Body action information system

• US 7,630,796 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2005
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Kazuyoshi, Sawada, Mamoru, Okada, Minoru, Kato, Masashi, Matsumoto, Toshiki
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu; Yonel
• Application Number:
  US11/274,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061464A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• Field of Search: 701/1, 701/41, 340/459, 340/500, 180/199, 180/6.2
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0161 mainly during straight-line motion B60G17/0164 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0162 mainly during a motion involving steering operation, e.g. cornering, overtaking B60G17/0164 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0164 mainly during accelerating or braking
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0165 to an external condition, e.g. rough road surface, side wind
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/0195 characterised by the regulation being combined with other vehicle control systems conjoint control of vehicle sub-units including control of suspension systems B60W10/22
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/0523 Yaw rate
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/10 Acceleration; Deceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/208 of wheel rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/41 Steering angle
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/61 Load distribution
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/014 Pitch; Nose dive
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/212 Transversal; Side-slip during cornering
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/213 by applying forward/backward torque on each wheel individually
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2800/952 Electronic driving torque distribution
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/101 Side slip angle of tyre
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/103 Side slip angle of vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/02 Steering position indicators ; Steering position determination; Steering aids
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for providing a display relating to at least one aspect of vehicle body action. The system includes at least one sensor, to sense information of a vehicle. Further, an estimating part is included to determine at least one aspect of vehicle body action based upon the sensed information. Finally, a display is located within the vehicle, to provide a visual display relating to at least one aspect of the determined vehicle body action.

Claims

1. A vehicle body action information system for a vehicle, comprising:

a condition detecting part configured to sense vehicle condition information of the vehicle;

an estimating part configured to estimate a vehicle body action of the vehicle based on the vehicle condition information sensed by the condition detecting part, the estimating part includes capabilities of estimating roll, pitch, yaw and tire angle; and

an informing device configured to provide, within the vehicle, a picture display representing the vehicle body action estimated by the estimating part.

2. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, wherein the picture display representing is a simulation picture of the vehicle body action.

3. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, wherein the condition detecting part includes a plurality of sensors.

4. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, further comprising;

a voice informing device configured to audibly output information representing the vehicle body action estimated by the estimating part.

5. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transmitting device configured to transmit information representing the vehicle body action estimated by the estimating part to an outside of the vehicle.

6. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a receiving device provided outside of the vehicle for receiving information transmitted by the transmitting device; and

an external informing device configured to inform an outside object of the information received by the receiving device.

7. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a picture selection device configured to select at least one of (i)a number of vehicle views provided by the informing device, (ii) a picture display location, (iii) a 2-dimensional picture display form, and (iv) a 3-dimensional picture display form,

wherein the informing device is further configured to provide a picture display based on a selection result of the picture selection device.

8. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an information switching device configured to change the picture display provided by the informing device,

wherein the informing device provides a picture display based on a change result of the information switching device.

9. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an automatic operating device for aiding in automatically operating a vehicle by aiding steering of the vehicle to an area selected by a user,

wherein the informing device is further configured to provide, during operation of the automatic operating device, a picture display representing information on steering the vehicle necessary for the automatically operating the vehicle during operation of the automatic operating device.

10. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation supporting device configured to support an operation for aiding steering to reach an area selected by a user,

wherein the informing device is further configured to provide, during operation of the operation supporting device, a picture display representing information on steering of the vehicle necessary for automatically operating the vehicle during operation of the automatic operation device.

14. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body action is an action of a whole vehicle body.

11. A method, comprising:

sensing vehicle condition information of a vehicle;

estimating a vehicle body action of the vehicle based on the sensed vehicle condition information, the estimating step includes capabilities of estimating roll, pitch, yaw and tire angle; and

providing, within the vehicle, a picture display representing the estimated vehicle body action.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the picture display is a simulation picture of the vehicle body action.

13. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

selecting at least one of (i) a number of vehicle views for display, (ii) a picture display location, (iii) a 2-dimensional picture display form, and (iii) a 3-dimensional picture display form, wherein the picture display is based on a result of the selecting step.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

outputting audio information representing the estimated vehicle body action.

16. The method claim 11, further comprising:

transmitting information representing the estimated vehicle body action to an outside of the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving the information outside the vehicle from the transmitting step; and

informing an outside object of the information received by the receiving step.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

changing the picture display based on a change result.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

automatically operating the vehicle by aiding steering of the vehicle to an area selected by a user; and

providing, during the automatically operating step, a picture display representing information on steering of the vehicle necessary for the automatically operating of the vehicle.

20. A vehicle body action information system for a vehicle, comprising:

a condition detecting part configured to sense vehicle condition information of a the vehicle;

an estimating part configured to estimate a vehicle body action of the vehicle based on the vehicle condition information sensed by the condition detecting part; and

an informing device configured to provide, within the vehicle, a picture display representing only the vehicle body action estimated by the estimating part.

21. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, wherein the picture display representing is a simulation picture of the vehicle body action.

22. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, wherein the condition detecting part includes a plurality of sensors.

23. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, further comprising;

a voice informing device configured to audibly output information representing the vehicle body action estimated by the estimating part.

24. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, further comprising:

a transmitting device configured to transmit information representing the vehicle body action estimated by the estimating part to an outside of the vehicle.

25. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 24, further comprising:

a receiving device provided outside of the vehicle for receiving information transmitted by the transmitting device; and

an external informing device configured to inform an outside object of the information received by the receiving device.

26. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, further comprising:

a picture selection device configured to select at least one of (i) a number of vehicle views provided by the informing device, (ii) a picture display location, (iii) a 2-dimensional picture display form, and (iv) a 3-dimensional picture display form,

wherein the informing device is further configured to provide a picture display based on a selection result of the picture selection device.

27. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, further comprising:

an information switching device configured to change the picture display provided by the informing device,

wherein the informing device provides a picture display based on a change result of the information switching device.

28. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, further comprising:

an automatic operating device for aiding in automatically operating a vehicle by aiding steering of the vehicle to an area selected by a user,

wherein the informing device is further configured to provide, during operation of the automatic operating device, a picture display representing information on steering the vehicle necessary for the automatically operating the vehicle during operation of the automatic operating device.

29. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, further comprising:

an operation supporting device configured to support an operation for aiding steering to reach an area selected by a user,

wherein the informing device is further configured to provide, during operation of the operation supporting device, a picture display representing information on steering of the vehicle necessary for automatically operating the vehicle during operation of the automatic operation device.

30. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, wherein the estimating part estimates at least one of roll, pitch, yaw, and tire angle as the vehicle body action.

31. The vehicle body action information system according to claim 20, wherein the vehicle body action is an action of a whole vehicle body.