Control method, system and controller for driving mode, vehicle

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a driving mode control method, system, controller and vehicle. The method comprises: generating a driving control instruction when detecting an action of an operating member; and controlling a driving object to execute or exit a target driving mode based on the driving control instruction, wherein the target driving mode comprises a normal driving mode and an intelligent driving mode. The method can directly execute or exit the desired target driving mode through the operating member, which is simple and convenient, meets the requirement of simple human-computer interaction, and has low learning cost for interactive operation.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of driving, in particular to a driving mode control method, system and controller, and vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development and popularization of new energy vehicle intelligence and networking, the current era is the era of intelligent driving. More and more vehicles have various driving modes, such as L1 primary driving mode, L2 advanced driving mode, L3 automatic driving mode and the like. With the continuous development of intelligent driving technology and the upgrading of people's consumption of vehicles, pure intelligent driving technology cannot satisfy consumers.

[0003] Therefore, a more ergonomic and more efficient human-computer interaction technology is proposed in the related art. However, in this technology, the intelligent driving start switch is still too complex, and the driver needs to spend a lot of time and effort to learn various control functions, which has high learning cost and does not meet the needs of simple human-computer interaction. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the purpose of the present disclosure is to propose a driving mode control method, system and controller, and vehicle to simply and conveniently start or exit the desired target driving intelligent mode and reduce the learning cost of interactive operation.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the first aspect of the present disclosure proposes a driving mode control method, which comprises: generating a driving control instruction when detecting the action of an operating member; and controlling a driving object to execute or exit a target driving mode based on the driving control instruction, wherein the target driving mode includes an ordinary driving mode and an intelligent driving mode.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the second aspect of the present disclosure proposes a driving mode control system, which comprises: a generation module configured to generate a driving control instruction when detecting the action of an operating member; and a control module configured to control a driving object to execute or exit a target driving mode based on the driving control instruction, wherein the target driving mode includes an ordinary driving mode and an intelligent driving mode.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the third aspect of the present disclosure proposes a controller, which comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the driving mode control method described above is realized.

[0008] To achieve the above purpose, the fourth aspect of the present disclosure proposes a vehicle comprising the driving mode control system described above or the controller described above.

[0009] The driving mode control method, system, controller and vehicle of the embodiments of the present disclosure can directly start or exit the intelligent driving mode through the operation member, which is simple and convenient to operate, meets the demand of simple human-computer interaction, and has low learning cost of interactive operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0010] Figure 1 is a flowchart of the driving mode control method of one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0011] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the first embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0012] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the second embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0013] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the third embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0014] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0015] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the sixth embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] Figure 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a steering wheel of the seventh embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 9 is a flowchart of starting the ACC mode of one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 10 is a flowchart of starting the DNP / ICC mode of one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 11 is a structural block diagram of the controller of the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 12 is a structural block diagram of the driving mode control system of the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 13 is a structural block diagram of the vehicle of one embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Embodiments of this disclosure are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting this disclosure.

[0024] The following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, outlines a method, system, controller, and vehicle for controlling driving modes according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a driving mode control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, the driving mode control methods include:

[0027] S1, when the action of the operating element is detected, generates driving control command.

[0028] The control element can be located on the driving object (such as a vehicle), such as on the steering wheel, dashboard, or center console. The actions of the control element can include at least one of the following: flicking, pressing, sliding, or rotating. Different driving control commands can be achieved by flicking or pressing different times, sliding different curves or lengths, and / or rotating different angles.

[0029] It should be noted that the vehicle must be powered on before step S1.

[0030] S2, based on driving control commands, controls the driving object to execute or exit the target driving mode, where the target driving mode includes normal driving mode and intelligent driving mode.

[0031] In some embodiments, the driving control command includes at least one of an entry command, a mode switching command, and an exit command. The entry command may be an entry command to enter a target driving mode, the mode switching command may be a mode switching command to switch from the currently active driving mode to the target driving mode, and the exit command may be an exit command to exit the currently active driving mode. Thus, based on the driving control command, the driving object (such as a vehicle) can be controlled to execute or exit the target driving mode.

[0032] This method allows users to directly execute or exit the desired target driving mode via the control panel. It is simple and convenient to operate, meets the requirements of simplified human-computer interaction, and has a low learning cost for interactive operation.

