Autonomous Vehicle Speed Control via Occupant Vision Capability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles often operate at speeds or configurations that exceed human comfort levels due to their advanced sensor capabilities, leading to passenger discomfort and potential interference with the driving system, which negatively impacts the user experience.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines a recommended operational configuration for autonomous vehicles based on occupant vision capability information, comparing user-defined comfort levels with maximum vehicle capabilities using sensors and contextual data to adjust speed and other parameters, providing a more humanized driving experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If autonomous vehicles operate at maximum speed based on sensor capabilities, then vehicle productivity is improved, but passenger comfort deteriorates due to exceeding human visual comfort levels
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the vehicle's operational parameters (speed, acceleration) based on the determined comfortable configuration. The processor modifies these parameters in real-time to match what the occupant would visually comfortably operate at, resolving the contradiction between maximum productivity and passenger comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the determined comfortable operational configuration to continuously adjust vehicle operation. By comparing the comfortable configuration against maximum capabilities and using this feedback loop, the system maintains optimal speed that satisfies both productivity requirements and passenger comfort levels.
2Productivity
If autonomous vehicles operate at maximum speed based on sensor capabilities, then vehicle productivity is improved, but user experience deteriorates due to anxiety and potential interference with driving system
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes operational parameters to align with user comfort levels. By determining the comfortable operational configuration based on occupant vision capability and adjusting speed accordingly, the system improves user experience while maintaining acceptable productivity through optimized rather than maximum speed operation.
3Measurement precision
If vehicle operates based on maximum sensor visibility, then measurement precision is improved, but adaptability deteriorates because it cannot adjust to individual occupant vision capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by tailoring the operational configuration to the specific occupant's vision capabilities rather than using a uniform maximum sensor visibility approach. The comfortable operational configuration is locally adapted to each occupant's visual field and vision capability, allowing the vehicle to operate at speeds appropriate for that specific user while still leveraging the sensor system's measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters based on individual occupant characteristics. By determining vision capability information specific to each occupant and adjusting the comfortable operational configuration accordingly, the system achieves both measurement precision from sensors and adaptability to individual users through dynamic parameter modification.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method comprising: determining at least one vision capability information for one or more occupants of at least one vehicle; processing the vision capability information to determine an estimated comfortable operational configuration for the at least one vehicle; determining at least one maximum operational configuration for the at least one vehicle; and determining at least one recommended operational configuration for the at least one vehicle based, at least in part, on the estimated comfortable operational configuration and the maximum operational configuration. The method according to the invention provides a humanized driving experience for autonomous vehicles.