Autonomous emergency braking system and method of controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016272172-A1
Application number	US-201615070977-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	Mar 16, 2015
Publication date	Sep 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed herein are an autonomous emergency braking system and a method of controlling the same. The autonomous emergency braking system includes a vehicle speed detector, a pedestrian position detector, a pedestrian information storage portion and an electronic control unit which, when the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector is located in a warning area or a braking area in front of the vehicle, receives the vehicle speed and information of the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector, calculates a time to collision (TTC), predicts a relative position of the pedestrian compared with the vehicle at a point in time after the calculated TTC passes by tracking a moving trajectory of the pedestrian from a time series change in the position of the pedestrian stored in the pedestrian information storage portion, and performs autonomous emergency braking control depending on the predicted relative position of the pedestrian.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An autonomous emergency braking system which performs at least one of warning of a risk of collision and emergency braking, comprising:
a vehicle speed detector which detects a vehicle speed of a vehicle; a pedestrian position detector which detects a position of a pedestrian; a pedestrian information storage portion which stores the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector in time series; and an electronic control unit which, when the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector is located in a warning area or a braking area in front of the vehicle, receives the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector and information of the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector, calculates a time to collision (TTC) according to a relative distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian and relative speeds thereof, predicts a relative position of the pedestrian compared with the vehicle at a point in time after the calculated TTC passes by tracking a moving trajectory of the pedestrian from a time series change in the position of the pedestrian stored in the pedestrian information storage portion, and performs autonomous emergency braking control depending on the predicted relative position of the pedestrian.

2 . The autonomous emergency braking system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit estimates a future position of the pedestrian and a future position of the vehicle at the point in time the calculated TTC passes, respectively, compares the estimated future position of the pedestrian and the estimated future position of the vehicle, and predicts a relative position of the pedestrian compared with the vehicle according to the relative distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian based on a width of the vehicle in a lateral direction of the vehicle.

3 . The autonomous emergency braking system of claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit gives a warning when a current position of the pedestrian is in the warning area and the predicted relative distance of the pedestrian is closer than a preset distance, and postpones the warning when the predicted relative distance of the pedestrian is farther than the preset distance.

4 . The autonomous emergency braking system of claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit performs a braking operation when a current position of the pedestrian is in the braking area and the predicted relative distance of the pedestrian is closer than a preset distance, and postpones the braking operation when the predicted relative distance of the pedestrian is farther than the preset distance.

5 . The autonomous emergency braking system of claim 2 , comprising a braking level generator which generates a braking level for braking the vehicle,
wherein the electronic control unit causes the braking level generator to generate a necessary braking level differently depending on the predicted relative position of the pedestrian when a current position of the pedestrian is in the braking area.

6 . The autonomous emergency braking system of claim 5 , wherein the electronic control unit gradually reduces the necessary braking level generated by the braking level generator as the predicted relative position of the pedestrian becomes farther from the preset distance.

7 . A method of controlling an autonomous emergency braking system which performs at least one of warning of a risk of collision and emergency braking, the method comprising:
detecting a position of a pedestrian; calculating, when the detected position of the pedestrian is located in a warning area or a braking area in front of a vehicle, a TTC according to a relative distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian and relative speeds thereof; predicting a relative position of the pedestrian compared with the vehicle at a point in time after the calculated TTC passes by tracking a moving trajectory of the pedestrian from a time series change in the position of the pedestrian; and performing or postponing autonomous emergency braking control depending on the predicted relative position of the pedestrian.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein when a current position of the pedestrian is in the warning area or the braking area and the predicted relative distance of the pedestrian is within a preset distance from the vehicle in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a corresponding autonomous emergency braking control is performed, and when otherwise, the corresponding autonomous emergency braking control is postponed.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein when a current position of the pedestrian is in the braking area and the predicted relative distance of the pedestrian is within a preset distance from the vehicle in a lateral direction of the vehicle, a braking operation is performed, and when otherwise, the braking operation is postponed, and
wherein while the braking operation is performed, a necessary braking level generated to brake the vehicle is gradually reduced as the predicted relative position of the pedestrian becomes farther from the vehicle.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Lee Hyung-Jik

Classifications

• B60T8/17

  Using electrical or electronic regulation means to control braking {(detecting or indicating faulty operation B60T8/885)} · CPC title

• B60T7/22 Primary

  initiated by contact of vehicle, e.g. bumper, with an external object, e.g. another vehicle {, or by means of contactless obstacle detectors mounted on the vehicle} · CPC title

• B60T8/171

  Detecting parameters used in the regulation; Measuring values used in the regulation · CPC title

• B60T7/12 Primary

  for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger {(limiting speed of vehicles other than rail vehicles B60K31/00)} · CPC title

• B60Q9/008

  for anti-collision purposes · CPC title