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US 9,428,194 B2Granted
Splash condition detection for vehicles
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsDanil V. Prokhorov, Junya Watanabe
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Abstract
Arrangements relate to the operation of a vehicle, which can be an autonomous vehicle. A splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle can be detected. An object near the vehicle can be detected. Further, it can be determined whether the detected object is passing the vehicle. Responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, a warning can be presented to an occupant of the vehicle.
Claims20
A method of operating a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object will travel through at least a portion of the splash condition;
- responsive to determining that the detected object will travel through at least a portion of splash condition, determining whether a resulting splash will contact at least a portion of the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the resulting splash will contact at least a portion of the vehicle, presenting a splash warning to an occupant of the vehicle.
5 more elements
A method of operating a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining a length of the object;
- ignoring the object if the determined length is less than a predetermined length;
- if the determined length of the object is greater than the predetermined length, determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle.
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A method of operating a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle;
- detecting a forward object traveling in the travel lane of the vehicle;
- determining whether the distance between the vehicle and the forward object is sufficient;
- and
- responsive to determining that the distance between the vehicle and the forward object is not sufficient, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle.
5 more elements
A method of operating a vehicle, comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle;
- and
- implementing at least one of a default driving action and a splash mitigating action if an occupant input is not received within a predetermined amount of time subsequent to presenting the warning.
3 more elements
A system for a vehicle comprising:
- a processor, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle;
- determine whether the object will travel through at least a portion of the splash condition;
- responsive to determining that the object will travel through at least a portion of the splash condition, determine whether a resulting splash will contact at least a portion of the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to determining that the resulting splash will contact at least a portion of the vehicle, present a splash warning to an occupant of the vehicle.
6 more elements
A system for a vehicle comprising:
- a processor, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining a length of the object;
- ignoring the object if the determined length is less than a predetermined length;
- if the determined length of the object is greater than the predetermined length, determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle.
5 more elements
A system for a vehicle comprising:
- a processor, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle;
- detecting a forward object traveling in the travel lane of the vehicle;
- determining whether the distance between the vehicle and the forward object is sufficient;
- and
- responsive to determining that the distance between the vehicle and the forward object is not sufficient, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle.
7 more elements
A system for a vehicle comprising:
- a processor, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
- detecting a splash condition in a surrounding environment of the vehicle;
- detecting an object near the vehicle;
- determining whether the detected object is passing the vehicle;
- and
- responsive to detecting a splash condition and determining that the object is passing the vehicle, presenting a warning to an occupant of the vehicle;
- and
- implementing at least one of a default driving action and a splash mitigating action if an occupant input is not received within a predetermined amount of time subsequent to presenting the warning.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.