Recorded Vehicle Maneuvering for Smooth Automated Parking Activation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing driving systems for automated guidance and maneuvering of motor vehicles often lead to driver discomfort due to the need to evaluate and accept offers for recorded driving maneuvers while driving manually.

Innovation Solution

A driving system that allows drivers to record and store driving maneuvers, which can then be executed automatically when the vehicle reaches a predefined activation point or region, adhering closely to the recorded trajectory while ensuring safety and comfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If the driving system provides automated maneuvering based on recorded trajectories, then the automation level and productivity are improved, but the driver comfort deteriorates due to the need to evaluate and accept offers while manually driving

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation levelVSAvoiddriver comfort
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines whether to carry out the recorded driving maneuver in an automated manner before the vehicle arrives at the activation region. The offer to carry out the automated maneuver is output to the user before arrival, allowing the driver to evaluate and accept or reject the offer during a comfortable state rather than during active manual driving, thus resolving the contradiction between automation and driver comfort

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses an intermediary notification mechanism that communicates the availability and details of recorded driving maneuvers to the driver before arrival. This intermediary step allows the driver to make informed decisions about automated maneuver execution without the pressure of immediate manual driving tasks, balancing automation benefits with driver comfort

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the system waits for the vehicle to arrive at the activation region before offering automated maneuvering, then the driver comfort is improved by avoiding interruptions during manual driving, but the loss of time increases due to delayed notification

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriver comfortVSAvoidnotification delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary determination of whether to carry out the recorded driving maneuver before the vehicle arrives at the activation region. By outputting the offer to the user in advance rather than waiting for arrival, the system eliminates notification delay while still allowing comfortable evaluation before automated execution begins

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If the system requires precise positioning on the recorded trajectory for activation, then the manufacturing precision and reliability are improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates as the driver must manually align the vehicle accurately

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetrajectory alignment precisionVSAvoidmanual alignment ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines in advance whether to carry out the recorded driving maneuver before the vehicle arrives at the activation region. This preliminary determination allows the system to prepare the automated execution environment and guide the driver toward proper alignment, reducing the difficulty of manual alignment while maintaining precise trajectory following when automation executes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously determines the distance between the vehicle and the recorded trajectory, using this feedback to assess whether the vehicle is in the activation region. This feedback mechanism enables the system to provide real-time guidance to the driver for proper alignment while maintaining high precision requirements for automated execution

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250162573A1Driving System and Method for the Automated Maneuvering of a Motor Vehicle Based on a Recorded Driving Maneuver
Publication Date: 2025.05.22 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG
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AI summary

A driving system for automated maneuvering of a motor vehicle based on a recorded driving maneuver of the motor vehicle is provided. The driving system is configured to detect that a recorded driving maneuver is available at a destination of a travel of the motor vehicle, which destination is specified by a user. In response thereto, the driving system is further configured to cause the motor vehicle to be maneuvered in an automated manner at the destination based on the recorded driving maneuver.