Attack-sustain-release (ASR) envelopes for intuitive tuning of collaborative driving features

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to:
• receive user-defined values for one or more parameters of a plurality of parameters of a signal modulator, wherein the plurality of parameters includes at least an amount of time for an attack period of the signal modulator, an amount of time for a sustain period of the signal modulator, and an amount of time for a release period of the signal modulator;
• receive a first input signal generated based on a first interaction of a driver of a vehicle with a component of the vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode;
• apply the signal modulator to an amplitude of the first input signal to generate a first output signal, wherein the signal modulator is configured according to the plurality of parameters, wherein the first output signal represents at least a ramp-in of driver control over the component of the vehicle from no driver control to full driver control, and wherein the ramp-in of the driver control is limited by application of the signal modulator to the amplitude of the first input signal;
• and
• transmit the first output signal to a controller module for the component of the vehicle to enable the controller module to reduce control over the component of the vehicle based on the ramp-in of the driver control represented by the first output signal.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving user-defined values for one or more parameters of a plurality of parameters of a signal modulator, wherein the plurality of parameters includes at least an amount of time for an attack period of the signal modulator, an amount of time for a sustain period of the signal modulator, and an amount of time for a release period of the signal modulator;
• means for receiving a first input signal generated based on a first interaction of a driver of a vehicle with a component of the vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode;
• means for applying the signal modulator to an amplitude of the first input signal to generate a first output signal, wherein the signal modulator is configured according to the plurality of parameters, wherein the first output signal represents at least a ramp-in of driver control over the component of the vehicle from no driver control to full driver control, and wherein the ramp-in of the driver control is limited by application of the signal modulator to the amplitude of the first input signal;
• and
• means for transmitting the first output signal to a controller module for the component of the vehicle to enable the controller module to reduce control over the component of the vehicle based on the ramp-in of the driver control represented by the first output signal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a driver-in-the-loop (DIL) component, cause the DIL component to:

• receive user-defined values for one or more parameters of a plurality of parameters of a signal modulator, wherein the plurality of parameters includes at least an amount of time for an attack period of the signal modulator, an amount of time for a sustain period of the signal modulator, and an amount of time for a release period of the signal modulator;
• receive a first input signal generated based on a first interaction of a driver of a vehicle with a component of the vehicle operating in an autonomous driving mode;
• apply the signal modulator to an amplitude of the first input signal to generate a first output signal, wherein the signal modulator is configured according to the plurality of parameters, wherein the first output signal represents at least a ramp-in of driver control over the component of the vehicle from no driver control to full driver control, and wherein the ramp-in of the driver control is limited by application of the signal modulator to the amplitude of the first input signal;
• and
• transmit the first output signal to a controller module for the component of the vehicle to enable the controller module to reduce control over the component of the vehicle based on the ramp-in of the driver control represented by the first output signal.