Apparatus And Method For Lane Following Assist
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorHyok Jin Chong
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Abstract
The apparatus for lane following assist includes a reference position setting unit configured to set a reference position which is determined to be deviated to one side within a predetermined range from a center of a lane based on a driving tendency of a driver as a new reference position for the lane keeping assist, a deviation determining unit configured to determine whether the vehicle deviates from the reference position, and an offset following control unit configured to assist steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the lane along the reference position.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- set, based on a driving tendency of a driver of a vehicle, a reference position in a lane as a customized reference position for a lane keeping assistance for the driver, wherein the customized reference position is deviated, within a predetermined range, from a center of the lane;
- determine whether the vehicle deviates from the customized reference position;
- and
- while the driver is driving the vehicle, assist steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows the lane along the customized reference position.
A method performed by a vehicle, the method comprising:
- setting, based on a driving tendency of a driver of a vehicle, a reference position in a lane as a customized reference position for a lane keeping assistance for the driver, wherein the customized reference position is deviated, within a predetermined range, from a center of the lane;
- determining whether the vehicle deviates from the customized reference position;
- and
- while the driver is driving the vehicle, assisting steering of the vehicle such that the vehicle follows along the customized reference position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.