IP Library Granted Patent US 11,495,033
Granted Patent B2
US 11,495,033 · App. 16/668,450 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Method and apparatus for controlling unmanned vehicle, electronic device and storage medium

Inventor: Ya Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
G06V20/597B64C39/024G05D1/0088G05D1/101G06V40/174G10L15/20B64C2201/12
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Patent No.
US 11,495,033
App. No.
16/668,450
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling an unmanned vehicle, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium. In this method, the computer device of the unmanned vehicle determines occurrence of an event associated with physical discomfort of a passenger in the vehicle. The computer device also determines a severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger. The computer device further controls a driving action of the vehicle based on the determined severity degree.

Claims (59)

1. A method for controlling an unmanned vehicle, comprising:

determining occurrence of an event associated with physical discomfort of a passenger in the vehicle;

determining a severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger; and

controlling a driving action of the vehicle based on the determined severity degree;

wherein determining occurrence of the event associated with physical discomfort of the passenger in the vehicle comprises:

identifying keywords in a voice of the passenger, wherein the keywords include words expressing the physical discomfort;

determining an adverb of degree in the words expressing the physical discomfort; and

determining the severity degree based on the adverb of degree.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining occurrence of the event associated with physical discomfort of the passenger in the vehicle comprises:

acquiring an image containing the passenger, in which the image is determined from pictures shot for the passenger or frames in a video streaming shot for the passenger;

determining a behavior of the passenger based on the image, in which the behavior of the passenger comprises at least one of facial expression and body movement of the passenger; and

determining the occurrence of the event associated with physical discomfort of the passenger in the vehicle in response to matching of the determined behavior and a predetermined physical discomfort behavior.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger comprises:

determining a level corresponding to the matched predetermined physical discomfort behavior; and

determining the severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger based on the level determined.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining occurrence of the event associated with physical discomfort of the passenger in the vehicle comprises:

determining the occurrence of the event associated with the physical discomfort of the passenger in response to detecting the words expressing the physical discomfort in the keywords.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the driving action of the vehicle comprises at least one of:

in response to the severity degree being slight, controlling the vehicle to slow down;

in response to the severity degree being moderate, controlling the vehicle to pull over; and

in response to the severity degree being severe, controlling the vehicle to drive to a predetermined destination.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing an alert message associated with the event via a display screen installed on a vehicle body of the unmanned vehicle, to indicate at least one of the event, the severity degree and the driving action.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein providing the alert message comprises at least one of displaying text, display images, whistling and issuing light signals.

8. An apparatus for controlling an unmanned vehicle, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, configured to store instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to run a program corresponding to the instructions by reading the instructions in the memory, so as to perform:

determining occurrence of an event associated with physical discomfort of a passenger in the vehicle;

determining a severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger; and

controlling a driving action of the vehicle based on the determined severity degree;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify keywords in a voice of the passenger, wherein the keywords include words expressing the physical discomfort;

determine an adverb of degree in the words expressing the physical discomfort; and

determine the severity degree based on the adverb of degree.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

acquire an image containing the passenger, in which the image is determined from pictures shot for the passenger or frames in a video streaming shot for the passenger;

determine a behavior of the passenger based on the image, in which the behavior of the passenger comprises at least one of facial expression and body movement of the passenger; and

determine the occurrence of the event associated with physical discomfort of the passenger in the vehicle in response to matching of the determined behavior and a predetermined physical discomfort behavior.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a level corresponding to the matched predetermined physical discomfort behavior; and

determine the severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger based on the level determined.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the occurrence of the event associated with the physical discomfort of the passenger in response to detecting the words expressing the physical discomfort in the keywords.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to perform at least one of:

controlling the vehicle to slow down in response to the severity degree being slight;

controlling the vehicle to pull over in response to the severity degree being moderate; and

controlling the vehicle to drive to a predetermined destination in response to the severity degree being severe.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

provide an alert message associated with the event via a display screen installed on a vehicle body of the unmanned vehicle, to indicate at least one of the event, the severity degree and the driving action.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to provide the alert message by displaying text, displaying images, whistling or issuing light signals.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, stored thereon with a computer program that, when executed by a processor, a method for controlling an unmanned vehicle is implemented, the method comprising:

determining occurrence of an event associated with physical discomfort of a passenger in the vehicle;

determining a severity degree of the physical discomfort of the passenger; and

controlling a driving action of the vehicle based on the determined severity degree;

wherein determining occurrence of the event associated with physical discomfort of the passenger in the vehicle comprises:

identifying keywords in a voice of the passenger, wherein the keywords include words expressing the physical discomfort;

determining an adverb of degree in the words expressing the physical discomfort; and

determining the severity degree based on the adverb of degree.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057779/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2019
From: WANG, YA
To: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051166/0863 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811280579.6 · Oct 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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