Driver assistance apparatus and computer-readable recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12195029-B2
Application number	US-202218065842-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2022
Priority date	Jan 13, 2022
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

Abstract

A driver assistance apparatus includes: one or more processors; and one or more memories communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors set a control mode of outputting a sound, to a first or second output control mode depending on a predetermined determination condition. The first output control mode includes outputting the sound continuously during travel of a vehicle, while changing the sound with magnitude of behavior of the vehicle. The second output control mode includes outputting, each time the vehicle travels through a predetermined segment of a planned travel route of the vehicle, a reward sound corresponding to stability of the behavior of the vehicle in the predetermined segment traveled. The one or more processors carry out processing of outputting the sound in the first or second output control mode set.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A driver assistance apparatus configured to output a sound corresponding to behavior of a vehicle, the driver assistance apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and one or more memories communicably coupled to the one or more processors, wherein
the one or more processors are configured to
set a control mode of outputting the sound, to a first output control mode or a second output control mode depending on a predetermined determination condition, the first output control mode including outputting the sound continuously during travel of the vehicle, while changing the sound with magnitude of the behavior of the vehicle, and the second output control mode including outputting, each time the vehicle travels through a predetermined segment of a planned travel route of the vehicle, a reward sound corresponding to stability of the behavior of the vehicle in the predetermined segment traveled, and
carry out processing of outputting the sound in the first output control mode or the second output control mode set.

2. The driver assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
on a basis of data regarding driving environment of the vehicle as the predetermined determination condition,
the one or more processors are configured to switch between carrying out the first output control mode, carrying out the second output control mode, and stopping the first output control mode and the second output control mode.

3. The driver assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
on a basis of data regarding motivation of a driver who drives the vehicle to enhance driving skill as the predetermined determination condition,
the one or more processors are configured to
set the control mode to the first output control mode in a case where the one or more processors determine that the motivation to enhance the driving skill is high, and
set the control mode to the second output control mode in a case where the one or more processors determine that the motivation to enhance the driving skill is low.

4. The driver assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
on a basis of data regarding a driving habit of a driver who drives the vehicle as the predetermined determination condition,
the one or more processors are configured to switch between carrying out the first output control mode, carrying out the second output control mode, and stopping the first output control mode and the second output control mode.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing a program applicable to a driver assistance apparatus configured to output a sound corresponding to behavior of a vehicle,
the program causing, when executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors to implement processing, the processing comprising:
setting a control mode of outputting the sound, to a first output control mode or a second output control mode depending on a predetermined determination condition, the first output control mode including outputting the sound continuously during travel of the vehicle, while changing the sound with magnitude of the behavior of the vehicle, and the second output control mode including outputting, each time the vehicle travels through a predetermined segment of a planned travel route of the vehicle, a reward sound corresponding to stability of the behavior of the vehicle in the predetermined segment traveled, and
carrying out processing of outputting the sound in the first output control mode or the second output control mode set.

Assignees

• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Sumikawa Ryuichi
• Torii Takeshi
• Takao Hideyuki

Classifications

• B60W40/09

  Driving style or behaviour · CPC title

• B60W2050/143

  Alarm means · CPC title

• B60W2540/22

  Psychological state; Stress level or workload · CPC title

• B60W2540/30

  Driving style · CPC title

• B60W2520/125

  Lateral acceleration · CPC title