[0033] In some embodiments, the driving control instruction is generated upon detecting the action of the operation member, specifically: if the action is the first action and there is no currently opened intelligent driving mode, an entering instruction of entering the first intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is the first action and there is a currently opened intelligent driving mode, an exiting instruction of exiting the currently opened intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is the second action and there is no currently opened intelligent driving mode, an entering instruction of entering the second intelligent driving mode or the third intelligent driving mode is generated, wherein the priority of the second intelligent driving mode is higher than that of the third intelligent driving mode, and the priority of the third intelligent driving mode is higher than that of the first intelligent driving mode; if the action is the second action and there is a currently opened intelligent driving mode, a mode switching instruction of switching to the first intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is the third action, an entering instruction of entering the normal driving mode is generated.

[0034] Specifically, in some examples, the action is a pulling or pressing of the operation member. For example, the first action can be a pulling or pressing of the operation member once and for a short time, the second action can be a pulling or pressing of the operation member multiple times, and the third action can be a pulling or pressing of the operation member once and for a long time, wherein the time interval between two adjacent pullings in the multiple pullings is less than a preset time. It should be noted that the aforementioned multiple pullings are for the same operation member. When the operation member includes multiple members, such as two, if the two operation members are pulled once respectively within a short time, it is not regarded as two continuous pullings, but is regarded as a function of generating an entering instruction after pulling once, and a function of generating an exiting instruction after pulling once again, or a function of generating an entering instruction once. Thus, by the action of pulling or pressing the operation member different times, the entering, exiting and switching of the driving modes can be realized, which is simple to operate and easy to use, and can improve the user experience of the driving modes.

[0035] In other examples, the action is a sliding of the operation member. For example, the first action can be a sliding of a first length and for a short time, the second action can be a sliding of a second length, and the third action can be a sliding of the first length and for a long time, wherein the second length can be a length greater than the first length. Thus, by the action of sliding the operation member different lengths, the entering, exiting and switching of the driving modes can be realized, which is simple to operate and easy to use, and can improve the user experience of the driving modes.

[0036] In yet some examples, the above actions are rotations of the operation member. For example, the first action can be a rotation by a first angle for a short time, the second action can be a rotation by a second angle, and the third action can be a rotation by the first angle for a long time, where the second angle can be an angle greater than the first angle. In this way, the entering, exiting and switching of the driving modes can be achieved by only actions of sliding the operation member by different lengths, which is simple and easy to use, and can improve the user experience of using the driving modes.

[0037] Optionally, the driving control instructions can correspond to different types of actions. For example, the actions that can be performed by the operation member include dialing, pressing, sliding, and rotating, the entering instruction can correspond to the dialing and pressing actions, the exiting instruction can correspond to the sliding action, and the mode switching instruction can correspond to the rotating action.

[0038] In this embodiment, the first intelligent driving mode can be an adaptive cruise control ACC mode, the second intelligent driving mode can be a smart navigation pilot DNP (Di Navigation Pilot) mode, and the third intelligent driving mode can be an intelligent cruise control ICC (Intelligent Cruise Control) mode. When generating an entering instruction for entering an intelligent driving mode, the corresponding intelligent driving mode needs to be in a ready state. For generating an entering instruction for entering the second intelligent driving mode or the third intelligent driving mode, if both the DNP mode and the ICC mode are in the ready state, since the priority of the DNP mode is higher than that of the ICC mode, the entering instruction for entering the DNP mode is generated; if the DNP mode is in an unready state and the ICC mode is in the ready state, the entering instruction for entering the ICC mode is generated.

[0039] Taking a vehicle as an example, the above ready state can mean that the vehicle enters a road section where the condition for enabling the corresponding intelligent driving mode is allowed, and the determination method can include: obtaining one or more sets of state parameters of the vehicle, where each set of state parameters corresponds to an intelligent driving mode; respectively judging whether each set of state parameters meets the condition for enabling the corresponding intelligent driving mode; if so, the corresponding intelligent driving mode is placed in the ready state.

[0040] Wherein, obtaining one or more sets of state parameters of the vehicle includes: when the intelligent pilot switch of the vehicle is turned on, obtaining a set of state parameters corresponding to the ACC mode; when the advanced navigation auxiliary driving switch is turned on, obtaining a set of state parameters corresponding to the DNP mode, a set of state parameters corresponding to the ICC mode, and a set of state parameters corresponding to the ACC mode.

