SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE CONTROL USING AUTONOMOUS AND REMOTE OPERATION

1 . A system for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle;

one or more sensors, coupled to the vehicle, configured to generate one or more data points pertaining to one or more of:

an environment of the vehicle; and

one or more system component measurements of the vehicle;

one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions;

a remote station system configured to:

receive the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors;

generate one or more driving actions,

wherein the one or more driving actions correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to perform the one or more driving actions; and

transmit the one or more driving actions to the vehicle; and

a switch configured to switch command of the vehicle between automatic trajectory control and remote station system control.

2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a processor configured to cause the switch to switch control of the vehicle between the automatic trajectory control and the remote station system control.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the automatic trajectory control,

wherein the performing the automatic trajectory control comprises:

automatically generating an automatic trajectory command based on the one or more data points generated from the one or more sensors,

wherein:

the automatic trajectory command comprises automatic trajectory instructions which comprise one or more automatic trajectory plot points, and

each automatic trajectory plot point, of the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, comprises position coordinates for the vehicle to be at a designated time;

generating, based on the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, one or more driving actions,

wherein the one or more driving actions correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to be positioned in accordance with the one or more automatic trajectory plot points; and

causing the vehicle, via the one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions in accordance with the automatic trajectory command.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein:

the remote station system is configured to:

generate a remote trajectory command,

wherein:

the remote trajectory command comprises trajectory instructions which comprise one or more trajectory plot points, and

each trajectory plot point, of the one or more trajectory plot points, comprises position coordinates for the vehicle to be at a designated time; and

transmit the trajectory command to the vehicle,

the generating the one or more driving actions is based on the one or more trajectory plot points,

the vehicle comprises a control module configured to receive the remote trajectory command, and

the processor is further configured to perform the remote station system control,

wherein the performing the remote station system control comprises:

receiving, via the control module, the remote trajectory command; and

causing the vehicle, via the one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions in accordance with the remote trajectory command.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more trajectory plot points comprise trajectory plot points generated in 0.1 second intervals.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the trajectory instructions comprise trajectory plot points generated over a 15 second period of time.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more sensors comprise:

a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor; and

a camera, and

the one or more data points comprise:

a LiDAR point cloud generated by the LiDAR sensor; and

an image captured by the camera.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote station system comprises one or more remote actuation controls configured generate the one or more driving actions.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more sensors comprise one or more cameras configured to generate one or more images of the environment of the vehicle, and

the remote station system comprises one or more displays configured to display the one or more images of the environment of the vehicle.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more actuation controls comprise one or more of:

a brake pedal;

an acceleration pedal;

a gear shift control; and

a steering wheel.

11 . A system for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

a vehicle;

one or more sensors, coupled to the vehicle, configured to generate one or more data points pertaining to one or more of:

an environment of the vehicle; and

one or more system component measurements of the vehicle;

one or more actuation controls configured to enable the vehicle to perform one or more driving actions;

a remote station system configured to:

receive the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors;

generate one or more driving actions,

wherein the one or more driving actions correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to perform the one or more driving actions; and

transmit the one or more driving actions to the vehicle;

a switch configured to switch command of the vehicle between automatic trajectory control and remote station system control; and

a computing device, comprising a processor and a memory, coupled to the vehicle, configured to store programming instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to cause the switch to switch control of the vehicle between the automatic trajectory control and the remote station system control.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the programming instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the processor to perform the automatic trajectory control,

wherein the performing the automatic trajectory control comprises:

automatically generating an automatic trajectory command based on the one or more data points generated from the one or more sensors,

wherein:

the automatic trajectory command comprises automatic trajectory instructions which comprise one or more automatic trajectory plot points, and

each automatic trajectory plot point, of the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, comprise position coordinates for the vehicle to be at a designated time;

generating, based on the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, one or more driving actions,

wherein the one or more driving actions correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to be positions in accordance with the one or more automatic trajectory plot points; and

causing the vehicle, via the one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions in accordance with the automatic trajectory command.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the one or more trajectory plot points comprise trajectory plot points generated in 0.1 second intervals, and

the trajectory instructions comprise trajectory plot points generated over a 15 second period of time.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the remote station system comprises one or more remote actuation controls configured generate the one or more driving actions,

the vehicle comprises a control module configured to receive the one or more driving actions, and

the programming instructions, when executed by the processor, are further configured to cause the processor to perform the remote station system control,

wherein the performing the remote station system control comprises:

receiving, via the control module, the one or more driving actions; and

causing the vehicle, via the one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions.

15 . A method for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

generating one or more data points from one or more sensors coupled to a vehicle,

wherein the one or more data points pertain to one or more of:

an environment of the vehicle; and

one or more system component measurements of the vehicle;

switching, using a switch, command of the vehicle between automatic trajectory control and remote station system control;

when command of the vehicle is switched to automatic trajectory control, performing, using a processor, the automatic trajectory control;

when command of the vehicle is switched to remote station system control, performing, using the processor, via a remote station system, the remote station system control; and

using the remote station system:

receiving the one or more data points generated by the one or more sensors; and

generating one or more driving actions,

wherein the one or more driving actions correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to perform the one or more driving actions; and

transmitting the one or more driving actions to the vehicle.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the performing the automatic trajectory control comprises:

automatically generating an automatic trajectory command based on the one or more data points generated from the one or more sensors,

wherein:

the automatic trajectory command comprises automatic trajectory instructions which comprise one or more automatic trajectory plot points, and

each automatic trajectory plot point, of the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, comprises position coordinates for the vehicle to be at a designated time;

generating, based on the one or more automatic trajectory plot points, one or more driving actions,

wherein the one or more driving actions correlate to one or more actuator commands configured to cause the vehicle to be positioned in accordance with the one or more automatic trajectory plot points; and

causing the vehicle, via one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions in accordance with the automatic trajectory command.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising, using the remote station system, generating a remote trajectory command,

wherein:

the remote trajectory command comprises trajectory instructions which comprise one or more trajectory plot points,

each trajectory plot point, of the one or more trajectory plot points, comprises position coordinates for the vehicle to be at a designated time,

the generating the one or more driving actions is based on the one or more trajectory plot points,

the one or more trajectory plot points comprise trajectory plot points generated in 0.1 second intervals, and

the trajectory instructions comprise trajectory plot points generated over a 15 second period of time.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the vehicle comprises a control module configured to receive the remote trajectory command, and

the performing the remote station system control comprises:

receiving, via the control module, the remote trajectory command; and

causing the vehicle, via one or more actuation controls, to perform the one or more driving actions in accordance with the remote trajectory command.

19 . The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the remote station system comprises one or more remote actuation controls configured generate the one or more driving actions, and

the performing the remote station system control comprises generating the one or more driving actions using the one or more remote actuation controls.

20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the one or more sensors comprise one or more cameras configured to generate one or more images of the environment of the vehicle,

the remote station system comprises one or more displays configured to display the one or more images of the environment of the vehicle, and

the performing the remote station system control comprises displaying the one or more images of the environment of the vehicle, using the one or more displays.