Occupant based vehicle control

Abstract

A vehicle includes an occupant monitoring system configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle; a robotic driving system configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle during a robotic driving mode; and a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system and the robotic driving system. The processing circuit is configured to: receive the occupant data; determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode; and provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle, comprising:
 an occupant monitoring system configured to acquire occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle;   a robotic driving system configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle during a robotic driving mode; and   a processing circuit coupled to the occupant monitoring system and the robotic driving system, the processing circuit configured to:
 receive the occupant data; 
 determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode; and 
 provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system. 
   
     
     
         2 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle system includes a robotic driving system, wherein the robotic driving system is configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode. 
     
     
         3 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the occupant data provides an indication of discomfort of the occupant while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode. 
     
     
         4 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the occupant data includes at least one of an eye motion, a pupil size, a perspiration amount, a perspiration rate, a temperature, a pulse rate, audible information, an amount of shaking, an exertion of force, and a facial feature. 
     
     
         5 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle command determination is based on one or more occupant data points being outside a predefined standard, wherein the predefined standard includes at least one of an acceptable operating range and a threshold level, the threshold level defining at least one of a minimum level and a maximum level for one or more occupant data points. 
     
     
         6 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle command determination is based on a gradation level of an occupant data point relative to a predefined standard, wherein each gradation level corresponds with a different vehicle operation command. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle command determination is based on occupant data for only one occupant of a group of occupants in the vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle command determination is based on a comparison of one or more occupant data points to one or more reference occupant data points included in reference occupant data, wherein the reference occupant data is specific to an occupant that is acquired via one or more vehicle trips. 
     
     
         9 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to generate an output based on the occupant data and provide the generated output to the occupant of the vehicle, wherein the output includes the occupant data acquired, a proposed vehicle operation command, and a correlation between an occupant data point and a vehicle operating parameter. 
     
     
         10 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the effect on operation of the vehicle is based on affecting a vehicle operating parameter including at least one of a deactivation of the robotic driving mode, a vehicle speed relative to another vehicle, an absolute vehicle speed, a following distance, an acceleration characteristic of the vehicle, a braking characteristic of the vehicle, a vehicle turning characteristic, and a lateral separation distance of the vehicle relative to an object. 
     
     
         11 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to receive vehicle operation data regarding operation of the vehicle, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode based on the vehicle operation data. 
     
     
         12 . The vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the vehicle operation data includes at least one of a vehicle speed, an engine speed, a separation distance to another vehicle, a vehicle load, and a current gear/setting of a transmission. 
     
     
         13 . The vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle system includes at least one of a powertrain system, a steering system, the robotic driving system, and a braking system. 
     
     
         14 . A system for a vehicle, comprising:
 a processing circuit comprising a processor coupled to a non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receive occupant data regarding an occupant of the vehicle; 
 determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a robotic driving mode; and 
 provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system. 
   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the vehicle system includes a robotic driving system, wherein the robotic driving system is configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle while the vehicle is in the robotic driving mode. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise generate an output based on the occupant data and provide the generated output to an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the output includes the occupant data acquired, a proposed vehicle operation command, and a correlation between an occupant data point and a vehicle operating parameter. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the effect on operation of the vehicle is based on affecting a vehicle operating parameter including at least one of a deactivation of the robotic driving mode, a vehicle speed relative to another vehicle, an absolute vehicle speed, a following distance, an acceleration characteristic of the vehicle, a braking characteristic of the vehicle, a vehicle turning characteristic, and a lateral separation distance of the vehicle relative to an object. 
     
     
         18 . A system for a vehicle, comprising:
 a processing circuit comprising a processor coupled to a non-transitory memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 identify an occupant of the vehicle; 
 retrieve an occupant profile for the occupant based on identification of the occupant; 
 receive occupant data regarding the occupant; 
 determine a vehicle operation command based on the occupant data and the occupant profile, the vehicle operation command configured to affect operation of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a robotic driving mode; and 
 provide the vehicle operation command to a vehicle system. 
   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein identification is based on a personal electronic device of the occupant, wherein the operations further comprise identify the occupant based on recognition of the personal electronic device. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise weight occupant data corresponding to higher classified occupant types more heavily than occupant data corresponding to lower classified occupant types.