Assessment device, storage medium storing computer program for assessment, and assessment method for detecting driver control of a steering wheel through auxiliary control inputs
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSatoru KAWAKAMI, Jiro Fujino, Shunichiroh Sawai
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An assessment device has a processor configured to determine that the driver is in control of the steering wheel when an operation signal from an operating unit that can be operated by a hand of the driver that is holding the steering wheel has been input. The operating unit is configured to input operation information to change the gear ratio of a transmission.
Claims5
An assessment device comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine whether a touch detection signal indicating that a driver is holding a steering wheel has been received and determine whether an operation signal from an operating unit operable by a hand of the driver that is holding the steering wheel has been input;
- and
- in response to determining that the touch detection signal has not been received, and the operation signal has been input, and that at least one of a brake pedal detection signal, an accelerator pedal detection signal and a steering detection signal has been input, determine that the driver has executed an acknowledgement action for a control transfer request to switch driving of the vehicle from autonomous control to manual control, wherein
- the operating unit is operated by the driver to input operation information for changing a gear ratio of a transmission, or the operating unit is operated by the driver to input operation information for operating a display device or an audio device.
A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program for assessment, wherein the computer program causes a processor to execute a process, the process comprising:
- determining whether a touch detection signal indicating that a driver is holding a steering wheel has been received and determining whether an operation signal from an operating unit operable by a hand of the driver that is holding the steering wheel has been input;
- and
- in response to determining that the touch detection signal has not been received, and the operation signal has been input, and that at least one of a brake pedal detection signal, an accelerator pedal detection signal and a steering detection signal has been input, determining that the driver has executed an acknowledgement action for a control transfer request to switch driving of the vehicle from autonomous control to manual control, wherein
- the operating unit is operated by the driver to input operation information for changing a gear ratio of a transmission, or the operating unit is operated by the driver to input operation information for operating a display device or an audio device.
An assessment method carried out by an assessment device, the method comprising:
- determining whether a touch detection signal indicating that a driver is holding a steering wheel has been received and determining whether an operation signal from an operating unit operable by a hand of the driver that is holding the steering wheel has been input;
- and
- in response to determining that the touch detection signal has not been received, and the operation signal has been input, and that at least one of a brake pedal detection signal, an accelerator pedal detection signal and a steering detection signal has been input, determining that the driver has executed an acknowledgement action for a control transfer request to switch driving of the vehicle from autonomous control to manual control, wherein
- the operating unit is operated by the driver to input operation information for changing a gear ratio of a transmission, or the operating unit is operated by the driver to input operation information for operating a display device or an audio device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.