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US 2018/0001889 A1Published application
A vehicle assistance system
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorPeter HÄRSLÄTT
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Abstract
A vehicle assistance system for a vehicle is provided. A corresponding computer implemented method and computer program product are also provided.
Claims17
A vehicle assistance system for a first vehicle, comprising:
- communication circuitry provided for image communication, and
- a control unit connected to the communication circuitry,
- characterized in that the control unit is configured to:
- determine at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario for the first vehicle based on vehicle information extracted from an internal source of the first vehicle, the at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario being based on information in regards to the operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle scenario defines at least one of a present or upcoming operation and context for the first vehicle;
- select a safety requirement based on the vehicle scenario, wherein the safety requirement defines a perimeter for a present or upcoming safe operation of the first vehicle;
- automatically identify, using the communication circuitry, at least one external camera located remotely away from and within a predefined perimeter surrounding the first vehicle, the predefined perimeter determined is based on the at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario for the first vehicle;
- acquire, using the communication circuitry, an image feed produced by the at least one external camera;
- matching, using the control unit, visual illustrations of a surrounding of the first vehicle comprised with the image feed produced by the at least one external camera and the safety requirement for the vehicle scenario, and
- operate, using the control unit, the first vehicle based on a result of the matching between the image feed and the safety requirement,
- wherein the operation of the first vehicle includes at least one of automatically controlling a speed, a lane selection and a gear selection of the first vehicle.
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A computer implemented method for operating a vehicle assistance system for a first vehicle, the vehicle assistance system comprising communication circuitry provided for image communication, and a control unit connected to the communication circuitry, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- automatically identifying at least one external camera located remotely away from and within a predefined perimeter surrounding the first vehicle, the predefined perimeter determined is based on the at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario for the first vehicle;
- acquiring an image feed produced by at least one external camera;
- determining at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario for the first vehicle based on vehicle information extracted from an internal source of the first vehicle, the vehicle scenario including information relating to a current location of the first vehicle, the at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario being based on information in regards to the operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle scenario defines at least one of a present or upcoming operation and context for the vehicle;
- selecting a safety requirement for the vehicle scenario, wherein the safety requirement defines a perimeter for a present or upcoming safe operation of the vehicle;
- matching visual illustrations of a surrounding of the vehicle comprised with the image feed produced by the at least one external camera and the safety requirement for the vehicle scenario, and
- operating the first vehicle based on the image feed if the correlation between the image feed and the safety requirement indicates a match,
- wherein the operation of the first vehicle includes at least one of automatically controlling a speed, a lane selection and a gear selection of the first vehicle.
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A non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for operating a vehicle assistance system for a first vehicle, the vehicle assistance system comprising communication circuitry provided for image communication, and a control unit connected to the communication circuitry, the computer program product comprising:
- code for automatically identifying at least one external camera located remotely away from and within a predefined perimeter surrounding the first vehicle, the predefined perimeter determined is based on the at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario for the first vehicle;
- code for acquiring an image feed produced by at least one external camera;
- code for determining at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario for the first vehicle based on vehicle information extracted from an internal source of the first vehicle, the vehicle scenario including information relating to a current location of the first vehicle, the at least one present or upcoming vehicle scenario being based on information in regards to the operation of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle scenario defines at least one of a present or upcoming operation and context for the vehicle;
- code for selecting a safety requirement for the vehicle scenario, wherein the safety requirement defines a perimeter for a present or upcoming safe operation of the vehicle;
- code for matching, using the control unit, visual illustrations of a surrounding of the vehicle comprised with the image feed produced by the at least one external camera and the safety requirement for the vehicle scenario, and
- code for operating the first vehicle based on the image feed if the correlation between the image feed and the safety requirement indicates a match,
- wherein the operation of the first vehicle includes at least one of automatically controlling a speed, a lane selection and a gear selection of the first vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.