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US 9,308,920 B2Granted
Systems and methods of automating driver actions in a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorAmir Konigsberg
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Abstract
A vehicle automates a driver action by controlling vehicle systems according to a rule. The rule includes a trigger event and an automated action. Rules are created or added for use by a vehicle using applications including user-defined rule applications, automatic rule applications, and network applications.
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A method, comprising:
- analyzing, by a computing system having a processor, first signal data representing output of a first sensor of a vehicle that measures a manual control input by way of a control mechanism to a first vehicle system;
- analyzing, by the computing system, second signal data representing output of a second sensor of the vehicle;
- identifying, by the computing system, a correlation between the first signal data and the second signal data;
- generating, by the computing system, in response to identifying the correlation, a rule that includes an automated action and a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is based on one of the first signal data and the second signal data, and the automated action is based on another of the first signal data and the second signal data;
- accessing, by the computing system, additional signal data representing output of one of the first sensor and the second sensor of the vehicle;
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- generating, by the computing system, if the additional signal data includes the trigger event, a command signal that is based on the automated action and that is configured to control the first vehicle system.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a first vehicle system and a second vehicle system;
- a first sensor that measures a manual control input to the first vehicle system;
- a second sensor that measures one of:
- a manual control input to the second vehicle system;
- an environmental parameter within the vehicle;
- an environmental parameter outside the vehicle;
- a performance of the second vehicle system;
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- a driver state;
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- a processor;
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- a memory comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- analyzing first signal data representing output of the first sensor;
- analyzing second signal data representing output of the second sensor;
- identifying a correlation between the first signal data and the second signal data;
- generating, in response to identifying the correlation, a rule that includes an automated action and a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is based on one of the first signal data and the second signal data, and the automated action is based on another of the first signal data and the second signal data;
- accessing additional signal data representing output of one of the first sensor and the second sensor;
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- generating, if the additional signal data includes the trigger event, a command signal that is based on the automated action and that is configured to control one of the first vehicle system and the second vehicle system.
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