Patent · US Active

Autonomous driving control device, autonomous mobile vehicle, and autonomous mobile vehicle control system

US11325586B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
1References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 2018
Grant dateMay 10, 2022
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 29, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/144
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible for an infrastructure facility to temporarily acquire control authority for the likes of moving of an automatic driving vehicle while suppressing security risks, and to realize simple operations when loading or unloading vehicles. This control device is for controlling a vehicle that moves autonomously, and comprises a function for controlling the movement of the vehicle in accordance with instructions from an external system. When the function for controlling the movement of the vehicle in accordance with instructions from the external system is activated, the control device recognizes the validity of the external system by communicating with the external system and the vehicle, recognizes that encrypted communication with the external system has been established, recognizes that the user of the vehicle is permitted by the external system to move the vehicle, and recognizes that the user is an authorized user of the vehicle.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.