Autonomous Driving Prohibition Release via Vehicle Traveling State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous driving systems struggle to appropriately release autonomous driving prohibition sections when the underlying conditions that led to their setting, such as temporary construction, bad weather, or low friction roads, are resolved, as determining the validity terms for these conditions can be challenging.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that stores autonomous driving prohibition section locations on a map in association with specific release conditions, allowing it to determine whether the conditions for releasing these sections have been met based on the vehicle's traveling state, such as the number of vehicles passing through, onboard equipment activation, or travel system status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If autonomous driving prohibition sections are set based on validity terms, then the system can automatically manage prohibition periods, but it cannot appropriately release sections when the underlying conditions (bad weather, low friction roads, frequent merging failures) are resolved
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors traveling states (vehicle speed, acceleration, steering angle, brake operation) and compares them against predetermined thresholds to dynamically determine whether prohibition sections should be released. This feedback mechanism allows the system to adapt to changing conditions in real-time, ensuring reliable release determination based on actual driving behavior rather than fixed validity terms
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the vehicle's own traveling state data and operational parameters to automatically determine release conditions, eliminating the need for external validation or manual intervention. The control unit autonomously evaluates whether the vehicle can safely pass through prohibition sections based on its own performance characteristics and current operating conditions
2Measurement precision
If the system monitors multiple traveling state parameters to determine release conditions, then the accuracy of release determination improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is divided into functional modules, each responsible for specific traveling state parameters (speed monitoring, acceleration monitoring, steering angle monitoring, brake operation monitoring). The control unit integrates outputs from these segmented modules to make comprehensive release determinations, making the complex monitoring system more manageable and maintainable while preserving high measurement precision
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus (10) capable of communicating with a vehicle (2) includes a storage unit (33) configured to store a location of an autonomous driving prohibition section on a map in association with a release condition set based on a traveling state of the vehicle (2); and a control unit (32) configured to acquire the traveling state of the vehicle (2) including the location of the vehicle (2) on the map from the vehicle (2) through communication, the control unit (32) being configured to determine whether or not to release the autonomous driving prohibition section based on the acquired traveling state of the vehicle (2), the location of the autonomous driving prohibition section and the release condition of the autonomous driving prohibition section, the location and the release condition being stored in the storage unit (33).