US 12,311,983 B2
Method for switching between manual and autonomous drive, and vehicle
Felix Heinrich, Braunschweig (DE)
Assigned to VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, (DE)
Appl. No. 18/554,046
Filed by VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg (DE)
PCT Filed Apr. 12, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/059687
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 5, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/218950, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 20, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 203 818.2 (DE), filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0367691 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B62D 1/183 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 60/0054 (2020.02) [B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 60/0051 (2020.02); B60W 60/0053 (2020.02); B62D 1/183 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for switching between manual drive and autonomous drive modes in a transportation vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting at least hands of a driver of the transportation vehicle by at least one interior camera in the transportation vehicle;
detecting a takeover intention and/or a handover intention of a driver of the transportation vehicle based on hand movement-detected by image analysis;
in response to a handover intention being detected, the steering wheel is moved away from the driver and the transportation vehicle is switched to the autonomous drive mode; and
in response to a takeover intention being detected, the steering wheel is moved away from a resting position associated with the autonomous drive mode in a direction towards the hands of the driver to a driver specific driving position associated with the manual drive mode and the transportation vehicle is switched to the manual drive mode,
wherein the movement of the steering wheel from the resting position is initially performed moved rapidly in a first phase that includes movement of the steering wheel and simultaneous movement of a steering column of the transportation vehicle and then more slowly in a second phase in the direction toward the hands of the driver when approaching the driver specific driving position, wherein the transition from the first phase to the second phase of movement is based on a relative distance between the steering wheel and the driver's hands.