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US10948911B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• DENSO International America, Inc. · US
• DENSO CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

• Vikas Upmanue · Novi, US
• Yu Zhang · Beijing, CN
• Bilal Alasry · Dearborn, US
• Doua Vang · Waterford, US
• Te-Ping Kang · Ann Arbor, US
• Scott Walenty · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 29, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Nov 27, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2050/146
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for monitoring vehicle drive states and transitioning between human drive control and autonomous drive control based on the vehicle drive states. The system includes a human/autonomous drive status and transition module. The module is configured to: receive data from an autonomous drive module and determine a drive state of the autonomous drive module based on the data received from the autonomous drive module; receive data from a driver status monitor (DSM) to determine a drive state of a human driver; and transition between human drive control and autonomous drive control by the autonomous drive module, and vice-versa, based on the determined drive states of the human driver and the autonomous drive module.