Remote Supervision Control for Relaxed Autonomous Driving Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Remote operation systems place a heavy burden on the remote operating party due to limited field of view and increased operational demands, particularly when the moving body deviates from autonomous driving conditions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and system that detect a first operation by a supervising party, relax the execution conditions for autonomous driving, and allow the moving body to continue driving autonomously under these relaxed conditions, with tightened restrictions to ensure safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the moving body drives autonomously under strict execution conditions, then safety is improved, but the operational burden on the remote operating party increases due to frequent interventions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the execution conditions adjustable rather than fixed. The control device dynamically changes the execution conditions based on the operational state, allowing the system to transition between strict conditions (for safety) and relaxed conditions (for ease of operation). This is achieved through the operation condition change device that modifies execution conditions in response to operations by the remote operating party.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of execution conditions based on operational context. When the moving body operates normally, stricter parameters are applied for safety. When the remote operating party performs operations, the parameters are relaxed to reduce operational burden. This parameter adaptation allows the system to balance safety and ease of operation under different circumstances.
2Ease of operation
If the field of view of the remote operation screen is expanded, then the supervisory capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the supervisory capability from a single remote location to multiple locations by adding spatial dimensions to the supervision system. The plurality of supervision devices can be positioned at different locations, each with its own field of view, collectively providing comprehensive coverage without requiring any single device to have overly complex optics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the execution conditions universally applicable across multiple supervision devices and operational scenarios. The same relaxed execution conditions apply to all supervision devices, allowing them to function uniformly under the same rules, which simplifies the overall system architecture compared to having device-specific complex control mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If the execution conditions are relaxed to reduce operational burden, then ease of operation is improved, but safety may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts execution conditions based on real-time operational context. When the remote operating party is actively operating, conditions are relaxed for ease of operation. When normal autonomous operation occurs, stricter conditions apply for safety. This dynamic adaptation ensures that safety is maintained when needed while reducing burden when appropriate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes execution parameters conditionally based on operational state. The control device monitors whether the moving body is operating normally or requires remote intervention, and adjusts the execution condition parameters accordingly. This parameter switching mechanism ensures that relaxed parameters (reducing burden) are only applied when safe to do so.
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AI summary
An information processing method is an information processing method executed by a computer, and includes: detecting a first operation by a supervising party that supervises a moving body which drives autonomously from a remote location where the moving body cannot be supervised directly; and when the first operation is detected, relaxing an execution condition for autonomous driving of the moving body more than an execution condition applied when the first operation is not detected, and causing the moving body to drive autonomously under the execution condition that has been relaxed.