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CN-121989970-A - Detection and resolution of unreasonable driver inputs

CN121989970ACN 121989970 ACN121989970 ACN 121989970ACN-121989970-A

Abstract

A system for intervening and resolving unreasonable driver inputs in a vehicle being operated in a manual mode includes a system controller in communication with a plurality of sensors within the vehicle, the system controller adapted to receive data relating to an operating condition of the vehicle from the plurality of sensors within the vehicle, detect the inputs received from the driver of the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors, determine whether the inputs received from the driver are unreasonable actions, and disable suppression software within the system controller when the system controller determines that the inputs received from the driver of the vehicle are unreasonable, thereby enabling intervention by the system controller and intervene to resolve the unreasonable driver inputs by controlling at least one vehicle system.

Inventors

  • M. Jalala Yazidi
  • R. Zalin Haran
  • KEVIN ANDREW GADY

Assignees

  • 通用汽车环球科技运作有限责任公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20241223
Priority Date
20241107

Claims (10)

  1. 1. A method of intervening and resolving unreasonable driver inputs in a vehicle being operated in a manual mode, comprising: receiving data relating to an operating condition of the vehicle from a plurality of sensors within the vehicle; detecting, with a system controller, an input received from a driver of the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors; Determining whether the input received from the driver is an unreasonable action using the system controller, and When the system controller determines that the input received from the driver of the vehicle is not reasonable: Disabling suppression software within the system controller, thereby enabling intervention of the system controller, and Intervention is performed with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input.
  2. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting, with the system controller, input received from a driver of the vehicle via communication with the plurality of sensors further comprises detecting, with the system controller, actuation of a turn signal by the driver via communication with the plurality of sensors, and The act of determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is unreasonable further comprises: determining, with the system controller, that actuation of the turn signal by the driver is an unreasonable action; determining, with the system controller, whether the detected driver actuation of a turn signal has been attempted more than once by the driver; No further action is taken when the turn signal has been actuated more than once by the driver, and The intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input when the turn signal has been actuated once by the driver further includes disabling the turn signal with the system controller.
  3. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting, with the system controller, input received from a driver of the vehicle via communication with the plurality of sensors further comprises detecting, with the system controller, simultaneous actuation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal by the driver via communication with the plurality of sensors, and The determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is an unreasonable action further includes determining, with the system controller, whether the driver's simultaneous actuation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal is an unreasonable action, and Probabilistically calculating a probability of a collision event in response to simultaneous actuation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal by the driver using the system controller; When the probability of the collision event is greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold: determining that simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver results in a lower risk of a collision event, and The intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further includes providing an alert to the driver through a human machine interface HMI within the vehicle, and When the probability of the collision event is greater than the second threshold: Determining that simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver results in a high risk of a collision event, and The intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further includes disabling actuation of one of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal.
  4. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein when the system controller determines that simultaneous actuation of a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal by the driver results in a high risk of a collision event, the intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further comprises providing an alert notification with the controller through the HMI that explains that both the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal are being actuated and that the system is disabling actuation of one of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal.
  5. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The detecting, with the system controller, input received from a driver of the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors further includes determining, with the system controller, a location of the vehicle in a controlled environment and at least one vulnerable road user VRU in the vicinity of the vehicle based on data received from the plurality of sensors, and detecting, with the system controller, a jerk actuation of an accelerator pedal within the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors when the vehicle is in the controlled environment and at least one VRU is in the vicinity of the vehicle, and The act of determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is unreasonable further includes an act of determining, with the system controller, whether the driver's jerk actuation of the accelerator pedal is unreasonable, and: probabilistically calculating a probability of a collision event in response to a jerk actuation of the accelerator pedal with the system controller; When the probability of the collision event is greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold: determining that a jerk actuation of the accelerator pedal results in a lower risk of a collision event, and The pre-controlling at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input using the system controller further includes providing an alert to the driver via a human machine interface HMI within the vehicle, and When the probability of the collision event is greater than the second threshold: determining that a high risk of a collision event is caused by a jerk actuation of the accelerator pedal by the driver, and The intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further includes limiting actuation of the accelerator pedal with the system controller.
  6. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein, when the system controller determines that jerk actuation of the accelerator pedal results in a high risk of a collision event, the utilizing the system controller to intervene to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further comprises utilizing the system controller to provide an alert notification through the HMI that explains that the system controller will not allow jerk acceleration of the vehicle and that actuation of the accelerator pedal is being limited.
  7. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The detecting, with the system controller, input received from a driver of the vehicle via communication with the plurality of sensors further includes determining, with the system controller, that the driver of the vehicle is distracted based on data received from the plurality of sensors and a driver monitoring system, and detecting, with the system controller, actuation of at least one of an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel within the vehicle by the driver when the driver is distracted via communication with the plurality of sensors, and The act of determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is unreasonable further includes determining, with the system controller, whether the driver actuation of at least one of an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel within the vehicle is an unreasonable act, and Probabilistically calculating, with the system controller, a probability of a collision event in response to actuation of at least one of an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel within the vehicle by the driver; When the probability of the collision event is greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold: determining that actuation of at least one of an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel within the vehicle by the driver results in a lower risk of a collision event, and Controlling at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input with intervention of the system controller further includes providing an alert to the driver through a human machine interface HMI within the vehicle, and When the probability of the collision event is greater than the second threshold: Determining that actuation of at least one of an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel within the vehicle by the driver results in a high risk of a collision event, and The intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further includes at least one of: Deactivating actuation of the accelerator pedal with the system controller; Actuating a braking system within the vehicle with the system controller, and The steering system is actuated using the system controller.
  8. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein when the system controller determines that actuation of at least one of an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel within the vehicle by the driver results in a high risk of a collision event, the utilizing the system controller to intervene to control at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further comprises utilizing the system controller to provide an alert notification through the HMI that explains that the system controller is intervening to limit actuation of the accelerator pedal, actuate a braking system within the vehicle, and enable a lane keeping assist function of the system controller to override input to the steering wheel.
  9. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is irrational further comprises verifying, with the system controller, that an enablement condition for the intervention of the system controller is met prior to the act of intervening with the system controller to control at least one vehicle system to address the irrational act.
  10. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the act of determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is unreasonable further comprises predicting and drawing, with the system controller, an apparent trajectory of the vehicle, an actual trajectory of the vehicle based on the detected driver input, and a reasonable trajectory of the vehicle.

