Granted Patent B2

US 12,697,970 · App. 18/370,018 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Inventor: Kazuki Tomioka (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

B60W30/143B60W30/18018B60W40/105B60W50/14B60W2050/146B60W2540/12

Abstract

Claims (30)

1 . A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising:

a memory storing instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

provide a speed control function for automatically controlling a speed of the vehicle,

interrupt an operation of the speed control function in response to a braking operation element of the vehicle being operated by a driver during the operation of the speed control function;

when the driver stops the vehicle while the operation of the speed control function is interrupted, provide a restart proposal to the driver to restart the operation of the speed control function in a case where a proposal condition is satisfied, and cease to provide the restart proposal in a case where the proposal condition is not satisfied; and

when the driver agrees with the restart proposal, restart the operation of the speed control function and keep the vehicle stopped by the speed control function, wherein

the agreement with the restart proposal is made by the driver terminating an operation of the braking operation element, and

the proposal condition includes a turn indicator of the vehicle is not operated during the stop transition period and one or more of the following conditions:

an operation level of a driving operation element of the vehicle during a stop transition period until the driver stops the vehicle after the operation of the speed control function is interrupted is equal to or lower than a threshold value;

an operation level of the braking operation element during the stop transition period is equal to or lower than a threshold value; and

an operation level of a steering operation element of the vehicle during the stop transition period is equal to or lower than a threshold value.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the proposal condition further includes one or more of the following conditions:

the vehicle is located within a predetermined range from a stop line when the vehicle is stopped;

there is no preceding vehicle when the vehicle is stopped; and

a shift position of the vehicle is not changed after the vehicle is stopped.

3 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the proposal condition includes that the operation of the speed control function continues as much as a threshold value or more before the operation of the speed control function is interrupted.

4 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to, when the vehicle is kept stopped by the speed control function, start the vehicle based on an instruction from the driver.

5 . The control device according to claim 4 , wherein the restart operation of the speed control uses a previously set speed subsequent to operator providing instructions to start the vehicle.

6 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the proposal condition includes that it is permitted by a provider of the speed control function to provide the restart proposal.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as the control device according to claim 1 .

8 . A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:

providing a speed control function for automatically controlling a speed of the vehicle;

interrupting an operation of the speed control function in response to a braking operation element of the vehicle being operated by a driver during the operation of the speed control function;

when the driver stops the vehicle while the operation of the speed control function is interrupted, providing a restart proposal to the driver to restart the operation of the speed control function in a case where a proposal condition is satisfied, and ceasing to provide the restart proposal in a case where the proposal condition is not satisfied; and

restarting the operation of the speed control function and keeping the vehicle stopped by the speed control function when the driver agrees with the restart proposal,

wherein the agreement with the restart proposal is made by the driver terminating an operation of the braking operation element, and

the proposal condition includes a turn indicator of the vehicle is not operated during the stop transition period and one or more of the following conditions:

an operation level of a driving operation element of the vehicle during a stop transition period until the driver stops the vehicle after the operation of the speed control function is interrupted is equal to or lower than a threshold value;

an operation level of the braking operation element during the stop transition period is equal to or lower than a threshold value; and

an operation level of a steering operation element of the vehicle during the stop transition period is equal to or lower than a threshold value.

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