IP Library Granted Patent US 10,745,028
Granted Patent B2
US 10,745,028 · App. 16/136,190 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Method, apparatus and device for obstacle in lane warning

Inventors: Sheng Tao (Beijing, CN); Huo Cao (Beijing, CN); Zeshu Shen (Beijing, CN); Haisong Wang (Beijing, CN); Ji Tao (Beijing, CN); Dewang Song (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,745,028
App. No.
16/136,190
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method, an apparatus and a device for obstacle in lane warning. The method includes receiving information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle, where the first vehicle is in front of a second vehicle; and performing an obstacle warning on the second vehicle according to the information of the obstacle. The second vehicle receives the information of the obstacle, and performs the obstacle warning on the second vehicle according to the information of the obstacle to prevent the second vehicle from failing to detect the obstacle in a blind area when the sight of the second vehicle is blocked by the first vehicle; the front vehicle notifies the subsequent vehicle of the obstacle in the lane immediately, which facilitates the driver to handle the situation in advance, improves the vehicle's ability to sense the obstacle and prevents the collision from occurring.

Claims (116)

1. A method for obstacle in lane warning, comprising: receiving information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle is in front of a second vehicle; and

performing an obstacle warning on the second vehicle according to the information of the obstacle;

wherein the performing an obstacle warning on the second vehicle according to the information of the obstacle comprises performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing a lane change may collide with the obstacle according to lane change information of the second vehicle.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle comprises:

receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in the front lane of the first vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle comprises:

receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle by broadcasting.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle comprises:

receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle and forwarded through a traffic control unit.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle comprises:

receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by traffic control unit, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by a road side unit in front of the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in a driving lane within a sensing range of the road side unit, and the road side unit and the traffic control unit are connected through a wired network or a wireless network.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing an obstacle warning on the second vehicle according to the information of the obstacle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the obstacle is located in a lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the obstacle is located in a lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the obstacle is located in the lane where the second vehicle is currently located and a distance between the second vehicle and the obstacle is within a preset range according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting the lane change information of the second vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle is not located in the lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and vehicle information of the second vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the lane change information comprises at least one of the following:

a steering signal and a steering wheel angle.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning when a lane change preparation action occurs when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning when a lane change action occurs when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle.

13. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the second vehicle, information of the lane where the second vehicle is located, a speed of the second vehicle and a driving direction of the second vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information of the obstacle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the obstacle, and information of a lane where the obstacle is located.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the information of the obstacle further comprises at least one of the following:

size of the obstacle, type of the obstacle, time information, and description information of the obstacle.

16. A method for obstacle in lane warning, comprising:

receiving information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle; and

performing an obstacle warning on a second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle;

receiving the vehicle information of the second vehicle transmitted by the second vehicle behind the first vehicle;

wherein the performing an obstacle warning on a second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the second vehicle may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and vehicle information of the second vehicle;

wherein the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

lane change information of the second vehicle; and

the performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the second vehicle may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the receiving information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle comprises:

receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in the front lane of the first vehicle.

18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the receiving information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle comprises:

receiving the information of the obstacle transmitted by a road side unit in front of the first vehicle, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by the road side unit in front of the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in a driving lane within a sensing range of the road side unit.

19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the performing an obstacle warning on a second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle comprises:

transmitting the information of the obstacle to the second vehicle behind the first vehicle, so as to cause the second vehicle to avoid a collision with the obstacle.

20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the performing an obstacle warning on a second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle comprises:

transmitting obstacle warning information to the second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle, so as to cause the second vehicle to avoid a collision with the obstacle.

21. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the second vehicle may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle is located in a lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle is located in a lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

performing the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle is located in the lane where the second vehicle is currently located and a distance between the second vehicle and the obstacle is within a preset range according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

23. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the lane change information comprises at least one of the following:

a steering signal and a steering wheel angle.

24. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the second vehicle, information of the lane where the second vehicle is located, a speed of the second vehicle and a driving direction of the second vehicle.

25. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the information of the obstacle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the obstacle, and information of a lane where the obstacle is located.

26. The method according to claim 25 , wherein the information of the obstacle further comprises at least one of the following:

size of the obstacle, type of the obstacle, time information, and description information of the obstacle.

