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Granted Patent B2
US 10,120,378 · App. 15/471,218 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Vehicle automated driving system

Inventors: Naoki Matsushita (Yamato, JP); Yuichi Kumai (Gotenba, JP); Masaki Matsunaga (Odawara, JP); Masahiro Iwasaki (Numazu, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Patent No.
US 10,120,378
App. No.
15/471,218
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automated driving system 100 of a vehicle comprising: a surrounding environment information acquiring device 10 ; a vehicle information acquiring device 20 ; a driver information acquiring device 30 ; an automated driving executing part 90 ; a package determining part 91 , a package proposing part 92 ; and an emergency condition judging part 93 . The automated driving executing part performs automated driving of the vehicle based on an emergency driving assistance package packaging permissions of the plurality of driving assistance operations when the driver is in an emergency condition, if the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is in an emergency condition, and performs automated driving of the vehicle based on the driving assistance package proposed by the packaging proposing part and approved by the driver, if the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is not in an emergency condition.

Claims (34)

1. An automated driving system of a vehicle comprising:

a surrounding environment information acquiring device acquiring surrounding environment information relating to surrounding environment conditions of the vehicle;

a vehicle information acquiring device acquiring vehicle information relating to conditions of the vehicle;

a driver information acquiring device acquiring driver information relating to conditions of a driver of the vehicle;

an automated driving executing part executing automated driving of the vehicle based on a driving assistance package packaging permissions for a plurality of driving assistance operations;

a package determining part determining a driving assistance package to be proposed to the driver based on at least one of the surrounding environment information, the vehicle information, and the driver information,

a package proposing part proposing the driving assistance package determined by the package determining part to the driver; and

an emergency condition judging part judging if the driver is in an emergency condition based on the driver information, wherein

the automated driving executing part performs automated driving of the vehicle based on an emergency driving assistance package packaging permissions of the plurality of driving assistance operations when the driver is in an emergency condition, if the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is in an emergency condition, and performs automated driving of the vehicle based on the driving assistance package proposed by the packaging proposing part and approved by the driver, if the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is not in an emergency condition.

2. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 1 , wherein

the package determining part determines a driving assistance package to be proposed to the driver based on the driver information, and

the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is in an emergency condition when the driving assistance package determined by the package determining part is the emergency driving assistance package.

3. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 1 , wherein

the system further comprises an alarm part issuing a warning to the driver, and

the automated driving executing part performs automated driving of the vehicle based on the emergency driving assistance package if the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is in an emergency condition after the warning by the alarm part.

4. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 2 , wherein

the system further comprises an alarm part issuing a warning to the driver, and

the automated driving executing part performs automated driving of the vehicle based on the emergency driving assistance package if the emergency condition judging part judges that the driver is in an emergency condition after the warning by the alarm part.

5. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 3 , wherein the alarm part issues the warning to the driver by sound.

6. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 4 , wherein the alarm part issues the warning to the driver by sound.

7. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 3 , wherein the alarm part issues the warning to the driver by changing the behavior of the vehicle.

8. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 4 , wherein the alarm part issues the warning to the driver by changing the behavior of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 5 , wherein the alarm part issues the warning to the driver by changing the behavior of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 6 , wherein the alarm part issues the warning to the driver by changing the behavior of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 1 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

12. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 2 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

13. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 3 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

14. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 4 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

15. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 5 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

16. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 6 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

17. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 7 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

18. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 8 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

19. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 9 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

20. The vehicle automated driving system according to claim 10 , wherein in the emergency driving assistance package, an auto stop control of the vehicle and a hazard light turn on control of the vehicle are permitted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2017
From: MATSUSHITA, NAOKI; KUMAI, YUICHI; MATSUNAGA, MASAKI; IWASAKI, MASAHIRO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 041942/0770 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-077389 · Apr 7, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170293299A1 · Oct 12, 2017