Drive assist device
First Claim
1. A drive assist device comprising:
- a detector configured to output a control start signal to initiate an emergency evacuation control of a vehicle; and
a controller configured to;
perform a collision avoidance function by calculating a time (TTC) that the vehicle will take to reach an object, and performing the collision avoidance function based on a comparison between the calculated time (TTC) and a predetermined time interval;
inquire of a driver, after receiving the control start signal from the detector, whether the driver consents the emergency evacuation control, and receive a reply permitting performing of the emergency evacuation control from the driver; and
perform the emergency evacuation control in response to the receiving the reply permitting the performing of the emergency evacuation control from the driver,wherein the controller is further configured to, during a period from a time of receiving the control start signal from the detector to a time of receiving the reply permitting the performing of the emergency evacuation control from the driver by the controller, activate a preventive drive assist function configured to prevent an erroneous operation of the vehicle, and increase a length of the predetermined time interval.
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Abstract
A drive assist device includes a driver state detection unit that outputs an emergency evacuation start signal, an consent confirmation unit that inquires of the driver, whether or not emergency evacuation control to stop a vehicle at a safe position regardless of a driving operation of the driver is permitted and receives a reply with respect to the inquiry from the driver, and a control unit that performs the emergency evacuation control when the reply which permits the performing of the emergency evacuation control is received from the driver by the consent confirmation unit. The control unit alleviates conditions for performing a preventive drive assist in which the risk for the traveling of the vehicle is avoided during a period from the time of receiving the emergency evacuation start signal to the time of receiving the reply of permitting the performing of the control by the consent confirmation unit.
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12 Claims
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1. A drive assist device comprising:
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a detector configured to output a control start signal to initiate an emergency evacuation control of a vehicle; and a controller configured to; perform a collision avoidance function by calculating a time (TTC) that the vehicle will take to reach an object, and performing the collision avoidance function based on a comparison between the calculated time (TTC) and a predetermined time interval; inquire of a driver, after receiving the control start signal from the detector, whether the driver consents the emergency evacuation control, and receive a reply permitting performing of the emergency evacuation control from the driver; and perform the emergency evacuation control in response to the receiving the reply permitting the performing of the emergency evacuation control from the driver, wherein the controller is further configured to, during a period from a time of receiving the control start signal from the detector to a time of receiving the reply permitting the performing of the emergency evacuation control from the driver by the controller, activate a preventive drive assist function configured to prevent an erroneous operation of the vehicle, and increase a length of the predetermined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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