Method and system for controlling vehicle with automated driving system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a position of a vehicle relative to other vehicles on a road, comprising the steps of:
- controlling a position of a host vehicle travelling in a lane of a road using an automated driving system;
monitoring positions of one or more side vehicles located on either side of the host vehicle and traveling in lanes of the road adjacent to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling;
detecting a first condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a first blind spot of a first side vehicle disposed on a first side of the host vehicle and in a first adjacent lane to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; and
,adjusting the position of the host vehicle in response to the first condition using the automated driving system such that the amount of time the host vehicle is or will be positioned in the first blind spot of the first side vehicle is reduced.
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling a position of a vehicle relative to other vehicles on a road is provided. The method includes controlling a position of a host vehicle travelling in a lane of a road using an automated driving system and monitoring positions of one or more side vehicles located on either side of the host vehicle and traveling in adjacent lanes. The method further includes detecting a condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a blind spot of a side vehicle disposed on in an adjacent lane and adjusting the position of the host vehicle in response to the condition using the automated driving system such that the amount of time the host vehicle is or will be positioned in the blind spot of the side vehicle is reduced.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a position of a vehicle relative to other vehicles on a road, comprising the steps of:
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controlling a position of a host vehicle travelling in a lane of a road using an automated driving system; monitoring positions of one or more side vehicles located on either side of the host vehicle and traveling in lanes of the road adjacent to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; detecting a first condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a first blind spot of a first side vehicle disposed on a first side of the host vehicle and in a first adjacent lane to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; and
,adjusting the position of the host vehicle in response to the first condition using the automated driving system such that the amount of time the host vehicle is or will be positioned in the first blind spot of the first side vehicle is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling a position of a vehicle relative to other vehicles on a road, comprising the steps of:
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controlling a position of a host vehicle travelling in a lane of a road using an automated driving system; monitoring positions of one or more side vehicles located on either side of the host vehicle and traveling in lanes of the road adjacent to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; detecting a first condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a first blind spot of a first side vehicle disposed on a first side of the host vehicle and in a first adjacent lane to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; detecting a second condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a second blind spot of one of the first side vehicle and a second side vehicle, the second side vehicle disposed on one of the first side of the host vehicle in the first adjacent lane and a second side of the host vehicle in a second adjacent lane to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; and
,adjusting the position of the host vehicle in response to the first and second conditions using the automated driving system such that the amount of time the host vehicle is or will be positioned in at least one of the first and second blind spots is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for controlling a position of a vehicle relative to other vehicles on a road, comprising:
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an automated driving system configured to control a position of the host vehicle travelling in a lane of a road; at least one sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of the positions of one or more side vehicles located on either side of the host vehicle and traveling in lanes of the road adjacent to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; and
,a controller configured to detect a first condition in which the host vehicle is or will be positioned in a first blind spot of a first side vehicle disposed on a first side of the host vehicle and in a first adjacent lane to the lane of the road in which the host vehicle is travelling; and
,adjust the position of the host vehicle in response to the first condition using the automated driving system such that the amount of time the host vehicle is or will be positioned in the first blind spot of the first side vehicle is reduced.
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