IP Library Granted Patent US 11,222,541
Granted Patent B2
US 11,222,541 · App. 16/440,081 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Movable body monitoring apparatus, and vehicle control system and traffic system using the movable body monitoring apparatus

Inventors: Satoru Ikeda (Tokyo, JP); Haruyo Miyakawa (Tokyo, JP); Hyoungwook Choi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
G08G1/166G08G1/0116G08G1/0141G08G1/164H04W4/40
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Patent No.
US 11,222,541
App. No.
16/440,081
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A movable body monitoring apparatus is mounted on a movable body and to receive movement data related to movements of other movable bodies. The apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a generator, a determining unit, and a monitoring unit. The acquiring unit acquires the movement data on the other movable bodies. The generator generates group information on a plurality of low-speed movable bodies which are determined based on actual speeds or types of the other movable bodies. The determining unit determines whether to generate the group information by the generator, in accordance with a travel environment. The monitoring unit collectively monitors movements of the plurality of low-speed movable bodies using the group information, when the group information is generated. The monitoring unit individually monitors the movements of the plurality of low-speed movable bodies, when the group information is not generated.

Claims (45)

1. A movable body monitoring apparatus configured to be mounted on a movable body and to receive movement data related to movements of other movable bodies, the movable body monitoring apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit configured to acquire the movement data on the other movable bodies;

a generator configured to:

generate group information on a plurality of low-speed movable bodies which are determined on a basis of actual speeds or types of the other movable bodies; and

determine whether to generate the group information, in accordance with a travel environment; and

a monitoring unit configured to,

when the group information is generated, collectively monitor movements of the plurality of low-speed movable bodies using the group information, and

when the group information is not generated, individually monitor the movements of the plurality of low-speed movable bodies.

2. The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generator is configured to determine whether to generate the group information, in accordance with a time period during which a vehicle is traveling.

3. The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generator is configured to,

in a time period of daytime, determine that the group information is to be generated, and

in a time period of nighttime, determine that it is unnecessary to generate the group information.

4. The movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the generator is configured to,

in a time period of daytime, determine that the group information is to be generated, and

in a time period of nighttime, determine that it is unnecessary to generate the group information.

5. A vehicle control system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

a vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle on a basis of the monitoring by the movable body monitoring apparatus.

6. A vehicle control system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 ; and

a vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle on a basis of the monitoring by the movable body monitoring apparatus.

7. A vehicle control system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 3 ; and

a vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle on a basis of the monitoring by the movable body monitoring apparatus.

8. A vehicle control system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 4 ; and

a vehicle control apparatus configured to control a vehicle on a basis of the monitoring by the movable body monitoring apparatus.

9. A traffic system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

a server apparatus configured to transmit and receive movement data related to the movements of the movable bodies to and from the movable body monitoring apparatus.

10. A traffic system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 2 ; and

a server apparatus configured to transmit and receive movement data related to the movements of the movable bodies to and from the movable body monitoring apparatus.

11. A traffic system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 3 ; and

a server apparatus configured to transmit and receive movement data related to the movements of the movable bodies to and from the movable body monitoring apparatus.

12. A traffic system comprising:

the movable body monitoring apparatus according to claim 4 ; and

a server apparatus configured to transmit and receive movement data related to the movements of the movable bodies to and from the movable body monitoring apparatus.

13. A movable body monitoring apparatus configured to be mounted on a movable body and to receive movement data related to movements of other movable bodies, the movable body monitoring apparatus comprising circuitry configured to

acquire the movement data on the other movable bodies,

generate group information on a plurality of low-speed movable bodies which are determined on a basis of actual speeds or types of the other movable bodies,

determine whether to generate the group information, in accordance with a travel environment,

collectively monitor movements of the plurality of low-speed movable bodies using the group information, when the group information is generated, and

individually monitor the movements of the plurality of low-speed movable bodies, when the group information is not generated.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2019
From: IKEDA, SATORU; MIYAKAWA, HARUYO; CHOI, HYOUNGWOOK
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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