Lane Position Determination via Inter-Vehicle Communication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing driver support systems lack the ability to automatically determine the current lane position of a vehicle, requiring drivers to manually confirm their lane, especially when road layouts differ significantly.

Innovation Solution

A lane location determining apparatus that uses inter-vehicle communication, including receivers and transmitters on both sides of a vehicle to receive and transmit lane information via infrared ray or Bluetooth communication, and a centerline detector to accurately determine the vehicle's lane position using information from surrounding vehicles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If lane information is obtained through image data processing and surrounding environment measurement, then lane recognition capability is achieved, but the system cannot automatically determine the current lane position without driver input

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelane position informationVSAvoiddriver manual confirmation

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple information sources (image data from cameras, lane marking detection, and inter-vehicle communication data) to comprehensively determine lane position. By merging these diverse data sources, the system achieves accurate automatic lane position determination without requiring driver manual confirmation, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and operational ease.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing unit that receives lane information from surrounding vehicles via inter-vehicle communication and integrates it with local sensor data. This intermediary layer processes and validates information from multiple sources to automatically determine current lane position, eliminating the need for direct driver input while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If multiple receivers and transmitters are deployed on both sides of the vehicle for inter-vehicle communication, then lane position determination accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelane position determination accuracyVSAvoidcommunication system structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs the communication system with universal multi-functional components that can both transmit and receive lane position information. The receivers and transmitters serve multiple purposes: obtaining lane position data from surrounding vehicles, validating this data against local sensor readings, and potentially sharing data with other vehicles. This multi-functionality improves measurement precision while controlling device complexity by avoiding redundant specialized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables accurate determination of the vehicle's lane position by comparing lane information from multiple sources, improving safety and convenience by automating lane recognition without direct driver input.

Implementation Method 1

receivers and transmitters on both sides of a vehicle to receive and transmit lane information via infrared ray or Bluetooth communication

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectInfrared ray communication: Infrared Radiation

Implementation Method 2

a centerline detector to accurately determine the vehicle's lane position using information from surrounding vehicles

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLane detection:

Data Source

PatentUS9620013B2Apparatus for determining lane position through inter-vehicle communication

Publication Date: 2017.04.11 KYUNGPOOK NAT UNIV IND ACADEMIC COOP FOUND

AI summary

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for determining lane position of vehicle through inter-vehicle communication, and more particularly an apparatus that determines lane location that personal vehicle is currently driving through using a lane information transferred from surrounding vehicles.