IP Library Granted Patent US 10,457,289
Granted Patent B2
US 10,457,289 · App. 15/448,072 · Granted Oct 29, 2019

Acceleration learning/prediction from learned deceleration area

Inventors: Joshua D. Payne (Ann Arbor, MI); Shannon Alicia Wrobel (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
B60W30/188B60W20/00B60W30/143B60W30/17B60W50/0097B60W2050/0088B60W2050/0089B60W2520/10B60W2540/10B60W2550/402
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Patent No.
US 10,457,289
App. No.
15/448,072
Granted
Oct 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Vehicle acceleration from a learned deceleration area or stop can be learned and/or predicted. While approaching a learned deceleration stop, deceleration data including a current accelerator off speed can be acquired. It can be determined whether there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration stop. Responsive to determining that there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, it can be determined whether the current accelerator off speed meets a qualification rule based on one or more prior accelerator off speeds included in the acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area. Responsive to determining that the current accelerator off speed meets the qualification rule, an acceleration for the vehicle from the learned deceleration area can be predicted. The predicted acceleration can include a cruising speed that is substantially equal to the current accelerator off speed.

Claims (41)

1. A method of acceleration learning or prediction for a vehicle at learned deceleration areas, the method comprising:

while approaching a learned deceleration area, acquiring, using one or more sensors, deceleration data for the vehicle, the deceleration data including a current accelerator off speed;

determining whether there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, the acceleration learning record including one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area;

responsive to determining that there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, determining whether the current accelerator off speed meets a qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area;

responsive to determining that the current accelerator off speed meets the qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area, predicting an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area, the acceleration being from a starting speed at the learned deceleration area to a cruising speed, the cruising speed being substantially equal to the current accelerator off speed; and

causing the vehicle to implement one or more vehicle controls based on the predicted acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

2. The method of claim 1 , further including:

responsive to determining that the current accelerator off speed does not meet the qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area, disabling prediction of an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

3. The method of claim 1 , further including:

responsive to determining that there is no acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, disabling prediction of an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

4. The method of claim 3 , further including:

acquiring, using one or more sensors, acceleration data for the vehicle from the learned deceleration area; and

storing the acquired acceleration data, whereby an acceleration record is saved for the learned deceleration area.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the current accelerator off speed meets a qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area includes determining whether the current accelerator off speed is within one standard deviation of the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area.

6. The method of claim 1 , further including:

acquiring, using one or more sensors, acceleration data for the vehicle from the learned deceleration area, the acceleration data including a cruising speed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein predicting the acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area includes predicting a duration of the acceleration.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the learned deceleration area is a learned stop.

9. A system of acceleration learning or prediction for a vehicle at learned deceleration areas, the system comprising:

one or more sensors, the one or more sensors being configured to acquire deceleration data for the vehicle while approaching a learned deceleration area, the deceleration data including a current accelerator off speed; and

one or more processors operatively connected to the one or more sensors, the one or more processors being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

determine whether there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, the acceleration learning record including one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area;

responsive to determining that there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, determine whether the current accelerator off speed meets a qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area;

responsive to determining that the current accelerator off speed meets the qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area, predict an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area, the acceleration being from a starting speed at the learned deceleration area to a cruising speed, the cruising speed being substantially equal to the current accelerator off speed; and

causing the vehicle to implement one or more vehicle controls based on the predicted acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the executable operations further include:

responsive to determining that the current accelerator off speed does not meet the qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area, disabling prediction of an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the executable operations further include:

responsive to determining that there is no acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, disabling prediction of an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more sensors are further configured to acquire acceleration data for the vehicle from the learned deceleration area, and wherein the executable operations further include storing the acquired acceleration data, whereby an acceleration record is saved for the learned deceleration area.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the current accelerator off speed meets a qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area includes determining whether the current accelerator off speed is within one standard deviation of the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more sensors are further configured to acquire acceleration data for the vehicle from the learned deceleration area, the acceleration data including a cruising speed.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein predicting the acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area includes predicting a duration of the acceleration.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the learned deceleration area is a learned stop.

17. A computer program product for a vehicle, the vehicle being configured to learn or predict acceleration for a vehicle at learned deceleration areas, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

determining whether there is an acceleration learning record for a learned deceleration area, the acceleration learning record including one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area;

responsive to determining that there is an acceleration learning record for the learned deceleration area, determining whether an acquired accelerator off speed for the learned deceleration area meets a qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area;

responsive to determining that the acquired accelerator off speed for the learned deceleration area meets the qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area, predicting an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area, the acceleration being from a starting speed at the learned deceleration area to a cruising speed, the cruising speed being substantially equal to the acquired accelerator off speed; and

causing the vehicle to implement one or more vehicle controls based on the predicted acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , the method further including:

responsive to determining that the acquired accelerator off speed does not meet the qualification rule based on the one or more prior accelerator off speeds for the learned deceleration area, disabling prediction of an acceleration of the vehicle from the learned deceleration area.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2019
From: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051201/0704 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 30, 2018
From: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 047688/0784 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2017
From: PAYNE, JOSHUA D.; WROBEL, SHANNON ALICIA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 041597/0993 →
Continuity (1)
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