Driving assistance apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12307893-B2
Application number	US-202217982502-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2022
Priority date	Nov 15, 2021
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A driving assistance apparatus including a display part, a detection part detecting a degree of approach from a subject vehicle to a preceding vehicle and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information on a position of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, deriving a recommended driving for the driver based on the traffic light information and the position information, and controlling the display part so as to notify the driver of information on a recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving, and further perform the controlling including controlling the display part so as to change and display information on a maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving in accordance with the degree of approach.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A driving assistance apparatus comprising:
a display part configured to display information;
a detection part configured to detect a degree of approach from a subject vehicle to a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the subject vehicle;
a vehicle speed detection part configured to detect a vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle; and
an electronic control unit including a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor, wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform:
acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information on a position of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, the traffic light informing a driver of stopping or non-stopping at a predetermined position;
deriving a recommended driving for the driver, based on the traffic light information and the position information; and
controlling the display part so as to notify the driver of information on a recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving, and

the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so as to display the information on the recommended driving including a first maximum value defined as a maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving when the degree of approach detected by the detection part is smaller than a predetermined value, and to display the information on the recommended driving including a second maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed different from the first maximum value when the degree of approach is equal to or larger than the predetermined value,
the detection part is configured to detect a speed difference obtained by subtracting the first maximum value from the vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detection part, and
the microprocessor is configured to further perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so as to display the information on the recommended driving including the first maximum value when the speed difference is equal to or larger than a predetermined difference, and to display the information on the recommended driving including the second maximum value smaller than the first maximum value when the speed difference is smaller than the predetermined difference.

2. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so that a range of the recommended vehicle speed is displayed by an image formed in a band shape having a length corresponding to a range from a minimum value to the maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed.

3. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so as to display a driving behavior image indicating a driving behavior of the subject vehicle traveling without stopping at the predetermined position in addition to the information on the maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed.

4. A driving assistance method comprising:
detecting a degree of approach from a subject vehicle to a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the subject vehicle;
acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information on a position of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, the traffic light informing a driver of stopping or non-stopping at a predetermined position;
deriving a recommended driving for the driver, based on the traffic light information and the position information; and
controlling a display part so as to notify the driver of information on a recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving, wherein
the controlling includes controlling the display part so as to display the information on the recommended driving including a first maximum value defined as a maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving when the degree of approach is smaller than a predetermined value, and to display the information on the recommended driving including a second maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed different from the first maximum value when the degree of approach is equal to or larger than the predetermined value,
the detecting includes detecting a speed difference obtained by subtracting the first maximum value from a vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle, and
the controlling further includes controlling the display part so as to display the information on the recommended driving including the first maximum value when the speed difference is equal to or larger than a predetermined difference, and to display the information on the recommended driving including the second maximum value smaller than the first maximum value when the speed difference is smaller than the predetermined difference.

5. A driving assistance apparatus comprising:
a display part configured to display information;
a detection part configured to detect a degree of approach from a subject vehicle to a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the subject vehicle;
a vehicle speed detection part configured to detect a vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle; and
an electronic control unit including a microprocessor and a memory connected to the microprocessor, wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform:
acquiring traffic light information including switching information on a traffic light and position information on a position of the subject vehicle with respect to the traffic light, the traffic light informing a driver of stopping or non-stopping at a predetermined position;
deriving a recommended driving for the driver, based on the traffic light information and the position information; and
controlling the display part so as to notify the driver of information on a recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving, and

the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so as to display the information on the recommended driving including a first maximum value defined as a maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed included in the recommended driving when the degree of approach detected by the detection part is smaller than a predetermined value, and to display the information on the recommended driving including a second maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed different from the first maximum value when the degree of approach is equal to or larger than the predetermined value, and
the microprocessor is configured to further perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so as to display the information on the recommended driving including the first maximum value when the vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detection part is equal to or larger than the first maximum value, and to display the information on the recommended driving including the second maximum value smaller than the first maximum value when the vehicle speed of the preceding vehicle is smaller than the first maximum value.

6. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the display part so that a range of the recommended vehicle speed is displayed by an image formed in a band shape having a length corresponding to a range from a minimum value to the maximum value of the recommended vehicle speed.

7. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the microprocessor is configured to perform
the controlling including controlling the display pa

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kamakura Hiroshi

Classifications

• D21D1/38

  with horizontal shaft · CPC title

• D21D1/002

  Control devices · CPC title

• G08G1/052

  with provision for determining speed or overspeed {(speed measuring in general G01P)} · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title

• G06F3/147

  using display panels · CPC title