Autonomous Driving Object Messaging for Non-V2X Hazard Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing autonomous driving technologies face challenges in providing a safe driving experience by effectively communicating with all objects in a vehicle's driving environment, including those incapable of V2X communication.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device equipped with sensors and communication capabilities that can obtain object data, determine if an object is capable of communicating with a vehicle, and transmit appropriate messages, such as emergency messages, to ensure safe autonomous driving.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If autonomous driving systems rely only on V2X communication for object detection, then communication efficiency is improved, but detection coverage is reduced because objects incapable of V2X communication cannot be detected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection coverageVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device acts as an intermediary between objects incapable of V2X communication and the autonomous vehicle. It detects objects using sensors, determines their communication capability, and transmits information about undetectable objects to the vehicle, thereby extending detection coverage without requiring all objects to have V2X communication capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments object detection into two pathways: objects capable of V2X communication are detected through communication signals, while objects incapable of V2X communication are detected through sensor-based observation by the electronic device. This segmentation allows the system to handle different object types through appropriate detection methods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If the electronic device transmits information about all detected objects, then information completeness is improved, but communication load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidcommunication energy
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device applies different information transmission strategies based on the specific characteristics of each object. For objects incapable of V2X communication, it transmits detailed information including position, movement state, and predicted trajectory. For objects already detectable through V2X, it transmits only supplementary information, thereby reducing overall communication load while maintaining information completeness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Measurement precision

If the system uses multiple sensors for comprehensive object detection, then detection accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidsensor system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device integrates multiple sensors (camera, radar, lidar, infrared) that can detect various types of objects including vehicles, pedestrians, animals, and obstacles. These sensors serve multiple functions: detecting object position, determining movement state, identifying object type, and predicting trajectories, thereby achieving comprehensive detection accuracy without proportionally increasing system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3931811B1Electronic device and method for assisting with driving of vehicle
Publication Date: 2025.02.19 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device and a method for assisting autonomous driving of a vehicle are provided. The electronic device includes: a communicator; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: obtain object data of an object located in a driving environment of the vehicle; based on determining that the object incapable of communicating with the vehicle, obtain an object situation of the object, the object situation being determined based on the object data; determine whether the object situation is a dangerous situation; based on determining the object situation, determine a message type for notifying at least one of the object data and the object situation to the vehicle; and transmit a message generated according to the determined message type through the communicator.