Description

Detection and resolution of unreasonable driver inputs Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a system that detects unreasonable (implausible) driver inputs and utilizes an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) to address the unreasonable driver inputs. Background The ADAS within the vehicle is equipped to intervene in certain situations, taking over control of specific vehicle functions to keep the vehicle on the appropriate track. The ADAS is adapted to intervene only when the action of the vehicle (e.g. a drift of the lane marking towards the lane in which the vehicle is travelling) seems to be undesirable for the driver. The ADAS suppression software prevents the ADAS from interfering with the driver's active control of the vehicle. Thus, while current methods and systems achieve their intended purpose, there remains a need for a new and improved system that disables ADAS suppression software to allow ADAS intervention when it is determined that driver active input is not reasonable. Disclosure of Invention According to aspects of the present disclosure, a method of intervening and resolving an unreasonable driver input in a vehicle being operated in a manual mode includes receiving data relating to an operating condition of the vehicle from a plurality of sensors within the vehicle, detecting, with a system controller, the input received from the driver of the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors, determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is an unreasonable action, and disabling suppression software within the system controller when the system controller determines that the input received from the driver of the vehicle is unreasonable, thereby enabling the intervening of the system controller and controlling at least one vehicle system to resolve the unreasonable driver input with the intervening of the system controller. According to another aspect, detecting, with the system controller, an input received from a driver of the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors further includes detecting, with the system controller, actuation of the turn signal by the driver through communication with the plurality of sensors, and determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is an unreasonable action further includes determining, with the system controller, whether the detected actuation of the turn signal by the driver has been attempted more than once by the driver, determining, with the system controller, whether the detected actuation of the turn signal has been attempted more than once by the driver, no further action being taken when the turn signal has been actuated more than once by the driver, and controlling, with the system controller, at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input further includes disabling the turn signal with the system controller. According to another aspect, detecting, with the system controller, input received from a driver of the vehicle through communication with the plurality of sensors further includes detecting, with the system controller, simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver through communication with the plurality of sensors, and determining, with the system controller, whether the input received from the driver is an unreasonable action further includes determining, with the system controller, whether the simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver is an unreasonable action, and probabilistically calculating, with the system controller, a probability of a collision event in response to the simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver, determining, when the probability of the collision event is greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold, that the simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver results in a lower risk of the collision event, and controlling, with the system controller, at least one vehicle system to address unreasonable driver input further includes providing an alert to the driver through a human-machine interface (HMI) within the vehicle, and determining, when the probability of the collision event is greater than the second threshold, that the simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the driver's simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal by the driver results in a higher risk of the collision event, and disabling at least one of the system further includes disabling the driver input from the driver. According to another aspect, when the system controller determines that simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal by the driver results in a high risk of a collision event, intervening with control of at least one vehicle system to address the unreasonable driver input by the system controller further