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US 12,311,765 B2Granted
Dual integrated control apparatus for autonomous vehicle and method of controlling operation of the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsEun Sik Kim, Jae Wan Cho, Won Jin Jeong
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a dual integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle and a method of controlling an operation of the same, that allow a user to control operations of two joystick levers based on whether the joystick levers are touched and on a change in driving modes of a vehicle in a configuration in which a dual integrated control apparatus having the joystick levers is provided in the autonomous vehicle.
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A dual integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle, the dual integrated control apparatus comprising:
- a first joystick lever and a second joystick lever;
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- a first touch sensor coupled to the first joystick lever;
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- a second touch sensor coupled to the second joystick lever,
- wherein the first joystick lever is configured to, based on the first touch sensor detecting a user's touch, operate in a function activation state, the first joystick lever being configured to, in the function activation state, be manually operable and generate at least one of an acceleration signal, a deceleration signal, or a steering signal for a vehicle based on operation of the first joystick lever,
- wherein the second joystick lever is configured to, based on the first touch sensor detecting the user's touch, operate in a function deactivation fixed state or a function deactivation movable state, the second joystick lever being configured to, (i) in the function deactivation fixed state, be manually inoperable, and (ii) in the function deactivation movable state, be manually operable and restricted from generating the acceleration signal, the deceleration signal, or the steering signal for the vehicle,
- wherein the first and second joystick levers are configured to be maintained in a popped-up state based on the vehicle being in a manual driving mode, and
- wherein the first and second joystick levers are configured to change to a folded state based on the vehicle being in an autonomous driving mode.
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A dual integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle, the dual integrated control apparatus comprising:
- a first joystick lever and a second joystick lever;
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- a first touch sensor coupled to the first joystick lever;
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- a second touch sensor coupled to the second joystick lever,
- wherein the first joystick lever is configured to, based on the first touch sensor detecting a user's touch, operate in a function activation state, the first joystick lever being configured to, in the function activation state, be manually operable and generate at least one of an acceleration signal, a deceleration signal, or a steering signal for a vehicle based on operation of the first joystick lever,
- wherein the second joystick lever is configured to, based on the first touch sensor detecting the user's touch, operate in a function deactivation fixed state or a function deactivation movable state, the second joystick lever being configured to, (i) in the function deactivation fixed state, be manually inoperable, and (ii) in the function deactivation movable state, be manually operable and restricted from generating the acceleration signal, the deceleration signal, or the steering signal for the vehicle, and
- wherein based on a manual driving mode changing to an autonomous driving mode, the first and second joystick levers are configured to enter the function deactivation movable state.
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A method of controlling a dual joystick lever system for an autonomous vehicle, wherein the dual joystick lever system includes a first joystick lever and a second joystick lever, the method comprising:
- based on (i) a vehicle travelling in a manual driving mode, (ii) the first and second joystick levers being in a popped-up state, and (iii) touch signals being generated for both the first and second joystick levers, operating one of the first and second joystick levers in a function activation state, and operating the other of the first and second joystick levers in a function deactivation fixed state;
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- based on a touch release signal being generated for one of the first and second joystick levers in the popped-up state, operating one of the first and second joystick levers that causes the touch release signal to generate, in a function deactivation movable state, and maintaining the other of the first and second joystick levers that causes the touch signal to continuously generate, in the function activation state,
- wherein the function activation state is a state in which a joystick lever is configured to be manually operable and generate at least one of an acceleration signal, a deceleration signal, or a steering signal for the vehicle based on operation of the joystick lever,
- wherein the function deactivation fixed state is a state in which the joystick lever is configured to be manually inoperable, and
- wherein the function deactivation movable state is a state in which the joystick lever is configured to be manually operable and restricted from generating the acceleration signal, the deceleration signal, or the steering signal for the vehicle.
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A method of controlling a dual joystick lever system for an autonomous vehicle, wherein the dual joystick lever system includes a first joystick lever and a second joystick lever, the method comprising:
- maintaining the first and second joystick levers in a folded state based on a vehicle traveling in an autonomous driving mode;
- based on (i) the vehicle being in an autonomous driving mode state and (ii) a signal for changing a mode to a manual driving mode being generated, changing the first and second joystick levers to a popped-up state;
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- based on a signal related to a user's touch being generated for the popped-up joystick levers, operating one of the first and second joystick levers in a function activation state, and operating the other of the first and second joystick levers in a function deactivation fixed state or a function deactivation movable state,
- wherein the function activation state is a state in which a joystick lever is configured to be manually operable and generate at least one of an acceleration signal, a deceleration signal, or a steering signal for the vehicle based on operation of the joystick lever,
- wherein the function deactivation fixed state is a state in which the joystick lever is configured to be manually inoperable, and
- wherein the function deactivation movable state is a state in which the joystick lever is configured to be manually operable and restricted from generating the acceleration signal, the deceleration signal, or the steering signal for the vehicle.
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