US 12,145,610 B2
Distributed embedded controller implementation for self-learning controls
Ibrahim Haskara, Macomb, MI (US); Bharatkumar Hegde, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US); and Chen-Fang Chang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,909.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294718 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 50/06 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/06 (2013.01) [G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A distributed learning system of a vehicle, comprising:
a control module configured to:
control a plant of the vehicle using a policy;
send signals to a learning module including information on an impact of the control on the plant; and
selectively control the plant using exploratory control; and
the learning module, wherein the learning module is separate from the control module and is configured to selectively update the policy based on (a) the signals from the control module, (b) state parameters resulting from the control of the plant using the policy, and (c) performance feedback determined based on the control of the plant using the policy and the selective control of the plant using exploratory control,
wherein the control module is configured to receive the exploratory control from the learning module,
wherein the exploratory control includes deviating from the policy for learning.