Granted Patent B2

US 12,630,175 · App. 18/531,513 · Granted May 19, 2026

Inventors: Pavan Kishor Karmarkar (Mölndal, SE); Annika Larsson (Mölndal, SE); Marcus Ryman (Åby, SE)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

B60W50/12B60W40/09B60W2510/10B60W2510/20

Abstract

Claims (49)

1 . An apparatus for mitigating an operation misapplication of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, the processor configured to:

determine an operation misapplication feature is applicable to a vehicle based on an operational design domain (ODD) context associated with the vehicle matching at least one of a plurality of predetermined ODDs;

determine, based on a comparison of characteristics of a driver of the vehicle to a plurality of predetermined driver state patterns, a first state of the driver;

identify, based on a comparison of the first state of the driver to a previously determined state of the driver, a threshold value;

determine an operation misapplication of the vehicle is a first type of operation misapplication based on the first state of the driver and the threshold value; and

actuate the vehicle to mitigate the operation misapplication based on determining the operation misapplication is the first type of operation misapplication.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine a first classification of the operation misapplication of the vehicle based on sensor data associated with the vehicle; and

determine, based on the first classification, the operation misapplication of the vehicle is the first type of operation misapplication.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine a likelihood of the operation misapplication of the vehicle is one of greater than or equal to a threshold likelihood for the operation misapplication; and

determine the first classification based on the likelihood of the operation misapplication of the vehicle being one of greater than or equal to the threshold likelihood for the operation misapplication.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine a second classification of an additional operation misapplication of the vehicle based on the sensor data associated with the vehicle; and

determine, based on the second classification, the additional operation misapplication of the vehicle is a second type of operation misapplication.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine a likelihood of the additional operation misapplication of the vehicle is one of less than or equal to a threshold likelihood for the additional operation misapplication; and

determine the second classification based on the likelihood of the additional operation misapplication of the vehicle being one of less than or equal to the threshold likelihood for the additional operation misapplication.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

actuate, based on determining the operation misapplication is the first type of operation misapplication, the vehicle using a first type of actuation; and

actuate, based on determining the additional operation misapplication is the second type of operation misapplication, the vehicle using a second type of actuation to mitigate the additional operation misapplication.

7 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

output a warning to the driver based on determining the additional operation misapplication is the second type of operation misapplication.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first type of operation misapplication is based on the operation misapplication feature being applicable to the vehicle, the first state of the driver, the threshold value, and a likelihood of the operation misapplication of the vehicle being one of greater than or equal to a threshold likelihood for the operation misapplication.

9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine a second type of operation misapplication based on an additional operation misapplication feature being applicable to the vehicle, a second state of the driver, and a likelihood of the operation misapplication of the vehicle being one of less than or equal to the threshold likelihood for the operation misapplication.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ODD context associated with the vehicle comprises at least one of attributes of an environment of the vehicle, one or more objects within the environment of the vehicle, or attributes of motion of the vehicle.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the operation misapplication of the vehicle is at least one of a pedal misapplication of the vehicle, a gear misapplication of the vehicle, or a steering misapplication of the vehicle.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to actuate the vehicle to mitigate the operation misapplication, the at least one processor is configured to perform at least one of acceleration suppression, brake application, or drive control.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

determine the characteristics of the driver of the vehicle based on sensor data associated with the vehicle.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the characteristics of the driver of the vehicle further based on driver profile information comprising at least one of a behavior pattern of the driver to drive the vehicle, a temper of the driver, one or more button presses, direct inputs from the driver, indirect inputs from the driver, or a gaze pattern of the driver.

15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the sensor data associated with the vehicle comprises at least one of traffic sensor data, vehicle sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, map data, or sensor data from one or more messages.

16 . A method for mitigating an operation misapplication of a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining an operation misapplication feature is applicable to a vehicle based on an operational design domain (ODD) context associated with the vehicle matching at least one of a plurality of predetermined ODDs;

determining, based on a comparison of characteristics of a driver of the vehicle to a plurality of predetermined driver state patterns, a first state of the driver;

identifying, based on a comparison of the first state of the driver to a previously determined state of the driver, a threshold value;

determining an operation misapplication of the vehicle is a first type of operation misapplication based on the first state of the driver and the threshold value; and

actuating the vehicle to mitigate the operation misapplication based on determining the operation misapplication is the first type of operation misapplication.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

determining a first classification of the operation misapplication of the vehicle based on sensor data associated with the vehicle; and

determining, based on the first classification, the operation misapplication of the vehicle is the first type of operation misapplication.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein determining the first classification is based on determining a likelihood of the operation misapplication of the vehicle is one of greater than or equal to a threshold likelihood for the operation misapplication.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

determining a second classification of an additional operation misapplication of the vehicle based on the sensor data associated with the vehicle; and

determining, based on the second classification, the additional operation misapplication of the vehicle is a second type of operation misapplication.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein determining the second classification is based on determining a likelihood of the additional operation misapplication of the vehicle is one of less than or equal to a threshold likelihood for the additional operation misapplication.

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