KR20190063380A - Interaction system and method between autonomous vehicle and user - Google Patents

Abstract

The method for interacting between an autonomous vehicle and a driver supporting a plurality of modes of travel according to the present invention includes: estimating travel route and estimated travel time information according to travel mode information according to destination information input from a driver and current position information of the autonomous vehicle; And informing the driver of the estimated travel route and estimated travel time information for the selected travel mode from among the plurality of travel modes.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an interaction system and method for an autonomous vehicle and a user,

The present invention relates to an interaction system and method between an autonomous vehicle and a user.

An autonomous drive system is a system that autonomously drives a vehicle to a destination without physical intervention of the user to the controller of the vehicle. In this regard, various studies are being conducted through domestic and overseas major automobile companies and IT companies, and it is expected that commercial autonomous vehicles will be released by 2020.

For autonomous driving, three-dimensional map information that can grasp the road situation precisely and surrounding situation information collected in real time through the vehicle sensor are required. Through such information, acceleration, deceleration, steering, etc., You can control yourself.

However, in a situation where various vehicles manufactured by various manufacturers exist, it is insufficient to meet various needs of users by providing only one autonomous driving mode.

Therefore, there is a need for a technology that provides a driving mode that best meets the needs of the user among a plurality of autonomous driving modes in consideration of various aspects such as technical, economical, and accident prevention.

The embodiment of the present invention is a system for automatically navigating an autonomous vehicle that is intended to move from a current position to a destination and which can best meet the needs of the user through a plurality of driving mode guides considering various technical, The user is able to select a traveling mode in which the vehicle can travel.

It should be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of interacting between an autonomous vehicle and a driver supporting a plurality of modes, the method comprising the steps of: Obtaining predicted travel route and estimated travel time information for each traveling mode according to the location information, and informing the driver of estimated traveling route and estimated traveling time information of the selected traveling mode from the plurality of traveling modes do.

The step of obtaining the estimated travel route and estimated travel time information for each traveling mode may include calculating the estimated traveling route and estimated traveling time information for each traveling mode from the remote server by transmitting the destination information and the current location information to the remote server Or can be calculated directly in the autonomous vehicle.

An embodiment of the present invention includes a step of transmitting vehicle information and driving mode information of the autonomous driving vehicle to a remote server and receiving accident risk information for each driving mode calculated by the vehicle information and driving mode information from the remote server The step of informing the driver of the estimated travel route and estimated travel time information for the selected travel mode may include the accident risk information for the selected travel mode to guide the driver.

The method may further include receiving insurance information for each mode calculated based on the accident risk information from the remote server, wherein the estimated travel route and the estimated travel time information for the selected travel mode are transmitted to the driver May guide the driver including the insurance information for the selected driving mode.

The accident risk information and insurance information may be provided for each of a plurality of travel modes when the destination is input.

One embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing a driver with at least one of a predicted traveling route, estimated traveling time information, accident risk information, and insurance information for a remaining traveling mode while the autonomous traveling vehicle is operating in accordance with the selected traveling mode As shown in FIG.

One embodiment of the present invention further includes transmitting at least one of data on the running mode of the autonomous vehicle, risk condition data, and accident data to the remote server, , The risk mode data and the accident data to generate the DB for each traveling mode and calculate the accident risk information based on the information included in the DB for each traveling mode.

According to any one of the above-described tasks, the user who wishes to operate the autonomous vehicle can support a plurality of driving modes supported by the vehicle in accordance with various criteria.

That is, when a plurality of driving modes supported by the vehicle are selected, information on how large the accident risk per driving mode, the insurance information corresponding thereto, and how fast the destination can be reached is provided So that it is possible to select the driving mode suitable for the importance of the safety of the user or the current situation.

1 is a block diagram of an interaction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 and 3 are views for explaining an interaction method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining an interaction method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining an interaction method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining an interaction method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining an interaction method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining an interaction method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts not related to the description are omitted.

