IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,472,374
Granted Patent B2
US 11,472,374 · App. 16/680,954 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Vehicle control system

Inventor: Kazuhiko Ueda (Chofu, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60S1/0822B60W40/02G05D1/021
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,472,374
App. No.
16/680,954
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes a wiper switch that manually operates a wiping mode of a windshield wiper. The vehicle control system includes a first controller configured to execute an automated driving of the vehicle, and a second controller configured to control the wiping mode of the windshield wiper based on a request from the first controller or operation information of the wiper switch. The first controller transmits an auto-wiper request to the second controller during execution of the automated driving. Here, the auto-wiper request is a request for executing an auto-wiper process for automatically switching the wiping mode of the windshield wiper according to an external environment. The second controller executes the auto-wiper process when the auto-wiper request is received from the first controller in a state where the wiper switch is operated to the wiper-off position.

Claims (27)

1. A vehicle control system installed on a vehicle,

the vehicle including a windshield wiper switch for manually operating a wiping mode of a windshield wiper installed on a body, the wiper switch including a wiper-on position for driving the windshield wiper and a wiper-off position for stopping the windshield wiper, the system comprising:

a first controller configured to execute an automated driving of the vehicle; and

a second controller configured to control the wiping mode of the windshield wiper based on a request from the first controller or operation information of the wiper switch,

wherein:

the first controller is configured to transmit, during execution of the automated driving, an auto-wiper request to the second controller for executing a compulsory auto-wiper process for automatically switching the wiping mode of the windshield wiper according to an external environment;

the second controller is configured to execute the compulsory auto-wiper process when the auto-wiper request is received from the first controller in a state where the wiper switch is operated to the wiper-off position;

the first controller is further configured to transmit, during execution of the automated driving, a specific operation rejection request for executing a specific operation rejection process for rejecting a control of the windshield wiper based on a specific operation to the second controller;

the specific operation includes an operation of the wiper switch to the wiper-off position;

the second controller is further configured to execute the specific operation rejection process when the specific operation rejection request is received from the first controller;

the compulsory auto-wiper process is executed together with the specific operation rejection process; and

the second controller is separate from the first controller.

2. A vehicle control system installed on a vehicle,

the vehicle including a windshield wiper switch for manually operating a wiping mode of a windshield wiper installed on a body, the wiper switch including a wiper-on position for driving the windshield wiper and a wiper-off position for stopping the windshield wiper,

the vehicle control system comprising:

a first controller configured to execute an automated driving of the vehicle; and

a second controller configured to control the wiping mode of the windshield wiper based on a request from the first controller or operation information of the wiper switch,

wherein:

the first controller is configured to transmit, during execution of the automated driving, an auto-wiper request to the second controller for executing a compulsory auto-wiper process for automatically switching the wiping mode of the windshield wiper according to an external environment;

the second controller is configured to execute the compulsory auto-wiper process when the auto-wiper request is received from the first controller in a state where the wiper switch is operated to the wiper-off position;

the wiper switch further includes an intermittent position for intermittently driving the windshield wiper;

the second controller is configured to execute the auto-wiper process when the auto-wiper request is received from the first controller in a state where the wiper switch is operated to the intermittent position;

the first controller is configured to transmit, during execution of the automated driving, a specific operation rejection request for executing a specific operation rejection process for rejecting a control of the windshield wiper based on a specific operation to the second controller;

the specific operation includes an operation of the wiper switch to the intermittent position or the wiper-off position;

the second controller is configured to execute the specific operation rejection process when the specific operation rejection request is received from the first controller;

the compulsory auto-wiper process is executed together with the specific operation rejection process; and

the second controller is separate from the first controller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: UEDA, KAZUHIKO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050983/0693 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-214141 · Nov 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200148171A1 · May 14, 2020