Autonomous vehicle with driver presence and physiological monitoring

An automatic driving control and driver technology, which is applied in the direction of motor vehicles, vehicle components, vehicle position/route/altitude control, etc. It can solve the problems of wasting precious time in emergency medical treatment and losing emergency response capabilities.

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-14
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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In addition to losing the ability to respond to failures, the driver may also waste precious time required for emergency medical treatment

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[0024] refer to figure 1 , the automatic driving control 10 is connected to a plurality of subsystems and coordinates their operation to realize the functions of the automatic driving vehicle. Preferably, the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) module 11 provides a "stop and go" function capable of controlling forward movement of the vehicle in response to vehicles ahead and traffic control devices such as stop signs and traffic lights. The ACC module 11 is connected to an engine or powertrain control unit (not shown) for accelerating and decelerating the vehicle. Preferably, the lane keeping module 12 may include the functionality of a lane departure warning system and / or a lane keeping assist system. Preferably, the collision warning system 13 may include front, side and rear looking radar sensors and / or cameras providing data to object recognition and tracking systems known in the art. Collision warning system 13 may work with other remote sensing components in situation awaren...

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A transportation vehicle with an autonomous driving control has a set-up mode, an active drive mode, a safe shutdown mode, and an emergency response mode. The active drive mode autonomously navigates along a driving route specified in the set-up mode. A driver sensing system senses a driver presence in the driver seat and a driver's physiological state. Active drive mode is not entered from set-up mode unless the driver is present in the driver seat and the physiological state matches a normal condition. While in active driving mode, an elapsed time period is measured whenever the driver presence is not detected. If the time period increases above a first threshold then a notice is given to the driver that the active drive mode may be interrupted. If the time period increases above a second threshold then the active drive mode is terminated and the safe shutdown mode is initiated. A sensed physiological state is compared to a predetermined emergency condition and if a match is found then the autonomous driving control terminates the active drive mode and the emergency response mode is initiated.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an automatic driving vehicle with the function of monitoring the presence of a driver and its physiological indicators. Background technique [0002] The present invention relates generally to autonomous vehicles, and more particularly to safety measures for autonomous vehicles that ensure that a healthy driver is in the driver's seat during autonomous operation of the vehicle. [0003] Autonomous driving is increasingly being used in autonomous vehicles such as cars and trucks due to advances in sensing technologies (such as object detection and location tracking), control algorithms, and data infrastructure. By combining multiple available technologies such as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Electric Power Steering (EPAS), Active Front Steering, Park Assist, Anti-lock Braking (ABS), Traction Control , electronic stability control (ESC), blind spot detection, GPS and map databases, vehicle-to-vehicle...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60W50/08
CPCB60W2040/0881G05D1/0055B60K28/06B60W2040/0872B60K28/04B60K28/066G05D1/0061G05D2201/0213B60Y2302/05B60K28/00B60W2540/227B60W60/0059B60W2756/10B60W2540/229B60W2540/221B60W60/007
Inventor 马诺哈普拉萨德·K·拉奥马克·A·库迪西乐嘉良
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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