[0041] Specifically, the conditions for determining the readiness of the intelligent driving mode include: the whole vehicle system is fault-free, and the target driving mode is in an inactive and to-be-started state. Meanwhile, the vehicle speed, the charging state, the network signal, etc. can be selectively judged according to the type of the target driving mode. Based on the above priority, if the DNP mode is ready, the ICC mode must be ready; if the ICC mode is ready, the ACC mode must be ready.

[0042] In some embodiments, when the intelligent driving mode is placed in the ready state, the icon corresponding to the intelligent driving mode on the instrument panel of the vehicle is also controlled to be lighted.

[0043] For example, when the ACC mode is ready, the ACC icon on the instrument panel is controlled to be lighted in gray; when the DNP mode is ready, the intelligent navigation icon on the instrument panel is controlled to be lighted in gray.

[0044] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, based on the driving control instruction, the driving object is controlled to execute or exit the target driving mode, which can specifically be: when the driving control instruction is an entering instruction of entering the target driving mode (including the first intelligent driving mode, the second intelligent driving mode, the third intelligent driving mode and the ordinary driving mode), the driving object is controlled to start the target driving mode; when the driving control instruction is a mode switching instruction of switching to the target driving mode, the driving object is controlled to exit the currently started driving mode, and then the driving object is controlled to start the target driving mode; when the driving control instruction is an exiting instruction of the target driving mode, the driving object is controlled to exit the target driving mode.

[0045] In some embodiments, the driving object is a vehicle, and the vehicle is controlled to start the ACC mode, including: obtaining the current speed of the vehicle; if the current speed is less than a preset cruise speed, the vehicle is controlled to cruise at the preset cruise speed; if the current speed is greater than or equal to the preset cruise speed, the vehicle is controlled to cruise at the current speed.

[0046] In some embodiments, the preset cruise speed can be 30 km / h.

[0047] In some embodiments, after the vehicle is controlled to exit the ACC mode, the method can further include: when the restart information of the intelligent driving mode is received, the vehicle is controlled to start the ACC mode, and cruise at the last cruise speed.

[0048] In some embodiments, the restart information of the intelligent driving mode can be input through a restart button on the steering wheel of the vehicle, for example, when the button is pressed, the restart information can be received.

[0049] In some embodiments, the driving mode control method can further include: based on the driving control instruction or the target driving mode, controlling the indicator light to switch the corresponding indication mode, wherein different indication modes are used to indicate different driving information.

[0050] Specifically, the indication mode can include at least one of color, mark, flicker frequency, brightness, progress bar. The driving information includes driving state information, driving switching information, driving mode information, wherein the driving state information includes normal driving state, intelligent driving state, the driving switching information indicates that the current time is within a preset time before or after switching the driving state or driving mode, and the driving mode information includes normal driving mode, first intelligent driving mode, second intelligent driving mode, and third intelligent driving mode. The corresponding simple and easy-to-understand prompt information can be provided through the indicator light, so that the user can easily know the current driving mode of the driving object, so as to better control the driving.

[0051] In some embodiments, the indicator light is controlled to switch the corresponding indication mode based on the driving control instruction or the target driving mode. Specifically, when the current time is within a preset time before starting the second intelligent driving mode or the third intelligent driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit light of a first color and flicker at a first preset frequency for a second preset time; when the driving object starts the second intelligent driving mode or the third intelligent driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit light of the first color and flicker at a second preset frequency for a first preset number of times and then remain constant, wherein the second preset frequency is greater than the first preset frequency; when the driving object starts the first intelligent driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit light of a second color and flicker at a third preset frequency for a second preset number of times and then remain constant; and when the driving object starts the normal driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit light of a third color and flicker at a fourth preset frequency for a third preset number of times and then remain constant.

[0052] Specifically, when the ICC mode or the DNP mode is in an activatable state (i.e., a ready state), the indicator light is controlled to flicker in a cyan green color breathing light at a first preset frequency, such as 1HZ, and the flickering display can be controlled to last for a certain time, such as 10s, and the display is canceled after 10s. According to the cyan green color breathing light flickering, the driver can know that the DNP mode or the ICC mode can be started at this time. The flicker frequency and the duration time can also be other values, and the light color can also be other colors, which can be set as needed.

[0053] When the vehicle is controlled to start the DNP mode or the ICC mode, the dialing operation member (such as a dialing sheet) can be dialed twice, and when the operation is detected, the indicator light is controlled to emit light of a first color (such as cyan green) and flicker at a second preset frequency (such as 2HZ) for a first preset number of times (such as 2 times, 3 times, etc.) and then remain constant, wherein the second preset frequency is greater than the first preset frequency.

