Adaptive Lane Departure Control Timing by Vehicle Speed

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional lane departure prevention techniques fail to implement suitable lane departure suppression control corresponding to a vehicle's speed, particularly in low-speed scenarios where temporary straddling of a division line is necessary, such as on narrow roads or curves.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle control apparatus equipped with detectors for road division lines and vehicle speed, along with a controller that adjusts the execution timing of lane departure suppression control based on the detected speed, allowing for adaptive control to prevent lane departure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If lane departure suppression control is executed at a fixed timing regardless of vehicle speed, then the control system is simple to implement, but the control is not suitable for low-speed scenarios where temporary straddling of division line is necessary

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different vehicle speedsVSAvoidcontrol execution timing adjustment mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the control execution timing variable rather than fixed. The controller dynamically adjusts the execution timing of lane departure suppression control based on the detected vehicle speed, allowing the system to adapt its behavior to different operating conditions. This resolves the contradiction by enabling speed-adaptive control without requiring a completely complex reconfiguration mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of control execution timing in response to changes in vehicle speed parameter. By monitoring vehicle speed and adjusting the timing at which lane departure suppression control is executed, the system achieves adaptability to different speed conditions. This parameter adjustment approach resolves the technical contradiction by providing speed-appropriate control while maintaining relatively simple system architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If lane departure suppression control is executed early to prevent lane departure, then safety is improved, but the vehicle cannot temporarily straddle the division line on narrow roads or curves at low speed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelane departure prevention reliabilityVSAvoidvehicle maneuverability on narrow roads
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts control execution timing based on vehicle speed, making the control behavior flexible rather than rigid. At low speeds, the execution timing is delayed to allow temporary straddling of the division line when needed for maneuvering on narrow roads or curves. At higher speeds, the control executes earlier to ensure safety. This dynamic timing adjustment resolves the contradiction between safety and maneuverability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The controller changes the execution timing parameter of lane departure suppression control based on the vehicle speed parameter. By adjusting this timing parameter according to speed conditions, the system achieves both early control execution for safety at high speeds and delayed execution for maneuverability at low speeds, resolving the technical contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If lane departure suppression control is delayed to allow temporary straddling at low speed, then maneuverability is improved, but lane departure safety may be compromised at higher speeds

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle maneuverability on narrow roadsVSAvoidlane departure risk at high speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs dynamic adjustment of control execution timing that responds to vehicle speed changes. When vehicle speed is low, the control execution is delayed to permit temporary division line straddling for better maneuverability. When vehicle speed increases, the control execution timing advances automatically to prevent lane departure and mitigate safety risks. This speed-dependent dynamic timing resolution addresses the contradiction between maneuverability and safety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The controller adjusts the execution timing parameter of lane departure suppression control based on the detected vehicle speed parameter. This parameter change strategy enables the system to delay control execution at low speeds for maneuverability while advancing execution at high speeds for safety, effectively resolving the technical contradiction between these two opposing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11305788B2Vehicle control apparatus, vehicle, operation method of vehicle control apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2022.04.19 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A vehicle control apparatus comprising: a detector configured to detect a division line of a road; a speed detector configured to detect a speed of a vehicle traveling on the road; and a controller that can execute lane departure suppression control to suppress the vehicle from departing from the division line, wherein the controller changes, in accordance with the speed detected by the speed detector, an execution timing of the lane departure suppression control with respect to the division line.