Control system and method for host vehicle

• US 9,650,044 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HL Mando Corporation (Halla Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mando Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Rak-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEUNG, CALVIN K
• Application Number:
  US14/791,348
• Publication Number:
  US 20160001776A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/1438 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/20 including control of steering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/20 Direction indicator values
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/215 Selection or confirmation of options
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2554/801 Lateral distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/30 Auxiliary equipments
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/12 Lane keeping
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/16 Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/165 Automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18163 Lane change; Overtaking manoeuvres
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/08 Interaction between the driver and the control system

Abstract

Provided are a control method and system for a host vehicle. The control method in which the host vehicle has adaptive cruise control (ACC) includes selecting a lane or another vehicle as a target lane or a target vehicle for the ACC according to selection of a driver; when the lane is selected, controlling the ACC to cause the host vehicle to travel in the selected target lane; and when the other vehicle is selected, controlling the ACC to cause the host vehicle to follow the selected target vehicle, wherein the controlling includes changing the lane when the target lane or a lane of the target vehicle does not correspond to a lane of the host vehicle.

Claims

1. A control method for a host vehicle having adaptive cruise control (ACC), the control method comprising:

providing an user interface receiving selection of a driver among one or more lanes and one or more vehicles to set a target for the ACC;

when a lane is selected among the one or more lanes and the one or more vehicles, controlling the ACC to cause the host vehicle to travel in the selected lane; and

when an other vehicle is selected among the one or more lanes and the one or more vehicles, controlling the ACC to cause the host vehicle to follow the selected vehicle,

wherein the controlling includes changing a lane of the host vehicle when the selected lane or a lane of the selected vehicle does not correspond to a lane that the host vehicle is traveling.

2. The control method of claim 1, wherein, when the selected lane as the target is a lane in which the host vehicle travels or the selected vehicle as the target is another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle in the same lane, the ACC is continuously performed using the other vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle.

3. The control method of claim 1, wherein the lane of the host vehicle is changed at a predetermined distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle under the control of a speed and a steering angle of the host vehicle.

4. The control method of claim 3, further comprising controlling the ACC to change the lane of the host vehicle and select another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle as a preceding vehicle when the selected lane as the target is not the lane in which the host vehicle travels.

5. A control system for a host vehicle having adaptive cruise control (ACC), the control system comprising:

a user interface for receiving selection of a driver among one or more lanes and one or more vehicles; and

a controller for controlling the ACC to set the selected lane as a target lane and set the selected vehicle as a target vehicle according to the selection of the driver, to drive the host vehicle in the selected target lane and to follow the selected target vehicle.

6. The control system of claim 5, wherein, when the selected target lane is in a lane in which the host vehicle travels or the selected target vehicle is another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle in the same lane, the controller continuously performs the ACC using the other vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle.

7. The control system of claim 6, wherein:

the controller changes the lane of the host vehicle when the selected target lane or a lane of the selected target vehicle does not correspond to the lane in which the host vehicle travels; and

the lane of the host vehicle is changed at a predetermined distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle under the control of a speed and steering of the host vehicle.

8. The control system of claim 7, wherein, when the selected target lane is not the lane in which the host vehicle travels, the lane of the host vehicle is changed, and the other vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle is selected as a preceding vehicle.

9. The control system of claim 8, wherein the user interface includes a touch screen that receives and displays the input of the driver.

10. The control system of claim 6, wherein the user interface includes a touch screen that receives and displays the input of the driver.

11. The control system of claim 7, wherein the user interface includes a touch screen that receives and displays the input of the driver.

12. The control system of claim 5, wherein the user interface includes a touch screen that receives and displays the input of the driver.

13. A control system for a vehicle having adaptive cruise control (ACC), the control system comprising:

an input for receiving input of a driver;

a display for displaying the input of the driver; and

a controller for controlling the ACC to select a target among one or more lanes and one or more vehicles according to the input of the driver, to drive the host vehicle in the lane selected as the target, and to follow the vehicle selected as the target.

14. The control system of claim 13, wherein, when the lane selected as the target is in a lane in which the host vehicle travels or the vehicle selected as the target is another vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle in the same lane, the controller continuously performs the ACC using the other vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle.

15. The control system of claim 14, wherein:

The controller changes the lane of the host vehicle when the lane selected as the target or a lane of the vehicle selected as the target does not correspond to the lane in which the host vehicle travels; and

the lane of the host vehicle is changed at a predetermined distance from an obstacle to the host vehicle under the control of a speed and a steering angle of the host vehicle.

16. The control system of claim 15, wherein, when the lane selected as the target is not the lane in which the host vehicle travels, the lane of the host vehicle is changed, and the other vehicle traveling ahead of the host vehicle is selected as a preceding vehicle.

17. The control system of claim 16, wherein the input includes a turn signal or a touch screen.

18. The control system of claim 14, wherein the input includes a turn signal or a touch screen.

19. The control system of claim 15, wherein the input includes a turn signal or a touch screen.

20. The control system of claim 13, wherein the input includes a turn signal or a touch screen.