System and method for configuring lane node tree

• US 10,169,998 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2016
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Jong Rok, Noh, Dong Gyu, Ryu, Cho Rong, Hwang, Dae Sung, Noh, Hahk Rel, Sung, Su Lyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwari, Maceeh
• Application Number:
  US15/357,379
• Publication Number:
  US 20180033305A1
• Time in Patent Office: 771 Days
• Field of Search: 701117
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/133 within the vehicle ; Indicators inside the vehicles or at stops
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/163 involving continuous checking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A system for configuring a lane node tree includes: a host vehicle; and a controller disposed in the host vehicle and including a memory configured to store program instructions and a processor configured to execute the stored program instructions, which when executed cause the controller to: select a driving vehicle detection mode among a plurality of driving vehicle detection modes; select a lane of a road according to the selected driving vehicle detection mode; determine whether a neighbor vehicle neighboring the host vehicle is present in the selected lane; and request a node connection from a neighbor vehicle present in the selected lane when the neighbor vehicle is determined to be present in the selected lane.

Claims

1. A system for configuring a lane node tree, the system comprising:

a host vehicle; and

a controller disposed in the host vehicle and including a memory configured to store program instructions and a processor configured to execute the stored program instructions, which when executed cause the controller to;

select a driving vehicle detection mode among a plurality of driving vehicle detection modes according to a driving application that is executed by the host vehicle, wherein the plurality of driving vehicle detection modes includes a self-lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a lane in which the host vehicle is present, an opposite lane mode for detecting a vehicle in an opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present, and a left/right lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a left lane or a right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present;

select a lane of a road according to the selected driving vehicle detection mode;

determine whether a neighbor vehicle neighboring the host vehicle is present in the selected lane; and

request a node connection from a neighbor vehicle present in the selected lane when the neighbor vehicle is determined to be present in the selected lane, wherein

when the selected driving vehicle detection mode is the self-lane mode, the controller configures the lane node tree using connection information regarding at least one node received from the neighbor vehicle present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present,

when the selected driving vehicle detection mode is the opposite lane mode, the controller configures the lane node tree using connection information regarding at least one node received from the neighbor vehicle present in the opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present, and

when the selected driving vehicle detection mode is the left/right lane mode, the controller configures the lane node tree using connection information regarding at least one node received from the neighbor vehicle present in the left lane or the right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the controller detects the neighbor vehicle neighboring the host vehicle, and detects a lane of the road.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

the self-lane mode is selected when at least one of a forward collision warning (FCW) application and an emergency electronic brake light (EEBL) application is executed,

the opposite lane mode is selected when at least one of a vehicle-to-everything (V2V) information fusion cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) application and a do not pass warning (DNPW) application is executed, and

the left/right lane mode is selected when a blind spot warning (BSW) application is executed.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein when the self-lane mode is selected, the controller determines a lane attribute of a vehicle driving on the road in the same driving direction as the host vehicle and determines whether the vehicle is present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein when the vehicle is present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present, the controller requests the node connection from the vehicle present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein when the vehicle is not present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present, the controller requests the node connection from a vehicle at a farthest distance from the host vehicle among a plurality of vehicles driving in the same driving direction as the host vehicle.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein when the opposite lane mode is selected, the controller determines a lane attribute of a vehicle driving on the road in the opposite driving direction as the host vehicle and determines whether the vehicle is present in the opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the controller requests the node connection from the vehicle present in the opposite lane.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein when the left/right lane mode is selected, the controller determines a lane attribute of a vehicle driving on the road in the same driving direction as the host vehicle and determines whether the vehicle is present in a left lane or a right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the controller requests the node connection from the vehicle present in the left lane or the right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