[0054] When the vehicle is in ACC mode, the control indicator light emits a second color (e.g., white) and flashes a second preset number of times (e.g., 2 times, 3 times, etc.) at a third preset frequency (e.g., 2Hz) before remaining on. When the vehicle is in normal driving mode, the control indicator light emits a third color (e.g., yellow) and flashes a third preset number of times (e.g., 2 times, 3 times, etc.) at a fourth preset frequency (e.g., 2Hz) before remaining on.

[0055] The aforementioned colors, frequencies, and preset counts can be set as needed; they can be fixed values ​​or customized settings via the vehicle terminal.

[0056] Optionally, the indicator light color can differ before and after entering the same intelligent driving mode. Taking ICC mode or DNP mode as an example, the indicator light can display light green for a preset time before entering ICC mode or DNP mode, and then display dark green after entering; it can also display a gradual change, such as starting from light green and gradually deepening to a solid dark green. Whether the light flashes during this process can be set as needed.

[0057] The progress bar or brightness indicator can also show the entry progress of the intelligent driving mode. Taking ICC or DNP mode as an example, at a preset time before entering ICC or DNP mode, the indicator light can show 0% progress. As time goes on, the progress bar gradually lengthens until it reaches 100% upon entry. Alternatively, at a preset time before entering ICC or DNP mode, the indicator light brightness can be 0. As time goes on, the cyan-green brightness gradually increases until it reaches its brightest point upon entry. Whether the light flashes during this process can be set as needed.

[0058] It can also display the progress of entering intelligent driving mode. Taking ICC mode as an example, it is identified by the letters "ICC". At a preset time before entering ICC mode or DNP mode, the indicator light starts to display from "I" to "C". As time goes on, "I" - "IC" - "ICC" gradually appear. This process can be set to whether the light flashes or whether a fixed color is displayed.

[0059] In some embodiments, the driving mode method further includes: obtaining the brake pedal opening of the vehicle; if the brake pedal opening is greater than a preset opening, it indicates that the driver has a braking need, and at this time the vehicle needs to be controlled to exit the currently activated intelligent driving mode and enter the normal driving mode so that the driver can control the vehicle and control the indicator lights to stop emitting light information.

[0060] In some embodiments, the driving mode control method may further include: acquiring a facial image of the driver (which may be acquired by a DMS camera embedded in the outer spoke of the steering wheel); identifying the driver's attention level based on the facial image; and controlling the indicator lights to display corresponding lighting information based on the attention level.

[0061] For example, if the driver image indicates that the driver is not paying attention and is in a state of severe fatigue, the system needs to enter a high-risk alarm state. At this time, the indicator light can be controlled to display a red light and flash at a high frequency, such as 4Hz, for a duration of 0-4 seconds.

[0062] In some embodiments, the indicator lights can also emit corresponding lighting information when the vehicle is parked. For example, when parking is detected, an MRC (Minimal Risk Condition) safe parking warning can be issued. At this time, the indicator lights can be controlled to display a red light and flash continuously at a frequency of 2 Hz. After the MRC safe parking is discontinued, the flashing stops. The indicator lights can also emit corresponding lighting information, such as a blue breathing light flashing at a frequency of 2 Hz (the flashing time is sent according to the duration of the lane change signal), during automatic lane changing or manual lane changing. Thus, the driver can be aware of the vehicle's status based on the lighting cues, facilitating better use of the intelligent driving mode.

[0063] The following is a combination of... Figures 2-8 Taking the setting of control components and indicator lights on the vehicle's steering wheel as an example, the following explanation illustrates the setting method of control components and indicator lights:

[0064] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a steering wheel according to the first embodiment of this disclosure.

[0065] like Figure 2 As shown, the steering wheel 100 includes: outer spokes 10, inner spokes 11, and control elements 12. See also... Figure 2 The inner spoke 11 is located within the outer spoke 10; the operating element 12 is located on the inner spoke 11 and is connected to the controller 400. The operating element 12 is used to receive operations. When the controller 400 detects an operation on the operating element 12, it determines the target driving mode and the control command for the target driving mode. If the control command is an exit command, it controls the vehicle to exit the target driving mode; if the control command is an activation command, it controls the vehicle to activate the target driving mode.

