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    • 专利摘要:
    A method of operating an automated driving assistance system comprising an initial driving step in an autonomous mode (100); a driving step in a transient mode where the system progressively reduces the speed of the vehicle by keeping the control of its lateral movement (120) and activated from the autonomous mode by the detection of a first action of the driver interpreted as a will to go out this mode (110); a driving step in manual mode (160) activated from the transient mode following the detection of the recovery in hand of the steering wheel (150); and at least one step back into the autonomous driving mode (200, 220, 240, 260) activated from the transient mode following the detection of a second driver action different from the first, interpreted as a desire to return to the autonomous driving mode (190, 210, 230, 250).
    公开号:FR3039815A1
    申请号:FR1557470
    申请日:2015-08-03
    公开日:2017-02-10
    发明作者:Stephane Feron；Duvergey Celine Taccori；Vincent Laine；Raphael Drap；Celine Etcheverry
    申请人:Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA；
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    专利说明:

    Title of the invention
    Method of operating an automated system for assisting the driving of a motor vehicle
    Field of the invention
    The present invention relates to the field of assistance systems for driving a motor vehicle. It relates in particular to a method of operating such a system.
    Background of the invention
    Driver assistance systems are now widely used in motor vehicles.
    Adaptive Cruise Control, better known by the acronym ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), is known, for example. Such a mode of assistance automatically adjusts the speed to maintain a constant safety interval with the vehicle preceding the user from the information collected on this vehicle (including distance and approach speed) using one or more sensors of radar type, lidar or camera.
    More recently, appeared dynamic devices involuntary line anti-franking. These are commonly referred to as ALKA (for Active Lane Keep Assist), LKAS (for Lane Keep Assistance System), ALA (for Active Lane Assist) or ALC (for Active Lane Control). lines of markings on the ground using sensors and / or optical cameras, and intervene dynamically on the vehicle when the latter deviates from its lane. In such a case, the driver assistance system will then automatically correct the direction of the vehicle and / or activate the braking.
    Recently, modes of assistance for automated driving have begun to appear in order to relieve the driver in situations of heavy traffic or on roads with separate carriageways.
    The French patent application FR 3,005,925 discloses an automated driving assistance system providing such a completely autonomous driving mode in which the automated system simultaneously controls the longitudinal displacement and the lateral displacement of the vehicle.
    In response to an action taken by the driver (pressing the brake pedal or the acceleration pedal), interpreted as a desire to get out of this fully autonomous mode of driving and return to manual mode, the automated system automatically switches to a semi-autonomous driving mode in which the driver regains control of the longitudinal movement of the vehicle while the system continues to manage its lateral displacement. As soon as the driver takes over the steering wheel of the vehicle, the system then interrupts the semi-autonomous mode and switches to manual mode in which the driver simultaneously controls the longitudinal displacement and the lateral displacement of the vehicle.
    Moreover, when the pressure on the brake pedal or the acceleration pedal is less than a predefined threshold and the driver quickly releases this pedal before a predetermined delay of a few seconds, the system deduces that the will of return to manual mode is not sufficiently asserted by this driver. The system then interrupts the semi-autonomous mode and returns to the fully autonomous driving mode.
    In such a case of accidental support by the driver on one of the pedals, the few seconds spent in semi-automatic mode during which the driver regains control of the longitudinal movement without necessarily being aware of it can be particularly accidentogenic.
    In addition, this system may cause unwanted returns in the fully autonomous driving mode when such a short support and little marked still reflects the will of the driver to resume a purely manual driving of the vehicle.
    Object and summary of the invention
    The present invention therefore aims to ensure a more serene transition between fully autonomous, semi-autonomous and manual driving modes.
    It proposes for this purpose a method of operating an automated system for assisting the driving of a motor vehicle comprising: an initial stage of driving in an entirely autonomous mode in which the longitudinal displacement and the lateral displacement of the vehicle are fully managed by the automated system; a step of driving in a transient mode in which the system progressively reduces the speed of the vehicle while maintaining control of its lateral displacement, this step being activated from the fully autonomous mode by the detection of a first action of the driver interpreted as a desire to get out of this entirely autonomous mode of driving; - A driving step in manual mode activated from the transient mode following the detection of recovery in hand of the steering wheel of the vehicle by the driver; and at least one step of returning to the fully autonomous driving mode activated from the transient mode following the detection of a second driver action different from the first and interpreted as a desire to return to the fully autonomous driving mode.
    By progressively reducing the speed of the vehicle when the transient mode is activated, the method according to the invention allows the driver to perceive almost immediately the stopping of the fully autonomous driving mode, which gives him the possibility to react more quickly (in the case for example where this change is the result of a non-voluntary movement of his leg or a manipulation error) taking control of the steering wheel or reactivating the fully autonomous driving mode.
    Furthermore, and since the actions leading respectively to the transition to the transient mode and the return to the fully autonomous mode are perfectly distinct, the method according to the invention does not allow any ambiguity in the interpretation by the system of the true intentions of the driver.
