Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20240182032). VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract
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VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
Organization Name
toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha
Inventor(s)
Yusuke Ouchi of Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
Toshinori Okita of Gotemba-shi, Shizuoka-ken (JP)
Tomohiko Inoue of Kariya-city, Aichi-pref (JP)
Youhei Masui of Kariya-city, Aichi-pref (JP)
VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240182032 titled 'VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The control device described in the patent application is designed to control the acceleration and deceleration of a vehicle in order to achieve constant-speed travel and following travel. Here are the key points of the innovation:
- The control device includes a processor that acquires drive environment information of the vehicle.
- It performs acceleration suppression to control the vehicle's speed during constant-speed travel or following travel in specific driving situations.
- The device can enter an acceleration suppression stop state when the accelerator is activated, temporarily stopping the acceleration suppression.
- The acceleration suppression stop state is canceled based on predetermined conditions, such as deactivating the accelerator, to resume the acceleration suppression.
Potential Applications: - Autonomous vehicles - Adaptive cruise control systems - Traffic management systems
Problems Solved: - Ensuring safe and efficient driving in various road conditions - Preventing sudden acceleration or deceleration that can lead to accidents
Benefits: - Improved driving comfort and safety - Enhanced fuel efficiency - Reduced traffic congestion
Potential Commercial Applications: - Automotive industry - Transportation companies - Technology companies developing autonomous driving systems
Possible Prior Art: - Adaptive cruise control systems - Collision avoidance systems
Unanswered Questions: 1. How does the control device differentiate between different driving situations to apply the appropriate acceleration suppression? 2. What are the specific conditions that trigger the cancellation of the acceleration suppression stop state?
Original Abstract Submitted
a control device () executes control for accelerating or decelerating a vehicle () such that constant-speed travel in which the vehicle () travels at a set vehicle speed is performed, and such that following travel in which the vehicle follows a preceding vehicle ahead is performed. the control device includes a processor () configured to: acquire drive environment information indicating a drive environment of the vehicle; perform acceleration suppression for suppressing acceleration of the vehicle for the constant-speed travel or the following travel when the drive environment is a predetermined situation; establish an acceleration suppression stop state in which the acceleration suppression is temporarily stopped when an operation to turn on an accelerator of the vehicle has been performed; and cancel the acceleration suppression stop state based on a predetermined resumption condition for resuming the acceleration suppression when or after an operation to turn off the accelerator of the vehicle has been performed.
