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US 2023/0347912 A1Published application
Method to improve ride comfort and reduce driver and passenger anxiety in a vehicle
AssigneesSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorOmkar Karve
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Abstract
A number of variations may include a system or method of monitoring vehicle control actions and communicating upcoming control actions, such as deceleration or lateral movement, to vehicle occupants prior to occurrence of the control action such that occupants are aware of upcoming vehicle control actions and occupant stress or anxiety may be reduced during operation of a vehicle.
Claims20
A product comprising:
- at least one controller;
- a memory that stores computer-executable components;
- a processor that executes the computer-executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer-executable components comprise:
- storing at least one prior control action;
- determining that a control action is required for continuing function and travel of a vehicle;
- flagging the need for control action as an event;
- determining the control action to continue function and travel of the vehicle;
- initiating performing the control action;
- assessing the severity of the flagged event;
- determining that the flagged event is non-routine;
- monitoring vehicle occupant attention via at least one passenger tracking input;
- determining that the at least one prior control action resulted in increased occupant anxiety;
- and
- communicating the initiated control action via a human-machine-interface to vehicle occupants.
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A product comprising:
- at least one controller;
- a memory that stores computer-executable components;
- a processor that executes the computer-executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer-executable components comprise:
- determining that at least one control action is required for continuing function and travel of a vehicle;
- flagging the need for control action as an event;
- determining the at least one control action to continue function and travel of the vehicle, wherein the at least one control action comprises at least one actuator command communicated to at least one of an electronic steering system, a traction control system, an electronic braking system, a propulsion system, or an advanced driver assistance system;
- initiating performing the at least one control action;
- assessing the severity of the flagged event;
- determining that the flagged event is non-routine comprising:
- calculating at least one of an estimated deceleration rate or an estimated acceleration rate;
- comparing at least one of a predetermined deceleration rate or predetermined acceleration rate to the at least one estimated deceleration rate or estimated acceleration rate;
- monitoring vehicle occupant attention via at least one passenger tracking input comprising tracking at least one of vehicle occupant head position or eye movement;
- and
- communicating the initiated control action via human-machine-interface to vehicle occupants comprising at least one of illumination of at least one light source within the vehicle, providing at least one audio cue within the vehicle, displaying intending control action on a graphical user interface of a display within a vehicle dash, or vibrating a vehicle seat or portion of a seat to indicate lateral movement control actions.
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A method comprising:
- determining that a control action is required for continuing function and travel of a vehicle;
- flagging the need for control action as an event;
- determining the control action to continue function and travel of the vehicle;
- initiating performing the control action;
- assessing the severity of the flagged event;
- determining that the flagged event is non-routine;
- monitoring vehicle occupant attention via at least one passenger tracking input;
- and
- communicating the initiated control action via human-machine-interface to vehicle occupants.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.