IP Library Granted Patent US 11,577,730
Granted Patent B2
US 11,577,730 · App. 17/121,958 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Vehicle and control method thereof

Inventor: Seungmok Song (Seongnam, KR)
Assignee: HL Klemove Corp.
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Patent No.
US 11,577,730
App. No.
17/121,958
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle and control method thereof, to a vehicle having a driver assistance system for assisting a driver. When a lane change is requested even though it does not meet the predetermined lane change condition, present disclosure provides a vehicle driver assistance system (ADAS) that can actively indicate a lane change intention to an adjacent vehicle through ‘deflected driving in a lane’ and perform lane change safely after confirming the yield/overtake intention of the adjacent vehicle. It is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a control method of a vehicle, including: confirming whether the surrounding situation of the vehicle satisfies a lane change condition when a lane change command occurs while the vehicle is driving autonomously; performing deflected driving in the lane of the vehicle to indicate a lane change intention when the surrounding situation of the vehicle does not satisfy the lane change condition; and performing a lane change corresponding to the lane change command when the yield intention for the lane change intention is confirmed from another vehicle around the traveling lane after indicating the lane change intention through the deflected driving.

Claims (37)

1. A control method of a vehicle, the method comprising:

confirming, while the vehicle is travelling along a center of a lane autonomously, that a space in an adjacent lane is not enough for the vehicle to enter based on both a relative distance and a relative velocity between the vehicle and another vehicle in the adjacent lane when a lane change command occurs;

performing deflected driving in the lane of the vehicle to indicate a lane change intention when the space in the adjacent lane is confirmed to be insufficient for the vehicle to enter;

confirming that the space in the adjacent lane is enough for the vehicle to enter based on both the relative distance and the relative velocity between the vehicle and another vehicle in the adjacent lane after a yield intention for the lane change intention is confirmed from another vehicle; and

performing a lane change corresponding to the lane change command when the space in the adjacent lane is confirmed to be enough for the vehicle to enter.

2. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the performing deflected driving in the lane comprises:

driving the vehicle to be biased toward a left line or a right line of the lane without leaving the traveling lane.

3. The control method of claim 2 , wherein the performing deflected driving in the lane comprises:

when changing the lane to the left lane of the traveling lane, driving to be biased toward the left line of the traveling lane; and

when changing the lane to the right lane of the traveling lane, driving to be biased toward the right line of the traveling lane.

4. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the confirming the yield intention comprises:

confirming the yield intention of another vehicle from increasing the relative distance between the vehicle and another vehicle through deceleration of another vehicle around the vehicle.

5. A vehicle comprising:

a driver assistance system configured to control autonomous driving of the vehicle; and

a controller configured to

confirm, while the vehicle is travelling along a center of a lane autonomously, that a space in an adjacent lane is not enough for the vehicle to enter based on both a relative distance and a relative velocity between the vehicle and another vehicle in the adjacent lane when a lane change command occurs,

perform deflected driving in the lane of the vehicle to indicate a lane change intention when the space in the adjacent lane is confirmed to be insufficient for the vehicle to enter,

confirm that the space in the adjacent lane is enough for the vehicle to enter based on both the relative distance and the relative velocity between the vehicle and another vehicle in the adjacent lane after a yield intention for the lane change intention is confirmed from another vehicle, and

perform a lane change corresponding to the lane change command when the space in the adjacent lane is confirmed to be enough for the vehicle to enter.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the deflected driving in the lane comprises:

driving the vehicle to be biased toward a left line or a right line of the lane without leaving the traveling lane.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the deflected driving in the lane comprises:

when changing the lane to the left lane of the traveling lane, driving to be biased toward the left line of the traveling lane; and

when changing the lane to the right lane of the traveling lane, driving to be biased toward the right line of the traveling lane.

8. The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to confirm the yield intention of another vehicle from increasing the relative distance between the vehicle and another vehicle through deceleration of another vehicle around the vehicle.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

confirm, while the vehicle is travelling along a center of a lane autonomously, that a space in an adjacent lane is not enough for the vehicle to enter based on both a relative distance and a relative velocity between the vehicle and another vehicle in the adjacent lane when a lane change command occurs;

perform deflected driving in the lane of the host vehicle to indicate a lane change intention when the space in the adjacent lane is confirmed to be insufficient for the vehicle to enter;

confirming that the space in the adjacent lane is enough for the vehicle to enter based on both the relative distance and the relative velocity between the vehicle and another vehicle in the adjacent lane after a yield intention for the lane change intention is confirmed from another vehicle; and

perform a lane change corresponding to the lane change command when the space in the adjacent lane is confirmed to be enough for the vehicle to enter.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

drive the host vehicle to be biased toward a left line or a right line of the lane without leaving the traveling lane.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , further storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

when changing the lane to the left lane of the traveling lane, drive to be biased toward the left line of the traveling lane; and

when changing the lane to the right lane of the traveling lane, drive to be biased toward the right line of the traveling lane.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

confirm the yield intention of another vehicle from increasing the relative distance between the host vehicle and another vehicle through deceleration of another vehicle around the host vehicle.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jul 23, 2022
From: MANDO MOBILITY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
Reel/Frame 060600/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2021
From: MANDO CORPORATION
To: MANDO MOBILITY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057976/0070 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: SONG, SEUNGMOK
To: MANDO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054647/0616 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0172254 · Dec 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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