    According to preferred features of the method according to the invention, taken alone or in combination: the action (s) to be interpreted by the system as a driver's will to return to the fully autonomous driving mode may vary according to the first action previously performed by the driver and having caused the transition to the transient driving mode; - the first action consists of a driver support on the brake pedal or a certain manipulation of a control device of the system; - the manipulations to be interpreted as a desire to get out of the fully autonomous driving mode are the pressing of the deactivation button of the current driving assistance mode, as well as the movement of the assistance mode selector to the driving to the off position or to another mode of driving assistance; the manipulations to be interpreted as a desire to return to the fully autonomous driving mode are included in the following operations: pressing one of the two adjustment buttons up or down with a speed of setpoint, pressing the activation button of the selected assistance mode, and repositioning the mode selector to the fully autonomous assistance mode; - the system endeavors to follow a preset target speed by maintaining a minimum safe distance with the preceding vehicle when driving in the fully autonomous mode; the preset target speed can vary between the initial step of driving in the fully autonomous mode and the step of returning in this same mode according to the first and second actions performed by the driver; - the system continues to maintain a minimum safe distance with the preceding vehicle when driving in the transient mode; and / or - the system issues a visual and / or audible alert notifying the driver that he must regain control of the vehicle when the vehicle speed falls below a predetermined threshold while driving in the transient mode.
    Brief description of the drawings The description of the invention will now be continued by the detailed description of an exemplary embodiment, given below by way of illustration but without limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the single figure is a flowchart. method according to the invention of operation of an automated system for assisting driving of a motor vehicle.
    Detailed description of a preferred embodiment
    The method according to the invention, whose flowchart is shown in FIG. 1, is intended to manage the operation of an automated system for assisting the driving of a motor vehicle.
    Such a system proposes for example to the driver to choose with a dedicated selector (such as a selection wheel located behind the steering wheel), a driving assistance mode among at least two modes offering levels of different delegation (AAC-type mode where the system only controls the longitudinal displacement of the vehicle by attempting to follow a preset target speed while maintaining a minimum safe distance with the preceding vehicle, or fully autonomous mode in which the system check additionally the lateral movement of the vehicle). This selector also has a neutral position allowing the driver, if he wishes, to select no assistance mode driving.
    The selected mode can then be activated by the driver using an activation button (such as a push located at the end of the selection wheel) to be implemented (this activation is however not possible only if the current driving context allows it). Two complementary buttons (located for example near the selection wheel) are also provided to allow the driver to adjust upward or downward respectively the speed of the vehicle.
    The current driving assistance mode can be deactivated automatically by the system when the driving context no longer allows its continuation, or manually by the driver with a deactivation button possibly dedicated but preferably merging with that of activation when the latter is push type (a first press causing the mode to activate while a second press causes its deactivation).
    To implement these different modes of assistance, the system comprises a plurality of actuators, able to control the direction, acceleration, braking and the gearbox of the vehicle: the latter being controlled by a suitable control unit to communicate with other equipment of the vehicle such as the driving context assessment module, the driver monitoring module or the information and warning module. The control unit is equipped with a computer and a storage module that includes non-volatile memory type EEPROM or FLASH and RAM.
    This non-volatile memory stores in particular the method according to the invention in the form of a program comprising control lines and intended to be implemented by this computer.
    The steps in this process will now be described in detail and in support of the flowchart in Figure 1.
    It is initiated when the fully autonomous driving assistance mode is activated (initial step 100).
    The detection, from fully autonomous mode, of a first action of the driver interpreted as a desire to leave this completely autonomous driving mode (event 110), will cause the automatic transition to a transient assistance mode during which the system gradually reduces the speed of the vehicle by a gentle deceleration while maintaining control of its lateral movement and maintaining a minimum safety distance with the preceding vehicle (step 120).
    This first action consists of a support of the driver on the brake pedal or a certain manipulation of a control device of the system (pressing the button to deactivate the mode of assistance to driving in progress, or then the moving the driving assistance mode selector to the off position or to another driving assistance mode).
    On the other hand, the support on the accelerator pedal or the recovery in hand of the steering wheel are not interpreted by the system as a will of the driver to leave this mode of entirely autonomous driving, but as a desire to take punctually a control manual of one of these two vehicle controls.
    In the event that the speed of the vehicle falls below a predetermined threshold (corresponding for example to the minimum speed allowed on the currently borrowed section of road) while this transient mode is in progress, or at the end of a delay predetermined in this transient mode (event 130), the system issues a visual and / or audible alert notifying the driver that he must regain control of the vehicle (step 140).
    When the process detects the driver's hand-over of the steering wheel (for example thanks to a capacitive or pressure sensor integrated in this steering wheel) during this transient mode (event 150), the system automatically activates the manual driving mode (step 160 ).
    The transient mode output is not systematically associated with the transition to this manual driving mode.
    Thus, if the driver presses the activation button while the transition to the transient mode results from moving the selector to another mode of assistance to driving (event 170), the system then automatically activates this other mode of assistance provided that the current driving context allows it (step 180).
