Fault handling in an autonomous vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristopher Attard, Shane Elwart, Jeff Allen Greenberg, Rajit Johri, John P. Joyce, Devinder Singh Kochhar, Douglas Scott Rhode, John Shutko, Hongtei Eric Tseng
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Abstract
Data is collected during operation of a vehicle. A determination is made that a confidence assessment of at least one of the data indicates at least one fault condition. A first autonomous operation affected by the fault condition is discontinued, where a second autonomous operation that is unaffected by the fault condition is continued.
Claims20
A system, comprising a computer in a first vehicle, the computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer includes instructions to:
- collect data during operation of the first vehicle;
- determine that a confidence assessment of at least one of the data indicates at least one fault condition in at least one data-providing component in the first vehicle;
- transmit a communication to at least one second vehicle indicating the at least one fault condition;
- and
- receive at least one datum from a second vehicle;
- determine an autonomous operation of the first vehicle based at least in part on the at least one datum.
A system, comprising a computer in a vehicle, the computer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the computer includes instructions to:
- collect data during operation of the first vehicle;
- determine that a confidence assessment of at least one of the data indicates at least one fault condition in at least one data-providing component in the first vehicle;
- and
- discontinue a first autonomous operation affected by the fault condition;
- continue a second autonomous operation that is unaffected by the fault condition.
A method, comprising:
- collecting, in a first vehicle computer, data during operation of the first vehicle;
- determining in the first vehicle computer that a confidence assessment of at least one of the data indicates at least one fault condition;
- causing, by the first vehicle computer, transmission of a communication to at least one second vehicle indicating the at least one fault condition in at least one data-providing component in the first vehicle;
- and
- receiving in the first vehicle computer at least one datum from the at least one second vehicle;
- determining an autonomous operation of the first vehicle based at least in part on the at least one datum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.