18095616. COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST APPARATUS simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST APPARATUS

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Yuhei Miyamoto of Toyota-shi (JP)

Kohei Morotomi of Nagoya-shi (JP)

COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18095616 titled 'COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSIST APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a driving assist system that determines whether a specific situation exists where it is safe for a vehicle to enter an adjacent lane. This determination is made based on the detection of a road-side object or a white line defining the adjacent lane, and the absence of any objects near the detected white line.

  • The driving assist system uses an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) to analyze the current situation and predict the absence of objects entering the adjacent lane.
  • If the system determines that the specific situation exists, it does not perform any steering control to avoid a collision or to allow the vehicle to enter the adjacent lane.
  • The purpose of this system is to prevent unnecessary steering interventions when it is safe for the vehicle to remain in its current lane.

Potential Applications

  • This technology can be applied to various driving assist systems, such as lane keeping assist or adaptive cruise control, to enhance their functionality and safety.
  • It can be integrated into autonomous vehicles to improve their decision-making capabilities when changing lanes.

Problems Solved

  • The system solves the problem of unnecessary steering interventions when it is safe for the vehicle to remain in its current lane.
  • It addresses the challenge of accurately determining whether it is safe to enter an adjacent lane based on the presence of road-side objects and the absence of objects near the white line.

Benefits

  • The system improves the efficiency and effectiveness of driving assist systems by reducing unnecessary steering interventions.
  • It enhances the safety of lane-changing maneuvers by ensuring that the vehicle only changes lanes when it is safe to do so.
  • The technology can contribute to the development of more reliable and advanced autonomous driving systems.


Original Abstract Submitted

A driving assist ECU determines that a current situation is a specific situation where it is predicted that there is no object that is about to enter an adjacent lane from an area outside of a host vehicle road on which a host vehicle is traveling, when a road-side object is detected at a part around an edge of the adjacent lane, and/or when a white line painted to define the adjacent lane is detected at the part around the edge of the adjacent lane and no object near the detected white line is detected. The driving assist ECU does not perform a steering control for avoiding a collision, the steering control for letting the vehicle enter the adjacent lane, when it is not determined that the current situation is the specific situation.

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