Systems and methods for remotely assisting an operator
AssigneeToyota Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsHiroshi Yasuda, Manuel Ludwig Kuehner
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Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to remotely assisting an operator that is impaired using alerts from a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a first vehicle using a communications network, assistance information about an operator and a second vehicle near the first vehicle, wherein the assistance information indicates a state of the operator and a position of the second vehicle. The method also includes, upon approving an action according to the state and the position, selecting an alert that changes the state according to the position and attributes determined according to sensor data of the first vehicle. The method also includes activating the alert by the first vehicle.
Claims20
An assistance system for assisting an operator remotely, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, by a first vehicle using a communications network, assistance information about the operator and a second vehicle near the first vehicle, wherein the assistance information indicates a state of the operator and a position of the second vehicle;
- upon approving action according to the state and the position, select an alert from multiple alerts that changes the state according to the position, an alignment between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and attributes associated with driving conditions derived from sensor data of the first vehicle;
- and
- activate the alert by the first vehicle.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for assisting an operator remotely comprising:
- instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- receive, by a first vehicle using a communications network, assistance information about the operator and a second vehicle near the first vehicle, wherein the assistance information indicates a state of the operator and a position of the second vehicle;
- upon approving action according to the state and the position, select an alert from multiple alerts that changes the state according to the position, an alignment between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and attributes associated with driving conditions derived from sensor data of the first vehicle;
- and
- activate the alert by the first vehicle.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first vehicle using a communications network, assistance information about an operator and a second vehicle near the first vehicle, wherein the assistance information indicates a state of the operator and a position of the second vehicle;
- upon approving action according to the state and the position, selecting an alert from multiple alerts that changes the state according to the position, an alignment between the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and attributes associated with driving conditions derived from sensor data of the first vehicle;
- and
- activating the alert by the first vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.