公开(公告)号：US20180037226A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15489959

申请日：2017-04-18

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Hirotada OTAKE ,  Masaki Takano

IPC: B60W30/16 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B60W10/18

CPC classification number: B60W30/16 ,  B60K28/06 ,  B60K2310/266 ,  B60K2310/268 ,  B60W10/04 ,  B60W10/18 ,  B60W30/14 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W50/10 ,  B60W2040/0818 ,  B60W2050/007 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2420/42 ,  B60W2420/52 ,  B60W2520/14 ,  B60W2540/10 ,  B60W2540/26 ,  B60W2550/10 ,  B60W2550/308 ,  B60W2750/308 ,  B60W2750/40 ,  B60Y2302/05

Abstract: A vehicle traveling control apparatus of the invention executes a following-travel inter-vehicle-distance control for controlling acceleration and deceleration of an own vehicle such that an inter-vehicle distance between the own vehicle and a preceding vehicle is maintained at a target distance. The apparatus sets the target distance to a base distance and executes the following-travel inter-vehicle-distance control when the driver is determined not to be under the abnormal state. The apparatus sets the target distance to an increased distance larger than the base distance and executes the following-travel inter-vehicle-distance control when the driver is determined to be under the abnormal state.

公开(公告)号：US20180015827A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15647307

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Masaki Takano

IPC: B60K28/06 ,  B60T8/1763 ,  B60K31/00 ,  B60T17/18 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60T8/172 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60R21/00

CPC classification number: B60K28/066 ,  B60K31/00 ,  B60K31/0008 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q5/005 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B60T7/042 ,  B60T7/14 ,  B60T7/22 ,  B60T8/172 ,  B60T8/1763 ,  B60T13/662 ,  B60T13/74 ,  B60T17/18 ,  B60T17/22 ,  B60W2050/143 ,  B60W2550/148 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: When a driving support electronic control unit (DSECU) determines that a driver of a vehicle is in an abnormal state where the driver loses an ability to drive the vehicle, the DSECU starts driving control under the abnormal state to decelerate the vehicle until the vehicle stops and to sound a horn. In this case, the DSECU measures an elapsed time since the horn starts sounding with a horn timer th, and sets a sounding pattern corresponding to the elapsed time measured. This sounding pattern is set in such a manner that a ratio of a sounding time of the horn per unit time decreases as the elapsed time since the horn starts sounding become longer. Thereby, it becomes possible to properly notify that the driver is in the abnormal state using the horn.