IP Library Granted Patent US 11,599,122
Granted Patent B2
US 11,599,122 · App. 17/116,973 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Vehicle control method and device

Inventor: Jinyang Gu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G05D1/0276B60W30/06G05D1/0214B60W2540/229B60W2556/45
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Patent No.
US 11,599,122
App. No.
17/116,973
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control method and device are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes: receiving an assistance driving instruction associated with a vehicle; and sending an assistance control instruction to the vehicle, to cause the vehicle to execute the assistance control instruction to control the vehicle, the assistance control instruction being generated through a simulation driving operation performed by an assistance driving user based on travelling environment information of the vehicle presented to the assistance driving user.

Claims (44)

1. A method for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

receiving, by a simulation driving device at a remote control end, an assistance driving instruction associated with a vehicle, wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on a driver of the vehicle performing an instructing operation for assistance driving in a situation where assistance driving is needed, and the situation where the assistance driving is needed comprises one of: a parking situation, or a driver fatigue situation;

setting a simulation driving component of the simulation driving device to a working state;

performing a simulation driving operation by manipulating the simulation driving component;

generating an assistance control instruction corresponding to the simulation driving operation;

sending the assistance control instruction to the vehicle;

pre-establishing a corresponding relationship between the assistance control instruction and a control instruction outputted by a control system of the vehicle; and

converting the assistance control instruction to the control instruction executable by the vehicle according to the pre—established corresponding relationship, to cause the vehicle to execute the control instruction to control the vehicle, the assistance control instruction being generated through the simulation driving operation performed by an assistance driving user based on travelling environment information of the vehicle presented to the assistance driving user.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle comprises one of: an assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, or an assistance driving instruction inputted by the assistance driving user.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

determining a simulation perception operation associated with a situation occurred to the vehicle and needed to be perceived, the simulation perception operation being used to cause the assistance driving user to perceive the situation occurred to the vehicle and needed to be perceived; and

performing the simulation perception operation.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on the vehicle detecting that the vehicle is in a complex travelling environment.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on the vehicle travelling to a risky area, at least a part of road objects in the risky area being got annotated in a high-precision map.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a storage, configured to store one or more programs,

wherein the one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement operations, the operations comprising:

receiving, by a simulation driving device at a remote control end, an assistance driving instruction associated with a vehicle, wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on a driver of the vehicle performing an instructing operation for assistance driving in a situation where assistance driving is needed, and the situation where the assistance driving is needed comprises one of: a parking situation, or a driver fatigue situation;

setting a simulation driving component of the simulation driving device to a working state;

performing a simulation driving operation by manipulating the simulation driving component;

generating an assistance control instruction corresponding to the simulation driving operation;

sending the assistance control instruction to the vehicle;

pre-establishing a corresponding relationship between the assistance control instruction and a control instruction outputted by a control system of the vehicle; and

converting the assistance control instruction to the control instruction executable by the vehicle according to the pre-established corresponding relationship, to cause the vehicle to execute the assistance control instruction to control the vehicle, the assistance control instruction being generated through the simulation driving operation performed by an assistance driving user based on travelling environment information of the vehicle presented to the assistance driving user.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle comprises one of: an assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, or an assistance driving instruction inputted by the assistance driving user.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a simulation perception operation associated with a situation occurred to the vehicle and needed to be perceived, the simulation perception operation being used to cause the assistance driving user to perceive the situation occurred to the vehicle and needed to be perceived; and

performing the simulation perception operation.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on the vehicle detecting that the vehicle is in a complex travelling environment.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on the vehicle travelling to a risky area, at least a part of road objects in the risky area being not annotated in a high-precision map.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving, by a simulation driving device at a remote control end, an assistance driving instruction associated with a vehicle, wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on a driver of the vehicle performing an instructing operation for assistance driving in a situation where assistance driving is needed, and the situation where the assistance driving is needed comprises one of: a parking situation, or a driver fatigue situation;

setting a simulation driving component of the simulation driving device to a working state;

performing a simulation driving operation by manipulating the simulation driving component;

generating an assistance control instruction corresponding to the simulation driving operation;

sending the assistance control instruction to the vehicle;

pre-establishing a corresponding relationship between the assistance control instruction and a control instruction outputted by a control system of the vehicle; and

converting the assistance control instruction to the control instruction executable by the vehicle according to the pre-established corresponding relationship, to cause the vehicle to execute the assistance control instruction to control the vehicle, the assistance control instruction being generated through the simulation driving operation performed by an assistance driving user based on travelling environment information of the vehicle presented to the assistance driving user.

12. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle comprises one of: an assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, or an assistance driving instruction inputted by the assistance driving user.

13. The medium according to claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a simulation perception operation associated with a situation occurred to the vehicle and needed to be perceived, the simulation perception operation being used to cause the assistance driving user to perceive the situation occurred to the vehicle and needed to be perceived; and

performing the simulation perception operation.

14. The medium according to claim 13 , wherein the received assistance driving instruction associated with the vehicle is the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle, and the assistance driving instruction sent by the vehicle is generated based on the vehicle detecting that the vehicle is in a complex travelling environment.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058241/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2020
From: GU, JINYANG
To: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054609/0539 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910041443.8 · Jan 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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