    It is also conceivable that the action causing the arrival in this transient mode results from a manipulation error or a non-voluntary movement of the driver's leg. The process according to the invention responds to this problem by including several steps in the completely autonomous driving mode from this transient mode following the detection of a second action of the driver different from the first and interpreted as a desire to return to the fully autonomous driving mode.
    In this case, the action or actions to be interpreted by the system as a desire to exit the transient mode vary depending on the first action previously performed by the driver and having caused the transition to this mode of transient conduct.
    The latter correspond, depending on the circumstances, either to pressing the accelerator pedal, or to a certain manipulation of a control member of the system (pressing one of the two adjustment buttons upwards or downwards). lowering the set speed, pressing the activation button of the selected assistance mode, repositioning the mode switch to the fully autonomous assistance mode).
    We will now specify all the different eventualities that may arise.
    In the case where the transition to the transient mode was caused by pressing the brake pedal or by pressing the deactivation button: - pressing the accelerator pedal (event 190) will cause a return to this mode of fully autonomous assistance with as speed of reference the current speed of the vehicle at the moment when the driver releases this accelerator pedal (step 200); - pressing one of the two adjustment buttons up or down the set speed (event 210) will result in a return to this fully autonomous assistance mode with the set speed as the current speed of the vehicle at the moment of pressing one of these adjustment buttons (step 220); - pressing the activation button (event 230) will return to this fully autonomous assistance mode with the speed as previously set in this fully autonomous mode just before transition to transient mode (step 240).
    In the case where the transition to the transient mode has been caused by a movement of the selector to the off position or to another mode of assistance to driving (event 250), a repositioning of this selector to the mode of Fully autonomous assistance will result in a return to the latter mode with as a set speed that previously applied in this fully autonomous mode just before transition to transient mode (step 260). In general, it is recalled that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown, but encompasses any embodiment within the scope of those skilled in the art.
    In particular, the first and second actions respectively leading to the transition to the transient mode or the return to the fully autonomous mode may be different from those presented above.
    权利要求:
    Claims (10)
    [1" id="c-fr-0001]
    1. A method of operating an automated system for assisting the driving of a motor vehicle comprising: - an initial stage of driving in a fully autonomous mode in which the longitudinal displacement and the lateral displacement of the vehicle are entirely managed by the automated system (100); a step of driving in a transient mode in which the system progressively reduces the speed of the vehicle while maintaining control of its lateral displacement (120), this step being activated from the fully autonomous mode by the detection of a first action of the driver interpreted as a desire to get out of this entirely autonomous mode of driving (110); a step of driving in manual mode (160) activated from the transient mode following the detection of the hand-over of the steering wheel of the vehicle by the driver (150); and at least one step of returning to the fully autonomous driving mode (200, 220, 240, 260) activated from the transient mode following the detection of a second driver action different from the first and interpreted as a desire to return to the fully autonomous driving mode (190, 210, 230, 250).
    [2" id="c-fr-0002]
    A method of operating an automated driving assistance system according to claim 1, characterized in that the action (s) to be interpreted by the system as a driver's desire to return to the fully autonomous driving mode can be vary according to the first action previously taken by the driver and having caused the transition to the transient driving mode.
    [3" id="c-fr-0003]
    3. A method of operating an automated driving assistance system according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the first action consists of a support of the driver on the brake pedal or some manipulation of a controller of the system.
    [4" id="c-fr-0004]
    4. A method of operation of an automated driving assistance system according to claim 3, characterized in that the manipulations to be interpreted as a desire to leave the fully autonomous driving mode are pressing the deactivation button the current driving assistance mode, and moving the driving assistance mode selector to the off position or to another driving assistance mode.
    [5" id="c-fr-0005]
    5. A method of operating an automated driving assistance system according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the second action interpreted as a desire to revernir to the fully autonomous driving mode consists of a support of the driver on the accelerator pedal or in some manipulation of a control device of the system.
    [6" id="c-fr-0006]
    6. A method of operating an automated driving assistance system according to claim 5, characterized in that the manipulations to be interpreted as a desire to return to the fully autonomous driving mode are included among the following manipulations: press one of the two buttons to increase or decrease a set speed, press the activation button of the selected assistance mode, and reposition the mode selector to the fully autonomous mode of assistance.
    [7" id="c-fr-0007]
    7. A method of operating an automated driving assistance system according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the system strives to follow a predefined target speed by maintaining a minimum distance of safety with the preceding vehicle when driving in fully autonomous mode.
    [8" id="c-fr-0008]
    Operating method of an automated driving assistance system according to claim 7, characterized in that the predefined target speed can vary between the initial driving step in the fully autonomous mode (100) and the return step in this same mode (200, 220, 240, 260) according to the first and second actions performed by the driver.
    [9" id="c-fr-0009]
    Operating method of an automated driving assistance system according to one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that the system continues to maintain a minimum safety distance with the preceding vehicle when driving in the vehicle. transient mode.
    [10" id="c-fr-0010]
    10. A method of operating an automated driving assistance system according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the system issues a visual alert and / or sound notifying the driver that he must resume quickly the vehicle control (140) when the vehicle speed falls below a predetermined threshold while driving in the transient mode (130).
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