Apparatuses, systems and method for transitioning between autonomous and manual modes of vehicle operations
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorsAaron Scott Chan, Kenneth Jason Sanchez, Christina P. Mullen
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for determining whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode. More particularly, apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for determining whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode based on vehicle interior image data.
Claims20
A device for determining whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode, the device comprising:
- a vehicle interior data receiving module stored on a memory that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive vehicle interior data from at least one vehicle interior sensor, wherein the vehicle interior data is representative of whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode;
- a day/time data receiving module stored on a memory that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive day/time data, wherein the day/time data is representative of a particular day and time of day;
- a driver action time stamp data generation module stored on a memory that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate driver action time stamp data based on the vehicle interior data and the day/time data;
- a vehicle driver ready determination module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine whether the vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode based on the driver action time stamp data;
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- a vehicle operation mode transfer module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to automatically transfer the vehicle operation mode to a manual operation mode based on the determined readiness of the vehicle driver for the associated vehicle to be transferred from the autonomous operation mode to the manual operation mode.
A computer-implemented method for determining whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, vehicle interior data from at least one vehicle interior sensor, wherein the vehicle interior data is representative of whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode;
- receiving, at a processor, day/time data in response to the processor executing a day/time data receiving module, wherein the day/time data is representative of a particular day and time of day;
- generating, using a processor, driver action time stamp data based on the vehicle interior data and the day/time data in response to the processor executing a driver action time stamp data generation module;
- determining, using the processor, whether the vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode based on the driver action time stamp data;
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- automatically transferring, using the processor, a vehicle operation mode to a manual operation mode based on the determined readiness of the vehicle driver for the associated vehicle to be transferred from the autonomous operation mode to the manual operation mode.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
- a vehicle interior data receiving module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive vehicle interior data from at least one vehicle interior sensor, wherein the vehicle interior data is representative of whether a vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode;
- a day/time data receiving module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive day/time data, wherein the day/time data is representative of a particular day and time of day;
- a driver action time stamp data generation module that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate driver action time stamp data based on the vehicle interior data and the day/time data;
- a vehicle driver ready determination module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine whether the vehicle driver is ready for an associated vehicle to be transferred from an autonomous operation mode to a manual operation mode based on the driver action time stamp data;
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- a vehicle operation mode transfer module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to automatically transfer the vehicle operation mode to a manual operation mode based on the determined readiness of the vehicle driver for the associated vehicle to be transferred from the autonomous operation mode to the manual operation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.