Driver assistance system and driver assistance method
A driver assistance system includes a travel information receiving unit configured to receive travel information on nearby vehicles using inter-vehicle communication; a travel path generation unit configured to generate a travel path of each nearby vehicle; a crossing point calculation unit configured to extract the travel paths generated and crossing each other, and to calculate a crossing point of the extracted travel paths; a grade separation determination unit configured to perform determination as to whether the crossing point is a grade-separated junction, and to determine that the crossing point is the grade-separated junction in a case where a time difference is equal to or smaller than a specified threshold, the time difference being calculated from times at which the nearby vehicles traveling on the extracted travel paths pass the crossing point; and a driver assistance changing unit configured to change driver assistance based on a result of the determination.
1. A driver assistance system comprising:
a travel information receiving unit configured to receive travel information on a plurality of nearby vehicles with use of inter-vehicle communication;
a travel path generation unit configured to generate a travel path of each of the nearby vehicles based on the travel information on the nearby vehicle;
a crossing point calculation unit configured to extract the travel paths that are generated and cross each other, and to calculate a crossing point of the extracted travel paths;
a grade separation determination unit configured to perform determination as to whether the crossing point is a grade-separated junction, and to determine that the crossing point is the grade-separated junction in a case where a time difference is equal to or smaller than a specified threshold, the time difference being calculated from times at which the nearby vehicles traveling on the travel paths extracted by the crossing point calculation unit pass the crossing point; and
a driver assistance changing unit configured to change driver assistance based on a result of the determination performed by the grade separation determination unit.
2. The driver assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the specified threshold is shorter than a duration from a time at which a traffic light installed at the crossing point allows traffic to proceed to a time at which the traffic light prohibits the traffic from proceeding.
3. The driver assistance system according to claim 1 , wherein the grade separation determination unit is configured to determine that the crossing point is an at-grade junction when the time difference exceeds the specified threshold.
4. A driver assistance method comprising:
receiving travel information on a plurality of nearby vehicles with use of inter-vehicle communication;
generating a travel path of each of the nearby vehicles based on the travel information on the nearby vehicle;
extracting the travel paths that are generated and cross each other, and calculating a crossing point of the extracted travel paths;
performing determination as to whether the crossing point is a grade-separated junction, wherein the crossing point is determined to be the grade-separated junction in a case where a time difference is equal to or smaller than a specified threshold, the time difference being calculated from times at which the nearby vehicles traveling on the extracted travel paths pass the crossing point; and
changing driver assistance based on a result of the determination.