METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE LANE MONITORING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE

• US 20120191271A1
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: STUEBING, Hagen
• Application Number:
  US13/356,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20120191271A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0827 due to sleepiness
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2420/403 Image sensing, e.g. optical camera
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2530/18 Distance travelled
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/22 Psychological state; Stress level or workload
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/30 Driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/30 Road curve radius
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/50 of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/12 Lane keeping
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection

Abstract

A method is provided for the lane monitoring of a motor vehicle travelling on a road. Position data of the motor vehicle are provided that are determined in at least one infrastructure device arranged adjacent to the road with a storage device with card reader. The card data contains information regarding a course of at least one lane of the road. With a determined distance covered of the motor vehicle and with the card data it is determined if the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving a lane of the road travelled on by the motor vehicle. If it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane, a sending of a message from the at least one infrastructure device to the motor vehicle takes place.

Claims

1. A method for a lane monitoring of a motor vehicle driving on a road, comprising:

determining position data of the motor vehicle;

providing the position data of the motor vehicle in at least one infrastructure device arranged adjacent to the road,

wherein the at least one infrastructure device comprises a storage device with card data, and

wherein the card data contains information regarding a course of at least one lane of the road at least in a region of surroundings of the at least one infrastructure device;

determining a distance covered of the motor vehicle with the position data;

determining if the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane of the road travelled on by the motor vehicle with the distance covered of the motor vehicle and with the card data; and

sending of a message from the at least one infrastructure device to the motor vehicle if it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane,

wherein the message contains information that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising actuating of an at least one element of the motor vehicle after a receipt of the message sent by the at least one infrastructure device.

3. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the motor vehicle comprises a driver assistance system,

wherein the driver assistance system is configured as a lane keeping assistant, and

wherein provision of the position data of the motor vehicle takes place in event that the driver assistance system is activated.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a direction in which the motor vehicle is leaving the lane if it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane,

wherein the message sent by the at least one infrastructure device contains information regarding the direction.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending signature data to the at least one infrastructure device.

6. The method according to claim 2, further comprising determining the lane of the road travelled by the motor vehicle that takes place with data determined by at least one optical camera of the motor vehicle,

wherein the actuating of the at least one element of the motor vehicle takes place in event that with the data determined by the at least one infrastructure device and with the data determined by the at least one optical camera of the motor vehicle it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising determining a degree of tiredness of a driver of the motor vehicle based at least in part on the distance covered

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising automatically actuating at least one element of the motor vehicle if the degree of tiredness of the driver exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising sending the distance covered from the at least one infrastructure device to at least one adjacently arranged infrastructure device.

10. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a positioning determining device configured to determine position data of the motor vehicle;

a first sending device configured to send the position data of the motor vehicle to at least one infrastructure device arranged adjacent to a road travelled on by the motor vehicle;

a first receiving device configured to receive a message from the at least one infrastructure device,

wherein the message contains information that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving a lane of the road travelled on by the motor vehicle; and

an actuating device configured to actuate at least one element of the motor vehicle following a receipt of the message sent by the at least one infrastructure device.

11. An infrastructure device comprising:

a second receiving device configured to receive position data of a motor vehicle;

a storage device with card data,

wherein the card data contain information regarding a course of at least one lane of a road arranged adjacent to the infrastructure device at least in a region of surroundings of the infrastructure device;

a first determining device configured to determine a distance covered of the motor vehicle with the position data;

a second determining device configured to determine if the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving a lane of the road travelled on by the motor vehicle with the distance covered of the motor vehicle and with the card data; and

a second sending device configured to send a message from the infrastructure device to the motor vehicle in event that it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane,

wherein the message contains information that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane.

12. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:

a monitoring program for a lane monitoring of a motor vehicle driving on a road, the monitoring program configured to;

determine position data of the motor vehicle;

provide the position data of the motor vehicle in at least one infrastructure device arranged adjacent to the road,

wherein the at least one infrastructure device comprises a storage device with card data, and

wherein the card data contains information regarding a course of at least one lane of the road at least in a region of surroundings of the at least one infrastructure device;

determine a distance covered of the motor vehicle with the position data;

determine if the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane of the road travelled on by the motor vehicle with the distance covered of the motor vehicle and with the card data; and

send of a message from the at least one infrastructure device to the motor vehicle if it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane,

wherein the message contains information that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane.

13. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to actuate of at least one element of the motor vehicle after a receipt of the message sent by the at least one infrastructure device.

14. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12,

wherein the motor vehicle comprises a driver assistance system,

wherein the driver assistance system is configured as a lane keeping assistant, and

wherein provision of the position data of the motor vehicle takes place in event that the driver assistance system is activated.

15. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to determine a direction in which the motor vehicle is leaving the lane if it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane,

wherein the message sent by the at least one infrastructure device contains information regarding the direction.

16. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to send signature data to the at least one infrastructure device.

17. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 13, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to determine the lane of the road travelled by the motor vehicle that takes place with data determined by at least one optical camera of the motor vehicle,

wherein the monitoring program is further configured to actuate the at least one element takes place in event that with the data determined by the at least one infrastructure device and with the data determined by the at least one optical camera of the motor vehicle it is determined that the motor vehicle is at least partially leaving the lane.

18. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to determine a degree of tiredness of a driver of the motor vehicle based at least in part on the distance covered.

19. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 18, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to actuate at least one element of the motor vehicle if the degree of tiredness of the driver exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

20. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring program is further configured to send the distance covered from the at least one infrastructure device to at least one adjacently arranged infrastructure device.