Vehicle control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016378104-A1
Application number	US-201414903100-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 25, 2014
Priority date	Jul 11, 2013
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle control system includes: an outside-of-vehicle operation device configured to cause a vehicle to travel operated by an operator from outside of the vehicle, inside of a compartment of the vehicle being isolated from the outside of the vehicle by a vehicle body; an assist instruction device configured to cause the operator to select a travel mode in which the vehicle is allowed to travel by an operation of the outside-of-vehicle operation device; a parking brake operation detector configured to detect an operation of a parking brake; and a warning device configured to issue warning in a compartment to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight at the time the travel mode is selected and the operation of the parking brake is detected.

First claim

1 . A vehicle control system comprising:
an outside-of-vehicle operation device configured to cause a vehicle to travel operated by an operator from outside of the vehicle, inside of a compartment of the vehicle being isolated from the outside of the vehicle by a vehicle body; an assist instruction device configured to cause the operator to select a travel mode in which the vehicle is allowed to travel by an operation of the outside-of-vehicle operation device; a parking brake operation detector configured to detect an operation of a parking brake; and a warning device configured to issue warning in a compartment to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight at the time the travel mode is selected and the operation of the parking brake is detected.

2 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle getting-off-motion detector configured to detect an motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle, wherein the warning device further issues the warning at the time the motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle is detected.

3 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the travel mode is selected, the warning device issues the warning at the time the operation of the parking brake is detected.

4 . The vehicle control system according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a vehicle getting-off-motion detector configured to detect the motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle, wherein, when the travel mode is selected and further the motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle is detected, the warning device issues the warning at the time the operation of the parking brake is detected.

5 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle getting-off detector configured to detect that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle, wherein the warning device further issues the warning at the time it is not detected that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle.

6 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vehicle getting-off-motion detector configured to detect a motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle, wherein the warning device further issues the warning at the time the motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle is not detected.

7 . A vehicle control system comprising:
an outside-of-vehicle operation device configured to cause a vehicle to travel operated by an operator from outside of the vehicle, inside of a compartment of the vehicle being isolated from the outside of the vehicle by a vehicle body; an assist instruction device configured to cause the operator to select a travel mode in which the vehicle is allowed to travel by an operation of the outside-of-vehicle operation device; a parking brake operation detector configured to detect an operation of a parking brake; a vehicle getting-off detector configured to detect that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle; and a warning device configured to issue warning outside of the vehicle to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight at the time the travel mode is selected, the operation of the parking brake is detected, and it is detected that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle.

8 . The vehicle control system according to claim 7 , wherein the warning device issues the warning at the time the warning device receives the control signal from the outside-of-vehicle operation device, when the travel mode is selected, when the operation of the parking brake is detected, and when the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle is detected.

9 . A vehicle control system comprising:
an outside-of-vehicle operation device configured to cause a vehicle to travel operated by an operator from outside of the vehicle, inside of a compartment of the vehicle being isolated from the outside of the vehicle by a vehicle body; an assist instruction device configured to cause the operator to select a travel mode in which the vehicle is allowed to travel by an operation of the outside-of-vehicle operation device; a parking brake operation detector configured to detect an operation of a parking brake; a vehicle getting-off-motion detector configured to detect a motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle; a vehicle getting-off detector configured to detect that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle; a warning mode selection device capable selecting (i) a warning mode for issuing warning in the compartment to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight at the time the operation of the parking brake is detected when the travel mode is selected, (ii) a warning mode for issuing warning in the compartment to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight when the travel mode is selected, when the operation of the parking brake is detected, and when it is not detected that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle, (iii) a warning mode for issuing warning in the compartment to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight when the travel mode is selected, when the operation of the parking brake is detected, and when the motion of the operator for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle is detected, and (iv) a warning mode for issuing warning outside of the vehicle to stimulate sense of hearing or sense of sight when the travel mode is selected, when the operation of the parking brake is detected, and when it is detected that the operator has gotten off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle, respectively; and a warning device configured to issue the warning depending on the selected warning mode.

10 . The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , wherein a vehicle getting-off-motion determining unit that carries out a determination based on the result of detection of the vehicle getting-off-motion detector determines that the operator carries out a motion for getting off the vehicle from inside of the compartment to outside of the vehicle in at least any one of the cases that the vehicle getting-off-motion determining unit that detects (i) a change of a seat belt of a seat of the operator from a worn-state to a non-worn state, (ii) a change of a door through which the operator enters and exits from a closed-state to an open-state, (iii) a shift state of the operator from a sitting-state to a non-sitting state, and (iv) a shift position sensor detects an operation of a range operating unit to a parking range.

11 . The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein the parking brake includes an operating unit that operates the parking brake mechanically coupled with a braking force generating unit that generates a braking force.

12 . The vehicle control system according to claim 4 , wherein a vehicle getting-off-motion determining unit that carries out a determination based on the result of detection of the vehicle

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hiei Yu
• Okamura Ryuji
• Kuretake Ken
• Saiki Kotaro
• Yamauchi Koichiro

Classifications

• G05D1/005 Primary

  by providing the operator with signals other than visual, e.g. acoustic, haptic · CPC title

• B60Q9/00 Primary

  Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 {, e.g. haptic signalling} · CPC title

• B60T2201/10

  Automatic or semi-automatic parking aid systems · CPC title

• B60T17/22

  Devices for monitoring or checking brake systems; Signal devices · 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