Autonomous Driving Control Right Transfer Notification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing autonomous driving control systems inaccurately identify user drowsiness, leading to unnecessary control right transfer notifications and increased power consumption, as they may mistakenly recognize users interacting with multimedia devices as drowsy.

Innovation Solution

A device and method that utilize sensors to monitor user state and determine the presence of external device connections and user input, providing control right transfer interfaces only when necessary, using display devices and communication with external devices to ensure accurate notifications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the autonomous driving control device monitors user state using sensors to identify drowsiness, then the reliability of control right transfer notification is improved, but false identification of drowsy state occurs when user is using multimedia devices, leading to unnecessary notifications

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of drowsiness identificationVSAvoidfalse positive notifications
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The monitoring system is divided into multiple independent sensor modules: posture detection sensors, multimedia device usage detection sensors, and external device connection detection sensors. Each sensor group independently monitors specific aspects of user state, and their results are integrated to make comprehensive drowsiness determination, reducing false positives from single-sensor limitations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously receives feedback from multiple sensors about user posture, multimedia device usage status, and external device connection status. This feedback loop allows the system to dynamically adjust its drowsiness assessment by cross-validating signals from different sources, preventing false identification when user is engaged with devices

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the autonomous driving control device provides control right transfer notification frequently to ensure safety, then the reliability of safety monitoring is improved, but user experience deteriorates due to unnecessary notifications

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesafety monitoring reliabilityVSAvoidusability of autonomous driving function
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary verification of user state using multiple sensors before triggering control right transfer notification. By checking multimedia device usage status, external device connections, and posture data in advance, the system prevents unnecessary notifications while maintaining safety monitoring, improving user experience without compromising reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If the autonomous driving control device continuously monitors user state and provides notifications, then the reliability of control right management is improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol right management reliabilityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic monitoring cycles where sensors are activated at intervals rather than continuously. The control unit checks user state, multimedia device usage, and external device connections at predetermined time periods, maintaining control right management reliability while significantly reducing power consumption compared to continuous monitoring

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS20240199089A1Device and method for controlling autonomous driving
Publication Date: 2024.06.20 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An embodiment autonomous driving control device for controlling autonomous driving includes a display device, a sensor device including a sensor, a memory having instructions stored thereon, and a controller operatively connected to the sensor device and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the controller, are configured to cause the autonomous driving control device to obtain state information of a user using the sensor device while controlling a host vehicle based on a specified autonomous driving mode, to determine whether the state information satisfies a specified condition, and to provide a user interface about transfer of a control right of the host vehicle to the user using the display device in response to a determination that the state information satisfies the specified condition.