公开(公告)号：US11267480B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US16743299

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Mitsuo Tamagaki ,  Hiroaki Tanaka ,  Ifushi Shimonomoto ,  Akira Kamiya ,  Takuya Mori ,  Yuki Fujisawa ,  Ayako Kotani

IPC: B60W40/09 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A travel control apparatus is provided. The travel control apparatus acquires driver abnormality information indicative of an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle, makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state based at least on the driver abnormality information, and activates a lane departure prevention function and a cruise control function of the vehicle at substantially the same time during a time period between when the driver abnormality information is acquired and when the driving difficulty state is determined. Together with activating the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function, the travel control apparatus outputs notification request information to a human machine interface controller controlling a notification device which issues a notification to a passenger of the vehicle. The notification request information causes the notification indicative of activation of the lane departure prevention function and the cruise control function to be issued.

公开(公告)号：US10583843B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US15561927

申请日：2016-03-28

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Mitsuo Tamagaki ,  Hiroaki Tanaka ,  Ifushi Shimonomoto ,  Akira Kamiya ,  Takuya Mori ,  Yuki Fujisawa ,  Ayako Kotani

IPC: B60W50/12 ,  B60W30/12 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60Q1/46 ,  B60T7/14 ,  B60W30/16 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A travel control apparatus includes: an abnormality information acquisition section that acquires information indicating that an abnormality of a driver of a vehicle is detected; a status determination section that makes a determination that the driver is in a driving difficulty state, when the abnormality of the driver is detected continuously; and an evacuation control section that initiates an automatic evacuation control stopping automatically the vehicle when the status determination section makes a determination that the driver is in the driving difficulty state. The travel control apparatus further includes an assistance control section that initiates a driving assistance control during an interval from when the abnormality is detected to when the driving difficulty state is determined; the driving assistance control includes at least activating a lane departure prevention function of the vehicle.