IP Library Granted Patent US 11,891,084
Granted Patent B2
US 11,891,084 · App. 17/562,436 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

Vehicle and vehicle driving assistance control method

Inventor: Hyeongtae Kim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
B60W50/14B60W30/12B60W40/105G06V20/588B60W2050/143B60W2050/146B60W2540/223B60W2552/53
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Patent No.
US 11,891,084
App. No.
17/562,436
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein a driving assistance control method for a vehicle, the method includes the steps of releasing a lane following assist mode in response to that a predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode is satisfied while the vehicle is traveling in the lane following assist mode; starting a warning to notify the releasing of the lane following assist mode in response to the lane following assist mode is released; and terminating the warning in response to that a predetermined second condition for terminating the warning is satisfied after the warning is started.

Claims (44)

1. A driving assistance control method for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

releasing a lane following assist mode in response to that a predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode is satisfied while the vehicle is traveling in the lane following assist mode;

starting a warning to notify the releasing of the lane following assist mode in response to the lane following assist mode is released; and

terminating the warning in response to that a predetermined second condition for terminating the warning is satisfied after the warning is started;

wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises satisfying a re-entry condition of the lane following assist mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises a predetermined traveling environment of the vehicle, excluding a driver's intention to release the lane following assist mode.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises at least one of a lane non-recognition, a lane recognition reliability degradation, a failure to follow a preceding vehicle, a dissatisfaction with lane conditions, an activation of an automatic braking system, and a failure of steering system.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises satisfying all conditions in which a driver releases his/her hands from a steering wheel (a hands-off state), a speed of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed, and the vehicle travels on a highway.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a predetermined time elapses after starting the warning.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a driver releases a steering wheel and then grabs the steering wheel again.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that the vehicle stops traveling and stops.

8. A vehicle, comprising:

a lane recognition sensor configured to recognize a lane of a road;

a warning output means for outputting a warning; and

a controller configured to:

based on the result of lane recognition detected by the lane recognition sensor,

release a lane following assist mode in response to that a predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode is satisfied while the vehicle is traveling in the lane following assist mode, start a warning to notify the releasing of the lane following assist mode in response to the lane following assist mode is released; and terminate the warning in response to a predetermined second condition for terminating the warning is satisfied after the warning is started;

wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises satisfying a re-entry condition of the lane following assist mode.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises a predetermined traveling environment of the vehicle, excluding a driver's intention to release the lane following assist mode.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises at least one of a lane non-recognition, a lane recognition reliability degradation, a failure to follow a preceding vehicle, a dissatisfaction with lane conditions, an activation of an automatic braking system, and a failure of steering system.

11. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises satisfying all conditions in which a driver releases his/her hands from a steering wheel (a hands-off state), a speed of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed, and the vehicle travels on a highway.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a predetermined time elapses after starting the warning.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a driver releases a steering wheel and then grabs the steering wheel again.

14. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that the vehicle stops traveling and stops.

15. A driving assistance control method for a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

releasing a lane following assist mode in response to that a predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode is satisfied while the vehicle is traveling in the lane following assist mode;

starting a warning to notify the releasing of the lane following assist mode in response to the lane following assist mode is released; and

terminating the warning in response to that a predetermined second condition for terminating the warning is satisfied after the warning is started,

wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises a predetermined traveling environment of the vehicle, excluding a driver's intention to release the lane following assist mode, and wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a predetermined time elapses after starting the warning, and that the vehicle stops traveling and stop;

wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning further comprises satisfying a re-entry condition of the lane following assist mode.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein

the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises:

at least one of a lane non-recognition, a lane recognition reliability degradation, a failure to follow a preceding vehicle, a dissatisfaction with lane conditions, an activation of an automatic braking system, and a failure of steering system, or satisfying all conditions in which a driver releases his/her hands from a steering wheel (a hands-off state), a speed of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed, and the vehicle travels on a highway, and

the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a driver releases a steering wheel and then grabs the steering wheel again.

17. A vehicle, comprising:

a lane recognition sensor configured to recognize a lane of a road;

a warning output means for outputting a warning; and

a controller configured to:

based on the result of lane recognition detected by the lane recognition sensor,

release a lane following assist mode in response to that a predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode is satisfied while the vehicle is traveling in the lane following assist mode, start a warning to notify the releasing of the lane following assist mode in response to the lane following assist mode is released; and terminate the warning in response to a predetermined second condition for terminating the warning is satisfied after the warning is started,

wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises a predetermined traveling environment of the vehicle, excluding a driver's intention to release the lane following assist mode, and

wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a predetermined time elapses after starting the warning, and that the vehicle stops traveling and stop;

wherein the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning further comprises satisfying a re-entry condition of the lane following assist mode.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the predetermined first condition for releasing the lane following assist mode comprises at least one of a lane non-recognition, a lane recognition reliability degradation, a failure to follow a preceding vehicle, a dissatisfaction with lane conditions, an activation of an automatic braking system, and a failure of steering system, or satisfying all conditions in which a driver releases his/her hands from a steering wheel (a hands-off state), a speed of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined speed, and the vehicle travels on a highway, and the predetermined second condition for terminating the warning comprises that a driver releases a steering wheel and then grabs the steering wheel again.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 15, 2022
From: MANDO MOBILITY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
Reel/Frame 061148/0166 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2022
From: KIM, HYEONGTAE
To: MANDO MOBILITY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058774/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0185177 · Dec 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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