the first risk exceeding a first level associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle, and the second criterion corresponds to the second risk not exceeding a second level associated with the different mode of operation of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the real-time data related to the vehicle includes intrinsic capability of the vehicle and extrinsic capability of the vehicle, the intrinsic capability of the vehicle including information relevant to operational capability of the vehicle, and the extrinsic capability of the vehicle including information relevant to an external environment of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the current mode of operation of the vehicle is an autonomous mode and the different mode of operation of the vehicle is a manual mode; and

the second risk is evaluated based on the determined state of the driver.

8. A machine readable medium having information stored thereon for operating a vehicle, wherein the information, when read by the machine, causes the machine to perform the following:

receiving real-time data related to the vehicle;

determining a current mode of operation of the vehicle;

evaluating a first risk associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle based on the real-time data in accordance with a risk model;

determining, in response to the first risk satisfying a first criterion, a second risk associated with switching the current mode to a different mode of operation of the vehicle; and

switching, in response to the second risk satisfying a second criterion, the vehicle from the current mode to the different mode.

9. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the first risk is indicative of a first level of danger if the vehicle continues to be operated in the current mode, and the second risk is indicative of a second level of danger by switching from the current mode to the different mode.

10. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the information, when read by the machine further causes the machine to perform:

receiving sensor data related to a driver of the vehicle; and

determining a state of the driver based on the sensor data in accordance with a driver detection model.

11. The medium of claim 10 , wherein the current mode of operation of the vehicle is a manual mode, and the first risk is evaluated based on the determined state of the driver.

12. The medium of claim 10 , wherein the first criterion corresponds to the first risk exceeding a first level associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle, and the second criterion corresponds to the second risk not exceeding a second level associated with the different mode of operation of the vehicle.

13. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the real-time data related to the vehicle includes intrinsic capability of the vehicle and extrinsic capability of the vehicle, the intrinsic capability of the vehicle including information relevant to operational capability of the vehicle, and the extrinsic capability of the vehicle including information relevant to an external environment of the vehicle.

14. The medium of claim 8 , wherein

the current mode of operation of the vehicle is an autonomous mode and the different mode of operation of the vehicle is a manual mode; and

the second risk is evaluated based on the determined state of the driver.

15. A system for operating a vehicle comprising:

a current risk evaluator implemented by a processor and configured to:

receive real-time data related to the vehicle;

determine a current mode of operation of the vehicle; and

evaluate a first risk associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle based on the real-time data in accordance with a risk model;

a switch risk determiner implemented by the processor and configured to determine, in response to the first risk satisfying a first criterion, a second risk associated with switching the current mode to a different mode of operation of the vehicle; and

a switch executor implemented by the processor and configured to switch, in response to the second risk satisfying a second criterion, the vehicle from the current mode to the different mode.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first risk is indicative of a first level of danger if the vehicle continues to be operated in the current mode, and the second risk is indicative of a second level of danger by switching from the current mode to the different mode.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the current risk evaluator is further configured to:

receive sensor data related to a driver of the vehicle; and

determine a state of the driver based on the sensor data in accordance with a driver detection model.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the current mode of operation of the vehicle is a manual mode, and the first risk is evaluated based on the determined state of the driver.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first criterion corresponds to the first risk exceeding a first level associated with the current mode of operation of the vehicle, and the second criterion corresponds to the second risk not exceeding a second level associated with the different mode of operation of the vehicle.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the real-time data related to the vehicle includes intrinsic capability of the vehicle and extrinsic capability of the vehicle, the intrinsic capability of the vehicle including information relevant to operational capability of the vehicle, and the extrinsic capability of the vehicle including information relevant to an external environment of the vehicle.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2021
From: PLUSAI LIMITED
To: PLUSAI, INC.
Reel/Frame 056909/0574 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2021
From: PLUSAI CORP
To: PLUSAI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 055456/0290 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2017
From: ZHENG, HAO; DALY, JR., TIMOTHY PATRICK; LIU, DAVID WANQIAN
To: PLUSAI CORP
Reel/Frame 044434/0048 →
Continuity (1)
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