IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,414,080
Granted Patent B2
US 11,414,080 · App. 16/819,214 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium

Inventors: Daichi Kato (Wako, JP); Nozomu Hirosawa (Wako, JP); Yuma Yoshida (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,414,080
App. No.
16/819,214
Filed
Mar 16, 2020
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3661
USPC
701/25
Abstract

A vehicle control device includes a display configured to display information, an inputter to which a user's operation is input, a driving controller configured to control at least one of a speed and steering of a vehicle, a determiner configured to determine a lane in which the vehicle is present when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter as a reference lane, and a display controller that is configured to cause the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

Claims (49)

1. A vehicle control device, comprising:

a display configured to display information;

an inputter to which a user's operation is input;

a driving controller configured to control at least one of a speed and steering of a vehicle;

a determiner configured to determine a lane in which the vehicle is present when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter as a reference lane; and

a display controller that is configured to cause the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

2. A vehicle control device, comprising:

a display configured to display information;

an inputter to which a user's operation is input;

a driving controller configured to control at least one of a speed and steering of a vehicle;

a mode controller configured to switch a driving mode of the vehicle to a first mode when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter;

a determiner configured to determine a lane in which the vehicle is present when the driving mode is switched to the first mode as a reference lane; and

a display controller that is configured to cause the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

3. The vehicle control device according to claim 2 ,

wherein, when the first operation is input to the inputter before a predetermined condition is satisfied, the mode controller is configured to switch the driving mode to the first mode when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and

when the first operation is input to the inputter after the predetermined condition is satisfied, the mode controller is configured to switch the driving mode to the first mode when the first operation is input to the inputter.

4. The vehicle control device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the predetermined condition includes the vehicle entering a highway.

5. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when a second operation to instruct the lane change is input after the first operation is input to the inputter, the driving controller is configured to control a speed and steering of the vehicle and cause the vehicle to change lanes, and

wherein, when the driving controller causes the vehicle to change lanes from a first lane determined as the reference lane to a second lane that is different from the first lane, the determiner is configured to change the reference lane from the first lane to the second lane.

6. The vehicle control device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the driving controller is configured to cause the vehicle to change lanes from the first lane to the second lane when the vehicle travels on the first lane and there is a predetermined object in front of the vehicle, and

cause the vehicle to change lanes from the second lane to the first lane when the vehicle whose lane has been changed to the second lane has passed the object, and

wherein the determiner is configured to not change the reference lane from the first lane to the second lane when the driving controller causes the vehicle to change lanes to the second lane in order to pass the object.

7. The vehicle control device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, when the first lane is a lane farthest from a passing lane among one or more lanes excluding the passing lane, and the driving controller is configured to cause the vehicle to change lanes to the second lane in order to pass the object, the determiner is configured to change the reference lane from the first lane to the second lane.

8. The vehicle control device according to claim 7 ,

wherein, when the second lane is the passing lane and the driving controller causes the vehicle to change lanes to the second lane in order to pass the object, the determiner is configured to not change the reference lane from the first lane to the second lane.

9. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determiner is configured to determine a lane toward a destination of the vehicle as the reference lane.

10. A vehicle control method causing a computer mounted in a vehicle including a display configured to display information and an inputter to which a user's operation is input to perform:

controlling a speed and steering of the vehicle;

determining a lane in which the vehicle is present when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter as a reference lane; and

causing the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

11. A vehicle control method causing a computer mounted in a vehicle including a display configured to display information and an inputter to which a user's operation is input to perform:

controlling at least one of a speed and steering of the vehicle;

switching a driving mode of the vehicle to a first mode when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter;

determining a lane in which the vehicle is present when the driving mode is switched to the first mode as a reference lane; and

causing the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

12. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a computer mounted in a vehicle including a display configured to display information and an inputter to which a user's operation is input to execute:

controlling a speed and steering of the vehicle;

determining a lane in which the vehicle is present when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter as a reference lane; and

causing the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

13. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a computer mounted in a vehicle including a display configured to display information and an inputter to which a user's operation is input to execute:

controlling at least one of a speed and steering of the vehicle;

switching a driving mode of the vehicle to a first mode when a first operation that allows a lane change by the vehicle is input to the inputter;

determining a lane in which the vehicle is present when the driving mode is switched to the first mode as a reference lane; and

causing the display to display a first image depicting a road on which the vehicle is present and a second image depicting the reference lane which are superimposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2020
From: KATO, DAICHI; HIROSAWA, NOZOMU; YOSHIDA, YUMA
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052119/0070 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-064055 · Mar 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200307594A1 · Oct 1, 2020
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