Autonomous Vehicle Control System for Occupant Preference Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles lack the ability to incorporate occupant preferences into their driving experiences, leading to discomfort and potential delays in adoption, as they operate based on default settings that may not align with individual preferences, while remaining safe and legal.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows occupants to customize default settings of autonomous vehicles by receiving, collecting, and storing their preferences, using sensors and communication systems to adjust core and peripheral functions, ensuring compliance with safety and legal thresholds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If autonomous vehicles operate based on default settings, then safety and legal compliance are maintained, but occupant comfort and preference alignment deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts vehicle operating parameters by transitioning from static default settings to adaptive, preference-based control. Sensors continuously monitor occupant responses and system performance, enabling real-time modification of driving behaviors such as acceleration rates, braking patterns, and route selection while maintaining safety thresholds.
Solution Approach 2:
The system modifies operational parameters by collecting and analyzing occupant preference data to adjust vehicle behavior. This includes changing speed profiles, route preferences, and environmental controls based on stored preference patterns, allowing the vehicle to adapt its parameters while operating within safety and legal boundaries.
2Adaptability or versatility
If autonomous vehicles incorporate occupant preferences, then comfort and adoption rates improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The preference management system is segmented into distinct functional modules: preference collection module, preference storage module, preference analysis module, and preference application module. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while enabling comprehensive preference customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs universal components that serve multiple functions. For example, the sensor system collects both safety-critical data and preference-related data, while the control system manages both safety compliance and preference implementation, reducing the need for separate dedicated systems.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and systems are integrated for preference collection, then preference accuracy improves, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges preference collection functionality with existing vehicle sensor systems. Existing sensors such as cameras, microphones, and motion detectors are utilized for both safety monitoring and preference detection, eliminating the need for separate dedicated preference sensors and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the vehicle's existing infrastructure and data processing capabilities to handle preference collection and analysis. The same computational resources used for autonomous driving decisions are leveraged to process preference data, reducing the need for additional specialized hardware.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is disclosed for incorporating preferences of a human occupant into an autonomous driving experience. The method may include a computer system autonomously controlling speed and steering of a vehicle. While it is controlling the vehicle, the computer system may interpret a speech command received from a human occupant of the vehicle. The computer system may determine whether changing at least one of the speed and steering in accordance with the speech command would be safe and legal. If it would be safe and legal, the computer system may change the at least one of the speed and steering in accordance with the speech command. If it would not be safe and legal, the computer system may leave the at least one of the speed and steering unchanged in contravention of the speech command.