Autonomous Vehicle Personality Classification From Raw Driving Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack the ability to effectively process and analyze the vast amounts of raw data generated by autonomous vehicles, failing to convert this data into meaningful measurements for identifying distinct personalities in autonomous vehicles, which are shaped by their operations and performance over time.

Innovation Solution

The system receives and processes raw autonomous vehicle data to generate aggregated statistics, uses machine learning and natural language processing to cluster and analyze this data, and automatically surfaces personality identifiers through sentiment analysis, enabling the assignment of representative personalities to autonomous vehicles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If machine learning is used to process raw autonomous vehicle data, then the ability to identify distinct personalities is improved, but the complexity of data processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonality identification accuracyVSAvoiddata processing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex data processing task into multiple stages: raw data collection from autonomous vehicles, data cleaning and preprocessing, feature extraction to identify operational patterns, clustering analysis to group similar vehicles, and personality assignment based on cluster characteristics. This segmentation reduces the complexity of any single processing step while maintaining overall accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary components including data preprocessing modules that clean and standardize raw data before analysis, feature extraction layers that transform raw operational data into meaningful characteristics, and clustering algorithms that serve as intermediaries between raw data and personality identification. These intermediaries simplify the overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If voluminous raw data is processed to generate meaningful statistics, then personality identification is improved, but the data processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonality classification accuracyVSAvoiddata processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the most relevant features and statistics from the voluminous raw data through selective feature extraction. Instead of processing all raw data points, the system identifies and extracts key operational characteristics such as acceleration patterns, braking behavior, route selection preferences, and interaction styles. This extraction approach maintains personality identification accuracy while significantly reducing processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial processing by focusing on the most discriminative features and statistics needed for personality identification rather than comprehensively analyzing all available data. The system processes a subset of critical data elements that provide sufficient information for accurate personality classification, thereby reducing overall processing time while maintaining effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If automated models are used to identify personalities, then the scalability is improved, but the difficulty of interpreting results increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonality assignment efficiencyVSAvoidresult interpretability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms that provide interpretable outputs from automated personality identification. The system generates explanations for why specific personalities are assigned, presents confidence scores for each classification, and allows for manual review and adjustment of automated decisions. This feedback loop maintains scalability while improving result interpretability for stakeholders.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses visual metaphors and color-coded representations to make automated personality identification results more interpretable. Different personality types are represented with distinct visual characteristics, and confidence levels are indicated through visual intensity or color saturation. This visual encoding makes complex automated model outputs more accessible and understandable without reducing scalability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Data Source

PatentUS11599563B2Programmatically identifying a personality of an autonomous vehicle
Publication Date: 2023.03.07 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for assigning personalities to autonomous vehicles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving data from an autonomous vehicle; generating a vector representing the autonomous vehicle based on the data; classifying the vector into one or more personalities; receiving a search query from a user; identifying one or more autonomous vehicles responsive to the search query based on personalities assigned to the one or more autonomous vehicles, the one or more autonomous vehicles including the autonomous vehicle; and transmitting the one or more autonomous vehicles to the user.