Whenever a component is referred to as " including " an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements, not the exclusion of any other element, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The present invention relates to an interaction system (100) and method between an autonomous vehicle (110) and a user that supports a plurality of running modes, and more particularly to a system and method for interacting with a user And an interaction system (100) and method between the autonomous vehicle (110).

In the United States, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) classifies the automation stages into 0 to 5 stages. Level 0 is the fully manual operation phase in which the user carries out the operation and Levels 1 to 3 are the partial autonomous driving modes in which the automobile supports the autonomous driving function. Levels 4 to 5 are the limited manual driving level (Level 4) Level 5), and the user is a completely autonomous driving stage that does not directly involve in driving at all.

An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an autonomous vehicle 110 having an autonomous driving function of Level 1 or higher, except for a vehicle of a fully manual operation stage, which is possible only at Level 0, among the steps described above.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is directed to an autonomous vehicle 110 having two or more autonomous modes. At this time, the running mode of the autonomous vehicle 110 may be different for each manufacturer, and may be different for different vehicle models manufactured by the same manufacturer. Even if the same type of vehicle manufactured by the same manufacturer is used for various functions or options, The number and types of running modes may differ.

Here, the running mode of the autonomous vehicle 110 is a mode in which the vehicle travels by using the degree of intervention of the user, the presence or absence of various sensors attached to the interior and exterior of the vehicle to enable autonomous travel, A method and a technology level for recognizing a situation of a vehicle, a situation of a road, a traffic situation, a method of recognizing the driving situation of another vehicle around the vehicle, whether there is communication with the vehicle infrastructure or the communication infrastructure around the vehicle, The control intervention level of the central control center, the acceleration level at the time of acceleration or deceleration, the fuel consumption or battery consumption rate priority, or the accident risk avoidance priority, the steering and deceleration method to avoid the risk in the event of a dangerous situation, For a variety of autonomous modes of operation and technical elements, such as avoidance priority or vehicle passenger protection priority, A bunch of autonomous way prepared so that the user can easily select and can be called technological factors.

[Table 1] shows an example of a plurality of running modes for an arbitrary autonomous vehicle.

[Table 1]

Many companies around the world are now experimenting with various self-driving methods and technical elements in [Table 1] to develop self-propelled vehicles aimed at commercialization. A variety of commercial self-propelled vehicles will be launched with various technologies developed by each company as to how to recognize what sensors and how to operate them. Once autonomous vehicles have been introduced to the market, companies will constantly develop new technologies and market new products to take up more of the market.

However, those who want to use an autonomous vehicle will be more interested in whether they are safer than humans, rather than specific devices and technologies, and whether they can go faster and more convenient than driving.

If all autonomous vehicles are safe and fast, there will be no need to have multiple modes, but the safety and speed of the vehicle will take hundreds of years to become an ideal level for everyone. Unless the safety and speed of the vehicle is at an ideal level that everyone is satisfied with, the manufacturer has no choice but to provide several modes of driving. Therefore, in this case, there is necessarily a safer running mode and a running mode running faster.

Furthermore, how to control the vehicle in a situation where the vehicle is at risk of collision is more complicated. If an autonomous vehicle safely protects other vehicles, pedestrians, and passengers without crashing at any risk of collision, there is no need to create multiple modes of driving.

If it is not such an ideal autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle first decelerates the vehicle and controls the vehicle to stay out of control, recognizing the risk of an approaching collision, or first recognizing the risk of a collision, You should make a preliminary choice as to which of the various collision avoidance methods should be prioritized, such as whether to avoid a risk minimizing maneuver, or to control the passengers in the direction that best protects them.

In the present invention, it is referred to as a 'driving mode' in which a vehicle manufacturer gives a user a choice regarding such various driving methods and collision avoiding methods of an autonomous driving vehicle. Therefore, in order to use an autonomous vehicle, the user must select which mode of travel should be carried out before or during operation of the vehicle.

