Vehicle sensor management method, apparatus, and system

A vehicle sensor management device, comprising:

• a first group of sensors configured to collect first sensor data;
• a second group of sensors configured to collect second sensor data;
• a first driving controller configured to receive the first sensor data, and comprising:
• a first system on chip (SOC);
• a first microcontroller unit (MCU);
• and
• a first local area network switch (LSW) coupled to the first group of sensors, the second group of sensors, the first SOC, and the first MCU, wherein the first LSW is configured to transmit the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein the first SOC is configured to manage the first LSW when the first SOC is in a working state, and wherein the first MCU is configured to manage the first LSW when the first SOC is faulty;
• a second driving controller coupled to the first LSW and configured to receive the second sensor data;
• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store programming instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the vehicle sensor management device to:
• establish, via the first LSW, a closed-loop feedback control pathway with the first group of sensors;
• send, to the first group of sensors, via the first LSW, first sensor configuration information;
• receive, via the first LSW, and in response to application of the first sensor configuration information, the first sensor data collected by the first group of sensors;
• evaluate the first sensor data to obtain operational parameters of the first group of sensors;
• generate, based on the operational parameters, updated sensor configuration information adapted to modify operational behavior of the first group of sensors;
• send, to the first group of sensors, via the first LSW, the updated sensor configuration information;
• receive, from the second driving controller, via the first LSW, the second sensor data;
• and
• determine a first traveling track of a vehicle based on the updated first sensor data and the second sensor data.

A vehicle sensor management system comprising:

• a first group of sensors configured to provide first sensor data;
• a second group of sensors configured to provide second sensor data;
• a first driving controller configured to receive the first sensor data, and comprising:
• a first system on chip (SOC);
• a first microcontroller unit (MCU);
• and
• a first local area network switch (LSW) coupled to the first group of sensors, the second group of sensors, the first SOC, and the first MCU, wherein the first SOC is configured to:
• establish, via the first LSW, a closed-loop feedback control pathway with the first group of sensors;
• send first sensor configuration information to the first group of sensors via the first LSW;
• receive, via the first LSW and in response to application of the first sensor configuration information, the first sensor data originating from the first group of sensors;
• evaluate the first sensor data to obtain operational parameters of the first group of sensors;
• generate, based on the operational parameters, updated first sensor configuration information adapted to modify operational behavior of the first group of sensors;
• and
• send, via the first LSW, updated first sensor configuration information to the first group of sensors;
• wherein the first LSW is further configured to receive the second sensor data originating from the second group of sensors;
• and
• a second driving controller comprising:
• a second SOC;
• a second MCU;
• and
• a second LSW coupled to the second group of sensors, the second SOC and the second MCU, wherein the second LSW is configured to transmit the second sensor data, and wherein the second SOC and the second MCU are each configured to send the second sensor data through the second LSW, wherein the first driving controller is configured to:
• receive the first sensor data from the first LSW;
• receive the second sensor data from the second LSW;
• and
• determine, based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data, a first traveling track of a vehicle.