Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20240109412). DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract
Contents
- 1 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Organization Name
toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
Inventor(s)
Naoya Matsunaga of Nagoya-shi (JP)
Takuya Kaminade of Okazaki-shi (JP)
Masaki Ikai of Toyota-shi (JP)
Masashi Oishi of Owariasahi-shi (JP)
DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240109412 titled 'DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Simplified Explanation
The driving assistance apparatus described in the abstract is designed to reduce driving power when a vehicle is present in a parking lot and the occupant has made an erroneous acceleration operation. If the erroneous operation is repeated within a certain time frame, the driving power reduction control is executed again, regardless of the parking lot status.
- Parking lot staying determination section: Determines if a vehicle is present in a parking lot with adjacent parking slots or parked vehicles.
- Erroneous operation determination section: Identifies if the occupant has mistakenly pressed the acceleration operation element.
- Control section: Executes driving power reduction control if the vehicle is in the parking lot and the occupant has made an erroneous operation.
Potential Applications
- Automated parking assistance systems - Driver safety features in vehicles
Problems Solved
- Preventing accidents due to erroneous acceleration in parking lots - Enhancing safety for both the vehicle and occupants
Benefits
- Reduces the risk of collisions in parking lots - Improves overall driving safety and control
Potential Commercial Applications
Enhanced Driving Safety Systems for Vehicles
Possible Prior Art
No prior art information is available at this time.
Unanswered Questions
How does the apparatus differentiate between intentional and erroneous acceleration operations?
The abstract does not provide details on how the system distinguishes between deliberate and mistaken acceleration actions.
What is the predetermined threshold time for repeating the driving power reduction control?
The specific duration of the threshold time is not specified in the abstract.
Original Abstract Submitted
a driving assistance apparatus includes a parking lot staying determination section which determines whether or not a vehicle is present in a parking lot having a parking row including parking slots and/or parked vehicles located adjacent to each other, an erroneous operation determination section which determines whether or not an occupant has erroneously stepped on an acceleration operation element, and a control section which executes driving power reduction control upon determination that the vehicle is present in the parking lot and that the occupant has performed the erroneous operation. when the erroneous operation determination section determines that the occupant has performed the erroneous operation again before elapse of a predetermined threshold time after execution of the driving power reduction control, the control section executes the driving power reduction control again, irrespective of the result of the determination by the parking lot staying determination section.
