Driving maneuver assisting apparatus and method for assisting driving maneuver
First Claim
1. A driving maneuver assisting apparatus comprising:
- a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration;
a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section;
a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and
a notifying section configured to notify the driver of maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value, wherein the notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher, and wherein the learning level calculating section is configured to calculate the learning level of the learning section in accordance with a number of data points already acquired as the driving-behavior pattern of the driver by the learning section.
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Abstract
A driving maneuver assisting apparatus includes a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration; a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section; a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and a notifying section configured to notify the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value. The notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher.
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14 Claims
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1. A driving maneuver assisting apparatus comprising:
- a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration;
a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section;
a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and
a notifying section configured to notify the driver of maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value, wherein the notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher, and wherein the learning level calculating section is configured to calculate the learning level of the learning section in accordance with a number of data points already acquired as the driving-behavior pattern of the driver by the learning section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration;
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14. A driving maneuver assisting method comprising:
- learning a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration, using a learning section;
calculating a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the learned driving-behavior pattern, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the learned driving-behavior pattern, using a non-steady-state degree calculating section;
calculating a learning level, using a learning level calculating section;
notifying the driver of maneuver assisting information for inducing the learned driving-behavior pattern, when the calculated non-steady-state degree exceeds a threshold value, using a notifying section; and
wherein the notifying section provides contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher, and wherein the learning level calculating section calculates the learning level of the learning section in accordance with a number of data points already acquired as the driving-behavior pattern of the driver by the learning section.
- learning a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration, using a learning section;
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