18228826. VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Yoshihiro Aotani of Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa-ken (JP)
Eiki Kitagawa of Edogawa-ku Tokyo-to (JP)
Satoru Akahane of Shinjuku-ku Tokyo-to (JP)
VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18228826 titled 'VEHICLE CONTROLLER, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL
Simplified Explanation
The vehicle controller described in the patent application is designed to detect merging sections on the road, where an adjacent lane merges into the lane being traveled by the host vehicle. It then detects other vehicles on the adjacent lane and decides whether to allow at least one of these vehicles to change lanes in front of the host vehicle. The controller also controls the acceleration or deceleration of the host vehicle to ensure that it maintains a safe distance from the vehicle in front of it.
- Detect merging sections on the road
- Identify other vehicles on the adjacent lane
- Decide whether to allow a vehicle to change lanes in front of the host vehicle
- Control acceleration or deceleration of the host vehicle to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front
- Potential Applications
- Autonomous vehicles - Advanced driver assistance systems - Traffic management systems
- Problems Solved
- Ensuring safe lane changes in merging sections - Preventing accidents due to sudden lane changes - Improving traffic flow and efficiency
- Benefits
- Enhanced safety on the road - Smoother traffic flow - Reduced risk of collisions and congestion
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle controller includes a processor configured to detect, ahead of a host vehicle, a merging section in which an adjacent lane adjacent to a host vehicle lane being traveled by the host vehicle merges into the host vehicle lane, detect one or more other vehicles traveling on the adjacent lane, determine whether to allow at least one of the detected vehicles to precede the host vehicle at a lane change of the one of the detected vehicles to the host vehicle lane in the merging section, and control acceleration or deceleration of the host vehicle so that a rear end of the host vehicle is ahead of a front end of a second vehicle following a first vehicle allowed to precede the host vehicle. The first and second vehicles are among the detected vehicles.