11. A method for configuring a lane node tree using a controller disposed in a host vehicle and including a memory configured to store program instructions and a processor configured to execute the stored program instructions, the method comprising:

selecting, by the controller, a driving vehicle detection mode among a plurality of driving vehicle detection modes according to a driving application that is executed by the host vehicle, wherein the plurality of driving vehicle detection modes includes a self-lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a lane in which the host vehicle is present, an opposite lane mode for detecting a vehicle in an opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present, and a left/right lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a left lane or a right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present;

selecting, by the controller, a lane of a road according to the selected driving vehicle detection mode;

determining, by the controller, whether a neighbor vehicle neighboring the host vehicle is present in the selected lane;

requesting, by the controller, a node connection from a neighbor vehicle present in the selected lane when the neighbor vehicle is determined to be present in the selected lane;

when the selected driving vehicle detection mode is the self-lane mode, configuring, by the controller, the lane node tree using connection information regarding at least one node received from the neighbor vehicle present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present;

when the selected driving vehicle detection mode is the opposite lane mode, configuring, by the controller, the lane node tree using connection information regarding at least one node received from the neighbor vehicle present in the opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present; and

when the selected driving vehicle detection mode is the left/right lane mode, configuring, by the controller, the lane node tree using connection information regarding at least one node received from the neighbor vehicle present in the left lane or the right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

requesting, by the controller, node connection from another neighbor vehicle on the road when the neighbor vehicle is not present in the selected lane.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the requesting of the node connection from another neighbor vehicle on the road comprises requesting, by the controller, the node connection from a vehicle at a farthest distance from the host vehicle among a plurality of vehicles driving in the same driving direction as the host vehicle.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of driving vehicle detection modes includes a self-lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a lane in which the host vehicle is present, an opposite lane mode for detecting a vehicle in an opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present, and a left/right lane mode for detecting a driving vehicle of a left or right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

determining, by the controller, a lane attribute of a vehicle driving on the road in the same driving direction as the host vehicle and determining whether the vehicle is present in the lane in which the host vehicle is present, when the self-lane mode is selected;

determining, by the controller, a lane attribute of a vehicle driving on the road in the opposite driving direction as the host vehicle and determining whether the vehicle is present in the opposite lane of the lane in which the host vehicle is present, when the opposite lane mode is selected; and

determining, by the controller, a lane attribute of a vehicle driving on the road in the same driving direction as the host vehicle and determining whether the vehicle is present in a left lane or a right lane with respect to the lane in which the host vehicle is present, when the left/right lane mode is selected.

16. A method for configuring a lane node tree, the method comprising:

selecting, by a first vehicle, a first driving vehicle detection mode among a plurality of driving vehicle detection modes according to a driving application that is executed by the first vehicle, wherein the plurality of driving vehicle detection modes includes a self-lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a lane in which the first vehicle is present, an opposite lane mode for detecting a vehicle in an opposite lane of the lane in which the first vehicle is present, and a left/right lane mode for detecting a vehicle in a left lane or a right lane with respect to the lane in which the first vehicle is present;

selecting, by the first vehicle, a first lane of a road according to the selected first driving vehicle detection mode;

determining, by the first vehicle, whether a second vehicle is present in the selected first lane;

requesting, by the first vehicle, a node connection from a second vehicle present in the selected lane when the second vehicle is determined to be present in the selected lane;

selecting, by the second vehicle, a second driving vehicle detection mode among the plurality of driving vehicle detection modes;

selecting, by the second vehicle, a second lane of the road according to the selected second driving vehicle detection mode;

determining, by the second vehicle, whether a vehicle is present in the selected second lane;

when a vehicle is not present in the selected second lane, determining, by the second vehicle, whether a vehicle is present in another lane;

when a vehicle is not present in the other lane, transmitting, by the second vehicle, node connection information to the first vehicle; and

configuring, by the first vehicle, the lane node tree using the node connection information,

wherein the configuring of the lane node tree comprises;

when the first selected driving vehicle detection mode is the self-lane mode, configuring, by the first vehicle, the lane node tree using the node connection information received from the second vehicle present in the lane in which the first vehicle is present;

when the first selected driving vehicle detection mode is the opposite lane mode, configuring, by the first vehicle, the lane node tree using the node connection information received from the second vehicle present in the opposite lane of the lane in which the first vehicle is present; and

when the first selected driving vehicle detection mode is the left/right lane mode, configuring, by the first vehicle, the lane node tree using the node connection information received from the second vehicle present in the left lane or the right lane with respect to the lane in which the first vehicle is present.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

when the vehicle is present in the other lane, transmitting, by the second vehicle, the node connection information to a vehicle at a farthest distance from the second vehicle among a plurality of vehicles.