Autonomous Driving Parameter Control for Positioning Precision Shifts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current self-driving technologies fail to ensure driving safety as they do not adapt driving parameters to changing external environments, leading to mismatched positioning precision and potential safety risks, especially when transitioning between different road conditions.

Innovation Solution

A terminal device that obtains vehicle external-environment data and initial positioning precision, adjusts the actual positioning precision based on preset environment characteristics, and adjusts the driving parameters accordingly to ensure safe self-driving, prompting manual intervention if necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a fixed driving parameter is used based on a single positioning mode, then the system complexity is reduced, but the positioning precision does not match the actual external environment, compromising driving safety

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoiddriving safety
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the driving parameters adjustable and adaptive to changing external environments. The terminal device dynamically adjusts driving parameters based on real-time positioning precision and environmental conditions, transforming a static system into a dynamic one that can respond to environmental changes while maintaining driving safety

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements parameter changes by modifying driving parameters according to positioning precision and external environment characteristics. The terminal device changes parameters such as speed limits, stopping distances, and routing decisions based on the determined positioning precision, allowing the system to adapt to different environmental conditions without increasing structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If the driving parameter is adjusted according to external environment changes, then the positioning precision matches the driving parameter, but the device complexity increases due to environmental monitoring and parameter adjustment mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving safetyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device performs multiple functions including environmental monitoring, positioning precision determination, and driving parameter adjustment within a single integrated system. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining driving safety

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback by using the determined positioning precision and environmental characteristics to adjust driving parameters. The terminal device continuously monitors positioning precision, determines environmental characteristics, and feeds this information back to adjust driving parameters, creating a closed-loop system that improves safety without requiring complex open-loop control mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If initial positioning precision is used without environmental adjustment, then the device complexity is minimized, but the positioning precision does not reflect actual environmental conditions, reducing measurement accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidpositioning precision accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by adjusting the positioning precision value based on environmental characteristics. The terminal device modifies the positioning precision parameter according to detected environmental factors such as road conditions, weather, and geographic features, thereby improving the accuracy of positioning precision representation without adding complex hardware

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Measurement precision

If environmental monitoring is implemented to adjust positioning precision, then the positioning precision accuracy improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional sensors and processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepositioning precision accuracyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device integrates environmental monitoring capabilities into its existing multi-functional architecture, using the same device to perform positioning, environmental sensing, and parameter adjustment. This approach improves positioning precision accuracy while limiting device complexity by avoiding dedicated separate systems for each function

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

Data Source

PatentEP3641350B1Automatic driving method for motor vehicle, and terminal device
Publication Date: 2023.10.04 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application disclose a motor vehicle self-driving method and a terminal device. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, vehicle external-environment data of a position of a motor vehicle and initial positioning precision of the motor vehicle; determining, by the terminal device, a target driving parameter of the motor vehicle based on the vehicle external-environment data and the initial positioning precision; and controlling, by the terminal device, the motor vehicle to drive based on the target driving parameter. In the embodiments of this application, the terminal device determines the target driving parameter of the motor vehicle based on the vehicle external-environment data and the initial positioning precision. In this way, the target driving parameter varies with the vehicle external-environment data, and further matches an external environment, thereby improving self-driving safety of the motor vehicle.