MONITOR ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a supervision level for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, thus defining a plurality of level-assigned autonomous vehicles; assigning responsibility for each of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles to one of a plurality of vehicle monitors, thus defining a vehicle workload for each of the plurality of vehicle monitors; sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor; and reexamining the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor.
1 . A computer-implement method, executed on a computing device, comprising:
defining a supervision level for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, thus defining a plurality of level-assigned autonomous vehicles;
assigning responsibility for each of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles to one of a plurality of vehicle monitors, thus defining a vehicle workload for each of the plurality of vehicle monitors;
sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor; and
reexamining the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor.
2 . The computer-implement method of claim 1 wherein sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor includes:
sensing that the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle requires the full attention of the specific vehicle monitor.
3 . The computer-implement method of claim 1 further comprising:
if the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor exceeds a defined level, reassigning responsibility for some of the other level-assigned autonomous vehicles that are assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor.
4 . The computer-implement method of claim 3 wherein reassigning responsibility for one or more of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor includes:
reassigning responsibility for all of the other level-assigned autonomous vehicles that are assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor.
5 . The computer-implement method of claim 1 wherein the supervision level defined for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles includes one or more class-based supervision levels.
6 . The computer-implement method of claim 1 wherein the supervision level defined for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles includes one or more score-based supervision levels.
7 . The computer-implement method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of vehicle monitors includes:
a plurality of human vehicle monitors.
8 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
defining a supervision level for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, thus defining a plurality of level-assigned autonomous vehicles;
assigning responsibility for each of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles to one of a plurality of vehicle monitors, thus defining a vehicle workload for each of the plurality of vehicle monitors;
sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor; and
reexamining the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor.
9 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor includes:
sensing that the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle requires the full attention of the specific vehicle monitor.
10 . The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:
if the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor exceeds a defined level, reassigning responsibility for some of the other level-assigned autonomous vehicles that are assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor.
11 . The computer program product of claim 10 wherein reassigning responsibility for one or more of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor includes:
reassigning responsibility for all of the other level-assigned autonomous vehicles that are assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor.
12 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the supervision level defined for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles includes one or more class-based supervision levels.
13 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the supervision level defined for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles includes one or more score-based supervision levels.
14 . The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the plurality of vehicle monitors includes:
a plurality of human vehicle monitors.
15 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
defining a supervision level for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, thus defining a plurality of level-assigned autonomous vehicles;
assigning responsibility for each of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles to one of a plurality of vehicle monitors, thus defining a vehicle workload for each of the plurality of vehicle monitors;
sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor; and
reexamining the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor.
16 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein sensing a change in the supervision level of a specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle assigned to a specific vehicle monitor includes:
sensing that the specific level-assigned autonomous vehicle requires the full attention of the specific vehicle monitor.
17 . The computing system of claim 15 further comprising:
if the vehicle workload associated with the specific vehicle monitor exceeds a defined level, reassigning responsibility for some of the other level-assigned autonomous vehicles that are assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor.
18 . The computing system of claim 17 wherein reassigning responsibility for one or more of the level-assigned autonomous vehicles assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor includes:
reassigning responsibility for all of the other level-assigned autonomous vehicles that are assigned to the specific vehicle monitor to another vehicle monitor.
19 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein the supervision level defined for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles includes one or more class-based supervision levels.
20 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein the supervision level defined for each of a plurality of autonomous vehicles includes one or more score-based supervision levels.
21 . The computing system of claim 15 wherein the plurality of vehicle monitors includes:
a plurality of human vehicle monitors.