[0066] Specifically, the operation member 12 can include a button, a dial, or the like. If the operation member 12 includes a button, the corresponding operation can be pressing once, twice, three times, or the like; if the operation member 12 includes a dial, the corresponding operation can be dialing once, twice, three times, or the like. Then, different opening or closing instructions for different intelligent driving modes can be set corresponding to different operations. Alternatively, the above pressing twice or more times can correspond to the same intelligent driving mode and the same instruction, and correspondingly, the above dialing twice or more times can also correspond to the same intelligent driving mode and the same instruction, wherein the time interval between adjacent two pressing or dialing is less than a preset time, which can be set as needed, such as being valued within 0-0.5s.

[0067] In actual use, the operation member 12 can be directly operated, and then the operation is recognized, and the corresponding intelligent driving mode is opened or exited according to the recognition result. The whole process is simple and convenient to operate, meets the needs of simple human-computer interaction, and has low learning cost of interactive operation.

[0068] As shown in Figure 2 , the indicator light includes a first indicator light 14 and / or a second indicator light 15 Figure 2 , the first indicator light 14 is arranged on the inner spoke 11, the second indicator light 15 is arranged on the outer spoke 10, and the first indicator light 14 and the second indicator light 15 are connected with the controller 400.

[0069] In this embodiment, the controller 400 can also control the first indicator light 14 and the second indicator light 15 to emit corresponding light information according to the driving control instruction or the target driving mode. For example, when the operation member 12 is a dial, if the dial is dialed once, the vehicle can be controlled to open the ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control, adaptive cruise control) function, and at the same time, the first indicator light 14 and the second indicator light 15 can be controlled to be lit and emit white light. In this way, the currently opened intelligent driving mode can be obtained according to the light information displayed by the first indicator light 14 and the second indicator light 15.

[0070] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 2 , the inner spoke 11 includes a first spoke 16, a second spoke 17, and a third spoke 18, and the first spoke 16, the second spoke 17, and the third spoke 18 form a T-shaped structure.

[0071] In this embodiment, referring to Figure 2 , the operation member 12 includes a dial, and the number of dials can be two, which are respectively a first dial 19 and a second dial 20. The first dial 19 and the second dial 20 are respectively arranged on the upper side (as shown in Figure 2 ) or the lower side (as shown in Figure 3and symmetric to the third spoke 18.

[0072] Optionally, the number of the dial pieces can also be one, i.e. a single dial piece is adopted, which can be arranged on the upper side or the lower side of the first spoke 16 or the second spoke 17, such as Figure 4 any one of the four positions shown. Of course, the number of the dial pieces can also be three, four, etc., which can be arranged as needed.

[0073] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 2-8 , the second indicator light 15 can be arranged on the outer spoke 10 in the form of a lamp strip and symmetric to the third spoke 18.

[0074] Referring to Figures 2-7 , the second indicator light 15 can be arranged on the upper half of the steering wheel 100, about 1 / 50-1 arc. Optionally, the second indicator light 15 can also be arranged on the lower half of the steering wheel 100.

[0075] As an example, referring to Figure 5 , Figure 8 , the second indicator light 15 can be divided into a left spoke indicator light 151 and a right spoke indicator light 152.

[0076] Referring to Figure 5 , the left spoke indicator light 151 and the right spoke indicator light 152 are interrupted in the middle, and the DMS camera can be arranged at the interrupted position. The DMS (Driver Monitor System) camera can collect the facial image of the driver and transmit the facial image to the controller 400, and the controller 400 can identify the attention of the driver according to the facial image and control the indication mechanism to issue corresponding indication information according to the attention, such as when the driver is detected to be inattentive and fatigued, the second indicator light 15 emits red light and flashes at a high frequency (such as 4HZ) to well warn the driver to drive with attention, thereby improving the safety of driving.

[0077] Referring to Figure 8 , the left spoke indicator light 151 can be arranged on the left side of the outer spoke 10, and the right spoke indicator light 152 can be arranged on the right side of the outer spoke 10.

[0078] As another example, referring to Figure 6 , the second indicator light 15 can also be divided into a left spoke indicator light 151, a right spoke indicator light 152 and a middle spoke indicator light 153, which are arranged on the left, right and middle of the upper half of the outer spoke 10, respectively.

[0079] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figures 5-8The first indicator light 14 can include two dial indicator lights (denoted as left dial indicator light 141 and right dial indicator light 142) arranged near the first dial 19 and the second dial 20, respectively, and symmetric to the third spoke 18.

