US Patent Application 18335466. VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD simplified abstract
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VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD
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Inventor(s)
Katsuya Yashiro of Wako-shi (JP)
VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18335466 Titled 'VEHICLE CONTROLLER, VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a vehicle controller system that includes various components for controlling the vehicle's movements. The system includes a surrounding area recognition unit that detects the state of the vehicle's surroundings, a human detection unit that identifies specific objects in restricted areas, and an automated driving control part that allows the vehicle to follow the vehicle in front of it based on the information from the surrounding area recognition unit.
The automated driving control part can operate in two different support statuses. The first support status provides basic assistance to the driver, while the second support status offers a higher level of automation or requires less input from the driver.
If the vehicle is in the first support status and the human detection unit detects a specific object, the automated driving control part will maintain the vehicle's support status at the first level. However, if the vehicle is in the second support status and the human detection unit detects a specific object, the automated driving control part will shift the vehicle's support status back to the first level.
Original Abstract Submitted
A vehicle controller includes: a surrounding area recognition unit that detects a state surrounding a subject vehicle; a human detection unit that detects a specific target object in a specific area into which entry of the specific target object is restricted; an automated driving control part that provides control such that the subject vehicle follows a vehicle traveling ahead thereof, based on a result detected by the surrounding area recognition unit. The automated driving control part makes the subject vehicle operate at at least one of a first support status, and a second support status which has an automated degree higher than that of the first support status or has a task required to be done by a vehicle occupant of the subject vehicle less than that of the first support status. When the subject vehicle is traveling at the first support status and the human detection unit has detected a specific target object, the automated driving control part keeps the support status of the subject vehicle unchanged at the first support status. When the subject vehicle is traveling at the second support status and the detection unit has detected therein a specific target object, the automated driving control part shifts the support status of the subject vehicle from the second support status to the first support status.
