DRIVER ASSISTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A driver assisting system for a vehicle having a driver controlled input device operable by a driver and through which force may be applied to the driver, comprising:
- a data acquisition section that acquires data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle;
a risk calculation section that calculates risk from the environment using the acquired data and the vehicle setting;
a control section that, accounting for the calculated risk, determines a change in a force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
a modification section that determines a force modification, and modifies the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver.
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Abstract
A method and a system for assisting a driver operating a driver controlled input device within a vehicle, acquires data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle. A risk perceived from the environment is calculated using the acquired data. Using the vehicle setting, the risk perceived is modified. Accounting for the modified risk perceived, an increment in force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device is determined.
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31 Claims
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1. A driver assisting system for a vehicle having a driver controlled input device operable by a driver and through which force may be applied to the driver, comprising:
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a data acquisition section that acquires data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle;
a risk calculation section that calculates risk from the environment using the acquired data and the vehicle setting;
a control section that, accounting for the calculated risk, determines a change in a force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
a modification section that determines a force modification, and modifies the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 27)
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10. A vehicle comprising:
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a driver controlled input device operable by a driver and through which force may be applied to the driver;
a data acquisition section that acquires data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle;
a risk calculation section that calculates risk from the environment using the acquired data and the vehicle setting;
a control section that, accounting for the calculated risk, determines a change in force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
a modification section that determines a force modification, and modifies the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a driver controlled input device operable by a driver and through which force may be applied to the driver;
a data acquisition section that acquires data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on at least one physical attribute of the driver;
a risk calculation section that calculates risk using the acquired data;
a control section that, accounting for the calculated risk, determines a change in force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
a modification section that determines a force modification, and modifies the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver.
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12. A driver assisting system for a vehicle having a driver controlled input device operable by a driver and through which force may be applied to the driver, comprising:
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means for acquiring data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle;
means for calculating risk using the acquired data;
means for determining, accounting for the calculated risk, a change in force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
means for determining a force modification and modifying the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for assisting a driver operating a driver controlled input device within a vehicle, force being applicable to the driver through the driver controlled input device, the machine-implemented method comprising the steps:
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acquiring data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle;
calculating a risk from the acquired data;
determining, accounting for the risk, a change in force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
determining a force modification and modifying the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for controlling a driving assist system having
a driver controlled input device within a vehicle, force being applicable to the driver through the driver controlled input device, the computer program product causing a controller of the driving assist system to perform the steps of: -
acquiring data including information on environment in a field around the vehicle and information on vehicle setting regarding how devices are set within the vehicle;
calculating a risk from the acquired data;
determining, accounting for the risk, a change in force applied to the driver via the driver controlled input device; and
determining a force modification and modifying the change in force at the driver controlled input device according to the determined force modification. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A driver assisting system for use in a vehicle including a control input device operable by a driver for controlling the operation of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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data acquisition apparatus configured to acquire information related to an environment around the vehicle and information related to vehicle settings;
a data processor configured to perform the steps of;
calculating an initial risk associated with the vehicle based on the information related to the environment around the vehicle;
modifying the calculated risk based on the information related to the vehicle settings; and
generating a control signal to adjust a force applied to the driver via the control input device based on the modified risk, to convey information related to the modified risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 29)
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25. A driver assisting system for use in a vehicle including a control input device operable by a driver for controlling the operation of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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data acquisition apparatus configured to acquire information related to an environment around the vehicle and information related to vehicle settings of the vehicle;
a data processor configured to perform the steps of;
calculating a driving risk associated with the vehicle based on the information related the environment around the vehicle and the information related to the equipment settings of the vehicle; and
generating a control signal to adjust a force applied to the driver via the control input device based on the calculated risk, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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26. A vehicle comprising:
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a control input device operable by a driver for controlling the operation of the vehicle;
data acquisition apparatus configured to acquire information related to an environment around the vehicle and information related to vehicle settings;
a data processor configured to perform the steps of;
calculating a driving risk associated with the vehicle based on the information related the environment around the vehicle and the information related to the vehicle settings; and
generating a control signal to adjust a force applied to the driver via the control input device based on the calculated risk, to convey information related to the calculated risk to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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