In addition, the insurer will encourage the user to choose a safer driving mode to reduce the accident rate of autonomous vehicles and reduce the insurance loss ratio. Therefore, the auto insurance premium and the guarantee contents should be different according to the mode of driving of the autonomous driving vehicle, not the user, and it is necessary to inform various information such as auto insurance premium, guarantee limit, insurance insurance, etc. according to the driving mode before the user selects the driving mode.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in order for a user to select one of the running modes in the autonomous vehicle 110 that supports a plurality of running modes, the autonomous vehicle 110 may inform the user of the accident risk, Vehicle-to-vehicle (110) interaction system (100) that informs the user of information required by the user such as information about the vehicle, insurance information, estimated driving time, and so on so that the user can select a driving mode that best meets his / And methods.

1 is a block diagram of an interaction system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The interaction system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured with the remote server 120 and the autonomous vehicle 110 and further includes a user terminal 130 for interaction with the user .

The autonomous vehicle 110 can transmit and receive data to and from the user terminal 130 or the remote server 120 through the wired / wireless communication module. In addition to the communication module, the autonomous vehicle 110 may include a memory in which a program for providing information for a plurality of modes of travel to the user is stored, and a processor for executing the program stored in the memory.

The remote server 120 can provide information such as accident risk information, insurance information, and estimated time for the traveling route based on the information provided from the autonomous vehicle 110. [

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention performed by the interaction system 100 according to FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8. FIG.

2 and 3 are views for explaining an interaction method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

First, the autonomous vehicle 110 transmits the vehicle information and the traveling mode information to the remote server 120 during the operation of the vehicle or at the end of the operation. At this time, the autonomous vehicle 110 may provide at least one of the above information, the risk situation data, and the accident data to the remote server 120 (S105).

The remote server 120 receiving the data generates the DB for each traveling mode based on at least one of the vehicle information, the traveling mode data, the dangerous situation data, and the accident data.

The remote server 120 may calculate accident risk information or accident statistical information for each traveling mode of the vehicle based on the information included in the DB for each traveling mode. Also, the remote server 120 may additionally calculate insurance information for each mode of travel based on the accident risk information.

The autonomous vehicle 110 receives accident risk information and insurance information for each mode of travel calculated from the remote server 120 (S110).

After that, the autonomous vehicle 110 transmits the destination information and the current position information of the autonomous vehicle 110 to the remote server 120 (S115). Upon receiving the destination information (S120) (S125).

The remote server 120 calculates the estimated travel route and the estimated travel time information for each mode and transmits the estimated travel route and estimated travel time information to the autonomous vehicle 110 (S130), and the autonomous vehicle 110 requests the user to select the travel mode (S135).

When the autonomous driving vehicle 110 receives the driving mode selected by the user (S140), the autonomous driving vehicle 110 may guide the estimated traveling path and running time information, the accident risk information, and the insurance information for the selected traveling mode by the user (S145) .

Then, after requesting the user to confirm whether to start driving in the selected driving mode (S150), the operation is started in the selected driving mode (S155).

According to this process, the user can select the driving mode by comprehensively determining the accident risk information, the insurance information, the estimated traveling route, and the traveling time information for each traveling mode to reach a desired destination.

4 is a diagram for explaining an interaction method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the following description of the embodiment, the same contents as those of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 will be omitted and different points will be mainly described.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, unlike the first embodiment, the destination information input from the user and the current position information of the autonomous driving vehicle 110 are not transmitted to the remote server 120, Can be directly calculated based on the corresponding information, and can be informed to the user.

That is, in the interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the destination information and the current location information are transmitted to the remote server 120, and the remote server 120 calculates the estimated travel route and estimated travel time information for each travel mode The autonomous driving vehicle 110 may calculate the estimated driving route and the estimated driving time information for each driving mode directly,

Apart from this, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the accident risk information or the insurance information for each mode of travel may be calculated by the remote server 120 and provided to the autonomous vehicle 110. The autonomous vehicle 110 receives the estimated travel route and the estimated travel time information, and provides accident risk information and insurance information for each travel mode received from the remote server 120 have.

