Overtaking Control Apparatus for Blind Spot Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers of vehicles following large-sized vehicles, such as buses, face challenges in safely overtaking due to blocked views, leading to risks of collisions with pedestrians in blind spots, as existing solutions often fail to adequately assess and respond to pedestrians and oncoming traffic during overtaking maneuvers.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus mounted on vehicles, equipped with sensors and cameras, recognizes obstacles and determines the safest path to change lanes, generating and outputting instructions for the vehicle to move into a different lane to avoid blind spots and potential collisions, while considering pedestrian behavior and oncoming traffic.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a vehicle overtakes a large-sized vehicle by moving laterally, then the blind area of the vehicle is reduced, but the risk of collision with pedestrians ahead of the large-sized vehicle increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of pedestrians and oncoming vehicles before the overtaking maneuver is executed. The recognizer detects objects in advance, and the determiner evaluates safety conditions before generating overtaking control, allowing the vehicle to prepare for potential hazards before committing to the lane change.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the environment during the overtaking process and can cancel the maneuver if hazards are detected. The recognizer provides ongoing feedback about pedestrians and oncoming vehicles, and the determiner uses this feedback to maintain or cancel overtaking control based on real-time safety assessment.
2Loss of information
If the vehicle moves laterally to reduce blind area, then view ahead is improved, but the time for safe decision-making is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system detects pedestrians, oncoming vehicles, and other hazards before the overtaking maneuver begins. By performing recognition and safety evaluation in advance, the system ensures that all necessary information is gathered before the vehicle commits to the lateral movement, eliminating the need for rapid decision-making during the maneuver itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The recognizer continuously monitors the environment before, during, and after the overtaking maneuver. This continuous detection ensures that the system maintains awareness of hazards throughout the entire process, allowing for uninterrupted safety assessment and immediate cancellation if conditions change unfavorably.
3Productivity
If the vehicle executes overtaking control to pass the large-sized vehicle, then travelling efficiency is improved, but the safety against oncoming traffic and pedestrians deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system evaluates safety conditions including oncoming vehicles and pedestrians before initiating overtaking control. The recognizer detects potential hazards in advance, and the determiner assesses whether it is safe to proceed with the overtaking maneuver, ensuring that efficiency gains do not compromise safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors for hazards during the overtaking process and can cancel the maneuver if pedestrians or oncoming vehicles are detected. The recognizer provides real-time feedback about the environment, and the determiner uses this feedback to maintain or terminate overtaking control based on safety conditions.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus mounted on a first vehicle includes a recognizer that recognizes a second vehicle that is present in a travelling direction of the first vehicle on a basis of sensing information obtained from a sensor attached to an outside of the first vehicle, and a determiner that determines whether or not control for overtaking the recognized second vehicle is executed. The apparatus also includes a generator that generates first information for moving the first vehicle in a second direction toward a second road end in a case where the determiner determines that the control for overtaking is executed, the second road end being opposite to a first road end toward which a first direction is directed, and the first direction being a direction in which the first vehicle moves in order to overtake the second vehicle. The apparatus further includes an outputter that outputs the generated first information.