Driving support device, driving support method, and driving support program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12434694-B2
Application number	US-202318349483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2022
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a driving support device ( 1 ) including: an operation sensor configured to acquire operation information that is information on an operation on a driving operation device included in an own vehicle; a periphery sensor configured to acquire peripheral information that is information on a target object existing in a periphery of the own vehicle; and a control device configured to execute deceleration support control of supporting a driving operation executed by a driver to decelerate the own vehicle when existence of a target object in front of the own vehicle is detected based on the peripheral information and a predetermined precondition relating to the target object and the own vehicle is satisfied. The control device determines, when the precondition is satisfied and an operation of depressing a brake pedal of the own vehicle is released, a mode of the deceleration support control based on information on one or both of a steering angle and a position of the own vehicle in a crossing direction on a travel lane on which the own vehicle is traveling at a time point when the precondition is satisfied and the operation of depressing the brake pedal of the own vehicle is released.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A driving support device, comprising:
an operation sensor configured to acquire operation information that is information on an operation on a driving operation device included in an own vehicle;
a periphery sensor configured to acquire peripheral information that is information on a target object existing in a periphery of the own vehicle; and
a control device configured to execute deceleration support control of supporting a driving operation executed by a driver to decelerate the own vehicle when existence of a target object in front of the own vehicle is detected based on the peripheral information and a predetermined precondition relating to the target object and the own vehicle is satisfied,
wherein the control device is configured to:
determine, when the predetermined precondition is satisfied and an operation of depressing a brake pedal of the own vehicle is released, a mode of the deceleration support control based on a situation according to a steering angle and a position of the own vehicle in a crossing direction on a travel lane on which the own vehicle is traveling at a time point when the predetermined precondition is satisfied and the operation of depressing the brake pedal of the own vehicle is released;
execute first deceleration support control according to a first situation when the steering angle is equal to or smaller than a threshold value;
execute second deceleration support control that is driving support at a level lower than a level of the first deceleration support control according to a second situation when the steering angle is larger than the threshold value and the position of the own vehicle in the crossing direction is within a lane line of the travel lane;
execute third deceleration support control that is driving support at a level lower than the level of the second deceleration support control according to a third situation when the steering angle is larger than the threshold value and the position of the own vehicle in the crossing direction is beyond the lane line of the travel lane; and
switch a second deceleration support control being executed to a third deceleration support control when detecting, in real time, a transition from the second situation to the third situation.

2. The driving support device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to execute fourth deceleration support control that is driving support at a level higher than the level of the first deceleration support control when the predetermined precondition is satisfied and an operation of depressing an accelerator pedal of the own vehicle is released.

3. The driving support device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to:
determine a jerk of the deceleration support control based on the situation; and
change a deceleration of the deceleration support control according to the jerk.

4. The driving support device according to claim 3 , wherein a jerk of the first deceleration support control is greater than a jerk of the second deceleration support control, and the jerk of the second deceleration support control is greater than a jerk of the third deceleration support control.

5. The driving support device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to:
determine a start time corresponding to a time, after identifying the situation, at which the deceleration support control is executed, based on the situation; and
execute the deceleration support control at the start time based on the situation.

6. The driving support control device according to claim 5 , wherein a start time of the third deceleration support control is later than a start time of the second deceleration support control, and the start time of the second deceleration support control is later than a start time of the first deceleration support control.

7. The driving support device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to:
determine a start time corresponding to a time, after identifying the situation, at which the deceleration support control is executed, based on the situation;
determine a jerk of the deceleration support control based on the situation;
execute the deceleration support control at the start time based on the situation; and
change a deceleration of the deceleration support control according to the jerk.

8. The driving support device according to claim 7 , wherein the a jerk of the first deceleration support control is greater than a jerk of the second deceleration support control, and the jerk of the second deceleration support control is greater than a jerk of the third deceleration support control, and
wherein a start time of the third deceleration support control is later than a start time of the second deceleration support control, and the start time of the second deceleration support control is later than a start time of the first deceleration support control.

9. A driving support method, comprising:
acquiring operation information that is information on an operation on a driving operation device included in an own vehicle;
acquiring peripheral information that is information on a target object existing in a periphery of the own vehicle; and
executing deceleration support control of supporting a driving operation executed by a driver to decelerate the own vehicle when existence of a target object in front of the own vehicle is detected based on the peripheral information and a predetermined precondition relating to the target object and the own vehicle is satisfied,
wherein the executing deceleration support control includes:
determining, when the predetermined precondition is satisfied and an operation of depressing a brake pedal of the own vehicle is released, a mode of the deceleration support control based on a situation according to a steering angle and a position of the own vehicle in a vehicle width direction on a travel lane on which the own vehicle is traveling at a time point when the predetermined precondition is satisfied and the operation of depressing the brake pedal of the own vehicle is released;
executing first deceleration support control according to a first situation in which the steering angle is equal to or smaller than a threshold value;
executing second deceleration support control that is driving support at a level lower than a level of the first deceleration support control according to a second situation in which the steering angle is larger than the threshold value and the position of the own vehicle in the crossing direction is within a lane line of the travel lane;
executing third deceleration support control that is driving support at a level lower than the level of the second deceleration support control according to a third situation in which the steering angle is larger than the threshold value and the position of the own vehicle in the crossing direction is beyond the lane line of the travel lane; and
switching a second deceleration support control being executed to a third deceleration support control when detecting, in real time, a transition from the second situation to the third situation.

10. A non-transitory storage medium storing a driving support program for causing a computer of an own vehicle to execute:
acquiring operation information that is information on an operation on a driving operation device included in the own vehicle;
acquiring peripheral information that is information on a target object existing in a periphery of the own vehicle; and
executing deceleration support control of supporting a driving operation executed by a driver to decelerate the own vehicle when existence of a target object in front of the own vehicle is det

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Toyoda Hiroshi
• Ito Shogo
• Kondo Kumiko

Classifications

• B60W2554/4041

  Position · CPC title

• B60W2540/12

  Brake pedal position · CPC title

• B60W2540/18

  Steering angle · CPC title

• B60W2720/106

  Longitudinal acceleration · CPC title

• B60W2552/53

  Road markings, e.g. lane marker or crosswalk · CPC title