Driver Assistance Control With Personalized Intervention Thresholds

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing driver assistance systems in motor vehicles often intervene too early or too late in critical driving situations, disrupting the driver's intended maneuvers and affecting the vehicle's control, leading to reduced acceptance and safety issues due to varying driver characteristics and preferences.

Innovation Solution

A driver assistance system that evaluates driver characteristic data to determine a personalized limit range and intervenes only when necessary, allowing for proactive and autonomous control in critical situations while ensuring seamless continuation of driving operations, with temporary autonomous control switching back to driver control when safe.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the driver assistance system intervenes early in critical driving situations, then safety is improved, but the driver's freedom of action and acceptance are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoiddriver's freedom of action
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the intervention threshold parameter based on driver characteristics. For sporty drivers with high driving skills, the intervention threshold is set higher (later intervention), while for less experienced drivers, the threshold is lower (earlier intervention). This parameter adaptation resolves the contradiction by tailoring the safety intervention timing to individual driver capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The intervention threshold is not fixed but dynamically adapted based on evaluated driver characteristics such as driving skill level, aggressiveness, and experience. The system transitions from a static threshold to a dynamic one that adjusts according to the driver's profile, allowing optimal balance between safety and driver freedom for each individual.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If the driver assistance system intervenes late in critical driving situations, then the driver's freedom of action is preserved, but safety is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriver's freedom of actionVSAvoidsafety
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system modifies the intervention timing parameter based on driver characteristics. For drivers with demonstrated high skill levels, the intervention occurs later preserving their freedom of action, while for less skilled drivers, intervention occurs earlier to ensure safety. This parameter customization resolves the contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The intervention threshold transitions from a fixed late intervention point to a dynamic threshold that adapts to individual driver capabilities. This allows the system to preserve driver freedom for competent drivers while ensuring safety for those who need earlier intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Device complexity

If the driver assistance system uses fixed intervention thresholds, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different driver characteristics is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidadaptability to driver characteristics
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic threshold adaptation based on driver characteristics evaluation. Instead of fixed thresholds, the intervention points are dynamically determined according to the driver's skill level, driving style, and experience, significantly improving adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of driver characteristics before determining intervention thresholds. By assessing driver skills, driving style, and experience in advance, the system pre-configures appropriate intervention parameters, enabling adaptability without requiring complex real-time adjustments during critical situations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Adaptability or versatility

If the driver assistance system evaluates driver characteristic data and determines personalized limit ranges, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized interventionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs driver characteristic evaluation and limit range determination in advance, before critical situations occur. This preliminary action stores personalized parameters that are then applied during critical moments, achieving high adaptability without requiring complex real-time processing during emergencies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements dynamic threshold adaptation based on driver characteristics evaluation. Instead of fixed thresholds, the intervention points are dynamically determined according to the driver's skill level, driving style, and experience, significantly improving adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP2862773B1Motor vehicle and method for controlling a motor vehicle
Publication Date: 2023.11.08 AUDI AG
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AI summary

Motor vehicle comprising at least one driver assistance system (2) for predicting forecast data about at least one future driving situation of the motor vehicle (1) by evaluating ego data relating to the motor vehicle (1) and environmental data relating to the motor vehicle environment, wherein the motor vehicle (1) is controllable by a driver in a first operating mode of the driver assistance system (2), wherein the driver assistance system (2) is configured to temporarily switch to a second operating mode upon fulfillment of a trigger condition or at least one trigger condition of several trigger conditions, in which the control of the motor vehicle (1) is carried out autonomously by the driver assistance system (2) without the possibility of intervention by the driver, wherein the trigger condition is configured to evaluate at least the forecast data and at least one driver characteristic data describing a driver characteristic.