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Granted Patent B2
US 12,065,159 · App. 17/967,813 · Granted Aug 20, 2024

Customizable abnormal driving detection

Inventors: Seyhan Ucar (Mountain View, CA); Emrah Akin Sisbot (Mountain View, CA); Tomohiro Matsuda (Mountain View, CA); Kentaro Oguchi (Mountain View, CA)
Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W50/14B60W40/08B60W2050/143B60W2050/146B60W2554/4046
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Patent No.
US 12,065,159
App. No.
17/967,813
Granted
Aug 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure generally relates to a system comprising a memory and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the machine-executable instructions stored on the memory to determine that a target vehicle is engaging in an abnormal driving, determine that the abnormal driving exceeds a notification threshold parameter of an abnormal driving notification system, generate a notification, and monitor the ego vehicle and/or driver to alter notification threshold values based on the reactions of the ego vehicle and/or driver inputs.

Claims (47)

1. A system comprising:

a memory storing machine-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the machine-executable instructions to:

determine a default threshold value of an abnormal driving notification system configured to notify a driver of an ego vehicle of a target vehicle engaging in abnormal driving within a proximity of the ego vehicle;

determine that the target vehicle is engaging in abnormal driving;

determine that the abnormal driving exceeds the default threshold value of an abnormal driving notification system;

notify the driver of the ego vehicle that the target vehicle is engaging in abnormal driving;

monitor the driver of the ego vehicle to determine a reaction of the driver of the ego vehicle upon notification of the target vehicle engaging in abnormal driving; and

alter the default threshold value of the abnormal driving notification system upon the driver reacting to the notification to generate a threshold value individually associated with the driver of the ego vehicle, and only if the driver reacted to abnormal driving of the target vehicle at a first time period and at a second time period, and the target vehicle engaged in abnormal driving at the first time period and the second time period.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein altering the default threshold value includes increasing the threshold value upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver did not react to the abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein altering the default threshold value includes decreasing the threshold value upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver reacted to the abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to:

monitor the driver of the ego vehicle to determine the reaction of the driver of the ego vehicle during the first time period and determine the reaction of the driver during the second time period.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising instructions to:

store an amount of abnormal driving of the target vehicle at the first time period and the amount of abnormal driving of the target vehicle at the second time period.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the target vehicle continuously engaged in abnormal driving throughout the first time period and the second time period.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the target vehicle engaged in a first amount of abnormal driving during the first time period and a second amount of abnormal driving during the second time period.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first amount of abnormal driving is above the threshold value and the second amount of abnormal driving is above the threshold value.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the threshold value is decreased upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver reacted to the abnormal driving of the target vehicle without a notification.

10. A system comprising:

a memory storing machine-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the machine-executable instructions to:

determine that a target vehicle is engaging in abnormal driving;

determine that the abnormal driving exceeds a threshold value of an abnormal driving notification system;

notify a driver of an ego vehicle of the target vehicle engaging in an abnormal driving;

monitor the driver of the ego vehicle to determine that the driver applied an input; and

alter the threshold value of the abnormal driving notification system only if:

upon the driver reacting to the notification to generate a threshold value individually associated with the driver of the ego vehicle, and only if the driver reacted to abnormal driving of the target vehicle at a first time period and at a second time period, and the target vehicle engaged in abnormal driving at the first time period and the second time period.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein altering the threshold value includes increasing the threshold value upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver did not apply an input upon notification of the abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

12. The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions to maintain the threshold value of the abnormal driving notification system upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver did apply an input upon notification of the abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

13. The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions to:

continuously monitor an input of the ego vehicle driver throughout operation of the ego vehicle; and

determine that the abnormal driving does not exceed a threshold value of an abnormal driving notification system.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the threshold value is decreased upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver applied an input upon without a notification of an abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

15. A system comprising:

a memory storing machine-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to access the memory and execute the machine-executable instructions to:

determine that a target vehicle is engaging in an abnormal driving;

determine that the abnormal driving exceeds a threshold parameter of an abnormal driving notification system;

transmit a notification throughout an ego vehicle;

monitor the ego vehicle;

alter the threshold parameter based at least one of: (i) a ego vehicle action and (ii) a driver action, and only if a driver of the ego vehicle reacted to abnormal driving of the target vehicle at a first time period and at a second time period, and the target vehicle engaged in abnormal driving at the first time period and the second time period.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein altering the threshold parameter includes increasing a threshold value upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that a driver of the ego vehicle did not react to the abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein altering the threshold parameter includes decreasing a threshold value upon the abnormal driving notification system determining that the driver reacted to the abnormal driving of the target vehicle.

18. The system of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to:

determine that the target vehicle is engaging in abnormal driving at a first time period and a second time period; and

monitor the driver of the ego vehicle to determine the reaction of the driver of the ego vehicle during the first time period and determine the reaction of the driver during the second time period.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 070275/0149 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: UCAR, SEYHAN; SISBOT, EMRAH AKIN; MATSUDA, TOMOHIRO; OGUCHI, KENTARO
To: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 061446/0358 →
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