IP Library Granted Patent US 11,485,280
Granted Patent B2
US 11,485,280 · App. 16/792,970 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium

Inventors: Yoshitaka Mimura (Wako, JP); Yasushi Shoda (Wako, JP); Junpei Noguchi (Wako, JP); Yuki Hara (Wako, JP); Katsuyasu Yamane (Wako, JP); Hiroshi Yamanaka (Wako, JP); Ryoma Taguchi (Tokyo, JP); Yuta Takada (Tokyo, JP); Chie Sugihara (Tokyo, JP); Yuki Motegi (Tokyo, JP); Tsubasa Shibauchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60Q1/442H05B47/125H05B47/16B60Q2400/50
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Patent No.
US 11,485,280
App. No.
16/792,970
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control device mounted in a vehicle includes: a first recognizer configured to recognize a person near the vehicle; a first determiner configured to determine whether the person recognized by the first recognizer is a pre-registered user; and a controller configured to control a lighting device to project a projection image to a position for which a stop position of the vehicle is a criterion in a case where the first determiner determines that the person recognized by the first recognizer is the pre-registered user.

Claims (25)

1. A vehicle control device mounted in a vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising:

a first recognizer configured to recognize a person near the vehicle;

a first determiner configured to determine whether the person recognized by the first recognizer is a pre-registered user; and

a controller configured to control a lighting device to project a projection image to a position for which a stop position of the vehicle is a criterion in a case where the first determiner determines that the person recognized by the first recognizer is the pre-registered user.

2. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured not to control the lighting device in a case where the first recognizer does not recognize a person or the first determiner determines that the person recognized by the first recognizer is not the pre-registered user.

3. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second determiner configured to determine the stop position based on a position of the person determined to be the pre-registered user by the first determiner.

4. The vehicle control device according to claim 3 , wherein the second determiner is configured to determine a predetermined position in a stop area as the stop position in a case where the first recognizer does not recognize a person or the first determiner determines that the person recognized by the first recognizer is not the pre-registered user.

5. The vehicle control device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a second recognizer configured to recognize an object which is in the stop area, wherein the second determiner is configured to determine a stoppable position different from a position of the person as the stop position in a case where the first determiner determines that the person recognized by the first recognizer is the pre-determined user and the second recognizer recognizes an object disturbing stopping of the vehicle at the position of the person.

6. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control an indicator mounted in the vehicle to change an operation mode of the indicator based on a distance from a present position of the vehicle to the stop position.

7. The vehicle control device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to control the indicator to change a blinking speed of the indicator.

8. The vehicle control device according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to control the lighting device to stop the projection of the projection image before the indicator is controlled.

9. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a windshield of the vehicle to make a state of the windshield of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving to the stop position through automated driving control be different from the state of the windshield of the vehicle after the vehicle arrives at the stop position.

10. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control a projection device to project an image recognizable from outside of the vehicle to a driving seat of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving to the stop position through automated driving control.

11. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the lighting device to radiate light onto the person determined to be the pre-registered user by the first determiner.

12. The vehicle control device according to claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to control the lighting device to change the radiated light to radiate a different body part of the person determined to be the pre-registered user by the first determiner, based on illuminance outside of the vehicle.

13. A vehicle control method causing a computer of a vehicle control device mounted in a vehicle to:

recognize a person near the vehicle;

determine whether the recognized person is a pre-registered user; and

control a lighting device to project a projection image to a position for which a stop position of the vehicle is a criterion in a case where the recognized person is determined to be the pre-registered user.

14. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program that causes a computer of a vehicle control device mounted in a vehicle to:

recognize a person near the vehicle;

determine whether the recognized person is a pre-registered user; and

control a lighting device to project a projection image to a position for which a stop position of the vehicle is a criterion in a case where the recognized person is determined to be the pre-registered user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2020
From: MIMURA, YOSHITAKA; SHODA, YASUSHI; NOGUCHI, JUNPEI; HARA, YUKI; YAMANE, KATSUYASU; YAMANAKA, HIROSHI; TAGUCHI, RYOMA; TAKADA, YUTA; SUGIHARA, CHIE; MOTEGI, YUKI; SHIBAUCHI, TSUBASA
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-033238 · Feb 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200269748A1 · Aug 27, 2020
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