[0080] In this embodiment, referring to Figure 7 The first indicator light 14 can further include two strip indicator lights, denoted as left strip indicator light 21 and right strip indicator light 22. The two strip indicator lights are arranged in the form of a strip on the first spoke 16 and the second spoke 17, respectively, and on both sides of the T-shaped intersection. The control change rule of the left strip indicator light 21 and the right strip indicator light 22 can be the same as that of the dial indicator light. The T-shaped intersection can be provided with a horn.

[0081] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first indicator light 14 and the second indicator light 15 described above can include a liquid crystal display (LCD / OLED), a thin film transistor display, an active matrix display, a segmented display, a light-emitting diode (LED), a laser, a halogen, a fluorescent, an infrared LED illuminator, or any other suitable light-emitting element.

[0082] In the following Figure 9 , Figure 10 , the control method of the ACC mode, the ICC mode and the DNP mode will be described taking the control of the intelligent driving mode as an example:

[0083] Referring to Figure 9 , the logic of starting the ACC mode by the dial on the steering wheel includes: when the vehicle is powered on and the intelligent navigation switch is turned on, the ACC enters a passive state. If there is no inhibition condition, the ACC mode enters a standby state. At this time, if the dial is turned once, if the vehicle speed is less than 30Km / h, the vehicle is controlled to cruise at 30Km / h and the ACC mode is activated (i.e., turned on); if the vehicle speed is greater than 30Km / h, the vehicle is controlled to cruise at the current vehicle speed and the ACC mode is activated, and the indicator light is controlled to be white and always on. If the dial is turned once or the brake pedal is pressed at this time, the vehicle is controlled to exit the ACC mode and enter the passive state; if there is no inhibition condition thereafter, the ACC mode enters the standby state again, but if the dial is turned once again at this time, the vehicle is controlled to cruise at the current vehicle speed and the ACC mode is activated; if the dial is not turned at this time, but the reset key Res on the steering wheel is pressed, the vehicle is controlled to resume the last memorized cruise speed and the ACC mode is activated. The left side of the steering wheel can be provided with up and down keys and left and right keys. The up and down keys can be used to perform cruise speed setting, and the left and right keys can be used to perform distance setting when cruising.

[0084] Referring to Figure 10The logic for starting the DNP / ICC mode by the dial on the steering wheel includes: if there is no inhibition condition for the DNP / ICC, the DNP / ICC mode enters a passive state after power-on and when the soft switch of the advanced navigation auxiliary driving mode in the central controller is opened, at this time, the dial is continuously dialed twice, if the DNP mode and the ICC mode are not successfully entered into the standby state, the vehicle terminal or the instrument panel of the vehicle can be controlled to prompt the information that the intelligent navigation cannot be activated; if the DNP mode is not entered into the standby state and the ICC mode is entered into the standby state, the ICC mode is activated, and the indicator light is controlled to be green and to flash at 2HZ for 3 times and then to be always on; if the DNP mode is entered into the standby state after the ICC mode is activated, the DNP mode is directly activated, and the indicator light is controlled to be green and to flash at 2HZ for 3 times and then to be always on. If the DNP mode needs to be degraded to the ICC mode in the activation process, the DNP mode is closed and the ICC mode is activated, and the indicator light is controlled to be green and to flash at 2HZ for 3 times and then to be always on. If the dial is dialed once or the brake pedal is stepped down after the DNP / ICC is activated, the DNP / ICC mode is exited, and the indicator light is controlled to stop light display. When the ICC mode is degraded to the ACC mode, the vehicle is controlled to cruise at the current speed and the ACC mode is activated, and the indicator light is controlled to be white and always on. The up and down keys on the left side of the steering wheel can perform cruise speed setting, and the left and right keys can perform cruise distance setting.

[0085] It should be noted that the DNP mode and the ICC mode cannot exist at the same time, the DNP priority is higher than the ICC, the DNP is ready, the DNP is activated preferentially, the DNP is not ready, the ICC is ready, and the ICC is activated.

[0086] Figure 11 is a structural block diagram of the controller of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0087] As shown in Figure 11 , the controller 400 includes a processor 401 and a memory 403. The processor 401 and the memory 403 are connected, for example, by a bus 402. Optionally, the controller 400 can also include a transceiver 404. It should be noted that the transceiver 404 is not limited to one in actual application, and the structure of the controller 400 does not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0088] The processor 401 can be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a general-purpose processor, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or other programmable logic device, transistor logic device, hardware component, or any combination thereof. It can implement or execute the various exemplary logical blocks, modules and circuits described in connection with the present disclosure. The processor 401 can also be a combination of computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, etc.

