AEB Parameter Calibration for Personalized Braking and Steering Timing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current autonomous emergency braking systems use a standard 'time-to-activate braking' (TTAB) that does not account for individual user differences, leading to suboptimal collision avoidance strategies.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that self-adaptively calibrate TTAB and 'time-to-activate steering' (TTAS) using a deep learning model, incorporating vehicle kinematics, user operation, object ahead, and road attributes to determine personalized corrected values based on driving behaviors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a standard TTAB value is used for all users, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but it does not account for individual user differences leading to suboptimal collision avoidance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to individual user differencesVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts TTAB and TTAS parameters based on real-time detection of user driving characteristics. The calibration module continuously learns and adapts to individual user behaviors, transforming static standard values into dynamic personalized parameters that evolve with user preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-calibration by automatically detecting user driving patterns and adjusting parameters without requiring manual user input or configuration. The calibration module autonomously analyzes driving data and determines optimized TTAB and TTAS values, enabling the system to serve itself in the parameter customization process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If deep learning methods are used to determine calibrated values, then personalized calibration accuracy is improved, but computational complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecalibration accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary calibration during periods when the vehicle is not in emergency braking mode, accumulating driving data and pre-computing personalized parameters. This advance calibration preparation reduces the computational burden during critical braking situations, as the deep learning model has already processed the data and determined optimized parameters beforehand.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical calibration methods with deep learning-based computational approaches. Instead of manual parameter adjustment or simple rule-based systems, the invention uses neural networks to automatically analyze driving patterns and determine optimal TTAB and TTAS values, achieving higher precision through computational intelligence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP3725609B1Calibrating method for vehicle Anti-collision parameters, vehicle controller and storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.11.01 NIO ANHUI HLDG CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for calibrating vehicle anti-collision parameters and a computer storage medium for implementing the method. The method for calibrating the vehicle anti-collision parameters comprises the following steps: setting a standard value of the latest time to activate braking TTAB and a standard value of the latest time to activate steering TTAS of a present vehicle; determining a calibrated value of TTAB and a calibrated value of TTAS; and combining the standard value of TTAB and the standard value of TTAS with respective corresponding calibrated values to determine a corrected value of TTAB and a corrected value of TTAS. Since the corresponding corrected value of TTAB and the corresponding corrected value of TTAS may be self-adaptively determined, driving safety and user experience are improved.