IP Library Granted Patent US 10,108,191
Granted Patent B2
US 10,108,191 · App. 15/400,917 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Driver interactive system for semi-autonomous modes of a vehicle

Inventors: Thomas Edward Pilluti (Ann Arbor, MI); Shane Elwart (Ypsilanti, MI); Aaron L. Mills (Ann Arbor, MI); John Shutko (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
G05D1/0088B60W30/18B60W40/08B60W50/08B60W2040/0809B60W2520/00B60W2710/30
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Patent No.
US 10,108,191
App. No.
15/400,917
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and apparatus are disclosed for a driver interactive system for semi-autonomous modes of a vehicle. An example disclosed vehicle with semiautonomous features includes memory and a processor. The example processor causes the vehicle to determine, with a driver identification sensor, the identity of a driver. The example processor also causes the vehicle to determine which semiautonomous features are flagged for training based on a driver profile of the identified driver. Additionally, the example processor causes the vehicle to, in response to the driver activating one of the flagged semiautonomous features, provide an audiovisual description of the semiautonomous feature.

Claims (32)

1. A vehicle with semiautonomous features comprising:

memory; and

a processor that, when executing instructions stored in the memory, causes the vehicle to:

determine, with a driver identification sensor, an identity of a driver;

determine which semiautonomous features are flagged for training based on a driver profile of the identified driver; and

in response to the driver activating one of the flagged semiautonomous features:

determine whether the vehicle is stationary;

in response to the vehicle not being stationary, provide a first version of an audiovisual description; and

in response to the vehicle being stationary, provide a second version of the audiovisual description.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to cause the vehicle to, after providing the audiovisual description of the semiautonomous feature, annotate the profile of the driver to indicate that the semiautonomous features is not flagged for training.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first version of the audiovisual description includes a description of the semiautonomous feature, a usage of the semiautonomous feature, and limitations of the semiautonomous feature.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the second version of the audiovisual description includes the first version of the audiovisual description and a demonstration of alerts generated by the semiautonomous feature.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to, in response to receiving a message that one of the semiautonomous feature was misused by the driver, annotate the profile of the driver to indicate that the semiautonomous features is flagged for training.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the profile of the driver is stored in at least one of the memory, a mobile device associated with the driver, or a server hosted on an external network.

7. A method comprising:

determining, with a processor and a driver identification sensor, an identity of a driver;

determining, with the processor, which semiautonomous features of a vehicle are flagged for training based on a driver profile of the identified driver; and

in response to the driver activating one of the semiautonomous features that is flagged for training, providing, via an infotainment head unit, an audiovisual description of the activated semiautonomous feature, wherein providing the audiovisual description of the activated semiautonomous feature includes:

determining whether the vehicle is stationary;

in response to the vehicle not being stationary, providing a first version of the audiovisual description; and

in response to the vehicle being stationary, providing a second version of the audiovisual description.

8. The method of claim 7 , including, after providing the audiovisual description of the semiautonomous feature, annotating the profile of the driver to indicate that the semiautonomous features is not flagged for training.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first version of the audiovisual description includes a description of the semiautonomous feature, a usage of the semiautonomous feature, and limitations of the semiautonomous feature.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second version of the audiovisual description includes the first version of the audiovisual description and a demonstration of alerts generated by the semiautonomous feature.

11. The method of claim 7 , including, in response to receiving a message that one of the semiautonomous feature was misused by the driver, annotating the profile of the driver to indicate that the semiautonomous features is flagged for training.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the profile of the driver is stored in at least one of memory of the vehicle, a mobile device associated with the driver, or a server hosted on an external network.

13. A method comprising:

identifying, with a driver identification sensor, a driver;

determining, with a processor, which semiautonomous features of a vehicle are flagged for training in a driver profile of the identified driver; and

after the driver activates a semiautonomous feature that is flagged for training:

when the vehicle is moving, providing a first version of an audiovisual description; and

when the vehicle is stationary, providing a second version of the audiovisual description.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2017
From: PILUTTI, THOMAS EDWARD; ELWART, SHANE; MILLS, AARON L.; SHUTKO, JOHN
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 043054/0401 →
Continuity (1)
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