METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAMETERS PREFERRED BY AN IDENTIFIED DRIVER
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of sensors at an equipped vehicle, the plurality of sensors sensing exterior of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the plurality of sensors comprises an image sensor;
capturing, via the plurality of sensors, data;
providing a data processor at the equipped vehicle for processing data captured by the plurality of sensors;
determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to distance to other vehicles present exterior the equipped vehicle;
determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to lane geometry of a lane of a road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling;
providing to the data processor information pertaining to at least one of (i) acceleration of the equipped vehicle, (ii) braking of the equipped vehicle and (iii) steering of the equipped vehicle;
providing to the data processor information identifying a driver operating the equipped vehicle;
responsive to identification of the driver operating the equipped vehicle, controlling the equipped vehicle in accordance with a personalized parameter set for the identified driver and in accordance with data processing by the data processor; and
wherein the provided personalized parameter set comprises at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of (i) how rapidly a vehicle being driven by the identified driver accelerates if a preceding vehicle changes lane and is no longer in the lane along which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, (ii) how aggressively a vehicle being driven by the identified driver decelerates after a cut-in by another vehicle into the lane in which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, and (iii) how the speed of a vehicle being driven by the identified driver is adjusted responsive to a radius of curvature of an upcoming road curve ahead of the vehicle being driven by the identified driver.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle includes providing a plurality of sensors at an equipped vehicle, capturing, via the plurality of sensors, data, and determining, via processing by a data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to distance to other vehicles present exterior the equipped vehicle. Information is determined pertaining to lane geometry of a lane of a road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling. Information is provided pertaining to at least one of (i) acceleration of the equipped vehicle, (ii) braking of the equipped vehicle and (iii) steering of the equipped vehicle. Information is provided identifying a driver operating the equipped vehicle. Responsive to identification of the driver operating the equipped vehicle, the equipped vehicle is controlled in accordance with a personalized parameter set for the identified driver and in accordance with data processing by the data processor.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of sensors at an equipped vehicle, the plurality of sensors sensing exterior of the equipped vehicle; wherein the plurality of sensors comprises an image sensor; capturing, via the plurality of sensors, data; providing a data processor at the equipped vehicle for processing data captured by the plurality of sensors; determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to distance to other vehicles present exterior the equipped vehicle; determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to lane geometry of a lane of a road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling; providing to the data processor information pertaining to at least one of (i) acceleration of the equipped vehicle, (ii) braking of the equipped vehicle and (iii) steering of the equipped vehicle; providing to the data processor information identifying a driver operating the equipped vehicle; responsive to identification of the driver operating the equipped vehicle, controlling the equipped vehicle in accordance with a personalized parameter set for the identified driver and in accordance with data processing by the data processor; and wherein the provided personalized parameter set comprises at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of (i) how rapidly a vehicle being driven by the identified driver accelerates if a preceding vehicle changes lane and is no longer in the lane along which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, (ii) how aggressively a vehicle being driven by the identified driver decelerates after a cut-in by another vehicle into the lane in which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, and (iii) how the speed of a vehicle being driven by the identified driver is adjusted responsive to a radius of curvature of an upcoming road curve ahead of the vehicle being driven by the identified driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of sensors at an equipped vehicle, the plurality of sensors sensing exterior of the equipped vehicle; wherein the plurality of sensors comprises an image sensor and at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of a radar sensor and a lidar sensor; capturing, via the plurality of sensors, data; providing a data processor at the equipped vehicle for processing data captured by the plurality of sensors; determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to distance to other vehicles present exterior the equipped vehicle; determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least the image sensor of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to road curvature ahead of the equipped vehicle; providing to the data processor information pertaining to at least one of (i) acceleration of the equipped vehicle, (ii) braking of the equipped vehicle and (iii) steering of the equipped vehicle; providing to the data processor information identifying a driver operating the equipped vehicle; responsive to identification of the driver operating the equipped vehicle, controlling the equipped vehicle in accordance with a personalized parameter set for the identified driver and in accordance with data processing by the data processor; and wherein the provided personalized parameter set comprises at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of (i) how rapidly a vehicle being driven by the identified driver accelerates if a preceding vehicle changes lane and is no longer in the lane along which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, (ii) how aggressively a vehicle being driven by the identified driver decelerates after a cut-in by another vehicle into the lane in which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, and (iii) how the speed of a vehicle being driven by the identified driver is adjusted responsive to a radius of curvature of an upcoming road curve ahead of the vehicle being driven by the identified driver. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of sensors at an equipped vehicle, the plurality of sensors sensing exterior of the equipped vehicle; wherein the plurality of sensors comprises an image sensor; capturing, via the plurality of sensors, data; providing a data processor at the equipped vehicle for processing data captured by the plurality of sensors; determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least some of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to distance to other vehicles present exterior the equipped vehicle; determining, via processing by the data processor of data captured by at least the image sensor of the plurality of sensors, information pertaining to lane geometry of a lane of the road along which the equipped vehicle is traveling; providing to the data processor information pertaining to at least one of (i) acceleration of the equipped vehicle, (ii) braking of the equipped vehicle and (iii) steering of the equipped vehicle; providing to the data processor information identifying a driver operating the equipped vehicle; responsive to identification of the driver operating the equipped vehicle, controlling the equipped vehicle in accordance with a personalized parameter set for the identified driver and in accordance with data processing by the data processor; wherein the provided personalized parameter set comprises at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of (i) how rapidly a vehicle being driven by the identified driver accelerates if a preceding vehicle changes lane and is no longer in the lane along which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, (ii) how aggressively a vehicle being driven by the identified driver decelerates after a cut-in by another vehicle into the lane in which the vehicle being driven by the identified driver is traveling, and (iii) how the speed of a vehicle being driven by the identified driver is adjusted responsive to a radius of curvature of an upcoming road curve ahead of the vehicle being driven by the identified driver; wherein controlling the equipped vehicle in accordance with the personalized parameter set and in accordance with data processing by the data processor comprises controlling the equipped vehicle while an adaptive cruise control system of the equipped vehicle is activated; and wherein the personalized parameter set comprises a preferred target following distance for the adaptive cruise control system to use in establishing a distance of the equipped vehicle behind a leading vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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