IP Library Granted Patent US 11,250,694
Granted Patent B2
US 11,250,694 · App. 16/748,329 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Vehicle control method, computer device and storage medium

Inventor: Ya Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Apollo Intelligent Connectivity (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
G08G1/005G05D1/0223G05D1/0276G05D2201/0213
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Patent No.
US 11,250,694
App. No.
16/748,329
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a vehicle control method, a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes: when a moving direction of a pedestrian is detected to be toward an intersection in front of a vehicle during driving of the vehicle, determining a first time required for the pedestrian to move from a current position of the pedestrian and a second time required for the vehicle to move from a current position of the vehicle to the front intersection according to a current motion state of the pedestrian and a current driving state of the vehicle, respectively, determining a control strategy of the vehicle according to a distance range to which a first distance between the vehicle and the intersection belongs, the first time and the second time, and when the vehicle drives toward the intersection, controlling the vehicle to make, according to the distance between the vehicle and the intersection, a prompt corresponding to the distance to the pedestrian.

Claims (76)

1. A vehicle control method, comprising:

when a current moving direction of a pedestrian is detected to be toward an intersection in front of a vehicle during driving of the vehicle, determining a first time required for the pedestrian to move from a current position of the pedestrian to the front intersection according to a current motion state of the pedestrian;

predicting a second time required for the vehicle to arrive at the intersection according to a current driving state of the vehicle, wherein the current driving state of the vehicle comprises a current first driving speed of the vehicle and a first distance between a current position of the vehicle and the intersection;

determining a control strategy of the vehicle according to a distance range to which the first distance belongs, the first time and the second time, wherein the control strategy comprises a prompt mode and a driving mode for instructing the vehicle to move to the intersection; and

controlling the vehicle to move to the intersection and to prompt the pedestrian according to the control strategy;

wherein, determining the prompt mode comprises:

when the first distance is greater than a first threshold and is less than or equal to a second threshold, performing a prompt with vehicle lights and/or a light strip;

when the first distance is greater than a third threshold and is less than or equal to the first threshold, giving an image-text prompt by using a display screen and/or a ray light; and

when the first distance is less than the third threshold, giving the image-text prompt by using the display screen.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the first distance is greater than a fourth threshold, the fourth threshold being greater than the second threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining a third time required for the vehicle to pass through the intersection at the first driving speed and a fourth time required for the pedestrian to pass through the intersection;

when the second time is greater than a sum of the first time and the fourth time, or when a sum of the second time and the third time is less than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to drive to the intersection at the first driving speed;

when the second time is greater than the first time and the second time is less than or equal to the sum of the first time and the fourth time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a first acceleration; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time, and the sum of the second time and the third time is greater than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a second acceleration.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein when the first distance is greater than the second threshold and is less than or equal to the fourth threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining a third time required for the vehicle to pass through the intersection at the first driving speed and a fourth time required for the pedestrian to pass through the intersection;

when the second time is greater than a sum of the first time and the fourth time, or a sum of the second time and the third time is less than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to drive to the intersection at the first driving speed;

when the second time is greater than the first time and the second time is less than or equal to the sum of the first time and the fourth time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a third acceleration; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time and the sum of the second time and the third time is greater than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a fourth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the first distance is greater than the first threshold and is less than or equal to the second threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining whether the second time is greater than the first time;

when the second time is greater than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a fifth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a sixth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection, the sixth acceleration being less than the fifth acceleration.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to the first threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a seventh acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection.

6. A computer device, comprising a processor and a memory;

wherein the processor is configured to execute a program corresponding to an executable program code by reading the executable program code stored in the memory, so as to implement a vehicle control method, the method comprising:

when a current moving direction of a pedestrian is detected to be toward an intersection in front of a vehicle during driving of the vehicle, determining a first time required for the pedestrian to move from a current position of the pedestrian to the front intersection according to a current motion state of the pedestrian;

predicting a second time required for the vehicle to arrive at the intersection according to a current driving state of the vehicle, wherein the current driving state of the vehicle comprises a current first driving speed of the vehicle and a first distance between a current position of the vehicle and the intersection;

determining a control strategy of the vehicle according to a distance range to which the first distance belongs, the first time and the second time, wherein the control strategy comprises a prompt mode and a driving mode for instructing the vehicle to move to the intersection; and

controlling the vehicle to move to the intersection and to prompt the pedestrian according to the control strategy;

wherein determining the prompt mode comprises:

when the first distance is greater than a first threshold and is less than or equal to a second threshold, performing a prompt with vehicle lights and/or a light strip;

when the first distance is greater than a third threshold and is less than or equal to the first threshold, giving an image-text prompt by using a display screen and/or a ray light; and

when the first distance is less than the third threshold, giving the image-text prompt by using the display screen.

