Safety Confirmation Assist Device

• US 20170069212A1
• Filed: 11/18/2016
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Miyazawa, Tomohiro, Ogawa, Masayuki
• Granted Patent: US 10,339,809 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/02 arranged at the vehicle front , e.g. structure of the glazing, mounting of the glazing on windscreen mounted antenna wire H01Q1/1271
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/178 Warnings
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/23 Head-up displays [HUD] optical aspects of head-up displays G02B27/01
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/654 the user being the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/205 using a head-up display
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/16 Anti-collision systems road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/166 for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes

Abstract

Equipped with are a presenting unit which presents visible information at such a position that a driver can recognize it visually, an object detection unit which detects an object approaching a self vehicle; and a control unit which controls the presenting unit so that it presents the visible information with a movement of the visible information in a same direction as a left-right component of a direction in which the object is approaching the self vehicle while moving the visible information if the object detection unit detects the object. The control unit controls the presenting unit so that a movement range of the visible information is located on only the left side or the right side, being the same side of the self vehicle as the object is located, of a boundary that defines the left side and the right side for the driver.

Claims

1. A safety confirmation assist device comprising a presenting unit which presents visible information at such a position that a driver can recognize it visually;

an object detection unit which detects an object that is approaching a self vehicle; and

a control unit which controls the presenting unit so that it presents the visible information with a movement of the visible information in a same direction as a left-right component of a direction in which the object is approaching the self vehicle if the object detection unit detects the object, wherein;

the control unit controls the presenting unit so that a movement range of the visible information is located on only a left side or a right side, being a same side of the self vehicle as the object is located, of a boundary that defines the left side and the right side for the driver who is looking forward in a running direction.

2. The safety confirmation assist device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the presenting unit so that a starting end, where movement of the visible information is started, of the movement range of the visible information is located on a straight line that connects the driver and the object.

5. The safety confirmation assist device according to claim 1, wherein the presenting unit projects the visible information onto a windshield of the self vehicle.

6. The safety confirmation assist device according to claim 1, wherein the presenting unit is disposed on inner wall surfaces of a vehicle compartment of the self vehicle.

3. A safety confirmation assist device comprising a presenting unit which presents visible information at such a position that a driver can recognize it visually;

an object detection unit which detects an object that is approaching a self vehicle;

a control unit which controls the presenting unit so that it presents the visible information with a movement of the visible information in a same direction as a left-right component of a direction in which the object is approaching the self vehicle if the object detection unit detects the object; and

a line-of-sight detecting unit which detects a line of sight of the driver, wherein;

the control unit controls the presenting unit so that a movement range of the visible information is located on only a left side or a right side, being a same side of the self vehicle as the object is located, of a boundary that defines the left side and the right side using, as a reference, the line of sight of the driver detected by the line-of-sight detecting unit.

4. The safety confirmation assist device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit controls the presenting unit so that the distances between the boundary and a starting end where movement of the visible information is started and a finishing end where the movement is finished are kept constant.

7. The safety confirmation assist device according to claim 3, wherein the presenting unit projects the visible information onto a windshield of the self vehicle.

8. The safety confirmation assist device according to claim 3, wherein the presenting unit is disposed on inner wall surfaces of a vehicle compartment of the self vehicle.