Method for operating an at least partially automated vehicle in a manual driving mode, computer program product and system
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorTimo Dobberphul
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Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle having at least one functional unit for performing a driving function, wherein the functional unit is controllable by a control unit of the vehicle to execute the driving function in an automated driving mode. The method includes carrying out an initialization process to activate a manual driving mode for externally controlling the driving function via an operating device. Additionally, the disclosure pertains to a computer program product and a system associated with the vehicle.
Claims20
A method for operating a vehicle comprising at least one functional unit for carrying out a driving function of the vehicle, the functional unit being activatable by a control unit of the vehicle for performing the driving function automatically in an automated driving mode, the method comprising:
- carrying out an initialization process for activating a manual driving mode for external activation of the driving function via an operating device;
- obtaining external operating information for activation of the driving function in the manual driving mode from the operating device by the control unit, wherein the operating information encompasses first operating data obtained by a first module of the control unit, and second operating data obtained by a second module of the control unit;
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- transmitting internal control information for activating the driving function to the functional unit as a function of the external operating information by the control unit.
A system for operating a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one functional unit configured to carry out a driving function of the vehicle;
- a control unit configured to activate the functional unit for performing the driving function automatically in an automated driving mode;
- an operating device configured for external activation of the driving function in a manual driving mode;
- wherein the control unit is configured to:
- carry out an initialization process to activate the manual driving mode via the operating device;
- obtain external operating information for activation of the driving function in the manual driving mode from the operating device, wherein the external operating information includes first operating data obtained by a first module of the control unit, and second operating data obtained by a second module of the control unit;
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- transmit internal control information for activating the driving function to the functional unit as a function of the external operating information.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a vehicle control system, cause the vehicle to:
- initiate an initialization process to activate a manual driving mode for external activation of a driving function via an operating device;
- acquire external operating information for activating the driving function in the manual driving mode from the operating device, wherein the external operating information includes first operating data acquired by a first module of the control unit and second operating data acquired by a second module of the control unit;
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- transmit internal control information for activating the driving function to the functional unit based on the external operating information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.