Apparatus for and method of controlling vehicular systems while travelling
First Claim
1. A vehicle-mounted travel control system, comprising:
- a navigation system control section which controls a storage section for storing map information inclusive of position information of a vehicle, a position detection section for detecting a present position of the vehicle, a course decision section for deciding an intended travel course of the vehicle, and in which position information of the present position of the vehicle is calculated by superimposing the position information detected by said position detection section onto the map information read out from said storage section;
a central control section for managing at least one subsystem control section based on information from a plurality of sensors installed in the vehicle, at least one of said sensors sensing an actual vehicle speed; and
a terminal device which is connected to said navigation system control section and said central control section, and which processes information from both of said navigation system control section and said central control section and transfers information to said navigation system control section and said central control section,wherein said terminal device determines at least one predetermined time responsive to the actual vehicle speed based on actual vehicle speed information transferred from said central control section, andwherein said navigation system control section determines an intended travel position where the vehicle will be after the lapse of the predetermined time based on the actual vehicle speed and the predetermined time transferred from said terminal device, and virtually advances a virtual position of the vehicle in a memory to the determined intended travel position.
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted travel control system including a navigation system control section which controls a storage section, a position detection section for detecting the present position of the vehicle, a course decision section for deciding an intended travel course of the vehicle. The travel control system also includes a central control section for managing control sections based on information of various sensors installed in the vehicle. The system also includes a terminal device which is connected to the navigation system control section and the central control section. The terminal device is adapted to determine at least one predetermined time responsive to an actual vehicle speed based on actual vehicle speed information transferred from said central control section, and the navigation system control section is adapted to determine an intended travel position after elapse of a predetermined time with reference to the present position of the vehicle based on the vehicle speed and predetermined time transferred from the terminal device.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle-mounted travel control system, comprising:
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a navigation system control section which controls a storage section for storing map information inclusive of position information of a vehicle, a position detection section for detecting a present position of the vehicle, a course decision section for deciding an intended travel course of the vehicle, and in which position information of the present position of the vehicle is calculated by superimposing the position information detected by said position detection section onto the map information read out from said storage section; a central control section for managing at least one subsystem control section based on information from a plurality of sensors installed in the vehicle, at least one of said sensors sensing an actual vehicle speed; and a terminal device which is connected to said navigation system control section and said central control section, and which processes information from both of said navigation system control section and said central control section and transfers information to said navigation system control section and said central control section, wherein said terminal device determines at least one predetermined time responsive to the actual vehicle speed based on actual vehicle speed information transferred from said central control section, and wherein said navigation system control section determines an intended travel position where the vehicle will be after the lapse of the predetermined time based on the actual vehicle speed and the predetermined time transferred from said terminal device, and virtually advances a virtual position of the vehicle in a memory to the determined intended travel position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control method for controlling operating systems of a vehicle having a vehicle-mounted travel control system, the travel control system including a navigation system control section which controls a storage section, a position detection section for detecting a present position of the vehicle, and a course decision section for deciding an intended travel course of the vehicle, and also including a central control section for managing at least one subsystem control section based on information from various sensors installed in the vehicle, at least one of the sensors sensing actual vehicle speed information;
- and also including a terminal device which is connected to said navigation system control section and said central control section, and which processes information from both said navigation system control section and said central control section and transfers the information to said navigation system control section and said central control section, said method comprising the steps of;
determining at least one predetermined time responsive to an actual vehicle speed based on the actual vehicle speed information transferred from said central control section, determining an intended travel position, where the vehicle is expected to be after the predetermined time has elapsed, with reference to the present position of the vehicle based on the actual vehicle speed and predetermined time transferred from said terminal device, and virtually advancing a virtual position of the vehicle in a memory to the determined intended travel position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
- and also including a terminal device which is connected to said navigation system control section and said central control section, and which processes information from both said navigation system control section and said central control section and transfers the information to said navigation system control section and said central control section, said method comprising the steps of;
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12. A vehicle-mounted travel control system, comprising:
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a storage storing map information, said map information including first information concerning a road for a vehicle and second information concerning a root landmark; and a terminal device for determining an intended travel position at which said vehicle is expected to exist when said vehicle travels from a present position for a predetermined time, and for producing control information for controlling said vehicle based on said second information and said intended travel position before said vehicle arrives at said intended position, wherein said root landmark is a tunnel, and said terminal device produces said control information when said tunnel exists at said intended position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A vehicle-mounted travel control system, comprising:
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a storage storing map information, said map information including first information concerning a road for a vehicle and second information concerning a root landmark; and a terminal device for determining an intended travel position at which said vehicle is expected to exist when said vehicle travels from a present position for a predetermined time, and for producing control information for controlling said vehicle based on said second information and said intended travel position before said vehicle arrives at said intended position, wherein said root landmark is a railroad crossing, and said terminal device produces said control information when said railroad crossing exists at said intended position. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A vehicle-mounted travel control system, comprising:
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a storage storing map information, said map information including weather information; and a terminal device for determining an intended travel position at which said vehicle is expected to exist when said vehicle travels from a present position for a predetermined time, and for producing control information based on said weather information and said intended travel position before said vehicle arrives at said intended position. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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