Automated Driving Parameter Control for Driver Style Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing automated driving systems struggle to dynamically adjust driving parameters based on individual driving styles and environments, relying on manual settings that fail to adapt to driver preferences and conditions.

Innovation Solution

A method for determining driving parameters that utilizes real-time driving data acquisition, extraction of driving features, and a logistic regression model to dynamically adjust parameters such as longitudinal acceleration, deceleration, and lane changing duration based on driver style probabilities, using vehicle sensors and machine learning algorithms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual parameter setting is used in automated driving systems, then the system structure remains simple, but the system cannot dynamically adjust driving parameters based on individual driving styles and environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedynamic adjustment of driving parametersVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary classification of driver behavior into distinct driving styles (e.g., aggressive, conservative, normal) based on historical driving data. This pre-classification enables the automated driving system to quickly adapt parameters without complex real-time analysis, resolving the contradiction by preparing adaptation patterns in advance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system adjusts multiple driving parameters (acceleration, deceleration, lane changing, steering) based on the classified driving style. By changing these parameters according to pre-determined patterns associated with each driving style, the system achieves dynamic adaptability without requiring complex real-time decision-making structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If automated driving parameters are manually set, then implementation costs remain low, but the system cannot meet real-time requirements and driver preferences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time parameter adjustment capabilityVSAvoidimplementation cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system classifies driver behavior patterns in advance using machine learning algorithms trained on historical data. This preliminary classification creates a lookup table of appropriate parameter settings for each driving style, enabling real-time adaptation without expensive complex computation during actual driving.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates simplified representations (copies) of complex driver behavior patterns through classification into discrete driving styles. Instead of replicating the full complexity of individual driver decision-making in real-time, the system uses these simplified models to quickly determine appropriate parameter adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Measurement precision

If complex machine learning models are used to classify driving styles, then classification accuracy improves, but system complexity and computational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving style classification accuracyVSAvoidalgorithm complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The continuous spectrum of driver behavior is segmented into discrete driving style categories (e.g., aggressive, conservative, normal). This segmentation simplifies the classification task by dividing a complex continuous problem into manageable discrete classes, improving both accuracy and computational efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms complex multi-dimensional driver behavior data into simplified classification parameters that capture essential driving style characteristics. By changing the representation from raw continuous data to discrete style categories, the system achieves accurate classification with reduced computational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4063220B1Method for determining driving parameters and vehicle control apparatus
Publication Date: 2026.05.06 NIO TECH ANHUI CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for determining driving parameters includes: acquiring driving data of a driver; extracting driving features of the driver based on the driving data, where the driving features include first operation frequency of a first component of a vehicle and second operation frequency of a second component of the vehicle; determining, based on the driving features, a first probability that the driver has a first driving style and a second probability that the driver has a second driving style; and determining the driving parameters based on the first probability and the second probability, where the driving parameters include at least longitudinal acceleration and longitudinal deceleration. The method can dynamically adjust automated driving parameters to meet the driving style of the driver, thereby effectively improving user experience.