# US 2020/0070841 A1 · Vehicle stop support system

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- Number: US 2020/0070841 A1
- Document ID: US20200070841A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/542,684
- Filed: 2019-08-16
- Published: 2020-03-05
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-28
- Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Applicants: Mazda Motor Corporation
- Inventors: Takashi SUGANO; Takuya YAMASHITA; Takesato FUSHIMA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200070841A1

## CPC

- B60W 40/09: Driving style or behaviour
- B60K 28/06: responsive to incapacity of driver
- B60W 10/06: including control of combustion engines
- B60W 10/182: {including control of parking brakes}
- B60W 10/184: with wheel brakes
- B60W 10/20: including control of steering systems
- B60W 30/09: Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering
- B60W 30/18054: {at stand still, e.g. engine in idling state (hill holding B60W30/18118)}
- B60W 40/105: Speed
- B60W 2040/0818: {Inactivity or incapacity of driver}
- B60W 2040/0872: {Driver physiology}
- B60W 2540/045: Occupant permissions
- B60W 2540/221: Physiology, e.g. weight, heartbeat, health or special needs
- B60W 2540/26: Incapacity
- B60W 2556/50: of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
- B60Y 2300/1805: at stand still, e.g. engine in idling state
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY

## Abstract

Provided is a vehicle stop support system for supporting vehicle stop in an emergency condition. The vehicle stop support system detects a physical abnormality of a driver; sets a target time period based on the detected abnormality; detects a plurality of stop point candidates which exist in a traveling direction of a vehicle; estimates a time period required to reach each of the stop point candidates; and sets a stop point, wherein the system is operable to set the stop point from one or more of the plurality of stop point candidates each satisfying a condition that the required time estimated with respect thereto is equal to or less than the target time period.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle stop support system for supporting stop of a vehicle which is traveling, comprising:
an abnormality detection part for detecting a physical abnormality of a driver;
a target time period setting part for setting a target time period based on the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection part;
a candidate detection part for detecting a plurality of stop point candidates which exist in a traveling direction of the vehicle;
a required time period estimation part for estimating a time period required to reach each of the stop point candidates;
a stop point setting part for setting a stop point; and
a vehicle control part for controlling the vehicle to travel to the stop point and stop at the stop point,
wherein the stop point setting part is operable to set the stop point from one or more of the plurality of stop point candidates each satisfying a condition that the required time estimated with respect thereto is equal to or less than the target time period.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle stop support system according to claim 1, which further comprises a storage part preliminarily storing therein a plurality of values of the target time period each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of physical abnormalities, wherein the target time period setting part is operable to read, from the storage part, one of the stored values of the target time period which corresponds to the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle stop support system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle control part is operable, when the abnormality detection part detects the abnormality, to control the vehicle to travel at a vehicle speed which is lower than a predetermined value.