METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING VEHICLE
A method for controlling an automatically driving vehicle by a vehicle control center includes transmitting a sensor signal recorded on a part of the vehicle to the vehicle control center, where the sensor signal has a time stamp, and checking the time stamp in the vehicle control center upon receipt of the sensor signal. When a predetermined first age of the time stamp of the sensor signal is exceeded the sensor signal is displayed in a marked manner to a teleoperator of the vehicle control center for identifying a signal delay and when the time stamp exceeds a predetermined second age a display of the sensor signal is suppressed.
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9 . A method for controlling an automatically driving vehicle by a vehicle control center, comprising the steps of:
transmitting a sensor signal recorded on a part of the vehicle to the vehicle control center, wherein the sensor signal has a time stamp; and
checking the time stamp in the vehicle control center upon receipt of the sensor signal;
wherein when a predetermined first age of the time stamp of the sensor signal is exceeded the sensor signal is displayed in a marked manner to a teleoperator of the vehicle control center for identifying a signal delay; and
wherein when the time stamp exceeds a predetermined second age a display of the sensor signal is suppressed.
10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the sensor signal is displayed in a marked manner by displaying an absolute delay value and/or by displaying a color coding.
11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the marked manner is varied depending on an age of the sensor signal.
12 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising the steps of requesting the transmitting of the sensor signal by the vehicle control center and recording a time duration that has elapsed from the requesting to the transmitting.
13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein when the time stamp exceeds the predetermined second age and the display of the sensor signal is not suppressed, a command sent by the vehicle control center to the vehicle is either rejected or a confirmation is requested.
14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein an implementation of the command is rejected by the vehicle.
15 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the sensor signal is a video signal or an audio signal or a driving direction indicator signal or an ignition signal or an engine signal or a signal of a radar-based sensor or a signal of a lidar-based sensor or a signal of an ultrasonic-based sensor or a signal of a laser scanner.
16 . An apparatus for controlling an automatically driving vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle control center;
a first control unit of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle transmits a sensor signal recorded on a part of the vehicle to the vehicle control center via the first control unit and wherein the first control unit provides the sensor signal with a time stamp;
a second control unit of the vehicle control center, wherein the second control unit checks the time stamp upon receipt of the sensor signal at the vehicle control center; and
a display unit coupled to the second control unit;
wherein when a predetermined first age of the time stamp of the sensor signal is exceeded, the second control unit marks the sensor signal and the display unit displays the sensor signal in a marked manner to a teleoperator of the vehicle control center for identifying a signal delay;
wherein when the time stamp exceeds a predetermined second age a display of the sensor signal is suppressed by the second control unit.