18448379. VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Ryusuke Kuroda of Tokyo-to (JP)
Takuya Fujiki of Tokyo-to (JP)
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18448379 titled 'VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a vehicle control device that can determine if a road is congested by calculating the average speed of vehicles in different lanes and estimating the overall congestion level based on the proportion of congested lanes.
- The processor calculates the average speed of a vehicle and another vehicle in a predetermined range for each traffic lane.
- It determines congestion by analyzing the traffic lane average speeds for each lane on the road.
- The device estimates overall road congestion based on the proportion of congested lanes.
- The vehicle can be driven automatically when the road is congested.
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- Potential Applications
- Traffic management systems
- Autonomous driving technology
- Smart city infrastructure
- Problems Solved
- Identifying congested roads
- Improving traffic flow
- Enhancing road safety
- Benefits
- Efficient traffic flow
- Reduced congestion
- Enhanced driving experience
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle control device has a processor configured to calculate an average speed of a vehicle traveling in a traffic lane and another vehicle in a predetermined range from the vehicle, for each of multiple traffic lanes of a traveling road on which the vehicle is traveling, as a traffic lane average speed, to determine whether the traffic lanes are congested based on the traffic lane average speed for each of the multiple traffic lanes of the traveling road and to estimate whether the traveling road as a whole is congested based on a proportion of traffic lanes of the traveling road that are congested, and to decide to drive the vehicle by automatic control when the traveling road as a whole is congested.
