IP Library Granted Patent US 12668253
Granted Patent B2
US 12668253 · App. 18/904,162 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Driver assistance apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Shuu Ogino (Tokyo, JP); Yuya Innami (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B60W50/0205B60W30/09B60W2050/022
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Patent No.
US 12668253
App. No.
18/904,162
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driver assistance apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission as a transmission includes a recognizer, a first processor, a first determiner, a second determiner, and a standby unit. The recognizer recognizes information on a traveling environment outside the vehicle. The first processor executes driver assistance control, based on the traveling environment information. The driver assistance control includes contact avoidance control against an obstacle. The first determiner determines whether an engine stall has occurred in an engine of the vehicle. The second determiner makes a request for cancellation of the driver assistance control when the engine stall has occurred. The standby unit temporarily puts, when the engine stall has occurred during the execution of the contact avoidance control, the request for cancellation of the driver assistance control on standby from occurrence of the engine stall until the vehicle stops.

Claims (27)

1 . A driver assistance apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, the driver assistance apparatus comprising:

a recognizer configured to recognize information on a traveling environment outside the vehicle;

a first processor configured to execute driver assistance control, based on the information on the traveling environment, the driver assistance control including contact avoidance control against an obstacle;

a first determiner configured to determine whether an engine stall has occurred in an engine of the vehicle;

a second determiner configured to, when the engine stall has occurred, output to the first processor a cancellation request to cancel the driver assistance control; and

a standby unit configured to, when the engine stall has occurred during execution of the contact avoidance control, maintain the cancellation request without causing the first processor to cancel the driver assistance control from occurrence of the engine stall until the vehicle stops,

wherein, while the cancellation request is maintained, the driver assistance control continues to be executed.

2 . The driver assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second determiner is configured to cancel the cancellation request when the engine restarts after the occurrence of the engine stall.

3 . The driver assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a second processor configured to, when the cancellation request of the driver assistance control is made, display information on the cancellation of the driver assistance control on a display, wherein

the second processor is configured to refrain from displaying the information on the cancellation on the display while the cancellation request is on standby.

4 . A driver assistance apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, the driver assistance apparatus comprising:

a recognizer including a sensor and configured to recognize information on a traveling environment outside the vehicle using the sensor; and

circuitry configured to:

execute driver assistance control, based on the information on the traveling environment, the driver assistance control including contact avoidance control against an obstacle;

determine whether an engine stall has occurred in an engine of the vehicle;

when the engine stall has occurred, output a cancellation request to cancel the driver assistance control; and

when the engine stall has occurred during execution of the contact avoidance control, maintain the cancellation request without canceling the driver assistance control from occurrence of the engine stall until the vehicle stops,

wherein, while the cancellation request is maintained, the driver assistance control continues to be executed.

5 . A driver assistance apparatus for a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, the driver assistance apparatus comprising:

a traveling ECU configured to execute driver assistance control including contact avoidance control against an obstacle, based on information on a traveling environment outside the vehicle; and

an engine control ECU configured to output an engine RPM signal to the traveling ECU,

wherein the traveling ECU is configured to:

determine whether an engine stall has occurred in an engine of the vehicle, based on the engine RPM signal;

when the engine stall has occurred, generate a cancellation request to cancel the driver assistance control;

determine whether the contact avoidance control is being executed;

when the contact avoidance control is being executed, maintain the cancellation request without canceling the driver assistance control from occurrence of the engine stall until the vehicle stops; and

after the vehicle stops, cancel the driver assistance control based on the cancellation request.