Control device, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11235739-B2
Application number	US-201916577214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2019
Priority date	Sep 28, 2018
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A control device configured to control a vehicle is provided. The device comprises a traveling control unit capable of executing a one-pedal function of controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, and an output control unit of notifying a driver of an instruction to depress a brake pedal in a case in which a seatbelt is detached during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in that state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device configured to control a vehicle, the device comprising:
at least one processor circuit with a memory comprising instructions, that when executed by the processor circuit, cause the at least one processor circuit to at least:
execute a one-pedal function of controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal; and
notify a driver of an instruction to depress a brake pedal in response to a case in which a seatbelt changes from an attached state to a detached state during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in the detached state of the seatbelt.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein in the case in which the seatbelt changes from the attached state to the detached state during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in the detached state of the seatbelt, the instructions further cause the at least one processor circuit to start actuating an electric parking brake after an elapse of a predetermined time from the stop.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein after the start of the actuation of the electric parking brake after the elapse of the predetermined time, the instructions further cause the at least one processor circuit to increase an intensity of the electric parking brake stepwise.

4. The device according to claim 2 , wherein in a case in which the actuation of the electric parking brake started after the elapse of the predetermined time is completed, the instructions further cause the at least one processor circuit to display, on a display device of the vehicle, a first indicator indicating that the actuation of the electric parking brake is completed, and ends the notification of the instruction to depress the brake pedal.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor circuit to display, on a display device of the vehicle, a second indicator indicating that a stop state of the vehicle is held by a braking force of the one-pedal function, and
in the case in which the seatbelt changes from the attached state to the detached state during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in the detached state of the seatbelt, the instructions further cause the at least one processor circuit not to display the second indicator on the display device.

6. A method of controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
executing a one-pedal function of controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal; and:
notifying a driver of an instruction to depress a brake pedal in response to a case in which a seatbelt changes from an attached state to a detached state during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in the detached state of the seatbelt.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program comprising instructions, that when executed by at least one processor circuit, cause the at least one processor circuit to at least:
execute a one-pedal function of controlling both a driving force and a braking force of the vehicle in accordance with an operation amount of an accelerator pedal; and
notify a driver of an instruction to depress a brake pedal in response to a case in which a seatbelt changes from an attached state to a detached state during execution of the one-pedal function and during traveling of the vehicle, and the vehicle stops in the detached state of the seatbelt.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Noriaki
• Mizutani Yosuke
• Maruyama Kohei
• Kobayashi Shinya
• Matsumura Shunpei

Classifications

• B60W10/184

  with wheel brakes · CPC title

• B60W2540/215

  Selection or confirmation of options · CPC title

• B60W50/14

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title

• B60W2040/0881

  Seat occupation; Driver or passenger presence · CPC title

• B60W10/04

  including control of propulsion units · CPC title