Vehicle control device and method, and vehicle system

Inventor: Do Kyung Lee (Incheon, KR)

Assignee: HL Klemove Corp.

B60W30/18163 B60W50/14 B60W60/0015 B60W2540/30

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Patent No.: US 12679375
App. No.: 18/633,521
Granted: Jul 14, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Provided are a vehicle control device and method, and a vehicle system. The vehicle control device include a controller operative to control a host vehicle. The controller is operative to determine, during a next lane change activation period during which the host vehicle is able to change lanes from a travel lane to a next lane, at least one of a possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to an after-next lane or a possibility of an after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on vehicle information, and control a warning to be issued to the host vehicle based on the determination results.

Claims (40)

1 . A vehicle control device comprising a processor executing processing instructions stored in a memory:

wherein the processor includes a controller operative to control a host vehicle,

wherein the controller is operative to determine, during a next lane change activation period during which the host vehicle is able to change lanes from a travel lane to a next lane, at least one of a possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to an after-next lane or a possibility of an after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on vehicle information, and control a warning to be issued to the host vehicle based on the determination results,

wherein the next lane activation period includes a time period from a first time point that is a turn signal-on time point to a fourth time point that is a turn signal-off time point, wherein in the time period between the first time point and the fourth time point, a second time point at which the host vehicle initiates the lane change from the travel lane to the next lane, and a third time point at which the host vehicle completes the lane change from the travel lane to the next lane,

wherein if a vehicle is not present within a predetermined range on the next lane during the time period from the first time point to the third time point, the controller controls a warning not to be issued,

if a vehicle is not present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, the controller continuously controls a warning not to be issued,

if a vehicle is present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, the controller controls a warning to be issued, and in this situation, if there is the possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be maintained, and if there is no possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be maintained if there is the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane, and controls the issuance of the warning to be suppressed if there is no possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane,

wherein the controller is configured to control at least one of a turn signal, a warning device issuing the warning, a steering device, a braking device, and a suspension device to control the host vehicle to perform at least one of completing the lane change, traveling the next lane, and avoiding collision.

2 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is operative to determine, during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, at least one of the possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane or the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on the vehicle information, and control a warning to be issued to the host vehicle based on the determination results.

3 . The vehicle control device of claim 2 , wherein during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, if there is the possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the controller is operative to control the issuance of the warning to be maintained, and if there is no possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be maintained if there is the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane, and the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be suppressed if there is no possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane.

4 . The vehicle control device of claim 3 , wherein if a vehicle is present within a predetermined range on the next lane during the time period from the first time point to the third time point, the controller controls a warning to be issued,

if a vehicle is not present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be terminated,

if a vehicle is present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be maintained, and in this situation, if there is the possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be maintained, and if there is no possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the controller controls the issuance of the warning to be maintained if there is the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane, and controls the issuance of the warning to be suppressed if there is no possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane.

5 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a driver's intention to change lanes to the after-next lane based on the vehicle information, and determines the possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane based on the determination results.

6 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines an after-next lane vehicle's intention to enter the next lane based on the vehicle information, and determines the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on the determination results.

7 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane based on the vehicle information, and determines the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane if there is no possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane.

8 . A vehicle control method performed by a processor executing processing instructions stored in a memory, the method comprising:

determining, during a next lane change activation period during which a host vehicle is able to change lanes from a travel lane to a next lane, at least one of a possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to an after-next lane or a possibility of an after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on vehicle information, and controlling a warning device to control a warning be issued to the host vehicle based on the determination results,

wherein in the warning control stage, if a vehicle is not present within a predetermined range on the next lane during the time period from the first time point to the third time point, a warning is controlled not to be issued,

if a vehicle is not present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, a warning is continuously controlled not to be issued,

if a vehicle is present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, a warning is controlled to be issued, and in this situation, if there is the possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained, and if there is no possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained if there is the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane, and the issuance of the warning is controlled to be suppressed if there is no possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane,

controlling at least one of a turn signal, a warning device issuing the warning, a steering device, a braking device, and a suspension device to control the host vehicle to perform at least one of completing the lane change, traveling the next lane, and avoiding collision.

9 . The vehicle control method of claim 8 , wherein the warning control stage comprises determining, during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, at least one of the possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane or the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on the vehicle information, and control a warning to be issued to the host vehicle based on the determination results.

10 . The vehicle control method of claim 9 , wherein in the warning control stage, during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, if there is the possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained, and if there is no possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained if there is the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane, and the issuance of the warning is controlled to be suppressed if there is no possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane.

11 . The vehicle control method of claim 10 , wherein in the warning control stage, if a vehicle is present within a predetermined range on the next lane during the time period from the first time point to the third time point, a warning is controlled to be issued,

if a vehicle is not present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be terminated,

if a vehicle is present within a predetermined range on the after-next lane during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained, and in this situation, if there is the possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained, and if there is no possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane, the issuance of the warning is controlled to be maintained if there is the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane, and the issuance of the warning is controlled to be suppressed if there is no possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane.

12 . The vehicle control method of claim 8 , wherein the warning control stage comprises determining a driver's intention to change lanes to the after-next lane based on the vehicle information, and determining the possibility of the vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane based on the determination results.

13 . The vehicle control method of claim 8 , wherein the warning control stage comprises determining an after-next lane vehicle's intention to enter the next lane based on the vehicle information, and determining the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on the determination results.

14 . A vehicle system comprising:

a vehicle control device including a processor executing processing instructions stored in a memory, the processor including a controller operative to control a host vehicle; and

a warning device operative to issue a warning to the host vehicle,

wherein the controller is operative to determine, during a next lane change activation period during which the host vehicle is able to change lanes from a travel lane to a next lane, at least one of a possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to an after-next lane or a possibility of a vehicle on the after-next lane entering the next lane based on vehicle information, and control the warning device to issue a warning to the host vehicle based on the determination results,

15 . The vehicle system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is operative to determine, during the time period from the third time point to the fourth time point, at least one of the possibility of the host vehicle changing lanes to the after-next lane or the possibility of the after-next lane vehicle entering the next lane based on the vehicle information, and control a warning to be issued to the host vehicle based on the determination results.