IP Library Granted Patent US 10,752,166
Granted Patent B2
US 10,752,166 · App. 16/087,288 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Driving assistance method, and driving assistance device, automatic driving control device, and vehicle

Inventors: Yuko Arai (Kanagawa, JP); Koji Arata (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
B60Q1/50B60Q1/38B60Q1/44B60Q1/448B60W30/182B60W40/09B60W50/04G08G1/16
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Patent No.
US 10,752,166
App. No.
16/087,288
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A determination unit determines whether a driving behavior of a vehicle is performed by automatic driving control or manual driving control. A generation unit generates presentation instructing information for presenting the driving behavior by the automatic driving control externally from the vehicle when the determination unit determines that the driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control, and generates presentation instructing information for presenting the driving behavior by the manual driving control externally from the vehicle when the determination unit determines that the driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control. An output unit outputs presentation instructing information generated by the generation unit.

Claims (35)

1. A driving assistance device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the driving assistance device to:

in response to an instruction for executing a predetermined driving behavior of a vehicle being received, determine, based on the instruction, whether the predetermined driving behavior of a vehicle is performed by automatic driving control or manual driving control, the predetermined driving behavior being a driving operation of the vehicle;

generate presentation instructing information for presenting the predetermined driving behavior performed by the automatic driving control externally from the vehicle in a case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control;

generate presentation instructing information for presenting the predetermined driving behavior performed by the manual driving control externally from the vehicle in a case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control; and

output the presentation instructing information to a presenting unit that is used by the predetermined driving behavior.

2. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein

the presentation instructing information indicates a light color for resenting the predetermined driving behavior,

the light color varies according to the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control and the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control.

3. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein

the presentation instructing information indicates a light on and off state for presenting the predetermined driving behavior, and

the light on and off state varies according to the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control and the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control.

4. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the driving assistance device to:

terminate generation of the presentation instructing information in response to the instruction executing the predetermined driving behavior being terminated.

5. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the program, when executed by the processor, causes the driving assistance device to:

in a case where parameters of a plurality of driving behaviors are identical to each other, synchronize presentation patterns of a plurality of pieces of presentation instructing information generated for the plurality of driving behaviors with each other.

6. The driving assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined driving behavior is at least one of a steering operation, a lane change operation, or a braking operation.

7. A driving assistance method comprising:

in response to an instruction for executing a predetermined driving behavior of a vehicle being received, determining, based on the instruction, whether the predetermined driving behavior of a vehicle is performed by automatic driving control or manual driving control, the predetermined driving behavior being a driving operation performed by the vehicle;

generating presentation instructing information for presenting the predetermined driving behavior performed by the automatic driving control externally from the vehicle in a case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control;

generating presentation instructing information for presenting the predetermined driving behavior performed by the manual driving control externally from the vehicle in a case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control; and

outputting the presentation instructing information to a presenting unit that is used by the predetermined driving behavior.

8. The driving assistance method according to claim 7 , wherein

the presentation instructing information indicates a light color for presenting the predetermined driving behavior,

the light color varies according to the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control and the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control.

9. The driving assistance method according to claim 7 , wherein

the presentation instructing information indicates a light on and off state for presenting the predetermined driving behavior,

the light on and off state varies according to the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the automatic driving control and the case where the predetermined driving behavior of the vehicle is performed by the manual driving control.

10. The driving assistance method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

terminating generation of the presentation instructing information in response to the instruction executing the predetermined driving behavior being terminated.

11. The driving assistance method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

in a case where parameters of a plurality of driving behaviors are identical to each other, synchronizing presentation patterns of a plurality of pieces of presentation instructing information generated for the plurality of driving behaviors with each other.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2019
From: ARAI, YUKO; ARATA, KOJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048376/0313 →
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