Method and vehicle reacting to the detection of an in-path obstacle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Kimura, Yosuke Kobayashi, Genpei Naito
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Abstract
A method and system for assisting a driver operating a vehicle traveling on a road includes determining an obstacle as a target obstacle in the path of the vehicle and providing information on the target obstacle, regulating at least one of a reaction force input (F) to the driver, a driving force applied to the vehicle and a braking force applied to the vehicle in response to a control amount determined; measuring a width of the target obstacle; and correcting the control amount based on the measured width (w).
Claims20
A system for assisting a driver operating a vehicle traveling on a road, the system comprising:
- a device arrangement determining an obstacle as a target obstacle in a path of the vehicle and providing information on the target obstacle and width of the target obstacle;
- a device detecting status of the vehicle;
- a device determining a risk that the vehicle may come into contact with the target obstacle based on the information on the target obstacle and the detected status of the vehicle;
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- a control arrangement regulating at least one of a reaction force input to the driver and a force applied to the vehicle based on the determined risk and the width of the target obstacle.
A vehicle comprising:
- a device arrangement determining an obstacle as a target obstacle in a path of the vehicle and providing information on the target obstacle and width of the target obstacle;
- a device detecting status of the vehicle;
- a device determining a risk that the vehicle may come into contact with the target obstacle based on the information on the target obstacle and the detected status of the vehicle;
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- a control arrangement regulating at least one of a reaction force input to the driver and a force applied to the vehicle based on the determined risk and the width of the target obstacle.
A method of assisting a driver operating a vehicle traveling on a road, the method comprising:
- determining an obstacle as a target obstacle in a path of the vehicle and providing information on the target obstacle and width of the target obstacle;
- detecting status of the vehicle;
- determining a risk that the vehicle may come into contact with the target obstacle based on the information on the target obstacle and the detected status of the vehicle;
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- regulating at least one of a reaction force input to the driver and a force applied to the vehicle based on the determined risk and the width of the target obstacle.
A system for assisting a driver operating a vehicle traveling on a road, the system comprising:
- means for determining an obstacle as a target obstacle in a path of the vehicle and providing information on the target obstacle and width of the target obstacle;
- means for detecting status of the vehicle;
- means for determining a risk that the vehicle may come into contact with the target obstacle based on the information on the target obstacle and the detected status of the vehicle;
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- means for regulating at least one of a reaction force input to the driver and a force applied to the vehicle based on the determined risk and the width of the target obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.