Driving assistance apparatus

• US 10,146,227 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2016
• Issued: 12/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Shinichi, Tomiyama, Kohichi, Bando, Fumiaki, Iguchi, Yusuke, Shibata, Shuhei, Ichioka, Hironori, Nose, Kenta
• Primary Examiner(s): Tissot, Adam D
• Assistant Examiner(s): BERNS, MICHAEL ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US15/290,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20170108873A1
• Time in Patent Office: 784 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18009 related to particular drive situations
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/77 using wireless control
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0238 using obstacle or wall sensors G05D1/0246 and G05D1/0289 take precedence; lidar systems designed for anti-collision purposes G01S17/93

Abstract

An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes an automatic garage leaving control unit that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving control unit cooperates with a shutter control apparatus to cause a vehicle to automatically leave the garage. The automatic garage leaving control unit acquires vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality around the vehicle when the automatic garage leaving control unit accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open a shutter to the shutter control apparatus when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus that causes a vehicle to automatically leave a garage including a shutter controller that opens and closes a shutter of the garage, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:

a detector that detects vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality including presence or absence of a person, an animal, or an obstacle around the vehicle when the vehicle is parked in the garage; and

an automatic garage leaving controller that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving controller cooperates with the shutter controller to cause the vehicle to automatically leave the garage, wherein the automatic garage leaving controller acquires, from the detector, the vehicle surrounding information when the automatic garage leaving controller accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open the shutter to the shutter controller when the automatic garage leaving controller determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving controller determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving controller senses that a moving body has entered the garage from outside after the automatic garage leaving controller transmits the open request signal to the shutter controller.

2. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller notifies a mobile terminal of a user of abnormality detection information when the automatic garage leaving controller determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle.

3. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller transmits a close request signal requesting to close the shutter to the shutter controller when the automatic garage leaving controller senses that the automatically traveling vehicle has gone out of the garage.

4. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving controller senses that the shutter has been abnormally shut down after the automatic garage leaving controller transmits the open request signal to the shutter controller.

5. The driving assistance apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller notifies a driver of status information during the automatic garage leaving control when the automatic garage leaving controller receives the automatic garage leaving request signal and senses that the driver is in the vehicle.

6. An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus that causes a vehicle to automatically leave a garage including a shutter controller that opens and closes a shutter of the garage, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:

a detector that detects vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality including presence or absence of a person, an animal, or an obstacle around the vehicle when the vehicle is parked in the garage; and

an automatic garage leaving controller that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving controller cooperates with the shutter controller to cause the vehicle to automatically leave the garage, wherein the automatic garage leaving controller acquires, from the detector, the vehicle surrounding information when the automatic garage leaving controller accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open the shutter to the shutter controller when the automatic garage leaving controller determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving controller determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle, wherein the automatic garage leaving controller notifies a mobile terminal of a user of moving body entry information when the automatic garage leaving controller senses that a moving body has entered the garage from outside after the automatic garage leaving controller transmits the open request signal to the shutter controller.

7. An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus that causes a vehicle to automatically leave a garage including a shutter controller that opens and closes a shutter of the garage, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:

a detector that detects vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality including presence or absence of a person, an animal, or an obstacle around the vehicle when the vehicle is parked in the garage; and

an automatic garage leaving controller that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving controller cooperates with the shutter controller to cause the vehicle to automatically leave the garage, wherein the automatic garage leaving controller acquires, from the detector, the vehicle surrounding information when the automatic garage leaving controller accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open the shutter to the shutter controller when the automatic garage leaving controller determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving controller determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller notifies a mobile terminal of a user of shutter abnormal shut down information when the automatic garage leaving controller senses that the shutter has been abnormally shut down after the automatic garage leaving controller transmits the open request signal to the shutter controller.

8. An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus that causes a vehicle to automatically leave a garage including a shutter controller that opens and closes a shutter of the garage, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:

a detector that detects vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality including presence or absence of a person, an animal, or an obstacle around the vehicle when the vehicle is parked in the garage; and

an automatic garage leaving controller that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving controller cooperates with the shutter controller to cause the vehicle to automatically leave the garage, wherein the automatic garage leaving controller acquires, from the detector, the vehicle surrounding information when the automatic garage leaving controller accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open the shutter to the shutter controller when the automatic garage leaving controller determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving controller determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle,

wherein the automatic garage leaving controller causes the vehicle to start traveling when the automatic garage leaving controller senses that an opening height of the shutter becomes greater than a height of the vehicle after the automatic garage leaving controller transmits the open request signal to the shutter controller.