Vehicle control system
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorTakuya Homma
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Abstract
A vehicle control system includes at least one processor and a storage medium configured to store a program to be executed by the at least one processor. The program includes at least one command. The at least one command causes the at least one processor to execute a key lock-out prevention process of controlling a lock mechanism of a door of a vehicle into an unlocked state in a case where a key that operates the lock mechanism is positioned inside the vehicle, and a vehicle protection process of controlling the lock mechanism into a locked state without executing the key lock-out prevention process in a case where, after automatic stop of the vehicle, an occupant present inside the vehicle is not detected and the key is positioned inside the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle control system to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory configured to store a program to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein
- the program comprises at least one command, and
- the at least one command causes the at least one processor to execute:
- a key lock-out prevention process of controlling a lock mechanism of a door of the vehicle to remain in an unlocked state in a case where a key for operating the lock mechanism is positioned inside the vehicle;
- and
- a vehicle protection process of controlling the lock mechanism to enter a locked state without executing the key lock-out prevention process in a case where, after automatic stop of the vehicle, no occupant is detected inside the vehicle and the key is positioned inside the vehicle.
A vehicle control system to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising a circuitry configured to:
- execute a key lock-out prevention process of controlling a lock mechanism of a door of the vehicle to remain in an unlocked state in a case where a key for operating the lock mechanism is positioned inside the vehicle;
- execute an emergency stop process to stop the vehicle in response to detecting of a state in which a driver who drives the vehicle is incapable of driving;
- determine whether the emergency stop process has been executed;
- in response to determining that the emergency stop process has been executed, determine whether an occupant is detected inside the vehicle;
- in response to determining that no occupant is detected inside the vehicle, determine whether a key that operates a lock mechanism of a door of the vehicle is detected inside the vehicle;
- in response to determining that the key is detected inside the vehicle, determine whether an elapsed time since the door was closed after executing the emergency stop process is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold;
- and
- in response to determining that the elapsed time is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold, execute a vehicle protection process of controlling the locking mechanism to enter a locked state without executing the key lock-out prevention process.
A vehicle control system to be applied to a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising a circuitry configured to:
- execute a key lock-out prevention process of controlling a lock mechanism of a door of the vehicle to remain in an unlocked state in a case where a key for operating the lock mechanism is positioned inside the vehicle;
- execute an emergency stop process to stop the vehicle in response to detecting of a state in which a driver who drives the vehicle is incapable of driving;
- determine whether the emergency stop process has been executed;
- in response to determining that the emergency stop process has been executed,
- determine whether a parking spot is available for the vehicle;
- in response to determining that the parking spot is available for the vehicle, determine whether an occupant is detected inside the vehicle;
- in response to determining that no occupant is detected inside the vehicle, determine whether a key that operates a lock mechanism of a door of the vehicle is detected inside the vehicle;
- in response to determining that the key is detected inside the vehicle, determine whether an elapsed time since the door was closed after executing the emergency stop process is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold;
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- in response to determining that the elapsed time is equal to or greater than the predetermined first threshold, execute a vehicle protection process of controlling the locking mechanism to enter a locked state without executing the key lock-out prevention process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.