DRIVING MANEUVER ASSISTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING MANEUVER
First Claim
1. A driving maneuver assisting apparatus comprising:
- a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration;
a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section;
a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and
a notifying section configured to notify the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value,wherein the notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher.
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Abstract
A driving maneuver assisting apparatus includes a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration; a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section; a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and a notifying section configured to notify the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value. The notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher.
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15 Claims
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1. A driving maneuver assisting apparatus comprising:
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a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration; a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section; a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and a notifying section configured to notify the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value, wherein the notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A driving maneuver assisting method comprising:
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previously learning a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration; calculating a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the learned driving-behavior pattern, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the learned driving-behavior pattern; notifying the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the learned driving-behavior pattern, when the calculated non-steady-state degree exceeds a threshold value; and providing contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as a learning level of the driving-behavior pattern of the driver becomes higher, during a process of learning the driving-behavior pattern.
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