Steering Assist in Driver Initiated Collision Avoidance Maneuver
First Claim
1. A method of assisting a driver in avoiding a collision between a host vehicle and an obstacle in a lane of travel, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a collision threat with the obstacle;
recursively calculating a time-to-collision;
recursively generating an optimal collision avoidance path to a target lane for avoiding a collision with the forward driven vehicle, wherein recursively generating the optimum collision avoidance path is determined by a processor and is based on a position and a speed of the host vehicle relative to the obstacle and an updated calculated time-to-collision;
determining whether the driver of the vehicle has initiated a steering maneuver to avoid the obstacle;
enabling steering assist for maintaining the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path, the steering assist applying a torque by a steering mechanism for producing steering adjustments to assist in guiding the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path to the target lane; and
recursively adjusting the steering assist torque by the steering mechanism based on a recent updated optimum collision avoidance path.
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Abstract
A collision avoidance system for assisting a driver in avoiding a collision between a host vehicle and obstacle. A processor recursively calculates a time-to-collision with the obstacle and an optimal collision avoidance path for avoiding the collision. The optimum collision avoidance path is recursively generated based on a position and speed of the host vehicle relative to the obstacle and an updated calculated time-to-collision. A sensing device determines whether the driver of the vehicle has initiated a steering maneuver to avoid the obstacle. A steering assist mechanism maintains the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path. The steering assist mechanism applies a steering assist torque for producing steering adjustments to assist in guiding the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path to the target lane. The steering assist torque generated by the steering assist mechanism is recursively adjusted based on a recent updated optimum collision avoidance path.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of assisting a driver in avoiding a collision between a host vehicle and an obstacle in a lane of travel, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a collision threat with the obstacle; recursively calculating a time-to-collision; recursively generating an optimal collision avoidance path to a target lane for avoiding a collision with the forward driven vehicle, wherein recursively generating the optimum collision avoidance path is determined by a processor and is based on a position and a speed of the host vehicle relative to the obstacle and an updated calculated time-to-collision; determining whether the driver of the vehicle has initiated a steering maneuver to avoid the obstacle; enabling steering assist for maintaining the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path, the steering assist applying a torque by a steering mechanism for producing steering adjustments to assist in guiding the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path to the target lane; and recursively adjusting the steering assist torque by the steering mechanism based on a recent updated optimum collision avoidance path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A collision avoidance system for assisting a driver in avoiding a collision between a host vehicle and obstacle, the system comprising:
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a memory for retaining position and speed of the host vehicle and the obstacle; a processor for recursively calculating a time-to-collision with the obstacle, the processor recursively generating an optimal collision avoidance path to a target lane for avoiding a collision with the obstacle, wherein recursively generating an optimum collision avoidance path is based on a position and a speed of the host vehicle relative to the obstacle and an updated calculated time-to-collision; a sensing device for determining whether the driver of the vehicle has initiated a steering maneuver to avoid the obstacle; and a steering assist mechanism for maintaining the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path, the steering assist mechanism applying a steering assist torque for producing steering adjustments to assist in guiding the host vehicle along the optimum collision avoidance path to the target lane; wherein the steering assist torque generated by the steering assist mechanism is recursively adjusted based on a recent updated optimum collision avoidance path. - View Dependent Claims (16, 20)
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