5 is a view for explaining an interaction method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a diagram for explaining an interaction method according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the destination information input from the user and the current position information of the autonomous vehicle 110 are not transmitted to the remote server 120, as in the second embodiment, and the autonomous vehicle 110 And can directly calculate and inform the user based on the information.

Also, the remote server 120 can calculate the accident risk information or the insurance information for each mode of travel, but unlike the second embodiment, the remote server 120 can provide only the insurance information omitting accident risk information to the autonomous vehicle 110 .

In the case of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, unlike the third embodiment, the remote server 120 may provide only the accident risk information that omits the insurance information to the autonomous vehicle 110. [

7 is a view for explaining an interaction method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The interaction method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention differs from the interaction method according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention in that unlike the case where the autonomous vehicle 110 receives the accident risk information and insurance information for each mode of travel from the remote server 120 before the user inputs a destination, You can be provided when you enter your destination.

First, the autonomous vehicle 110 requests the user to input a destination (S205). When the destination information is received (S210), the autonomous vehicle 110 transmits the predicted traveling by the traveling mode based on the destination information and the current position information of the autonomous vehicle 110 Path information is calculated (S215).

Next, the autonomous vehicle 110 transmits the vehicle information, the driving mode information, the dangerous situation data, the accident data, and the estimated traveling route information to the remote server 120 (S220) Accident risk information for each mode of travel, insurance information, and estimated travel time information for the estimated travel route (S225).

Then, the autonomous vehicle 110 informs the user of the accident risk information, the insurance information, and the estimated time information of the estimated travel route for each mode of travel (S230), and requests the user to select the travel mode (S235).

Then, after requesting the user to confirm whether to start driving in the selected driving mode (S240), operation is started in the selected driving mode (S245).

Meanwhile, the interaction method according to the present invention may provide the user with at least one of the accident risk information, the insurance information, the estimated travel route, and the estimated travel time information for each mode of travel to the user even after the operation of the autonomous vehicle 110 starts.

Accordingly, the user can request the autonomous vehicle 110 to change the traveling mode based on the information of the traveling mode for another traveling mode even while the vehicle is traveling.

8 is a diagram for explaining an interaction method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

The interaction method according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention provides the user with accident risk information and insurance information for each traveling mode rather than providing the estimated traveling time or traveling route information to the user more simply than the previous embodiment, Mode.

First, the autonomous vehicle 110 can provide vehicle information, driving mode information, dangerous situation data, and accident data to the remote server 120 (S305).

Next, the autonomous vehicle 110 receives accident risk information and insurance information for each mode of travel calculated from the remote server 120 (S310).

Thereafter, the autonomous vehicle 110 provides accident risk information and insurance information for each mode of travel (S315), and requests the user to select a travel mode (S320).

When the autonomous driving vehicle 110 receives the driving mode selected by the user (S325), the autonomous driving vehicle 110 starts driving to the selected driving mode after requesting the user to start driving in the selected driving mode (S30) ).

In the above description, steps S105 to S335 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, some of the steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed. In addition, the contents already described with respect to the interaction system 100 in FIG. 1 apply to the interaction methods in FIGS. 2 to 8, even if other contents are omitted.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a computer program stored in a medium executed by a computer or a recording medium including instructions executable by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

While the methods and systems of the present invention have been described in connection with specific embodiments, some or all of those elements or operations may be implemented using a computer system having a general purpose hardware architecture.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: Interaction system
110: autonomous vehicle
120: remote server
130: User terminal

Claims (1)

A method of interacting between an autonomous vehicle and a driver supporting a plurality of modes,
Obtaining estimated travel route and estimated travel time information for each traveling mode according to destination information input from a driver and current position information of the autonomous vehicle;
And informing the driver of the estimated travel route and estimated travel time information for the selected travel mode from among the plurality of travel modes.

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