18447622. TRAVEL CONTROLLER AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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TRAVEL CONTROLLER AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Ryusuke Kuroda of Edogawa-ku (JP)
TRAVEL CONTROLLER AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18447622 titled 'TRAVEL CONTROLLER AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a travel controller for a vehicle that autonomously controls the vehicle's travel, detects a departure preventer to avoid running off the road, and notifies the driver to transition from autonomous to manual control if needed.
- The travel controller autonomously controls the vehicle's travel.
- It detects a departure preventer to prevent the vehicle from running off the road.
- It determines the possibility of the vehicle reaching the edge of the road based on expected movement and distance from the road edge.
- It notifies the driver to transition to manual control if there is a possibility of running off the road.
- It does not notify the driver if there is no possibility of running off the road.
Potential applications of this technology:
- Autonomous vehicles
- Driver assistance systems
- Road safety technology
Problems solved by this technology:
- Preventing vehicles from running off the road
- Enhancing driver safety
- Improving autonomous control systems
Benefits of this technology:
- Increased road safety
- Enhanced driver assistance
- Improved control of autonomous vehicles
Original Abstract Submitted
A travel controller autonomously controlling a travel of a vehicle, detecting a departure preventer preventing the vehicle from running off a road at an edge of the road under autonomous control from surrounding data representing surroundings of the vehicle, when no departure preventer is detected, determining a possibility of the vehicle reaching the edge of the road based on an expected movement amount of the vehicle in the lateral direction until stopping and a distance from the vehicle to the road edge, and, when there is a possibility of the vehicle reaching the road edge, notifying the driver of a transition demand demanding transition from the autonomous control to manual control of a travel of the vehicle based on driving operations of the driver of the vehicle, and when there is no possibility of the vehicle reaching the road edge, not notifying the driver of the transition demand.
