US 10,319,157 B2Granted

System and method for automatic maintenance

AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC

InventorsGautier Minster, Solomon Bier, Matthias Wisniowski

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Abstract

Systems and methods for automatic maintenance of an autonomous vehicle include: identifying a maintenance requirement for an autonomous vehicle, wherein identifying a maintenance requirement includes using one or more sensors to obtain vehicle maintenance data; in response to identifying the maintenance requirement, generating a maintenance request comprising a description or data relating to the maintenance requirement; transmitting the maintenance request; receiving maintenance instructions comprising maintenance routing instructions and a maintenance schedule for a maintenance session for resolving the maintenance requirement; and implementing the maintenance instructions.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system for automatically detecting and performing maintenance of an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising:

an autonomous vehicle comprising one or more sensors that obtain maintenance data regarding one or more systems or physical characteristics of the autonomous vehicle,
wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to:
analyze the maintenance data to identify whether a maintenance need for the autonomous vehicle exists;
generate a maintenance request based on identifying the maintenance need;
transmit the maintenance request to an external maintenance entity capable of assisting the autonomous vehicle with the maintenance request;
and
receive maintenance routing instructions for directing the autonomous vehicle to a maintenance location for servicing the maintenance need;
and
a maintenance coordinator associated with the external maintenance entity that is configured to:
receive the maintenance request;
analyze the maintenance request and coordinate the maintenance location for the autonomous vehicle and the external maintenance entity;
and
communicate the maintenance location and the routing instructions to the autonomous vehicle.

10 more elements

A method for automatic maintenance of an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

identifying a maintenance requirement for an autonomous vehicle, wherein identifying a maintenance requirement includes using one or more sensors to obtain vehicle maintenance data;
in response to identifying the maintenance requirement, generating a maintenance request comprising a description or data relating to the maintenance requirement;
in response to the maintenance request, receiving maintenance instructions comprising a maintenance location, maintenance routing instructions and a maintenance schedule for a maintenance session for resolving the maintenance requirement;
and
controlling the autonomous vehicle to obtain the automatic maintenance based on the maintenance instructions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/465,079Filed 21 Mar 2017 · us provisional application
Priority: 22 Mar 2016
Published: US 2017/0278312 A128 Sep 2017
Granted: 11 Jun 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G07C 5/006
Registering or indicating the working of vehicles: indicating maintenance
G05D 1/0297
Fleet control: by controlling means in a control room
G06Q 10/00
Administration
G06Q 50/40
Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g.…:…

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Application62/311,691Us provisional application · filed 22 Mar 2016
US 2017/0278312 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Sep 2017
US 10,319,157 B2This patent

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