US Patent Application 18165700. VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE simplified abstract
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Kenta Kumazaki of Tokyo-to (JP)
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18165700 Titled 'VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a device in a vehicle that uses a processor and a monitor image to determine if the driver is trying to change lanes. If the driver is attempting to change lanes and the engine is off, the device will start the engine and use the electric motor to accelerate the vehicle.
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle control device has a processor configured to determine whether or not a driver is attempting to move a vehicle from a traveling lane in which the vehicle is traveling to an adjacent lane, based on a monitor image taken of an area near a driving seat, and to activate the engine when it has been determined that the driver is attempting to move the vehicle from the traveling lane to the adjacent lane and the engine is stopped with drive power being obtained using the electric motor, wherein the vehicle is accelerated using the drive power of the engine when the engine is activated, if movement of the vehicle from the traveling lane to the adjacent lane has been requested by the driver.
