IP Library Granted Patent US 11,715,336
Granted Patent B2
US 11,715,336 · App. 17/548,448 · Granted Aug 1, 2023

Method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair

Inventors: Nan Wu (Beijing, CN); He Zheng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G07C5/006G05D1/0088G05D1/0225G07C5/008G07C5/0808G08G1/0968H04W4/40G05D2201/0213G07C2205/02
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Patent No.
US 11,715,336
App. No.
17/548,448
Granted
Aug 1, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair. The method includes: obtaining, by a vehicle controller, vehicle self-inspection data, and controlling a vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position when determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data; sending, by the vehicle controller, vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus; and determining, by the inspection and repair apparatus, a corresponding repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information, and sending the repair advice to the vehicle controller.

Claims (40)

1. A method of implementing vehicle automatic inspection and repair, comprising:

receiving, by a vehicle controller of a vehicle, from a vehicle self-inspection system of the vehicle, monitoring data periodically, wherein the monitoring data includes vehicle self-inspection data;

controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position in response to determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data;

obtaining, by the vehicle controller, vehicle diagnostic information from an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle in response to determining that the vehicle has driven to and stopped at the inspection and repair position;

sending, by the vehicle controller of the vehicle that has stopped at the inspection and repair position, the vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus arranged at the inspection and repair position so that the inspection and repair apparatus determines a corresponding repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information;

receiving, by the vehicle controller from the inspection and repair apparatus, the repair advice; and

driving, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle for repair to a position different from the inspection and repair position in response to receiving the repair advice indicating that a repair is needed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said obtaining, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle diagnostic information from the on-board diagnostic system is performed using a controller area network (CAN) bus.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the self-inspection data includes at least one of: tire pressure abnormity alarm information, transmission control unit (TCU) abnormity alarm information, or voltage abnormity alarm information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inspection and repair position is an inspection and repair position closest to a current position of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inspection and repair position is a preset inspection and repair position.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising planning, by the vehicle controller, a route from a current position of the vehicle to the inspection and repair position using a software installed in the vehicle controller.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the software includes a map software or a navigation software.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repair advice includes one of: no repair is needed, repair the vehicle in a target highway port, a minor repair in a repair shop is needed, or an overhaul in a repair shop is needed.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising querying, by the vehicle controller through an electronic map, a repair shop in response to receiving the repair advice indicating that a repair is needed and controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to drive to the repair shop.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding repair advice is determined, according to the vehicle diagnostic information, by the inspection and repair apparatus using a prestored corresponding relationship between vehicle diagnostic information and repair advices.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding repair advice is determined, by the inspection and repair apparatus, using sending, by the inspection and repair apparatus, the vehicle diagnostic information to a server remotely, and receiving the repair advice corresponding to the vehicle diagnostic information from the server.

12. A vehicle controller, comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive and send information; and

a control unit configured to:

receive, from a vehicle self-inspection system of a vehicle, monitoring data periodically, wherein the monitoring data includes vehicle self-inspection data;

control the vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position in response to determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data;

obtain vehicle diagnostic information from an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle in response to determining that the vehicle has driven to and stopped at the inspection and repair position;

send, using the communication unit, the vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus arranged at the inspection and repair position when the vehicle is at the inspection and repair position, so that the inspection and repair apparatus determines a repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information;

receive, from the inspection and repair apparatus, the repair advice; and

drive the vehicle for repair to a position different from the inspection and repair position in response to the repair advice indicating that a repair is needed.

13. The vehicle controller according to claim 12 , wherein the inspection and repair position is a preset inspection and repair position.

14. The vehicle controller according to claim 12 , wherein said obtaining, by the control unit, the vehicle diagnostic information from the on-board diagnostic system is performed using a controller area network (CAN) bus.

15. The vehicle controller according to claim 12 , wherein the controller includes a digital signal processor (DSP).

16. The vehicle controller according to claim 12 , wherein the controller includes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).

17. The vehicle controller according to claim 12 , wherein the controller is a vehicle control unit (VCU) of the vehicle.

18. The vehicle controller according to claim 12 , wherein the controller includes a map software or a navigation software.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by an on-board computer of a vehicle, cause the computer to:

receive, from a vehicle self-inspection system of the vehicle, monitoring data periodically, wherein the monitoring data includes vehicle self-inspection data;

control the vehicle to drive and stop at an inspection and repair position in response to determining the vehicle malfunctions according to the vehicle self-inspection data;

obtain vehicle diagnostic information from an on-board diagnostic system of the vehicle in response to determining that the vehicle has driven to and stopped at the inspection and repair position;

send the vehicle diagnostic information to an inspection and repair apparatus arranged at the inspection and repair position when the vehicle is at the inspection and repair position, so that the inspection and repair apparatus determines a repair advice according to the vehicle diagnostic information;

receive, from the inspection and repair apparatus, the repair advice; and

drive the vehicle for repair to a position different from the inspection and repair position in response to the repair advice indicating that a repair is needed.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the corresponding repair advice is determined, by the inspection and repair apparatus, using displaying, by the inspection and repair apparatus, an advice request including the vehicle diagnostic information on a repair interface, and generating the corresponding repair advice according to a reply for the advice request on the repair interface.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: CREATEAI, INC.
Reel/Frame 073158/0715 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2025
From: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING OCGEN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073916/0416 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: ZHENG, HE
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058365/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: TUSIMPLE, INC.
To: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058365/0815 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: TUSIMPLE
To: TUSIMPLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 058481/0608 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: WU, NAN
To: TUSIMPLE
Reel/Frame 058584/0691 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710602331.6 · Jul 21, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16035666 · Jul 15, 2018
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