US 12,291,198 B2
Optimal engagement of automated features to assist incapacited drivers
Khizar Ahmad Qureshi, Pickering (CA); Mehdi Abroshan, Waterloo (CA); Reza Zarringhalam, Whitby (CA); Mohammadali Shahriari, Markham (CA); and Apral Singh Hara, Lasalle (CA)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/183,386.
Prior Publication US 2024/0308501 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 30/09 (2012.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/09 (2013.01) [B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 2540/26 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining sensor data, from one or more sensors of a vehicle, the sensor data pertaining to both a driver of the vehicle and an environment surrounding the vehicle;
determining, via a processor using the sensor data, when the driver is incapacitated;
determining, via the processor using the sensor data, when a threat is detected for the vehicle; and
taking action to avoid the threat when the driver is incapacitated and the threat is detected, in accordance with instructions provided by the processor; and
calculating, via the processor, a safety margin for a vehicle event associated with the threat, based on a virtual receding horizon using the sensor data;
wherein the step of taking the action comprises taking the action based on the safety margin when the driver is incapacitated and the threat is detected, in accordance with the instructions provided by the processor.