Rear Side Warning Sensing for Blind-Spot Coverage in Lane Changes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional rear lateral sensing systems fail to detect vehicles in the blind spot when the host vehicle changes lanes, leading to increased collision risks due to the shifting monitoring range of radar sensors.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that adjust the monitoring area of the rear sensing device based on the turning angle of the vehicle, using a combination of rear and front sensing devices to reset the monitoring area and ensure detection of vehicles on the rear lateral side during lane changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the radar sensor monitors the rear lateral side of the vehicle with a fixed monitoring range, then the system structure is simple and the monitoring area is stable, but when the vehicle changes lanes the monitoring range does not include the rear lateral vehicle leading to detection failure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The monitoring area of the radar sensor is made dynamic by adjusting it according to the turning angle of the vehicle. When the vehicle changes lanes, the controller receives turning angle information from the driving determination device and resets the monitoring area accordingly, ensuring the radar continues to monitor the relevant rear lateral region throughout the lane change maneuver

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Measurement precision

If the monitoring area is adjusted according to turning angle during lane changes, then the detection accuracy improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional sensing devices and control logic

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the rear sensing device with the driving determination device that already exists for other driving assistance functions. The driving determination device catches driving intention and checks whether the vehicle turns, and this information is integrated with the rear sensing device to adjust the monitoring area, reducing overall system complexity through functional integration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the monitoring area is reset based on turning angle, then the system adapts to lane changes effectively, but the control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to lane changesVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback control where the driving determination device continuously monitors driving intention and turning angle, and the controller adjusts the monitoring area based on this feedback. This closed-loop control ensures the monitoring area remains appropriately positioned during lane changes without requiring complex open-loop control sequences

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4016498B1Rear side warning system and method for vehicle
Publication Date: 2024.05.15 HYUNDAI MOBIS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses a system and a method of rear lateral sensing of a vehicle for resetting a monitoring area on the rear lateral side of the vehicle according to a turning angle of the vehicle when the vehicle changes lanes so that a blind spot generated at the time of a lane change is removed, thereby preventing a collision with a vehicle located on the rear lateral side of the vehicle and securing driving stability.