Vehicle control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020282998-A1
Application number	US-202016803034-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 27, 2020
Priority date	Mar 6, 2019
Publication date	Sep 10, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides a vehicle control device that performs travel control of a vehicle, comprising: a detection unit capable of detecting a situation around the vehicle; and a control unit for controlling the vehicle based on a detection result in the detection unit, wherein based on a fact that lane change of another vehicle that is performed between a first lane in which the vehicle is traveling and a second lane adjacent to the first lane is detected by the detection unit, the control unit changes an operation condition on an occupant for permitting lane change of the vehicle intended by the occupant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle control device that performs travel control of a vehicle, comprising:
a detection unit capable of detecting a situation around the vehicle; and a control unit for controlling the vehicle based on a detection result in the detection unit, wherein based on a fact that lane change of another vehicle that is performed between a first lane in which the vehicle is traveling and a second lane adjacent to the first lane is detected by the detection unit, the control unit changes an operation condition on an occupant for permitting lane change of the vehicle intended by the occupant.

2 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein based on lane change of another vehicle that is detected by the detection unit, the control unit tightens the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to a lane in which the other vehicle is traveling before the lane change.

3 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the detection unit detects that another vehicle performs lane change to the first lane from the second lane, the control unit tightens the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to the second lane from the first lane.

4 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the detection unit detects that another vehicle performs lane change to the first lane from the second lane, the control unit relaxes the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to a third lane on an opposite side to the second lane with respect to the first lane.

5 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the detection unit detects that another vehicle performs lane change to the first lane from the second lane, the control unit changes the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to a third lane, based on a result of determining whether or not the vehicle can reach a destination when performing lane change to the third lane on an opposite side to the second lane with respect to the first lane.

6 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein based on lane change of another vehicle detected by the detection unit, the control unit relaxes the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to a lane in which the other vehicle is traveling after the lane change.

7 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the detection unit detects that another vehicle performs lane change to the second lane from the first lane, the control unit relaxes the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to the second lane from the first lane.

8 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the detection unit detects a junction that joins the first lane, the control unit relaxes the operation condition for permitting lane change of the vehicle to the second lane from the first lane.

9 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit notifies that the operation condition is changed.

10 . The vehicle control device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation condition is a condition of an operation that should be performed by the occupant to permit lane change of the vehicle intended by the occupant during control of auto lane changing of the vehicle by the control unit.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yashiro Katsuya
• Kanoh Tadahiko
• Tsuji Kanta
• Kato Daichi

Classifications

• B60W30/18163 Primary

  Lane change; Overtaking manoeuvres · CPC title

• B60W2554/4045

  Intention, e.g. lane change or imminent movement · CPC title

• B60W2556/50

  of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data · CPC title

• B60W50/14

  Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention · CPC title

• B60W2554/4049

  Relationship among other objects, e.g. converging dynamic objects · CPC title