Patent ID: 11958484
Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEV. CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. A method for controlling a lateral position of an autonomous driving vehicle, comprising at least one processor circuitry and a user interface, comprising the steps of:
controlling, by the processing circuitry, the lateral position of the autonomous driving vehicle,
receiving, via the user interface, during autonomous driving of the autonomous driving vehicle an input indicative of an off-set of the lateral position of the autonomous driving vehicle from a user of the autonomous driving vehicle,
receiving, via the user interface, during autonomous driving of the autonomous driving vehicle an intentional input indicative of the satisfaction of the lateral position from the user of the autonomous driving vehicle, wherein the user interface receives the intentional input indicative of the user's satisfaction by detecting the user's input on a touch screen, the user's input via a gesture sensor or voice sensor or motion sensor, or the user's actuation of a push button,
calculating a maximum right and a maximum left off-set of the lateral position, wherein the at least one processor circuitry is arranged to continuously set the maximum right and the maximum left off-set of the lateral position at least based on data generated by the autonomous driving vehicle, and wherein the data generated by the autonomous driving vehicle is one or more of curbs, visibility, a potential threat in the path in the lane or adjacent to the lane, a speed limit of the road, hidden curves, crests hiding oncoming traffic, existence of oncoming traffic and road conditions,
calculating a dynamic off-set value based on the received off-set and the maximum right and the maximum left off-set,
adjusting, by the processing circuitry, the lateral position of the autonomous driving vehicle based on information regarding the off-set from a default lateral position of the autonomous driving vehicle, and
controlling the lateral position of the autonomous driving vehicle at least based on the dynamic off-set value, the default lateral position of the autonomous driving vehicle, and the intentional input indicative of the user's satisfaction of the lateral position.