Remote Vehicle Merging Control With Safety-Checked Lane Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for assisting motor vehicles in merging into traffic lanes are inefficient and lack adequate safety measures, particularly in automated or semi-automated driving scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for remotely controlling the lateral and longitudinal guidance of a motor vehicle during merging, using signals from the surroundings to generate remote control signals, with safety conditions and redundancy checks to ensure safe operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing methods for assisting motor vehicles in merging into traffic lanes are used, then the merging process can be supported, but the efficiency and safety are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into multiple independent components: lateral guidance control, longitudinal guidance control, safety condition checking, and remote control signal generation. Each component operates independently with specific safety checks, allowing the system to achieve high reliability through modular design while maintaining efficient merging operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs beforehand safety checks by determining safety conditions before executing merging maneuvers. Remote control signals are generated only after verifying that safety conditions are met, providing a cushioning mechanism that prevents unsafe operations while maintaining efficient merging when conditions are favorable.
2Ease of operation
If automated or semi-automated driving is implemented during merging, then the ease of operation is improved, but the safety and control reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors safety conditions and provides feedback control during the merging process. Remote control signals are adjusted based on real-time safety condition assessments, ensuring that automated operation maintains high safety standards while providing ease of operation through automatic guidance control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-verification of safety conditions and automatically generates appropriate control signals without requiring continuous manual intervention. The automated system serves itself by monitoring its own operational state and adjusting control parameters to maintain safety while providing ease of operation.
3Productivity
If remote control signals are generated based on surroundings signals for lateral and longitudinal guidance, then the merging efficiency is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control system is designed with multi-functionality to handle both lateral guidance and longitudinal guidance using a unified control architecture. The same system components perform multiple functions including signal reception, safety condition determination, and generation of both lateral and longitudinal control signals, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high merging efficiency.
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AI summary
A method for the at least assisted merging of a motor vehicle into a traffic lane. The method includes: determining that a motor vehicle is to be merged into the traffic lane, receiving signals from the surroundings, which represent surroundings of the motor vehicle including at least partially the traffic lane, generating remote control signals for remotely controlling a lateral guidance and/or a longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle based on the signals from the surroundings, in order to at least assist the motor vehicle during the remote control on the basis of the remote control signals in merging into the traffic lane, outputting the generated remote control signals. A device, a computer program, and a machine-readable memory medium, are also described.