Autonomous Vehicle Hailing via Gesture Detection and One-Tap App Reservation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current autonomous vehicle systems lack intuitive and convenient methods for users to navigate and hail vehicles, especially in situations where destination information is uncertain or not required, leading to user anxiety and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to easily hail and navigate autonomous vehicles using intuitive navigational commands, such as forward, backward, turn left, and turn right, without the need for destination information, and enables one-tap vehicle reservation through an app without specifying a destination, utilizing sensors, gesture detection, and advanced check-in methods like NFC and QR codes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional taxi hailing methods are used where users must enter destination information, then the service company can estimate fees and dispatch appropriately, but users who are uncertain about their destination find it impossible to reserve a vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the destination information requirement from the vehicle reservation process. The system allows users to hail and reserve vehicles without entering destination information, separating the hailing function from the traditional booking workflow that requires destination input for fee estimation and dispatch planning.
Solution Approach 2:
The autonomous vehicle system performs self-service by autonomously navigating to the user's location and awaiting pickup without requiring detailed itinerary information. The vehicle independently determines its routing and operational parameters once hailed, eliminating the need for users to provide destination data during the hailing process.
2Ease of operation
If autonomous vehicles require detailed destination information for routing, then the control system can calculate optimal paths, but users cannot easily take detours or change destinations during trips
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system is designed to be dynamic and adaptable. Users can issue new navigational commands (forward, backward, turn left, turn right, U-turn) at any point during the journey, and the control system dynamically recalculates the route in real-time based on current location and new instructions, allowing flexible detours without system reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-calculates multiple possible routes and intersection points along the primary destination path. When users issue navigational commands to go straight through intersections or take detours, the system has already prepared alternative routing options, enabling rapid route modification without complex real-time calculations.
3Reliability
If autonomous vehicles use complex sensor arrays and processing systems to navigate autonomously, then the vehicle can sense and navigate surroundings accurately, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a unified control system that integrates multiple functions: sensor data processing, route calculation, navigational command interpretation, vehicle maneuver control, and user interaction management. This multi-functional architecture consolidates what would otherwise be separate complex subsystems into a single integrated platform, maintaining reliability while managing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system merges sensor processing, navigation logic, and vehicle actuation into a single integrated control module. Rather than having separate independent systems for each function, the patent combines these elements into one cohesive control architecture that processes user commands and sensor data through a unified decision-making framework.
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AI summary
System and method for implementing a user's commands to utilize and control an autonomous vehicle. In several aspects, certain rules are arranged for navigation and operation of autonomous vehicle. In one aspect, a vehicle is configured to show a message to a user who hails the vehicle with gestures. In another aspect, a one-tap hailing process is configured, wherein destination info is not required.