Vehicle Lane Positioning Control for Slanted Surrounding Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing highway driving assist systems do not effectively manage driver anxiety when overtaking surrounding vehicles that are positioned close to the driving lane from adjacent lanes, as they lack a strategy to avoid these vehicles and reduce collision risks.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for controlling vehicle driving that includes a display, sensor, and processor to detect surrounding vehicles within a danger distance, perform avoidance maneuvers, and display indicators for the driver, using sensors like cameras and LiDAR to determine location and speed information and adjust avoidance strategies based on vehicle size, type, speed, and lane width.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the vehicle maintains normal driving lane position for efficient highway driving, then driving efficiency is improved, but driver anxiety increases when surrounding vehicles are slanted close to the driving lane
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the vehicle's driving lane position based on real-time detection of surrounding vehicles. When a surrounding vehicle is detected in a slanted position close to the driving lane, the system automatically shifts the vehicle's lane position to maintain a safe lateral distance, thereby reducing driver anxiety while maintaining overall driving efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the position and speed of surrounding vehicles using sensors, and provides real-time feedback to the driver through display indicators showing the detected surrounding vehicle and the system's avoidance strategy. This feedback mechanism reassures the driver that the system is actively managing the close proximity situation, reducing anxiety
2Ease of operation
If the vehicle performs avoidance driving to reduce driver anxiety, then driver comfort is improved, but collision risk with surrounding vehicles may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs partial avoidance driving by adjusting only the lateral position within the driving lane rather than complete lane changes. When a surrounding vehicle is detected, the system shifts the vehicle partially toward the center or opposite side of the lane to maintain safe distance, balancing comfort with collision avoidance
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary avoidance by proactively adjusting the vehicle's lane position before a potential collision can occur. When a surrounding vehicle is detected in a slanted position, the system immediately begins avoidance maneuvering, and maintains this position until the surrounding vehicle passes or the situation changes
3Reliability
If the system detects and responds to all surrounding vehicles, then safety is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different detection and response strategies to different surrounding vehicles based on their specific characteristics. It prioritizes vehicles that are slanted close to the driving lane and pose higher risk, while using simplified monitoring for other vehicles, thereby maintaining safety without requiring complex responses to all vehicles equally
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for controlling driving of a vehicle includes a display located in the vehicle, a sensor configured to collect information about a surrounding vehicle, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, and configured to obtain location information and speed information of at least one surrounding vehicle located on neighboring lanes beside a driving lane where the vehicle is traveling, using the sensor, when the at least one surrounding vehicle is located within a danger distance in a lateral direction of the vehicle, perform avoidance driving for avoiding the at least one surrounding vehicle in the driving lane, and display an indicator corresponding to the avoidance driving on the display.