7. The computer device according to claim 6 , wherein when the first distance is greater than a fourth threshold, the fourth threshold being greater than the second threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining a third time required for the vehicle to pass through the intersection at the first driving speed and a fourth time required for the pedestrian to pass through the intersection;

when the second time is greater than a sum of the first time and the fourth time, or when a sum of the second time and the third time is less than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to drive to the intersection at the first driving speed;

when the second time is greater than the first time and the second time is less than or equal to the sum of the first time and the fourth time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a first acceleration; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time, and the sum of the second time and the third time is greater than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a second acceleration.

8. The computer device according to claim 7 , wherein when the first distance is greater than the second threshold and is less than or equal to the fourth threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining a third time required for the vehicle to pass through the intersection at the first driving speed and a fourth time required for the pedestrian to pass through the intersection;

when the second time is greater than a sum of the first time and the fourth time, or a sum of the second time and the third time is less than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to drive to the intersection at the first driving speed;

when the second time is greater than the first time and the second time is less than or equal to the sum of the first time and the fourth time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a third acceleration; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time and the sum of the second time and the third time is greater than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a fourth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection.

9. The computer device according to claim 6 , wherein when the first distance is greater than the first threshold and is less than or equal to the second threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining whether the second time is greater than the first time;

when the second time is greater than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a fifth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a sixth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection, the sixth acceleration being less than the fifth acceleration.

10. The computer device according to claim 6 , wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to the first threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a seventh acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection.

11. A computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, a vehicle control method, the method comprising:

when a current moving direction of a pedestrian is detected to be toward an intersection in front of a vehicle during driving of the vehicle, determining a first time required for the pedestrian to move from a current position of the pedestrian to the front intersection according to a current motion state of the pedestrian;

predicting a second time required for the vehicle to arrive at the intersection according to a current driving state of the vehicle, wherein the current driving state of the vehicle comprises a current first driving speed of the vehicle and a first distance between a current position of the vehicle and the intersection;

determining a control strategy of the vehicle according to a distance range to which the first distance belongs, the first time and the second time, wherein the control strategy comprises a prompt mode and a driving mode for instructing the vehicle to move to the intersection; and

controlling the vehicle to move to the intersection and to prompt the pedestrian according to the control strategy;

wherein determining the prompt mode comprises:

when the first distance is greater than a first threshold and is less than or equal to a second threshold, performing a prompt with vehicle lights and/or a light strip;

when the first distance is greater than a third threshold and is less than or equal to the first threshold, giving an image-text prompt by using a display screen and/or a ray light; and

when the first distance is less than the third threshold, giving the image-text prompt by using the display screen.

12. The storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein when the first distance is greater than a fourth threshold, the fourth threshold being greater than the second threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining a third time required for the vehicle to pass through the intersection at the first driving speed and a fourth time required for the pedestrian to pass through the intersection;

when the second time is greater than a sum of the first time and the fourth time, or when a sum of the second time and the third time is less than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to drive to the intersection at the first driving speed;

when the second time is greater than the first time and the second time is less than or equal to the sum of the first time and the fourth time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a first acceleration; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time, and the sum of the second time and the third time is greater than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a second acceleration.

13. The storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein when the first distance is greater than the second threshold and is less than or equal to the fourth threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining a third time required for the vehicle to pass through the intersection at the first driving speed and a fourth time required for the pedestrian to pass through the intersection;

when the second time is greater than a sum of the first time and the fourth time, or a sum of the second time and the third time is less than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to drive to the intersection at the first driving speed;

when the second time is greater than the first time and the second time is less than or equal to the sum of the first time and the fourth time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate to the intersection with a third acceleration; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time and the sum of the second time and the third time is greater than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a fourth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection.

14. The storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein when the first distance is greater than the first threshold and is less than or equal to the second threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining whether the second time is greater than the first time;

when the second time is greater than the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a fifth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection; and

when the second time is less than or equal to the first time, determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a sixth acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection, the sixth acceleration being less than the fifth acceleration.

15. The storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein when the first distance is less than or equal to the first threshold, determining the driving mode comprises:

determining that the driving mode of the vehicle is to decelerate with a seventh acceleration until the vehicle stops at the intersection.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057789/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2020
From: WANG, YA
To: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051572/0660 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910053716.0 · Jan 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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