Device and method for controlling vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorIl Hwan Kim
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Abstract
A device for controlling a first vehicle includes a sensor device, a processor, and a travel control device. The sensor device generates a speed control command associated with a first rate of speed change of the first vehicle. The processor is configured to detect a target vehicle, wherein a distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle is reduced based on the speed control command being executed; and generate a control signal for changing, at a second rate of speed change of the first vehicle, a speed of the first vehicle to a target speed during a speed changing period. The travel control device changes the speed of the first vehicle based on a control signal. A difference between the target speed and a speed of the target vehicle is less than or equal to a preset speed difference threshold.
Claims17
A device for controlling a first vehicle, the device comprising:
- a memory storing at least one instruction;
- and
- a processor,
- wherein the at least one instruction is configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the device to:
- determine, based on at least one sensor, whether a target vehicle exists based on detecting a speed control command according to a user input, wherein the target vehicle is a second vehicle for which a distance to the first vehicle is predicted to decrease based on the speed control command being executed;
- based on absence of the target vehicle, control a speed of the first vehicle at a first rate of speed change corresponding to the speed control command;
- based on presence of the target vehicle, generate a control signal for changing, at a second rate of speed change, the speed of the first vehicle to a target speed, and control the first vehicle, based on the control signal, to change the speed of the first vehicle to the target speed during a speed changing period;
- control autonomous driving of the first vehicle, wherein the speed control command is detected during the autonomous driving of the first vehicle;
- after changing the speed of the first vehicle to the target speed, maintain the target speed;
- and
- based on an additional speed control command received while maintaining the target speed, transfer a control authority of the first vehicle to a driver of the first vehicle,
- wherein the control signal is generated based on a determination that the first vehicle is traveling at a speed that increases the distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle, and
- wherein the target speed is determined based on a speed of the target vehicle.
A method for controlling a first vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a device, a speed control command associated with a first rate of speed change of the first vehicle;
- determining, based on at least one sensor, whether a target vehicle exists based on detecting the speed control command, wherein the target vehicle is a second vehicle for which a distance to the first vehicle is predicted to decrease based on the speed control command being executed;
- based on absence of the target vehicle, controlling a speed of the first vehicle at the first rate of speed change corresponding to the speed control command;
- based on presence of the target vehicle, changing, at a second rate of speed change of the first vehicle, the speed of the first vehicle to a target speed during a speed changing period;
- controlling autonomous driving of the first vehicle, wherein the speed control command is detected during the autonomous driving of the first vehicle;
- after changing the speed of the first vehicle to the target speed, maintaining the target speed;
- and
- based on an additional speed control command received while maintaining the target speed, transferring a control authority of the first vehicle to a driver of the first vehicle,
- wherein the changing the speed of the first vehicle to the target speed is based on a determination that the first vehicle is traveling at a speed that increases the distance between the first vehicle and the target vehicle, and
- wherein the target speed is determined based on a speed of the target vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.