IP Library Granted Patent US 12,679,359
Granted Patent B2
US 12,679,359 · App. 19/033,826 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Lane departure suppression device, lane departure suppression method, and non-transitory storage medium

Inventor: Chenyu Wang (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W30/12B60W10/20B60W40/072B60W2420/403B60W2520/06B60W2520/12
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,679,359
App. No.
19/033,826
Filed
Jan 22, 2025
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3657
USPC
701/23
Abstract

A processor of a lane departure suppression device starts lane departure suppression processing of controlling a host vehicle such that departure of the host vehicle from a lane is suppressed when a first condition for determining whether or not there is a high possibility that the host vehicle departs from one end in a width direction of the lane to an outside of the lane based on information acquired by an in-vehicle sensor is satisfied, and then terminates execution of the lane departure suppression processing when a predetermined second condition is satisfied. The processor sets the second condition based on information about a traveling environment such that re-departure of the host vehicle from the lane due to an influence of the traveling environment within a predetermined period of time after the lane departure suppression processing is terminated.

Claims (19)

1 . A lane departure suppression device comprising:

an in-vehicle sensor configured to acquire information about a traveling environment of a host vehicle and information about a lateral position and a lateral speed of the host vehicle in a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; and

a processor configured to start lane departure suppression processing of controlling the host vehicle such that departure of the host vehicle from the lane is suppressed when a first condition for determining whether or not there is a high possibility that the host vehicle departs from one end in a width direction of the lane to an outside of the lane based on the information acquired by the in-vehicle sensor is satisfied, and then terminate execution of the lane departure suppression processing when a predetermined second condition is satisfied,

wherein the processor is configured to set the second condition based on the information about the traveling environment such that re-departure of the host vehicle from the lane due to an influence of the traveling environment within a predetermined period of time after the lane departure suppression processing is terminated in a state where the host vehicle is moving toward a center side in the width direction of the lane due to the execution of the lane departure suppression processing is suppressed.

2 . The lane departure suppression device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the second condition is satisfied in a case where the lateral speed of the host vehicle when the host vehicle moves toward the center side of the lane exceeds a predetermined target value;

the information about the traveling environment includes information about a width of the lane; and

the processor is configured to assign a smaller value to the target value as the width of the lane is smaller.

3 . The lane departure suppression device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the information about the traveling environment further includes information about a cant of the lane; and

the processor is configured to add a larger correction value to the target value as a height difference when one end side of the lane is lower than the other end side of the lane is larger, and subtract a larger value from the target value as a height difference when the one end side of the lane is higher than the other end side of the lane is larger.

4 . A lane departure suppression method comprising:

acquiring information about a traveling environment of a host vehicle and information about a lateral position and a lateral speed of the host vehicle in a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; and

executing vehicle control to start lane departure suppression processing of controlling the host vehicle such that departure of the host vehicle from the lane is suppressed when a first condition for determining whether or not there is a high possibility that the host vehicle departs from one end in a width direction of the lane to an outside of the lane based on the information acquired in the acquiring of the information is satisfied, and then terminate execution of the lane departure suppression processing when a predetermined second condition is satisfied,

wherein the executing of the vehicle control includes setting the second condition based on the information about the traveling environment such that re-departure of the host vehicle from the lane due to an influence of the traveling environment within a predetermined period of time after the lane departure suppression processing is terminated in a state where the host vehicle is moving toward a center side in the width direction of the lane due to the execution of the lane departure suppression processing is suppressed.

5 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a lane departure suppression program causing a computer provided in a host vehicle to execute:

acquiring information about a traveling environment of the host vehicle and information about a lateral position and a lateral speed of the host vehicle in a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; and

executing vehicle control to start lane departure suppression processing of controlling the host vehicle such that departure of the host vehicle from the lane is suppressed when a first condition for determining whether or not there is a high possibility that the host vehicle departs from one end in a width direction of the lane to an outside of the lane based on the information acquired in the acquiring of the information is satisfied, and then terminate execution of the lane departure suppression processing when a predetermined second condition is satisfied,

wherein the executing of the vehicle control includes setting the second condition based on the information about the traveling environment such that re-departure of the host vehicle from the lane due to an influence of the traveling environment within a predetermined period of time after the lane departure suppression processing is terminated in a state where the host vehicle is moving toward a center side in the width direction of the lane due to the execution of the lane departure suppression processing is suppressed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2025
From: WANG, CHENYU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069969/0967 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2024-011201 · Jan 29, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250242806A1 · Jul 31, 2025
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