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Granted Patent B2
US 12,509,087 · App. 18/228,762 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Vehicle control system and vehicle

Inventor: Yusuke Ando (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
B60W30/182B60W50/082B60W50/14B60W60/0053B60W2050/146
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Patent No.
US 12,509,087
App. No.
18/228,762
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control system includes an operation receiving unit and an automatic driving control processor. The operation receiving unit receives an operation at least through an electrical signal. The operation is to be performed by an occupant of a vehicle. The automatic driving control processor performs an automatic driving control of the vehicle, and causes transition from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode to be performed in a predetermined case. The automatic driving mode is a driving mode in which the automatic driving control is performed. The manual driving mode is a driving mode in which manual driving based on the operation received by the operation receiving unit is performed. The operation receiving unit has an interface state that is unchanged from a neutral state in a no-operation period in which the operation on the operation receiving unit is not received.

Claims (30)

1 . A vehicle control system comprising:

an automatic driving control processor configured to perform an automatic driving control of a vehicle, and cause a transition from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode to be performed in a predetermined case, the automatic driving mode being a driving mode in which the automatic driving control is performed, the manual driving mode being a driving mode in which manual driving is performed, wherein

the automatic driving control processor is further configured to:

set an interface state of an operation receiving unit of the vehicle to a neutral state in a predetermined period of the transition from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode, the operation receiving unit being configured to receive an operation to be performed by an occupant of the vehicle.

2 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is configured to set the interface state of the operation receiving unit to the neutral state independently of a traveling state of the vehicle.

3 . The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is configured to change the interface state of the operation receiving unit from the neutral state, after the transition from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode is performed, to a state that changes in accordance with an amount of the operation performed on the operation receiving unit.

4 . The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , further comprising

an information output unit comprising a display, configured to output predetermined information, wherein

the information output unit is configured to output information requesting performance of the operation on the operation receiving unit in the predetermined case.

5 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is configured to change the interface state of the operation receiving unit from the neutral state, after the transition from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode is performed, to a state that changes in accordance with an amount of the operation performed on the operation receiving unit.

6 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , further comprising

an information output unit comprising a display, configured to output predetermined information, wherein

the information output unit is configured to output information requesting performance of the operation on the operation receiving unit in the predetermined case.

7 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is further configured to set the interface state of the operation receiving unit to the neutral state in a no-operation period in which the operation on the operation receiving unit is not received.

8 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is further configured to set the interface state of the operation receiving unit to the neutral state during the automatic driving mode.

9 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the operation receiving unit is at least one of an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a steering wheel, a gear shift lever, a signal light, or a turn signal lamp.

10 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is configured to:

change the interface state of the operation receiving unit from the neutral state, after the transition from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode is performed, to a state that changes in accordance with an amount of the operation performed on the operation receiving unit, and

perform a vehicle control depending on the amount of the operation that has changed from the neutral state.

11 . A vehicle comprising

a vehicle control system comprising

an automatic driving control processor configured to perform an automatic driving control of the vehicle, and cause a transition from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode to be performed in a predetermined case, the automatic driving mode being a driving mode in which the automatic driving control is performed, the manual driving mode being a driving mode is performed, wherein

the automatic driving control processor is further configured to:

set an interface state of an operation receiving unit of the vehicle to a neutral state in a predetermined period of the transition from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode, the operation receiving unit being configured to receive an operation to be performed by an occupant of the vehicle.

12 . The vehicle control system according to claim 11 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is further configured to set the interface state of the operation receiving unit to the neutral state in a no-operation period in which the operation on the operation receiving unit is not received.

13 . The vehicle control system according to claim 11 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is further configured to set the interface state of the operation receiving unit to the neutral state during the automatic driving mode.

14 . The vehicle control system according to claim 11 , wherein the operation receiving unit is at least one of an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, a steering wheel, a gear shift lever, a signal light, or a turn signal lamp.

15 . The vehicle control system according to claim 11 , wherein the automatic driving control processor is configured to:

change the interface state of the operation receiving unit from the neutral state, after the transition from the automatic driving mode to the manual driving mode is performed, to a state that changes in accordance with an amount of the operation performed on the operation receiving unit, and

perform a vehicle control depending on the amount of the operation that has changed from the neutral state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2023
From: ANDO, YUSUKE
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064447/0774 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-126818 · Aug 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240051542A1 · Feb 15, 2024
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