[0089] The bus 402 can include a path for transmitting information between the above-mentioned components. The bus 402 can be a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, etc. The bus 402 can be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Figure 12 Only one thick line is used in the figure, but it does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0090] The memory 403 is used to store a computer program corresponding to the driving mode control method of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure, which is controlled and executed by the processor 401. The processor 401 is used to execute the computer program stored in the memory 403 to realize the content shown in the foregoing method embodiments. Figure 12 The controller 400 shown is only an example and should not limit the functions and use range of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0091] Figure 12 is a structural block diagram of the driving mode control system of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0092] As Figure 12 shown, the control system 300 includes a generation module 310 and a control module 320.

[0093] The generation module 310 is configured to generate a driving control instruction when detecting the action of the operating member; and the control module 320 is configured to control the driving object to execute or exit a target driving mode based on the driving control instruction, wherein the target driving mode includes a normal driving mode and an intelligent driving mode.

[0094] It should be noted that other specific implementations of the driving mode control system of the embodiments of the present disclosure can refer to the specific implementations of the driving mode control method of the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0095] Figure 13 is a structural block diagram of a vehicle of one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0096] As shown in Figure 13 , the vehicle 500 of the embodiments of the present disclosure includes the above-mentioned controller 400.

[0097] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the vehicle 500 includes the above-mentioned control system 300.

[0098] In summary, the driving mode control method, system, controller and vehicle of the embodiments of the present disclosure can directly start or exit the desired target driving mode through the operation member, which is simple and convenient to operate, and can provide simple and understandable light prompt information conforming to the driving habit through the indicator light, which meets the demand of simple human-computer interaction and has low learning cost of interactive operation.

[0099] It should be noted that the logic and / or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, can be considered a list of executable instructions for implementing logic functions, and can be specifically embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, such as a computer-based system, a processor-based system, or other system that can fetch the instructions from the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions, or in conjunction with such an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. For the purposes of this specification, a "computer-readable medium" can be any apparatus that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device, or in conjunction with such an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. More specific examples (a non-exhaustive list) of the computer-readable medium include the following: an electrical connection having one or more wires (electrical apparatus), a portable computer diskette (magnetic apparatus), a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber (optical apparatus), and a portable compact disc read-only memory (CDROM). In addition, the computer-readable medium can even be paper or other suitable medium on which the program can be printed, because the program can be electronically obtained, for example, by optical scanning of the paper or other medium, followed by electronic conversion, interpretation, or processing, if necessary, in other suitable manner, and then stored in a computer memory.

[0100] It should be understood that various aspects of the disclosure can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, various steps or methods can be implemented in software or firmware that is stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, and in another embodiment, any of the following technologies, known in the art, or their combinations can be used: discrete logic circuitry having logic gates for implementing logic functions on data signals, application specific integrated circuits having appropriate combinational logic gates, programmable gate arrays (PGA), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), etc.

