Vehicle control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016114812-A1
Application number	US-201514921834-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 23, 2015
Priority date	Oct 24, 2014
Publication date	Apr 28, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle control device includes a single manipulandum that selects at least one of first to n-th modes in which ON/OFF states of mutually related functions are set, or a function OFF as an operation support function of a vehicle. An operation support controller selects a transition order according to the current mode when the current state is any one of the first to n-th modes, and sequentially selects each one of the first to n-th modes other than the current mode, and the function OFF based on the selected transition order, each time an operation of the manipulandum is detected. The n is a natural number of 2 or greater.

First claim

1 . A vehicle control device, comprising:
a single manipulandum that selects at least one of first to n-th modes in which ON/OFF states of mutually related functions are set, or a function OFF as an operation support function of a vehicle, the n being a natural number of 2 or greater; and an operation support controller that selects a transition order according to the current mode when the current state is any one of the first to n-th modes, and sequentially selects each one of the first to n-th modes other than the current mode, and the function OFF based on the selected transition order, each time an operation of the manipulandum is detected.

2 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , wherein
the manipulandum is configured to be selectable of one or more non-related modes in which one or more functions that are not turned on simultaneously with the functions of the first to n-th modes are turned ON, when the current state is any one of the first to n-th modes, the operation support controller selects the transition order according to the current mode, and sequentially selects each one of the first to n-th modes other than the current mode, the function OFF, and the non-related mode based on the selected transition order each time the operation of the manipulandum is detected, and when the current state is the non-related mode, the operation support controller selects the transition order according to the non-related mode, and sequentially selects the function OFF and each one of the first to n-th modes based on the selected transition order each time the operation of the manipulandum is detected.

3 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , further comprising a display unit that is visible by an operator,
wherein the operation support controller displays on the display unit a selecting operation image where the current state transition order is explicitly indicated, and presents in the selecting operation image the currently selected state according to the operation of the manipulandum.

4 . The vehicle control device of claim 2 , further comprising a display unit that is visible by an operator,
wherein the operation support controller displays on the display unit a selecting operation image where the current state transition order is explicitly indicated, and presents in the selecting operation image the currently selected state according to the operation of the manipulandum.

5 . The vehicle control device of claim 1 , wherein the functions of which ON/OFF states are set in the first to n-th modes include a cruise control function with an intervehicle distance control, and a lane center keep function.

6 . The vehicle control device of claim 2 , wherein the functions of which ON/OFF states are set in the first to n-th modes include a cruise control function with an intervehicle distance control, and a lane center keep function.

7 . The vehicle control device of claim 2 , wherein the function that is turned on in the non-related mode is a speed limiting function.

Assignees

• Fuji Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Maruyama Tasuku
• Hoshina Masatoshi

Classifications

• B60K2310/20

  Operator actuated switches or levers for cruise control or speed limiting systems · CPC title

• B60W10/18

  including control of braking systems · CPC title

• B60W30/146

  Speed limiting · CPC title

• B60W2050/146

  Display means · CPC title

• B60W50/082 Primary

  Selecting or switching between different modes of propelling · CPC title