IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,267,488
Granted Patent B2
US 11,267,488 · App. 16/933,442 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Automatic driving control apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Ryosuke Namba (Tokyo, JP); Hajime Oyama (Tokyo, JP); Masato Mizoguchi (Tokyo, JP); Keisuke Kuwahara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B60W60/0051B60W40/08B60W2040/0809B60W2540/30B60W2556/10
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Patent No.
US 11,267,488
App. No.
16/933,442
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle can selectively switch between a manual driving mode in which a driver manually performs driving operation of the vehicle and an automatic driving mode in which driving operation is performed automatically along a target traveling route. The apparatus includes a driver identifier that identifies the driver, a driving experience value evaluation unit that evaluates a driving experience value based on a traveling history in the manual driving mode of the identified driver, a shift permission time setting unit that sets a shift permission time from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode based on the driving experience value, and a driving mode switching unit that controls the driving mode so as to be switchable to the automatic driving mode on condition that at least a driving time by the driver in the manual driving mode exceeds the shift permission time.

Claims (42)

1. An automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle that selectively switches a driving mode between a manual driving mode in which a driver manually performs driving operation of the vehicle and an automatic driving mode in which driving operation is performed automatically along a set target traveling route, the automatic driving control apparatus comprising:

a driver identifier configured to identify the driver;

a driving experience value evaluation unit configured to evaluate a driving experience value of the driver for the vehicle on a basis of a traveling history in the manual driving mode of the identified driver;

a shift permission time setting unit configured to set a shift permission time until a shift from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode is permitted on a basis of the driving experience value; and

a driving mode switching unit configured to control the driving mode so as to be switchable to the automatic driving mode on condition that at least a driving time by the driver in the manual driving mode exceeds the shift permission time,

wherein the traveling history including a driving date of when the identified driver has driven the vehicle,

wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a blank period become short, the blank period being a period from a date when the identified driver drove the vehicle last to a date when the identified driver starts driving the vehicle next, and

wherein the shift permission time setting unit sets the shift permission time to be shorter when the driving experience value is evaluated higher.

2. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the driver identifier identifies the driver on a basis of face authentication of the driver seated on a driver seat.

3. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value for each the driver on a basis of the traveling history including the driving date, a traveling place, and a traveling distance.

4. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a number of times by which the vehicle traveled to the same traveling place in the past increases or as the traveling distance becomes longer.

5. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein when the driving experience value is evaluated higher than a predetermined value, the shift permission time setting unit sets the shift permission time to “0”.

6. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value for each the driver on a basis of the traveling history including the driving date, a traveling place, and a traveling distance.

7. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a number of times by which the vehicle traveled to the same traveling place in the past increases or as the traveling distance becomes longer.

8. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein when the driving experience value is evaluated higher than a predetermined value, the shift permission time setting unit sets the shift permission time to “0”.

9. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the traveling history further includes a traveling distance, and

wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a total traveling distance the identified driver has driven the vehicle increases.

10. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 9 ,

wherein the traveling history further includes a traveling place where the driver has driven the vehicle, and

wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a number of times the identified driver has passed a same location by the vehicle increases.

11. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the traveling history further includes a traveling place where the driver has driven the vehicle, and

wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a number of times the identified driver has passed a same location by the vehicle increases.

12. An automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle that selectively switches a driving mode between a manual driving mode in which a driver manually performs driving operation of the vehicle and an automatic driving mode in which driving operation is performed automatically along a set target traveling route, the automatic driving control apparatus comprising circuitry configured to:

identify the driver;

evaluate a driving experience value of the driver for the vehicle on basis of a traveling history in the manual driving mode of the identified driver;

set a shift permission time until a shift from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode is permitted on a basis of the driving experience value; and

control the driving mode so as to be switchable to the automatic driving mode on condition that at least a driving time by the driver in the manual driving mode exceeds the shift permission time,

wherein the traveling history including a traveling distance, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to evaluate the driving experience value higher as a total traveling distance the identified driver has driven the vehicle increases, and set the shift permission time to be shorter when the driving experience value is evaluated higher.

13. An automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle that selectively switches a driving mode between a manual driving mode in which a driver manually performs driving operation of the vehicle and an automatic driving mode in which driving operation is performed automatically along a set target traveling route, the automatic driving control apparatus comprising:

a driver identifier configured to identify the driver;

a driving experience value evaluation unit configured to evaluate a driving experience value of the driver for the vehicle on a basis of a traveling history in the manual driving mode of the identified driver;

a shift permission time setting unit configured to set a shift permission time until a shift from the manual driving mode to the automatic driving mode is permitted on a basis of the driving experience value; and

a driving mode switching unit configured to control the driving mode so as to be switchable to the automatic driving mode on condition that at least a driving time by the driver in the manual driving mode exceeds the shift permission time,

wherein the traveling history further includes a traveling place where the driver has driven the vehicle,

wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a number of times the identified driver has passed a same location by the vehicle increases, and

wherein the shift permission time setting unit sets the shift permission time to be shorter when the driving experience value is evaluated higher.

14. The automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle according to claim 13 ,

wherein the traveling history including a traveling distance, and

wherein the driving experience value evaluation unit evaluates the driving experience value higher as a total traveling distance the identified driver has driven the vehicle increases.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2020
From: NAMBA, RYOSUKE; OYAMA, HAJIME; MIZOGUCHI, MASATO; KUWAHARA, KEISUKE
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053261/0716 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-169705 · Sep 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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