[0101] In the description of the present disclosure, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In the present description, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0102] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0103] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0104] In the present disclosure, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, the terms "mounting", "connected", "connecting", "fixed", and the like should be interpreted broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection; can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements, unless otherwise explicitly limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0105] In the present disclosure, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature. The first and second features can be in direct contact, or the first and second features can be indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "over" and "on" the second feature can be directly above or obliquely above the first feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "under" and "under" the second feature can be directly below or obliquely below the first feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0106] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limiting the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A control method of a driving mode, characterized by, The method comprises: generating a driving control instruction when an action of an operating member is detected; controlling a driving object to execute or exit a target driving mode based on the driving control instruction, wherein the target driving mode comprises a normal driving mode and an intelligent driving mode; the driving control instruction comprises at least one of an entering instruction, a mode switching instruction and an exiting instruction; the generating of the driving control instruction when the action of the operating member is detected is specifically: if the action is a first action and there is no currently opened intelligent driving mode, an entering instruction of entering a first intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is the first action and there is a currently opened intelligent driving mode, an exiting instruction of exiting the currently opened intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is a second action and there is no currently opened intelligent driving mode, an entering instruction of entering a second intelligent driving mode or a third intelligent driving mode is generated, wherein the second intelligent driving mode has a higher priority than the third intelligent driving mode, and the third intelligent driving mode has a higher priority than the first intelligent driving mode; if the action is the second action and there is a currently opened intelligent driving mode, a mode switching instruction of switching to the first intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is a third action, an entering instruction of entering the normal driving mode is generated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The action of the operating member comprises at least one of a dialing, pressing, sliding and rotating of the operating member.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, Different driving control instructions are realized through different numbers of dialing and pressing, different curves or lengths of sliding and / or different angles of rotating.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first intelligent driving mode is an adaptive cruise control ACC mode, the second intelligent driving mode is an intelligent navigation pilot DNP mode, and the third intelligent driving mode is an intelligent pilot ICC mode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, The controlling of the driving object to execute or exit the target driving mode based on the driving control instruction is specifically: when the driving control instruction is an entering instruction of entering the target driving mode, controlling the driving object to open the target driving mode; when the driving control instruction is a mode switching instruction of switching to the target driving mode, controlling the driving object to exit a currently opened intelligent driving mode and then controlling the driving object to open the target driving mode; when the driving control instruction is an exiting instruction of the target driving mode, controlling the driving object to exit the target driving mode.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, The driving object is a vehicle, and the controlling of the vehicle to open the ACC mode comprises: acquiring a current speed of the vehicle; if the current speed is less than a preset cruise speed, controlling the vehicle to cruise at the preset cruise speed; if the current speed is greater than or equal to the preset cruise speed, controlling the vehicle to cruise at the current speed.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, After the controlling of the vehicle to exit the ACC mode, the method further comprises: when restart information of an intelligent driving mode is received, controlling the vehicle to open the ACC mode and cruise at a last cruise speed.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The method further comprises: Switch a corresponding indication mode of the indicator light based on the driving control instruction or the target driving mode control indication, wherein different indication modes are used to indicate different driving information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, The indication mode includes at least one of color, logo, flashing frequency, brightness, and progress bar.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The driving information includes driving state information, driving switching information, and driving mode information, wherein the driving state information includes normal driving state and intelligent driving state, the driving switching information indicates that the current time is within a preset time before or after switching the driving state or the driving mode, and the driving mode information includes normal driving mode, first intelligent driving mode, second intelligent driving mode, and third intelligent driving mode.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, The switching of the indication mode of the indicator light based on the driving control instruction or the target driving mode control indication is specifically: When the current time is within a preset time before the second intelligent driving mode or the third intelligent driving mode is started, the indicator light is controlled to emit first color light and flash at a first preset frequency for a second preset time; When the driving object starts the second intelligent driving mode or the third intelligent driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit first color light and flash at a second preset frequency for a first preset number of times and then be constantly on, wherein the second preset frequency is greater than the first preset frequency; When the driving object starts the first intelligent driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit second color light and flash at a third preset frequency for a second preset number of times and then be constantly on; When the driving object starts the normal driving mode, the indicator light is controlled to emit third color light and flash at a fourth preset frequency for a third preset number of times and then be constantly on.

12. A control system for a driving mode, characterized by The system includes: A generation module configured to generate a driving control instruction when an action of an operating member is detected; A control module configured to control a driving object to execute or exit a target driving mode based on the driving control instruction, wherein the target driving mode includes a normal driving mode and an intelligent driving mode, and the driving control instruction includes at least one of an entering instruction, a mode switching instruction, and an exiting instruction; The generation of the driving control instruction when the action of the operating member is detected is specifically: if the action is a first action and there is no currently started intelligent driving mode, an entering instruction for entering a first intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is the first action and there is a currently started intelligent driving mode, an exiting instruction for exiting the currently started intelligent driving mode is generated; if the action is a second action and there is no currently started intelligent driving mode, an entering instruction for entering a second intelligent driving mode or a third intelligent driving mode is generated, wherein the priority of the second intelligent driving mode is higher than that of the third intelligent driving mode, and the priority of the third intelligent driving mode is higher than that of the first intelligent driving mode; if the action is the second action and there is a currently started intelligent driving mode, a mode switching instruction for switching to the first intelligent driving mode is generated; and if the action is a third action, an entering instruction for entering the normal driving mode is generated.

13. A controller characterized by comprising: A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the driving mode control method according to any one of claims 1-11.

14. A vehicle characterized by comprising: comprises: The driving mode control system according to claim 12, or the controller according to claim 13.

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