18207161. MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (Honda Motor Co., Ltd.)
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MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
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Haruhiko Nishiguchi of Tokyo (JP)
MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18207161 titled 'MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a mobile body control device that can recognize the surrounding environment of a mobile body and determine if an object is present in a target area. If an object is detected, the device will notify the driver.
- The device includes a recognizer that can identify the surrounding environment of the mobile body.
- A determiner is used to determine if an object is present in a target area, which is set as a longitudinal direction on the side of the mobile body.
- If an object is detected in the target area, a notifier is controlled to notify the driver of the mobile body.
- The determiner adjusts the width of the target area in the transverse direction when a lane change is in progress, making it smaller than the width before the lane change reaches a predetermined stage.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Automotive industry: This technology can be used in vehicles to enhance driver awareness and safety by notifying them of objects in their blind spots or potential hazards during lane changes.
- Autonomous vehicles: The device can be integrated into autonomous vehicles to improve their ability to detect and notify drivers of objects in their surroundings, ensuring safer navigation.
Problems solved by this technology:
- Blind spot detection: The device helps solve the problem of drivers not being aware of objects in their blind spots, reducing the risk of accidents during lane changes.
- Lane change safety: By notifying the driver of objects in the target area during a lane change, this technology improves the safety of the maneuver.
Benefits of this technology:
- Improved driver awareness: The device enhances driver awareness by detecting and notifying them of objects in their surroundings, reducing the risk of collisions.
- Safer lane changes: By adjusting the width of the target area during a lane change, the device helps drivers make safer lane changes by providing timely notifications of objects in their path.
Original Abstract Submitted
A mobile body control device includes a recognizer configured to recognize a surrounding environment of a mobile body, and a determiner configured to determine whether an object is present in a target area in which a direction along a traveling direction of the mobile body is set as a longitudinal direction on a side of the mobile body on the basis of a result of the recognition of the surrounding environment by the recognizer, and when it is determined that the object is present in the target area, to control a notifier to notify a driver of the mobile body to this effect, in which the determiner makes a width of the target area in a transverse direction when a lane change in which the mobile body changes a traveling lane has progressed to a predetermined stage smaller than the width in the transverse direction before the lane change progresses to the predetermined stage.
