Intersection-Specific Driver Sensitivity Determination

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing unexpectedness prediction sensitivity determination methods for drivers at intersections are inaccurate due to variations in vehicle velocity when turning right or left, influenced by visibility and traffic conditions, leading to deteriorated prediction accuracy.

Innovation Solution

The system determines a standard driving operation level for each intersection based on intersection travel information from multiple vehicles and uses this to calculate the unexpectedness prediction sensitivity, focusing on consistent operation levels to improve accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the unexpectedness prediction sensitivity is determined based on the entire recorded vehicle velocity information, then the determination process is simple, but the determination accuracy deteriorates due to variations in driving operations at different intersections

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetermination process complexityVSAvoiddetermination accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the entire recorded vehicle velocity information into intersection-specific data groups. Instead of analyzing all velocity data uniformly, the system divides the data by intersection, allowing separate determination of standard driving operation levels for each intersection. This segmentation enables accurate comparison of driving operations at the same intersection while eliminating the diluting effect of variations between different intersections, thereby resolving the contradiction between simple processing and accurate determination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Quantity of substance

If the determination is based on all intersection data, then the data volume is sufficient, but the accuracy of predicting unexpected situations at specific intersections deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata volumeVSAvoidprediction accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by determining standard driving operation levels separately for each intersection rather than using a unified standard for all intersections. The base station identifies intersections where the standard driving operation levels match between comparison targets, ensuring that the determination is based on locally consistent driving patterns at the same intersection. This local quality approach maintains sufficient data volume while improving prediction accuracy for specific intersection scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If vehicle velocity variations due to visibility and traffic volume are considered, then the driving operation context is comprehensive, but the determination accuracy of unexpectedness prediction sensitivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving operation contextVSAvoiddetermination accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses copying by creating a reference standard driving operation level for each intersection based on aggregated data from multiple vehicles. Instead of directly comparing individual velocity data that varies with visibility and traffic conditions, the system creates a standardized reference copy that represents the typical driving operation at each intersection. This copying approach eliminates the harmful variations caused by environmental factors while preserving the essential driving patterns needed for accurate unexpectedness prediction sensitivity determination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP2827317B1Device for determining sensitivity to prediction of unexpected situations
Publication Date: 2020.01.08 NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An unexpectedness prediction sensitivity determining apparatus (2) determines a standard driving operation level of a driver when turning to the right or left at an intersection for each intersection based on intersection travel information received from plural vehicles C. Subsequently, the unexpectedness prediction sensitivity determining apparatus (2) determines the unexpectedness prediction sensitivity of the driver when turning to the right or left at the intersection based on the intersection travel information associated with the intersections where determined standard driving operation levels of the drivers are identical to one another.