27. An apparatus for obstacle in lane warning, comprising a memory and a processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store program code;

the processor is configured to call the program code, and when executing the program code, is configured to:

receive information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle, wherein the first vehicle is in front of a second vehicle

perform an obstacle warning on the second vehicle according to the information of the obstacle; and

detect lane change information of the second vehicle;

wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the obstacle is not located in the lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle, and perform an obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing a lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle.

28. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in the front lane of the first vehicle.

29. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 28 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle by broadcasting.

30. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 28 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle and forwarded through the traffic control unit.

31. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the information of the obstacle transmitted by traffic control unit, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by a road side unit in front of the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in a driving lane within a sensing range of the road side unit, and the road side unit and the traffic control unit are connected through a wired network or a wireless network.

32. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

33. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 32 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning when it is determined that the obstacle is located in a lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

34. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 33 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning when it is determined that the obstacle is located in the lane where the second vehicle is currently located and a distance between the second vehicle and the obstacle is within a preset range according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

35. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the lane change information comprises at least one of the following:

a steering signal and a steering wheel angle.

36. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle and a lane change preparation action occurs.

37. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing the lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the lane change information of the second vehicle and a lane change action occurs.

38. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the second vehicle, information of the lane where the second vehicle is located, a speed of the second vehicle and a driving direction of the second vehicle.

39. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 27 , wherein the information of the obstacle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the obstacle, and information of a lane where the obstacle is located.

40. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 39 , wherein the information of the obstacle further comprises at least one of the following:

size of the obstacle, type of the obstacle, time information, and description information of the obstacle.

41. An apparatus for obstacle in lane warning, comprising a memory and a processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store program code;

the processor is configured to call the program code, and when executing the program code, is configured to:

receive information of an obstacle in a front lane of a first vehicle; and

perform an obstacle warning on a second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle;

wherein the processor is further configured to receive vehicle information of the second vehicle transmitted by the second vehicle behind the first vehicle;

wherein the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises:

lane change information of the second vehicle; and

the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the second vehicle after performing a lane change may collide with the obstacle according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

42. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the information of the obstacle transmitted by the first vehicle, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in the front lane of the first vehicle.

43. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the information of the obstacle transmitted by a road side unit in front of the first vehicle, wherein the information of the obstacle is obtained by the road side unit in front of the first vehicle by detecting the obstacle in a driving lane within a sensing range of the road side unit.

44. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the information of the obstacle to the second vehicle behind the first vehicle, so as to cause the second vehicle to avoid a collision with the obstacle.

45. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit obstacle warning information to the second vehicle behind the first vehicle according to the information of the obstacle, so as to cause the second vehicle to avoid a collision with the obstacle.

46. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle is located in a lane where the second vehicle is currently located according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

47. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 46 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the obstacle warning on the second vehicle when it is determined that the obstacle is located in the lane where the second vehicle is currently located and a distance between the second vehicle and the obstacle is within a preset range according to the information of the obstacle and the vehicle information of the second vehicle.

48. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the lane change information comprises at least one of the following:

a steering signal and a steering wheel angle.

49. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the vehicle information of the second vehicle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the second vehicle, information of the lane where the second vehicle is located, a speed of the second vehicle and a driving direction of the second vehicle.

50. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 41 , wherein the information of the obstacle comprises at least one of the following:

position information of the obstacle, and information of a lane where the obstacle is located.

51. The apparatus for obstacle in lane warning according to claim 50 , wherein the information of the obstacle further comprises at least one of the following:

size of the obstacle, type of the obstacle, time information, and description information of the obstacle.

52. A terminal device, comprising: a memory and a processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store program code;

the processor is configured to call the program code, which, when being executed, is configured to perform the method described in claim 1 .

53. A traffic control unit, comprising: a memory and a processor;

wherein the memory is configured to store program code;

the processor is configured to call the program code, which, when being executed, is configured to perform the method described in claim 16 .

54. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which, when being executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of claim 1 .

55. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium, comprising instructions, which, when being executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of claim 16 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: APOLLO INTELLIGENT DRIVING TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058241/0248 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2018
From: TAO, SHENG; CAO, HUO; SHEN, ZESHU; WANG, HAISONG; TAO, JI; SONG, DEWANG
To: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046917/0386 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 1464686 · Dec 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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